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L 110, No. 13 


NEW YORK, TUESDAY ^ J^^ 


64 PAGES 







nramatic Critics' Box Score 



of '32-'33 

(Endi|ig May 31, 1033) 

k«y to abbreviations: 6R (showa reviewed)* R. (right), W. (wrong), 
O. (ho opl ion expreaaed). Pet. .(percontage). 



.-^ . . SR. 

-^ABSlEt. ('American') ................ Iti 

6ljOW^fl X'Poatf^ «•".•.•'«-«,?.••***••**•'• <^ 

■ ANDERSON ('Journal') w«. 99 - 
ATKINSON (Tlmea') ................ 79 

WINCHELL ('Mirror') 73 

HAMMOND (CHerald TrllMiae') ...... 91. 

jJ-OCKRIOGE CStin') « 101 

MANTLE ('New^ .~ .-.TTrr.T . ...... 97- 

CiARI-AND CWorld'Telegram') ....... 82 



R. 

S9 

76 

82 

66* 

69 

69 

It 

-es- 
se 



w. 

u 
io 
u 

8 
12 
17 
1« 

29 



O. 

1 

4 

a 
e 

2 
7 
19 

'~o'~# 

' 6 



^VARIETV (Combined) 



«'■ f •••«•' • V* 4 9 a a 



117 30$ 12 



Pet. 

.964 

.844 

.828 

.821 

.808 

.742 

.712 

.691— 

;68t 

.897 



(This acora based on 117 ^naw ahowa) 




Not enough foma.nce on the air, 
iUi ia^encjr Impreaarf ok, are saying;, 
tind. they predict that next season 
iwill 9ee this idealistic phase sup- 
plied for radio with a vengeance, 
.ilbt only do they anticipate a flood 
heavy love themes in both serial 
0ketchea and elaborate musical 
productions, but a grciat deal bc It 
..will be. Just otd-fastiipned senti-. 
itnlint .'ol' D(u>i>nWand^ ac- 
jfeojdii^g. to their forecasts.- . 

Cycle' of blood and thunder haa 
■iafefbut ^ run . its coMrse. aver the 
■t^eney, men, and they deem the 
iogical. successor to be the roman- 
Itlc drama. Unlike stage and screen, 
iradi6 has yet to produce its great 
jioVer. it is pointeil out. 
. titeretofore no particular, atten- 
tion hats been given to the possi- 
'bllities of development in this di- 
rection on the air. But out of the 
^Ater of romantic programs which 
they fbresee tinyeillng under com- 
inerclai sponsorship will come, the 
ad men feel, at least one great un- 
iieen Romeo. 



EAGAN Wm TEACH 
SOVIETS HOW TO BOX 



r* Too many wrestlers and not a 
boxer is a Russian lament and re- 
appjisible for ^ an American amateur 
bhamp now being bound for Koscow. 
Eddie Eagan is the first bbicer ever 
flirectiy signed by the Soviet govr 
jeripmeht. 

The Soviet finally figured it was 
about time to show the boys hQW 
to; fight, according to friends of 
Bagan.' The American's Job will be 
to train Russiana as boxing In- 
structors. These in turn will pro- 
mote bouts in rye fields. 



LEGIt IN ROADHOUSE 
SPUT ON COUVERTS 



iPittsburgh. June S. 

As a hoped for business-jBretter. 
the WiUowfl, roiadhoiiSti; and the 
Stage Guild; semi-profeaalonal group, 
will present a series of playa on the 
Willows dance floor, starting June 
19 with 'Another Language.^ Plasns 
will- be staged Monday and Thurs-' 
day nights. 

Play nights will be aubscrlpUoii 
.atfairs.. with, the combination plan- 
ning to sell the series of siir shows 
for |6 and |10. Both the Willows 
and_. Guild, will split on the sub-, 
scriptlons and coyer charge. lAtt^ 
will b^ $1.50. Other pieces listed 
ana 'There's Always Juliet.' 'The 
Party's Over,' 'Here Today,* 'Three- 
Cornered Moon' and 'Biography.' 

Willows hopes that the production, 
will popularizei the spot with the 
letitb who patronize the Guild. Guild 
hopes tP convert the' roadhouse 
patrons to the better things the 
theatre and build up Its following 
for next winter's season. 



135-a-Week AmMwiicer 
Oyerboard On Tdi^ tack 



Chicago. June 6. 
Vincent Pelletier. rated one of the 
best announcers at NBC, is the vic- 
tim of an unusual seauence of tough 
breaks. Fired by NBC because he 
fainted bejFore the microphone dur- 
ing the Armour program (26) under 
circumstances which friends declare 
were more pitiable than ceusurable. ^ 
Friends state he wilted from malnu- 
trition. He was receiving (35 a week 
from NBC. and his wife WUt shortly 
become a mother. 

^""Thenv^obtalhlng^an- announcing 
job with an Evanston roadhouse. 
Pelletier was on his .way there a day 
or two after losing his NBC Job 
when he was struck by an auto- 
mobile. He is now in St. Francis 
Hoiapital, Evanston. sulfering from 
a fracture of the skull. 

Story .was Widely told around radio 
and agency circles here last , week, 
and probable that a benefit will be 
staged. 

pelletier lias enjoyed an excellent 
record, T;>oth personally and profes- 
sionally. 




'Americaia'' Reviewer Tops 
List fbr4th Sfeason— :'tril»* 
Writer Out in Front for 
First time— Staffo Offer- 
ings Cut Neairly in Half 
in QnantitT and Way Off 
in Qualit9'--Only 9 HiU 
in 117 Tries^^ilm Short- 

- — age Affects^udgment . 



NO CHICAGO CHANGES 



End of the seaapn of '32-'33 on 
stage and sereen fimls Gilbert Ga 
briel ('American') leading the drama 
division for the fourth full year in 
Fariett's annual oonipiiation and 
Richard Watts, Jr. ('Herald^Tri- 
bune*) topping the .picture review 
contingent for the first time in this 
annual Tlist in that field.' Both aro 
on New York dailies. 

Gabriel batteoi .8i54. calling the 
turn on 89 attractions" out of 103 
he attended,, the busiest as well as 
the Tightest among his confreres. 

Season covered by the new figures 
was one of the worst on record. In 
the quantity and quality of the 
stage- 'shows offered.. ~Out- of 117 
new plays there were a . scant 9 hits, 
Ij^odeiate suc cesses a nd the rest, 
91, Cafliires. Number of plays la 
contrasted with an estimated aver- 
age for the five seaisons preceding 
c£ liO to 290. 

A notable feature of the 1933 re- 
turns is the conspicuous reduction 
in the' 'no opinion* views of news- 
paper critics, . equlvoqatiohs drop- 
ping from 77. for the .year before to 
only 39. this season.- 

W&tts, who stood fourth in the 
list of picture reviewers a yeiar ago, 
went to the front last winter and 
holds that position for the cbniplete 
season, while William Boehnel 
('World-Telegram')', .a consistent re- 
peater at the top in other years, 
slips back to No, 3. 

The Chicago group of picture re- 
viewers repeated its relative posi- 
tions practicaLlly unchanged, with 
Doris Arden ('Tiniies') again liead- 
ing that field. 

ilm Critics' Data on Page 3 
Drama Critics* Data' ph Page 51 



A Nev ft« 



Newest oddity, and supposed to 
bS Iwllding almost-atHhe^same^rate' 
as the Jig-saw puzzle. Is comic 
masks, with 10.000,000 thrown on the 
market last week throughout the 
United States. Not in the East yet,, 
but said to be pretty Strong among 
the kids .in the middle and far 
West. 

Started with characters from 
newspaper comic strips and now 
spreading to faces of film stars, lat- 
ter being signed on a one-cent a 
mask royalty basis. None of the- 
screcn faces have been released yet 



Film Critics' Boi 



(June 1-4(4ay lOy 



Key to Abbreviations: PC, (pictures caught), R. (rigl^t), W. (wrong), 
O. (no opinion), PcL (percantage). 

NEW YORK 

PC, 

Richard Watts,, Jr. CH Trib') .... 
Reglne Crewe ('American') 
William Boehnel ('W-Tele') 
John S. Coh^ Jr. ('SUn') . 
Bland Johaneson ('Mirror') 
Thornton ]>elahanty ('Post') 
Irene -Thlrer ('NewS^) -(Slee Note) . 

MArgaret Tazelaar ('H Trib') ' , 

Rose Pelswick ('Journal') .. k 



• • ... i . • « • 
#...*.«.•*». 
I ........... • 

..••'•'.■•.•« 

I. 

rir,-*-.-*- 



190 
283 
256 
222 
288 
231 
240 
83 
270 



Mordaunt HaU ('TlmesC) 



I e • • • « • 



226 



R. 

13b 

186 
167 
143 
1^1 
146 
146- 
60 
1S3 
101 



W, 

46 
91 
86 
75 
94 
76 
_96 
29 



O. 

9 
7 
8' 
4 
8 

io 

4 



76 41 
66 



Pet. 

.711 
.664 
j662 
.644 
.640 
.634 
.604 
.602 
.666 
.449 



64 



.789 



Vaaavrr (Combined) 303 239 

: (This score based on 303 pictures) 

NOTEI— Zreae Thlrer. on fnrloosh airaitliv a domestlo arrirai, co.verAd 
onir 'even pictures in the flaal auarter pt the year. Her pareeiitase Inelndee 
only these additions, tiewif reirlevfl «rere done -br Kate Cameron vho had 
3S rlshta, 18 wnmce end ho no oplaloite for a score 6C ,4U for the lact Up 

or the. season, 



CHIdAGO 

Doris Arden* CTImeS*) .;.>..^...^..«^i 199 
Clark Rodeiibach ('News') .......... . , 160 

Mae Tlneet CTrib') . . , 186 

Carol Frink ('Her-Exam') ............. 179 

Rob Reelt ('American') 124 



127 
101 
112 

97 
66 



.633 

.631 
.60^ 
.642 
.624 



* Ellen Keene. 
t Frances .Kurner. 
t Hazel Flynn. 



TURKS CUISE flOllSES 
OVER RAD HOr SPHl 



Istaabul, May 20. 
Ttirkish exhibitors have found, a 
way to b^at the summer depresh. 
By muttial-agrbenient no new picr 
tures will bb shown here until 
Sept. 

Business has alwa;ys been poor In 
the summer and the exhlbs simply 
flgpiire they have nothing much to 
lose. Distributors agreed to play 
with them on the hunch. 



R Ws Sidevralk Cafe 
Neariy m fle Sifcwalk 



Broadway's first sidewalk cafe 
will be Gertner's eatery in the heart 
of Times Square with the entire 
front window removed, giving it 
that Cafe de la Pais atmosphere. 
Building line restrictions and r^lty 
vaIues'^^"'liive""pi^l6tHlly 
the Paris sidewalk cafe Idea, always 
regarded as surefire for heavy trade 
and popular appeal from Americans. 
Gertner's is setting up its tables 
Just within the building line to con- 
form with realty restrictions. 

On the east side ther^ are a num- 
ber of backyards and courts in 
apartment houses Which have been 
dressed for that Paris boulevard 
effect but Gertner's will be the first 
on the show business campus. 



SI1I6Y ART FOR 
2Sc WITH A 





Chicago,' June S. 
" What Xlltle Egypt was to the Co- 
lumbian Expositfbn ' of 1893, The 
Streets -Of ' Paris' promises to be to 
the Century of Progress Exposition 
of 1938. 

liiitle £gypt, wiio probably never 
saw the Nile, electrified the hay- 
seeds of 40 'years ago wltli her cele- 
brated ant'lcal Farniers got slightly 
cerise around' the gills as Egypt vi- 
brated. 'Streets of Paris' is a^lsp 
going to bring the shock troops from 
Keokuk tripping over one another 
when word gets that far. And the 
word is traveling . fast. 
^^JStreetBi^ of Jgarls' deflnit^y dis- 
pc.ea of .the. idea iaiat""the aaroii^ 
. ork". Fair Is ; 'ng to 1 all llllies 
and uplift. . - -This Concession, or 
rather collection -of concessions. Is 
the oificial heaidquarters at the Fair 
for sly " --ills and .sexy s')iivenirs. 

licadlng pulse - throb is an art 
'class* with- a model in the nude. 
Studio has a capacity of 20 and the 
liicdel is startlingly close. Te be 
sure, there is a little bit of gauze, 
very sheer and Ineffective, but when 
(Continued on page 42) 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, .Jiine ' 6, 1933 




lyan Lebesdi^ft, Holly wood ^actoy, 
filed suit ibt f20t),o6o in^lpcal 't'ed- 
eral court vs. Boston ' Aotbt 
alleges . was libeled by article )n 
'Suiiday GIbije,' Nov.' which 
stated, he alleges, that he was real^ 
ly Irving Beebe, Yale grad, an^a 
had changed ■ name, to tebe^eiK 
gone Into films. 

LebedefE says story was 'ma- 
\\ci .and . .ide|Ea,Thatpry,' jpia^ntif 
iuttlieic states, h^ Is a member p£ 
fliie ^Russian nobllVty , ' sdrf~ of • Basfi 
L teb^deffi i?iiivy ...cbiincito^/L^in^ J^^^ 
Russian ; enipire;.- was. educated a;t 
St. Petersbvirg Uniyersity>: jpinied 
Bussifti} ar.my ^n;w.oi^^ tone to 

rdnk o£ , majbr-general, fouglii the 
S|i>istieyflcs in and was 

Cbtniftaiidei:" of; force; itlikt captured 
Odessa frdiii lieds. "^ays he becaime 
ilctatdt' ■ bt piessa, * ^ escaped 
td''Fralttce atid!* o^bne to ' Ainerica:; iii 

id26: .. ■ .■■ .■■ '. 

^'yery ne*t'ddy' i£tiei' filing ;of suit 
'Globe* printed full " three column, 
artidle/ Wl'tR'tt"^^ 
.oiVi^^bedefT'" iahd father) and one 
fijli 'lenfeth brife cbluii/ih" of Lebedett; 

-S^Gb!.-hWdiw^J;£hliLaiJ^ Mr: 
glnAiiig . article: ' " 'fiblly wopd-7:; 

~iiaiiy wtidd is arcity --of Ipseuidiq-rbV- 
«lty., It took "tlje' city/.o^'ihilte'-be- 
llisvfe: fifdirte little time to. ic«?Ut^e that 
li sheltered giehuin^ 7i(9^I.eman; 
Ivax iSebedeir;: ' . ' tift V^ftwed^, 
Uozx<|d ■ credei>tlial& .were ^jscen-r-icre- 
deQt1al& dating ; back to the bril-; 
liaht regime -, of his father,* etc., 
^pllywdOd claimed the credit lor 
^discoyering* its nipst .distingylshed 

* toreign. Victor.* (6eo. Arlisis. atten- 

^ibn!> v.. •■■ 

.'/iEIls naine graced, .the swankeat 
.ihvij^ti^n J|8te.. .T^ con-. 
\ .'^pigent adbreS 'The'exqoriitfi^'iB^ 
iters ,:pf tlie °handsbT)fie. Continental 
-^tlie,*fitst th^y Imd .seen 611 -the 
BQrefehj-' The J, "became -tlie 
draw^ngr.room fiyprite,' " 

'GiotK^' ,siriicle ■ 'ieiplains .' its. .errer 
ty . saying;; jit ohcie listened *, to V . a 
^efcy whp Biild siitt kyifjv^ JLebed'eft 
c^jili^'^iiot I'.be , .real 'former..; Russian 
if^lri^ral, .^iie itabuglit' W yrfia .ybuiig 
Amerfcan .actor, yclept Irving B^e- 
Ije,. ..and . . icjibe'.. in , foOd ^ faith 
prinie)J ,Wr 'discbyb^^^^^ 
/,'--Mr.;.'. tkiiit&kif wai? always: Mr. 
tpbedeit,' the;;:^ , Hbiiy wpbd^^ 
•<3!pije* continues. 'And Mr. Beebe 
of Vale 'and ijeW IJaven.' wiLs still 
iir. Jf^e^be. lof .^roaA^ay . and ' UTeW 

^^ojcK; , Wr^W*nS /liis^ 0^ .fl^ld . .of 
t6e,.a]^5)keh istfge/V ; ' ■ 

" '.Then 'Globe'. r.epHntp,.c,olitt.un and. 

a haif fr6?a :pjd. article 

several year's ago ° (probably May me 

p.t)<>ij "Peake'p, as 'Gl6be carf 

Ties he.r stuff j .giving. true 

iaf i^er-i^bf^lieb'edlefic^ — — — r— ^ — .. . 



So What 



Hoilywbbi, June '5. 
illhoards on 'Seventh Com- 
mandment/ sex picture, read: 
'A lessbn "fbr .'the younger 
generation. For adults only.' 



Chasing Big Rabbits 
Brings Clara Bow 
Iteu' Fite ^eq[bt 



:''-^Hollywbod,-June^.5. _ 
•Working like a ring ch^idp to con- 
dtttbh herself, Clara Bow" is riding,: 
shbbtittg 'arid hikinjg the" dia^e flats] 
of Nevada.' to take" off the' ladt few 
pounds which wili bHng lifer itb con-: 
traictual screen weight. 

Sam itork, her film boss, has given 
put the -jvprd that sllei's tridlmed 
dioewn to 128; - that ■within tie hext 
three weeks she will hav,e reduced 
tb il8/ and she wlU .then, come to 
HbllyWobd ready tp make anotlier 




pic. 

Miss Bow has i>een > living the 
ssimiple j^astoral life «ince '.T^ey Call 
-Her- Sa/vager* -a;t'-tl»e-^ast->«^^ 
-hiusbandr Res Bell, near Las "Vegas, 
■Nev. ~ Imadditlon to tiie^xlaily :wbrk>' 
put, she has a session With a mas-! 
seiiseV 

~ ;.HigHlliht of the day usually is a 
longi - Fide through the-' sage.- and 
guiming for jackrai>bits w^h a.rlflPr 
Report Is . she ct^t^ tumble a Jack on 
.tlie riiii witii oniy^' occasibnal 
miss.'''' 

No screen story lias yet .been se- 
lected for her, siiice the plan to. film 
:/Maii$ Galante' .was drQppe;d.. 



P^r^rPlan to Get Raflr^- 

. Paramount is figuring bn doing ia 
pictiire jedroiind the life bf'fSlt'auricei 
ihk.daWc^]^, arid at' the . ssLmb time 
#tet ' ; G^brige Raft * put oi gangster 
.spbti.'" . Cbihpaiiy is mullihj^ 'pver* a 
stpry- 011,11110 late Mauribe, by.'. Ruth 
Ride'nbui:'. ' ' 

■The late Maurice, wajs/marlt'ied to 
Eleanor - A'hibi^bse, ' who: "^idtl^ Ibecame 
Mrs^. Sani.^tz.. ' "' 



WILL MAHONEY 

Tills Weet, Imperial, Toronto 
Tiie Xios Angeles Herald 'Express' 
said: "This Will Mahbhey 'In Sid 
Gi'aiifflaM'a prbrogue,- is abSblutely 
marvelous/ He panicked the super- 
critical gathering laist' night at the 
'Graiid Hotel* opening." 

.Direction-- 

RALlPH G. FARNUM 

1660 Broadway 





GNuue; Ask 



Holiywpbd, JUite'-S.' 
r-With her cbntrabt'at Radio ez- 
pirijng next Monday. (12) Constarice 
Bennett has been shoppiijg for a 
new deal. The .studio has offered 
her .a flat picture arAngement but 
likelihood is that Miss Bennett may 
"Bljgir-with " ■the~Schenck^^2anuckTor- 
ganl^^on .00 a perqentage and "sal- 
ary basis. 

Meantime, . jBtar will make 'Aggie 
Appleby' ^f or,- .Radio. - as studio ob- 
tained, an ^ extensipn, until -complev 
tipn pf tliiis picture/ on hea- contract, 
Radid is also trying to work, oui^ a 
new '.deal' with Ann Harding and 
Richard Diz, each liftvlng .one plc^ 
ture to go.' Offer for .latter;, two. is 
reppi^ted about 25% less , than their 
j>i:e§ent contracts.. 



Flm Critb' r32-'33 Score 



Finai< returns- on .thiei . entire, sea- ladvances. one number from No.. 6 



. Hfihi;} .kisser 
., Ivan. li^be^fC Is kno'Wn In Hol- 
ly WOo.d as the han.dTkiSser^ aiid al- 
ways while moriocled., 

While iiCbe didn't^ create hand- 
kissLng off, , stage . or> Bcree.ri, Lebe. 
irtade .l.t the iriosV; cbnstant habit 
and how ,the 'gals went for it... 



INDEX 



I f « V • • * t 



48 
30 



49 
19 
13 



64 
49 
49 

-2L 
42 
47 



Bills. ... 

Galendav 
Chatter 
Editorial 
!Exploita.tibn 
ilm House .Reviews..... 

Film Reviews. ..... . i .14-15: 

Foreign Film News..\..> 17 
Fpreigii Show News 
Inside— Lieglt 
Inside^Music 
Insider-Pictures - 

Inside — Radio 
Inside — ^Vaude 
tegltlnfal^^vJrT; 

Lietter Xiist 62 

lilterati 55 

Music ....56-57 

New Acts............'..... 46 

News from the Dailies . . . 58 

Nitc Clubs..:......... 66 

Obituary 62 

Outdoor ..62-63 

Pictures 2-35; 
. Radio .......;>.••••••••« .. .36-42. 

Riadib Reports 42 

Tiinoa Squfire 69 

Vaudeville . . . ... . . .. i . , .43-47 

■yau^c ,lIo\if;c BovieWs... .. 46 



son of 1932-33 in Varibtt's annual 

cdmpiiatibn ' cpverihg. peirfpiraances 

ointlie"ieadin"g^im~jivlevi^ Unds- 

Richard Watts, Jr.. ('lieraid Trib- 
une') leading the New Yerk gvpup, 
and Dpris Arden ('Tribune') at the 
head of t^e .Chicago class. Miss Ar- 
den (Elien ikeene) retains the spot 
she has had for several years. Watts 
is a fiewbomer ° this sea3bn. at the. 
.tbp pf the' eastertt ilet. 

Bpth in ''New Ypfk and Chicago 
the ratings of last winter carry 
through for the fuli season, June, 
to June, with the - conspicuous ex- 
ception of Regiria Crewe .(New 
TPrk 'American' )> who in the three 
mpntbs frbm the last quarterly fig- ■ 
ures in 'Marchi; advance's frbin fifth 
to second place. This is . the first 
break in a twelve niontji in' the pre- 
vailing tendency of womenx writers 
to ;lose grpiind to the men .writers*^^ 
first -rioted in the annual count up 
in June, 1932. Miss Crewe is the 
first -Woman to break Intb the lead- 
irig quartet in. a year. 

Throughout the season half a 
dozen writers have been bunched 
behind the leader. Difference be- 
tween No. 2 and No. 5 . in the March 
siiriiriiary was only ".024, thbse' re- 
spective positlpns being held by 
T-l^rntbn_jDel^^ ('Post') and 

Biand^^Johariesbri X'1^^^^6r^yt^An^li^P" 
provement in Miss Crewe's average 
from .631 to .654 was enough to 
carry her across the Intervening 
two contenders to second place. A 
Similarly minor decrease in aver- 
ages carried Dcleha-nty from No. 2 
to No. .6... 

Elsewhere in the list the cTiangqs 
\yerQ trifling. The American re- 
viewers' march toward the top s^ts 
William Boehnel. ('World- Tele- 
gram'), who led the procession for 
several years and was only dls- 
.plaood from the .bp last winter, 
l)aclt^..rtQ thU'd, Bla'pdrt- Jphaneson 



to No. 5,. consequent - njpon . Dela- 
hanty's setback. John S. Cohen, 
Jr., -remains, fourth.- Four place- 
ments' ^n the ^bW;6f brackef-remalri" 
unchanged f rorii the March ratings, 
repeating substantially the same re- 
lation tb the field they occupied at 
the conclusion of . the 1931-1932 sea- 
son coriaplete. Chicago .list repeats 
itself ' exactly. 

Situation for Xrits 
situatipri which has faced 
newspaper appraisers of plctui'bs 
ail this season became acute dtiririg 
the final qua,rter. As early as last 
fall a' decline both of quantity and 
quality in prpductipn has existed. 
During .the twp pr three meriths just 
passed , that cbndltipn grew into airi 
actuaV film shortage, with the ' re- 
sult' that film, bookers were com.r 
pelled to , grab .what .fresh prpduct 
was available fer .the metrppblitan 
de luxerst - Pictures that two years 
ago .wouldn't ..have f bund a first. run 
mid-towri thieatrp ayaliable ' were 
played in princii)ai sta.nds and any 
reviewer, inclined to optimism found 
himself erring on the side of too 
generous 'ari eistimate. Condition 
probably accounts for a good riaany 
'no pplnibns,' applying to instances 
where- the -reporter tempered a Just 
estimate of an Indifferent subject 
With an incIina;tlon to be kind to 
inTr^lndustry^hiat---found -the--going^^ 
difficult at the moment. 

A newcomer to the list and one 
who did well by herself is Kate 
Cameron) formerly assistant to 
Irene Thirer ('News'). Miss Thirer 
(Mrs. Zach Freedman) was away 
on furlough, awaitirig a family 
event, for practically the eritire pe- 
riod of the last quarter. Miss Cam- 
eron stepped- into the reviewer's 
chair and came through with the- 
second' highest percentage of the 
list. Rating in this regular list is 
omitted, howwer, " because of the 
.brevi;ty of the writor^s Itto^mbency. 



The Roosevdts mte Gene Dem ; 
1« Da Her Stuff at the Wiu^ 



Economicsl 



Holly wpbfl, Jftine . 6* 
There w:a8 . an ^ agerits' code 
meetliijg the other riight before 
the Acadeiriy« 

'Orovbr Jones . mid he knew 
an actor in Hollywood who 
had tp work nights In order to 
pay , 'the ,110%' commlipsiori for, 
picture work he pays several' 
10 percieriters. 



Batting Gads^^^C^^ 
And Sirens An III 
Metro's Golf Tourney 



^ Holly wpp'd, Jyri.p 5. 
Metrb staged the n^bst cpjorful 
.gblf tburnament. in the history^ of 
the picture, industry yes.ter^ay 
(Sunday) fer .Itself at. Ilanciio, ppif 
Club. Harry Bjipf ^up'er^fiped the 
stagirig and. had a (jterniap l7)e^.rid,i 
high yallejr batiiing gals,'' g:pats,; 
sirens, flrebelis,, a;li.d '.numerpus tricky 
devices , to rajzzr ,th<^'; 95.0 cpn^e^tiantsj 
at' the first 1;^e, 9iid .to welceme themj 
hbriie. on the 18th green. I 
■ "Mbre~tlKin-60(^ picture TjCopi^frWit-j 
nessedJthe tournament., which was 
locked to the pftiblic. . " 

• ' Fred Gordon^ In the Mj-G - 
struotlori departmettti shot Idw gi'osa 
at 73 with Bob Leonard, director, 
copping, lowi .net- «f 63 with a 24. 
handlcdp.^ jack. Conway, took 
second net with 3, 64 (24 handicap) 
and Pete Smith was third with a 67 
net (20 handicap). Louis Mayer was 
up among the low handica,p boys 

with a 71. on a; 24 ha,ndicap. 

Biggest kick on course was -the 
Eddie Mannix and Bob Hopkins 
loUraome . .bAinE_6.scprted arou nd- the 
coursel- by- four colbred ^lathirig 
beauties carrying umbrellas. . . to 
shield the contestants f rom the sun- 



FOX GOING FOR 
FDU OF STARS Oi FilM 



Holiy wood> ' jfiirievS. 
When Fox 'touts 'Tale dt T*ei6 
Cities' into prbdriction In September, 
it will eridcavor fo make ' thW- a 
name picture, to follow 'Cavalcade* 
with a heavy British splurge.- 

It will Use' liri all-name ckst on th<b 
'Grand Hotel' typ* bf • Exploitation, 
possibly bofro\&lng-'from other lots 
^o' prepare 'an Imposing' rpster bf 
talent. Only name so far Is Warner 
Baxter for the leadirig dual role. 

Prank iLlbyd, wAo directed 'Cav- 
alcade' will' have the meg assign- 
ment on this one. 



COLMAN OFPN GOLOWYN, 

Turns Metro on Offer-^-Sam's let 
Call in Way 



Hpllywppd'. r.june 5. ; . 

Ronald Cblman, new. in England, 
has refused a Metro bffer pf a twb- 
picture. cpritract, the first te be a 
CP-starrer with Greta' Garbo In 
'Christine.' 

Colman Is reputed to be unwilling 
to return to America in view of his 
agreement , with Sam Goldwyn fbr 
first call on his services. Metro is 
seeking a waiver from Goldwyri* and 
should It get . the desired cancel- 
lation will again proposition Col- 
man. , Star's aversion Is not tp 
America but ,tp, Wprklpg .under, thb 
Gbldwyn directien. 



Von Stemberg-Metro 

Can't Get Together 

Hpllywbod, June 5. 
Josef von Sternberg could net get 
together with Metro on the story 
treatment of 'Prize Fighter and the 
Ladyi*^ to ' star Joan -Grawford.—so 
settled his' contract- and left the 
studio. 

He will now prepare for the first 
Dietrich picture on her returri to 
Paramount. 



Cannes Forsaking Lens 

Hollywood, June 6; 
Latest cameraman to be given a 
crack at directing is Lee Garmes, 
who is combing the ' available 
stories at Fox for a yarn to megl 
He's been a clnematographer 
foif/15 years. 



Washington,, 

, Qen<) T^Denrils, l^Cs clairvpyant,^ 
dp^lri^^ ' eVenlrijir dress arid 
orchid arid bn the arm of Hardie, 
Meakin, Ipcai RKO representiative, 
took her act into the Bast . Room of 
the White House Saturday (i) at 
the Irivltatibn of the President and 
Mrs. Roosevelt. 

The pccaslpn was tlie flfrst whole, 
sale and. exclusive party for thV 
prpss given, by an ^administration In 
yeaips. .Tlie c'reme"de;' la creme bi' 
ibiirhiillsni was the'rie. : en .' riiass'e- 
frpm the Capitol' Press '.Galleries to'i 
thb . White Hpuse Coirrespondent j9« , 
with, a [few . . cabinet ^ members, 
thrown ^in for good riieasurc or 
luck;- ■ . ' ' ' 
: ' Gene' turned affair into 

.presip agent's dream. Sven the 
President,, seated.. at t^be he.ad. of the> 
'rpom with Mrs. Robseyeit bn the' 
lat'm bf his bhalr, shot, a! query , at 
!her as srie'hel.d forth- in the cieriter 
■of the crpwd. '. * • 

I i...'J>iiss . i)ennis,' .; ; Mt. , Roosevelt 
asked, 'Will i have .a. good trip ph 
.m]^l. cbming ypyage?' . 

. 'ies,' Mr-~Pr.edidP.ntrT>^ ;gpbd t 
;a'n4 a Ipng pne. , Aiid that, gpe's .f pr 
ithe next .three 'yea,^s 'and many 
'ipprb,' Gene smiled. ._The por- 
TBj'sppndentr appl^Tided 
{pirpved .-. she has' tact-,/as-.- well as 

j talent. V 

. . . . Show Sl;ea,ler 
! .The press boys, /.adroittied after 
ltjb/e,,shpw tliat G.eri9'liad.stblen th^ 
eyentng:. The .repprt. that she -was 
bppked to appear had been c|,uietly 
circulated ' and had *em all Waiting 
for Jier.. . ■ 

...Biggest, questlcn 'was. where Gas- 
.ton . Means had burled his dpugh. 
.'In. .ck tin. can,' Gene tpld 'em. 'And 
ii!a.. on .a . lot- near a welU .iBut- if you 
. want to find . it ' - and a whole .lot 
'TRore; — you'd — better— rthtnk — more- 
about a.womian in -the case.'* 
.. Some' of .the -less skeptical, press 
lads and lassies took - but their pent^ 
^Is as .they hid ; behind, the palms^ 
Stunt ^was engiueered by Hardie 
Meakini "local RKO° houiBp manager. 
Gene wound up twb . weeks at local 
Kelth'B'/ and-' is ' booke'd. to return 
next Fridb,y. 'Made hop- over -after, 
show in BaUlmbre' vSatUrday night. 
'~ Stunt marks second- time -Meakin 
hels tl^d iri a' iriind teaddr at White 
House. Last tlriie was Xorany ;wlio. 
gbt-'phbto takeh With "Hb^jVer; two 
y^ars ago. 



M$s'm(H)OP 
IHsconraged WB, 
So Bridslier Moves 



' ' HbllyWopd, June 5. 

' Warners not rushihg to again 
engage' Georjge Arliss bn the Eng^ 
iishi actor's latest quotation for his 
services ' In films, $100,000 a pic- 
ture, Is said tp have brought abpiat 
the ' pt-pbabie business association 
pf Arliss -^Ith the, Scherick'-ZanuciK 
riew cpmpany! a!t United Artlstis, * 
^ It , is repprted at . Warners that 
Ariiss bbuid have remained bn ip, 
ppjrceiQtage' basis, but ithat was. Pnly 
briefly hirited at. l)urlng his talkejr 
making, ever here Arliss has ac^ 
enniuiated a perspnal follpwing 
th,at guarantees 'his pictiires .a cer-? 
tain . sum and his ; nanie' is rec,-* 
pgnlzed fer prestige; but the Arr 
llssr"Warner pictures have net been 
unifprriily prpfltabl^, . This, has .re- 
sulted . thrpugh: varying >and 
subject matter. 



SAILINGS 

July 20 (ISTew Terk tb Mbnte Cari 
lo) Jieari Sargent, Bosweil Sisters 
(lie de France); 

June 16 (Moritreal te Lpndon) 
Howard NeumiUer ..(Duchess of 
Richmohd>i°^ - * - r^^^^^r.=J=.^^^ 

June - 10 (New York tb Buenott 
Aires) - Hugo -Marianl (American 
Leglbn). 

' June 3 (New York to Londbri) 
Mrs. E. F. Astalre, George Brett, Jr. 
(Britannic). 

June 3 (New Ybrk to Berlin) Cass 
Canfled, Rayinond McCaw (Breriiien). 

June 2 (New. York to London). J. 
B. Bickersteth, O. S.. Schalrer, Irv* 
ing Mills;' Diike Ellington band 
(Olympic). 

June 1 (New York, to Horlin) 
Joachim Meyer (Brcsdeir^ 



Tuesday, June 6, 193$ 



PKCTVBES 



VARIETr 




Lee Traqr Moans Over His 
To the Fenmie Maternal and Says-^ 




VS. ffWOOD 



By CECELIA ACER 

'My femme appeal. any— Is 
maternal,' commented Tracy 
'gloomily, In Ne^ York to recover 
from 12 Hollywood pictures in 12 
nionths. 'Sure— I'd love to have to 
flght them ofC like LGable. That 
handsome indifference— that's what 
excites them. Pictures need a lot 
xnbre robust,, shiny black haired 
guyk- like him.. .Me, . my hair, is 
sandy, what there is of it. I'm just 
one of those, miigers with, a baff of 
tricks,' h6 revealed. 

it was bitter, the way Mr. Tracy 
found out about that maternal apr 
peal of his. A few years ago he was 
"playinff- tl>e^ juvenile in a. summer 
stock company In a New York up- 
state towTi. It wais ' the last i>er- 
formance' of the engagement, and 
the- regular •customers--Jwere.--alLjftt. 
the stage jjQor :a£ter th(B show* walt- 
' ing to bid their favorites feirewelL 
Tracy was the last to leave the the- 
atre — ^he'd delayed purposely, pack- 
ing, his trunk and so on— for he had 
to know.' Sure enough, when he 
peeked out' the stage door, he saw 
14 or 15 women still waiting. 

They must be waiting ~ for me, 
said Tracy to himself happily— for 
everybody else In the company had- 
gone. So he stepped out radiantly 
tt>' greet his public', peered brightly, 
into their upturned faces, then saw . 
-that jio.maitter whlch way he looked 
at them— they wete alTpTiinip kindly 
matrons' past 40. Bver since he has 
been resigned tQ the sweet but un- 
romantic corner it has been his fate 
to' brighten. 

Not Top Many 
A bag of tricks is okay; for pic- . 
tures, Tracy believes— until you run 
out of. them. "They will go for 
specialization, for flashy effects, but 
there are only a few such things In 
ai guy's personality. That's why thie 
flashy fellow, once he's established 
a sort of name for him^lf, had bet- 
,ter go easy. It's; all right for him to- 
make a lot of i>lctures at flrst,- so 
people will get to know him — but 
afterwards — ^^four to five pictures -a 
year is all that they can take. 

•Granted you've got something for 
pictures .they like, then your future^ 
success in Hollywood- rests out your 
health, They work hell out of you. - 
You grow accustomed to the" pace, 
you like it. Once you swing into it, 
- but-y-ou-need.all thejv^^ you can 
store , up. No social activities While' 
you're working — and no drinks. 

'Sounds odd coming frpm me— 
that no drinks?' he asked, looking 
every freckle the misunderstood 
small boy. 'I know how that, stuff 
kbput my drinking got. stiirted. I 
■-didn't have sense enough not to be 
a hypocrlte—tliat's all. -You mustn't 
drink in . public in jHolly^Ood^a 
producer might be looking, or worse, 
a chatterei'. Drinking, goes on be- 
.hlnd closed doors in Hollywood, but 
I, the little Innocent, had to flash a 
flask at the Broiwn Derby. Say, If 
I were as unreliable as they say, 
* nobody'd hire . me. They couldn't 
afford to — not with the company 
waiting to shoot and that overhead 
going on. As a matter of fact I've 
been oh the wagon for the past flve, 
months, and anyway,..! never drink 
when I'm workings I've been work- 
ing steaidlly since I went but, so . I 
can't be the happy-go-lucky Irre- 
sponsible feUy I read about In the 
fan magazines.: 

'Those Interyiews can get ypu Into 
trouble, building you up Into a per- 
sonality. Skolsky said I always wear 
the same suit, and. I wear six suits 
PiSiE?® and charge off their cost 
in ihy inbom¥^ax.~Suppose""some'': 
body in Washington picks up that 
item, and believes it. Skolsky's my 
pal. The thing to do is to keep 
your niouth shut, say nothing, and 
never read what they say anyway. 
It's better for. your .health.' 



Big Nose Finiaiiciiig 



Nosey Durante, now that 
he's In the big^ money because 
of his big smeller, is financing 
around with the money bugs 
of Broadway and other flat 
.spots. The Nose figures out 
the touches theise days and 
tries- to chisel dft. a. :_.i3aye_^to 
keep the bankroll from fading 
all together. 

Thus .when a -pal from the. 
CpiiSt lohg distanced Nosey, 
reversing the charge and 'for 
a toueh of '960, Smeller asked 
the phone charge. It was 
$11.50, so he sent the touch 
net, $38.60. 

Speaking of his high, finance 
- afterward Nosey admitted that 
" had the"' 'touch 'been made in- 
person he could hieive squared 
it for $20. 



Jean Harlovv at Expo 

Hbliywo'od, June 6. 
Joan Harlow left today (Monday) 
for Chicago to attend the exposition. 
She will be gone, three weeks. 




Hollywood, June 5. 

TfiTambuntlffeeinsH^^^ tryingf-to- 
corner the market in. femme screen 
writers. Certainly- It has gone de 
liberately and decidedly that way In 
building up its. wHtihg staff. 

Where a few months' ago Agrnes 
Leahy was the loiie femme scrib- 
bler oh tih(i loti today the list stands 
close around a dozen. Some of the 
execs recently Inslstjed they needed 
more of the. 'feminine toucii' in 
scripting, the screen fare, and pres 
ently the writers' quarters fairly 
blossomed with the fair . sex. 
,. Among, those who are -now^ adding 
the 'toucii' aro Josephine Iiovett, 
Maurlne Watkins, Doris Malloy, 
poi'ls Anderson, Gladys Lehman, 
pbrothy Yost, Jeanle Macpherson, 
Agnes Leahy, Bradley King, Lenore 
Coffee, Mercedes De Acosta. 

"One of- the-nien writers, furtively 
hastening, through the halls, whis- 
pered that he. and others of his sex 
felt like 'the warriors' husbands', 
very- timidly-. he..sugee3tedtbat^^^ 
time the tables might tiirn with 
someoiie demanding a little of 'the 
ma&culine toutjh'. His candidates for 
these 'touchers' included Stranglei* 
Lewis, jack Dcmpsey, Londos and 
Jim Tully. 




'Smart* Films B.O* Poisoi 



*State Fair' Ideal Type of 
Commercial Screen Fare 
for Hinterland— 4aat Yes 
and No Types— ^Film. Fod- 
der So inadeqiiiate It's 
ForcinflT In Wildcat 
Vandeyille AuiBmentatioh 



By Robert H. Brbwn 

irminohanri, Jiine 5« 

Six . rnontK« .ago Variety prtwepted 
for the first time i>o1l of pictures 
that . made money ' in tho sticks or 
^ere eonsidered small town pictures, 
A hew poll has juft^ boon comploted. 
It again shows ihisjudgmeint on the. 
part of -^producers a%:^<>^- Vfhat the 

sticks ■^oally-.Want.. - 

iiig picturo for ttie 
sticks i 'State FaiK. Ex- 

hibit^ in these, parts are yelling 
for more 'State FairsV Every time 
a salesman calls on an exhibitor the 
oalesman hears that story. It's ho 
longer a story to some «alesmen; 
it has. reaohed the nagging stage. 
. 'After all, the .sticks don^t waht 
sophistication. The Garbos and. 
Dietritchs are so much boloney to 
,the small towns. . . They always jwill 
be,' n exhibitor said. 

A VARrarr. correspondeiit during 
the last four weeks, has spent con-, 
slderable tlihe traveling 'tlurough 
Alabama and Tennessee interview- 
ing small town exhibitors. At Fort 
Payne the Opera House there had 
jiist t>layed an ArUss picture. The 
manager Vis disgusted. 

^ArlidS is a great actor. He has 
talent. and I could enjoy him .eight 
times a day for ^ weeks, but Tm not 
running this house for my own en- 
tertainment. Last night we. got ^a11 
the highbrows ih town, down here to 
see the picture wiiile the opposition 
house got all the common working 
class. If I had all the highbrows in 
three to^ims the size of Fort Payne 
I still wouldn't make money .r 

If producers would ' put _ them- 
selves in the place of - store- clerks 
andi farmers when making pictures 
(Continued on page 16) 



Alli^ed Effect by Book of Films 
On CUdren Will Be IKsinited 




An S.P.C.A. Case 



Hollywood, June 5. 
The boys over, at Metro say 
that when they , want Leo to 
roar on a main title, "they "sho^ 
himTthe scHpts 'March oi: 
Time.' 




OFFOXSA 



WINCHELL DISQUALIFIED 
AS REfiULAR NEWSMAN 



Holly wood, June. 5; 
Writers Club haiis. contemplated 
giving a dinner shortly for ,160 
newspapei* men. . With Walter 
Wlnchell on the ground it was fig- 
ured making him guest Of honor. 
ySThen: matter came up before di- 
rectors, a number of members, pro- 
tested, claiming^ Wlnchell was not 
a legitimate newspaper man in the 
sense of training and experience 
and " simply a chatterer of a type 
with which Hollywood was filled 
up. 

Protest resulted In the Wlnchell 
plan beinlg dropped" with, tlie possi- 
bility that newspaper men will go 
.without feed at expense of writers. 



Preparedness 

Hollywood, June 5. 

Jackie Cpogan, taking no chatice 
on his future, next year -will enter 
law school, after graduating, from 
Santa Clara and take up the studies. 

In this way young Coogan will be 
prepared in (jase he does not resume 
his screen career to take up the 
practice of law, when he becomes 22. . 



. Hoilly wood, June 6l ~ - 

Art Is to be. judged by ioxofflce 
ratings In Fox Films' revised rules 
governing eligibility of its stars to 
the 'Hall of Fdme' in the Cafe de 
Paris at Moyietphe City. 

To rate the 'Hall' the candidate 
must have appeared in at leasi 10 
Fox smash hits . as a star or. co-iitar. 
Fickle favor of picture cricks 'is not 
to be used as the gauge of popu- 
larltyr^but-the- stentorian- voice , of 
the old b,o.. 

A few. weeks, ago only Will Rogers 
and Janet Oayhoir we're to |rrace the 
walls. ,Mlss Gaynor -was Seen , on a 
surfboard at Waikiki; while Rogers' 
was painted In a stockyards scene 
with 'Blue Boy,' the pi-I^e hog used. 
Vti 'State Fair.' 

Biit how the company of. the elite 
Is to be enlarged. The addition is 
to be Warner Baxter. He ' will be 
painted in his character , as 'The 
Cisco Kid' of 'In Old Arizona.' 

Fred Sersen, Pox art director, Jwill 
do the painting. 



Johnson's Emerge^oy Op 

Hollywood, June 5. 
Nunnally Johnson, i*aramount 
writer, was .. rushed to .the Holly- 
wood hospital Sunday . night for .aii 
emergency appendicitis operation. 
Condition satisfactory. 



Money 'Ghosts' for Zuie Grey 

Author-FiltheiTOan Gets Writer Credit for 
Work of Many Others 



Hollywood, -June &. 

WhUe Hollywood screen writers 
are - flghting in the Academy to put 
screen credit on pictures only where 
credit Is due, there'is one seribbler 
who can be assured getting his 
name ph more pictures than amy of 
them, and without writing a line. 

He's 2Sane. Grrey, wjiose ghost -writ- 
ers here, whether laid end to end 
or not, are numerous enough to take 
jobs of haunting him on successive 
nights for years trithbut once re-: 
peatlng. 

Tradition here, particularly at 
Paramount and Fox, is that the 
name Zahe Clrey oh' a western means 
boxofllce for that particular horse 
opera, As these studios view it, 
thefo'are'^^uf iwp^KiM^^ 
— plain garden variety of much 
chase and little story, and Zane 
Greys. These studios brook no 
middle erround. 

At Par and Fox, no matter who 
writes the oat flilums,. it gets. Grey's 
name ais author if it is worthy of 
getting onto the screen. Contract^ 
for writers .selling such stories to 
these studios often carry the pro- 
viso that authorship must be given 
Grey. 



Western author gets a fat incbme 
from Hollywood for use of his name 
without turning a hair.' Until re- 
cently, another runner-up in this 
category was Peter B. Kyne, but 
since maritinie stories have gone out 
of fashion' this writer's income from 
the work of Holly wo.od ghosts is not 
nearly as heavyi 

Western writers here have only 
two avenues fot* their ranch and yip 
efforts now. They eithei* write for 
the indies those quickie affairs, or 
else they write Zane Greys. To 
land in their niche is to top their 
class. 

Writers, aff a rule,- don't consider 
it ghoStingi as from the producer 
and exhibitor standpoint the Zane 
Grey'-name=nieans-mor6 than authors 
ship. It- is now looked upon more 
as a trade mark to differentiate the 
picture from the out-and-out quickie 
made for anything below llB.OOff.""- 

And while Holly »vQod writers work 
all year concocting stories. tp. go out 
under Grey's name 'that gentleman, 
at least for six months in the year, 
is somewhere in the South Seas 
pulling in membcris of the finny 
tribe. Checks; nevertheless, go froni 
the studio to his mall address. 



Claiming that powerful reformers, 
with' ample means, havd hit Upon' 
the new strategy of 
veneer for their approach 
American public, the film Induistry,' 
According - to present cojtslderatipni 

Of Its dictators, may shortly con- 
script an opposing army of brain 
men. It .will be their duty to dis- 
prove ~ reports .of the 'enemy' by 
probing picturedom in such. a man- 
ner that the light will be swung 
-from Its detriments and deflclencles 
to, its. beheflclallties^^^ and.phllant'hrQ- 
pies.ai^ a, public medium. 

O^he battle of scientists lis, accord* 
ing . to, film leaders, being dlreotly 
precipitate by certain hired hands 
of the. Motion Picture Research. 
Council, .an arm' of the 'Paynei 
FQundatigif, He.nry James Forman's 
hdpkv ^bitoj^Mbyle^^jta^e -Ctoidreto/ ^ 
for -w^cjh' then>u!!>li0Bers»-McM 
are reported to ^aye approved an 
18,000 a.Ayertlsing budget, is cred- 
ited wltl| bringing the scientific is- 
sue to a c^lma^ Tflha book .treats 
With a lay interpretation otvthe 
findings of Payne scientists, iione 0t 
whojse reports have yet be^n libaiiei' 
public. It follows by sever!|l weeks' 
broadsides against the industry 
made by William Shorty cpUhcli: 
head, and purported to faaVe. lNeeit 
based on .a skeletonized summal^iiii 
the unpublished sdentifle teports. 
- Already the picture -Industir is 
preparing its defense! as a. lay or>r> 
giE^nlzatlpn. It is ' vrctiting until the 
council presents the llQdIngs of its 
sqiehtists, in all of their' 'techni- 
cality, however, before it hires 8lmi<r 
larly trained specialists to give* the 
combat the benefit of higher leani- 
Ing. 

First blast 1670164 by the industty 
at charges In the bop>ic and by/the 
council. Is' that ihyestlgatlhg scten-* 
tists were pattiai In their rese|M^cli 
to delinquent children and persons. 
Delving Into their owh libraries the 
plctiire leaders ai*e preparing' to 
show that since pictures readlted 
maturity there has beien a decIlAe 
In the number of delinquents ifn the 
U.S. That there are not over four 
out of every 1,060 children who are 
deUhqueht, .where$ui (or ;a; period l>e-. 
fore IfZb the average Vi^as sli; With 
thiese statistics the ifidustry Is pre- 
paring to take the stand that If it 
Is^to function as any other Industry 
ft Wlli 'cphfihiie Its aim to meet the"" 
desires of the country's normal and 
major population. 

Defective Antecedents 

Another point In the same direc- 
tion which the Industry is develop- 
ing Is the . declaration that virtually 
half pf thei country's Juvenile. .4e-.. 
llnquents have defective parents or 
relatives. This angle is being cited 
tp refute a highlight in the Formaa 
bop.k, which makes the aliegatlpn 
that three niurderis. were the after- 
math of three youngsters viewlhg 
the picture, 'Little ;Caesar.' Refer- 
ring, to the book Itselil, filn^ men are 
emphasizing the family enylrbn- 
ments of the lads, the father pf one 
being , a racketeer and anpther with 
a brother ih Sing Sing, 

Method by Which the, Payne scien- 
tists questioned delinquents "is also 
being cited by picture defenders. 
They point to interrogations as all 
being of a leading nature. 

Producers' spiokesmen also are 
considering a list of descrijptlve in-! 
cldents in und.erworld pictures which 
are- held- in - the book to - point out 
(Continued oa page 42) 



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PICTURES 



Tuesdays June 6, 19^3 



Landlord-Exlubs Accottnt for 500 
More Htfuses Beopeniog but inept 




with 500 theatreis reopening dur^ 
Ing May. a month which in. librniai 
times witnesses the start of regular 
summer closi , Industry pilots are 

finding, it difficult to account for the 
most/ fi^eakish box office weather 
they have ever experienced^ They 
figure, however, thai the present 
total of 15,000 lighted houses, the 
highest which it has : been during 
this season in any Vear of the de- 
presision, will be peak tor; the im- 
mediate hot months. 

However,, the Ma,y additions have 
not. addied a dollar to th^ national 
gro?s over what it was during . the 
first three weeks after the bank 
'moratorium,. w:hen. 1,000^ houses re- 
lighted. Receipts .are. still fl.uctuat- 
ing between $20,000,006 and $21,- 
OOOtOOQ: as they ;did when the 6pera.tr 
Ing theatres totalled 14,600^ . . 

lA: attempting /to; analyze thie na- 
tional situation, . fllni. sa,yanta are. 
finding, a. new, specie of .theatre .6p- 

eratoit— the . .liahdlord-^a^hlbiton 

Landlords Now Op^ 2)006 
Thete - are " some -2,000 theatres 
throughout the coutttry tCday being 
run bjl'- rahdldfcls; These arie= diviiled 

IntOAtwO'-class^s. . , __; L^^: 

Th6 first Is- the type of landlord 
who believes that pictures can't lose. 
BelteVihg ialso that'lte has'^prpflted 
by the mistak^9 i>f th^ rejgulsr ealhib 
whcgave up the' • house this: land- 
lord" (uSuaHy 'with ho show" expe- 
rience) tiirhs exhib over night. • Ijn- 
yariably,,.- after a few months, he 
nbsia-dives, and generally another 
professional tenant comes along, or 
thd^houise $tays dark. 

Thus. It is pointed-out. such type 
of dperatlon cannot- foe looked .upon 
-.as-permanent>. although for the tiine 
It does infla-te -the industry's show-' 
Ing in lights. Its benefit^ to the 
business* however, are' held to be 
thati once cured- ol' the. exhib habit, 
the landlord- is weakened' to. the 
point 'where a-fimart.^hownian can 
alnoost dictatd- terms of rental. 

In the -second' department of land 
lord-^hltt elas»-!fication is the renter 
who- assumes mo^t of the operating 
expense -but cuts in a -professional 
exhibitor, who becomes, a. .partner 
type of manager. 

2nd C[a8tl;{Bette'r' 
Second class ' Is ' h<»ld to come 
nearer to buccess. At least, if the 
exhib is capable .and honest the 
house stands a chance of paying' 
tames.' whereas.- if closed, it would 
come out of the landlbrd's own 
pocket. 

Delving further into the freakish 
condition of this season, in a year 
whlbh started with the all-time Jan- 
uary total low of.' 13,600 as against 
■an- evcn-i6;006-for-the- same month 
of '32, analysts are finding other 
contributory reasons.' 

With reduction in overhead and 
film rientals' during the past two 
years figured currently to reach a 
saving of at least 35% for the aver- 
age theatre, times are held less dif- 
ficult for the exhibitor to carry on 
than any time during the depression: 
Even when an average national ad- 
mission scale reductiprt of approxi- 
mately 20% is taken into cbnaldera- 
tion, the exhibitor, from the stand- 
point of operating percentage, IS 
figured better open than shut;. 

Partial a:ppreciatlon of this, and 
the take^a-chiELnce alttitude; with the 
hope of being able to hold over the 
summer to a generally predicted 
bright faLll, is also believed resppnsi 
ble for the current b.o. freakishness 
iat this time. 

in an effort to account for addi- 
tional theatre openings, not reflect 
ing themselves proportionately in 
the national gross, picture pilots ad 
vance the belief that competition 
among: exhibitors Is so keen that in 
many overseated territories this 
type of theatre reopenlngs merely 
tends to dent the receipts of the 
established houses. 



Taking No Chances 



The Par home offices are be- 
ginning to resemble a studio 
lot. 

Executives, afraid of snub- 
bing the •wrong person with b. 
lot of new faces around, are 
now sayinsr 'Hello,' with that 
t smile, to almost anybody. 



Writers' Gufld Gets 





dose Shop Qause 



■■ ■Hollywood-, June B. 
Screen Writers' Guild today 
(Monday) was within 30. votes of 
haying; the •22jO^ necessary adop'- 
tiori .ol /Airticle ' In the new code 
:of -practice* - This is considered the. 
erucial clause ^nd consists of closed 
shop principles. 

Committee nt. Academy Writers 
have drawn up revisions to the ex- 
isting writersrproducers' code which 
if ratifled will exclude j^t'oducers, 
associate, producers, supervisors and 
directors from, getting scenario 
credit on the screen. 

New clause is aimed at studio 
execs,- Who try to hog credit be- 
longing to the' scrihblers" ' 

Another atiiendMent - would- com- 
pel the -studios— to . filei_*lth_the. 
Aeademy a list of all persons work- 
ing, on a story to be printed in a 
tnonthly bulletin and thus give a 
break -to those who contribute to a 
picture '.'but do not get their names 
on the screen* 

So -far the producers ha-ve made 
no move. Ugaihst the new code and 
it is understood no objections Will 
be raised Within the Oulid itself, 
although these rUles can discipline 
writers under contract who peddle 
stories on the outside. Latter prac- 
tice -i^ :known to. exist, but the pro- 
ducers' so. far have been unable to 
chec^. 

Should the closed- shop clause be 
adopted, and w;hich is .expected In 
a few days, it will become effective 
Septk 1, but only at the discretion 
of the Guild's board of directors, 
clause provides that no Guild 
member, can work on a story iCor 
the screen with non-Guild members. 



HoBywooitat-Fair Sez Metro. WB 
honuse Tlieir Stars' Stopovers 



Starting RKO Hillstreet, lios An- 
geles, June 19. tor an Indefinite irun 

HORACE HEIDT 

AND ORCHESTRA 

Just concluded a sensational 
three weeks' engagement at RKO 
Albee, Brooklyn^ 

Thanks' to' Harold B. Franklin and 
Herschel Stuart 



Joan Bennett May 
Pick $55,000 Ont 
Of Ae %t Sky 



Hollywood, JUne 6. 

Fox liiome offlce»-are expected to 
okieiy ^65,000 payment claimed to be 
due Joan Bennett on her contract, 
which expired with that organiza- 
tion -last -week: This amount 19 al- 
leged due Miss Bennett for conces.- 
sions she made during period of her 
contract. 

She was to haye been given a 
stipulated $8,000 bonus on each pic- 
ture when finished and shipped to 
New York and a weekly bonus be- 
sides. ■ 



WARBLER ON HORSEBACK 



Extra Ust SHIl Hi 



WKarloii tor WB 

James B. Wharton, novelist and 
New York newspaper man, leaves 
for Hollywood Wednesday (9) with 
a Warner writing' contract. 

Wharton's last book was a warm 
yarn, *S|iu.ads.' He was set through 
the ■William Morris office. ' - 



Maynar/d . Adds. Troubadoring 
Hie Fast Riding 



to 



Hollywood, June 6. 

Ken Maynard who, with his voice 
and violin is acquiring a rep . aS a 
sagebrush troubador, is using a 
widely -sung cowboy lament, 
'Strawberry Boan,' as the basis of 
his next pic for U. 

Song, . written about an outlaw 
hbss. was bought from Ciirley 
Fletcher, cowboy poet and iex- 
rodep rider, .whose saddle days 
ended when he was thrown for a 
broken leg. 

Maynard Is using tune and 
words of 'Strawberry Boan' as a 
foundation: for jseven song. .;num= 
hers in.;the coming opera. 



Not So Hot 



Hollywood. June 6. 
Ti-io of. indie . i>rpduceri3, each 
attempting to make American 
'Cavalcade' pictures from old 
stock shots, are having trouble 
getting the events of . history to 
fit In with sex angles of their 
stories. 

There Is plenty of old studio- 
made negative showing Amerl-^ 
.oan celebs in action, but the' 
Indies no can. find any love 
scenes of the historically great. 



Academy's Agent 




With Bhnie Fest 



Par Tri-Stars — 

Hollywood, June 5. 

Paramount will "Put three names 
ahead of the title in its billing of 
'Three Cornered Moon.* 

Tri-starring goes to Claudette 
Colbert, Bichard Arlen. and Mary 
Boland^ 



Hollywood. June B.. 

First publlo hearing by the. 
Academy's agents* committee on its 
proposed new code o|(_practlGie and 
standard contract turned oiit to W 
a- dud» _ ' '.. 

Although all agents' .were . fnvltW 
only 35 turned up. with nnost of the' 
big timers absenting themselves. 
First line agents that did attend, 
explained to the Academy commit- 
tee that they were only there .. to 
see what went on. They still ques- 
tioned the right of any body, of 
agents to work with the 'Academy 
for the code without authority 
from the 10 . percenters as a whole. 

The jproposed code was read, 
clause tot clause, "and .there was 
-some- -discussion on . the articles 
which rambled repeatedly from thei 
main course and got into ^' 
chewing contest over the evils of 
agenting here, either from' agents' 
who blamed 'their competitors for 
raiding, e&ch . others* clients, or else 
..from members of . the conimittee 
who dug up experiences' between 
clients ahd agents that were any- 
thing but ethical.' 

Lioster Cowan., executive aeore- 
tary of the Academy/ siaited for the 
committee that It Will be several 
weeks before the code, proposition 
can be thoroughly woi^ked out and 
that at this time there is no as- 
surance that agents -will ever be 
part of the Academy or that a code 
will be put Into effect. 

He admitted that this hearing, 
with others to follw, is mainly a 
fishing expedition to find out Just 
how the artists' representatives 
felt on the code thing. From in- 
jl.lc*tlons of the fi rst meeting. . this 
isn't niuch. 

Another meeting for discussion 
of protest agents code and contract 
With Academy will be held Thurs- 
day night (8). 



Chicago, June 
Warner Brothers Is mentioned 
here as interested in VaUng 4U of.^ 
part of a feature in": the Hollywood 
studio on the World's Fair grounds. 
No details iare available. . 

This concession promoted . by 
local building contractor; Oscar 
Bbsenthal. With Burton. Holnies and 
iRCA Instlti-rtes, inc., tied in is 
scheduled to be inaugurated Friday, 
(9), Grant Withers and Dorothy 
Deere are handling the openin£;-v - - 
night festivities. Lee Tracey. Buddy 
Bogers. Fifl D'OrSay and Francis; 
X. Bushn^an are to give the Hollyfn' 
'wood flavoi. , . . 

Stars Will Take Bows 
Concession further states thiit 
Metro and Warners have promised— 
tb haye those of their stars Gom><.- 
muting bietween New York and thei 
coast to Stop oft for appearances at, 
the fair. This is distinct froni thei 
possible feature to be made by" 

Hollywood studio Includes 
radio broadcasting set-^iip v/ith ac- ■ 
cbmmddations for seating a 1 
audience. Adr-^sslon to the com- - 
blnatlbn film-radio Jreplica has been 
reported -as BOc, but this price may 
be - reduced. A 'Brown Derby* res-: 
taUrant and a 'Malibu Beach Club' 
are ^to be . Attached .to the group 
of buldingS; which are located on 
-the Xake. jMlchlgan ' pide of^^the so- 
called Northerly Island enrectly;"b€=^:— 
hihd <3€orge K. Spobr's spectaculum ■ < 
and the Pabst Blue Bibbon Casino. 



POISON IVY GIVES 
FOX UNIT THE WOR KS 



French Postcarfbig of Stars 

Holly wood Peddlers liitrocluce New Racket 

to Newspapers 



Par's 'Alice' Stunt 



Hollywood, J^^ne•5 
Althoueh screen placenlents failed 
to hold up to the high of 4,598 
reached week ending May 26, the 
seven days ending June 2 rated 
higher than average,. -with 3,758 days 
of work, 

Cecil B. DeMlUe aided the total 
•by using , almost 300 high school 
youngsters qaily for 'This bay and 
Age' at Paramount. 



Hollywood. June 6. 

Peddling nude photos purported to 

be of Hollywood's most exclusive 

and irreproachable f emme stars to 

dramatio critics of middle west 
newspapers, is the latest Undercover 
racket to be unearthed In connection 
with undesirable emigres from the 
Picture colony^ 

TEp5r6ach""of""tHe'"turtive "rpicture^ 
peddlers is like those in the French 
postcard racket. Displays tire flashy 
nude shockers not .even labeled for 
politeness, 'art studies.' Sly intima- 
tion is that the purveyor, who 
represents himself in most cases as 
'an assistant director," has secured 
the 'all together' fotos of.the femme 
celebs during certain .intimate stu- 
dio' tests, and that they are not to 
be duplicated. 

Nudes actually bear the facial 
likeness of the stars, but from re- 
ports boomeranging back to Holly- 
wood are comjposites made up of 



various heads and bodies cleverly 
double printed. 

Technique of the pic peddlers Is 
to approach the editorial stafC cf 
smaller news sheets - in the sticks, 
where presumably mOre credulity is 
to be expected, ahd to offer the fotos 
in exchange "for- an average sum of 
$10. iEIard luck stories are Used lo 
alibi the gale. The phoney 'assist- 
ant-diEector^.olalms-he has = just-lost 
his job in Hollywood and is com- 
pelled to part with the .nudeo in 
order to make his way east. 

Tlp-ofC came when a dramatic 
editor of one of the larger Missouri 
valley dailies reported back to a 
niajor coast studio that he had 
bought a set of nudes of their top 
femme star for $10."' ^et is at pres- 
ent in the safety vault of the paper, 
ahd the studio is trying to catch 
up with the racketeefs who are 
legally liable under the obscene 
literature and picture laws In effect 
In most states. ' 



Hollywood, June S. 
Paramount is trying a 'iBentle 
men Prefer Blondes' stunt to ob 
tain a lead for 'Alice in Wonder 
laiid.' Studio Is writing letters to 
dramatic editors and -women's 
clubs asking whether they would 
prefer, ah American or English girl 
ahd wl\ethet* she should be ah ama- 
teur or professional, blonde or bru- 
nette. 

Picture goes into production In 
September for release at Christmas 
.timoi 



WB Dates Carriilo 

Following completion Of his As- 
signment in 'Shoot, the Workg'. fot 
Universal, which went into produc- 
tion Friday (2) at the Astoria, 1,. I., 
JS,tudio,.JEie^JSaMUla^ 
stage engagements.. 

He is so far set with Warner 
Bros, for Washington and Phila- 
delphia, opening June 23. 



Cummings Back at Fox 

Hollywood, June 5. 
Irving Cunimins will return to 
the Fox lot to direct 'Madame,' a 
Sol Wurtzel production. Story is 
by William. Counselman and Henry 
Johnson. 

Cummings has been directing at 
Gblumbla, 



Los Angeles. June 5. 

:EntIre unit oh 'Paddy, Neait Best 
Thing' at Fojt is suffer ing from 
poison ivy. " Troupe-picked -it up at 
Point liObos State Park where they 
were shooting last week. 

^Fark was filled With* shrubbery 
and all nicmbers of cast. Including 
ianet . Gaynor and. Henry Lachmah, 
dlrectbr, are suffering. It will dfe- 
lay the^ shtotlng-^chedule ' -some- 
what. 



After Ban Was 0?ar 



Holly wood,'- June S. 
First day aftbr the S.crben Guild's 
ban- on members placing theii; 
nahies on term contracts was over, 
Manny SefC was given a termer at 
Warners* Ticket got the notary 
public's seal Thursday 

Seff Js . now .working on 'The Low- - 
down.* story for William Powell. 
Henry Blanke will supervise. 



Jos. Santley Story Will 
Star Ruth Chatterton 

Hollywood, June 5. 
Warners 'has purchased 'The 
House on 56th St.' for Buth Chat-' 

terton?s-nextr-story_going^into„wo.rk:l 
late this month. 

It's an Original by Joseph Santley. 
She.rid£tn Gibney is doing the adap- 
tation: 



Trio Awaits Vclez 

HoIlyWoiod, June 5. 
picture assljgnhiiehtsV in. 
succession await Lupe Velez, who 
leaves .'Strike Me Pink* in New 
York this Week. First Is 'Joe Pa- 
lOokai,' for Edward Small; then 
'Malibu' and "Laughing Boy,' both 
at Metro. 

Joyce- Selznlck olBce 
agenting* ' 



Animals in 'Malibu' 

Hollywood, June Sr 
Chester Franklin has been taken 
on by Metro to direct 'Malibu,' an 

asiimai^wry^Twith^butfvfoup-^^^ 

characters. 

Story Is by Vance Hoyt, an 
ama.teur naturalist and f ormei- jn?d-. 
leal doctor. "Written around ani- 
mal life in the Malibu Hills. 



'Companions' for U. S. 

.. Hollywood, June. 5- 
Fox will release in this countryi 
'Good .Companions', made from the 
J. B. Priestly novel by British Oau-; 
mont. 

Film features jeasio Matthewp. 



Tuesday, May 30, 1933 



P I C T 



E S 



VARIETY 



PAY OFF- W. L'S ONLY WISH 



(Ml IJyy f^^ Fhi Show Idea 
For Advertising in Dark Theatres 



Under discussion In -N6w York Is 
well formulated plan to create 
a new film -branch of frea amuse- 
ment on sponsored advertising 
baais. Outlets •wfould be presently 
darkened theatres. These would be 
relighted under: a plant presented 
for,' consideration, to one of the 
..leading distributing . firniSv 

The thing has equipment con-: 
Backers of the plan, In- 
.flu^ntial . politically, in thei 

try's capital, have connections With 
one of the -industry's leading 
equipment firms. If accepted by the 
film company in question, the plan 
would thus have both a him and 
equipment base on which to. pro- 
ceied In taking, over darkened 
"houses; "" — — "~' 

Lik^ Broadcasting - 

Altogether , the ..plan is not 
.-similar to - present . broadcia.sting anr 
gles, .except that the new advertlis-. 
■""Jng ..Idea~w6uld-be -for-^i^ 
only and on a localized basiis. Main 
ld<ea would have the filni programs 
sponsored and paid for by anr i^d- 
vertiser ."with the public iadihltted 
fr^e through coupon tickets. . 

While the eiqiuipihent . angle is as- 
sureid, the rub comes froni the fact 
that- the lilm ' firm apjproached is 
likely to. turn down the proposition 
as. destructive, to the pay as you 
enter regular operating system.. 
Liooks like a hazard to present free 
film institutions. , 

The idea~6f inducing "one" of the 
majors to participate is' that with 
on6 company's i»roduct assured, the 
theatre outlets to be copped for the 
purpose could pull through on the 
sponsored programs with' films 
which would come additionally 
through indies. .— - 

As presented, the film firm ap- 
prK>ached would be Induced to cre- 
ate a separate, subsid expressly for 
the sponsored f red shows. 



Banker Kahn Asks 18G 
He Loaned to Furthihan 

Xos. Angeles, ' 
An assignee of . O tto H. Xahn has 
sued Gharl.es . Filrthman in Superior 
court ..here for |18,50p, an atnouht 
which the New T^rk banker loaned 
the writer on. a five year note, in Oct. 
1929. -The note was secured , by" a 
t^ust deed on Santa ' Monica propr 
erty the; defendant owned. 

On this property there was a $20,- 
000 prior mortgage In favor of -the 
Bebe Daniels Corp. This mortgage 
was foreclosed in January Itiaving 
no security for the Kahn note. 



Educational Back 
To Shorts Alone; 






J. E. dtterson for ERPI 
Makes Pbsitivf! Statement 
6n Position of Electric — 
Only Production Possibil- 
ity Through Companies' 
Inability to Pay Bills 



NO PRODUCING IDEA 



Jones, Luiick, Scliaef fer 
Active Again; Loop 
Heartened by News 



Chicago, June 2. 

Acquisition of the local State- 
Ijake theatre by Jones Liinlck and 

nBchaeffer pms~ tlraf" firm back" iff 
flhow business on a scale comparable 
with its one time prominence in 
this town. Besides the State-Lake, 
firm is now operating Orchestra 
Hall, Woods, Randolph and.Rialto, 
besides having the first lease on 

•^McVickers; which. B&K.. operate.. 

Policy, for the State-^ Lake .will 
probably be' pictures and vaudeville, 
with accent on better than average 
bills. a.nd the admission scale -to be 
figured down as low as a margin 
of profit over the operating costs 
will permit. Billy Diamond will book 
the house; which ■ will not open for 
a; e6uple of weeks under- the present 
lans. 

Because of the popularity and 
high reputati^drt for square dealing 
of the firm, all of show business in 
Chibag'o greets the return to active' 
competitive operation of Jones, 
Linlck and Schaeffor with genuine 
. ehthusiasrri. 



Birinski-Goldwyn Pay 
Tiff Goes to Academy 

Hollywood, June 5. 
^"pirst pay aisiru^e tcTsffiseiEf^fflHtte^ 
Academy Emei'gency Committee^s 
activity .during the recent eight 
weeks' percentage cut episode is Leo 
EirinsHi's salary adjustment cliaini 
against Samuel Goldwyn. 

Case goes befoce Writers', Adjust- 
ment committee for " review Tues- 
day (C) on Birinski's claim that 
CSoldwyn refused to refund held-out 
half salary after Academy had de- 
cided the producer was not. entitled 
to make the slash. 



Considerable doubt, surrounds 
Educational at the moment, ' includ' 
Ing question of whether its financ- 
ing.'oi| production this season will 
be as . simple a matter as laLst year 
when Educat had to go to Con- 
solidated- Film -Industries JTor . Jwone^ 
tary aid. 

,One thing Is certain, that Educa- 
tional is through with features and 
will restore itself to the shorts field 
exclusively. Jiist how far the . com- 
pany w-iu go as-a shorts, producer 
Is not exactly known but that its 
pfospects for this year are any- 
thing but bright Is no secret, -from 
Indicatiohs. 

Whetiier or not Consolidated Will 
duitnp' additional money . into Edu- 
cational: or not hasn't been stated. 
Consolidated savs its policy is not 
to divulge any plans so far as Edu- 
cational are concerned, merely 
pointing to a form letter, which it 
has sent independent producers on 

the: question- of -financing, - ; 

' This letter, in effect, states that 
it will be the policy of the lab in- 
terests to finance 'reliable indepen- 
dents' .thesanie now. as in the past.^ 
Who are considered the reliable in-" 
dies is not mentioned. 

On coining to Educat's financial 
aid last, year. Consolidated obtained 
the printing job oh. Educational 
product. 

Last fall it was reported that the 
Hudson's Bay . Go; and banks inr 
Vested in Educational were becom- 
ing ill at eas^ over Educatiohal's 
condition, but this was denied. 
Later there was- talk- -of a- merger 
of Ediicat and Cblumbi which, 
never got very far. 



FRANKUN MOVING 
CLOSER TO STDDIO 



In the co-ordinating of depart-^ 
menfs at RKO, the first of which 
combines the vnude and film book- 
ing divisions as one, Phil Reismart, 
eventually may also become the 
company's oftlcial eastern contict 
on studio talent bobkings .as; welU 
The ultimate aim of the higherups 
is to stick Specialized handlers in, 
^de r : .Reisma n^ , to _ jio^ the actual 
work, with -Reisman nominally~In" 
charge. 

All- of vvhleh may or may not 
have anything to do with the ob- 
servation that Harold Franklin 
seems to be moving into studio op- 
eration, .if not by official position, 
at least by proxy. If assigned to 
handle studio talent bookings as 
well, Reisman will make the third 
Fivnklln , attache to enter the RKO 
studio vaults. 



to 4o to get rid 
of us is to |]»ay us. They , ewe us. a 
lot of money.' 

With this statemeni; J. . Otter- 
son, ERPI president, dismissed all 
intorrogations relative -to -the elec^ 
trie's positi in the film industry 
so far as sffiy ismbi1;ion to dominate 
it is .coiieerined; 

•W6 are hot lh' film production and" 
we 4oT>of intend ta be/- he added:^ — 

Whether the electric wilj inad- 
vertently, be forced into production 
companleET through, any eventual in- 
ability of them to meet their sound 
lnsta,llation debts la another matter. 
Already ERPI has taken over and is 
operating Faramount's Astoria, L. I., 
plant. Interrogeiited about this, 
Otterson reiterated the electric was 
not becoming a producer but simply 
had availed itself of the eastern 
studio set-up as a service medium 
and an opportunity to m^e some 
money. — ^ ... ^ : 

Paramount executives slightly over 
a y^ar ago gave up the idea of 
leasing the Astoria lots to indie 
contpanies because they figured that 
even, if they got a full house weekly 
they could not make the property 
pay; Otterson sees where, under the 
management ~ of the ielectric. Astoria- 
should come out in the black. 
Caith Wanted 

Concerning current reports that 
ERPI and the Chase bank are com-' 
binlhg for control of Lo'ew's, Otter-, 
son,- reviewing the Fox-rLpew stock 
position, stated that ERPrs only in- 
terest in the company is to get it 
to tender cash for $8,000,000 in 
notes. 

Asked whether ERPI now is not 
adding to its present holdings, 
Otterson -..not- , only replied in the 
negative^, but stated that-'BRPI is 
not interested in adding to its pres- 
ent Loew holdings. 

The same is true for Paramount 
ahH ~ali:""other""iJompffnies -that --o we 
the electric money, Otteirson allowed 
It to be understood. 



Confirmation 

Ottierson's statement rjBgarding the 
electriq and the film industry was 
virtually confirmed in full by the 
executive head of :pne of -: Westerri^s 
major cohipany licensees. 

This . executive, on -Intimate terms 
Svith tiie electric head almost since 
the inceptibn of sound, pointed out 
where ERPI years- ago could have 
made a. killing starting with iFox. 

'Electrical Research; because of Its 
ppsitlon, has been, on the ground 
.floor of all industry developments. 
It has been repeatedly placed in a 
position Where it could have long 
ago materialized any plans to hog 
the business. It Jiad Fox and it h»d. 
Paramount. I am certain the Lo^w' 
reports are in the same category.* 



THALBERG RETURN TO 
MGMSFT FOR JULY 20 



Adding Machmes Losing Out as 




Controllers of Show Biz; 
Cuts and Cuts Udn't Save Grosses 



ROWLAND PRODUCING? 

Reported May . Become. Indie aker 
—10; Perhaps Next Season 



^Another indiependent producer 
from majo^^ rahkis looming on; -the 
i933-'3i horizon is Richard A. Row- 
land, riscently associated with Fox. 

While his plans are said to be 
somiewhat undefined with financing 
yet to be arrangeti, the number 6f 
pictures Rowland 'figures bn for the 
c|ohiing season is set at 10. Depend- 
ihg on more concrete formulation of 
plans. It niay be more or less. 



No Over#ooting 




. Remaining another month at Bad 
Nauheim, Germany, Irving Thal- 
berg will not return to the Metro: 
lot until July 20. Treatment he is 
taking at the resort has been. bene- 
ficial and he is following physlr 
cfahs* suggestions ' to remain. 
. While there he Is working on sev- 
eral- scripts- which - will go. into work 
shortly after his return. One Is an 
original by Charles, Mac Arthur. 



Hollywood, June 5. 
A limit of 100,000 feet of film per 
picture has been imposed by Jesse 
Xiasky upon his directors as a fixed 
policy on all future productions. It 
was adopted as an artistic as well 
as- commercial economy 

In sponsoring, this new; policy, 
Lasky said he .had secured the en- 
dorsement of Frank Lloyd, William 
K. 'Howard and other meggers. 
Lloyd has just turned in 'Belrkeley 
Square' for. the. Fox producer well 
under 100,000 feet. Howarj^ con- 
sunied no more footage' in 'The' 
Power and the Glory.' 

Anticipating criticism the 
sc6re of 'factory methods,' Lasky 
says the limitation Is not only to 
save^. money now wasted on exces- 
sive .shooting,' but also to conserve 
the talents of all concerned In mak- 
ing pictures. 

Force Cohcentrati 

'By fitting a definite franiie,' says 
the Fox producer, 'I believe directors 
will concentrate upon what Is abso- 
.liitely " necessary, - and less upon 
added scenes with which they hojpe 
to startle executives viewing the 
rushes. It ■ will also force directors 
Inta taking- more- Jnter.eat_ Jn_the 
story while It's being prepared,' 

Sergei Eisenstein's "Thunder Over 
Mexico,' was cited as a notable ex- 
ample of overshooting. Film was 
in 580,000 feet, or over 90 miles in 
length, as it reached Hollywood. 
After the task of cutting it down to 
practical theatre length had been 
declared Impossible, Laslty loaned 
Harry Chahdlee, his story editor, to 
the producers. Chandlee got it to 
length only after tOO workihg Jhours, 



ENGUSH PRODUONG CO. 
FORMED IN NEW YORK 



New picture company, with Brit- 
ish backing " and ■ .executLve lineup,, 
has been formed. In New York with 
intentions of going into production 
pronto. Clainied to be an inde- 
pendent venture. 

Company Is calling Itself Star- 
mark, Inc. It is headed by John 
Matcham, jacitisher. Floyd.. Rich- 
ards, another Englishman, is pro- 
duction manager. Films Will be re- 
leased through Regent Pictures,, in- 

"are""aistfib"ontflirP6"ff6miy-^fiOT 

. Group has talcen a six-month's 
lease at the Metropolitan Studios In 
New York with production slated 
to start June 15. First picture w'ill 
be 'Unwanted Vehus,' from a Brit- 
ish, yarn, which will be given an 
American, brushing 6ver and: dialog 
be:fore screening. Grover Lee will 
direct; 

Intention Is to usife an entirely 
American cast. 



Robot control of the film bfz is 
waning. As Paramount and Fox 
shake off statistical control of their 
affairs in; favor of- showmen, the 
hold the humand adding machines 
have had on the industry the past 
,twp_ years or more -. is declining. 
6nly RKO, for the present, and due 
mostly to its receivership state, is 
still swayed by such statistician 
control. 

: In the majority of cases -these 
statisticians are. just robot show^ 
men,, knowing little above what the 
adding machine spills out or the 
subtracter cuts down. In most cases 
they are glorified bookkeepers. In 
the picture companies they rare 
called auditors or cpnunitteem^n. 

They -make , up all kinds of com- 
mittees, but in every case, every 
purpose of every comniittee coia- 
posed of statisticians has but one 
a.lm-and-that'£H-to cut. - 
^ Paramount's ^ break has coma 
through, bankruptcy. It's paradoxt-" 
cal when compared to RKO's situ- 
ation. The setting up of a Par re* 
organization committee, under tho 
trustees, and putting, S. A. liyhch 
in charge demonstrates somethiiiflr 
about the biz going back to- show- 
manly hands. It would indicate at. 
: Par that the creditors of that firm* 
; bankers or otherwise have become 
I wised to the f8u;t that showmen can 
reorganize the biz and none elser 
Fox downtown learned that fact 
after Sidney Kent took charge. 

Accounflngniheets "metttt'TsothinR"- 
it grosses keep declining. ^ The 
statisticians subtracted, and sub^ 
tracted, to cut costs, but as they 
subtracted grosses kept falling Just 
the same. Falling to solve the 
problem of declining grosses was 
where the statisticians have met 
their Waterloo. 

Not Always Wet 

They could show & loss exists, 
but could ,not deylse m^ans of 
turning that loss into a profit, 
through the b. o. No matter how 
much they cut, - the- loss remained. 

This doesn't mean that the statls- 
tlqlans were always wet Sometimes 
they smelled something which 
showmen knew but wouldn't ad- 
mit. That's only where' the show- 
men became statistically minded. 
And, since the. human multipliers 
have come into the biz by groups 
and .hordes, many a showman has 
lost his perspective, mostly be- 
cause the^ banker germ struck him. 
" The angle Tierhg that the" partic- 
ular shownian aimed to impress the 
particular bankers with his faith in 
figures, . also. Not human figures, 
which is where the showman's in- 
stinct counts. 

Case in point Is where one of the 
leading circuit heads was wont tO} 
co.mpiiIe figures about vecohoitilSil 
pierfected urider his' operating sjj^s- 
tem. Aniong tliese he charged off 
pVer $5,000,000 as a saving because 
it rep'resehted so much which the 
circuit used to spend , additionally 
on vaude but which he eliminated. 

"The statisticians caught- this 
quick, citing ttiat eliminating' vaude 
and counting the money thus not 
spent as a saving would be the 
same as eliminating films altogether 
and by darkening all houses, .eon- 
.slder everything saved. 

At the same timei.it's the exam- 
ple that Warners, which has steered 
clear of bankers and statlstcian. 
control as such, has weathered the 
depresislon's stormy weather. Other 
cohipanies like Metro and Columba 
•speak for themselves. United Art- 
ists, which never had the book- 
keeping overjordshlp, is swinging 
upwards. 



Who Can Tell? 

Newark, N, J., June 5. 

Jiist to prove 'you never can tell,' 
'Warrior's Husband' at the Terminal 
plainly dl-Hplea.sod the audience and 
was pulled. 

Meanwhile eight miles away in 
.Teivsey City the film drew strongly 
an VI ■\va.s ju.ft f\.s clearly liked. Audi- 
ence should t>c about the same. 



VARIETY 



PIC¥HIIES 



IVcisday, Jane 6, 1933^ 



Leailnig St^ks WhuM dp Aneur; 




nik Above St: Fox Chunied 



Undismayed by last week's threat 
of a eietl>ac;k, the inarl(^!t'« bull spon 
Bors: took prieies in. hand yesterday 
^on.) ftfter a lower opening and 

-whirled tH*m up approximately to 
the best of Jaet week. Turnover was 
above' 5, 000;000 -shares and prices 
were near the best of the diay at the 
close. ' 

Aynnsementis^' played a. jfalrly im- 
portdint t>fi^rt in the upturjuv mp^X. of 
«h<ei ftctlve issues eoine, to their tops 
of last w6ek» whiieh were thci 
best priceei of !th« recovery. Iioew's 
touched' 22^,- but . save up about a 
point in the It^st few minutes. . Saine, 
company's bonds. sho$<ahea,d, cross« 
Ins 80 for a h^t gain:>o£ «.bQut 
points. Fpx, which had held back 
from last week's, vigoroua ruhr-up^ 
ifot Info th6.moyem«nt/ yesterday, 
erossli>g Its best, price for. th^ year 
at 4% ; , Kodak pushed through its 
•fornver. jieafc of 83 by a,f riiiction and 
a ! niimbejc . <4 the ^ pehioj* issues, 
among, them Loew's^.! Uhfyeirsiat and 
Orpheum» .iesti^blished new- highs . f or 
the year or longer. ;' . 

- Nathlrig.in-1;he_new.4 'applied cspe- 
ci^ily tb :the theaire :shaxe0, -which" 
got thW ifiilpirjatlp^^ 

In thii& geiheral ihisirket. ■ 

]^ly ;ea$& ctirried t»y©r f rom Sat- 
ubdity'ti -^eakiiess aiid ialeo was due 
tcs' ibiwer prices f Or wheat s^nd cot^ 
tpri; Qtfotallbns tor these <:om- 
xnodlties Urmed. iip later, and the 
market rallied around several con-' 
'spiouously strong spots like JU1164- 
Chemical, ■W?estern Union and Case, 
tbe: tunk around comii><S iu mid- 
aftiarnoo^iv 'i^d holding to .the .finish.. 

^- ■ ' : ^Anf usement^ Bert Week . . 

■ The • amuiwment .stecka, enjoyed; 
their-r beat week- since- the acute, 
etfse of the deflifttlon set In more 
tha,ui,a year . jago. . .Practically every 
active issue reached -a new top for 
tKe y^'kri ahd ]^w'i8i th<^ COnx^ded 
miiirkfeii Ksilder of the '^oup, man- 
agiisd lit la-- belated way to penetratec 
Its testadas price before th-e spring, 
uptburn. .3tock had several tim^^s; 
iapproach$d .and stg .often, backed 
away fifom 'the. yew's bfest of, 2t%,^ 
buf pn .Saturday ?oomed through 
that level to Score a hew peftk at 

The entli^" ifroup' dlaplayed some 
jui<^ gains, carried Tight to ;. the 
close of .the w.eek,'. Among them, 
were S^ . net. advance for liOew's 
preferred «tnd , about 3% for the 
common; !Pitthe A iip a full point 
tot- aii 'advance- of 40% ; Warner 
Bfod. uit more thAn 2%; represent-: 
Ing a gain In^ a few days of about 
100% or double its previouts stated 
value. Same:- company's preferred 
-was up (5, representing ^0.% gain, 
and Paramount certificates of de- 
posit more than doubled in price 
within a weelc< Radio climbed 
-on-^the- enormoys.-VOlumO-of- Jiearly. 
6,00,000 shares, malting a new top 
for the year and longer* 

Performance of the bond section 
was equally sensational. Advances 
of 3 and more points were general 
-tltrbughout the liist, and Warner 
Bros, debentures shot ahead 10, 
points net to 35, new high level 
since its coWapse "i£ year ago be- 
low 10. 

These developments gave the 
market for amusements a fine, rosy 
a-spect, , except' that the background 
.of tbe whole movement, inspired 
a lively suspicion of manipulation.: 
The adyahce .-was' not In response to 

- a- gifiheral nidtket.movementi for the 
industrial averages closed Saturday 
with ia liet' advance of less tiian 
half a 'pointi.41 .cents to be exact, 
Indlffepent 8ho:wlng of the leading 

(Continued -on pag^ 25) 



No Score for ?add/ 



^ ■ ■ 



Ket 

3al«h, 'niirli..L6w.Xiitst.cl>se. 
100 Am. seat.,, -4% 4K 4% + % 
8.200 Col. Fio..,. 18 ie%.17?6 +t% 
100 Cons, F,.^ 4%- •*% '4%--%. 
2,800 Con, P, pf. 12% 12 12% + 9i 
2,000 Saat. X.,. 88J4 'SI 63%+ % 
12.000 rVa ...... 4% 4% J%+% 

19,000 Lbew . .„. 22%. 20% ^% + % 
jiOO Loe-ir. pC;. to 67 TO +1% 
120 Orph. pf.. 0% 8% 8U +1 
4,000 Par ctte. . . 2% 1% 2%.+ % 
17.200 Patha. . . 1% 1% 1%+ % 
6,800 Patbe. pf.., 4% 4% .4%.+ % 
05.600 UGA 0% *% 0%+% 

a.soO'RXo 4% .4 4%;+ % - 

48,800 W, B..... « 6% v..«.r>f% 
BONDS, 

>20,000 G«n. Thr. 6 5%, 6 — % 
1,000 Xeltb .... 4ft 4R 45 ;-l 
.6.000 I«oew ^v,i. .81. ■'■ TI% .:fl0% +8% 
• 60.000. Pap-P:!*.,. 10% 14%,. 10%.+!% 
10,000 Par-^ub . . 15 10% W 
l.OOO^ AKO diab, . 22% 22% < 22% -t- % • 
M.OOO,.SW...B,.*,. 87 .;..84%. J(6%.-f 1%. - 
CCBB 

2.M0 Gn;; Tta.> %; %., % 
.2.800 TecU. .... 8% 8% 8% 
1,800 Titoaii; . . 8% 8% «% - 

*EUi-dlv. 



INDIE'S GESTURE 

Release 'Gold Diggers* Title to WB 
despite Suit 

Majestic will not tise ltd H3old 
Diggers of Piufia' title by private ar- 
rangeihbnt with Warner Brothers. 
Majestic made its fiilm but was sued 
by the Brothers, who attempted to 
stop them via in junction. Meantime 
Majestic changed Its film's, title to 
'Glgblettes of Paris* and baa been 
selling it thus for the pftst two 
months. Subiseotuently, the court 
i^iiled that Majestic could continue 
to use the -Gold piggei'i^ title if It 
wishes. ' 

Claimed that there's no monet^Lry 
deal involved In Majesties easy ac- 
quiescence but that the indie com- 
pany, is doing it as a gesture. 



If 




Unlvertial Cltyi June 6. 
Universal will produce Ave serials 
for 'Zi-'ZA, same as for the current 
season, 

First to go in Is 'Gordon of Qiiost 
City,' with Buck Jones, starting' 
Jliiie 15. 'AdveniturOs of Ann,' a 
nni^lca,!, goes. In next > 

ITAtversal has. rerconsldered 'The 
Perils of Pauline,' fifter previously 
declding^ to-BhelV€h-theHBtory»_ and ' 
Wilt likely do thiia remake of the 
early ■"Silent thriller a« . the third 
serial,.;,-- 

i 'i^hantbm of the Deep,*' undersea' 
story, %111 likely have Richard Tal-' 
mfL'dgb"- al3 iUUp. Taimadfee's ■ own 
boiiipUhy ^ has l»een at- a ' standistiU- 
ior-nifearly a year. A detective story, 
•Vanishing Shadbw,' completes the 
quintet. 

■ jfeniy '>iacl^ae will again be In 
charge of -serial , iiroduction. 



liollywood^, Ju.ne 6.. , 
tTniversal Wili produce <t .aeries 
of shorts using vaudeville acts only 
in the c^stisl, £:ach two reeler ip 
to have ,.eiis.C«<cts And -^an' nn c:, -witb; 
the fiiim, to be presented as a regur 
lar yaude bill. 
First one got.'.under -wiiy tbdfliy 
ipii^iy'.'affd :Tippn--lts-succe 
penda: whetli^r Uv^wiU complete the 
seriesi Acts... lined, up,, are Three. 
Cheiers, raidlo male trio; Sddie^ i^eii-- 
body; King, King and .Kiiig^ loiaie 
dance act; Alfred liatell;. 4bg Iml.- 
ttitibns; Hudson Sisters, acrobats'; 
aiid Xiorraine and Blgby, comedy 
team, Teddy Joycjet wili' m^ o. 

i Warren Doanei who produces 
Uf'S . shorts, is responsible for the 
idea, .^figuring the shorts can have 
a spot on film house, programs 
where .regula,r vaude would go,^ but 
Incurs too big a nut. Shorts will 
run «Cbottt:^-jnlnutes,-^lmmy--Horne- 
direpts the first.. 



CUT OmCE SI^ACE 
AS SAVING FOR RKO 



■ Beduction of the operating oyerr, 
head at .lUSO is being engineered 
under the personal .direction of 
M. H. Aylesworth, Since Ayles- 
worth took the thing under his 
-own -wihg-a-couple- of w.eeka_backi 
RKO is on the road to save at 
least f6,O0O month in rental over 
head alone at Raidio City by cutting 
down the office space utilized by 
[he company from eight floors to 
five. 

The 9th and lOth floors of the 
RKO ' :i3pace is to be cut out eh 
tirely, with the, viaude. booklngi :reai 
estate and transportation depart - 
irienlS lifted to the lltH floor, 
vrhere! the -theatre, operating end. is 
jcbnic'entirated, . 
\- Likely- ieilso that the eighth floor 
offices presently used, by the. legal 
dlSrisipn will 'be shbved upstairs. 
; Of the IlKO offices, only the :re 
ioelVership department used by the 
Irving Trust reps is presently on 
the loth floor. 
I In 'the -shifts vtbat are to occur, 
'varibulB departments are -to be con 
solidated; removing additional ope- 
rating expenses. 



Hollywood, June 6. 
Fox has thrown out the entire 
special musical score written for 
^ddy, the Next Beat TThing.' It 
will use instead standard selections 
with, Mary McCorimick, from grand 
^peassu fl6ineUhe^5^W 

Switch was caiused'by the sl.u3ib^s 
unwillingness to play Janet Gaynor 
In another musical Immediaiely fol 
lb-Wing 'Adorable.' 



3 MiAScdt Writers 

Hollywood, June 5, 
Mascot has engaged .three 
writers, to preipare a script, for its 
next feature, starting July 5, undtir 
direction of D. Ross Leaerman. 

Scribblers , are Rliorman Lowe, 
Al Jackson and Al Martin. 



New Par Termers for 
McCarey and juggles 

Hollywood, June Z. 

Leo McCarey and Wesley Ruggles 
get-n6w=one=yeajr-contracts.^t!Para= 
mount. McCarey's first direction 
will be the Marx Bros.' *Duck Soup 
R.uggles' contract begins with 'Shoe 
the Wild Mare,' from the Gene FoW' 
ler . novel. He still has to do 'I'm 
No Ahgel,' as. the la^t op his present 
paper. Harlan Thomipson- is doin; 
the treatment ,on the. latter. 
; Eddie Sutherland has a..one-pic 
ture contract to direct and Mary 
.iJoland's option for another year, 
has been picked upj both at Par, 

Joyce -Sctznicli agency made all 
placements, \ 





ForH^Vaqik 
on Pk Bill 




PAR Tl»iOAN ROGERS 
STARS UNDER '34 DEAL 



Holly WOodj, June 6. 
Charles R^ tROgers hais signed' a 
new contract with. Paramount to 
prb-duce for* next season's program 
10. ipilctures, two more than for this 
year's product. Agreement provided 
that in iaddition to featured play- 
ers, as heretofore, -Pariamount will, 
loan Rogers available stars. First 
star he will get is.Cary Grant for 
Swift Arrow,' an Indian story by 
Gael MacLean, which is initial pic- 
ture on new,, program; and tO- be 
done in color. 



Spyros Due on Coast 



Jms Angeles, June 5. 
Spyros Skour^B has jnade another 
start for, the coast and is now in 
St Louis. He's expected here by 
Friday for conference with Fox 
Wept Coast trustees. 



Hollywopd 



Brielly rewritten extract* from 'VarletyV Hollywood BulletiiK prlntc^ 
each Friday in Kbllywood, and; added to the regular weekly 'Variet^' 

The BiiUetin does not cireulatei other than on tho Pactfie Slope. 

: News from the Daillee in top Angelea will be found in that customary 
department. 



' After penciling John Halliday into 
the 'Midnight Club* spot previously 
intended for Clive Brook. Para- 
mount .whipped the part into auoh 
shape as to get Brook's okay ;|gid.i 
the latter stepjped into it, with plo 
etartlng Thursday (1). 

Bkrney .SSareck and yera von 
Stein are preparing Mascot's next 
serial, 'The tAughlng Devil.* 



George Weekc^ Angeiua Produc- 
tiona has bought Tangled Liesk' an 
original story by George JSorgan. 

Muriel Kirkland has replaced 
Lilian Bond in .Unlversal'a .'Secret 
of the Blue Robin.'. 



♦Hollywood Revue', is . the first 
Metro mUsical production asslish- 
ment handed LOu Silvers upon bla 
recent, return to the coast. 



Par Wants Ford 

Paramount is. negotiating for 
Corey Ford .to work with Joe. Man- 
kiewlcz on the scrOen treatment of 
Alice in Wonderland.' 



Fox has shifted' Htiirvey Stephens 
from cast of lievira in LovO' rto 
'Paddy the. ^^%t Best Thlng.^ 
"Schedule conflicted actor's appear- 
.anco in Itpth |)lXt_ .. 

Hal Roach has put Lillian Andrus, 
non-pro, - under contract as a -come- 
dy ingenue. 



'Her Splendid Follies,' by BeulaU 
Poynter. 

Helen . Brodertck. arrives her^^-l 
shortly for 'Flying to Rio,' Radio. 

Radio'a Eskimo Pilms: 
Ssklmo pictur^ 'Man of Two 
Worlds,* will be made by Radio. 
Ainsworth Morgan, the author, la on 
the lot oollaboratihg on the script 
with . Howard J. Green, 



Henry. Henigson haa postponed 
hta trip to Chiciago. two weeks. Triat 
date in hid suit against the Excel* 
sior Motor Manufacturing and Sup^^ 
ply Co. has been set back to latvtj 
this month. .;„j 

Tom Reed la writing an ori'glntiJL,',! 
■mountaineer stbry^ fOr tiniversal. ^ ' 

Bert Hanloh is -writing dialog fOr 
•My Weakness,' vi^hlch .Biiddy Do' 
iSylva will produce' for 'Fpx; v 

No Sideline . 

. Whenrthe Hays office checked. to. 
on the request of an alleged correj<< 
spondent for South Anierican news'-,,' 
loapers for studio ;credentials it was ' 
found he had. a line Of Indian rugs 
Which he hoped to peddle in th^' 
film lots. Didn't get the pa.ss, 



Paul Florence, N. Y„ dance direc* 
tor, returning .eB.st tp stage dances 
for Warner shorts at Flatbush". 



Normaii . .Krasna ha.B .<beeh bor- 
rowed by T^-^rbm Metro- to" work on 
script of 'Love, Honor. a,n'd Oh I 
Baby;' He replaces S. J, Perelman, 
who -walked after one day on the 
etory. 



Ward Morehouse flew here from 
New York for one week's -work at 
U on his story, 'One Glamorous 
Night.' 



Monogram' will star Ralph Forbes 
in three pix. First will be 'The 
Avenger.* ■ 



Edward' Small' wants to borrow 
Edward Sedgwiclc from Metro, to 
'direct .'Joe Palooka,' for Reliance., 



Charles... Bey mer, mag writer ,oj(. 
spy yarns; joihs Metro tO do an 
oiiglna.1, ■ 



Daniel J'. O'Brien, former Frisco 
police chief; and wife will return to 
Bad Nauhelmv Germany, in August. 
Son George will join- them later. ° 



- Bradley King is <itl . Par payroll 
upon completion of 'Torch Singer* 
script. - Milton Cropper back,, on 
studio's writing staff, unassigned; 

Columbia' is bringing- Lawrence 
Hazzard from Ne-w York 10 write 
originals. 



:P<vul Gangelln, .writer now in N.;^^ 
r., -v^iU come to the coast to Writei 
an: OrTgrrial f 6r ~Benrite-"^Bi^[mo7r. t ^ 



M'GV'Antornette^ 

, Metro has abandoned 'Road. W 
Rome' as a possibility for Norma 
Shearer and instead as 'Marie An- ; 
tolnette' on the Are. Claudihe Weist 
and Ernest Vajda are scripting. 
Sidney, Franklin, ' who has been 
spotted on 'Rome,^ will meg 'Marie.* 



With 2.800 feet salvaged from the 
prlginal 'March of Time,' Metro' 
Started Monday (6) on remaka-.' 
Weber and Fields, Marie Dressier 
and Fay Templeton appear in saveid|- 
seguences. 



, S4^etro won^t renew Richard Bble- 
slavsky.' His last: nmg job was 
^Strange Rhapsody:' 



Kidding :B.reen 
When. Winfleld Sheehan foun^i 
two O'Haras in 'Paddy,' one Flsks 
O'Hara and the other a character' 
name, he changed the latter to 'JOS 
Breen,' to kid the Hays exec of that 
name. 



. Col has bought. 'Gulf Stream 
Plunder* from Robert J. Hogan.' 
Lambert Hillyer .will direct. 



C. S. 'Tink' Humphrey a^d Lew 
Cantor, -who have been selling plays, 
are "Tiranchlng — ^out ^nto^regular 
agenting. 



One $20,000 Budgets 
Ralph Like and Willis Kent will 
produce a group of pix budgeted at 
$20,000. First will be adapted front 




Cast Out of 'Old Home' Studios, Shoei- 
stringers Walk Streets 



Hollywood, 
Closing of International and Re- 
public rental studios to the small- 
time indies will Icjave this group, 

who have nothing but an idea and 
a prayer, practically without, a 
modern lot on which to make, pic- 
tures. The sboestrihgers will have to 
reIy..on.Q.ne ,of the old-time studios, 
now nothing but barns,' work 
outdoors. 

International closed its doors, on 
T;iieS(rindies lastTweek, following-the 
lead of Metropolitan, <which was 
firfet, and other rential lots,. Ralph 
tiike, owner of International, In- 
tends using most of his space for 
his o-jvn production, and the rest for 
producers -who have finances set 
and are fairly sure their production 
arrangements will go through. 
This studio, like Republic, has long 
been occupied with indies who sel- 
dom 'or never got going. 

Hopefuls of the film industry that 
filled the offices at Ilepubllc were 



among the reasons, for this studio's 
financial difficulties. Operators of 
the lot many times started tb oust 
them, but always weakened over the 
pleas promises of the tenants. 
Pirist notice issued by the owner, 
J." "S^. .Clune, on taking back the 
property two weeks ago, was a 
move order to all tenants excepting 
Louis Lewyn, Emil Jensen and one 
or two others. 

Mack Sennett, Educational, Tif- 
fany; Western Pictures and other 
:rentaWlots:^aEe..atll^hl-hajtijUjg„ 
shoestringer. He will now have to 
do 'his promoting from an office 
building, and won't he: allowed to 
work in a studio until he can show 
that his bills will be paid. 

This will probably eliminate the 
last of the few remaining shoe- 
stringers, whose numbers have been 
g/ad"iially cut since silent pictures 
by the higher cost of talkers, and 
more recently by the depression. 

There's no ijlace in Hollywood 
now that can be called Poverty Row. 



Having exercised its option tm 
Sam Wood, Me tro h as set the meg^: 
ger to do .'Christopher .Bean,? ~ wltli 
Marle^ Dressier . and iAhnel Bia,rry-' 
more topping the ca,st. 

Josephine LoVett is at Metro' 
adapting Edith Wharton's 'The Old 
Maid,' to star Helen Hayes. 

.. Harry Axt and Ed-ward Eliscu ars 
the tunesmiths oh^ ?Sally; WaS" a 
Lady,' Radio pic. 



Fox Is hunting titles to replacO' 
handles_of__!Ellgrimage!_and 'Last.. 
-Adam.' 



Frederick Hollaender, European' 
composer who has .written the mti^'- 
sic for 30 foreign pics, is here to 
write music for Fox films. 



Ben Blue opens a 10 to 12 weeks;* . 
^vaude tour , June.. $ at the RKO. 
house in New Orleans, after which 
he goes to the Palace, Chicago; 

The Noah Beerys, senior and ' 
Junior, go, into the same filni in 
Mascot's- 'Fighting with Kit Car* 
son.' 



Reopening Republic 

Revamped Republic studio, take^ 
back by the owner, J. W. Clune, will' 
reopen as Prudential studio, witK 
Harry Sherman in charge. 

■ . .■ ^ ..■ . 

Herman Manklewlcz. haa been 
given a two-'weeka leave of /absence" 
by Metro tO: go to New York. 



Gertrude Purceil Is on the script 
of 'My Girt Sar at Rlalto, to put a 
feminine, touch Into the story. Nor- 
man Huston, Who authored. Is off 
the pay roll. 



George Stevens has been given a 
.contract to direct a: aeries of shorts 
|U;^adio, .j of- 

John Frances Larkln, laist fin 
..'Lilies of Broadway,' is how o'ii 
'Rlgadoon* script at Unlversq,!. 

Rollo Lloyd is writing an origi- 
nal, 'The Fire Eaters,' for Radio, 
and will have ii part in the picture*. 
Story is for Bill Boyd. 



roadway Possibility 
Gllmor Brown has a deal with 
the Shuberts to produce tlie rtormnri. 
play, 'The Man of Wax," at the Tas- 
(Continucd on page 30) 



Tuesday, June 6, 193S 



r ICTttRES 



VARIETY 







6^ Minn. House Rental^^ C^^^ 
$5,000 to $U30 Wkly for P-P Suhsid 



Minneapolis, June 5.. 

. An example of theatre rental de- 
fia,tion with a vengeance la that of 
the $2,000,000 4,200 -seat Minnesota 
here. The. .Minn«rota Amuiseinent 
Co., one of the Publlx Northwest 
chains in receivership, has just 
s'icrned a 10-year lease for the house 
at a rental of approximately $1,730 
a week, or 17% percent of the gross 
receipts. Paramount-Publix was 

- paying approximately $6,200 a week 
rental, including taxes and ih- 
Burarice.' during a three-year period 
up to jaist December^ 

The minimum rental specified in 

-the new Jtease Is just sufflcient to 
cover ground rent and' taxes and 
must be . paid whether or not the 
house Is open. In addition, the leis-! 
Bees must pay all Insuranee and re^ 
pair costs and' maintain the equip-^ 
xnent. Publix stipulate^ to. keep the 
house open a minimum of six 

; months -a.. year^ If the theatre is 

; closed for more' than three months 
Irt" any Tear the- minimum -rental, 
jumps 25 %i Present plans are to 
reopen the house in the fall with 

' a pit show policy and pictures at , 
66c. top," [ 
Bonds to help defray the cost of' 
constructing the Minnesota theatre ' 
were sold to local investors and 
they are holding the sack. The 
bonds are practically worthless 'and 
without a market. Unless the per 
centage arrangement yields a sub 
stantial amount no Interest can be 
paid upon them. Paramount-Publix 
ceaseia jpaylng "rentaMast Becember^ 
. In the heyday of 1928 and 1929 
prosperity the Minnesota was gross- 
ing from $35,000 to $45,000 a week. 
After the stock market crash tak 
Ings fell as low as $8,000 a week. 
Paramount-Pubiix continued paying 
reiit for more than a year after it 
closed, the house, the cost of car 
rylng the dark theatre having been 
approximately $6,200 a week. 

Announcement of the deal to 
bondholders does hot Inform them 

thftt-the new-lessee^-Is- the Minne 
sota Amusement Co.,: a Paramount- 
Publix subsidiary. The lessee has 
deposited. $20,000 ^n escrow, which 
becomes the lessor's property if the 
lease is terminated by reason of de 
fault on the lessee's part. 
More Reducti 



'Taint Right 



Hollywood, June B. 

Paramount's home office 
wlri^d here that Theodore. 
Dreiser had seen a. print of 
'Jennie Gerhardt' and had 
^ okayed It.' 

Publicity department re-, 
layed the Info to B. P. Schul- 
berg,. who produced the pic- 
ture. 'My God,' said Schulberg, 
'he must haVe seen the wrong 
verislort.'^- 



PAR TRUSTEES 
1ST TO 0. 0. 




It is stated that difflculty was eh 
countered in finding 'a responsible 
and experienced operator willing to 
_uhdertake any flxed rent or furnish 
any substantial guarantees;' It also 
Is announced that claims are being 
filed against the trustees in bank- 
ruptcy for Paramount-Publix for 
the amount of the rent for which it 
Is liable, that six months of under- 
lying charges, including ground rent 
aind. taxes, have accrued and that 
a.tt effort wlU be niade to oMaJn a 
tax reduction iand a lower ground 
r.ental. 

..A group of local bankers and 
capitalists went ahead and built the 
theatre during the boom after F. & 
R., then in control 6f the Northwest 
theatre ■ situation, had turned down 
the proposltph. A deal was made 
with Paramount-Publix to lease the 
theatre and leading banks , here sold 
the bonds to the public. 



Arliss Starts for 20th 

Century Pix Sept. 1 

Hollywood, June 6;. 
George Arliss has been signed by 
20th Century P'Ictures. the Schenck- 
"Zanuck Organization; Arliss, now in 
liOndon, , win come here Sept. 1, to 
do his first film for that unit; 
-■==-^Hl3 f ormet-Gontraci -mtJLjWa^ 
Closed with 'Voltaire.' 



ROACH BACK TO COAST 

Hal Roach left for the Coast yes- 
terday .(Monday) after week-ending 
In New York with Arthur Loew. 

Roach arrived from Europe 
Thursday (1) on the Rex- Me had 
intended making a feature in Lori- 
don hut gave the idea up because 
of cfisting difficulties and the time 
It would have Involved, he said. 



While it. is presumed that sooner 
or later the trustees of. Paramount- 
Publix will, get into the production 
and distribution departments In 
some mannet or other, probably to 
control costs If they seem in need 
of control, so far there has been 
ho Interference whatever. 

Theatres through the parent com- 
pany, P-P and through the separate 
bankruptcy over Publlx Enterprises, 
come In for" first TCttehtltm-bexjaUse 
they toffer the greatest problem for 
trustees on both sides. Production 
will be the second, arm of P-P tp 
gain attention of trustees, It Is ex 
pected, with distribution, taking In 
the foreign department as Well, the 
last to feel the influence of the 
bankruptcy adjudicators. 

At peesent there, is no control of 
costs, disbursements or deals of the 
production and distributioh depart 
ments by the trustees. One of the 

questions-of-the jnomentJs whethex- 
the trustees of -Par, under bank- 
ruptcy law, can tell the studio what 
it shall pay for stories; or the dis 
trlbution department what its costs 
shall amount to. Technically, It Is 
pointed out the P-P assets In these 
two branches is in stock ownership, 
the distribution,, foreign and. pro 
duction corporations themselves be 
ing solvent. 

Studio Latter, Mebbe 

• Right now_.the.-studio_Is_uslng_Its 
own discretion In buying. Though 
a few story purchases lately have 
run higher than average, there has 
been no dispute. In foreign and 
distrib limbs of Par all activities are 
being carried exactly as they were 
prior to the bankruptcy. 

The probable ': first steipa to be 
tkkeri by trustees of Piar so. fiir ad 
production is concerned, will come 
In the sale of rights to stories and 
the rights in negs. > These rights, 
however, may be In the name of the 
parent company, Paramount-PubUx, 
and take in properties bought be- 
fore producing and distribution 
went into subslds of their own. 

With both prod and distrib arms 
solvent corporations, contracts Mn- 
der bankruptcy laws are h^ld as 
inviolate. 

If the P-P trustees do not directly 
exercise control over production iknd 
distribution, either in Whole or part, 
they will . to some extent do so in- 
directly through George J. . Schaefer 
as g, m. for the trustees. 

While Schaefer's g. m. powers are 
not expected to, disturb distribution 
personnel, It Is regarded as possible 
his g. m.'lng over the studio may 
result In some changes, there, but 
ribTS^ffnllfe^ndicatlTOr-Wf^atiy-^iSTretp 




Industry's Talker* Discuss 
ing Tooling' Picture Busi 
hess f or« General Cood— 
Matter of Washington's 
Concurrence and Many 
Other Obstacles 



Levien Pioneering 

Hollywood, June 5. 
- Fox has taken up another six 
months' option on Sonya Levien. 

She is oldest writer in point of 
servjce on the lot, and one of the 
few scenarists In Hollywood to have 
held over from the silent days in 
continuous service. 



BETTER FOR DIVIDENDS 



A «iani pool of all production and 
distribution into one or two financial 
and regulatory basi , with a die- 
, cftmrtiefcibh nUmed by the 
gbyernment in tupervitionr is how 
under wide discussion in major 
circles as' a more effective Und cer^ 
tain industry platforjn to. submit to 
Washington^ than a trade practice 
formula. 

lihder such operaitlon,' the ma,- 
-chlhei^ of -which could be set up by 
the^governm ent without Isacrifldng 
showmansHlp or dtilllngr coittpetltloh,- 
the plan, from the perspective of 
current speakers, should not only 
be a boon to the industry, but the 
picture Investing' public ,a3 well. 
Where leaders declare film dividends 
today are 'hot even on the horizon, 
they believe an earning Impetus 
would be bound to come if present 
miscellaneous stocks were scrambled, 
and exchanged for certificates issued 
under such a set-up. 

By 'pool' proponents do hot mean 
'mer ger' In the actuia isense of the 
word. CompaiileH-would-continue as 
physical entities except that their 
resources- .WoUld.- be . pooled and 
bonuses extended those which showed 
the greatest initiative. In other 
words, proponents hold their Idea 
virtually amounts to making Aims a 
government subsidy. As such, they 
maintain, exhibition would be taken 
care of autom^'tlcally. 

There are now several Inter- 
pretations of Roosevelt's uttei* 
ances about waiving the anti-trust 
4aws-dxirlng the national industry 
emergency. And this week, all 
spokesmen In the industry concede 
that only with the enactment of th(e 
Roosevelt regulatory, measure ci^n 
filmdom determine finally and legally 
whether it can merge, even tempo 
rarily, and how far It can code. 

ing -Measure 

By Thursday .(8) film contact men 
at Washington - expect that the 
Roosevelt measure will have been 
authorized by _.hothu_heuse8__and 
ready for the President's signature; 
Whether It will be In the same 
wording as presented "by Roosevelt 
is roundly doubted, the belief being 
that between now and then the 
senate will have ofitered several 
amendments. 

Where proponents of 'the pool Idea 
currently believe .that .the.. govern- 
ment does not want any industry 'to 
explode in its face,' as one, spokes 
man. describes It,: and that It: inay 
look with favor upon the relief dis- 
cussed for pictures, industry contact, 
men who have studied all thie 
Wa^hinsttoh moves have a different 
impression.- In their mind Roose- 
velt, when he .Introduced his mea- 
sure before Congress slightly over 
a week ago, made it clear that he 
wanted fair competition, but that he 
was not advocating elasticity of the 
anti- trust laws for the purpose of 
making it easy for consolidations. 
. While agreeing the "heroic 
method,' as the pool plan Is .being 
referred to. Is basically sound and 
probably agreeable to all of the com- 
panies, these contact spokesmen 
state frankly that they don't believe 
it has a chance with Washington. 
Li ited Salaries 
Th«'"contactors:-al8o-declare^tlia.t= 
If the government were expected to 
adsume any financial responsibility 
for the. picture industry a new plank 
would probably also have to be In- 
serted in the present Reconstruction 
Finance Cprporatlpn. Films, accord- 
ing to, an unofficial although never 
completely -tested belief in the busi- 
ness,: are not among those. industries 
with governmental borrowing ca- 
pacity. 

If pictures were to gain the sUp- 






stem 

Old Script Sales, Set Rentals 



Sausages 



Hollywood^ June S; 
Midwest popularity contest 
winner was being shown 
around the set at a major stu- 
dio. . Press : Introduced her , to 
an exec, and told the latter 
that* although the girl bad 
worked three years <as,ti .book.- 
keeper In a sausage, factory, 
she had never seen sausages 
made. 

.. 'Tell her around 
here . awhile,' y^M the invita- 
tion.: 










Bondholders of the old Roxy will 
Pirotest the petition of Harry G. 
Kosch, for an additional fee of 
$10,000 for the brief period he acted 
as receiver in foreclosure on thei the- 
atre. Kosch's petition is filed with 
the Federal Court and comes up be- 
fore Judge Francis Caflfey* June 13, 

Rbxy-^heatre 



"other 



along with' 
matters. 

Koach already has received $5,000, 
which may have been paid on ac 
count or In settlement of his claims 
as receiver in Equity. 

The bondholders' protest Is to . be 
made known through counsel, ac 
cording to Indications. Represent 
ing them is Attorney Carlos Israels, 
of the law Arm of White & Case. 
Whether Israels, already has been 
apprised of the bondholders' senti 
ment in th9 matter. Isn't known. 

Judge Caflfey Is to determine 
whether the present receivership is 
to continue, among other things. 
Indications are that it will continue, 
if comparative reports as submitted 
of Kosch's administration as re- 
ceiver and the present 'receiver, 

-Hwardrr^ullma-n, iare_4QLhsldered 

Counsel for the receivership Is 
Proskauer, Rose JSc Paskus. 

An auditing fee, of something bvier 
$&,000, to- the firm of . Barro.Wf_ Wadej^ 
Guthrie & Co., Is also sought. 

The reports submitted by Re- 
ceiver Cullman would Indicate that 
a greater loss Is to be suistained to 
the house just through fixed charges 
than If It were kept running. 

Cullman Is a Commissioner of the 
New Tork Port A'uthprlty,. presently 
in Washington, to discuss the^ .J^a 
tional Industry Recovery ill with 
Government people. He also is v. p. 
of the Cullman"' Rrbs. . tobacco firm, 
and. a director of the Coun.ty .Trust 
Company^ 



port of the RFC, the.contactors de- 
clare, the. industry would also have 
to comply with government regula- 
tions which Say that salaries to 
executives In federal borrowing 
companies , Shan not' exceed $17,500 
per year. 

Passage Seems Certai 

Where over the week-end filmdom 
feared for the passage of Roose- 
velt's industry regulatory measure 
all doubt was eliminated Monday 
(5) iaf ternoon " when ./ord- -reached 
New Tork that Washington is cer- 
tain the Presidents codlstic legisla- 
=1 ;ioniwilljr.e.ach. JJie .enact^j^^ 



before the end of this week7 

According to picture contacts at 
i;he capital the senate committee 
was reported to regret Its Friday 
action in extracting the teeth of 
the measure, chiefly the license 
stipulation. At its own request, 
which film men interpret as indi- 
cating certain passage for the 
greater part of the original matter, 
the committee called back Its rcr 
port for re-cohsideratlon. 



Major filmdom has authorized 
weighty catalogs and albums as 
media through which to publicise, 
economies In set rentals and bar>- 
gains in old stories. The books ar« 
regarded as the materialization o£ 
two economic aspects discuissed over 
a month ago at the Industry's round 
table get-together in Hollywood. 

Until the book idea wks hit uppnt 
producers were at a loss as how to 
effect their story exchange under- 
standing. Conferences were held at= 
which stories were named and of- 
fers were made. But, conferees i»Ow 
reveal, the suspicions of the owner 
were always al^oused wh6n a bid 
was made. There was the impres- 
sion that If the other fellow realty- 
did want i^ there must be a reason. 
As the result the pr|ce wehjt iip un- 
til the bidder lost patience. 
No Telephone Figvf«s 
Then the catalog policy began tb 
mature. iBut discussions disclosed 
that It would he a . meaningless ex- ' 
,pens.e if every producer used tele- ' 
phone . figures' and Tadde'd to IH© 
original cost bf "€he~8t6ry"1the tima ; 
Of the various adapters who had . 
tried their hand at bringing it to' 
the Screen unsuccessfully. 

Finally It was agreed that once 
a producer listed a «tory he' would^ 
have to go throughVon the deal. It , 
was also authorized that figures tn . 
the book will Just be the asklfiir 
price, that the final terms wilt tie 
subject to bargaining. The malik; 
point in this ' stipulatioii,. .howeveTas 
Is that the prpducer, once Commijtr^ 
Jted^jdlLhave-_to^ sell, regardless o^; 
the circumstances, if" toe "ftrdd^if; 
should be eager enough to ascend i|Ui.' 
high as the asking figure In the cat;^. 
alog. 

The set catalog Is designed 
more elaborate proportions^ , Ever/' 
producer when makliig' a set ayall? " 
able will subhilt; a still photograpli' 
of It with descriptive matter and .di- 
mensions on the back. This still 
will -be sent to all major prbducers' 
who will add It to the, albuni beinig 
instituted for that purjpiose. 
.- Establishing a .rental rate for; 
sets has been voted put of the qiies- - ' 
tipn unless a percentage, according 
to age, Is achieved. Under the ek<t 
istent arrangement bargaining will 
be resorted to. 



Ckdn Oustiiig^ 
WE Sound in Protest 
of i^rpeliial tii^^ 



Birmingham, June 6. 
In protest to leasing equipment 
Instead of selling outright, R. B. 
Wilby, head of the Wilby houses 
thrbugjhout the southeast^ is In;- 
Stalling, new RCA isound'in the, Ritz' 
here and having Western Electricj' 
equipment removed. Wilby organ-' 
IzatlOH is contemplatlhg removing' 
all W.E. equipment in houses tOf<' 
tailing arpund 108 in the southeast* 
Apart from the dislike to never 
having anything to show for the 
money, since W.E. does not sell 
equipment and merely leases. It, 
Wilby officials don't like the. Idea 
of having to pay for the- so-called' 
service .fee for an. engineer to pass 
through town, drop in fpr a few 
mlputes and then go his way. 

Hoodoo Off 'Yesterday'? 
Looks an Ea^ $500,000 

Hollywood, June 5. , 
"^JPhn=^'Stahl'3-long--delayed^Only=.^ 
Yesterday,' which has had a dozen 
postponements, is scheduled to get 
under way tomorrow (0) at Uni- 
versal. Pic was first to start over 
three months ago, but the U shut- 
down, money and cast troubles, 
started- the iserles of delays. ^ 
'Only Yesterday' will likely go 
over $500,000 on. negative cost. Add- 
ed to the cast are Hugh Enfield and 
Franklin Pangborn. 



VARIETY 



PIC¥«RE CRIISSES 



Tnesdaj.'Jiiiie 6, 1933 ^ 



LA in Brisk Pace: 1%gers' Starts 
6^: Crawford $15,000: Uly Turner 
206 in I Houses; Temple/ WM 



Tuos Angeles, 
Chinese Js top spot the current 
week. Opened Friday (2) witli a |6 
top premiere on 'Gold Diggers ,cf 
1933' ahdi a typical Sid Grauman 
prolog that should bring It into at 

. least tile eight- week ti|n cl^ss. For 
premiere the |6 ducatis went fast 
and with a. rather heavy pr^ss load 

• ifor the house to carry It got around 

^6,600 net on the .performance. 
Over . "week . end At grabbed another 
|6,500» -which is a bright sign for 
this return of the two-a-day pictuiie, 

Std.te With , the Joan Crawfoi>d 
./opusi 'Today We Live,' indicates 
arbuiid a $16,000 week, okay^ Par- 
amouhtt ha-s a, - strong . . grosser In 
'Temple Drake,* with those under 18 
verboten; ahd looks to gather $17,- 
OQO, big. 

Warner houses 'have liilly Turner* 
(Chattertpn-Breht), which In the 
comibined houses may hit around 
|2P;000. Mis? Chatterton Id none 
too strong a draw locally^ and. -it Is 
the vaude tossed in at both houses 
Which will keep up the Intake show- 



RKO offers 'Silver Cord/ which 
Isn't getting Anywhere at all, $3,700. 
' Estimates for. This V/eek 

CKihese ' (Graliman) ■X2i02Sj -.GO- 
IlifiO)— 'Gold Diggers of,1933' ( WB) 
and latAge show (1st week). Aug- 
mented by a, bigv Grauman prolog*^ 
little doubt that this foUow-up on 
*42d Street' will nin for at least a 
two7montlt period. Got $11,400 for 

- the first three days, which Is plenty 

^oke. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 2B-70)— 
Turner* (WB) and vaudeville. 
/Started off. mildly and, helped by' 
vaudeville, may clip little over $d,- 
000. loBi week 'liltUe Glanf (WB) 
helped by holiday. trafSo hit a big 
$12,600. 

— -Hollywood (WB) :(2r75d: -26^66)-^ 
fLlly Turner* (WB) and vaudeville. 
Not hot at all, which at Its best will 
give the hbuse around $11,000. Liast 
week 'Little Giant* (WB) with ad- 
dltibnal. holiday leverage, brought In 

■ a big $13,800. 

Los Angeles (Wm. Fox) (2,800; 
a6-26)--'Forgotten' (Ches) and 
'Night of Terror* (Col). Being one 
of few double blllera helps, as $6,000 
would indicate. liast week 'Black 
. Seauty* (Mono) and 'Scarlet Week 
End* (Maxim) did very good In bag- 
gihg around $6,400. 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,695; 25- 
40)— 'Teihple 15rake* (far) and 
stage show. Picture here helped 
plenty by preview and buildihg to 
Dig $17,000. Last week ^Interna- 
.ilonal. House* (Par), with stage 
show being about 60% responsible 
for draw, the holiday taking help- 
ing tq. a big $16,600, nice profit 



Double Bills Seem to 

bffiset Wilting Buff 

Buffalo, June 5. 
Warm weather Is taking toll of 
the boxofflce on this front, yet there 
is slight improvement over prevlou/g 

. Be'dt seems to be double-billers, 
Hipp and Lafayette,; both doing 
well. 

Estimates for This Week 
Buffalo (Shea) (3,600: 3()-40-56). 
Ihterhatlonal House* (Par) and 
stage show.' Indications point to 
about $13,000 this week. Last week 
'Christopher Strong* (RKO) $11,300, 
not so good. 

Century (Shea) (3,400; 25-40), 
'Airmail' (U) and 'Hello,. Sister' 
(Fox). Far from, good at $6,500. 
Last week , 'Made on Broadway' 
(MG) and 'Bondage' (Fox) pretty 
fair $6,600. 

ipp (Shea) (2,400; 25), 'Looking 
Forward' (MG) and 'E;x-Lady* 
(WB). Might grab oft $6,800 or bet--^ 
ter, nice. Last week 'Temple Drakes 
(Par) ahd 'Devil's Brother* (MG) 
$6,600. 

Lafayette (Ind) (3,400; 25). 'Shall 
We Teii Our Children* (Col) and 
'Big chance' (Eagle). This house 
crowing about world premiere of 
'Children.* Should , do. nicely and 
gross $fr^500r-- Last Jweek JWPman _I 
Stole* (C61) and 'Alimony Madness* 
(Mayfair) average at $6,()00. " 

UTVAY' PLUS 'WHOOPEE' 
TAB, NICE 22G, WASH. 

Washington, June B. . 
Things are better this week than 
last And the answer is simply 
that the pictures are here. Pay day 
falling on Wednesday helped last 
week and started Friday openings 
to good beginning, despite fact that 
circus canrled -away -a-gopd—blt/ot 
the dough.. 

Cilrcus this year fell on iBrst and 
second of month, which usually 
sends theatre men to the showiers 
to reoover. Only effect this time 
seems to be that usual big pay day 
spiirt at the b. o: failed to material- 
ize. Instead week just played nor.r 
mal wind-up. One house manager 
puts it that many who usually 
spend pay day jack at tent:, show 
couldn't stand the outlay and Went 
to shows to make up for it Result 
was that houses broke about even. 

Keith's Is trying a week without 
Gene Dennis to see . just what she 
means to b. o. WIU bring her back 
next Friday. She played two weeks 
at the local RKO spot, closing last 
Thursday. First was biz coupled 
with 'Silver Cord.' Second started 
ofC badly with mind reader co-billed 



Stops Checking 



, Practice of : New Tork the- 
atre operators ' checkings each' 
other's business In Broadway 
first runs has been dropped 
by Publix, 

It's a voluntary ihove by. 
Publlx actuated by the feel- 
ing that the Paramount, New 
.Tork, . ean do without com- 
parison of its grasses with 
business of competitors. 



Bkndel with 'Gianf Peps Up Mpk. 
Okay $8,000; Ch<(tterton $3,001 



_ , „ . . . , , with 'Ann Carvefs Profession.* Just 

-JRKO (2^9504--25-40)— 'fellver CQrd*.|jto_jiee_Jf:JtJ!?aa Mis^ or 

the pic. Hardie.MeaEln.put on spiS"- 



(RKO). Relng at a disadvantage in 
a house which holds advertising and 
exploitation way down^ this one is a 
bust, $3,700. _Last week 'King Kong* 
-(■RKO) 'showed ■ a -profit -for— house, 
take around $7,600. 

State (Loew-Pox) (2,024; 25-40)— 
•Today We Live* (MG). Crawford 
always - good draw here and, with 
much better than average takeoff, 
this one should get around the $15,' 
000 mark. Last week . Iiooklng For 
ward' (MG) had a rather glum ses 
sion and only aided by holiday was 
able to cotral $11,700, nothing to 
brag of for so heavily advertised 
and exploited a picture. 



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Louisville, 

Rlalto continues with vaudeville 
revue policy and National copied It 
on 10-i6c. rate by introducing 
'Glorified Revue' this vreek. 

Business fairly good as weather 
continues, mild, but no theatre is 
making enough to retire on. 
Estimates for This Week 

Loew's (3,400| but only 2,100 used; 
25-40) 'Made on Broadiway' (MG). 
Mild $3,500. Last week 'Barbarian^ 
(MG), $4,000. 

Rialto (Fourth Ave.)- (3,000; - 25 
30-40-60) 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) 
and VJ^udeville revue. Fair $4,200 
Jtjajtweek 'Song of Eagle' (Par) and 
fevueriRr800r"''=^' --^^ 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,786; 25- 
40) 'Working Man' (WB). Fairish, 
$3,700. Last week 'Song of Eagle' 
(Par), $3,90(y. 

Brown (1,500; 15-25-40) 'Tomor 
row at Seven' (RKO). Off biz, $1,300. 
Last week :'Out All Night'. (U), 
$1,900. 

Alamo (950; 15-20-25) "Woman 1 
Stole' (Cpl). Fair $1,400. Last week 
•Employees' Entrance' (FN), $1,200 
National (1,700; 10-15) 'Discarded 
Lovers' and rovue. Oke, $1,200. Last 
"Week 'Cheating Blondes' and Vaude 
3»iUe, $1,300. 



cial morning matinee for her. Place 
was packed and last day beat open- 
ing of second week. Situation 
seems . -to -:be thati whlle^iiWashingv 
ton is leery of mind-readers, they 
are dlscoVeriner that she is some- 
thing new in the line. 

Fox is doing the business this 
week. 'Made on Broadwa,y' and 
'Whoopee' on stage has. edge, on 
other vaude house in line-up and 
Is headed for best week this month. 
Montgo.mery and Filers are • wOrthy 
straight pic ispbt here; coupled with 
vaUde they are a sure bet- 

'International House' started off 
o. k., although won't .equal last week 
at Palace, which played 'Adorable.* 
Met Is suffering with another anl-. 
mal title. 'Murders in the Zoo* may 
be all right, but general attitude Is 
that it Is just another wild animal 
thriller, and to^n is fed up on them; 
Murders, in any place else, would 
have done $1,000 more. 

Rialto folded up Friday for sum- 
mer. 'Seventh Commandment' 
stopped after six days. Opening was 
nice, following sex exploitation, as 
It was first of kind here In long 
time, but things slipped badly to 
ward end. 

Estimates for This Week 
Fox (Ixiew) (3,434; 15-25-35-60 
60)— 'Mia.de on Broadway' (MG) and 
vaude.; -Montgomery and . Eilers, 
coupled with 'Whoopee' on stage, 
will give house nicest week in 
month. Best in town with o. k. $22,- 
OOOr ^imst-=--week- "-Devil'si^B 
(MG) and Herb Williams on stage 
did so-so $16,600. Collegiate Humor 
week gag helped with Carter Bar 
ron contracting every local campus 
for tie-ups. 

Earle (WB) (2*424; 25-35-50-60 
-70)-.-'Llfe of Jimmy Dolan' (WB) 
and vaude, Lillian Shade on stage, 
but house is still doing pretty light 
business, maybe $14,000. Last week 
'Eagle and Hawk' (Par) and Wei 
come Lewis did light $14,000. Just 
another airplane show to show 
shoppers. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 16-25-36 



Boston, June 6. 
Weather the too perfect kind, too 
fair; biz much less so. . Closing of 
schools helps the exodus outdoors. 
Piihlic talking vaoash plans," first 
time since depresh settled over. 
However, there's gold In them thar 
holiday plans for mass psychOloery 
is decidedly better, and that augurs 
well for the Ides, say, September. 

Intake continues mostly outgo for 
most spots, with what velvet there 
is of the verlthlh kind. First of 
the June crop of films -nothing to 
braig about "Lilly Turner* began 
fine, about all the charm being In 
the Chatterton monicker, which Is 
propetiy ballyhooed. ^eva's3ro.th- 
er*. has lots 6f~"fun,ni)Ut~ls'ft<y"iave:' 
InteimatlODal House' doing very- 
welL Orpheum has best, 'Reunion In 
Vienna,' coming downtown from 
State and. combined with vaude.. Is 
dolnier quite nicely on the pull. Clos- 
ing of RKO Boston Is helping the 
lioew flesh house currently. 

New angle on the opposlsh coines 
to light this week-end. Hinterland 
houses, here and there, have been 
getting the new films ahead of this 
city, and invite motorists, added liirci 
of less money. Instead of spending 
coin In town, one fan piled family 
into filvver, went down to Lawrence 
to s ee the we ek's fi l m qu ota, and his 
budget Is lHlerestIngr~Sam~e~bUl had 
'Zoo In Budapest* and 'Little Giant,* 
neither yet shown In Boston. Cost 
him 26c for self ''and wife, and 10c 
each for his five kiddies. He figures 
savings more than covered gas and 
oil for eve*s amusement Showmen 
are stumped to meet that kind of 
opposlsh t 

Estimates for This Week 
Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 35-56), 
•cocktail Hour? (Col) and: vaude. 
Away ofC with $9,000 as . the sad 
story in prospect. Last week 'Ann 
Carver's Profession* (Col) and 

vaude. better, $12,200. - 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 30-40- 
60), •Reunion In Vienna* (MG) and 
vaude. Looks to get $11,000, which 
has profit XASt week 'Hell Below' 
(MG) and vaude, just fair at $9,600. 
* State (I^ew) (3,000; 30-40-50), 
•Devil's Brother* (MG) and one 
stage act, Sunday vaiide bill and 
bandr — May- reach $10,000, due_to- 
Laurel and Hardy lure. Last, week 
'Peg o' My Heart' (MG) fair at 
$9,000. 

Met _(PublIx) (4,330; 8J-50-66), 
InteTniatlbnar-House' 
ored stage show. Latter Is kind 
that draws strong here. Racing for 
good $24,000. Last week 'Adorable' 
(Fox) and stage show, fine bill with 
Gaynor magnetism helping much, 
built to $21,300, fine, 

Scollay (Publix) (2,800; 25-36-46- 
56), 'Eagle and Hawk* (Par) and 8 
acts vaude. Might come through to 
$10,500, nice. Last week 'Elmer the 
Great* (FN) and vaude, pretty good 
at $9,600. « 

Pargrttount (Publix) (1,800; 26- 
36-50), TLiIlly Turnex^ (FN) and 
'Trick for Trick' (Fox). Chatterton 
in another suffering role; biz stimu- 
lated to exjject $7,000,. which Is quite 
thick with gravy. Last week 'War- 
rior's Husband* (Fox) ahd ^Woman 
in 419' (Fox), had cream at $7,800. 



'Gold I>iggers' Wow 15G 
Battling 'Reuidon' in N.H. 

New Havein, Jiin^ 6. 

T'he battle Is on between eastern 
prezalere of 'Gold Diggers' at Roger 
Sherman and ^Reunion In Vienna* at 
Palace, with former getting' the 
edge... ■ 

Final booking at Shubert (Walter 
Hampden) nicked film houses a bit 
this week. Last week a rainy holi- 
day was a Ilfesaver to picture spOts 
and a sad blow to outdoor amu8e« 
ment parks. 

Estimates for This Week 
Paramount (Publix) (2,348; 85-60) 
-^l Love That Man' and 'Mysterious 
Rider,* looks like only $3,800, slow. 
Last week 'Girl In .419' (Par) and 
'Destination Unknowii,* $4,600, okay. 

P^alaco CArthur) (3,040; a6-^60)— 
'Reunion In Vinna* (MGl) .and 'Dip- 
lomaniacs' (RKO). Should reach a 
nice $7,200. despite competition. 
Lfast week 'Hell Below' (MG). and 
'Ann Carver's Profession' (RKO) 
built to a swell $8,500. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,2P0; 36- 
60)— •GSold Diggers* (WB). Got ott 
to a grand start with a Wed. pre- 
view. Aided by an extra sat. mld- 
nite show, first week of Indef. run 
should better $15,000, which is wow 
money. Last week 'Lilly Turner* 
(FN) and 'World Gone Mad' ivas a 
surprise at a good $6,800 for six 

College (Arthur) (1,666: 26-40)— 
Dark - af ter-nlnesday xun._ olJWarr 
rior's Husband* . (Fox) and 'Zoo In 
Budapest* (FOX), which got $2,800,: 
nice for this house. 



60-60)— 'Cocktail Hour* (Col.). Bebe 
Daniels for first time lately and bet-? 
ter show than last few will get fair 
summer price for house. Probably 
o. k. $6,600. Last week 'Ann Car- 
ver's Profession' (RKO) and sec- 
ond week of Gene Ciennis built to 
acceptable $6,000. Fiay Wray can't 
play here three times in month and 

get away; with .It. 

Palace (LoeW) (2,363; 15-26-36- 
60-60)— 'International House' (Par). 
Ought to get o. k. $il,000. Last week 
iAdotableL=(F6;Xj ^did.. $l^>6()0j jfhlch 



was pretty good by comparison with 
others. Nice comment on . music 
pages. 

Met (WB) (1,583; 16-25-35.-50-60- 
70)— 'Murders In the Zoo* (Par). 
Animal title hurts pretty much, 
maybe light $4,000; Last week 
'Tesmple Drake* " (Par) slipped 
through with, about same. 

Columbia, (Loew). (1,232; 15-25- 
35-40)— 'Mind Reader' (WB). War 
ren Williams will up average 
grosses to get satisfactory $2,200. 
Last week 'Ti'ick for Trick' fair 
$2,000. 



Dick PoweD Assists 
'Ex-Lady'; Gene Demiis 
Aid$'Eker';BaItoUp 



Baltimore, Junie 5^ 
After last week's brutal treatinent, 
ther-weather^.-man-eased-up-o-ver. the 
week-end and has brought the 
thermometer down again, and with 
the downward movement It pushed 
the box office figures contrariwise. 
All of which means that business is 
better currently, especially in the 
ace houses. 

. AttrkctiOhs themselves seem 
stronger. Though panned around 
the country, 'Ex-Lady' has been do- 
ing business around this tfrritory, 
especially In the provinces where 
the picture has been, showing ahead 
of- its present date at the Century. 
On the stage there's a line-up of 
sock attractions, headed by Dick 
Powell, It's Powell's first visit to 
Baltimore but his ride In the Warner 
films has . already ' fixed him as a 
bright light for box office coin; ' 

. Hippodrome for the third consecu- 
tive week has been forced to look 
outside Its film contract list for Its 
current picture, and now has 'Elmer 
-the- Great,' rwhlch-^flick-was a slough- 
from the Loew group. lioew's will 
never - forget what damage Joe 
Brown did to the Stanley when he 
J[ald- a-t.e.ri:iflc egg . in 'You Said a 
outhf uT:*~"But^or-tlie Hipp BfO W 
looks. okay; the house gets that sort 
of patronage. And besides, the 
house has a psychic turn on Its 
boards, . Gene Dennis, who Is doing 
something to help the good work 
along. On the combo will deliver 
the first Inkling of profit this Indie 
vaudflim stand has seen In some 
weeks.*' 

On Its name - strength 'Ihterha- 
tlonal House' Is getting along, air 
though Its radio roster: makes its 
a better bet for the nabes than the 
downtown. Elsewhere thlqgs are 
not quite happy, neither New with 
'Ann Carver' or Keith's with 'I Love 
That Man' making any headway. 

Estimates for This Week 
Century (Loew-ITA) (3,000; 25- 
36r40-56-65) 'Ex-Lady* (WB) and 
vaude. Dick Powell: in. person is the 
big stage item, though there's a 
great vaude lineup of stage talent, 
including such winners as Aileen 
Stanley, the Arhaut Bros., and 
Huber, magician.. All in all, there's 
entertainment value plus on both 
stage and screen. With picture's 
hot theme it looks like a cinch from 
opening indications to clip off a win- 
ning session of more than one or 
two grand "at $15,000, one of the 
neatest box-office reports seen in 
town for some. time. Last week bad 
reports on both 'picture and stage 
sTi6%Tielxi do wn" f li€"6^fcellent pi^ 
tlalities of 'Peg o' My Heart' (MG) 
and 'Whoopee' on the stage, though 
finishing nicely enough to $14,400. 

Hippodrome (Rappaport). (2,600; 
;25-36-40-55-65). 'Elmer . the Great' 
(WB) and vatide. Gene Dennis, who 
prefers :to be: known as. a 'psychic,' 
headlining and doing business, 
There^S bpx-olfice. harniony In the 
combination' of the pictUrei and 
headliner, and all accounts will 
show the Hippodrome a happie/ 
time than it's seen since May 1, 
with the Indications being for a 



Minneapolis, June 6.. 
With Joan Blondell In person, a 
pit orchestra apd a iainger, this Stats! 
ace Publlx house*, comes into^lte 
own again this vreek as the loop's 
gross leader.. Exploited Ih.e'llCcctive 
fashion, she Is proving a good card 
and helping to give the thertre 
around $8,000, With 'lilttle Giant', 
the show sizes iip as a very satis^ 
factory money's worth. • 

This week the . RKO Orpheum la 
without any stage entertainment 
following. Cab Calloway's fairly, 
jsatlsfactory seven-day engagements 
but the Independent Lyceum con-^ 
tlnues In the running, featuring Ih>u 
Breese's 24-piece orchestra and a 
pair of singers, and. thus denying 
the State the privilege of mohopo. 
llzlng the fiesh-and-blood field. Its 
'Study In Scarlet' is not strong b. o* 
anuhunition. The Orpheum .has 
'Diplomaniacs.* Bott^ the Orph and: 
State had Saturday, Instead of thok 
usual Friday, openings this week. 

Warni weather is an attendance 
deterrent, but seencks to have no ad^ 
verse efEect on that, wonder attract 
tioh, 'Be Mine Tonight/ ih its 
eighth week at Steffes' World,' 
which, seating only 300. runs niuQ 
Shows daily and has a night admis- 
sion scale of 75o for- reserved loges 
and 6dc for the balance. Grosses, 
averaged $2,000 a week in a house 
with a nut of perhaps $700. 

-The soaring commodity and stock 
prices have failed as yet to stimiiW 
late local theatre trade. 

Estimates fbr This Week 
_$tat9_ (Publlx) (2,200 ; 65)— 'Littlei. 
Giant* (FN), Joan BldndeUrlti-perii 
son, Jaclr-Malerlch- Julie Madison-, 
orchestra (local organization), and; 
Johnny Green, guest conductor. Big 
and effective exploitation and ad*!; 
vertlsing campaign and curiosity to 
see Miss Blondell, as well as pleas-c 
Ing all-around show, dragging 'em 
In. House' set for at least $8^000 On; 
week. Last week 'Warrior's Hush 
band* (Fox). $3,900, brutal. 

Orpfheum (RKO) (2,890; 46)-h 
'Diplomaniacs* (RKO). Wheeler 86, 
Woolsey are cards for this house^ 
but only $3,000, poor, aPPears to be 
In sight Last week "World >Goniai 
Ma.d';,_(Ma^)_ (35-66) and Cab Callo-t 
way " and brcBeslra^ 'In -person,- f al^ - 
$10,600, with Calloway mainly ren 
sponsible for draw. 

Century (Publix) (1,600 ; 40)'- 
•LiUy Turner* (FN). Chattertoi^ 
will get about $3,000, fair. Last 
week 'Barbarian' (MG) $2,700 

Lyceum (Clifford (2,500; 40)— • 
'Study in Scarlet' (WW) and Lo\< 
Breese orchestra, and Gertrude! 
Lutzi and Stewart Johnson, singers^ 
Good enough picture, but no card at 
house that looks to carriage tradtf 
for Its heaviest pickings. Probably 
$3,200, light. Last week 'Water-* 
front' (UA). $4,500, fair. 

Uptown (Publlx) (1,200; 40)-« 
•White Sister* (MG). Fair $3,000 Itt 
prospect Last week 'Cavalcade** 
(Fox) $3,600, good. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 36)— 'Mad< 
on Broadway* (MG). Picture well 
suited to house, but only $2,800 Inl 
view. Last week 'HeU to Heaven^* 

(Par)r^$MO0r-llght. 

Grand (Publix) (1,100; 35)— 'Cav-ji~ 
alcade' (Fox). SecOnd loop riin and 
remaining full week. Around $2,0001 
Indicated^ .pretty good. Last weekv 
•Bedtime- Sfofy'=^(Pffli07iBecondJooR 
run, and 'Terror Aboard' (Par), first 
run, $900, light. 

Aster (Publlx) (900; 26)— ^'424 
Street* (WB), fourth loop run and 
spotted for five days, and 'Sailor's 
Luck* (Fox), second loop run^ 
Should reach $1,000, pretty good4 
Last week 'Kid from Spain* (UA),. 
second loop run; .aLnd 'Tonto Itiid' 
(Par), first run, $700,^llght 



nifty $12,000. Last week was- ofC 
badly to $9,400 with 'Constant Wom^ 
an* (Pox). 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,500; 26-; 
30-40-60) 'I Love That Man' (Par). 
Panned all around, and with Its 
meagre hame strength doesn't ap-, 
pear able to combat competition. 
Win slide the house down to weak-: 
ish $3;500. Previous session just 
fair on $4,100 for 'Eagle and the 
Hawk* (Par). . 

NeW (Mechahic) (1,800; 25-30-40-c. 
60) 'Ann Carver's Profession' (Col)« 
Not getting anywhere, arid the house 
itself didn't try to outdo itself on 
the ads, merely advising the public 
that it was an entertaining picture 
and thought that every body'd like 
it... Seems that this played-down, 
advertising doesn't help, howdver, 
because the figures for the week 
win hardly touch $3,000, bad. 'Hold 
Me-Tight'^(Fox)=-was=^3ustlas_i5aLd= 
last week, garnering oiily $2,800 for 
the session, a new low for the, 
Eilers-Dunn team. 

Stanley (Loew-UA) (3,400; 25-35- 
40-55-65) 'International House' 
(Par). Plenty of names its only 
salvation, and . doing only fair trade. 
Will probably pick up- business, in 
the nelghborhpods, however, which 
has been the general Tcaction to 
flicks with radio attractions. Oil 
this downtown run may bio $13,000, 
passably good. Last week 'Work- 
ing Man* (WB) off; only $10,800- 



Tuesday, June 6, 1933 



BOSSES 



VARIETY 



Last Week s Pick-Up in PUy Made 
For Several H.O/s; Now Marking Tune 



Philadelphia, June 6.. 

Last week's predlctied pickup In 
Phllly downtown piCiture house bus-- 
Iness happened In ihost cases, and 
the result was a number of hold- 
overs, liiost bf them Indeflhite. This 
complicates the current w<6ek's sitr 
tiation. 

. . . 'Reuhibh in Vienna' is being: "held 
At the Boyd at least one day over a 
week,, and inasnriu'ch. vlb trade is 
istill strong' • may stay considerably 
longer. Same soes tor 'lilttle Giant' 
at the iStanton, which. ' istarted to 
climb, surprisingly late in first week 
of stay. ; 

BIggeiat thing in prospect is 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933,' which opens Wed- 
nesday at the Stanley and is being 
. grroomed for three - weeks. *42d 
Street' got three and a half weeks 
iat the same house plus three other 
downtown showings; 

The Boyd's next, Tegr o'. My 
Heart',' Is also scheduled for Wed- 
nesday, but, as previously men- 
tioned, Is . quite likely not to open 
until late in the w^eek, judging by 
the receiit pace of 'Reunion in 
Vienria.' 

The Stanton , had 'Below the Sea' 
listed to replace 'tiittle Giant' last 
fiaturday, but with the Rbbinson 
picture holding iji, it's uncertain 
whether 'Below tiie .Sea' or 'Son oif 
the Eagle' will follow, and equally 
uncertain wiiat day. Saturday Is 
the . Stanton's usUal changing diate. 

Pqx's pictute is 'Great to Be 
Alive,' with another mbire or. less 
"routine stage show. Judging by 
. start, combination won't hit ^16,000 

on"tlre-Tveek; ' ' 

... . On th0 other hand, the Earle 
started' off " very " well, Indeed, on 
ThursdiELy (one day ahead of usual, 
because .Rudy Vallee, headlining 
previous show, couldn't break radio 
schedule to play six . days), and 
ought to get a neat best week's 
erbss in some time. Rubihoft heads 
the stage show and picture is. 'Dip- 
lomanlacs^; $17,000 expected for 
eeveh days; 

—The Karlton has ^klss Before the 
Mirror,' which was Just starting to 
click strongly when taken oft at the 
Boyd. Fine ndtlces help -the build- 
up there, and second showing 
.shauld jcross _|i>200. 

Estimates for tiiis Week 
Arcadia (600; 26-40-60)— 'Today 
We Live' (MG). Fairly good $2,300 
'expected.' Last week 'A Lady's 
Profession'. (Par) disappointed at 
$2,200. 

Boyd (2,400; 40-66)— 'Reunion in 
Vienna' (MG). Held up strongly 
enough to warrant holding beyond 
week. 'Peg o' My Heart' (MG) 
Bcheduled for Wednesday, which 
Twould give current Barrymore pic- 
ture only seven days, but It is like- 
ly to stay in until end of the week. 
•Reunion' will get sturdy, but un- 
usual, $14,000; Last week 'Kiss. 
Before the Mirror' (U) $8,000 in 
five days, weak, and helped only by 
last-mlnute pick-up. 

Earle (2,000; 40-66)^.3Dlploma- 
nlacs" (RKO) and vaude. Rublnoft 
heads the stage show; fine $17,000 
forecast for sev^n days. Last week 

'World Gone Mad' (MaJ) and vaude. 

Rudy Vallee's presence— as - stage 
headliner didn't help as expected, 
only $14,600 In five days. 

Fox (3.000; 36-66-76)— 'Great to 
3e" AUveV-:z(Fox) - -and stage . jshbw. 
Nothing startling indicated. Lucky 
if week's gross touches $16,000. Last 
week 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 
stage show, $17,000, under average, < 
but better showing than recent 
Dunn-Eilers pictures. 

Karlton (1,000; 30-40-60) — 'Kiss 
Before Mirror' (U). Moved down 
from Boyd, where It built late" In 
run. Ought to. get neat $4,200. Last 
week 'Sailor Be Good" (RKO), $3,- 
•Bpo, under average. 

Stanley (3,700; 40-55)— ^Silver 
Cord" (RKO). Goes out tomorrow 
(Tuesday) to make way for rtiuch- 
touted 'Gold Diggers,' $12,600 will 
be top figure; Last week 'Hell Be- 
low' (MGM) got expected $6,600 In 
three days over its first full week. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-66)— 'Little 
Giant* (FN). Decided at last minute 
to hold this one in for secbfld Week.' 
iBusinesS: pick-up cause. Whether 
it completes full second week is an-r 
other question. It so, $7,000 will be 
About the figure. First week saw 
$9,700. almost two grand oyer ex- 
pectations. 



Jack Hayes Must Pay 

Kid School Salaries 

Hollywood,. June 6. 
sT^ire^-^makese^baby- 



Jack 

ehorts for Educational and runs a 
kid picture-training, school on the 
side, was ordered to pay $72.50 in 
back, wages to two teachers, at a 
hearing before the State Labor 
Commission. 

Frances Kelly, voice, . instructor, 
will get $40 and Alice Langridge, 
$32.50. Hayes paid one-fourth down 
and is to remit the balance in a 
weelc. 



Bldyn Gets Some Good 
Pix and B.O/S Reflect It 

Brooklyn^ June 6. 
Fair attendance at some picture 
houses ' this week. Reason: Good, 
fliciters; 

Fox. Is celebrating fourth birth- 
day with H&rold Stern's baiid heaid- 
ing stage show.. 

Estimates for Thi Week 

Fox (4,000; 26-35-50), 'HumahltyV 
(Fox) and stage shbw 'virlth Harold 
Stern'is baiid and Wesley Eddy. 
Fourth birthday .for this hpusei but 
doesn't mean much in this uhsentir 
mental town. AroUnd $10,000, mild. 
Last week 'Hello Sister' (Fox) did 
$16,000. 

Loew'a Met (2,400; 3&-50-75), 'Hell 
Below' (MG) and vaude. pleasant 
program and should do in vicinity 
of $20,000, oke^ Laist week 'The 
Nuisance' (MG) did $16,000, n.s.g. 

Albee (3,500; 25-35-66), 'BedUme 
Story' (Par) and vaude.. Nothing 
extraordinary on stage, but pic is 
helping business. A goodly $21^000. 
Last week 'Silver Cord? (RKO) did. 
$20,000. 

Strand (2,000; 26-35-50), 'Little 
Giant' (WB). Eddie Robinson going 
great. Around $11,000. Last Week 
'Picture Snatcher* (FN), $12,600, 
okay. 

LOCAL PROSPERITY 
UPPING PORT. 6. Ol'S 



Portland, Ore., June 5. 
Two b.o. boosting" pictures stand 
out in the crowds These are 'Work- 
ing Man' and 'Reunion In Vienna.' 
'Reunion' held for two strong weeks 
at the U. A;, gathering momentum 
from -grapevine exploitation.. Pic- 
ture is good for a third week down- 
town at another house. Arliss pic- 
ture worked into surprisingly good 
groiss for its first week at Hamrlck's 
Oriental, and holding for an okay 
second. 

Other si^ots dull. Broadway woke 
up the somnolent b<o. somewhat 
with Par's 'Story of Temple Drake' 
by exploiting it as 'Shame of Temple 
Drake.' The local customers went 
for the' 'shame* angle in a more ex 
pectant mood. 

Liberty got some results with 'A 
Lady's Profession' (Par) by gagging 
It as 'Laugh Week'. Homier Gill 
rented trick carnival mirrors, for 
outside lobby display. . Also In 
stalled carnival air jet in entrance,, 
operated at the doorman's discre- 
>tion to avoid .oftense to unfrlvolous 
patrons. 

. Kind of hushed , mystery still sur- 
rounds new Liberty management, 
generally understood , to be Ever- 
green of. Seattle, but hot openly adr 
mitted. Same concern also has two 
nabes in this burg. 

Fox-Broadway levelled extta ex- 
ploitation guns for 'Adorable' and 
looks as though the picture. Would 
show several points rise, on, the b.o. 
ticker, at that bouse. United Artists 
has 'Secrets' currently and may 
prove - strong- enough to.— hold. . for 
second week. Looks like a slip-up 
in booking 'Secrets' and 'Adorable' 
currently, both In Fox-Parker 
housje.s, as these pictures run com- 
pitish to each' other.— . " ■ " ~ 

Picture opposish this .week in- 
cludes whippet racing at Multnomah 
stadium, getting a big play; Ted 
Fiorito's St. Francis band, doing 
fairly; weather broke hot suddenly, 
bringing the annual gas-wagon 
competish. 

General biz In the burg better. 
Hop" prices soaring. AH prlces- upped 
a little. Reforestation camps work- 
ing. Mills opening. General trade 
slightly . Imptoved; 

Pictures grosses somewhat better, 
but with the two largest houses in 
the burg dark, that doesn^t signify 
much yet, except opportunity. 
Estimates for This Week . 

Broadway (Fox-Parker) (2,000; 
25-40) 'Adorable' (Fox). Looks 
pretty good for this house and may 
tip the scale up to $7,000. Last 
week 'Temple Drake' (Par) did 
nicely with $4,600. 

United Art i6ts (Fox-Parker) (1,- 
000; 25-40) 'Secrets' (UA). Well 
exploited and likely to connect for 
good $4,000. Last week 'Reunion in 
Vienna' (MG) closed a strong sec- 
ond week at. $3,200; first week big 
$6,100. 

OrienliiJ. <'Hamrick) (2,500; 25-35) 
Working Man" rWB). Clicking in a 
big way and second week should 
hit a high spot of $3,500. First 
week surprisingly strong at $6,200. 

i-iberty ^(M^Qt^W^nT^fX^itidY^^T 
25) 'Strictly Personal' (Par). Just 
batting a fair average, around $2,500. 
Last week 'Lady's Profession' (Par) 
well exploited as Laugh Week, con- 
nected for okay results/' gfjtting 
$2,700. 

Riaito (Heiiig) (VSOp; 55-$1.65), 
'Circus Queen Murder' (Col) and 
Ted Fiorito's St. Francis Hotel, S^n 
Francisco band, on percentage for 
six days. Just going farlly for a 
possible $4,500. 



More Without 



Pittsburgh, June 6. 
Approached by a newspaper- 
man as to the possibility ot 4 
revival of stage sho^s, ' the 
mianstger of a deluxe theatre 
, here pointed to his grosses 
Decoration Day this year and 
the . same day last year; 

Gross of this topped that of 
last year by $3.00. Straight pic- 
tures currently against pres- 
entations then. Weather con- 
ditions were the sa,me and cal^ 
Iber of two pictures about 
eqiualJ 

An of which looks like con- 
tinued lean days for the local 
musicians and stage liands. 



"BE MINE.' 3 m, 

mx.: $7,500, 

SEATUEOK 



Plenty Warm, kl B'way CooU Be 
Worse; "Sea' BnOdiiq!; "Scarlet' 
12G; W 45G; 'Cocktaf 55G 



^ Seattle, June 6. 

Sensational run is 'Be Mine To- 
night' at Roxy, going Into third 
week. This one has been sticking 
to steady takings, with those- seeing 
it praising as a rule, which is the 
best kind of advertisings Three 
weeks for one pix Is. a run-record 
for his house. Jensen- von Herberg^ 
operators, hav^. decided on stage 
presentation policy, building the 
shows here. Ten-piece band is on 
"stage.— Master-joiLj!fiisS&<?J»iei 
dies the unit, which consists of five 
acts welded Into the production. . . 

Arliss is winning back following 
he lost in last two plxes, by beins 
better liked in *Working Man.' 
Holds second week at Music Box, 
possibly a third week. Biz haui been 
building. Tuesday, for examPi^, 
was ahead of Sunday. 

Fifth AvenuiB, jputting plenty of 
bally back of 'Hell Below,' and 
Paramount Is back to one-feature 
'Lily Turner* and looks better. 
Looks like the divorce of duals for 
this house. Coliseum using duals, 
but lower scale is. in line with get- 
ting bargain hunters, not reg the- 
atregoers. De luxe -house.iiaa ..hard 
time selling duals, for public in 
stinctively feels n.8.g. For a nabe 
house, duals are the rule, and pub 
lie expects it, while the pix have 
already been advertised and run 
downtown, so they know as to 
.merits. 

Rex folds on burlesque-musical 
stage policy and becomes subse- 
quent grind. Tried vaude for seven 
weeks, with oke class of bookings, 
doing fairly well; Then for three 
weeks semi -burlesque. Expenses 
too high, for It included band, stage 
hands, and .40 on stage. In on per- 
centage, but even then house went 
for red Ink. 

'Old Ironsides' being exhibited 
here. With Palclflc flotilla fleet here 
(Bremerton navy yards) for a 
month, bringing 6,000 to 8,000 sail- 
ors and also visitors, thus helping 
entertainment business. 

Estimates for This Week 
Tifth '~Avtk (Evergreen) (2>400; 

25- 40) 'Hell Below' CMG). Big cam- 
paign In papers, aliso highway 
placards. Indicates okay $7,600. Last 
w.eek 'Peg d' -My Heart'. (MG) liked, 
but started low, winding up just 
so-so at $6,700. 

Roxy (J-VH) (2,300; 26-35) 'Bf) 
Mine Tonight' .(U)« Third week 
holds this for a strongr $6,000. Last 
week $5,500. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 

26- 40) 'Lily Turner' (FN). Chatter- 
toh getting' fair attention at $4,000. 
Last week "Elmer • the Great' ' (FN) 
and 'Temple Drake' (Par'), dual, 
$4,200. 

Music Pox (Hamrick) C960; 26-« 
36) 'Working Man' (WB). Going 
steady, second week, Ibolcs $3,000, 
good. Last week $4,700, very big. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (1,000; 
25-35) 'Diplomaniacs' (RKO). 
Wheeler and Woolsey should gar^ 
her a good $3,500. Last Week, 'Se- 
crets' (UA), second week, fair, 
$2;800. 

Liberty (J-vH) (2,000; 10-25) 'As 
the Devil Commands (Col) 'Mc- 
Kenna of ; the Mo'unted' (Col). . Dual 
going big, $4,500. Last week 'Fourth 
Horseman' (U), big at $4,100. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15- 
25) 'Gabriel Over White House' 
(MG) 'Topaze' (RKO). Great pro- 
gram, en route to big $4,000. Last 
week 'Bondage* (Fox) slow, $2,900. 

Rex (Hamrick) (1,400; 15-25) 
First run policy closes with grind, 
dime and 15c, second run prevail- 
ing. Last week 'Silk' Express?; (FN) 
aird'"""?iBiwl-burlesque='""Stage=^showT- 
dribbled in a poor $2,100. 



Lee's Metro Steppers 

Hollywood, June 6. 

Sammy Lee has boon borrowed 
by Metro from .Fox to stage the 
hoof numbers in 'Dancing Lady.'' 

Picture has Joan Crawford, 
Clarke Gable and Robert Montgom- 
ery topping the cast. 



Looking at it through' the eyes of 
the box office, Broadway showshops 
could be in worse shape, with warm 
June weatlier, beginning of vaca- 
tions, golf, the couiitry and other, 
factors making inroads on business. 
Due to the excessive heat Saturday 
and Sunday, the dli> at the ticket 
windows was precipitous, but In 
some cases yesterday (Monday) 
opened up stronger than either of 
the two preceding days. 

This (development proved hearten- 
ing to some showmen who hope for 
a pickup after a tough weekend. 

The Capitol seems a shade the 
best this week with 'Hell Below* on 
a hot)ed-for $46,000 or better. Pic- 
ture is up fro.ni ,a..$2 run .sit the As-^ 
tor, now closed, and on draft' has 
the' names of Jimmy Durante and 
Robert Montgomery. 

Music Hall, in dollars and cents 
at the box office, leads all at be- 
tween $67,000 and $66,000 on 'Cock- 
tail Hour.* But at $66,000 the big 
'un Is pretty deep into the red. 
■ ..Against the ducking the Hall is 
taking, the srhaller operation, RKQ 
Roxy, is beginning to find its proper 
place In the sun as a 40c top grinder 
on a split^week basis. Last week, 
its first under the non-stage policy, 
house, drifted into the black com- 
fortably at $16,000. Currently Its 
hopes are for around. $16,000, also 
ihdigoi on split of 'Bedtime Story* 
-ahd-'So-ThlsJs AJErica.'_TlxIs WMk 
figures, sans rent, as that Is oi!f; 
with rent' figrured, -it's- something, 
else again. 

Old Roxy, though with a better 
picture than house has been getting 
on average, 'Goldie Gets Along,' 
slides back to $16,000, about what 
theatre requires to break. It was 
$5,000 better iprevious week on 
'Night and Day,' a foreign picture. 

Paramount holds 'International 
House' only until tomorrow night 
(Wednesday) for a six-day week, 
bringing in 'Jennie Gerhardt' Thurs- 
day (8). 'International' will get 
about $2^,000 for a slight profit. 
Two weeks are hoped for from 'Ger- 
hardti' ~. : 

Of other holdovers on the stem, 
Rivoli Is the best, comparatively, at 
$14,700 or more on' third week of 
'I Cover the Waterfront.' Strand 
becomes runner-up, getting a little 
more at $19,000 on a' second week 
of 'Little Giant.' Warners open 
'Gold Diggers of 1933,' its new 
musical, tomorrow (Wednesday) 
night. 

At the Criterion, where U Is ex- 
hibiting^ 'Be Mine Tonight' on a 
grind policy, the second week end- 
ing tonight (Tuesday) will be bet- 
ter than first by about $600 for a 
take of $4,200. This gives the house, 
a slight profit. XT will hold foreign- 
made musical a third week and 
probably longer, hoping, as proved 
on second week, that it will build 
as It goes along. 

Riaito, with 'Sea Below,' may 
hold over On a chance to beat $10,- 
500, with picture having showed 
signs of a pickup yesterday XMon« 
day). 

At the Mayfair a Sherlock Holmes 
indie, 'Study in Scarlet,' is doing 
very, nicely, with, expectations ,of 
$12,000. May hold "a -few days over 
seven; ending tomorrow night 
(Wednesday), with 'Whqbpee' (UA) 
revival, next In. 

' This is the final week for the 
Palace on its latest try of films and 
vaudeville. 'Adorable,' the swaii 
song, up to Friday night, when the- 
alria darkens, looker to get" In -'the- 
neighborhood of $7i000.: Pal's, clos-' 
ing leaves combination devotees 
but on.e downtown spot, the State. 
This week the Loew house plays 
'White Sister,' probably $12,000 or 
higher. 

No two-a-day attractions in New 
York just, now and probably won't 
be until the end of June, when 
Metro brings 'Night Flight' into the 
Astor at a $2 top. 

Estimates for This Week . 

Capitol (5,400; 36-75-99-$1.66) 
'Hell BeloW (MG) and stage show. 
Durarite name largely responsible 
for draw and the $46,000 or better 
house ought to do. Considering 
everything these days, this is good. 
Last week 'The Nuisance' (MG) 
with Lee Tracey and on the stage 
the Cotton Club Revue, $40,000. 

Criterion (875; 25-75) 'Be Mine 
Tonight' (U) (2d Week). Musical 
is building as U hoped it would, 
and on second seven days will get 
$4,200, some profit. First week, In- 
Gludlng==^Deeora;tlon-i=D.ay^^.holiaay, 
$3,500. 

ayfair (2,200; 35-55-65) 'Study 
In Scarlet' (Fox), Doing better 
than recent bookings here, Sher- 
lock Holmes story looks to drag 
down good $12,000. Last week 'When 
Strangers Marry' (Col) got $8,900, 
okay; 

Palace (1,700; 25-40-55-75), 'Ador- 
able' (Fox) and vaUde. Final week 
of Pal, which closes Friday night 
(9), will be about $7,000, not so 



good', Predecessor, 'Bedtime Story' 
(Par), $10J00, pretty good.. 

Paramount (3,664; 35-55-75), 'In- 
ternatibnal House' . (Par) (2d week) 
and stage show., Oft normally on 
holdover to $25,000 for six days, oke. 
First week was a nice $36,700. 

Radio City Music Hall (6,946; 36- 
66-75), 'Cocktail Hour' (Col) and 
stage show. Giant seater will be 
lucky to reach $66,000 cui:rently, dis- 
appointing. Last week it got $60,-^ 
000 through 'Elmer the Great* (WB). 
Joe E. Brown- never was a particu- 
larly strong New York draw. 

Riaito (2,000; 35-50-64), 'Below 
the Sea' (Col). Arthur Mayer may 
hold this one over on the strength 
of $10,500 or better. Picture iia 
building and very likely will top the: 
$10,600 figure. Last week, third of 
•Forgotten Men.' $7*500. 

Rivoli . (2,200. 40-55-75-86), T 
Cover Waterfront* (UA) (3d week). 
Third stretch of seven, days, wind- 
ing up tonight (Tuesday), the b.o. 
should show $14,700 or a shade bet- 
ter, okay,, and sufflcient to warrant 
a. fourth xveek. Second was $23,100, 
better than hoped for at the' begih-i 
ning' of that week. 

RKO Roxy (3,525; 15^26-40), ♦Bed- 
time. Story* (par) four days and 'So 
Tills Is Africa' three, days. Those 
iQW' prices attracting enough cus'- 
tomers to keep house in the black. 
This week*s combo of pictures, 
likely to get over $16,000. Last 
week, first of new policy, 'Silver 
^ org' ( RKO) four days and 'Song 
of kagie' (Jb'ar)^Tnrdttysrtake--wa3- 
$16,000, okay.u . House 'heeds acoiind: 
$11,300 to break, sans rent. 

Roxy (6,200; 25-35-56), 'Goldle 
Gets Along' (RKO) and stage shbw. 
It*s Chicago Fair Week here, but at 
the box oflnce fairer than $16,000 
not indicated. Previous week vfOla 
betteri $20,000, on 'Night and Day* 
(G-B). 

State (2,900i 35-66',76), 'WKlte 
Sister* (MG) and vaude. Ought to 
grub out around $12,000 or better, 
good. Last week 'Looking For- 
ward* (MG) same. 

Strand (2,900; 35-66-76), >Llttle 
Giant* (WB) (2d week). At $18,000 
okay - on its holdover^ following a 
nice $21,700 first seven days. 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933* (WB) opeiid to- 
morrow night (Wednesday) at 
8 o'clock. 



W.&W. and Arliss Split, 
$8,000, Wham ! in Bliam 

Birmingham, June 6; 

Everybody running; u around In 
Circles trying to outdo the other fel- 
low. A coiipile of the cheaper shows . 
by putting in stage shows and 
vaudeville are threatening some of 
the bigger houses. 

Ritz reopened Saturday (3) but 
business was only fair. Temple 
holds over the Billy Purl stage unit 
for another week along with a first 
run picture^ Business picked up re- 
markably during the latter part of 
the week and encouraged Unit to 
stay over fl-ttbther week. 

At the Jefferson, pictures, an hour 
stage play and -vaude at 16c. any 
time, is doing a pretty good business 
and the boys are making their nut 
every week . largo enough to pay 
expenses and pass around a few 
bucks among themselves. 
: Tep, things look better in the Ham 
than they "have In many a day. 
Along picture row 'iSo This Is Africa* 
looks like the best bet. . 

Estimates for This Week 

Alabama (Wllby) (2,800; . 26-35- 
40) .<So; This Is Africa* (ItKO). 
Booked for three days only arid 
somebody may be sorry it wasn't in 
for a week; "Wednesday cornea 'The 
Woiking Man' (WB) for balance of 
tvCek. Both should set $8,000. Last 
v/eek 'Eagle and Hawk' (Par) and 
•Made on Broadway' (MG) only 
$6,500. 

Ritz (Wllby) (1,600; 25) 'Our Bet- 
ters' (RKO). House reopened un- 
der Wllby regime having been 
turned back by RKO; business riot 
What it should be, $1,40.0. 

Strand (Wllby) (S00| 25) 'Men 
Must Fight' (MG) .and 'Obldie Gets 
Along' (RKO). Split,: $1,000, weak. 
Last week 'Pleasure 'Cruise' ' (Fox) 
and 'Sliver Cord' (RKO) about 

Empire (BTAC) (1,100; 15-25) 
.'.Central Park' (WB), Averaige, 
$1,000. Last week Teath Kiss' 
(WW) also a grand.: 

Galax (Wllby) (500; 15) 'Lucky 
Devils' (RKO).: House drops-double 
feature's this, week, probably perma- 
nently^ • $800. Last week, 'Tangled 
F^rluneaLandJJJlMie.eJjLltes£i^oli-. _ 
d4y' (WW), $900, ■'~ ' 

Jefferson (Indie) (2.000; 15)' 'Air 
Mail' (U) and stage show. Picture 
is second run but stag*? show big 
draw, $1,800, Last week 'Murder at 
Midnight' (Tiff) and stage show, 
$2.000.. 

Temple (Indie) (2,300; 10-26) 
•Midnight Lady* (Mayfair) and Billy 
Purl unit. Business on the up. and 
up. $2,500. Last week, name unit 
and first run picture, $1^800. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICT 



E CRaSSES 



Tuesday, Jane 6t 1933 



€lii Hopes Natives Wifl Get the 
Fair Out of Their Systems Quick,* 



Bk Meantime Blah: House/ 29G's 



Chicago, June 5. 
Chicago's half dozen deluxers are 
fighting ft' losing buttle rfght lioW 
agalhst that $26,000,000 show on the 
lake front, the Centilry of Progress 
. Exposition; Gros$ei3 are down not 
only in the loop but in the neigh 
bprhbbds : as wiell; Showmen hope 
they are right In estimating that In 
a Week or -two more the natives will 
have satisfied .their curiosity aibout 
the^ Fa,lr, and\ will start pfttronlzlng 
'the jclnema aiieWi 

Meanwhile, 'Reunion In ; Vienna ■ 
:|)uts the Oriental back into the tiiit 
tui'e column; Its deflection to' legit 
...wa^ brief and" not- very successful. 
Kew price is 66c, although othet ex- 
tended run straight picture houses 
.ask .but 66c.: 'Reunion' has been seen 
In New York, but otherwise, Chi 
<ago. apparently has the release 
' edge. Bzchanges have promised to 
jtnelp the local theatres fight the expo 
ias far a's early dates cian. 

Estimate* for This Week 
jChieago. (Bfi;K) (3,940; 96-66-76) 

^ fliiternatlonal House' (Par) and 
0tag<B show. With so many names 
on the marquee that iuoi extra line, 

— aadi - tb be -added to. accommd^ate 
the biilbs, a good gross may result^. 
:tMit'. warm , weather and newness of 
jlft^drld's f'alr ruinous ^here as else- 
^iidre. iylaybo |29i(roo. Liast week 



; lAajestic (Gregory) (1,996; 10-20- 
80) Tjdve Bouhd' (Mono) aiid viiude. 
,C?haiige of . policy scheduled for Jyhe 
16 when house wlU up prliceB to '40 c 
and make fn- ixy at mustcial tab stock 
• plus, third, run major films Instead 
<()f ; firpt-ruUs- Indies. Harry Jtogers 
pirbbable stage producer: under new 
deal. Hoiiie lu re4 past three vreeks, 
MiOOO or under. . 

' MeViekcrs (B&K) (2,284; 26-66) 
fLlily Turner* (FN), Chatterton-^ 
^ent look like only ^S.OOO. I^t 
.\wieek O^evil's Brother* (MG), got 

-17,000. - i^— . . . : 

' Orchestra Hall (Jones) (1.600;.Ji6^ 
40) , 'Forgotten Men* (Cummlngs). 
C4™e in Thuraday.>. Dan Roiche ex- 
ploiting: special booking which hopes 
B.tick two or, threo weeks on 
bbul^vard a,nd: ^en move into .loOp 
for} hoi jpoUoi consideration. Aaron 
Jones oi>erating house for 18 weeks 
over -sunimer. Policy after 'For- 
gotten* may . be altered to daily 
change. MeaLnwhlie strictly okay 
airound |8,000. ' 

Oriehtai (B&K) (3,200; 80^40-66) 
'Reunion in Vienna' (MG). Opened 
very slow Saturday (3); .and $10;000 
'iaay '.b& ali as hou&e returns to pic- 
tures after two weeks of tWo-a-day 
VtWa. 'Nuts to You,' which failed to, 
encburfige the auspices to continue. 
Policy and price changes confusing 
to public. Especially the ^6c, with 
th'e United Artist^ ikcross the street 
iiow t>egged at 56c, and playing 
'itroduet Of approximately equal 
.grade., ^ieunion' flreit of pictures to 
come iti under iadvanced dating be- 
<oaUse of World's Fair. B&K has 
demianded protection on entire na- 
' tibn to"" meet' thait ipoterit^ opposition. 

Palace (RKO) (2,683; 40-66-83) 
fblplomaniacs' .(RK03 and vaude. 
After touching a miserable $10,000 
recently, and last couple of weeks 
'under $i6,Q00, prospects not too en- 
couraETing. This week maybe $14,- 
000; started ' slow. Last week 'Girl 
In 419' (Par), somewhat better, $16,- 
400. 

United Artists (B&K) (1,700; 36- 
66) "Water Front' (tJA)^ Picture citt 
with the rest of the loop, about $10,- 
OOO indicated. 'Hell Below* (MG), 
eiided third week miserably with 
$6,800, which helped Cancel the first 
week's proflti 



Betters' (RKO) and 'Match King' 
(WB), ditto. 

Miainstreet (RKO) > (3,200; 26-40) 
*King of Jass' (U) and 'Kiss Be 
fore the iMirror* (Pox). Heavy pub 
liclty given the double bill with the 
acceht on the Whltemftn triUslcal. 
Opened fairly well and should re 
turn hear $8,000. LAst week 'Dlplo 
maniacs' (RKO). ^ank pretty low, 
$6,100, poor. 

Midland (Loew) (4,000 r 26) 'Made 
on Broadway' (MG). Montgomery 
and Ellers are names to the flap- 
pers' taste and the picture should 
hold up to :$8i000, fair. Last w'eek 
'lioQklng Forward^ (MG) with good 
notices only a fair $8,400. . 

Newhnan (Par) (UiO: 26^40) In- 
ternational House':' (Par). Manage- 
tfieni gave this one the works in 
publicity, :and, as it is the 14th 
anniversary celebration, the final 
report' should be .good. jPatrons are' 
being, given roses, -ice cream land 
cake and other tilings in . keieping 
with the dc.cdsion. IiOok$ like $9,000, 
okay. liiEist week 'Eagle .and the 
Hawk' (Par) eight days^ . $8,000. 

Uptown. (Fox) (2,040; 26-40) 
"Hold Me Tight' (Fox). Nice light 
entertainmeht and the opienihg was 
good. Prbbabiy aroiihd $4,000 for 
the .week,^ good. Last vreek 'Ador- 
fible* (Fox), ditto. 



pnr's POOR UNEUP- 



Minr AUGUR MUCH 



NEWMAN, K.C., 14 ANNI 
SHOW, 'HOUSE,' G00D9G 



Kansas City, June 6. 
.^he Newman is celebrating its 
14th' anniversary with 'Interna: 
tional - House' and doing oke^ The 
other first runs don'f look so rosy. 
The Midland . with its- exclusives 
for a quarter , any seat any time, 
has 'Made On Broadway,' but won't 
do better than 'Looking Forward' 
, last week, which failed to show 
--=-much-^Btrength.T=: 



'King ' of Jazz' and "Kiss Before 
the Mirror' at the Malnstreet is 
sellihg its shows foi? 26 -40c at 
night. 

With thousands visiting the races 
afternoons the matinee business is 
off and the amusement parks and 
dance places are cutting in- on the 
night trade. 

Estimates for This 'Week 
Liberty (Dublnsky) (860; 10-15- 
20) .'SO This Is Africa* (Col) and 
•Hard to Handle' (WB) split. Good 
titles for the grind and will hold to 
about $1,800, fair. Last week 'Our 



Plt^tsburgh, June 6i 
Line-up of Inferior product ihlis 
yeidk likely to prove a serious setf 
back aloQg tbs Main Stem, what 
•with the po'Atmued warm weather. 
Encoun^ement brought about last 
week by almost generally Itnproved 
takings will, probably be - entirely 
dissipated before Friday rolls 
around. 

All got off to a bad start over the 
weekrend,..wlth a huge Better Times 
pagetint downtown Friday night 
keeping the streets jammed and the 
theatres empty. Early takings, 
therefore, not a good cMterlori, but 
It's doubtful if there'll be much ex- 
citement, anjrway. 

*Lo6klng Forward* at the Fulton 
got the be&t notices in town and, 
with the advantt^e of a Thursday 
opening and a great Hearst splurge, 
got off to a nice start. If pace can 
be maintained, site should better 
$4,000, Which Isn't so bad here these 
days. At Stanley 1 Cover the Wa- 
terfront* substituted at last minute 
for 'Story of Temple Drake*, will 
have: trouble getting $7,600, while 
'Hold Me Tight* at the Warner isn't 
expected to craick a. weak $3,700. 

BUdio names will hav^ to bring 
thenf in at Penn, for Otherwise 'In- 
ternational House* can't stand on 
Its Own as entertainment. Maybe 
$8,600; probably not. 'Life of Jimmy 
Dolan* aiid 'Tomorrow at Seven' at 
the Davis a- fairly - decent combo, 
but, like the others, will probably 
feel the pinch. It's a toss-up, at 
any rate, for $.2,200. 

Estihnates for This Week 
Davis (WB) .(i;700; 25-30-40)— 
'Life of Jimmy Dolan* (WB) and 
'Tomorrow Seven* (RKO). Poor 
getaway doesn't augur fOr more 
than poor $2,200. Last week 'Kiss 
Before the Mirror* (Fox) a;nd 'Below 
the Sea' (Col), helped , a bit by holi- 
day to $2,500. 

Fulton , (Shea-Hyde) (1,760; 16 
26-40)— Tlipoktng Forward' (MG). 
Gathered best notices in town, with 
Hearst splursre helpihg. some, tOo. 
Should break $4,000, all right. Last 
wee^k. 'Adorable' (Fox) at $6,100 
best here since 'Cjavalcade.* 

Penh (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-36- 
60)— 'International House' (Par) 
This one'll have to depend entirely 
upon radio names, . iand ether repu 
tations have never: meant .-anything 
at the b. o. here in past. . Hardly 
likely that it'll niiean anything now, 
so It looks like a sultry $8,500. Last 
week 'Peg; ' My Heart' (MG) a 
pleasant surprise at $13^600. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-36-60)— 
T Cover the Waterfront' (UA). Just 
another picture and a naaximum of 
$7,600 looked for. That's a little bit 
of ouch. Last week 'Little Giant' 
(FN) plenty depressing, at $7,000. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; i25-35-50)— 
•Hold Me Tight' (Pox). Fox had 
better hold the JJun n-Ellers team a 
little HgKterV'Tor^tKey'rS^'^lippiH^ 
rapidly. Not more than $3,700, poor, 
in store for this onel Last week 
'Eagle and the Hawk' (Par) a sur- 
prise click at $6,000 in seven days, 
best here since 'Sign of Cross.' 



LINCOLN SWELTERING 



Only 2 Coolina Plants in Town — 
'Hell Qe!ow/ $2,900 

Lincoln, Neb.f June 6. 
Hot weather scissoring into the 
grosses. Only two theatres out of 
the 11 operatincT here have anything 
like a cooling system and the 
patrons want to see a show pretty 
bad before they'll gO Into an oven 
when it's 96 in the shade and 
slightly lower after dark. 

Rialto goes to first runs this week 
for the first time in more. than. a 
year. The new vaude Qolicy made 
this almost compulsory. PIo this 
stretch will be 'Should a Woman 
Tell' vTlth Bell's Ha wallahs on the 
stage. House now offers three-a- 
day and hai9 boosted the top from 
16 to 26c at night, 

LIbertiir (stock) which has been 
rubbing the . pic houses all year 
pulled Its ads -from the paper last 
week and suffered the rest of the 
stretch. Outdoor amusements aren't 
piiillng a grea;t number of the. erst'- 
while pic fans and It looks like the 
lure of ihe open road and cool 
breezes has pulled . most of them 
from the b. o; 

Estimates for This Week 
Coiohiai (LtC) (660; 10-16-20)— 
'Ladies They Talk About' (WB) and 
'Treason^ (WB)^ Split appears f9ir 
for $700. Last week 'Bondage' (Fox) 
was a hit at this house . and held 
the full six days, nice $1,000. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15-25)— 
Uttle Giant' (WB). Fair herie, 
$1,600. LiE»t week *Warrlor*s Hus- 
band' (Fox) did the biz for the 
week, topped at $2,200. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1.200; 10-16-26) 
— 'Trick for Trick* (Fox). Average 
pic. average gross $660. Last week 
Hello Sister* (Fox) and 'Eniployee's 
EntFfuice* (WB)^ split for dinky 
week at 1600. 

Rialto (Monroe-Bord) (1,100; 10- 
6^26)— mouId-Woman-TellMMonoV 
and Viiude. Invokes the first rUn 
pIO policy here. With Bell's 
lawallans for vaude looks nice for 
$1,600. Last week . 'Child of Man- 
hattan' (Col) and 'Virtue' (Col) split 
with Jack Meredith- JOe Marcan 
unit on stage; took.fair at $1^250.^ 

State (Monroe) (500; 10-16-26)-^ 
'King of Jazz' (U). Revivial looks 
worthy of a fair $1,060. Last -week 
'Be Mine Tonight* (t[) oh the second 
week drew an exceptional $1,100. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-26-35-65- 
60)— 'HeU Below* (MG). Looks the 
best in town, okay $2,900, Last 
week 'Secrets' (UA) and Art 
Bablch'0 btod on stage lastpioffalf 
pulled only' BO-so,~^2;600; v--'^- - 



CAYNOR $13,000; CAP 
$11,000; HONT'L NICE 



Newarii's BnlEsh Mem. 
Day Week WiH Offset 
Mild Conrent Trade 



Weeks Buys 'Tangled ;Lies* 

Hollywood, June 6. 

Georg^ Weeks' Angelus Produc-' 
tlons has bought 'Tangled Lies,' an 
original by George Morgan. 

Writer is now preparing the con- 
tinuity. 



Montreal, Juiie 6. 
Weisither crazy here. After wet- 
test and ooldest May in 50 years, 
chances are June may go torrid In 
this suburb of the Arctic, thus bro- 
dlelng: attendances. So far results 
have exceeded expectations, but 
summer is bound to be ' round the 
corner. 

Palace again looks like topping 
the town with a b.o. booster -In 
Adorable'. Gaynor Is sure-fire 
here, femme following alone mak- 
ing the. grade; $13,000 In sight. 

'Sweepings' and 'Diplomaniacs* at 
Capitol are a brace of b.o. builders 
that should gross up to $11,000. Bill 
provides plenty variety from grave 
to gay and house has been con- 
sistent In mialntainlng groiss since 
Larry Bearg went ias manager. 

Loew's has 'Fast Worlcers' and 
five acts of .vaude and stands up 
well as compared with ' previous 
weeks. Bddie Sanborn and his orch 
have built themselves solid Into 
popular liking and are the. sole, the- 
atre band - .left in , town. "Combo 
should gross $12,000. 

Estimates for This Week 
His Majesty's (Ind) (1,600; 25- 
7^), 'Luck O'Shea.' Stock company 
looks like fixture here for summer 
with grosses holding around $3,000. 
Last week French operetta , com- 
pany on subscription basis took in 
about $6,500. 

Palace (PP) (2,700; 60), 'Ador- 
ilble' (Fox), .certain to do nice biz 
and may jack up crross to, $13;000. 
Last WeelF *Today We Live* (MG) 
grossed good $12,000. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700; 50), 'Sweep- 
ings' (RKO) and 'Diplomaniacs' 
(RKO). Snoartly contrasted bill 
that should get $11,000. Last week 
'Zoo in Budapest* (Fox) aind 'Pleas 
ure Cruise' (Fox) took $10,000. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 60), -Fast 
Workers' .(M(^). and vaude. If 
weather keeps as is this look^ like 
sure $12,500.. Last week 'Phantom 
Broadcast' (Mono) and vaude 

,combQ^ igro.ss.ed. .$11,000;^^_^,. ^ 

Princess (CT) (1,900; 50), 'BeToT 
the Sea' (Col) and 'Strictly Per 
sonal' (Col). May lift gross to 
$6,000. Last week 'Looking on 
Bright Side' and 'Fires of Fate,' 
both British, $5,000. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,900; 
50), 'La Belle Marlnlere' (French). 
Should reach average, around 
$2,000. Last week 'Crimihelle' 
(French), not so good at $1,600. 
. Cinema de Paris (France-Fllni) 
(600; 25), 'L'Homme a I'Hispano' 
(French). Second week about $760, 
after $900 last week. 



Newark, June 6. 
It's a hot . week'-end and unprom- 
ising but nothing' can wipe off the 
Decoration Day smiles. It turned 
cold and wet after heat Sunday and 
it wacf a great holiday with business 
lasting the whole Week. iHyerybody 
got his but the Little did propor- 
tionately the best Jumping from $650 
with Orema:h pics to $l,90o with an 
Irisher. 

Looks as though Loew will lead 
with $11,000 for 'Peg o' My Heart' 
this time. 

Stock at the !Broad closes tiiis, the 
eighth week: reopens in September. 

Barnum and Bailey in town for 
two days with bicycle races start- 
ing in Nutley on new track. Out- 
doors offering plenty with both 
Dreaniland and Olympic Parks open 
to say nothing of 'World Of Mirth,* 
carnival, in for two weeks at Irving- 
ton. 

Branford opens 'Gplddlggers' early 
next': week- at a titied.£cale. .Piioc-. 
tor's Open ail summer contrary to 
story house would close. 

^Btimvtes for This Week 
Branford (WB) (2,066; 16-65), 
'Elmer the Great' (WB). Doing well 
enough and should brush $9,000. 
Last week 'Little Giant' (WB) fine 
at $10,600. 

Capitol CWB) (1,200; 16-26-3S-60), 
'Bondage' (Fox) and 'Song of the 
Eaigle* (Par). Billing 'Bondage* as 
not recommended for children 
should help but even so will hardly 
beat $4,000. Last week . 'Today We 
Live* (MG) and 'Deception* (Col) 
grand at $6,300.. 

Little (CInema)y (209; 16-26-40- 
6(h)— 'Kerrir-MInstrer^and-^tage-show- 
(2d week).. Going so strong may 
even pull $1,200 ' on second stanza. 
B'lrst week brought first real money 
to house for Weeks doing over $1,900. 

Loew's State (2,780; 16-75), 'Peg 
o* My Heart* (MG) and vaUde. Fine 
Opening but gross at mercy of 
weather. Should total $11,000. Last 
week 'Barbarian* (MG) not so hot 
txxt great Memorial -Day pulled it 
to same figur^. ■ :. 

Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 16- 
76), 'Girl in 419* (Par) and vaude. 
Weak start and. cian hardly reach 
$6,300, poor. Last week 'Sagle and 
Hawk' (Par) ok^ at $10,600. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2;300; 16-75), 
Silver Cbi-d' "(RKO) " and — vaude. 
Drawing class on opening and might 
reach ■ $10,000. Runtiing an eisrht-. 
act bill next week.. Last week 'World 
Gone Mad' (Maj) with colored unit 
went over $10,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 15-60), 
'Adorable' (Fox) (2d week). May 
go as high as $3,400. Last week 
Warrior's Husband' . (Fox) pulled 
Monday and 'Adorable' substituted. 
The two did nicely virith $4,300. 

Cfimbing Temperafore 
Doesn't Dent Cincy B,0/s 

Cincinnati, June' 6; 
Current receipts of downtown pic 
parlors are satisfactory consider- 
ing climbing temperature and out- 
door, attractions. RKO has inaugu- 
rated reduced summer scale .for 
first time in Its three years, of op- 
eration here, cutting top price from 
66 to 60c and extending early bird 
bargain hour from i to .6 p. m. at 
its three ace houtsesi, except Satur- 
days, Sundays and holidays. 

Ufa, 400-seater off beaten ^path, 
reopened this week after two 
months of darkness for showing of 
'Be Mine Tonight' with disappoint- 
ing results. 

Estimates for This Week 

Alb«* (RKO) (3,800; 25«60)- In- 
ternational House' (Par). Nifty 
lineup of names magneting; $10,000', 
very nice. Last Week 'Hell Below' 
(MG), $10,600. 

Palace (RkO) (2,600; 25-60) 
'Eagle and Hawk' (Par). Local In- 
terested manifested by reason of 
pic was directed by Stuart Walker, 
stock impresario here for several 
seasons. Start indicates $9,000, 
okey. Last week 'I Cover the Wa- 
terfront (UA), $7,700/ fine. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,285; 25-60) 'Sli- 
ver Cord' (RKO). Drama bou- 
queted by cricks and Irene Dunne's 
local popularity helping for $6,000, 
oke. Last week ^Reunion In Vi- 
enna (MG) In. second week got 
$6,500, oke. 

Keith's (Idbson) (1,500; 25-30) 
-'Little Giant' (FN). Robinson the 
pull for $5,500, good. Last week 
•Lilly Turner' (FN); $6,000, .. not' 
bad. > • 

Grand (RKO) (IjOZD; 16-30) 'Per- 
fect Understandlrig' (UA). In for 
full weeki Gloria Swan son's femme 
fansTnJhfe'majbrlty^r-l&ul^only^^ 
mild. -Last week 'Elmer the Great* 
(WB), second run, $2,300, a b.o. hit. 

Fanaily (RKO) (1,000; 15-25) 
'Officer 13 (Allied) and 'Night of 
Terror' (Col). Split week, $1,200, 
oke. Last week 'Cowboy Counsel- 
lor (Allied) and 'Man Hunt' (RKO), 
$i,5oo, fa;ir. ■/ 

^Strand (1,160; 15-25) 'Study In 
Scarlet' (WW) and five acts Of 
Yaude topped by the Gray Pamlly. 
wVverage $3,000. Last week 'High 
Qear' (Mono) and the Mills-Shore 
Vevue headlining, $3,200. 



YIENNA,' 
DIGGERS' 2D 
WK., DENY. 



Denver, June 6, 
•Gold Diggers' holding lip nicely 
in second Week at the Aladdin after 
world premiere at both the Orpheum 
and Aladdin last week. Holdoutii 
every night both houses tiie initial 
week, but holdouts Saturday and 
Sunday, with good crowds Friday. 

Denver poorer than last week; 
crowds fair but not nearly as 
strong ad house could stand. Den- 
hfim sliding along only fairly, but 
topping previous week by 30%. 
Orpheum doing about a third of the 
business of previous week, but too 
many afraid 'Zo6 In Budapest' was 
Just another animal picture. Any- 
way, Dehverites. stayed away from 
It like poison. 

Paramount .dbw;n froin formei^ 
stanza a little with proerram pic» 
ture. Fanchon & Marco's^ 'Des* 
ert Song* goes Into the Denhain 
week Of June ^4. Played to packed 
houses at Denver-theatr^ two years 
ago, but will be 40c top ^grainst 65b 
then and . should pack at that price. 

Weather hot and against the box 
officios. 

Estimatiss for This Week 
Aladdin (Huffmian^ (1,600; 2^-40)J 
'Gold Diggers* (WB). Second week 
oke at $3,600. Last week 'Dlggeifs,^ 
day. and date with the Orpheum in 
film's world premiere,- and with 
standouts the rule at night, turned 

ln-a-.fine finish qt $6,500i : ^ 

denham (Hellborh) 1.700; 16-26), 
•Woman I Stole? (Col). Up to $2,700. 
after last week's 'Mussolini Speaks*- 
(Col), which startiad the week but 
lasted only three days to miserable 
takings, and wa$ replaced by 'Night 
of Terror* (Col),, which did not Im- 
prove the take much, and with 'Sol* 
dlers of the Storm,* double featur- 
ing for the week, the bunch turned 
in only $2,000. 

Denver (Publix) (2,600; 26-35-40- 
60), 'Reunion In Vienna* (MG). A 
feeble $3,800. Last week 'Eagle 
and the Hawk* (Par), in the face of 
strong opposition, finished with 
$4,300. 

Orpheum- (Huff man)— (2,600; 26*- 
30-40), 'Zoo in Budapest* (Fox) and 
Fred Schmltt orchestra; A dud; 
scared of animal cycle Import in the 
title; only $3,700. . Xiast -week 'Gold 
Diggers of Broadway* (WB), day, 
and date with the Aladdin and with 
standouts at night the rule, did it- 
self proud and turned In close to 
$1^,600. 

Paramount (Publix) (2,000; 26- 
40), 'Girl In 419' (Par). Off, drop* 
ping to $2,300. Last week 'Perfect 
understanding* (UA), with a stage 
show and orchestra, finished with a, 
meek $2,400. 



Tacoma Down to 2 1st 
Rons; S8,800 Between 'Em 



Tacoma, June 6." 

The burg is settling down to what 
fits It, Blue Mouse folding Friday 
and leaving two first run de luxe 
spots. Music Box and Roxy^ These 
houses are Just a handshake away 
from each other; right in. the cen- 
ter of the downtown biz section. 
One stop gets 'em both. Another 
handshake away is Moore'ia Rialto* 
run as grind at pop prices. Riyiera, 
operated by Miss Constantino, is In 
the same locality and. plays second 
run.-- .' ' 

All these are Indies. Hamrlck hav- 
ing the Mtisic BOx and Jensen -von 
Herberg, the Roxy. 

Blue Mouse has been slipping tot 
some weeks. Burlesque was the 
prelude to killing the house. . Musi- 
cal shows, failed. So shutdown is 
foi* the summer at any rate and 
maybe indefinite. 

.Estimates for This Week 
Music Box (Hamrlck) (1,400; 25) 
—'Elmer the Great' (FN), and 'Ex- 
Lady' (WB). Split in six days 
should garner a fair $3,60Q. Last 
week. 'Working Man* (WB), three 
days, good at $2,000; ^Secrets' (UA) 
four days, also good at same, mak- 
ing week :okay at $4,000. 

Boxy (J.-von H.) (1,300; 10-25)— 
'Circus .Queen Murder' (Col.), 'Ras- 
putin' (MG). Heading for a big $4,^ 
800. Last week 'Clear All Wires' 
(MG), 'Today We Live' (MG), split, 
good $3,800. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (660; 15- 
25)— Dark. Last week 'Sweepingi^ 
(RKty)7 'TeWor-AljfT5aU'^(Par)rBPliti ^ 
slow at $1,100. 



MUEEL-HABDY EEVIVlNa 

Hollywopd, June 
Laurel and Hardy have been^ 
added to the cast, of 'Hollywood 
Revue of 1033' at Metro; 

Jean Harlow and Clark Gable are 
also' in the production for a pan- 
tomime, minus, dialog, singing or 
dancing. 



PIC¥« RES 



VARiitY 



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IFS AND SOTS 



Discriminating 



6. 

the 
Kit 



Providence, June B. 
With one or two exceptions bUfll- 
iiess Is once ajeain in the doldrums. 
Decent grosses win be few , and this 
can be attributed to any number of 
reasons. For one, the mercury: 
e*ems to be on the climb, arfd.heat 
Is expected to stick for the rest of 
thi week, unless there's a sudden 
change. Moreover the bUls are none 
too hot. 

A surprising change in the 
weather last week saw dome nice. 
l>uild-ups in grosses. Change cbtcib 
mrlth the holiday, and the result was 
ittiat nearly every stand got the 
. trade thiait would be usually motor- 
ing out. of town. . . 

The be^t bet the Itist stfinza, was 
the iParamouint with .'Eaerle and the 
Hawk,' aiid the revival, 'King of 
JazK.' Opening was. the best thing 
In town, despite the sultry weather, 
but when the thoiaiometer dipped 
business soared skyward, and for 
the first , time In many months a 
t>lcture house was .found to have 
outdohe theatres with 'flesh' shoved, 

; This week,, however, with pictuire 
bills not so forte the vailety houdes 
are once again having things v^ry 
much their own way* rrhe heat has 
already counted out one combo 
house. Fay's, which Is now dark 
for the summer, and no / the talk 
Id that some other spet .6n the maltt 
stem will fold soon. Exhibitors are 
talking plenty these days of being 
^rreatly oVers«>«ted, and' are glVinfif 
.. out aiL sorts of dOP« tegardlns opn- 
dltiohs and possible solutions, but 
while :''7'«ryone' seems . agreed- that 
there are tob many theatres here 
tor draijving capacity there is no 
cibneerted move t<> felleve.the altua- 
tloii. ■ 

Three theatres are now dark in 
Providence, the Carlton i<»srlt stand; 
Fay's, cumbo house, and the new 
Metropolitan, Which although built 
at a cost of nearly a million less 
than a year ago, has only about 
three months of actual operation 
to its credit. 

The owners o£ the Met are doing 
Everything to prevent e stand 
from passing out of " • picture al- 
tbgrether. To . keep things going, the 
owner0 have rented one whole floor 
Of the building to Stiatlon WPRO 
and Station WPAW for studio pur*- 
poses, and last week leased the the- 
atre to the sponsors of the Provi- 
de Ace community Concerts for next 
season. Affairs held by the asSo- 
ctatidh have - been usually taking 
])iace at Loew's state and the RKO 
Albee. But these afCalni will onjy 
relight the theatre once a fortnight 
at the mostv What the Met will do 
to bring about full operation Is a 
matter of conjecture. 
. The num:erous beach resorts In 
these partff hB,ve started, the long 
expected campaign on be.er rw^^dfens, 
and hot weathet is expected to send 
an exodus of theatre pattons to 
these plaoes which are emphasizing 
the fact that beer can be obtained 
as cheap as In the city with the 
added Inducement of free entertain- 
ment. . 

Loew's State la hitting a fairly 
decent stride this, week aftet bring 
but of step Mth thim?s In the last 
few weeks. Frances .White headlln- 
liig, and overshadowing -'Made on 
Broadway,' screen attraction. 

The Modern, stock house, still 
taklnjg away good coin from the 
picture stands at K6c price. Com- 
I^any entering 14th week, and the 
talk is house will remain open 
irtirough the summer, even though 
r there, is. no .ventilating system. 
Mahageihent . flgurlhg on .closing 
ai^ound 1st of August to give play- 
ers a Vacation and then reopen 
Ijp,bor Day- 

. In the straight picture divlision 
there's no particular: excitement this 
>yeek, but the stands axe feeling a 
bI,t.more optimistic over last week's 
showing. Paramount opened rather 
meekly With 'Girl in 419' and 'Sunset 
Pass,' but there hiay be a pickup of 
Bttifnclent growth to break things 
even. . . 

• ^Working Man' at the Majestic is 
tkacing rather slowly, and 'Tomor- 
row at Seven' at the RKO Victory 
, is a little under last week. . 

Estimates for This Week 
Loew's State (3.200: 15-40), 'Made 
on Broadway' (MG) and vaude, 
Frances White headlining. Mont- 
gomery well liked here, but follow- 
ers disappointed. Variety show Is 
pepping things up, and pace Is 
raither brisk. Most likely will ex 
ceed $10,500, plenty of coin these 
_ days, Last week 'The Barbarian' 

"^(MGr wa^^an^^^^ 

vaude had to do most of the work. 
Opening way off, but swell build-up 
tilted gross to $9,500, pke. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-40), 
•Worklrig Man' (WB) and 'Lucky 
Ddg' (U). Bill good enough for 
anyone, but it. seems aS though .the 
buyers are not around this , stand. 
House row entering third week of 
new low prices, but cut in scale 
apparently having no telling effect 
Maybe $5,000, off. Last week 'Ador- 
able' (Fox) and 'Study in Scarlet 
(WW) also profited by the holiday 



Hollywood, June 
In plcHlng Indians for 
serial, 'Fighting With 
Carson,- Mascot Is taking only 
those with high cheekbones 
and straight schnozzleS, 

liidle company . in the. past 
has been, selecting only real 
Indians, but exhibs com-, 
plained the red-sklnS hayo 
looked too much like Bronx 
cowboys, and the scalping 
didn't the real Mc-^ 

Coy. 



MERGE RKO DIVISIONS 
FOR ECONOMY; SHIFTS 



Carrying out the economy decree 
of the higher-ups, H. B. Franklin 
has ordered thie . consolidation .of 
certain divisions with the final tally 
probably showing only, two or three 
divisions wherfe! forinerly Iheire may 
have been five or six. ' New- Bnfe- 
land^ls to combine with upstate 
New York, under Charles iCoerner. 
William Raynbr, Howird Emde a,hd 
Lou Goldberg May get district jobs. 
Raynor... presently; is in. charge 
of N. B. 

■5 In handling the coniWned upstate 
New York and Novf England posts, 
K!oerner ihay headquarter out of Air 
biny, but it's not certain, In New 
York, and at the home dfllqe, Koer- 
nei* 'also handled union • matters, 
Th^e labor duties ar6 being as 
sumed direct by Herschel Stuart, 

jiyene ral .mana ger. 

"\ Along with the other . 9ioveBf TTJ 
rFranlcUn shifts to - within a subway 
ride of Radio City, taking charge of 
th6 Albee, Brooklyn. 
. Marvin Parks goes from the 
Brooklyn house to Cleveland, and 
Nat Holt, who has been In ClhCln 
natl becomes overlord of Cleve- 
land, as well as district boss. 

Franklin's shifting to Brooklyn Is 
taken to indicate that he may be 
groomed for a; district or divisional 
Job In Brooklyn. 

PAR'S BANK SUIT DELAYED 



Matter of Millions and Preference 
Qoing Into Court Thi» Week 

Contemplated suit of the Para- 
mount Publlx trustees against the 
group of 12 banks .which loaned 
Par $13,000,000 last Match, for a 
surrpnd^r of the preference under 
that deal, may be filed some time 
this Week. 

Complaint has been In tentative 
shape tor three weeks now but flue 
to press of iriany . other matters in 
Par, there has been delay in Its 
filing. . . 

Only thing that will prevent fil- 
ing in the U. S. District court 
would be a voluntEiry surrender of 
the bahk preference by the 12 New 
York, Chicago and Philadelphia 
banks, for whom security In the 
form of film negatives and rental 
therefrom were set up in Flirt Pro- 
ductions Corp., subsld of PP. 

Roulien's Fox Tuner 



Hollywood, June. 6i 
. Pox Is working on the idea of pro- 
ducing a musical picture with Paul 
Rculien which would be filmed sim- 
ultaneously in English and Spanish.. 
South American actor recently com- 
pleted 'It's Great To Be Alive', mu- 
sical^ which also: got a Spanish ver- 
sloning. 

If .made, picture would be pro- 
duced on the Hollywood lot Instead 
of W;estwood, under supervlson of 
Sol Wurtzel and John St6i>e. 

'Wbinan,' one of Martliiez Sierra's 
Si«ar.ish plays, JviU b« the next 
Spanish film to istart; Catallna Bar 
cena has the femme lead. 



W Wnfi VAUDE, 7G, 
TOPS HEATmTED IND. 



Indianapolis, June 5. 
It's tough going for the theatres 
In the Hooster capital city this week 
with all . kinds of obstacles cutting 
down- grosses^^ Hot weather finally 
arrived in full force over the week-' 

end, .iand the . populace took to the 
outdoors to siee what it's all about 
at the swimming pools, amusement 
parks, dance spots, and night base- 
ba,ll. Election Day on th& national 
liquor repeal question didn't help 
keepi. the natives theatre- minded., 
either. . . 

■The Lyric with Its vaudeville re- 
vue policy clicking in fine style , on 
the stage managed to keep Its gross 
from collapsing eyen if 'Zoo ■ In 
Budapest* was .accepted only fairly 
well on the screen. A. J. Kalberer, 
manager. Is oh his toes every mlh- 
ute/and never passes up a bet In 
the way of exploitation either, 
which also may have something .to 
do with his leadership Of the pack. 

Indiana and Circlci are both stag-: 
eerlng, with the. reports that they're 
ready, to olos^ not helping them a 
bit. liast minute substiutloh of 'Be-^ 
low the S^' for *The Keyhole'' didn't 
do the former any good, and the 
Circle got away .weakly with 'In- 
ternational House* as the result of 
a .poor, campaign. Loew's Palace 
is holding on pretty welK but lAurel 
and Hardy's 'Devirs Brother' can't 
take much, of a bow for that.-. The 
Apollo is still squeezing; thwugh 
with its loyat feminine trade. 'The 
Silver Cord' dldh't 'wow >in, but 
it could have beemi wdrsei ?Sb Mine 
■Tonight' Is being forced into a hold- 
over at the Ohio by UnlVers.iEil, but 
the- outlook la very gloowiy for more 
thia^n a few, days the s ecQn<| week 
. Tho isrew FamUy, fornierly the 
Rialto, -lasted: only one week .with 
its six acts of vaiudevllle and a fea- 
ture picture, at 25o top. Operated 
by the unions, the house never got 
to first base and the boys had to 
pass the hat among themselves sev- 
eral, times durlng .the woelt to pay 
the bills. / 

The Indiana Roof; ballroom, with 
Tom iDevine at the helm, closed 
Sunday night for the summer sea 
son as per usual. Devine expects 
to reopen It in the fall. 

Estimates, for "Thie Week 
Apolio (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 25 

40)> ^Silver - -CordL-URKQ).:^ WiW 

struggle through to $2,800. Last 
week 'Adorable' (Fox) eked out 



INDIE MAKING FILMS 
IN MET STUDIO, FT. LEE 



tarmlarlc, Inc., new producing 
company, .heade.d by _^ Leon'ard 
Matchan, has. a lease, for the Metrb> 
polltan studios at Fort liee, N. J., to 
make six features.: Regent Pictures 
win distribute. 

Ffrst 'Story, ■ 'UnwantM Venus,' 
win get .under way June 16 or.th^r 
abouts. ' Groyer Lee, recently re- 
turned from Europe, direct! 



Cohn Duck^ Debute 



Scheduled radio debate lost 
Friday (2) between Brock 
Pemberton, producer, and 
Jack Cohn, ot Colunibla Pic- 
tures, was a walk-over for 
Pemberton.- -Cohn failed' to 
keep the mike., date. ' Topic 
was whether the legit theatre 
was washed up, the manager 
being oh tb© negative side, of 
course. 

* Cohn'S f orgetf ulness put Ben 
Atwell, of Col'a press depart- 
ment on the, spot, with Pem- 
berton saying he couldn't 
argue With a pal. Then he 
went , on " with his prepared 
speech. 



FRISCtfS OKAY; 




and the dilp in nxercury; trifle better 

^Vlramount (2.200; 15-40), '(51rl In 
419' (Pair) and 'Sunset Pass' (Par). 
Oke as far as twin bills B<i,, but 
there's no present, indication that 
this week will show up like the past 
two splendid weeks; most house will 
be able to corral, unless ., things 
shape up different last part of the 
week. Win be $4,000. off. 

KO-Vi6tOpy-(li600;^0-25 >, JTlJi: 
morrow at Seven' (Jeff) and 'Trea- 
son' (Col). This little stand Is slip- 
ping after making some splendid 
showings. GJross up a peg this week, 
but at that It should be a great deal 
better: n.s.g. at $2,000. Last week 
•India Speaks- (RKO) ■ $2,300, 

hKO Albee. (2,200; 15-40), 'Cock- 
tail Hour* (Col) and vaude. Lacks 
names, and house will have to look 
down to about $4,500 weak. Last 
week 'Ann Carver' (RKO) got plenty 
of blasting and only a good vaude 
bill brought it through at $7,000. 



fading $3,000 Ih Its second week. 

Circle (Circle) (2,600; 25-40), In- 
tfettiatlonal House' (Par). Not up 
to expectations with a disappoint- 
ing $2,800. Everyone Is saying this 
one should have been given a better 
campaign here. Last week 'Eagle 
and Hawk' (Par),.|2,700, not so hot. 

Indiana (Circle) (3.300; 25-40). 
'Below the Sea' (Col). Down, down, 
down this deluxer goes to a terrible 
$3,800. Closing notices to the unions 
is the result Sudden . swltQh on 
morning of opening Irom another 
picture tb this one Is the cause. Last 
week the house slipped with 'Ex- 
Lady' (WB) to a lowly $3,800. 

Lyric (Fourth Ave.) t2.600; 25- 
30-40). "ZOO in Budapest' (Fox) and 
vaiide. This one held up , by stage 
show policy to a gasping $7,000. 
Very «ood> when one looks oyflr the 
business of , the op.poslsh> Last week 
this housiB wound up- with a sur- 
prisingly good $8,000 as a result of 
help from 500-mlle race crowds be- 
cause of flesh show. rmord than 
'Dlploiihanlacp' " (IIKO); ' It was one 
of best weeks since reopening a.' 
nionth ago. 

Ohio (Universal) (1.400; 26-.40). 
•Be Mine Tonight' (U). May not 
even last a second week as It stands' 
to do not more than $700. Last 
week it did not justify a holdover; 
with its business at a ficant $1,000.= 
Looks like the key iis^ln the lock. 

Danziger's Home Town 
Par Picked for *Huinor' 

Inclnnati, June :5. 
Paramouht's 'College Humor" is to 
be world premiered at the RKO Pal- 
ace here the woek of June 16. Bill 
Danziger arrived last week and will 
remain until after the Hollywood 
opening to whoop exploitation. He 
Is a native and rates heavy with the 
local press, one of the reasons why 
Par picked GIncy for the opening 
gun on this fllm, it is claimed. 

From here Danziger goes to Hol- 
lywood to work for his employers 
under Bill Pine, he haying recently 
been relieved of publicity iluties in 
the Neiv York office. Before that 
job, Dan&iger was chlof praise agent 
iQi:i.. „RKO'3 , midwest. .JLv^^ 



Par-RKO Syracuse 

Pool on die Tapis 



Paramount'lahd RKO ate discusa- 
ing a possible pool of thelt proper- 
ties lit Syracuse. Pict that iPar wiaiB 
contemiplatlng turning over the Par 
to Schine prompted RKO to make a 
pooling bid, and- the possibility lies 
that the thing might be arranged. 
Idea; is to have RKO ope't-ate every- 
thing, taking over the Paramount 
theatre and splitting the fllmi prod- 
uct available hei^B among three 
houses. 

These theatres would be, besides 
the Paramount, the Keith and the 
Strand. Latter two are already 
under RKO operation , although only 
the Keith is a . basic RKO "amuser 
mont palace. The Strand formerly 



was a Warner citadel until pooXeA 
with the Keith, undier the RKO 
banner. 

Under the pool: the Keith Would 
remain first-run, . Par going subse- 
quent. J ;y 

ORPH, OWAHA. TO BLARK 

Local and Bankrupt Added to TruS- 
teeBhip—Closlnfl Temporarily 

Omaha, June 5.. 
A. H. Blank is now the Omaha 
theatre dictator. Bankrupt RKO 
Orpheum has bieen put Into his 
trusteeship, along with those from 
Paramount, Including the WOrld 
and State theatres, former Publlx 
houses. 

Stanley Brown Is now manager 
of the Orpheum, succeeding Lou. 
Golden.. House will be closed June' 
16 for 10 days/ presumably to break 
union contracts. 

According to statement from Ne- 
braska Theatres Co., which will 
operate the Orpheum for States 
Co. of Omaha, house will resume 
a stage and screen policy when It 
reopens. 

iStates gets the house oh: $5,000 
monthly guarantee or ,17%% of 
gross on straight film grosses and 
12%% when stage policy obtains. 



San Francisco, June . 
'International . House*s' impressive 
lineup of. names counted upon to 
pace the Par smartly as cOnnpetl- 
tipn Isn't so keen Juround the town.. 
Hottest competlsh Is from Chat- 
tertoh in fLllly Turner' at thO War- 
field.. Chattertoh isn't what she lised 
to be, but still pretty good. 

St. Francis heading toward, good 
returns with a pair of laugh films, 
'Elmer the Greaf and 'Zasu , Pitts 
top-billed in 'Hello Sister.' 

United Artists is In Its eighth knd 
last stanza of 'Be Mine Tonight,' 
which . has set an endurance recoird 
at this house, copping good business 
all the way through. , At around 
$5,000 oh its ;Jadeoiiti_it|S Still satis- 
factpryi,- ' ' ' 

Fox-West Coait has made a deis^ 
With Publlx to bpfen the Par, Oak- 
land; Friday (U) at 40c top.- Frank 
Burha,ns will nianage house. 

Estin^ates for This Week 

; ■ iFoK (Leo) (5.O00; 15-2$)— 'Shriek 
In Night' (Allied) and 'SHghtly 
Married'- (Chester)^ At about aver- 
age pace of $8,600. Last week same 
oh. iBlack beauty and ^Monte- Cai^lo 
Madness' ■ (both, co-op). 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; SO^M- 
65)-^'Woman .^tole' (Cbl) and 
Vaude. A poor $iO,OO0k compared t<ii 
$^13,000 On last week's 'Diplomaiikics' 
(RKO). . ' 

iPsii-ambuni ?(Fox) <2.7(rtl; 30^40- 
65)^'Internatlonal House* (Par), 
Flock " of names Helping' .' to' gooff ' 
$16,000. Last week's 'Adorable* 
(Fox) hit a fairish $12,O0O. 

St. Francis (Fox) (1,600; 36-4Q)— 
'Elmer the Grear (WB) and Hello 
Sister' (Pox). Two laughs and big 
at $8,000. Last week saw a gteat 
$8,300 on 'Looking S'orward* (MG> 
and 'Song of Eagle' (Par). 

United Artists (1,400; 26-35-50)— 
•Be Mine Tonight' (U) (8th-flnal 
week). . ' Endurance record and stlU 
okay at $5^000. Seventh week saw 
$300 more* 

Wa'rfield (Fox) (3,700; 38-6Br66)— 
^htttt Turner* ^WB) -and stage-sho w,- 
Chatterton still fair fn Fflseo; IpokS 
$17,000. Hoblnaon In 'Little Giant' 
.(WB) copped ;swell $20,000 last 



IWvesMs Roycr's 
First for Release 
llini Own Braocbes 

Hollywood, Jtihe pi 
Fanchbh Royer starts on her first 
production, for her own release June 
15 when 'Neighbors' ^Viyea,' by Jack 
Natteford, goes into work. She will 
ina,ke 14 mora In the next year, 
starting them 25 days, apart. 

Rcyer. Exchanges, Inc., has Its 
own branches In New York, Boston.. 
PHUadelphla, and Washington and 
her picture will be sold. In conjunc- 
tion with other product . In Cleve- 
land, Clncirihatf, Pittsburgh, Tt^ttQU 
and Salt Leike. A Los Angeles deal 
la pending. 

Miss Royer says that she broke 
with Mayfair because of the amount 
of sales cost saddled on her pioturea. 
by the latter and because paper 
given her by the dlstrlb was not 
picked up after Mayfair's' bank 
failed to open its doors follpwitig 
the bank holiday. 



about a year. 



Colombia Drops Naylor 

Los Angelea, June 5, 
George L. Naylpr is put as west 
erh division manager for Columbia 
Pictures, after two years. 
' His successor is Jerome Safron, 
who comes here front the home of- 
fice In New York. Naylor has an 
nouhced no plans. 



Emesl Bm KiUed P« 5a™g1l. 0. Rent 



rnest Bru. president of Enter- ',| 
prise Pictures Corp., fell ^roin the 
window of ills office at 729 Tth ave- 
nue. New York, to Instant death 
Monday afternoon (6)., 

Bru's financial status was re- 
ported good. Enterprise having 
completed a deal to release in the 
U. S. several French features. " The 
deceased was 45 years of age and 
was welt known in the Independent 
foreign fields. 



Universal City, June 5. 

Three toan^outs of Univerflal 
players have been arranged with 
other atudioe, Tom Brown goes 
Into Piranriount'a 'Three Cornered 
Moon,.' and. Andy Devine into. Fox's 
'The Last Adam.' 

Gloria Stuart, although not- set, 
la ..a strong candidate for the 
femme spot opposite Eddie Cantor 
in 'Roman Scandals.' 



In an effort to' cut down the rent, 
bill to Paramount^ Publlx. an4 its 
subsidiaries, occupying space In the 
Paramount building, N, Y., depart- 
ments are being , grouped on various 
floors so that the 14th can be given 
up. Editorial, department waft 
brought down to the eighth floiw 
and the publicity-advertising dlvl* 
aion to the 12th, both from the 14th. 

P-P trustees nibved up from the 
lisgal floor to the theatre floot* 
(ninth), with Sam Dembow, Jr., to 
John Balaban!a old oiEfice Iri favor 
of the Sam Kata suite going to 
Charles .D. Hllles. _ _ _ 

Publlx "Enterprises bartltrup'^ 
forces took ever opeii spacei on tha 
sixth floor and S, A. Lynch and his 
staff are on .the seventh. 



Brower Flying £ast 

Hollywood, June 6. 
George Brower, western sales 
I manager for Warners, Is flying to 
Now York for home office confer- 
i ences. 



VARIETy 



Tuesdaf, June 6, 1933 




Going Places 

By Cecelia Ager 



ray W ray's ittle Pets 

So. Inured, to monsters is .Fa,y 
Wray by now, so broken by her ad- 
yenturep lii recent horror ittms, that 
when In 'Below the Sea' she sees a 
iant octopus approach her subma- 
rine diving bell she fairly Jumps ap 
and down for jby^ ' done so, 
much screaming lately she's grown 
to like It, arid ishie's associated with 
fio many ideo.us crea,tures she's 
learned to understand them. To 
Miiss: Wray octopus 
just a prop creation, It's 
thing to scream at an^ yet feel 

•friendly toward. Npt; so much 
■paradox as it seems, for Miss 
Wray's most, valuable contribution 
ta. the cinema Is her reaction to 
mortsters. She <)ught to like them; 

, they bring d>it the best in her. ., 
Mlsa Wtay's encounter, with her 
(Svengall octopus ie preceded hy 
laiss ,Wray liil. varipus . poses on a 
•feoliy wood -going yacht. She does 
ilot' side with those bid fogeys who 
approve only strictly conventional 
iiautibal garb; she puts a. little 
imagination into . her " wardrobe, 
schemes, with little scarves, caps 



mor ;tO negate most of the distaste 
a volubly potted lady evokes. Mpre 
Important, she's the sort to throw 
her whole heart Into atiy emotional 
situation at hand; her generous re- 
sponse and wajpmth assures eyery- 
body's liking her, even If many will 
balk jat liking her too: l6ng, too full 
coiffure, too. ' 

Muriel. Klrkland, playing a cele- 
brated . concert pianist born in Kan- 
sas who disguises her unromatic 



Fimsi 

HUE 



if outside estimates can be ac- 
cepted, Xioew's Zlegleia; on upper 
6 th avenue, looks to become the 
principal ojperatiiis flopperoo of 
circuit. Now on Its sixth 



BUB wiiu uioB.uioca . — 1 that circuit. Now on — 

origins with a Russian, accent, sup- Ureek, estimates would have the 
ports Miss Daniels with het" sympa- [spot aggregating a gross b.o. "of 



New Panto 



Hollywood, June 5. 
Fox had to rewrite the script 
of *Worst Woman In Paris?' so 
that Adolph Menjou would 
have more clothes to wear. 

Player turned down the. as-- 
signment originally claiming 
the picture would not give him 
a sufficient sartorial flash as 
the script would keett him in 
the same suit throughout the 
film.' Rewrite calls . for the 
Menjou character to Change his 
wardrobe 12 times, which, be-^ 
Ing oke with the actor, he 
signed the contract. . 



BOYS BRUSHING 
UPONTB 
SPEECfflNG 



thetic friendship^ .yet remains a 
not I definite personality in her Own 
koihe r^Sh*. She's hit upon a flattering 
halrdress, istyllzed with bangs, that 
very nearly keeps a secret of the 
fact that hers is not a flawless 
screen face. Her drawling voice 
and diction distinguishes her In- 
stantly, and her neat sense of com 



under $3,600 weekly. It's a thrice 
weekly changeover at 2B-40o and 
the newest link in 'the lioew chain. 

Info would have the lioew people 
running the spot as an accommo* 
datidn to the Hearst'-Brisbauie in- 
terests, which iare stated to own the 
land on vrhtch the theatre stands. 
It's .directly opposite Hotel 



MONEY-STAR DUMPING 
BY U HITS KARLOFF 



Hollywood, June. B. 
Universal Is continuing its polity 

sianuy,. ana ner neat sense ot uuin- I It's direcuy opposwe xxuiwi i . ^ ^^^^ 

edy promises her a; yideriiirig -ciFc^^ Warwick, also owned by the Hearst ot:^umpinr:contract jplayers as .soon 



of picture house friends. 



Hair 

Llli pamlta, perhaps because she 
Can'l bear tie name 'Goldie' in 
'qoldie Gets Along,' continually 
tosses .^her head, perhaps to shake 
it out of her hair. She doesn't toss 



I people, at 64th street. 

understanding is that Loew's 
I doesn't . pay rent except out of 
profits or something, which gives 
the theatre firm soine kind of a 
I break On the proposition. 

The house apparently wa^ aimed 
I to set up a new ritzy nelghb lOr 
.Loew's, something - like what the 
firm holds in the liezington, hardly 
a half mile distant to the east of 
the Zlegfeid. Liexlngton is a handr 



dVMcu'VB, ...w. — . —---'I her head so consistently to get her 

arid' attendant fripperies, that her hair out of her eyes; she likes her 

clothes, be flattering and gay— as I hair. In her eyes. Whenever, by .ime ieii«B'-»s*«*« ^waiub 

well as utilitariari. There's her gold ifl;i6ta;ke; in One of her tosses her some. payet for Loew's; Hearst peo^ 1^^^^^^ would have hoosted his sal- 
cloth mess Jacket for her satin and hair does get out of her eyes, she pie w;anted the Warwick corner _ ti OOO on condition that he 



as they- reach the big money class 
and substituting them with new 
people at less money. 

LAtest Universal star to go off 
the list Is Boris Karloff. At the 
studio 18 months, Karloff had been 
drawing ITBO per Week, . arid "was 
scheduled tO 'get $1,250 on his coim- 
Ing option Jump. The sum repre- 
sented a Jump of $500. or $260 each 
for two option ;perIods. KarlofC 
waived the previous option Incriease, 



cioin mess jitv*^*"- nair aoes.-Bct uut «i nw eyco, one v*^ »*.€Ui«.«;»» 

gold dinrier dress, for.Instance, and tosses her head quickly to bring it I lighteid up by the theatre. 



'fre^TiMtte'd-^ Scotch -C^^ 
flannel trouBers_fOT: _.<|eck_s 



il^he also sees to it somehow or other 
that the salt spray leaves the curls 
clustered at the back of her neck in- 
iact, thalt the seai breezes let her 
stylized barigs be. 

• Esther Howard plays a waterfront 
becomlrig Mae West 



This head, . tdssirig .-_of - Miss 
Damita'S is doubtless meant to sig- 
nify GalUC temperariient. At any 
rate, it provides action. Her hair 
is beautiful, luxuriant, curled up 
becoriiingly at the ends o-: Its .long, 
bob, and Miss Damlta Is not one. to 
let beauty hide its light. She has ia 



iriadame in a = , . - - . 

make-up and ostrich bedecked satin glorious flgure too, and When the 
wrapper, but there's more to. Mae | story denies her any more bathing 



.than iier make^ujp. 



ore Than Pyjamas 

---Bunches - - people meet their 
deaths in 'A Study in Scarlet,' but 
they do not die in vain. They lay 



suits to prove it in, her dresses un 
derstand. With artful fitting and bias 
cutting they, cling doSe to her, re- 
vealing every lush curve while shyly 
insisting upon the-modestyrbf-hlg' 
necks. An innocent Jumper dress, 
as Miss X>amita fills it, . becomes a 
gown wise with enticement. Her 



down *l^*^ that a^jiew negligee _ 

may be born j that Anna May, Wong^ youngish swagger hats and caps 
may have reason to wander the cor- swoop down over one -ye oohrla-la 
Tidors of her fine old English manse I fashion; there is something about 
•on murder ia^nt and, whilst so en- lone of her eyes- that Miss Damlta 
gaged, riiay show that even a black- doesn't like, and so, with hair or 
hearted murder(?8e has something hats she not only conceals it, but 
good in her when she introduces 1 makes It serve as additional allure 



Whether .lAitew!fl-. .iriay_. Jbaye haSl 
designs of eventually. ._conYertlng 
the spot iiitQ a competitive location 
for the Radio City theatres is only 
a cruess. 

Low Grosses 

There have been days, according 
to outside checkers of the ZlegfCld, 
When the spot went iiAder $160. It 
was opened Friday, April 21, with 
much fanfare and space plugging 
from the Hearst sheets. lioew's 
organized a pan^de to plug the 
start. 

Curiously enough fact of Ijoew's 
l^oingion^fith avenue. Jiadjthe RKO 
theatre overlords worried. 

That tibe RKO Roxy in Radio 
City, presently in straight films on 
a subsequent nelghb policy at the 
same scale as the Ziegfeld, only 
heaps competition worries on the 
former home of Ziegf eld's Glorlfled 
Ariiierlcan Girl. 



ary to $1,000; on condition, that he 
would get. the full amount on the. 
next Ol^tion: 

U. refused:: to maeet- the flgure; 
which came due Thursday (1), and 
karloff walked. He Was to do 'In- 
visible Man' as his next. 

in past few. months, U has 
dropped Lew Ayres, Tala Birell, 
Paul liUkas (now back on a dif 
ferent basis), Tom Mix, Sidney Fox, 
Russell Hopton and others. Re- 
placing them on the list are Mar 
garet Sullavan, Mabel Marden, On 
slow iStevens, Jun_e.. ^.nlght and 
Hugh Enfield. 



LOEWS ROCHESTER HAS 
PLENH RENT ARREAI 



.>pyjamas. so jcaptiVatihg to the ad- 
miring gals'* 

Miss Wong's memorable robe bOr- 
Irows f roria "the "Chinese in the twisted 
silk c(Jrd frogs that mark its high- 
collared center closing in its long, 
loose sieevfis, . hut its fascination 
transcends national bouridarles. Its 
floor lerigth coat, sashed sleekly at 
the waist. Is cut aWay in. front bo 
that, as Miss Wong steals menac- 
ingly along her halls, it will float 
out softly behind her, enveloping her 
in a. low. cloud of impending doom, 
minister,- dangerous, . hypnotlG. "The 
ecreams, murky Iiimehouse sets, 
threatening shadows and pools of 
blood that punctuate 'A Study In 
Scarlet' sO industriously are ama- 
teur at casting evil's spell compared 
to Miss Wong's negligee. Even Miss 
Wong herself appears a Jolly Orl-: 
entai trying corisciefitiously to keep 
a: straight face, until she wraps her 
negligee about her. 

It is June Clyde's thiankless duty 
to play the sweet, witless blonde In- 
genue Sherlock Holmes Just will go 
on rescuing, Miss Clyde is at least 
the first HOimes heroine iri Contem-: 
porary puffed sleeves^ black net ones 
. dotted with gold. Doris; Lloyd, afi 
It greisdy (Jockney widow, weighs 
herself with shabby finery and 
nvangey furs and, creates a rich, 
flavorsome . characterization in ' the 
one scene allotted to her. 



These French girls! 

Miss Damlta has so much instinc- 
tive chic, she wears her clothes — 
even bathing suits— with such true 
and instructive flair, she ought to 
go. in for menacing. 



Gam Geometry 

When Russell Marker t's Forty 
Roxyettes make up their minds to 
parade-:-nothlrig dares to follow 
Let the Music Hall go pro 



Walfis Sfqe Op 

Bbllsrwood, June 5. 
Hal Wallls today (Monday) be 
came executive in charge of pro- 
duction at Wamer-Flrst National, 
filling the gap left by Darryl Za 
nuCk's resignation. 

Wallis will work under Jack War 
ner's supervision land will have the 
following supervising producers 
handling product— Henry larike, 
Robert Lord, Robert Presnell, a.nd 
James Seymour. Latter three were 



Secret Service Shorts 



Hollywood, June 6 
Metro will make six two-ruelers 
based on cases in the files of the 
DepaftineHt of Justice. Idea is a 
seHes 6imIIa,r to the Lucky Strike 
radio program. Madeline Ruthven, 
Metro writeria, is in Washington 
going through the files for material 
frbm the records. 

Series is to be directed, by Harry 
Boucquet, "test director on the lot 



ipgs Without Mugging 

Wheri Bebe -Daniels asks for a 
cigaret In •Cockta,il Hour' hordes Of 
men spring iip to serve her; when 
she asks for a light she arouses a 
veritable stampede. She is an art- 
ist with a, $60,000 advertising con- 
=-tractr'and = the=-y oung=men--who^^ 
queht her mammoth modernistic 
apartment look a little bit hungry. 

It is not altogether fair, however, 
to attribiite all her success with 
men to the very healthy condition 
of her finances. She has charrii 
. and a. good figure; she .caJn , sing 
Tight. UP clpse to the camera with- 
otit ,h^r mouth looking distorted; 
her Wardrobe, while a bit on the 
log, 0' mutton sleeve side, has its 
points. of interesting simplicity, and 
she can play a brolcen -hearted 
ii-'iri'- iT-uii rronr-h "nV^ty .inrt hii- 



them. 

found, let It lift arty eyebrows at , - - _ , , 

the. Bdlid, . mundane ^omgs ..of . the hriters^ duriiig th^ 

Roxyettes, they need only swing 
into their march , to show the place 
what's what, what really counts. 
Military minded, nothing can stop 
them, not treadmills, not elevators, 
not revolving stages, not even a 
Glow Worm ballet with electrically 
lighted yellow net ballet skirts. 
Heads high, Chiris up, knees lifted 
m one Unbroken horizontal line, 
they're a troop to teach those foyr 
U.S. Marlnies on. the upstage platform 
what drilling can be, that a memory 
for training nestles under their 
proud, blue white-plumed caps, that 
long legs can do right by white 
tights and bliie boots and still 
march forward in an arc, a triangle, 
a straight line, and even a star. 
Geometric wizards,, the. Roxyettes 
this week, as Stirring in their brave 
unfaltering parade as the sweep of 
march music. 

Gomez and Winona interpret 
'Satari's Ll'l Lamb' as a poor but 
intensely rhythmic Creature primed 
with repressed desites, really a Wolf 
in white satin and gold sheep's 
clothing. The Roxyettes, the sWeet 
young, things, offer no such psycho^ 
analytical definition for their part 
A3:t,hey::..se e her, !Sat§;n'sj;^ri^Lan^^^ 
Is a merry litSc girl in brown 
trunks and white organdy pUffed 
sleeved blouse whose naughtiest 



gesture is a mischievous wiggle Of 
her derriere. 

Patricia Bowman looks top allur 
Ingly fragile in pink chiff'on and sfe 
quins to explairi why her adagio 
waltz partner has any trouble at all 
in hoisting her.. It. may be that the 
trees whirling around on the re- 
volving stage, add an unnecessary 
fillip to the already present dizzi- 
npsa of love, * 



Kaufman Flying for 
Glom of Fair and N.Y. 



Rochester, N. Y 
Rochester theatre Is operating on 
Week- to -week basis under Loew 
Greater Rochester. Properties, own 
ers, obtained Judgment for $39,030 
back rent due, but delayed serving 
papers ipending' a posislble agriee 
ment. 

A year ago Lpew's. obtained a 
rental reduction from 113,760 to 
250 a month. Since February, ac 
cording to piapers In the case, the 
lessee has paid only |6,414, of which 
|5,000 was in ca^sh- and- the- remain^ 
der credited for steam and elec- 
tricity to ofllces and stores In the 
building. Judgment was against the 
:.Clinton-G'QUrt-GQtRotatiort,UesjSeei 

Leopold Friedman represents 
Loew's in negotiations which are 
expected to allow present manage- 
ment to continue under a new ar- 
rangement. The theatre is a 4,500 
seater, but has not been going so 
well. 

Edward Melnicker Is .mari?tg.er 

Montana Picking Up 

Seattle, Jurie 6 
"Wlli Steege, of Great iPalls, Mont., 
['here on way from L; A. to his home 
bailiwick, conferred with local show 
men, Steele Is FWC district man 
ager - in - Montana and Idaho. Mon 
taria, in particular; he says, Is 'pick 
ing up with farm prices up, wheat 



Adrinittedly sioaarting at guffaws 
of veteran leaders and exhibitors 
seasoiAd in convention technique^ 
the corps of new indie dlctatot's is. 
steeping itself in platfojrm riianner 
arid elocution. The presidents-elect 
have Just learned that most of 
their predecessors^ immedlate][y 
upon entering., office, sin>tlaB 
Elocutionary home work befor^ 
they reached the peak of conven,"! 
tiori oratorical . prowess; 

Ed Kuykendall, Informed la^ 
WeiBk that he had- heeli elected head 
of the MPTOA on a mall Order 
vote, immediately expressed' inten- 
tions to be more regular at Kl-r 
wanis societies ,ln Mississippi of 
which he is a member.: Right now 
leader critics hold that Kuykendall 
needs a little verbal pruning '_tb 
drive hbme points in a speec^^ 

Mv A. Llghtmari, who steps' out 
of the MPTOA chair, iSecretly 
Joined a little theatre movement in 
Memphis, it is now revealed, when 
he Wias. yOUng in the presidency. 
M. .A» at flrst Was a rapid fire 
talker and, although a Cornell 
graduate,— was~di^fflcUlt-to--folloWr- 
After several months _of inemorlz-j 
Ing ^and reciting lineis with 
home towri troupers ..Lightman • was 
soon, noticed by the critics to be 
more at ease and convincing. 
Urge Rehearsals 
Keeping in speeCli trim 'Is held 
by Dave Palfryman, Hayslte, 
Whose duty it Is to attend- all 
indie national conventions. Just as 
necessary as learning how to 
speak.L While .the average exhibitor 
is believed by Daye to stand little 
chance of being able to automatlc- 
aiiiy shut off' tfie word: fio W, whew 
once aroused, falfryman cites him- 
self as a public speaker who went 
rusty through lack of practice. 

Certain of the Indie producers, 
who always are present at exhib 
conventions eierolslng the 'new 
friend' policy, are- disgusted- with 
the lack of talker talent among 
the owners. They flgure that not 
over 10 of every 100 exhibs iri con- 
vention open their mouths for. the 
public record. 

Even the oldest and most fluent 
of exhib leaders; Charlie 0'ReiHy» 
is an.ardent believer in rehearsals. 
Veteran trade reporters know that 
when the TOCC whip eloses the 
door It's gOirig to be a dress occa* 
sioii of what IS going to follow on 
the platform a week or so later. 



Jump on Metro 



Hollywood, June 5. 
Completing 'Curtain at Eight' last 
week, Phil Goldstorie starts this 
week on 'The Woman in the Chair' 
for Majestic release. Zita Johann 
has the top femmo spot and How- 
ard Christy, directs. 

•Curtain iit Ight,' adapted from 
the Octavus Roy Cohen book, will 
be released in three weeks, beating 
Metro's 'Dinner ar Eight' Into the 
theatres. Goldstorie has refused to 
change the name of hiis .plc, despite 
Metro's request to dS. so because 
titles might be confused. 



Hollywood, June 6* 
Al Kaufman/ Who returned to -the 

Paramount lot from Del Monte for ■ - - ^, - ^ - -7 

production conferences. Instead of | f'^op «'">}ool^>^S'.c?PPe^ ^t 7% cents 



proceeding directly east, flew to 
Chicago Sunday (4) for a glom ^ o^ 
the World's Fair and then 0^ to 
Now York and the home, office. 

He'll be gone three weeks. "^Mel 
Shauer, his assistant, will sit In 
while he's gOne. 



is heading in right direction, and 
what the folks there noW want is. a 
better price oh silver. Then mlries 
would employ thousands. 

"Vaudeville shows signs ot coming . 
to front In Montaria, he reports. 



'Scandals' on % 

Hollywood, June 5-. 
i»ossibility that ;tladio . may 
together ori a; deal for a> celluloi 
'Scandals' on a royalty basis. 

Negotiations were started Thur. 
day (1) but proposed deal is stiH 
in the air. 



N. Y, to L. A. 

Hal Roach. . 

Rowland jy.__^L.€e. 



Los Angeles, June 5 
In a supplementary proceeding 
heard before Referee Arthur P, 
Will, of the Superior Court, a 
summons lor a;ppearance ot 
Gloria. SWanson was ordered as a 
result of . the judgment in favor of, 
Maurice 'Cleary against the st^r. 

The referee will examine Miss 
Swansori in order to learn her 
ability to pay the Judgment. She 
is now in Europe. 



P-P Time Sheet System 

Paramount system,, which called 
for time sheets on which personnel 
recorded its individual activities, 
has been ousted by the P-P trustees. 
Notice Went around Thursday (1> 
Concerning their elimination imnie 
diately, 

The so-called time sheets main 
taincd a check on what was done 
by individuals, time required, etc. 
For most it was a nuisance. 



Bertram Bloch. 
George McCall. 
Ed Perkins. 
Ruth Morris; 
Abe Lastfogel. 
Frances Arms. 
James B. Whartow.. 
Lee Tracey. 
Hal Roach. 
Jack Partington. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Larry Dannour. 



Tuesday* June 6, 1933 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



IS 



MUSIC HALL 

c i 

j I New Torfe, Juno 2. 

Roxy lia edging forward.. In the 
iputrent show he Indicates his re- 
tumlns confidence In R. C. operat- 
ing: things. There Is a euisplclon 
that the current performance Is only 
the forerunner of thlngs whlch Rosy 
■ Is quietly mapping for the Music 
HaU stage. He la content for the 
present to display a three- part show 
of gypsy songs, moonlight waltzes^ 
a Harlemanlac number.' and a stir- 
ring battle panel based' oh Sousa's 
inarches. 

There are real iilarlnes in that 
battle panel. The stage is; levelled 
off and the Rozyettes In grenadier 
{Costumes of some jklnd do a military 
rhythm. Above and to the rear of 
the stage^ a framed picture: of. en-, 
trenched , soldiers popping powder, 
while a marine color squad walks 
the treadmills as the colors fly to 
the breeze; It's a stirring flhiSh. and 
Old Glory brings the patriotic hands 
ioC the customers Into jubilant ap- 
plause. 

The marines in the show were 
loaned by Col. Klncaid, U.S.M.C., 
commanding the Marine Barracks, 
Brooklyn. Roxy IS a Major Jn the 
■p^S^.C. reserve.. 

AH of which gives an idea of just 
how Strong the popular strain Is 
underlined In the current Shbw^ 
Even the 'Glow "Worm* ballet takes 
a hand. . The frigidly . correct cus- 
tomer might scorn such a' display of 
iahowmanship as having the interior 
<>f . the girls' bsdlet skirts light' up 
thtermlttently to Indicate, the iinsus- 
pect'ed presence of glow worms be- 
iieath. .But if applaiise '' means 
Uny thing, It's" the customers' Will. 
Big hand for this item, when caught. 

The 'Songf of the Flame Number* 
has too nitlch flame^ It spreads over 
the wings and everywhere almost, 
and the tenor's voice In this nuni- 
jber. isn't paitlcSularly forte, but the 
massIvV aspect of 'the thln^ as 
staged brings. Jieai^ty rcBuUS.- ... ^ 

Perhaps all this' stuff sounds 
reminiscent of Roziy's fornier efforts 
at another spot, and that's believ- 
able: but Rosy himself calls the 
Bubjects' "Reminiscences,' so that's 
that. There are weak moments on 
the show, but there's plenty of prb- 
Auctlon. Runs to around 48 min- 
utes, all told. 

It's a lurking opinion that Gomez 
iind Winona might be better fitting 
tor that 'Waltz Memories' num- 
^ev than Patricia Bowman and 
Lieon Barte. The boy is particularly 
offside here, and Miss Bowman, 
Bhbuld stick ta-her-dassicaL or.mOd-1 
em ballet. The setting isn't grandi- 
ose, here, but simple, and doesn't 
impart particular beauty except that 
the hono publico go for anything 
when the stage begins to revolve. 
Kot 'only revolves here, but alSb in 
^jSatan's Iil'l Xiamb' number, in the 
secon^part of the show, which fol- 
lows right adCter the pit and-choral 
jnumber of grypsy songs, .opening. 

Two round table stages at the 
wings showing a' bar on one side 
and a pianist .' and bliies Singer at 
the other. The girl finishes her song 
'and the travelers split In the cen- 
ter . to have the Roxyettes come 
down in a massed dance. Black and 
ehady lighting here, not particu- 
larly cheering. Gomez and Winona 
do one of those Siamese ancestral 
'dances, or something in White cos- 
tumes that doesn't belong, but still 
evoked customer reception. 

It's interesting to note that there's 
ho opera the current week, although- 
It seems that some group sings in 
Victorian costume .somewhere, and 
there are stage boxes set on the 
-Btage. down front on either wing. 

Taken as a Whole; the. show - IS 
typically Roxy. .Even unto the 
tnassed chorus sitting lii the pit for 
the opening number. Viola Phflo 
and Jan Peerqe are the soloists. But 
that opening number does seem a 
bit overlong; 14 minutes of it. 
"Feature is 'Cocktail Hour' (CoV). 

The-Muslo . Hall . .. has plenty to 
■think about with the grosses riot 
■liaving- been anything to brag 
■about, of latci. There's the summer 
to begin yrlth. Sixth avenue Is a 
eultry thoroughfare^ in the warm 
>nonths. Broadway may be warm, 
b\it Sixth avenue is really tough, 
with the 'I.' not helping to attract 
patronage to that street 

There's a shortage of. product 
which the house will feel, and 
Roxy's problem is now twice as big 
as any which may have confronted 
the regular RKO regime when su- 
pervislngr the spot during .Roxy's 
illness. Shan. 



Loew's Ziegfeld, N. Y, 

The late glorifler's monument," a 
theatre bearing his riam.e, to be the 
capital of the Impreaario's produc- 
tion activtles, has wP.und tip as 
an. apostrophized theatre, Xoew's. 
There have, been plenty of cracks 
that It all goes to. shoW, but the best 
=answer-ls anUthat- pi«MislyA:^fpe^- 
Zlegfeld, :, 

Apart from that, as a triple 
change subsequent run picture 
house it's the last word In ultra 
cinematic appreciation from a fan 
viewpoint. Prime fault has been 
tliat the house hasn't caught on, 
but when it does it'll become an- 
other bonanza like the Plaza with 
its 75c arid $1.25 iscale for fourth 
and . fifth runs, but a class little 
theatre for Park averiue trade. This 
30c and 50c, and one of the most 
comfortable cinemas In Greater 



New York, but somehow that 64th 
and Sixth avenue location is prob- 
ably too close to the Times Square 
first-runs to warrant the nabors 
waiting until the films come to 
them. That's the secret of the 
Plaza, where the swank east side 
trad^ waits for pictures which sell 
for more on their fourth showing 
than In the downtown deluxers. 

Lioew's Ziegfeld is worth a visit 
for that ihezzanlne foyer display of 
the Ziegfeld museum. It's a treas- 
ure trove of many associations of 
the 'late Impresario. The photo-: 
graphic collection of the Ziegfeld 
beauts has been augmented by 
loans from the Albert Davis coK 
:lectlon of theatrical . photos, . and 
there are many other personal ef- 
fects associated with Zieggy or his 
stars. 

House boasts the only femme pic- 
ture house manager 4n New York, 
Chelle Janis. She's trying some 
good" nabe Stuff that should ulti- 
mately catch on. There are bridge 
tables at all' times, and a special 
Thursday hite bridge, pro, along 
with other wrinklesi including free 
cigs. (any. brand). However, it's 
getting so that the nearby apart- 
ment residents, are being mailed 
complimentaries for an entire party 
to paper. the:liouse. a. means to 
get the theatre Identified. It should 
bring in some cash trade in time. 

Abel. 



CAPITOL, N. Y. 

"New York, June 2. 
. One of the Capitol slougho weeks. 
'Hell Below,' Just In from its %2 
Astor run, with only five days in 
between, is probably flg'qred as suf-. 
ficient: draw> although possible it'll 
go boppo with the rest of the show. 

' . Show's big attraction is an 'Un- 
dersea Ballet,' with no stager men- 
tioned. . It's along usual picture 
house ballet lines, a bit outmoded in 
thls/day and age, biit riot ^oo bad 
from -a -flash standpoint. ' Chester 
Hale girls are all over the stage as 
riiermalds, while Rae, Ellis and Iia 
Rue do their adagio dance out 
front. "Usiial . ocean-waving effects 
that might have been better han- 
dled. 

Best feature of this ballet IS that 
it's laid oh thick and fast. Whole 
thing Is on and ofiC in 16 minutes, 
which makes It okay. Just as the 
audience Is beginning to fidget It's 
over with a,nd the picture starts. 

ShoW is split in two -halves,- with 
the ballet as the final business. Up 
.ahead— is._ another short stageblt 
with Gambarelli and William 'Hall. 
Gamby does only one da,nce, pre- 
luded by a solo' by her pianist. For 
no logical reason the entire show 
Is allowed to start with Ganlby's 
pia,nist at his solo. While he's 
playing his piano is moved slowly 
back stage and up to almost half 
stage level'. Jbist wh7 Is not^ clear, 
because he's left there, takes his 
bows and Gamby conies on for her 
number. She's, of course, as effec- 
tive and colorful a performer as al- 
ways and garners ' her" little bower 
of roses. 

: Hall, from radio, follows In 'one' 
to sing three numbers. He's a tall, 
well-built chap with a nice set of 
teeth and a pretty smile. Maybe 
he means something as a radio at- 
traction which would excuse his 
billing. In between, the two sec- 
tions of the stage show is ai. Pete 
Smith short and the newsreeh Up 
"ahead "iS" Ya^iha Bunchuk's overture 
entitled 'Slavonic and Russian Mel- 
odies.' 

.Which still leaves no comedy, 
nothlng^Jlgfht ol any-^riaturei -no-j>ep- 
and mighty little entertainment for 
the entire layout^ 

Only visible sign of smartness in 
the show comes towards the end of 
the feature, when the wide screen 
is used for the finale sea battle 
scenes, enhancing that finale by 
quite a bit. Kauf. . 

CLARK, CHICAGO 

Chicago, June 1.- 

This is the 'old Adelphl that Orice 
harbored burlesque, that Al Woods 
converted to' legit 16 years ago, and 
that now blossoms out as a two-i 
bit cinema. And, Incidentally, house 
looks .better, snappier and . more up- 
arid-cbmirig right now than it ever 
has. New auspices besides chang- 
ing the name have changed the ap- 
pearance of the premises. A pal- 
lette 'Of bright hues has brought out. 
the musty beauties of the place. 

Installation of a classy looking 
box office, at sidewalk level closes 
the old legit grille. Lobby has been 
thrown open so that inner and outer 
foyers are now one. in consequence, 
there's a sweep, and bigness that the 
Adelphl never possessed.. 

Screen haS been set back about 
20 feet from the fbotlight pan. 
Vision is good. There are about 
^7000 "Tgea;t3.^="House=-grinds---f^ 
eight a.m. to . two a.m. and requires 
three crews in the projection booth 
to. handle that ma,rathon. Now in 
Its second Week and doing Okay, as 
are the other Loop houses pursuing 
a comparable policy, viz., Monroe, 
WoodSi Randolph, Orpheum. That 
16c. afternoons and 26c. nights hits 
the Loop just right these days. 

Jimmy ^Trinz and Howard' Lu- 
bliner. are running the house. Five 
changes of product weekly. Snappy 
girl ushers. Land. 



paramount; L, A. 

Los AngeleS, JOne 1. 
Fanchon & Marco stage show 
currently is spotty in entertainment 
value. Some portions are draggy 
and badly routined, with a little too 
much comedy predominating. This 
was probably brought abo.ut through 
a desire to offset the heayy screen 
feature, *Story of Temple Drake' 
(Par), but the flrial outcoirie is not 
up to the F&M. standard. 

Nina- Olivette and Franklyh 
DAmore and Co. easily top, With 
Arthur Jarrett, prominently featured 
in the billing, falling short of ex- 
pectations. Bsther Campbell, wl^^s- 
tler, and Marietta, . dancer, garner, 
a share of the honors. 

Introduction'has the line girls on 
for a routine, in Which they .use 
iige preservers a8~ a sort of prelude 
to the big advertising smash given 
the Pacific Steamship Lines and the 
four 'Alexander' coastwise liners, 
probably as part payment for the 60 
round trip - excursions to be given 
away during the. week by the house 
as prizes. Backdrop Is a replica of 
the upper structure of a liner, with 
the .orchestra spotted on a portable 
upper deck, profusely decorated 
with ads for the .line. 

Miss Olivette Is on several times 
for brief comedy with Rube Wolf 
regarding when she is due^ which 
doesn't help her work . any. Wolf 
sends the band into a 'birdie* num- 
ber . that serves as an introduction 
to Miss Campbell in a series .of bird 
calls ancl. whistlirig, at which she is 
adept. ' ^ 

jarrett, popular at'^the ." Copoanut 
Grove, . follows with seVeraL tenor 
selections that fail to click. For 
his second ballad the line kirls are 
back for a. colorful routine, , with 
Marietta doing a series ' of ballet 
steps .mixed with acrobatics which 
she put across nicely. Number was 
dragged a, little, which hurt. 

■ - Miss Olivette. Ihen. .'-.back -for .. a 
coriiedy duet with the Rube<, wirid- 
ing up with s6rii& comedy stepplnET" 
and acrobatics. She dances to vari- 
ous tempos and turies, some diffl- 
culti and aU - very. good. 

FVankly D'Amore and company of 
two of^er much Of their old routine 
of comedy ' knockabout ' turiibles, 
falls and balancing, and mop up 
handily; Finale brings the slrls. on 
garbed in yellow icind black and car- 
rying metallic hats, which are il- 
luminated for a Series of evolutions: 
Marietta does a little more hoofing 
before curtain^ Show as a -whole 
lacks the customary F&M vim. and 
is-llk«l^y tO'^disappoirit.--— :=i^ 

FOX, DETROIT 

Detroit, June 3. 

Resumption at this house brings 
stage! show back to downtown De- 
troit for the first time since the 
banks closed several months ago. 
Current show is the second and not 
as good as the first. . "Built locally 
under direction of Dave Idzal with 
Alexander. Oumansky as line pro- 
ducer, Sam Jack Kaufman sis m.c. 
and Nat 'Chick' Haines as house 
stooge. 

Management goes . a long way 
toward correcting an evil apparient 
with most locally built shows. Pro- 
ducers seeriicd to think that pro- 
duction Was. the greater part of 
successful shoivs . and talent the 
minon At. this house the talent is 
the main consideration. Just enough 
production— is-.used-to- set -the show 
off, with enough flash to impress. 
Along this line an act used here 
is allowed enough time on the 
stage to wffck-Pja- .the, audienc e and 
"build, etc. ' " ~ "": 

Fault with this show is that there 
is too riiuch talent and not enough 
stock. List of acts includes Chaz 
Chase, Maurlne and Norva, Herman 
Hyde and Mona, Genev Tie, Harriet 
Newrot and Co, 

With -the dance: team Maurlne 
and Norva. being jised for produce 
tion the two comedy ac.ts have tO' 
be separated and the roller skating 
and acrobatic acts likewise. Mak- 
ing, a . jig saw puzzle with several 
of the pieces missing. But with 
all the difficulty with the arranging 
of the show It still is a lot ot show. 

Finale is a 'Bolero' with the 
dance team arid the line, and per- 
haps over the heads of the audi- 
ence,' but. at least it is different. 
With the. 12 girls beating torn tOnis, 
the rhythm effect, is. good, if high- 
class. 

Kaufman returns to' this house 
after being ^rone for over- two years. 
He had a run of 28 Weeks. . Tbey 
still remember him and those that 
don't should offer little resistance 
this time. He works lowdown so 
all can understand and that is okay 
too iri this ball park. ' Directing the 
overture.and m, c.'ing is a lot of asi- 
signment for-one riian, but with nut 
exigencies it will pass. Knowing a 
lot about music, the overture angle 
is' okay. Having a nice appearance 
and~spieaklnjj^line3^.well,^he..JoiJ^^ 
angles likewise. Using 'Chick' 
Haines for blackouts and bits, so 
a few of the waits are eliminated. 

In this show the outstanding acts 
for audience reception are Chase 
and Herman Hyde; and Mona. Chase 
does his usual, good work, with the 
eating biz still oke, while Hyde has 
a new and hoky act that is sure- 
fire. With ^toria, a beaiitlful 
straight, act can play anywhere. 

Picture, 'Warrior's Husband' 
(Fox), biz fair. Lee. 




TRANSLUX 



Transition of^ , newsreel theatre, 
audiences is . occurring ais the result 
of the Luxer's bid for Communistic 
attendees. Where the Embassy up 
until now has Seated the noise mak- 
ers, the Luxer, by running a 35- 
mlnute propagandlc special, 'Soviets 
on Parade,' Saturday afternoon <3) 
succeeded in replacing its group of 
orderly payees with a percentage of 
the mob which usually- patronlzes- 
the F.H. emporium^ Sounds never 
before recorded in the Luxer Were 
bearable at the matinee jperform- 
ances. 

The fact that there wasn't any 
conspicuous increase in admissions 
should be sufficient for the LuxCr to 
know that its old policy Is the best. 
If not that, at least to realize that 
mixed audiences seldom remain con" 
sistent and that locations^ especial- 
ly, on Broadway, ihean something as 
Well. 

Another slant for the benefit of 
all reels;, as well, a^ houses, Is the 
diction of some of these talking re- 
porters. When these -unseen spokes-, 
men start calling bivouac 'bivou- 
. wake,' arid butcher the King's Eng^ 
lish idea of French, and English, 
similarly, it's time that the editors 
got wise and advised the bOys to 
renew acquaintance with the. old 
language workshop. 

Paths did a far better Job of Far- 
ley's appeal to states for repeal. 
It affordied spectators a full: close- 
up characterization, of the Na- 
tional democratic committee chief,, 
while F-H kept its cameras at' the 
conventional distance. Farley in- 
advertently provided the lead sub- 
ject for both houses, Embassy using 
him Irr the inauguration of- the 
World's FaTr. " — ^ *: " 

Universal and Paramount scored 
clean scoops at the Luxen U . was 
the only reel to get credit for the 
Kansas jallbreak. With views of the 
returned warden arid guards, while 
Piaramdunt got a cameraman inside 
the Mooney trial court. Par at the 
same time, followed the Embassy by 
a week on Al Smith's, pushcart 
story. Better, contact work,, how- 
ever, netted It a better ysitn. ' 

In covering. Annapolis the Em-^ 
bassy passed up Roosevelt's address 
to the graduates completely, confin- 
ing its .own yiews to outside review 
.which could be associated with any 
^vault -view of ■ the' exerclsesr^ Unisc: 
versal, however, has a penchant for 
getting. important details that most 
of the larger all-sound reels seem 
inclined to overlook; Wdly. 



EMBASSY 

Embassy goes at great length to 
stress the need for world peace by 
alloSving the American representa- 
tive over-footage, arid following this 
up with similarly over-long dia- 
tribes by several other envoys, only 
to confuse the impression by per- 
mitting the Secretary of War to fol- 
low consecutively with a reminder 
that, after all, .it is .the strong who 
win and command respect. 

This theatre; however, scooped 
over its rival with . the Russell 
Sherwood story. Why, when. It was 
able to semi-closeiip Sherwood, it 
was unable to. get Walker's former 
secretary .to say at least a few of 
the things he stated to newspaper 
reporters is one of those enigmas. 
And this observation is made with, 
the knowledge that there are some 
good ex-rscrlvners in the persorinels 
of reels. 

" Denipsey is aU over the reel -house , 
programs currently. Where the 
Embassy had him threie times, even 
breaking a -bottle over bike. .handle- 
bars, the Luxer clipped him down 
to exhibitions with Baier and 
Schmeling. 

In covering the Indianapolis auto 
races, during which three were, 
killed, none of the r'eels. .as judlged' 
at the two; houses, really had. an iniir 
mediate . bieam on the inajor acci- 
dent; Probably If they had been -a 
little closer the riiaterial would have 
been rejected by editor bk* censor as 
horror, stuf^. F-^H, howevei',' Is glv- 
irig the best slarit. Its leris seems 
considerably closer than- that of 
Par's. Bodies can .be seen hurtling 
through the air and landing on the- 
track in both views. ' ' 

Embassy also slipped up on Me- 
mojrlalrDay;— -Ordinarily '-It— makea- 
thls. a special assignment. This yeair 
the Luxer was "tha hCiUsei-.toj/'have- 
Pershing's .speech. While the Einb.' 
kept everything down, to a flash of 
New York's parade; 

Those horSe raceS. on neWsreel. 
screens se'em all alike. SO that 
much, more to ParamOunt's credit 
when, for a Change, It featured 
sp cc tfl. t or'fl ■ 

Singing shop girls In Paris, arid. 
Berlin kids playing at the zOQ, as 
well as some more New York kids 
with O'Brien, a dog show and Sun 
Yat's son - were among- .others.a,t. the 
Embassy. . . . 
— --The.;.two--hou'ses_.d-ldn'.t" o-^^erlook 
tennis matcHw7aviation,4nviBntIdris- 
and short subjects, of which the 
•Carpet' at the Embassy is a re- 
peater. .. Wary. 



LYCEUM, MPLS. 

Minneapolis, June 1^ 

This 2, 500 -seat Iridependent loop 
first -run, .house with its 24-plece or- 
chestra and. Singers, offeririg pit en- 
tertainment along^ with- pictures, Is 
still among those priesent.' The pol- 
icy is seven weeks old and, with an 
eighth week already , announced,-.- it 
Iook,s as though the theatre may 
keep going as long as product is 
available. 

Currerit pit show differs little 
from its predecessors. . The riiusical 
interlude provides pileaSant if uri- 
exciting entertainment. This week, 
however, Lou Breese,^.the. c.on.ductor, 
attempts to interject a little coni'- 
edy into the proceedings. Moderate 
success attends the efforts. 
- With - one _oii . two_ exce ption s, . the 
musical riiimbers "have 'been-^tv6tt= 
iri Minneapolis before by Breese's 
Orchestras and singers and, there- 
fore, are familiar.- The bit of new- 
ness and novelty is the opening se- 
lection,, a musical description of a 
trip to an amusement park, with- 
Stewart Johnson, vocalist, serving 
in the..capaclty of 'guide.'. The num- 
■beir affords opportunity for' some 
comedy business' by- Johnson arid 
the muslclaris 

After Gertrude .. Lutzl, . soprano, 
sings the .'Jewel- Song' from 'Faust/' 
Johnson contributes; two popular 
numbers, and then Mn Breese goes 
into a banjo solo, 'Secopd Hun- 
garian/Rhapsody,' which he haS of- 
fered on' a number of other occa- 
sions in Minneapolis. 

Comedy business between Miss 
Lutzl arid Breese has the former in- 
sisting that she be permitted to de- 
viate, from, her yocal routine and .tell 
a story. Breese specifies shie must 
Whisper it to him first so that he 
will know whether it Is suitable. 
After hearing it he lnistructs her to 
sing. Old stuff. 

Miss Lutzl then demands to be 
allowed to give an Imitation of Mary 
Eaton. When permission is received 
she takes an apple and starts eat- 
ing' it. Then various orchestra 
members and Johnson go into 'imi- 
tations;', wltji one musician smelling 
a fiowSr 1ana"^clSlTng"'rout^ 'Masr' 
Schmeling,' etc. Infantile, but the 
audience laughed. 

Another frequently repeated num- 
ber, the Italian street song from 
'Naughty Marietta,' with Miss Lutzl 
and Jolrnsori vocalizing, was the 
finale..- Fewer repetitions, arid, in- 
stead, more new selections arid 
greater diversity .of entertainment 
would seem to be a need here. 

On the screen. 'I Cover the 
Waterfront' (UA), ICccs. 



Chinese, Hollywood 

Hollywood, June 2. 

Sid Grauman is again on the hori- 
zon with a typical spectacle, flash 
and entertainment preldde to 'Gold 
Diggers of{1,933.' It Is a good box 
office balance to' the maih cinema 
epic. It ,Will help, too, toward giv- 
ing -the . trade a. real_ $1.60 worth, 
which this picture had to do, as 
folks don't shin out that case and a 
half around here for straight screen 
fare. 

On opening night .the Grauman 
offering ran around 63. minutes and. 
was a bit spotty, too, due to the 
fact_that a" premiere here Is noth- 
ing more tha,tt' "a; dress" rehearsal.— 
That will be overcome when the 
show is Shifted around and tight- 
ened, up. Then It should run at a 
«mobth-,-lastj5lIp- and bft_one.i:ot the 
best that the locaThoy'lia's' Tiad iri 
many a day. Cost on this one Is 
not much, but it looks like a great 
deal, especially from the production 
atmoispherlc standpoint. Net cost 
to house for operation of stage and 
pit will hardly run over |3,600 
.weekly, .and there are lot of people 
^ho :will divide: this amount of coin 
arriong them for their weekly subf 
slstence. Production Cost practi- 
calljr nothing. Two sets are used. 
One ' is exterior • and Interior of .' the 
Brown Derby, and the other is a 
palace set used for- the final scene. 
Both are donations, with the latter 
coming from the ' Warner studio. 
Seems a little late for the Vine 
street Derby startirig to exploit 
itself, as ■ the star' trade from that 
place has begun to drift casually to 
the Beverly Hills branch and Is an 
important factor now toward the 
latter establishment's ;dally Iritake,, 
especially at the noon hour. 

Larry Ceballos did the Staging, 
aided by Bill O'Ddrinell, with Grau- 
man, of course, the head man. It 
is a corking good job, moulding 
those 36 girls and 24 boys into rou- 
tine . and symmetric entertainers 
within a 10 r day period, which IS all 
ithat Grauman feelis Is necessary to 
whip a show into shape. And it, IS 
only Grauman who manages to <io 
-I t=i tt^tha.LJ.lxn£:^^_^,^^_._^ _ _ 

Feature attractions with the pro- 
log are the Three Radio Rogues 
(Holly wood-Bartell-Taylor), Hiid-. 
son Sisters, Jean Maiin, Sam Ash, 
Clarence Nordstrom, Marjorle 
Moore, Francia. White and the 16 
Metjiger. girls, executing a Tiller 
type of ballet and .formation ■ rou- : 
tine. 

Show opens with Malln Iii front 
of Derby,; appeasing the autograph 
(Continued on page 29) ' 



14 



VARIETY 




Tuesday, June 6» 1933 ^ 



COCKTAIL HOUR 

(With Songs) 

Columbia production e*!^" 
tuSne BeW Darilele, ^Itli JUndolph Scott. 
Srtcted by Victor SchcrtatnBcr. ^ Spng, 
ffiViT Heart Of Mine/ by ScbcrtzJnfter. 
Sory by James . K. McGulnees. Scenario 
by GertS>de ^«>«=ell atid Bl<:hard Schayer. 
KiotoSher. Joseph AupiBt.. At Music 
Hall, New Tort/ -week June 2. Kunnlng 

Cynthia Warren. '^'^^^^F^Si* 

PrlnieeBa ... * . , . ... . • • oVrtViv^Blftckiner 

Philippe .....t... '?^5y<^?nSn 

Mrfi. Lawton., ari«rte Gateoon 
Alvarez^ . . .i . ... ........ • ^Ge«I«e Maroem 



When a story fails to evoke sjnn- 
pathy for a betrayed heroine It be- 
comes doubtful bo. and needs sup- 



ground and. It is safe to assume, 
win contribute to the box office, j 
Title "with her name may also help. 
In any event, difficult to see hovr 
'Goldie' can lose out nationftlly*-^ 

The beauty contest route to Hol- 
lywood and pictures, but this time 
not stardom, is' the premise of the 
Hawthorne Hurst Irarn. Against 
that there's a small-town girl who's 
anxlou^ to break out and* despite 
importunings of her hopeful spouse, 
much adverse to heir Hollywood as- 
pirations, takes it on the lank tor 
studio town. She gets into trouble | 
at first bh hitch-hiklngr. then ties up 
with a beauty contest protooter who 
she later learns isn't on the level. 

Shedding himn ihe Action gets; 
Goldie tOvHollywood. It is at this 
point Malcohin St; Clair, director. 



nort This la the story of a sl^l | stands «ut; in hfe cpnceptlpn of, the 
Illustrator who wont niarry the Tca^ t film factory center. Besides catcb- 
man^r topisK reasons. FJtll* for bog the spirit of it for the masses; 
« ^hoiey^^tead. and «tve» in. susifeets the Hpllywood ecei^ 
Htfs not oi^ a married msaiw hut very effectively through camera 
5so is ttie *^d of a bird who teBat f angles^ Bis use of masks Iii that 
iiTf^ nielr Of time, at, th* only ac- t connection impresses 

iSds'Sh? l5 hfs ^SS. Hunky f inejo the career angle, even after 



dory endingv , . , , 

Simi^le stuff, somewhat obvious^ 
but "Victor Schertzineier haa dbne.it 
Vith taste.. The song he lia^ writr 
ten for the picture a;nd which Bebe 
Daniels yodels briefly In one. ship- 
board sequence and entitled -^^f" 
ten, Heart of Mine,* Is a nice bai- 
ted. Miss Daniels' vbice, however, 
is not estactly flttlne. . : 
. Whether the picturizatlon of the 
illustrator type Is realistic. Is open 
to question. That's where the b.o. 
^ igjliiclts . laughter In 



bluffing her way into a good con- 
tract. Upset is when she thinks her 
b. f., who^is fought and f pllbwed her, 
is in serious trouble on her account. 

One thing that Impresses the well- 
fed film mind with 'Goldie' Is that 
when it ends rather suddenly^ dis- 
appointment is felt that there's no 
more. It's one of the best of signs. 
That this release Is very refreshing 
In a. comedy "way is probably the 

In support of Miss Damiti, whose 
accent pounds appealing, there's 
Charles Morton, Sam Hardy, Arthur 



rub wiir come. ^ 

ther wisecracking .moments, dui jj^vt and others. Air click. CTiar. 
doesn't arouse much, sentiment ner | _ — 
way. What this girl Is and how 
she thinks is the central theme of 

thti stoi^jr. Frustrated Stenogs ^Ivh l Radio production and release. Directed 
^llv^-but -crudei-JmaginatloBS_W^^ 



THE MONKEY'S PAW 



like It. There are more of these hi 
the big iPTi^ns than relsftwhere.- It s 
jibt a picture for kids, and family 
audieneeis may not get the -thing al- 
together. Fact that the heroine de- 
liberately misstepped with a man 
jife had only met that very day inay 
lie ha?d to titke. 

Alsb audiences generally will 
>ieonder Ijow come such a smart 



Jacobs and stage playT)y. ironlB~N; Parker.. 
Screen play, Graham ' John; 1*0 Tover, , 
camera. .Cart: lyaii Slmpson^I^nlB Carter, 
C. Aubrey Smith, Bramwell Fletcher, Betty 
lAwirord, "Winter Hall. Herbert Bunstpn. 
At I/Oew'B Ne«r York, N. T.. one day. May 
30, on double bill. Running time, 66 mlns. 



Hiniatiire Renews 



'Cocktail Hbuir' (Col). Anius-- 
ing mostly for limited big 
town audienceo. Doesn't carry 
enough sentimental pupch to 
land without support. Has ex- 
ploitation angles worth devel- 
oping, however. Weak title and 
cast doesn't indlcaito strong 
b.Oi draw* 

^Goldlo Gets Alono' (BKO). 
Sprightly light comedy of a 
girl's efforts to land in plb- 
ttires. Has originality, Is in- 
geniously directed and gets the 
laughSi Uli Daimita tops tal- 
ent. 

/Ths Monkey's Pav/ (ttadio). 
Well made naystery but too 
gruesome to class as general 
entertainment. Xiinlted appeal. 

'Below the 8e«' (Col). Good 
action and romance film, part- 
ly In Technicolor, that will 
more than satisfy once they're 
li^ Tltl(^ls bad and Bellamy- 
Wjriay aren't j^artlculiirly inar- ' 
quee assets, 

'Study in Scarlet' (KBS- 
Fox)i Sherlock Holmes exploits 
somewhat modemiased with fa^ 
vorable r^ults. Okay for sec- 
ondary houses and swell for 
double bills. 

^Taming the Jungle' (Invin- 
cible). Animals in training at 
the Seilg xbo, .Hollywood, With 
little appeal either through In- 
terest or photography.. Nothing 
they'll talk about and na draw. 

'Mysterious Rider' (Far). 
Tops for houses where .west- 
"^emsithrlve -an4-a;:f air gamljle : 
...one :or..two Steps aboye.Ahis. 
level. . Btft still a western; 



ish actor performs with a restraint* 
that strengthens the best known 

sleuth. ^ , •, 4* - ■ 

Murders are wholesale, as it ap- 
pears one member of a secret crime 
ring is eliminating, the others to 
narrow down the final split Those 
menaced Include June. Clyde, for 
whom the love interest is minor in 
order to bestow major attention on, 
Holmes iahd bis solution of the 
multi-murder mystery.. In thelt. 
petiormances most of the charac- 
teris, with customary faithfulness 
to rouUne, all play as guilty as pos- 
sible for suspensei "ylTarburton 
Gamble, doing Watsoh, Allah Dlhe- 
hart and Anna May Wong are par- 
ticularly up to their assignments. 

Photography fair but recording 
good. Flavor of England has. been 
piiirtlcularly well imparted via the 
sets and In the oharacterlzatlons of 
the players. Char, 

On D^mande Compagnpn 

('Companion Wanted') 
(FRENCH -MADE) 

(WithSohos) 

Joe May production for Pathe-Natan. . 
Produced at Jolnevllle au Font. Featuring 
AWabello. "With ^gllsh titles. . Cast In- 
cludes Jean Murat. Nbguero. ??orence. and 
Duvalles. American premiere at the . Finn 
Avenue Playhouse, week June 8. Running 
time,. 86 mlns.. ' 



TAMING THE JUNGLE \ 



jPaittl t). 'Wym&n production and Invlnc> 
Ible release. No credits, Melvln ' Koonts, 
Olira Celeste, Chubby GulUoyle and Dean 
Fox In animal training sequences. At the 

St^meo. Mew Tork,. week June 8. Running 
ine, 66 mlns^ 

< 

According to the campaign book 
It evidently was Intended to give 
this productlonal value hy. an intjro- 
duced sequence In which a Hon eis- 
ca^Jes In a zop. Nothing like that 
on. the screen. It's just a staged In- 
troduction running into what ap- 
jpears to be thia' overage of Inhumer- 
able shots made for various pictures 
and newsreels on the Sellg grounds 
in Hollywood. 

About two-thirds Is training 
methods, with the tra,lhers In over- 
alls. Rest is animals going through 
their regrular. routines,. Works iip to - 
the tainerllon gag for a finish, with 
the trainer discarding his whips and 
weapons and wrestling with an 
amiable brute, which rather dis- 
credits the. ferocity shown lit the 
staged acts. 

Training bits are. mostly animals 
wildly racing aroun%'. the cage look- 
ing for an exit. Dangerous work 
with new beasts, but it does not 
show In the picture. N.Qthlng._iBt. 



much appeal, and^most theatres will 
lose mohey bh fhlS and the next 
anlnlal picture, whatever the latter 
may be. 

_ ■ _ _ . ^. „„„ I Now. and then an offstage voice 

Blithesome piece. . I^okS typically K^^j^^g pot^e commeftt. Which Is no 
French, and woiildn't fit the Amerl- Ujg, whatever. Such cracks as 
can naarket outside of spots like the Qn^gplng whether a zebra Is a 
Fifth Avenue. . No .substantial aCT ' 



tlon and nothing particularly cli- 
mactic about the story's develop- 
ment, but It's, ainuslng. 

A muslb-counter girl clerk In a 
Paris department ; store picks the 
wrong man on a date and goes alpng 
on a pleasant^ ■ auto, tour with the 
stranger. When the real date shows 

have arisen. 



white animal with black stripes or 
vice versa are more or less stale, 
mostly more. Photography poor, 
with this maide v/orse by the jumpy 
following of the animals around the 
cage; It's tough on the eyes after 
a few minutes. 

About the only chance to sell this. 
If It has to be played, seems to be 
to tie it to Beatty's 'The Big Cage.— 

That 



manner of playing) after she; 
finances one salvage party, and 
finally uses a scientific expedition 



up, complications _ 
1 Winds up by shpYrlng the stiunger^ 
really Is. an English Xiord and so ^jjgjjj. g^^. ^y^^ 
6Verything.rflnishes happily. . ' Four - fralhers wbrk- -thb-^cage. 

Some.of the comedy attempted by imeivin Koontz, Olga Celeste, Chub 
[ Duvalles would be considered slap- 1 Gullfoll and Dean Foix work 



Too late to ride along with the 

goose-plmple cycle of last year and for his own convenience. He en 
too morbid to be regarded with usts the aid of Bellamy, who, be- 
great favor in its own right. And | cause of his prowess as a diver. 



stick on this side, but to those who 
can get the French touch it's okay. 

Jean Murat as the English Lprd 
should be taken with a grain of salt, 
and the music incidentals of the 
picture are pleasant. Miss Anna- 



lions, tigers, pumas, lebpards and 
other ianlmals, segregated and In 
small mixed groups. 

One of the poorest patchworks yet 
made, diC- 



looking bird as the hero so unhesl- yet,, in spite of the paucity of the 1 signs on for a one-third cut in the bgHe sings agreeably, but her figure 
■iatlnfely overlooks the girl's mis- V^iqx, material,. It is sometimes a tbo burled treasure. doesn't reveal so very much grace 

iaken past . Maybe it won't dis- effective blood-chiller made from I Fay Wray figures as the angel of yrben she attempts to waltz around 
Please anybody; to see ho>jr . artists the familiar story of W. W.. Jacobs', the Dr. Chapman. expedition. Wll- by herself in the picture, 
are indicated as/ not living by their Vj^x other tlihes it goes overboard nam J. Kelly plays Chapman well. The picture's title comes from an 
canvas preachments. BCe^eiia the ^ith grunts and groans, and whis- I mIss Wray also gets across her pre- ad which Biscotte has planted In a 
^^ainlecdteijieplctfed aslbaslcaily Uiing wind. s,ll -too- p alpably- i ntro .--Ullections for _.posing lot camera Paris- -paper. lpr_a:_companion \to 
base and- embtlohaily common, auced to heighten the horror and [stills in connection with the expe- miEtke ah aulb trTp With him and 
Thus her iWlnnlng of ' an upright, have the intended effect. dltibn, so that Bellamy finally bawls sharO expenses. The girl answers, 

successful man may be the actual one genuinely good, moment near her for her publicity-seeking weak- but mistakes the Englishman for 
thlnw but customers will suspect the close when the father Is forced Uesses. iE»aul Pago is a light coun- Biscotte and he accepts the sltua- 
Aiherwise by his wife to wish his son alive ter-romance. Beat teouplng Is by tion. , . . ^ , 

They should like Randolph Scott, again, and then listens, terror- Fredrlk Vogeding as the Teutonic A Spaniard type Is ajplan^^^^ 
He's tall, strapping and hai»dsbme. stricken, to thb boy's familiar knbck skipper. HIS vigorous skullduggery onetrator In the Btore where the 
Soolcs self-contained, has ah in- at the door. Wishing him back into is an indelible Impression from first is employed. He s on the make for 
iSSattne smile. Whlbh he works his grave before the mother can to last Bellamy more or less scowls her. but she won t tafce hta^^ 
fStSfsly^hrough the plctli^^^ difficulty with the Ws way through, l>«t 1»« r®**"* ♦T^M , SJA*" «J?**o° J^f^ ffifh a™^^^^ 

SSt is the intenigent manner bolts. Properly the picture should much of the ground in the action ferent. Vo . tn S^tlil 

StShWL tHes not to act. Just IS have ended there, but there is a stuff, „^ , , P^" f,^""' v„^^ n°^„Slpff^^^^ 

WtoaSf ° - banal 'it was a dream* tag which The snatch of Dr. Chapman's lec- exactly what ponnectlon t^^^ 

The excellent lEngllsh which spoils the effect for the appreciative ture showing the flora and fauna of ing singing 8^^*^ have wlth.the. rest 
Ba^ Noff ?Seake iK squaring for the less undersea life in Technlcrto^^ atn? ^^etl iash bl 

,Barry,.xNoi:wn wj^ ,. , . _ | ^ »p . jg not a picture.lor is. a. sort, of educational Interlude, while shadowy, still sets flash be 

the general audience and too logically worked into a non-educa- fore customers. ^J^f^^^vJ^^^.^ 
labored for the art theatres. It tional film. ^ ^ * musical prelude, Called here. Deux 

se^s tb flt iibWhere In particular. The Wg kick is the fight between en Tolture; . 
but"may have Tome 'B' success. Bellamy In diving helmet and the On the whole for foreign output, 
^ Pr?ductloiSl? the staging is am- octopus wl»o«g.t«»t?«l«« ^^Hb^ | it;s_ a worthy effort. Both the girl 
hitlous, an East Indian sequence | the chiUn wbich^ had lowered the 



Traum von Schonbrunn 

('Dream of Sohonbrunn') 
(AUSTRIAN MADE) 
(With Songs) 



'S<rBulsr"ft~Wttellner-productl«nr— <3enCTal 
Films release In U. S. Stars Martha Bg- 
gerth and Hermann Tblmlg. Directed, by 
Johannes Meyer.. Scenario, Walter Wae- 
eermann and Walter Schlee; camera, Karl 
Drews; musical composition and direction, 
Arthur Outtmann: lyrics, Ernst Neubach. 
At the Vanderbllt, N, T., week May 80. 
Running lime, 83 mlns. 

She. .-. ; .Martha Bggerttt 

He ...Hermann Thlmlg 

Prime Minister :,Hans Junkermann 

Palace Mistress.. .Julia. Serda 

Lieutenant i Ernst Verebea 

Soiibrette ^ ..... .Hllde Koller 



ter as young iPrench- Scion, of 
course, will raise .customer eye- 
browB. Norton Isn't a gobd selec- 
tibn foiP the role he imparts. Then 
again George Nardelli as a- Mexi- 
can tenor or something sounds too 



Hebraic, but manages laughs Just hitlous. an East Indian sequence tne cnam vfn^^^ 
aV same. Which, makes it ahout be Jg ^ used to^^^^^^^^ 

Miss Klrkland plays the fu^^^ technicalities. It won't bother 



and Murat show restraint In acting. 
Shots of the Blviera countryside are 
Interesting. Shi^n. 



good moment, but Simpson carries 



of a Kansas City pianist Imparted 
to the world as a Russian . femme.- 
Sidney Biackmer has the jbb to 
make the, . artist, and the dialog 
proves he xdid it 'well. 

But the picture's title, isn't any- , i,, i.> 4^11 

thhig to brag about. Exactly liow 1 periment which didn't Jell 
the picture comes to get this title 

is something to figure^ . .. . 
The photography is okay enough, 

and Schertzilnger has interposed a 

brief rhythmic Sequence to music, 

where the passehgers board ship for 

Europe. 

Dialog Is Intelligible, but the So- 
ciety shots are. cheap, Shan; 



<K)LDIE GETS ALONG 

J. O. Bachmahn production' iand jfladld re- 
lease. Features IrlU Damlta atid Charles 
Morton. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, 
story by Hawthorne Hurst, Photography 
by Merritt GerBted. At Roxy, N. T., week 
June 2. Bunnlng time. 06 mlrts. 
doldie LaFarge. . .............. .LI" Damlta 

Bill- Tobln ..... i ........... . Charles Morton 

Sam Muidoon, ....... ....•> Sam Hardy 

Cassldy. ...^..•t .Nat Pendleton 

" Marie Gardner. . . . V. .Llta Cheyret 

Mayor SImms ...,..j:.....Arthur Hoyt 

Flynh. '. v. • • r« ».'^ . •'. »> • •.•"^P.'y „ *" 

Hawthorne Bradley^ page 

=i=..JCaRlMi..w.,Li*i,Ai.. Lee Mpran 



along skillfully throughout.^ It is 
more acting than dialog or situ- 
ation, for the incident is thinly 
spread and . badly expressed. 'Faw' 
can be. termed another " noble ex- 

BELOW^THE SEA 

(Part Technicolor) 

Columbia production and riBleasei Fea- 
turing Ralph Bellamy, and Fay Wrayi Di- 
rected by Al Rbgell; asslstAnt. Art Black, 
StOTy and screen play by Jo Swerllng; 
cameria, Joseph Walker; sound. George 
Cooper. At Rlalto, N. Y., week June 1. 
Running time, 78 mlns. L\. „ 
Steve Mcereary.....i....... Ralph Bellamy 

Diane Templeton ................ Fay Wray 

Karl echlemmer..;.-.;...Predrlk Vogeding 

Lily. ..........ii,.B8ther Howard. 

Waldrldgo ...................Trevor Kand 

Dr. . Chapman, , . . . . .... - .WllUanv J. : Kelly 

Jackson Paul- page. 



the average fan. 



Ahel. 



STUDY IN 5Ci^L]ET 

KBS production and Vox: release; Fea- 
tures Reginald Owen, Aiina May_JWong, 
Allan IMnehart. Juno Clyde and Warbur- 
ton Gamble. Directed by Bdwin L. Marin. 
From story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 
with adaptation by Robert Florey. Con- 
tinuity and dialog. Reginald Owen. At 
Mayfair, N. T., week May 31. Runnlnjs 
time, 71 mtna. i ,^ .r, 

Sherlock Holmes. Reginald Owen 

Mrs. Pyke. Anna May Wong 

Eileen Forrester..:. June Clyde 

Merrydew. .Allan Dlnehart 

John Stanford John Warburton 
Dr. Watson ........... .'Warburton ;Gamble 

Jahea WUson-.k.^.. ...... .....J. M. Kerrigan 

Ijostrade. ..... . ... .Alan Mowbtay 

Mrs. Murphy.. .....Doris Lloyd 

Will Swallow. ,.,..>.....;..... .Billy Bevan 



LAUBENKOLONIE 

('Arbored Colony') 

(GERM^KN'MADE) 

(With Songs) 

Aafa production. General Films release. 
Directed by Miax Obal. Story, Franz 
Rauoh and Max Obal; camera. Outdo 
Seeber; music, B. Kaper; lyrics, Robert 
Glldbert, At the 79th St., N, T„ week 
May 20. Running time, 80 mlns. 

Frau Selblnger Valesca Stock 

Franz Selblnger . ....... i-,.. .Fritz . Kampers 

Quslav Miller. . ;. . . . . . i . . . .H6f irtiaim PIcha 

Anna MuUer..'..i.«...;'. Camilla' Splra 

Rita Vlneta., Brlka Glassner 

Alfons -..Julius Falkensteln 

Oscar Brandes ..^Hermann Schaufulsz 

Otto Krausei ... • . . ; . . . .Gerhard Dammanh 



Pretty good little musical in its 
class. It's the old prince and prin- 
cess business with nary a single 
new notion In story or handling, 
but the Europeans like it. With 
German pictures not doing so well 
on this side now, may give this 
Austrian picture (sanie language). 
Improved chances. 

Princess Is told to marry a 
prince., so she sulks. Then, she 
"meets •B*ha-ndsome man and falls In - 
love with him. For a finish, he's 
the prince. 

Martha Eggerth, a new face, is' 

the_princess, -and__ charjnlng. A. 

lovely voice helps; Hermann Thlmlg 
Is miscast as the prince but Julia 
Serda and Hans Junkermann garner 
some laughs in support. Film was 
cameraed around the Schonbrunn 
castle In Vienna, whicih gives the 
picture a fine background. 

Kduf. 



it not tipped off by the credits 
trade would think this was an Eng- 
, llsh-made. I^ooks It In production, 
A nice little picture that deserves background, handling, cast and 
a better b.o, fate than what is des- performance, but that isn't against 
tined for it, due to mild name draft the picture for,audlence value. Per- 
and. more importantly, an inept haps not the best done of iany of 
title. Sounding like , one of those the Sherlock Holmes adventures,. 
Williamson educational subjects, it this one has enough menace and 
win have to be sold away from that Uxiurders, plus other factors, to land 
as It's a. deep sea adventure yarii it moderate appreciation nationally*' 
-with=^lots=of-^action-ahd==^-romanceUitsH^ 



One of Germany's 1930 pictures, 
and women wearing those short 
dresses. Pieturie should never have 
left its own country, 

Qhe of those complicated marital 
yarns In a farce Vein. Most of the 
situations creak, and there" isn't 
much to commend iri the cast. 
Fritz. .Kampers is capable but, to-, 
tally miscast, while Camilla Spira 
is a rather pretty heavyweight, and 
It's her duty to supply the s^a. 
Julius Falkenstiein and Erlka Glass- 
ner manage a few mild laughs. 

KauJ. 



Originality In the treatment of a 
conventional theme, together With 
ingenious photography and direc- 
torial conception, make 'Goldie Gets 
Along* pretty amusing entiertain- 
ment. It's a picture Itt a light vein, 
without overweight on plot, that ad- 
dresses itself to the masses. Big 
town as well as small town, this 
one. While draft at the box office 
may not be over -emphatic, odds are 
In favor of 'Goldie* topping house 
averages. 

L.1U Damlta is No. 1 of the cast, 
but featured Jn billing, rather than 
Starred, She has pretty good back 



that will please once they're in. 
Should go best in the subsequents. 

Picture has a lot, starting with a 
bang when a German U boat (In 
1917) Is sunk with $3,000,000 iri bul- 
lion; The double-crossing German 
commander for more than a,, decade 
thereafter has -been nurturing the 
idea of salvaging that bullion, he 
alone knowing the location of^the- 
sunken submarine. 

He is the sole survivor by virtue 
of having shoved another of the 
German crew off a cliff when rescue 
was In slRht. He double-deals Lily 
(Esther Howard, In a Maewestish 



houses, and Ideal for double fea 
tures with something In a lighter 
vein as companion. 

First thing which attracts atten- 
tion Is what the producers have 
tried to avoid. That Includes th^ 
routine magnifying glass, Hplmes' 
many cracks to Waitson and total 
abjsence of the plald cap with vizors 
dtore; ilkid aft 

!ftejginaid Owen, from legit, and 
.who does Sherlock, also did the 
continuity and dialog, despite only 
having been in pictures a short 
while. His conception of the char 
acter is fresh and relieving. Brit 



DON QUIXOTE 

(EU ROPEAN Bl -LI NGUAU) 

.XiOndon, May 26. 
Nelson Films, Ltd., and Vandor Film pr6> 
ductlon, released through United Artists* 
Directed, by G. W. Pabst. In cast: Feo^ 
dor Chaliapin, George Robey, Os'car Asche, 
Sydney Fox and others. Running tlme^ »V 
mlns; Previewed Adclphl theatre, .Ijondon, 
May 26. 

Something like $300,000 were spent 
In the production of this picture, 
which will probably prove the most 
glorious failure ever ^brie on this 
side of the Atlantic. It is based on 
Cervantes* immortal book. 

The director has sacriflcied action 
for camera technique. Many of 



The Woman -8 Angle 



°"^trdy^ir"ScarTet^' 

Sherlock Holmes devotees, though younger generation may sniff at the 
dated villainy and its sketchy exposition. 

'Cocktail Hour' (Cbl). Engaging femme program entertainment pro- 
vided by likeable players moving gaily through smart niodern love yarn. 
Blunttid a bit by an inharmonious meller. wind-up.. 

'Below the Sea' (Col). For all its well-planted suspense, search for 
submarine treasure is not for the matrons, nor does it too gross caveman 
set flap hearts "aflutter. 

'Goldie Gets Along' (Radio). Lifeless story of a girl Hollywood -bent. 
Afford^ ladies every^^ere more .ennui than to which they'll submit. 



Tuesday* June 6» 193S 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



15 



the photographlp shots are as fine 
as anything ever seea In the. worldj 
but the action Is statto. It starts 
off with an atpaosphere of syin-! 
bolism that promises much iwhichl 
fails to materialize. It seems a pity, 

such gorgeous photo^aphy shOUJd f«4 *Vr?"v^^®^?*i5««*Tork JSi t one 
be wa&tea upon so poof a. tr^at- 1 i^*^" N??.Tork..:N. jr., on. 

ment. 

. Ghallapin tries to project English; 
lyrics with a Russian accent in an 
operatic manner^ so that only 1%, 
of the words are . heard. Early In; 



TIt\ILING NORTH , 

TraqpL Carr production and Sonogram ro-: 

leaae. Stara Bob Steelel Directed by J. P. 

MoCarthy. Story by Harry O. JCopea and. 

John- Morgan. Faxon' Dean, camera. Cut: 

DArIa Hill, Arthur Ranktn,. George Hayes, 
^ - — _ . - jjjg^ jj,^^, 

_ N. T.»' on« 
bill.- Hiinnlng 



day. May ie» 
.'time, 67 mina. 



on' double 



Another effort to work a Mounted 
Police ya^rn with a Texas Ranger 
and little success. Too much foot 



.:time ..to. time he repeats tbls* "With 
the same result. In addition; the 
vocal recording was not pe rfect. 

To the average plcttire-goer, who 
is not conversant with the book, it 
is nothing but ' ah attempt to plc- 
turlze the antics of a lunatic. This 
despite the magnificent dignity of 
one of the greatest actors, on the 
operatic stage. In makeup and. de!- 
portmient he is the ideal Don 
Quixote, but, following the lines of- 
the ^rman School) technlcLue doml 
nates motivation. 



of 'em) and too little real plot 
action, practically no. .riding, only " 
ond mild fist flght, and no suspense. 
It seems to be Steele's day off. 

Scenarist ieind dlaloglst took a day 
off, too. Story ia.cks development 
and the dialog is flatter than usual. 
Same barroom is. used for two dif- 
ferent, localities.' Effort is made to 
angle so it won't be spotted, but no 
go. Set has figured in so many 
pictures the regulars ■will recognize 
it if they shoot it upside down. . 

Phbtogfaphy. is .uneven, and 
sound, too, but the monitoring was 
sliow caught, and 



terrible on ^the _ 
Sancho Panza Is in the hands 6f:[ this may not be tth [inherent fault. 
Greorge Robey, an English vaude-l But grantlne? competent sound, it s 
yiUe and musical comedy, star,- who, s^Ul a, poor, effort. Chic. 
means nothing to the . rest of the [ 

wprlfl. About twice he was Sancho.. mm 
Pahza, and for the rest of tlie tme. |(|en QUci PeS MenSpngeS 

he was merely .George Robey, » ' ■ 



NU COMME UN VER i 

('Naked as a Worm') 
(FRENQH-MADE) 

Paris, May 25. 
j; N, EmioUeS p^octlon tor Q.F.F.A. 
Siory by Jean Boyer. Directed by I.eon 
Mathot. Music by Maurice Tvaln. -SUr- 
ring Georges Milton. Otbera in the cast;, 
liuclen Cdllamand. Baron Fila. Andre Nox, 
Courtola, Oinetta Gaubert. Mat Dunand 
and SiOione I^ancrey. At the Olyrapia. 

liOts of good laughs and splendid 
acting on the part of Georges Mil- 
ton, whose drollery makes him ex- 
ceedingly popular. Jean Boyer. es- 
chews slapstick and presents a. 
rather entertaining story in the 
form of a romantic comedy^ 

Gustavo Adam (Milton), having 
enjoyed considerable success in. life, 
is envied by his friends. :5nien 
Adaiii hears thei latter attributing 
his rise In the world to Uuck, fate, 
circumstances, etc.', he decides to 
demoi[istrate to- them that, by start- 
ling all over , again he would prove 
his personkl worth. Picturia is a 
.series of amusing: adyentures. The 
hero'' la seen in a- lunatic asylum, 
where he is confined by mistake; as 
a sentimental vagabond; as a cafe 
waiter; as an adviser, and so on. up 
until he is again 



was 

character comedian, 

Historical detail in the matter Ht 
Costuming , and ' scenic environment 
■were apparent, aiid thei titmiost care 
was taken to create the . correct at 
miosphere. it is definitely not a.i>lc 
ture for the American "market. ' 

Joto. 



('Mothirifl bMi Lies') 
(FRENCH- (MADE) 

, Paris, May 18. 
Paramount flirt-. Adaptiatl^n by . Saint- 
drenier and Paul Scblller of the. stage play 
by' Claude RoIIand and O. I<ej>rlne. . Di- 
rected by Charlea Anton. ' Cast Includes ' 
Bobert Btirnler, . Marguerite Moreno, : Pierre 
Stephen, Jacicie Mbnnler.' Raymonde Allain 
X: Fusier-<QIr. Camtlle Beuve and Armand 
T^urville. Alhambra, week, of May 10. . 



MYSTERIOUS RIDER 

Paramount - production and release.^ . Dl-> 
rected by Fred Allen. Features Kent ^ay- 
l<Mf, lioha Andre, Irving Plcbel, Gall Pat- 
rick, Warren Hymer. From novel by Zaue 
Grey." Screen j^lay'-fty Harvev Gatea and 

-B6bert~>F7^Iieei — Archie- - Stout,- photog.- 
Cast; Cora Sue Collins. B. H. . Calvert^ 

■ Clarence WitebiiT Nlles Welch. At TMm'u 
New York, N, T.. one day. May 30, on 
double bill. Running time, 60 mlns. 



One of the parent stories from 
which many other western tales of 
lahd steals have been derived since 
Zane Grey Kvrote the novel. Re- 
peated use of the • main theme has 
robbed the original of its claim to 
distinction, but it's a well-made 
effort on which more than hurry-up 
mioney has. been spent, and there 
are plenty of lesser non- western 

tide 



This is what, the French call 
himrious and entertainlhg comedy, 
but in America it would be regarded 
as only stupid, highly improbable 
and dull* Picture was hastily sub- 
stituted oh Tuesday for ^ove Me 
Tonlght,'^with -Ghevalier and- Mac- 
Donald, which was 'originally sched- 
tiied at Alhambir^ this week, but 
had to be taken oflE after Monday 
due to protest demonstrations, of. 
part Of audience against an English 
verislon with French siib-tltles -of a 
production featurln^r a French star. 
The shift was decidedly for the 
worse, according to artistic stand 
ards, but native Alhambra audi 
ences were appeased. 

'Rien 9ue Des Mensonges' Is as 
Its title suggests nothing . but a. 
serieS' of pre'varlcations woven^ into 
a plot where each situation grows 
out of the hero trying to clear up 



spots where this can tide over a 

PiiXchi=fJ^ttb.0ut...41sastep»^^ by lying 'hitaselt-intct- ani^ 

the western-io'ving' audiences "and.| other. Details of story are too triv- 



should be good money . In ; avifih. 
bbilses. But in spite of production 
value and good acting It's, still a I 
western. 

Unless a set was stolen, from: 
some other production the opening] 
bit, which shows Congress in sesr ' 
sion, would seem a waste of mdney I 
since not effective in proportion to 
its cost. At other points money lias j 
been more wisely spent, particu- 
larly some striking . scenes of , the 
caravan of the evicted settlers .with 
fiood camera angles. Other sets 
are better made and lighted than 
the average western, the acting is 
higher and the lens work better 
sa-ve in a few night. scenes. Dialog 
is only fair, and adaptation of tbe j 



Hans Strauss'.^ .'. '. 
Myrtle Strauss.. 
May Strauss.^.., 
Uncle Adolph.... 
Old -Crony 



script either is Jerky or was hashed | «j»'^MtJ?„^» 
in the cutting room. It is the one 
aiYgle most nearly on a par with /the 
Independent prod^uctlons. 

Kent Taylor is' a conventional 
hero, with Lona Andre getting 
about the usual opportunity af 
forded the love interest In westerns, 
and ■scarcely making-good forrthatK 
She and Gail Patrick are both from:| tears. 

.the 



lal to be worth recounting. 

Nothing noteworthy in direction 
or photography. One of the best 
performances ■ Is given by Marerue 
.rite Moreno, whose clear diction 16 
always a delight even , though her 
roles are seldom . varied and she, 
herself; is ever thei isame pn both 
stage , and screen. 

FORQQTTEN 

George R. Batcbeller production dtet,rlb' 
uted by Chesterfield. Directed by Richard 
Thorpe. Story by Harry Sauber. At Loew's 
New York, N. T., one day. May 10, aa 
single feature. Running time. - 00 mlns. 

Papa Strauss....'. ..Iiee Kohlmar 

Lena Strauss...... .,..jrune Clyde 

Joseph Meyers. . .William Collier. Jr. , 
........'.Leon 'Waycoir 

...... .seiiAar Jackson 

....Natalie Moorehead 

Natalie Kingston 

...Otto Lederer 
..;Xom RIcketta 



with, 



nothing but dance sequences, 
np .story movement. 

Llaiiie Haid looks as nice as, ever,;' 
but her elocution leaves much to be 
desired. Victor de Kowa, with not 
much of a part, was as good as he 
could be. H6 is galninjg ground 
rapidly with the German fans. Fritz | 
Schulz, Oily Gebauer and Otto "Wal- 
burg made the best of their more I 
than commonplace comedy parts. 
Te music; by Grothe, is not so hot> ' 
either; though one of the numbers 
(•Mad<6nna, wo bist du?.') may have 
a cha.nce to click. 



LA POULE 



(The Hen^) 
(FRENCH-MADE) 

. Paris, May 26. 
Paramoutit production. Based on ths 
novel by Henri Duvernoia. Directed br 
Rene Gutssart. Ca^t Includes Arlette Ma^> 
chal, MargueritiB Moreno, Andre I^uguet, 
Edith Mera, Dranem, and. Silvestry. At tn« 
Paramount theatre. 

Picture is fairly bright and gay 
in spots, but by h6 means retain* 
the truly joyous spirit of the novel, 
due to flat, uninspired direction. 
Cast includes some of the best- 
known French players, but their 
Tim r'lTMT IIM WFIT I acting Is .constrained by the slow 
LlE«Ll v»£<rll 'JI" Kj^oyement. Production smacks 

strongly of the theatrical stage. 



('Song Goes Round World') 

(GERMAN-MADE) 

Berlin, May 23. 
Rio production, directed l>y Richard Os- 
wald, starring Joseph Schmidt, ' featuring | 
Charlotte Ander. Victor de Kowa, Fritz, i 
Kampera. Camera, Relmar .Kunze. Ufa' 
Palast release. Running time, .80 liilns. . 



Subject is good b o. in spite of the 
fact that the star (picture debut of 
a famous radio warbler) is a Jew. 

Joseph Schmidts^ lack of physical 
charm supplies the material for the 
story.: It's the old yarn of a pretty 



the ladder, until he is again sue- giri falling in love with a beautiful 
cessful. Just the right rble . for voice, but oreferrinK a handsomer 



Milton's fpifts of fantasy and variety 
in interpretation. 

Yvaln has contributed: si good, mu- 
sical ^core with three feature songs 
especially created .for" the. , star. 
Mathot's direction' shows alertness 
ia,nd regard for rhythmic tempo. 
Supporting cast- well selected.; - A 
creditable production, especially for 
Frail ce. where, most comedies are' 
silly and trite rather thati funny. 

Vera Holgk et Ses Filles 

('Vera and Diiuohters*) 

(GERMAN-MADE) 

Paris, May 25i 
Gennan. .version. Jilth.. French ^ub^JtliUea. 
founded on novel; 'UnmoegUche .Xlebe,' by 
Av~Shirokauer. Cast Includes- Aata Nlelsenr 
Kiren Schwann«»icke,.rRryiB Boa .arid Hanii 
Rehmann. At the Uraullnea. theatre for 
run. 



voice, but preferring a handsomer 
man when she is confronted with- 
the singer's unpleasant looks. One 
seq,uence, with the singer having to 
keep the show going , in spite ;of his 
romantic beartache, is a world of 
sentimental hoke. 
■ Picture's' drawback, is the 



even to some of the scenery. 

^La Poule* (Dranem) Silvestry, 
the father of five pretty but poor 
daughters, fusses and fidgets about 
them in the manner of a clucking 
mother hen. The ieldest daughter is 
St painter of miniatures, and Sil- 
vestry is Ihsti;umental In having her 
brought ta the 'attention of a rich, 
eccentric American woman wljo hot 
only buys &ome miniatures but- in- 
vites tlie whole family to spend a 
month in luxurious surrpundinga on 
the Riviera. . , . ^ . 

The^e the girls , are led into a 
series of happehingS, mostly ex- 
travagSrit, in their search for hus- 
bands. Old Silvestry hks his hands 
full, but Cupid also gets busy and 
the result is Ave weddings, . 

Dranem is not at his' best In this 
film. Marguerite Morenp pleCya the 
eccentric American benefacWesa 



letta Marchal. beautiful as ever, 
does all she can with ian uninterest- 
ing role. Nothing outstanding t» 
thIs ..l>roductIon: ' 

Sticks Squawk 



» • • » • 



A last-grind meller. Story Is of 
the 'Over the Hill,' 'Abie's Irish 
Rose' type. Deadly slow in the flrst 
half and in the^^eond perks^up for 



Par's panther Woman contest, and 
more kittenish than wild. Irving] 
Plchel is wasted as the menace. 
There are a couple of kids, Cora' 
Sue Collins and Sherwood Bailey, 
who probably will be voted Just too 
cute. They are. Chic. 



Strauss family dominates. 
Two Strausse^ don't like papa's 
pipe, retire him and then put him In 
an old man's home. But pop stages 
a comeback. Little Lena's boy- 
friend, Joe, has a piatent, . and to- 
gether they force the other Strauss- 
eg'TnlEb a merger. ' - - 

' Not much to be said about the 
cast. Arid the dialog Is as slow, and 
devoid of color as the action and 
story -A- fair -cast-lineup of nanies 
should be of some help. Walp. 



This Is a .fine serious picture 
which is enjoying a tun at the small 
Ursulines and might well have been 
presented In a larger hquse. As a 
realistic study of middle-class life, 
it has mueh of the profoundly hu- 
man appear of . 'Back Street.' The 
dialog lb reduced to a minimum, and 
the story is easy to follow even If 
there were -no- sub-tltles; Produo-' 
tlon has an appeal to any public 
jthat eniovs sincerit y- of cha r acter- 
analysis, psychology and .. realism, 
rather than complicated effects, or 
strained novelty. 

Asta Nielsen as Vera Holgk .bas 
ample opportunity - for fine emotional 
acting as a mother who has devoted 
all her early life to the. bringing up 
of her fatherless daughters. ^.When 
thia girls are grown up and have as- 
sured futures, the middle-aged 
woman feels that at last she, too, 
has a right to romance and happi- 
ness. She loves a sksulptor. whQ is- 
Tbaj:rled to aii .Insane wife. . "When 
scandal breaks.' the '.'daughters de- 
mand .that the .parent'.who has al- 
ways renounced, evetythihg. for. them, 
shall again be the sacrifice. At first 
Vera is for fighting, but the "final 
renunciation comes when she 'calls 
on the harmless miantac in the asy- 
lum and finds that the 'woman, clings 
to a pathetic faith in her husband's 
love. 

Direction -deserves- - praise espe-- 
dally for . nice nuances of love, 
young and old, and the natural con- 
flict between the two generations of 
women.. Th e acting throughout 
indicative of much subTlely^and"-ln- 
telligence'. America has an audi 



commonplace story SA^wS l^^ S^t^^iSSbS ^ 
makes It rather dull at times. Pic- I AmMW.accent as pom at 
ture's best point Is the star's splenr 
did ■\roIce.- Another good point: is the 
genuine Venetian baeh;ground, al- 
though there may be a' .little tod 
much of this. At times the footage 
looks ialmiost like a newsreel from 
Venice. 

Apart from the star, who has a 
fine voice, but small natural talent 
for^-actlng,-^the- cast-Is -jwelL-plcked,. 
and de_K6va, as well as 'Kaitipers 
and Charlotte Ahder-httVe nfce pairts 
and effective scenes. 

The photography is remarkably 
good, and there are also a few nice 
gags and dlreetorial highlights. 
Picture stands a chance in. Amer 



(Continued from page ?) 

-theyj; wftuid improve their, standings ^ 
in thcl sticks. 

Westerns Nixr Mora Comedy ' 
Small town exhibitors are against 
cycles, westerns are decidedly out. 

..^^^.vuEv av»..v.o „ No4onger .^o the b^ys In the- smj»ll 

ica, and althoi^^^ throng to theatres tp see th^ 

would mean very much (with the | stable operas. These days . storlea 



of circus life, aviAtlon, thrillers of 
the 'king Kong* type all click with 
the yokels.. 

The small town exhibitor, will ten 
irbu that he finds st lack of .cbmedy 
one of the chief reasons , why .. h» 
iiBfsrft^Tt^>igger-baTit.a^ 
will say, further, that In most cases 
he might as well close his house on 
•Thursday night, * the ' big night of 
radio comedy. 

. Because pictures are i>P longer 

rt*1re"rhaUa.*'N:^fV o^^^^^^^ to draw the pppulatloti.otsmajl 

towns to theatres small tlme.wllo^ 



possible exception of the director, 
who wfts .responsible, for 'Drey fuss* 
and others), release" should be put 
over by the stair's voice; and the In- 
teresting locale". 



(^Thou Shalt ReitieihbeK) 
(YIDDISH TALKER) 

Producer Uncredlted: Gloria Fllm.TClease. 
George Rolland, editor and director of 
sound portions; Sidney Goldin, dlreietor of 
original 

starred. — — . .. 

^eek May 27. Running time, 60 mins. 



(BRITISH-MADE) 

London, May 26. , 

Brltiuh International picture, released 
through Wardour Films, Ltd. Directed by 
Thomas Bentley. In cast: . Leslie' Fuller, 
Amy Veness, Francis Lister. Moore Mar- 
riott and others. Length/ 0;100 feet. Run- 
ning ttme, 07 mlns. Previewed Prince 
Edward theatre, London, May 23. 



LUCKY NUMBER 

(BRITrSHrMAOE) 

London, May 25. 
Gainsborough production, released through 

'«rke^^^Jr^=t^Pya^mf^&^^ High Street 

arid others. Length. OiSOO jTeet: running 
time; 70 mina. . Previewed, Tlvoll theatrtf, 
London, May 24. 

An excellent, picture for local 
distribution, but not .up to the 
standard of .. America. Direction, 
photography; detail and story make 
for good entertainment in the local 
market. Some day young Anthony 
Asquith will dp a picture of magni- 
tude. He has come near it once or 
twice, but apparently needs Hplly- 
;.wood training. 

' A popular professional football 

player is robbed of his purse and* 
lleaves a French lottery ticket with 

the publican as security , for drinks. 

lent Pf a dollar, but a serfes of 
. comedy misadventures every time 

he attempts to redeem it, on finding 

that it has won , first prize, makes 

for diverting entertainment. There 

is a theme song and a love story 
Clifford Mollison.ls the footballer 

and Gordon Harker the publican. 

About a score of other excellent 
* types are included iii the cast. Joe 

Hayman (Hayman and. Franklyn), 

as a Jowi.sh pawnbroker, named 

l^aedPnald; is very funny. Jolo. 



ence for this picture in. the.8ure< 
seaters. 



Sag Mir, Wer du Bist 

('Tell Me, Who You Are') 
r7((GERMAN M ADE) 

Berlin; May 24; 
T. K.-Hlaa production. ° Directed py 
Georg Jacoby. Starring Llane Hald. Fea- 
turing . Victor, de. Kowa, .OUy .Gebauer, Frit? 
Schulz; Otto Wallburg, Paul Otto. Screen 
play by 'Wasaermann - and Scblee. based on 
the play "'Madoniia, -Wo biril dUT' . by. Ber- 
tuch, Deckner and .Haaelbach. 'Camera, 
Relmar Kuntze, Ewald Daub. Capitol re- 
lease. Running time, 80 mihutea. 



Leslie Fuller, wide-mouthed, 
mugging comedian, is starred in 
this picture, a very free adaptation 
of a stage play of the saine name. 

Plot revolves around man who 
owns a "women's store in a village 
With his family he barely ekes Put 
a living. Suddenly the under 
[, ground railway . people want^hls lo 
cation and pay him enbugh money 
to make. him rich. 

Before and after he finds wealth, 
he conduct himself like, an idlist, 
with such slapstick situations as 
sitting on a board covered ■with 
glue. They do not throw pi but 
practically everything else. . ' 

Picture Is designed for the pro- 
vincial market, and, judging by .the 
wild shrieks it elicited^ at a trade 
show in the West End, it should 
prove 100% effective. Jolo. 



This is "a surprisingly commpnT 
place and weak effort for.a produPer 
of Felix Pfltzner's standing, usually 
responsible for high-class plrbduct. 
It's Just a . lot of layish settings/ no 
end Pf crowd ' it'cehes and .an ob- 
viously considerable amount' of 
perfectly good dough, wasted on 
next to nothing. 

Picture has bad notices and very 
modest b, o. in its first run d.atet 
with a chance that it may do a lit- 
tle better in the medium and minor 
houses, thanks to the lavlshness of 
settings. 

Story end Is this picture's Weak- 
est spot, with a, plot so thin that It 
ISTiardly noiiQeablsr^t'arall^^ai^ 
a pretty actress, about to marry a 
nice old gentleman, when, at, a ball 
masque, she falls In love with a 
much nicer young man who, for the 
last three or four reels must play 
sort of a hide-and-seek game with 
her, as - she " tries, to dodge- him, for 
the sake of the old gehtlcnian. who 
ultimately resigns with a good 
grace.. 

There seems to be ,at least a 
couple of thousand feet, containing 



A revamp' of an old Yiddish silent. 
Must have been quite a production 
in the old days. The picture, today 
Isn't much to look or jlisfen at, .a; 
good deal of it having been botched. 
But Jews are easy to please in .the 
theatre. They'll go for It 

Starts oft with a little boy asking 
the RabbI ' what 'Ylskor* means. 
Rabbi begins telling an. old legend 
that the prayer Is based on. ' Old 
silent picture is used to portray the 
story he's telling while his voice 
goes oni describing the 9^ctlpn, In a. 
couple, spotd pieces are re-enacted 
for talk and song iE>urposes, and 
these bits are pretty well blended in. 
The editing could have, been a , bit 
better, and the sound coul^ haye 
been lmprb'ved upon-alsor • - . . : 

The old film has to do with a 
haughty princess who falls lii love 
with a Jewish soldier in hetf rathjsr's 
guards. She tries to make love to 
him; he won't give in because hP'e 
in love with a Jewish girl. So the 
princess has him sent to Jail, then 
goes down and commits suicide In 
his cell. That looks llke-murdei'. to 
the others, so they biiry the lad 
aUve.. And.. fPr some reason" hot 
made clear In the film his action 
calls-f or -prayer . from. .alL...Judalsm:. 
once a year. . 

The action is pretty bad through- 
out, but Maurice Schwartz Is a 
name to conjure 'with In the TIddish 
theatre. Kavif. 



Three Men in a 

(BRITISH -MADE) 

. London.. Ma-y 26, . 

An Aaeoclated Talking Picture 'Produc- 
tion film, released through Associated 
Britl-^h Fllm$ Distributors. Directed by 
Graham Cutis. In cast: William Austin, 
Edmond Brcon, BHly Milton, Davy Burn» 
aby. Iris March. .. Length, 5.1500 feet, ap- 
prox. . g-PrevIewed, Ciimbrldge theatre; 
London, May H. 

Jerome K. Jerome's famou.*? novel 
has bieen manhandled in this picture. 
All that's left are two silly ass Eng- 
lish characters with a vague straight 
-imTffwh0=take'a-tripTrpithe=Thame3 
on a holiday and get into, a lot of 
inane complications. 

When they camp out fpr the night 
one steps, intp a soft pie . and the 
other sits' in it, The straight man 
meets a sweet young girl on the 
river an,d- they become lovers, for 
no good.' 

Good, business-like direction, well, 
cho.seh bucolic' character typea, but 
the whole thing Is trivial ' and in- 
consequential. Jolo. 



Boat 



cat vaudeville Is back' In the soutb 
stronger than before the -war. Every 
day ^ees somie 'vi/^lldcat organlz^ttlon 
pass through Blmifngham ' en xoni^ 
to small town theatires. Marty actai 
are living here, the cheapest city In 
the cduhtiry in which to live/ and 
are working out of here. .Good roada 
bave made It possible to make lone 
juihps at low .cbeits. 

The theatre manager is usln^ 
vaudeville not because he particu- 
larly 4esires it, but because 'be 
forced to resort to extra, puUing 
power in these times - to fill blA 
seats. 

It would do some of the big shots 
in Hollywood and New.Tork.a .lot 
of good to come South and see for 
themselves the situation. 

During thie tour made by Va,- 
RtBtr'B correspondent he found one 
exhibitor In a small town in Ala- 
bama that netted 1 2,000 on a three- 
day showing Of a Harold Lloyd film 
yiears ago. 

Pictures most 
small towns; 

'Sporting Age' (Gol); '42d Streetf 
(WB);' 'State Fair' (FPit) ,' 'Hot 
Pepper' (E*ox); 'King Kong' (Ra- 
dio); 'Sherlock Holmes' (Fox); 
'Mask of. Fti Manchu' (MG); 
'Strange interlude' ,(MQ) ; (ah ex- 
ception In tiiat Norma Shearer and 
Clarke Gable were big draws); 'It 
I Had a Million' <Par); 'Kid From 
Spaln^ (UA); 'Little Orphan Annie* 
(Radio). 

' pictures that did not check in 
most ismall towns: 

'Ex-Lady' (WB) 'King's Vacation* 
(WB); 'Thirteen Wonien' (Radio); 
'Cynara' (UA) ; 'Farewell to Armrf 
(Par); 'TPnigiit Is Ours^ (Par); 
'Kongo* (MG); .'Cavalcade* (Fox); 
'Mussolini Speaks' (Col). 
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Tourjansky's Next Film 

At thp Pathe-Natan Joinville stu- 
dios, V. Tpurjansky has started 
production of L'Ordonnance,' based 
on story pf the same nanie by Guy 
de Maupassant, 

Picture Is a Capltole and R. P* 
Films production, with MarceUe 
Chantal in the' leading role. Story 
is laid in the period of 1880 in 
Franco. 



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FOREICN FILM NEWS rr^8.Jr?J?'S3S'1E;^^'^A^!?^_J? 



U Demawls Balk Fdm Parley; 
U. S. Looks for Shortage as Wedge 



Praeue, June S. .. 
American distributors and the 
Czechoslovak government, are still 
at odds on the matter of a new 
continsent. Looked last week as 
though the deadlock, which has been 

. holding for the past year, could be 
broken, but it's all ott, now. 

Czechoslovaks passe^l a heavy 
contingent law a year ago and the 
American companies walked out of 
the market, protecting that the dif- 
ficulty was too much for them. 
They've stuck to their guns thirough- 
out the battle. 

Week ago it lobked as though an 
agreement could be reached, and the 
American managers from Beriln 
rushed down here, together with: 
George Canty, American fllm. trade 

.. commlssionerr^to do some dickering. 
But it proved a false start, because 
the localities demanded too much. 

Americans departed a.fter five 
days of spirited argument, still con- 
vinced tha;t .a shortage of product 
will cause the Czechoslovaks to come 
down to earth. No American prod- 
uct coming in, pliis the fact that 
Gorman product is liable to be un- 
dependable in the next year, it is 
felt, will bring the exhibitors to a 
state where they will have to do 
something or shut their theatres. 



^tian Fik M^ ad e 
Puts Stadfio in 



Picked ft Spot 



Paramount billposters in 
O^anefkokj Slam, were so zealous 
on /spreading their posters 
around that they even .got a 
couple on the walls of a Budhlst 
temple. 

Might have gotten away with 
It, except that the picture they 
picked to bill was 'Merrily We 
Go to HelL* 



DANES 





Hungary Bans 3 Fox 

Filnis as Too Sexy* 

Budapest, May 27. 
Three Fox pictures have been 
banned here. 

Pictureis^ Ate 'Passport to Hell,' 
'Almost Married,* and 'Call Her Sav- 
age.* 

' Hungarian censor called them too 
sexy. ' 



m SILENT I 
SEIDQJUN 
REPORT 



Par Leaving Gennany wiA 
Notice to ISO Employes ii Bcilii; 
W6 Only Other Am. Co: OB Way 



Cairo, April 18. 

Mario Apollonl, manager of Proa- 
peri Films Consortium, has estab- 
lished a studio In his palace at 
Kubbeh Gardens, near Cairo, with 
a view to producing Arabic sound 
films. Plant has sound stage and 
recording equipment. This new 
firm is known. as. the Eastern Cin- 
ema Co. The artistic management 
-has been entrusted to t he musici an, 
Ganieel izzat. 

•The Arm has completed its first 
picture, 'The Lovers' Home,' fea- 
turing Mohamed Kamal el Masry, 
Miss Nadla, Izzat el Gahily and 
others. Numerous short subjects 
have also been produced, among 
which are noteworthy The Victory 
Song,' iliustratlng a history of the 
war between the iMameluks of 
Egypt and Napoleon at the Pyra- 
mids. 

Australian Producer 

Increasing Its Plant ] 

Wellington, May 8. 

Cineaound Productions, Limited, a 
picture producing company reported 
to be controlled by Greater The- 
atres, Limited, has announced that 
its original studio in a suburb of 
Sydney would be reconditioned In 
order to accommodate a second jpro- 
duction uiit '' whieh the* company 
will establish; 

The company has already one pro- 
duction unit in another Sydney sub- 
urb. This company has already pro- 
duced two features and is workiiig 
on a third. In addition it operates 
an^iistrallan newsreel which takes 
up a fair amount of space in its first 
production unit. 

It is stated that arrangements 
have already been made with rega;rd^| 
to productions in the second unit/ 
which will also be available to in- 
dependent producers. 

lOT? MEX NATIVE^MADE 

Mexico City, June 
Tenth feature prbductioh in 
• slightly more than two years of op-, 
orations has been released by the 
National Motion Picture Production 
Co., all-Mexican enterprise. It IS; 
'El Prislonero IJ' ('Prlaoner 13') ► 
tragic drama of bloody period dec- 
ade and a half ago when Vlctorlano 
Huerta sized power. 

Production was made in com- 
pany's studios here and directed by 
Fernando de Fuentes, former local 

Pay for Pit Lay*offs 

Mexico City, June . 2. 

As the result of a ruling rendered 
by the Federal Board of Concilia- 
tion and Arbitration, management 
of the Regis cineiiha circuit, has paid 
musicians it laid oif. 

iEleasbn Was many musical pic- 
tures it was- ' exhibiting. Payment 
amounts to 90 days' salary each« 
total of about |4,160. 



, May 24. 
Danish government is toying with 
the Idea of going into picture busi- 
ness In a new way. Several govern- 
ments have intended to subsidize or 
back production, and some h'ave, 
tried it, but the Dsmes want to dO; 
it another way. They want to take 
up the distribution end. 

Idea would be to create a Danish. 
Fllih Central which would have an 
official monopoly of all films that are 
imported into the country.. 
njiSTder currenf 'conditldhs picture 
houses here are paying out about 
30% of their receipts for fllm rentals 
on the 300 -odd pictures brought in 
annually. This means an export of 
about 4,tf00,000 crowns ($712,000) an- 
nually to pay for pictures, .With a 
state monopoly on distribution insti- 
tuted, it's figured the middlemen will 
be eliminated and a saving of about 
one-third of this sum effected. 

Money that's saved for the gov 
ernment In .thls fashion, according 
to the proposal, .Would go toward; 
building up local industry and pro- 
nation of locaT prOduction. Inten- 
tion to to turn the money Into new 
sound equipment and improvements, 
to be turned over to producers here, 
Which would do away with a subsidy 
for production. 

AltKations Formula 

For Picture Maldiig 

Prague, May ?8. 
A-B Film Company, operating the 
only talker studio in Czechoslovakia, 
has concluded a deal with Charles 
Phillip of Paris for production of 
'Conflagration on the Volga,' to be 
an international picture. 

L. Turzansky will nieg, and ac- 
tors will be picked from all dilEer- 
ent European countries. Minimum 
dialog Is to be used, making It sim- 
ple to switch languages, and prints 
will be turned out in German, 
French and English. Also there 
will be one special 'international 
version figured out, according to a 
local formula, which is figured to 
serve Italy, Czechoslovakia, and 
Spaln< 



Persiistent rumors ' on both sides 
of the ocean have lt tha,t Joe Seidel- 
man will be named Paramount*? 
general manager for England. What 
disposition would be made of Gra- 
ham in that event to not known, but 
it to believed Graham, who has been 
with Par for many years, to anxious 
to leave picture business for a while. 
He is the dean of American picture 
men in Britain. 

Paramount's home^ offlpe dienles 
any knoivledge^of the move. In line 
with general dentoto of almost 
everything there recently, pointing 
out that Grahani to stIU with the 
coinpany. 

Seidelman was Par's active for- 
eign manager lor many years, being 
forced out several months ago on an 
inner- oflace -disagreement, - He .^t^B^ 
sent -to Europe without an assign-^ 
ment to await orders and was in 
Parto until about a week ago, when 
suddenly ordered to London. 



Near Prince 



London,. June 5. 
Prince of Wales almost went 
before a cunera at the request 
of Brlttoh Gaumont Company 
with royal iiermlsslon. to mak- 
ing a fes^ure based on the 
Prince's lite and adked H. R. H. 
to appear in it. 

•The Prince declined, but he 
will do a Verbstl prolog for the 
film to lend It authenticity. 



Swedish Nati?e-Hades 
Gain Ground at Home 



FOREIGN DIRECT 
SHOTS FOR M 



Hollywood, June B. 
Paramount will return to, French 
versloning on the Maurice Cheva- 
Uer picture, "Way to Love,^ the first 
film to set a direct diot foreign 
treatment at that studio In two 
years. 

Company to bringing Jacqueline 
Prahcllle f rom Parto for *the femme 
lead in the part that Sylvia Sidney 
has In the domestic version. 

Also coming from France are 
Dick Bluigaenthal of Paramount In- 
ternational, who will supervise the 
production, and Andre Homez, who 
I win write the Ftohcb. lyrics. 

French version will be filmed on 
completion of the domestic and not 
simultaneously as In the case of 
previous ChevaHer pictures. 



Stockholm, May 27. 

Since the advent of talking pic- 
tures Into Sweden, the Swedtoh film 
industry has made great strides In^ 
placing its moving pictures on the 
Swedish market Doctor Bjurman 
of t^e iState Picture Censoring Bu- 
reau states that during 1932» 1,226.- 
089 meters of Swedtoh film were 
censored compared with . 1,776,783 
meters of American ahd 937,181 me- 
ters of Other foreign pictures; 

This constitutes an Increase over] 
the figures for 1931, which were: 
2,155,206 meters of American pic- 
tures, 1,076,463 meters of Swedish 
pictures, and 1,072,716 meters of 
other pictureis. 

The reason for this great Increase 
In the percentage of Swedtoh-pro- 
duced films on the Swedtoh market 
is that the poor classes of the Swe- 
dtoh cinema-going public do not un- 
derstand foreign languages and that 
Swedish films are becoming in- 
creasingly good. 

IMadness Dubbed in German 

Berlin, May 27. 

Tofag has finished dubbing 'Amer- 
ican Madness' (Col> Into German 
and film Is set for a run at the 
Mozartsaal. 

Picture has been retitled 'Bank 
Crash in America' for local pur- 
poses. 



hFihnQoality 
Demand in Anslralia 



Wellington, May 1. 
The appearance of more British 
fllnto continues in the AustraUan 
market. However, the novelty of 
buying British and seeing British 
films is wearing' off. 

From now on It to agreed that 
they must produce the god|ds, And a 
dtotlnctly dieflnlte change ibas come 
over the critics commenting on the 
Brlttoh films on the basis of quality 
without reference to their origin. 

Several new American pictures 
have been very wen received «nd 
have done good business. 

First Greek Home-Made 

Istanbul, May 9. 
First talking picture in the Greek 
language has been completed here, 
lit was produced In Turkey and. igot 
I a simultaneous release in thto city 
and m Athens. 

Picture to called 'Klyell KatoU' 
pouU' ('The Bad Road') and has a 
cast .completely made up of Greek 
actors. It was made at the Ipek 
Film Studios, only one In Turkey. 



Paramount has given hdtice to Its 
ISO en»ployes In Berlin, effective as 
of June 30. Company denies thact 
quitting Germany at thto .time has 
anything to do with political matterji 
there, but that German busineem ini 
general lsa*t worth the effort of 
fighting to retain.. 

Warner Br(Oth«rs to the only other 
American comipany conteinplating 
retirement from the German market, 
although denying any definite de- 
cision On the matter. 'Forty- Second 
Street' Yiaa been banned in Germany 
by the new government censors as 
'too sexy, and Warners is trying to. 
fight the tosUe out on the basis of 
the fllm. 

Most . Of the American fllm com- 
panies still figure it's best to stay , in; 
Gennahy and comply, with whatever 
regulations the government there 
puts over. P. N. Brinch Is the For 
new head in Germany, replacing 
Henry W, Kahn, a Jew. No new 
assignment for Kahn yet; but he re- - 
mains on the Fox payroll for the 
time, being* A number of salesmen 
and other heap , of the Jewish rabe 
(Continued on page 34) 

r CZECH PLANT AIMS 
ATSNATIVBSDimS 

Washington^ - June 
Commercial Attache Don d. ISltos 
reports from Prague that the. re- 
cently established Collegia Film. 
Producing- company has acqulriBd* 
I several buildings in the vicinity of. 
the Prtigue Samples Fair building 
and is planning to convert them Into 
a large sound studio to be provided 
Vith the latest technical equipment* 
The managers of' the company' 
have informed the press that they 
intend to start Operations as sooit 
as possible and hope to make eight 
sound features in Czech, German,' 
French and English versions, before 
Dec. 31. The first two features will 
be the 'Qlpay Baron' and 'The Night 
In Venice.' The -company to also 
planning to turn out cultutat and 
scientific films. 



Budapest Studios in 

Spurt of Production 

Budapest, May 25. 

Hunnia Studios, dark itor several 
motiths, busy again, with produc- 
tions scheduled till the end of July.^ 

RQumarilan version of 'The Ghost. 
[•Train' has Just been completed., 
Hungarian . independent production 
of .'Wine,' screen version of the 
Geza Gardonyl play, a popular 
classic here, Is now under way. 

Entirely local In appeal Is Sari 
Fedak's 'Aunt Iza.' Mtos Fedak has 
written this vehicle for herself, is 
her own producer and director as: 
well as star and scenario writer, but 
she has engaged the services of the 
best assistants and cast that could 
be had. 

Next comes Unlversal's German 
p?oWSi6nl>IWthlrd=pietOTer«tar-: 
1 ring Franctoca Gaal, 'The Girl Who 
Dares,' adiapted from a comedy by 
Aladar Iiaslo. This was to have 
been shot In Beriln, but was re- 
moved to Budapest for obvious rea- 
sons. Twoi others are reported pend- 
ing. 

Ossb's has an option on Hunnla 
Studios from August 1, but it seems 
doubtful whether they wiU exercise 



Chinese Native-Made Pictures 
Making Conunon Tongue 



Washington, June 1. 
Commercial Attache Julean Ar- 
nold of Shanghai, China, reports 
that Chinese fllm producers are evi- 
dently undecided whether or not to 
make serials or single show, fllms. 
They recently put out a serial In Six 
parts under the title, 'Life's Com- 
edy.' Several other serials are also 
In process of preparation. 

.The Chinese audience does not 
seem to object to the long drawn- 
(«m3ltuations=tire3ome to the- aver- 
age westerner. Chinese possess a 
sense of humor and most of their 
films reflect humorous situations. 

The majority o^ themes of 
Chinese fllms deal with clashes 
between the old and new ideas, old 
China and modern China. ' Thto 
seems to be an unending interesting 
theme for the Chinese public, as 
China is now in transition and young 
(Continued on page at) 



Italy Diibbs First Native 
FUm Into Czechoslovak 

Prague, May 26. 
Moldavi , local concern, has 
started- work on dubbing of 'Arm- 
atta Azzura' ('Heaven's Fleet')/ an 
Italian picture, into Czechalovaldan. 

it's the flrst attempt at dubUng 
within the country, creating consid- 
erable interest for that reason. 



Studio will not be leased to other 
I film producers. The promoters and 
I managers of the company are O* 
Kanturek, Dr, Gert and IC. Brull. 

I Swiizerlaiid Averages 
One Gasm to lOJNd 

Wlashington, June 5; 
The considerable growth of .the , 
Swis3 cinema trade, which In eight 
jrears has almost doubled itself, is. 
revealed in statistics Just publtohed 
In Geneva, a commerce dept. bul- 
letin saya By these It to shown that 
whereas in 1924 the country had 
214 cinemas, at the beginning of 
Xd33 there were 498. in operationr . 
Of these, however, 99 are either . 
travelling cinemas, for whicli* 
Swltzertohd h^ a partiality or Oc- 
casional show housesi - 

The most active in the list of 
cantons to Vaud with $3 eirtemaiS,: 
followed by Berne, 63; Zurich, St; 
Tessin and Neuchatei; eacb a3« 
Three cantons aire without cinemas, 
Obwald, Mldwald and Appenzell. 

Among the cities of more .than 
10,000 inhabitants, Geneva heads 
the Itot with 24 cinemas, followed 
by Zurich, 23; Bale, 20; Ija: Chaud- 
de-Fonds, 11. As Switzerland has 
a population of 4,000,000 the aver- 
age is one cinema for i0,0p0 in- 
habitants. 



Br.u3s.6ls,. May 
Reginald Ford, director of Bel- 
gium's news-reel spots, Brussels and 
Antwerp, has completed a fllm of the 
life of the King of the Belgians. 

The reel commences with views of 
Leopold II, King Albert's uncle, at 
army manoeuvres, and includes 
shots of the Soldier King at the 
front during the war. 



Paris Suburban Legits 
Turning to Sound Films 

jeMls,,MayJ{L 



Since 1927, 33 Paris theatres and 
music halls have been converted 
into cinemas. This, move to still coii* 
ttnulng and one by one the legiti- 
mate theatre^ located in the Paris 
suburbs are disappearing. 

Only 9 OF 10 of them still extot 
as originally planned, while mostut 
.them have been killed off by thA 
talking films and by changes In pub«i 
ili'>^ taste. 








VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 6/1933 












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'There seems fo be hb i/imif fb fhe enferfaihing 
ta/enfs of JACK BUC^fANANi He nof on/y 
sfars in fhe picture but (jfirecfed if in a manner 
which esfablfshes him qs 6n experf l The picfure, 
fYeSf Mr Brown^ is roarifig farce wifh Musici" 

— VARIBtY 

YES, MR. VARIETY, YOU'RE RIGHT I 

Adapted by Douglas Furberjrom the play by Paul Frank 



Director ^ Productions HBRBBRT WILCOX 
A British and Dominions Production 



Tueadajt June 6, ]L933 



PICTJIRES 



VARIETY 



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SuDiner Copy 

Slointt theatres have ixiade a bid 
for the late atternpon kid business 
lirlth no little success, arguing with 
parents that a visit to the theatre is 
a good antidote to the strenuous 
play of vacation time. It's useful 
In the smaller towns, but even more 
valuable to the city, neighborhood 
houses. Copy runs 'along these 

•Now that vacation , days are here, 
do your youngsters come In from 
play hot, tired and possibly cross? 
It's not to be wondered at. They 
have been on the go all day, mostly 
In the hot sun, and they are tod 
tired to eat." 

•It's all vei|y well to tell them 
to i^it on the porch or the front 
(Steps, but it's hard to make them 
obey. Why not send them, Instead, 
to the Grand theatre, where there Is 
a spiacial performance for children^ 
starting at B p. m^and Tunnlha until 
6 o'clock. Admission is specially 
priced at . a dime, and they sit In a 
cool theatre (not too cold), relax 
their tired muscles, soothe out the 
brainstorms ...and. come home for 
supper in the right condition of 
inind and body. 

■ 'It's a tlessing to the children and 
a reliejC to their tired n»others.' 

Times shotild be ct>anged to suit 
local conditions -aiid perhat>s - more 
than an hour will be callied for, btit 
these details may easily be worked 
out. 

Beviving the Bath: 

Now is the time .to..rlgvup that 
free shower bath if your housie "lo- 
cation permits It. Last year do jsens 
of managers framed the stunt and 
liot only got solid with the children 
but their [parents. Some of them 
left the piping up last year, so they 
have only to turn oh thd water. , 

Only requlretnent Is a shower 
head, wl^ich may be picked up f or a 
pass from a, Junk shop, .and a hose 
or pipe, with a spot adjacent to a 
sewer connection. Water is turned 
on hot afternoons for a coupld of 
hours, and the kids either come ih 
bathing suits or, if there are spare 
spaces, backstage, Change in the 
theatre. ' One house- offered the 
-water-freer- but-Aise of ;the .dressing 
room was' accorded only to those 
who had sat through the show. If 
the sprinkler head can be placed 
where the crowd can watch, It's a 
good advertisement as well. In 
this case there should be plenty of 
advertisings for the current and Im 
mediate underline. 

If the fire department maintains 
sprinklers,- as is comnion.usage now, 
It's better to lay ofE the theatre 
sprinkler and arrange to post. In- the 
vicinity of the lire house. 

Thoughtful 

One minor exhibitor Is getting 
plenty of approval for a stunt, that 
was not Intended to be an exploita 
tlon, . ^ 

in his vicinity there are about a 
dozen persons who are- too crippled 
to make the trip to the theatre and 
who must trust to friends for the 
occasional trip in an auto. Exhib 
has a station bus which he uses for 
billing and similar purposes. ; Car 
has removable sides which permits 
reversion to original use. • 

With each change of bill all on his 
list ivho phone Irt will be called for. 
taken to the theatre and returned 
home. They pay only the regular 
-admission and' in one or two in- 
stances where, they are unable to 
afford the admission price, they are 
quietly deadheaded; 

Story leaked, out through a char- 
ity worker who tlppied dtt a news- 
paper friend., 

~ Lbng Bistancf" 

Indie chain with a dozen hous|?s 
In as many cities not far apart has 
a new gag fpr long . distance, ad- 
vertising. Each theatre on a cer- 
tain week gave out coupons which 
the recipients could All In with the 
name and address of a friend or 
relative in any of the other towns 
In w:hlch the chain has houses. 

From these, coupons listis were 
compiled, duplications discarded and 
a pass was sent locally to each per- 
son whose name appeared on the 
list with the information that the 
courtesy was extended at the request 
of the person who filled out the cqu- 

Probably; a large number already 
were patrons, (jut 'most houses re- 
ported that they got new faces, 
many of which will , repeat. Even 
with the regulars there was adver- 
"^lIsfng-vaiiKrtD^^herpassfes^a^ 
chain figures that the stunt paid a 
profit. 

Laid Off Photos 

Permitting a local .furniture con- 
cern to distribute photos of Joan 
Crawford got 4 tadlo tle-ln for the 
cost of photos when 'Today We 
Live* played the Valentinie theatre, 
Toledo. 

Furniture concern was a patron 
of the local station and persuaded 
the ether exciter to give six brief 



broadbaiats dalliir to the Announce- 
ment of a distribution of 100 photos. 

Details of picture house and show 
dates were added apparently to 
give added Importance to the pho- 
tos, but it got plenty of air .adver- 
tising, that fed the b.^ b< 

In Itis window work the theatre 
stressed the fashion:, angle with the 
stills, of the; star in spring . styles 
drawing kttehtloh to the new fab- 
rics In several of the large stores. . 



Too Hot 

There , is real danger in the re- 
course.! to h6t advertising f or .tepid 
films. They bring in the wirohg sort 
Of business, if they bring business 
at all, and the crowd coaxed in by 
the., torrid promises goes out sore 
and does not ' respond to the next 
appeal. In time it will, fipp even 
the regulkr attendance, and if per- 
sisted in is. liable to' make trouble 
through- cothplaint to the civic au- 
th&rltles. It makes no difference 
that the pictures are not that sort. 
The first oensorship crusade was 
due not to thie pictures but to the 
gaudy stock llthoa used to . advertise, 
them on the fronts; 

A moderately poor Independent is 
offering this copy, in .its prepared 
ads: 'The hottest, wickedest,' most 
dtirlhg set of the' entire female she 
bang;' And Ifs only a colorless 
murder mystery. XJse of such copy 
will keep many people away, some 
not to <come back: ever. 

Good times. will Come back, -and if 
you keep faith with/your patrons 
aitd offer only What you have oh the 
screen, you are , a lot more apt to 
still be: Herer wheh that happens, 
pon't fall for such bunk as. 'Be bold, 
Mr. Showman. Here's a daring 
story; treat it with daring.* That's 
the hertSi Also It's hurtful. 



Beal Boar 

Manager who wanted to do some- 
thing for 'Murdeiti! in the Zoo' got 
the idea of offering a prize f Or the' 
loudest lion .roar brought to, the 
house [the inornlng the picture 
opened. 

liion k roars, as most managers 
know, are made from a tin can with 
a hole iii the bottom through which 
is paissed-a string. Pulling oh this 
with a rosined glove or cloth, with 
the string at various tienslons, wUl 
give! a wide range of noises. 

Idea was explained with a minia- 
ture made from a condensed milk 
cah, and the morning of the opening 
the lobby and adjacent sidewalk was 
crowded with kids, each with a roar. 
■ . Prize went to a youngster who 
used a gut string, and a 10 -quart, tin 
pall. It let out a roar that could 
be heard for two or three blocks 
and was: purchased for the official 
roar during the.encpeigement.. ... 

Naturally all of the boys were 
eagjer to display their work,, and for 
a q,uarter of an hour the sound Was 
deafening, which , did not hurt the 
advertising value any. 



Padded on Payemeiit 

..Burlington, Vt. 
V A boat With an outboard motor 
In operation was ysed by the State 
theatre Oh the sidewalk in front 
of the house for 'Speed Demon.' 
Boat ahd motor were secured by 
the theatre in a tie-up with a local 
marine conipany; The boat.«,was 
mounted -on .two. high horses and 
the propellor of the motor iallowed 
: to rest -In a-largo-;barrelifllle.d_5rith 
water. Publicity stunts by theatres 
In this' section are tare and tthls 
one credited- c6ncflderf!^ble interest 
and proved a help to tiie film. 




Ottumwa, la. 
The Rialto theatre, closed after 
the Publlx tied up the local picture 
field, has been reopened by Jake 
Cohen, manager of the Strand 
Amusement company~-wIth: a 10-15 

Thfe. Rialto is -..the pioneer movie 
house. 



Stouz City, la. 
Nathan Dax, operator of the Hipp 
theatre, has acquired the loWa the- 
atre from the Kleeblatt Realty com- 
pany, and will re6pen the house next 

Dax has beeh a picture house 
opetator here 25 years^ 

iMB Angeles. 
LaBrea, F-WC naborhood subse- 
quent run, reopened June. 1 after 
being . dark for 30 days. Charles 
Micheistatter Is manager, replacing 
Earl Johnson, temporarily ynas- 
slgned.^ 

New. York. 
Harry Roburg, with Publix many 
years and lately attached, to the 
publicity and adviertlsing depart- 
ment, has transferred to the selling 
branch, with headquarters; at the 
local l^ar exchange. 



lifbhtgomery, Ala. 

Mrs. Sena Ruppenthal, cashier, 
Paramount, transfelrred to Birming- 
ham at Strand and -Galax. 

Richard Kennedy, divislbn mgr. 
for Wilby chain, announces Tommle 
McConnell, formerly at Riviera, 
Knoxville, as manager for the Galax 
ahd Strand, Birmingham. 



Birmingham. 

U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals has 
'affirmed decree orderlhg the Saenger 
Theatres^ Inc., to. pay past due notes 
to Levi Rothenberg in connection 
with a lease oh tWo theatres in 
Meridian. 

Tom McConnell made manager ot 
the Strand and Galax, WUby hpuses 
here, 

Jamaica.) -L. . 
Three Queens houses seeking re- 
duction In year's tax assessments. 
Houses are RKO Richmond HUl, in 
Richmond Hill, assessed for $665,^ 
000; a reduction of |139,000 is being 
sought. The Taft, Flushing, as- 
sessed for 1226,000, and reduction of 
$60,000 being asked/ Civic theatre, 
Q^one Park, also seeking a reduc- 
tion of $50,000 from its assessment 
of $176,000. 

bkiahoma City. 
— «Rex=>=theatre=6peried=:=by=.E.=^.; 
Weaver at Shawnee, and the Mecca 
at StUlwater, Okla., by the Griffith 
Bros; Aiajsement .Co. 

Key theatre at Wewbka taken 
oyer by L/. B. Chatham, and Camera 
theatre by Roy Rust at Stillwater. 

Th(B Grand theatre at Vinlta, 
Okla.. after closing for remodallhg, 
reopened under the management of- 
Taylor & Sexton. 

Russian 'Village, open-air vaude- 
ville theatre, operated by Hoffman 
& Firestone, opened Oklahoma City, 
Okla.. Tuesday, May 30. 



Mansfield, O. 
NegotlOitions have' been close.d for 
the pooling of three p ictur e houses 
libre, Iholudlng two ;of .WB and one 
operated by Bklrbali Bros. Warner 
operates the Madlsoti, Majestic and 
Ohio. 



Wa^seon, O. 
J..S. Rex has acquhred the Prin- 
cess, reopened straight pictures; 

iEtepubllc, Pa. 
■ New theatre . to be opened late In 
June, Matteo Faenza^ owner; RCA 
sound. 



ReynoldsvUle, Pa. 
Adelphla and liberty reverted to 
original owners. Operatied for a 
humber of years by John J. Damore 
and. his. brother,, .they Were leased, 
to Fred! E.' Johnson, last, summer. 
Damore .will continue present policy. 



liOpelg, O. 
F; H. Staup bias taken over the 
Mystic here; formerly oiierated by 
R. M, Harris. 



Canton, O. . 
F. E. Wadge, manager of WB Al- 
hambra here, returning, to his homo 
In Trenton, 'N. J. Further retrench- 
ment by Warner Bros. In this dis- 
trict will close sevetal inore houses, 
letting but men who have not been 
with the- Warner, organization any 
length of time. 

Cedar Rapids, 'la. 
E. R. Franke has takeh over Iowa 
theatre, . succeeding li. M. Carman, 
He - was city manager for RKO in 
St. liouis. 



Hartford, Conn. 
Dick Dorman,. Publix Paramount 
exploitation man, "Hartford "to New 
Havehi 

Nat Greenwood, poster artist Al- 
lyn, Hartford,. Hartford, to Para- 
mount, New Haven. 

William Gallagher, lalto Hart- 
ford to Warners, Baltimore^ 

George liihnehan at Rialto Hart- 
ford. 



Des Moines. , 
E. R. Frahke, for flv£ years city 
manager > RKO houses, St. Xiouis^ 
named manager of the Iowa theatre. 
Cedar Rapids, succeeding Ii. M. Gar- 
man. House is operated : by /The- 
ahierlca.. 



New York. 
Terry Turner, . RKO general pub- 
licity, wbo has beeh' hahdlfng pub- 
licity for Radio City, goes l>ack to 
the RKO general offices to handle 
the, b eauty -Co ntest jyhlch JRKgLwilJL 
conduct In all N. Y. houses apart 
from Radio City as a summer boos- 
ter. He will, however, keep a su-. 
pervlsory eye on the R. C; cam- 
paigns, which will be handled by 
George Gerhard.. 



Won a Page 



About , the ultimate In ex- 
.ploitation stunts appears to 
have been! reached by Gehe 
Dennis; in Washlngtoh, Where 
she . appeared at the BiKO 
Keith theatre. As usual,, she 
cooperated with the press !de- 
partnient In a large way» con-i 
trlbuting a column of replies 
to inquiries daily in the co-: 
operating newspaper,- but in 
this instance she scored so 
solidly thkt the 'Herald,'; which 
carried the stunt, had to use 
ah additional page for the dra- 
matic section. Sunday, devoted 
ehtirely. to Miss Dennis* re- 
. plies tb' questions; "rhls in 
. :suppiement to the dally 
umn. 'Herald' had to apolo- 
gize to the hundreds whose -re- 
plies could not be prlhted. 



Endbnement iBidly 

Thiat Word-of -mouth box offic* 
potentiality Is being put to some- 
thing of a test by Arthur M^yer at 
the Rialto, N. Y. Mayer hais erected 
a special gadget which has a mugg 
recording that he 'saw this show' In 
some other city and it was great* 
etc.. Picture of the mugg in action 
accothpahies the spiel. 

Checkfups showed that the gad<« 
get, set In an alley entrance next 
to the theatre, played to iah averaga' 
of 250 persons each show as word- 
bf-^mouth advertlaing. 



Young$town, O; 

Feiber & Shea, owners of the. Park 
here, have acquired the Pkraniount, 
reopening June 4, straight film. 

Joseph E. , Shagrln, at th.e Park 
for a number of years, will be in 
charge of both houses here. 



Mickey in Politics 

Samuel .Col^en, in charge of forr 
eigh publicity for United: Artists, 
put over a nifty Mickey Mouse gag 
that received plenty of attention in 
two of! th$ leading dailies of Den- 
mark. 

Working . Ih -operatlbn With 
Wllhelm Jensen, Uhlted Artists- 
representative In ' Coi>enhaigen, 
Cohen shot ovier a. photograph of 
Mickey shown readlhgr a'rpage from 
tbe . New York 'American.' . Fea- 
tured; oh the 'page was a picture 
and story pertalnlhg to Ruth Bryan 
Owen, President Roosevelt's woman, 
mlnlsteif ' to Denmark^ 

Cbheh timed the stunt so that the 
photo of Mickey arrived Just before.' 
Mrs. Owen on May 23." Mickey, 
thbref ore, becahie- ia member of the 
welcoming cottimlttee, and the 
powerful SOcihl DemOkiraten, ohe of 
the most widely read papers in Den- 
mark, played up the business with 
a large cut and story on the same 
day that Mrs.'Oweh ttrrlVed,' The 
Berllngske poUtlke, another popu- 
lar paper, followed through the next 
morning with another layout and 
story. 

Pays Fares Back 

One manager Is trying. t6 .lick the 
pull of the bathing bea;ch with an 
offer to pay the fare home of the 
beach visitors. One-way trip- is lOc 
and he figures he's willing, to pay 
that to sell an extra, quarter ticket. 

Conductors collecting fares on 
way back to town .will either take a 
dime for the ride or two bits for the 
tibket, which Is good only that eve- 
ning. 

Works -mostly on 1 the: afterhoon 
croWd at' the beach, but. the argu- 
ment Is that they may feel too tired 
to gb to the show if they watt to 
buy a ticket, .but if they buy. on the 
clEir to save a dinie, they'll come to 
save the other 16c. 

So far It seems to have helped 
the night business from 5 to 8%. 
Good Saturda>y and Sunday , along 
with thb rest of the week, because 
they are dead nights In that town 
after the warm w6ather setts in. 
Now the manager is t^ihg to figure 
a similar, Idea to wbrk with the 
parking spots,- with 4:he handicap 
there's only one payment fbr park^ 
Ing, so possibly only one ticket sold. 



Model Club 

One summer activity which 
promises to pan out Is a model club 
which will have for its object the 
making of coach, airplane and dhlpi 
models! Manager has a large work- 
shop in the basement which is little 
I used and has cohtacted a local bn- 
thhslast in model building to over- 
see the bbys. Club will hold two- 
hour sessions Weekly, In the morn- 
ing, and membership in the club Is 
dependbnt on the attendance at the 
theatre at least once during the 
week; 

liocal lumber 'dealer supplies the 
material at best,' witli paint and 
hardware also t6 be obtained at the 
lowest price. . Some of the more 
adept boys are taught to make the 
fall blobks and other small 'parts of 
the ship rigging, and will sell these 
to less skillful members. 
^ There will be a theatre. 'exhibition 
Just before the school opens, with a 
field day for the airplane contingeht 
ahd A'Sln^Iar'e^vent for -the lads, who 
prefer thakihg. modern sloops to the 
modela . Of the,-' Santa Maria and , 
Mayflower. 

'From the.a'dvanco talk It would 
appear that It's going to be the big 
local holse through the summer.. 



l^ee Point 

Small . town house, has . a three- 
way publicity stunt all set. It is 
launching advertising for 'the . three 
coolest things, in town,' which are. 
the - theatre, a certain confectioner's 
Ice cream and ' a clothing store's 
palm beach suits. 

Each of the three will' share 'the 
cost, of. the drive, Which: is planned 
to permit all ' equal publicity, and 
the theatre^ will write the 'ad isopy 
for the other Houses -and .supply 
Window signs and whatever elee 
may be required at cost.; 

. It made a hit last year and proved 
thit. 1;>y making the trio ihto a sin- 
gle, gag, each of .'the three received 
more publicity .than could be gar- 
nered by individual campaigns. 



Canned Noise 

Manager who had arranged for a 
bannered trolley . car to make a tbur 
of the city planned to use -a . five- 
piece band to get attention. At the 
last moment the. band upped the 
price and the manager refused to 
Titand^fot^^lre^hDldupr 



No time to get another band " or 
even- put In a phonograph, but it 
took only a few minutes to go over 
to the restaurant and obtain some 
of the. large tins in which pie fillings 
ahd vegetables are sold the large 
users.. , 

- Half a dozen of these were stryng 
together, tied to the rear railing, and 
there was not a person in town who 
was not aware of the car as it 
pa.<]sed. Not as elegant as a band, 
but as effective. 



Vaqaiion, Stunt 

. "Fox West Coast came Into a hicft 
bit of publicity in Tucson when a 
winter resident put u]^ a vacation 
award for the most popular tH>y and 
girl and let Thomas D. Sorlero, dl- 
-vlsloii mana:ger, handle, the selec- 
tion. This 'glves the theatre a cut- 
in on a $1,600 stunt without eost. 

John Packer Hale Chandler is 
sponsor of' the Idea of giving an 
Arizona boy and ' girl a summer 
vacation, 'at a New England camp^ 
.or ratheit two camps, since the 
sexes are segregated. Both' of th* 
camps are in Maine. 

'Selected boy and girl will hop bjr 
plane, to New York, be outfitted heri9>/ 
with camp equipment arid then Join 
their respective parties for eigbt 
weeka. 



Phoney Gold 

Hollywood. 
Taking the gold standard ^ as A 
basis, -and using- the gol'd digger 
thought as a part of their campaign, 
Sid Grauman and George Bllson 
created a novelty program^ fbr the 
premiere audience at 'Gold Diggers 
of 1931' 

Warner picture openbd at Grau* 
man's Chinese Friday (2>. 

To each |6 customer at the pre- 
miere was handed a $20 gold piece 
ih cardboard' of eight inch dimbh- 
slons. Cardboard was split, with the 
show billing sunk between the head 
and the tail of the coins. 



Planted Cards 

Seattle. 

Tried with results for 'Rasputin,* 
yic Gauntlett. adv. mgr. for £2ver- 

(Continued on pag^ 23) 



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Toesdaf, June 6, 1^33 




1933-'34 Prc-Relcase, 
Viugrapbj Inc., Distributors 



He todk one look at these 3 premiere 
reports .... then rushed a wife to 

WARNER BROS. 

*400 OVER "42nd STREET 

in first 3 days at Denver Orpheum 

^1924 OVER "42nd STREET 

in first 4 days at New Haven 

OVER 

in first day at Memphis Warner! 

$ It's got more than **42od Street'*. . i It*s yforth 
more to your patrons. RAISE YOUR SCALE 
AND RAISE THE MORTGAGE! And 
TRIPLE YOUR PLAYING TIME at least! 




Tw^bIj, June 6, 1?35 



Inside Stolf-Pictures 



A complaint o£ the cameramen's union of the Hollywood studios ana 
conveyed to New York by Its representatives could not find serious con- 
sideration on the eastern end, ^t was a matter o£ a $26 payment for 
a plane ride. 

In the cameramen's a|;reement with the studios iis . a cisiuse allowing 
any cameraman going up in the air to take pictures $25 for the first trip 
any day. That is . an additional payment or. bonus. If a second trip the 
same day is required for the same purpose another. v26 allowance must 
.pe niiade, $ay3 the clause;, but no further bonus payment to be made: to 
.cameramen going , into the air the same 24 hours, no matter how maiiy 
niore trips they may have to make. This rule is religiously lived up to 
by all the studios. 

One of the major producers, on the coast receiving a call from Seattle 
and one of their crews.there for. two more cameramen in a hurry, sent 
two cameramen by plane to the north. The camoranieh . went as pais 
'Sengers Without ;equlpmeht. and with fare prepaid.- They did . nothing 
on. the trip eitcept to watch the atmosphere. 

A complaint made by the cameramen's union wa^ these two 

cameramen were entitled to $26 each for. their free ride to' Seattle. The 
easterners gave the ha ha to the westerners. ' 



Dry Kansas 



Kansas City, Mo.» June 6. 
How they sell them in Kan- 
sas: '20,000 Tears ^ in Sing 
Sing' playing at the Liberty is 
billed as 'An intimate truth, 
about love furloughs — ^what be- 
cdmes of love-starved women.* 



Mono Gets Major 
Loan, May Join 




rj I 



.Hollywood, June 6. 
irst break ih the asserted com- 



to the limit of our appropriation for 
this purpose.. 1 stilt believe iii the 
orchestra as a living link, betweem 
screen and audience.' 



Zukor Voting with Nathanson 
Put Latter Back hto 



Toronto, Juiie 'B. 

Appointment , of N. L». Nathanson 
as president, together with at- 
tendant changes in the. board of 
directors, brings control of Famous 
Players eanadian back to the Do- 
minion. A 

Formal annpuncemeht of the hew 
riegime substantia,tes rumors of the 
past 18 .months. 

Arthur Cohen; who stepped into 
Nathan^pn's place when the latter 
was ousted at the timie of the amal- 
gamation of Pafamount-Publix and 
Famous Players Canadian, sur- 
renders is nianaging directorship 
and is ho longer connected, with 
the Canadian orgtanizafioh. Only 
two of the original directors' remain. 




pact of the major studiog not to Honorable W. D. Ross, former Ueu 
l loADi^Rlayers and Equipment to the tenant^ governor and 
indies came with Paramount loan- Major Andrew P,JIol^ ^ 
ing Adrieniie Ames to Monogram The new^board lias N. t... Nathan 
^ '-— president; Adolph 



Zukor, 



, Dr. H. T. Kalmus; of Technicolor, Is, said :in . N'ew^'York to have side- 
stepped a propbisal on' -behalf-Df" David -anid 'Myron" Selz.nick--to inake a 
sizeable buy of Technicolor stock. Dr. Kalmus from report replied he 
v/as not interested in any sales of Technicolor stock. Accompaiiying theKV" ^'r'g'pj'^^"^^ 

Selzntcks' proposition from the account was th^ possible lineup of stars Lj^- Friday (2), as the fem'me lead chairman of the board; Thomas J. 
and directors to be made available for full lengths .made in Technicolor, .jj^^. fipj^^ Avengeri- [Bragg, secretary-: treasurer; R. "W". 

with the talent to be. supplied W Myron S^lzhick of the Joy^^ Relaxation of the majors' as- I Bolstead, comptroller, witlx dlrec 

Ick agency in Hollywood. . serted ban in this instance is tors, Hon. D. Ross^ Major , A. ,P 

Dr. Kalmus is said to have Inferred that through David Selznick being Lgcribed tb the fact that Monogpam Holt, Hon, F. B. McCurdy, . Victor 
concernfed, the Selanick proposition w^is on beltalf of Metro, with which may sooii! b6 a brother iii the Pro- Rpss. Sir William Wiseman, T J, 
David is associilted. It has nbt been, confirmed tiiit , Metro was aWare ducers' Association fold, rather Bragg, R. W. Borsted and J. J, Fitz 
of this off er or whether the Selznicks made it on their, own. Tliat .prppo-' than to any sign of discord among gibbons, 
sltion came shortly after it had beeii reported during May that John th& big ■ studios in their attitude Zukor*» Vote 

Hay Whitney and others iiad bought into Technicolor. toward the lesser ones. The control of Famous Players 

There is a Radio Picture studio connection here through Merian Iioan coiiaes, however^ on the Canadian still rests with its three 

the Radio prodticeir aiid his friendly connection with the Whitney, also heels of action by the Independent y^tj^g trustees as formerly, Ni L. 
David Selznick . Coop er succeeded Selznick as chief producer o n the Introducers, who, at a meting May Ufathanson, Adblpb Zukor and Isaac 
'"RWlo Tot. There Is ah' uFdMstah^ih^^^ to make one or more of the'Tfech- [29 'detl*ipltned--to-take-their-griev--^ 
iiicolor pictures following the Whitney affiliation in the Radio.stuclb. [ances to Ui© Hays office, . iand,. If paper . owner. The difterence in the 

] considered expedient thereafter, to I election proceedings is that 

With 12 stir and featured names billed ih 'Dinner at Eight.' Metro f^d^'^i/"?,^*"*!^^^^ oHSe r?^^' Sf,» ^tlmPS^^L 

k«a K^*« — i*u ♦u/i ».^Ki^» ^# tu^ .\v# , J that the alleged agrement of tneigtead of with Killam, something he 

has beep faced with the problem of the size of type and, sequence for l ^^j^^^ ^^ la violatloii^of the re- Ljid not do when Nathanson was re- 
straint of trade act '~ moved from the managing director 
The Hays office. It is known, has si^tp and the ainalgamation yflth 
courted Honogram's entry, into the paramount- Publix . was corisum 



.namesi This is because of various cla.uses in the contracts of the. play 
ers. Marie Dressier and Johii Barrynioris share the| top line. Studio hajs 
the right, without obligations, of using Miss Dressler's name and pho 



.Nathanson as Buyer 

Control of Famous Players Cana'^ 
dian,' if passing from Paramount^ 
willy likely gb back into thd hands' 
of .N. Li. Nathanson . and his asso>- 
ciates. Nathanson , himself has 
hopes of tiiis. following his induc- 
tion into company a,s presideht Ictst 
week, according to accounts quptini^ 
him froni Toronto. 

While the former FPC head 
on. several occasions attemi>ted 
obtain cbhtrol of . the Canadian 
stringy his offers to iPar have niever 
been high enougli? i^bw that P-P is 
in' bankruptcy It may that. tho;^ .. 
trustees ' .would~constder .a 78iiTe''" <)>f ' ~^ 
sufilcient stock to ' give" Nathanspiii 
cpntroK 

According to reports In New Tork, 
It is said. Nathanson expects .to, 8e<» 
control of PPC babk . in the hands, of 
.Canadian interests. That< wout<l 
mean:- himself and backers.: 

Elation 6t NaThanson last weeir 
as !FPC president does not in itseilC 
carry a change . in' stock owriership 
of Paramount, accordipg to. a higlt* 
Pa:r official, Vho adds he doesi^t 
think there will be any change 
ownership in the immediate future. 
Nathahspn's entrance Intoi FPC at 
this "time- jfl-^itat<d-to^be-jujnattec_^ 
of. mahagemeixt principally. . 5 

The Paramount investment in the 
Canadiian theatre properties is |i8,> 
000,000. Par V controls 97% of the 
stock. 



tpgs. Barrymore must be credited as a co-star on all advertising and pj^Q^u^^rs' organizatidn, and offi- mated^ 
no name must precede his, except in the case of this psurtlcular picture, ] company -are reported 

where Miss Dressler's may. | to be favorable, although not unani- 

Second line goes to Beery and Jean Harlow. X<atter's contract calls I mb^s. 
for no less than featured player mention, but preceding the title of the -Action on. this matter.: Is sched- 
picture. Lionet Barrymore and Lie.e Tracy follow and they must halve I uled at the next Monogram dir.ec- 
a dvertis ins and screen credit, JThen conies Edinund Lowe (free lance), tors' meetlng;_8et for June 15. 
who mustHBave juat as Ta^ in the prbdu6tlon and j 

must come, no later than seventh in the cast. 

Madge Evans and Jean HerSholt; Karen Morley and Phillips Holmes] 
complete the list. First eight have their •monikers in . capital tetters 76% 
as. large as the title and last four aire In lowefr case, 26% as big as the] 
name of the picture. 



Sclnlberg Unit Idle 
3 MonAs After IHoon' 



Jack Robbins told W. R. Hearst and Robert. Z. Leonard that 'Sweet 
heart Darlin' out of Metro's 'Peg.o' My Heart' might become one of 
the most plugged tunes on the air but not a commercial seller. Consid 
ering that 'Peg' cost MGM (Cosmopolitan) $600,009 and has since proved 
one 



By the. new arrangement, J, ' P. 
Bickle, Canadian mlllionaird and 
formerly vice-jpresident of Fl?-Cah.> 
is no longer bn the board; Neither 
are J.. B. Tudhope, W. J. Sheppard 
ind - AEthur_Ciihfin.__l 

T. . J. Bragg, secretary-treasurer 
of the new organization, said 

•Several former theihbers of the 
board, were asked to remain on the 
board, but, owing to business com 
mitments and. pbllgiatlons, were 
Unable to accept. Arthur Cohen, 
former managing* director, was 
asked to accept isin executive posi 



Hollywood, June 6. 
B. P. Schulberg unit at Paramount I tio'iT "wTth"7hr re'-prganized com- 



INDIES ASK HAYS FOR 
TALENT LOAN LIFT 



will lay off for around three months 



pa,hy, but could r not accept, owing 



5 wa.i. trvs wHt JM.»jrm v^^uamupuiiutn.! fovv,vu» .ana nas Since provea -rtmniatJnn nf "ThpPA Cornered — . * • V J. » • 

Of. the wo^st_MarJpnlDavles ^ossets^theJLooked for,assistanciJLrQ!BLL^„^"^^^^^^^ ^^^_^^J^^Sl ^J!Z ^ ^ 



the radio plug hasn't materialized. ' I'w^tTerles at Paramount. ' " f NFtFanson^ iTomiseB 

The theory of songs in .pictures, from the Hollywood angle which L j^g^ gjgjit ^Hl. not go into Greater distribution in Canada of 

regards the music pub income as rela,tively trivial, is that a pop song Lj^oj.jj ^j^^n September. Schulberg British pictures as- well as those of 
hit^ might help the film containing the song. . Sometimes it works out Europe in the Interim Germany, Russia and other film 

that way; more often not. This is the same theory which killed off theL^hjie an effort is now being- made producing countries, were two of the 
musical vogue during the 1929 songwriters'- gold rush to Hollywood where fpm. players under Schulberg's [ major jiromises made by Nathanson 

even mellers had. theme songs incongruously worked into the footage. personal contract Into freelancing during an interviiew. 

Robbins is the official publisher to Metro and was interested chiefly gpo^g. Four are Edward Arnold;!- He said" 
from the music end but Hearst, Leonard,* et al., stated they'd be highly GH(ja storm, Jacqueline Wells and 
satisfied ,,if the 'Peg; plug song jdid receive .an intensive ether popularity, Lyda Rpberti 
which might help its b,o. chances, 



Hollywood, June 5. 
Char ging the ma jor studios with 
conspiracy to curb "the snrini~c^bnn '" 
panles, the Independent Producers 
at a meeting Monday (29) decided, 
to take their grievances directly to 
the Hays.orga.nlzation to see if the 
ban on the loan, of sets, players and 
facilities to the Indies could not be 
lifted. 

Several members . who claim, to 
have, felt the ' effects clamored to 
have the whole matter, turned oyer 
to Federal investigators, to. look into 
±hea?ueatlpjt jQfrrjyliethetifiCzrnMd^^ .: 
majorsV action is,, in restraint ot. 
trade. Majority -voted -to withhold 
siich action until after discussions 
with the Producers' Associa:tf6n. 



After having lost its momentum, the Paramount, N. T., is stretching IllffSt6i'.. .CollillS W^fitiilg 

Itself in ah effort to regain footing. In addition to broadcasting stage' " =• 



'The whplei policy of tied theatres 
is- wrong. Production of Hlms iS' 
one thing;, exhibition- and • distribu- 
tion are entirely another. No . O" 
ducing unit should own .theatres. 
For onft reason, they are sure" to 



'British Ag't* for Howard ""l^ad their own pictures on their 

" ' own audiences who become tired of 

Hollywood, June 5. the same technique, ideas, actors, 

, „,,. J /ov -it. T ^ * J «i Boris Ingster, Russian writer, last voices, Canada has its own appre- 

new try, organ comes back Thursday (8) with Mrs. Jesse Crawford pn Metro on 'Soviet,' is how at War- elation of pictures entirely different 



show personalities, house last week held over. 'International House' on 
basis of a $38,000 gross, best in a long while, and hoping to irepeat on 
another holdovisr, moves up 'Jenie Gerhardt' to Thursday (8). On lts| 



duty 

House defers 'I Love That Man,' origi. for June 8, until a later 
date,-- probably June 23. .Management figures' that two holdoyers in a 



ners, working with Pierre Collins from New ' York or Oshkosh.' 
on 'British Age»>t.' . _ . ^ _ ' Continuing, Nathapspn Said: 'I 
Picture . will' be- first tor Leslie "camV liabk on 'one cpridltldn onTy— 



row would re-attract attention to the theatre." It's feasible to hold over Howard when the English actor re- that the orgarilzatioh 1 had helped 
now if hitting over |35,0(^O with . overhead worn dow;n of late months to turns in the fall. Howard has a.J to build up from 1915 to 192? should 
$25,000 or a little over. three-picture deal and options be-] be under my control as it was wheii 

Broadcasting is via WOR, It follows Capitol's, Roxy's and Radio City's y^nd that with Warners. Three will i had to leave it. There is no other 
regular broadcasts via NBC and CBS hookups. Loew'a State .on Broad- | made the first year. Margaret way. I don't say '^hat W3 can cut 



way, also plugs itself via its affiliated station, WHN. 



Lindsay is under consideration as Canada as a motion picture country 



. B, Shaw is reported wavering in. tho dlrcqtioiv, of Holly wood despite 
his ayowied hate of anything cinematic and the poasibility is, if he sue 
cumbs, that he'll go Warners. Despite Hearst's Metro affiliations, the 
Hearst syndicates figure in the negotiations on Warners' behalf since 
the GBS stuff is syndicated via Heairst, 



Howard's lead In 'Agent.' 



Lee-Bloch's MG Script 

Rowland V. Lee and Bfertram 



Clean away from the i-jst of Amer 
ica. It can't be done/ 

Asl'ed if Fariious Players Cana- 
dian was entirely free from New 
York direction or reputed interfer- 
ence, the new president said; 'Yeis, 



Jack Warner's recent friendly contacts with W. R. Hearst njay ' fee P^^*''^ **Ve been assigned .by Metro k^^. Nathanson would nbt be here, 
behind this, including a reported deal for A coast Hearst radio chain aaapt I -Love au^ Ang^, i^^^ 
embracing the WB Hollywood station KFWB. in ihe WB contacts with P**^ » 4^t^i„^iw vLt '«'*""ding of the business I created 

ShaW, the Hearst influence comes up. ^^t llfi t^ the Coalt S^t wik ^""^ ^^^""^ ^ 

'but will go to the Coast next weeitK j. jj^^ trustees 

to finish it and Sit in on pre ' ^ 



So far. prediction that P?irryl Zanuck's entrance in United Artists as ^^^^^^^.j^j^j conferences. 
Joe Schenck's producer would cause any trouble, seem to be unfruitful. ^ jgioch is the Metro ' story editor 
While a. week pr so ago UA, on Mary" Pickford's demand, denied she was L^^^^ ^.jH jj^ye a leave of absence, 

quitting UA oh this account, the real opposition expected was from Sam | from his New York duties while | JJ^JJJ' that when- their company is 



came to the concluslpn that it would 
be better for the Canadian enter 
prise to return to Its old manage- 
and our arrangement' with 



scripting. 

Though always known^to be against masis production and distribution 
'^^t)''X"tliis"s^¥oh""wirr^ • ^ 

has surprised everyone by expressing himself as very much in favor, of McGo.y ShaVlIlg^ Opcra.8 

' Hollywood, Juhe 5. 

i ...^ I Tim McCoy will be out of west- 

An idea of the unexpected difficulties that can crop "P .^^ P'^^ure "i*"" Lrhs for five of his eight pictures 
Ing is Krimsky & Cochran's experience with 'Emperor Jones.: Picture is Columbia's program for next 
hbw ih its second week Of shooting at the Astoria studios. Company was ^^^^^^^ 

about ready to go south for exteriors In the cotton country, but Paul Quintet will be of the action type, 

Robeson, playing the lead, refused to budge below the Mason-Dixon .line, k ^jt^Qut the usual horse opera 

Anywhere, anytime, anything, he said, but not down south, where he getting,- First of thfe series for the 

would have to ride in jimcrow cars and not be able to stop at the best season will be a film based on 

^ .ftv I the activity ot radio patrolmen. 

(Continued on page 49) »vi,*y*v#. mt 



reorganized Hi least control will be 
brought^.back==to^anada..;^,Eormer 
Canadian shareholders who ex 
changed their holdings for Para- 
mount-Publlx stock will be given a.n 
opportunity to come Into the Cana 
dian company again.' 

Nathanson stated he contemplated 
no. drastic chahj^es in. persp'.nnel and 
held out a faint hope as to the po j- 
slbillty of putting orchestras back 
in theatres. He said; '1. trust we 
shall be able to make some arran^e- 
.ment by which we can engage .tiVMi 



30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 



Some Important People and ..Firms 
at' That" Addres»-^1 n' Rocke- 
feller Centre 



Radio Corp. pr Anierica has_ 
moved' its" exec " "offfces" -f rbm "670~ 
Lexington, avdhue into Rockefeller 
Center, occupying the 52d and 63d 
stories of the new RCA Bldg. Its 
street address is 30 Rockefeller 
Plaza. The John D. Rockefellers, 
Sr. and Jr., occupy the 66th .floor. 
Ma jpr. General James .G. HS,rboard, 
chairman of the board, and Da-vid 
Sarnpfie,. president of RCA, will be 
on the 83d story. 

The Lexington avenue address 
Was formerly knoAyn as the RCA 
Bldg., ' specially erected RCA to; 
house.. it, but .has .been, transferred 
to General Electric.. It is already 
known as the G. 13. Bldg. Owen D, 
Young atid Getard Swope of O. TS. 
win headquarter uptown, and aba:n- 
dpn their 120 Broadwky pfiices. 

NBC : .moves into. Rockefeller 
Center next fall, according to pres- 
ent plans. iMatter pf new equip- 
ment and cpsfly. physical recon- 
struction ot Sensitive electrical ap-r 
paratuS figures In NBC's moving 
over. 



'Tarzan' Starts on 21 
Pay Shooting Schedule 

""'"^"""''"""'^'HpITy w^ 



'Tarzan the Fearless,' Principal 
Pictures serial, with Buster Crabbe 
and Jacqueline Wells in the top 
spots, got under way at the Mack 
Sennett studios Thursday (1). Bob 
Hill la mpffglng. an.d has laid out a 
schedule of 21 days for the 12 epi- 
sodes. 

Others in 'Tar;4an' cast are- Ma- 
thew Holt.M, Philo McCullough, ICd- 
ward Woods and. Frank Lackteer, 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 6, 1933 




with 

★ aiNG CROSBY RICHARD ARLEN-^ 

★ GEORGE BURNSondGRACIE ALLEN -k 

1 
I 

★ MARy CARLISLE .nd JACK OAKIE ★ 

I 

directed by WESLEY R U G G L E S 




if it's 




•>1 

Tuesday, June 6, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



23 



Hollywood Productions 

Week of June 5 



(Pictures now filming, or about to start, are listed below alphabetically 
by studios. Symbols are: D — Director, A — ^Author, C — Cameraman.) 

COLUMBIA 
*Madam la QImp' 

<4th week) 
D — ^Frank Capra 
A — Damon Runyon 

Robt. RUkln 
C — ^Joseph Walker 
Cast: 

>fay Robaon 
Warren William 
Olenda Farrell 
Ouy KIbbee 
Ned Sparks 
Nat Pendleton 
Jean Parker 
'.Walter Connelly 
Barry Norton 

rox 

'TIte Devirs In iMve' 

(3rd week) 
D — Wilhelm Dleterle 
A — Harry Hervey 

Howard Bstabrook 
Cast: 

Victor Jory 
Lioretta Toungr 
Vlvienne Osborne 
Herbert Mundln 
Herbert Stephens 

The Man Who Dared' 



(Stii week) 
D — Hamilton MacFadden 
A — Dudley Nichols 

Lamar Trottl 
C— Arthur'MUler 
Cast. 

Preston Foster 

ZIta Johann 

Irene BUler 

CUfTord Jones 

Joan Marsh 

'Fnddy; The Next Beat 
Thing? 

(2nd week) 
D — Harry I.ashman 
..A — Oertrude Page 
Eld-^ln Burke 
C — John Seltz 
Cast: 

Janet Gaynor 
Warner Baxter 
Harvey Stephens 
Margaret Lindsay 
Flske O'Hara 
Una O'Connor 
Merle Tottenham 
'Shanghai Madness* 
(let week) 
D — John Blystone 
A — Frederick H. Brennan 

Austin Parker 
Ca^t: 

' .Spencer Tracy 
Miriam Jordan 
'The lost Adam' 

(1st week) 
P — John Ford • 
A — James Gould Cozzens 

Paul Green 
Cast: 

Will Rogers 

Vera Allen 
'The liast Trail' 
(Ist week) 
D — James Tlnllng 
A — Zanc Grey 

Stuart Anthony 
Cast: 

George O'Brien 

Claire Trevor 

£j1 Brendel 

MBTRO 
'Ksklmo' 
(lOih week) 
D — ^W. S. Van Dyke 
A — Peter Freuchen 
C — Clyde De VInna 
Cast: 

All Xatlvo 

'Tugboat Annie' 
(7th week) 
D — Mervyn LoRoy 
A — Norman RelUy Ralne 

Zolda Sears 

Kve Green 
C — Gregg Toland 
Cast: 

Marie Dressier 

Wallace Beery 

Robert Toung 

Maureen O'SulUvan 

Chas. Gyblin 

Willie Fung 

Wm. Burress 

Jack Pcnhlck 

Marllynn Harris 

Frankle Darro 

WiUard Robertson 

Vlnce Barnett 

Robert McWade 

Paul Hurst 
'Bride <6t the Bayou' 
. (Ist week) 
D — Tod Browning 
A — Lea Freeman 

Wm. Faulkner 

Chandler Sprague 
Cast. 

Lionel Barrymore 

Madge Evans 

'Another T>nngaage' 
(2nd week) 
D — B. H. Gilfflth 
A — Rose Frankcn 
C — Ray Juno 
Cast: 

Helen Hayes 

Robert Montgomery 

Louise Closser Hale 

Henury Travers 

Irene Cattell 

Margaret Hamilton 

Hal K. Dawson 

Minor Watson 

John Beal 

Maidel Turner 
METROPOUTAN 
(Monogram) 



'The Fugitive' 
(2nd Week) 
D — Harry Fraser 
A — Harry O. Jones 
C^ — Archie Stout 
Cast: 
Rex Bell 

Ce<ielia Parker 
George Hayes 
George Nash 
Gordon DeMalne 
Dick Dlokeiiaon 
Barl Dwyer 
Robert Kortman 
The Avenger' 

(2nd week) 
P — ^Ed. Marin 
A — John Goodwin 
Brown Holmes 
Tristram Tupper 
C— Sid Hickox 
Cast: 

Ralph Forbes 
Charlotte Merjrlam 
J. Carrol Nalsh 
Burton Churchill 
Murray Kinnell 
Thomas Jackson 
Paul Fix 

'Bt^nbow Banch' 

(Ist week) 
D — Harry Fraser 
A — ^Harry O. Jones 
C — Archie Stout 
Cast: 

Rex Bell 
Cecelia Parker 
Geo. Hayes 
Geo. Nash 
Gordon DeMalne 
Stanley Blystone 
'Haivr I<andlBgii' 
(Ist week) 
B — ^Unasslgned- 

PARAMOUNT 
'One Sunday Afternoon' 

(4th week) 
P — Stephen Rohetts 
A-7-rJames Hagan 

Grover Jones 

Wm. Slavens McNutt 
C— Victor Mllner 
Cast: 

Gary Cooper 

Roscoe Karnes 

Fay Wray 

Frainces Fuller 

Neil Hamilton 

•Mama Loven Papa' 

.(4th week) 
P — -Norman McLeod 
A — Keene Thompson 

Pouglas MacLean 

Nunnally Johnson 
C — Gilbert Warrenton 
Cast: 

Charlie Ruggles 

Mary Boland 
' Lilyan Tttshman 

Walter Catlett 

Ruth Warreh 

Geo.. BarbJei- . 

Tom McGuire 

The Way to I.0T0' 
(1st week) 
P — ^Norman Taurog 
A — Gene Fowler 

BenJ. Glazer 

Claude Binyon 

Frank Butler 
Cast. 

.Maurice Che\'alier 

Ed. Everett' Horton 

Sylvia Sidney 
'This Bay and Age* - 
(4th week) 
P— Cecil B. DeMllle 
A — Bartlctt Cormack 
C — Peverell Marley 
Ccist I 

Chas. Blckford 

Richard Cromwell 

Marl Colman 

Eddie Nugent 

Ben Alexander 

Lester Arnold 

Bradley Page 

Michael Stuart 

Geo. Barbler 

Oscar Rudolph 

'Three Cornered Moon' 
(4th week) 
D— Elliott Nugent 

Nathaniel Frank 
A — Gertrude Tonkonogy 
S. K. Lauren 
Ray Harris 
C — Milton Brldenbecker 

C&S t ! 

Claudette Colbert 

Mnry Boland 

Wallace Ford 

Richard Arlen 

Tom Brown 

Wm. BakeWell 

Hardle Albright 

I.,lda Robert! 

Clara Blandick 

Edward Gargan 

John Kelly 

'Midnight Club' 
o (3rd week) 
D — George Somnes 
A — B. Phillips Oppenhelm 

Leslie Charteria 

Setori I. Miller 

Clive Brook 
George Raft 
Helen Vinson 
Sir Guy Standing 
Alison Skipworth 
Alan Mowbray 
Ferdinand Gottschalk 

'Her Bodyguard' 
(3rd week) 
r> — Wm. Beaudlne 
A — Corey Ford 
Ralph Spence 
Walter De I*on 



Frank Partes 
Cast: 

Edmund Lowe 
Wynne Gibson 
Edward Arnold 
Alan Dlnehart 
Marjorie White 
Johnny Htnes 
Fuzzy Knight 
Zoila Conan 
'Big Bxecutlve^ 
(let week) 
D — Erie C. Kenton 
A — Alice D. Miller 

Laurence Stallings 
Cast: 

Cary Grant 
Elizabeth Toung 
Richard Bennett 

'She Mitde "Her Bed' 
(Ist week) 
D — Ralph Murphy 
A — Jack Lalt 
Cast: 

Carole Lombard 
Charlie Ruggles 
Roland Toung 

RADIO 
'Headline Shooters' 
(4th week) 
I>-^Otto Brewer 
A — ^Agnes C. Johnston 

Allen Rlvkln 
C — Nick Musuraca 
Cast: 

Wm. Gargan 
Frances Dee 
Ralph Bellamy 
Jack La Rue 
June Brewster 
Hobart Cavanaugh 
Franklyn Pangborn 
Gregory RatofC 
Mary MacLaren 
Dorothy Burgess 
Wallace Ford 
'Tlie Death Watch' 
(3rd week) 
D — Irving Pichel 
A — Edgar Wallace 

Stuart Erwin 
Dorothy Wilson 
.Frank Relcher 
Warner Oland 
Betty Furness 
Gertrude Hoftman 
Dudley Dlggea 
Oscar Apfel 
Jane Darwell 

'Double Harness' 
(4th week) 
P — John Cromwell 
.A — Ed. Poore Montgomery 

Jane Murfln 
C — Roy Hunt 
Cast: 

Ann Harding 
AVm. Powell 
Geo. Meeker 
Henry Stephenson 
JLucllle Browne,. 
Kay Hammond 
Lee Allen 

'In the Fog' 
(2nd week) 
D — Ernest Schoedaacfc 
A — Ruth Rose 
C — Henry Gerrard 
Cast: 

Robert Armstrong 
Helen Mack 
John Warburton 
Philils Barry 
Edgar Norton 
'Flaming Gold' 
(3rd week) 
D — Ralph Irice 
A — Huston Branch 

Malcolm Stuart Boylan 
John Goodrich 
C — Chas. Rosher 
Cast: 

Bill Boyd 
Mae Clarke 
Pot O'Brien 
Helen Ware 
'Little Women' 
(Ist week) 
D — George Cukor 
A — Louisa Alcott 
Cast: 

Katharine Hepburn 
Paul Lucas 
Frances Dee 
Eric Linden 
Joan Bennett 
SENNETT 
(Mascot) 
'Fighting With Kit Carson' 

(Ist week) 
D — Mandy Schaefter 

Colbert Clark 
A — Wydham Glttens 
Barney Sarecky 
Colbert Clark 
Victor Zobel 
Mandy Schaelfer 
UNIVERSAL 
'Secret of tlie Blue Room' 

(2nd week) 
D — Kurt Newmann 
A — wm. Hurlbut 
C — Chas. Stumar 
Cast: 

Lionel Atwill 
Paul Lucas 
Gloria Stuart 
Onslow Stevens 
Lilian Bond 
'Only Yesterday' 
(Ist week) 
D — John M. Stahl 
A — Frederick A. Lewis 

Ben Hecht 
Cast: 

Margaret SuUavan 
John Boles 



Par s Extensive Buys of Theatres 
Justified by Early Profits-Kolm 



Up AH Night 



Hollywood, June B. 

Metro ',3 seeldnff a new title 
to fit 'Niffht Flight/ the cur- 
rent David Selznick produc- 
tion. Requirements are that no 
reference to aviation, and tell 
the story at the same time. 

Ralph "Wheelwright of the 
publicity staff came back with 
this suggestion — 'Up All Night.' 
— From Varibtt's JToKi/toood 
Bulletin. 



Studio Placements 



George Sidney, 'Rafter Romance,' 
Radio. ^ 

Marjorie Gateson, Edgar Norton, 
Tom Ricketta, Zeffle Tilbury, 'Fog 
Bound,' Radio. 

Henry "Walthall, William Lemaire, 
'Headline Shooters,' Radio. 

George Le.wis, Mona Maris, Fred 
Martin, Martin Garralaga, Juan To- 
reha, Carlos Vlllarias, Jose Pena 
Pepet, 'Trip to Nowhere,' < Spanish 
'Pleasure Cruise') Fox "Western Ave, 

Chester Morris, 'Invisible Man,' U. 

Claire Trevor, 'The Last Trail,' 
Fox. 

Al Jackson, Al Martin, Sherman 
Lowe, writers, 'Wild Heart;' MascQt. 
D. Ross Lederman, director. 

Sally O'Neil, 'After Office Hours,' 
Invincible. 

Barry Norton, 'Madam La Gimp,' 
Col. 

Howard Hickman, 'The Man "Who 
Dared,' Fox. 

Hobart Bosworth, 'Man's Castle,' 
Col. 

Gene Morgan, "Wade Boteler, 'This 
Day and Age,' DeMille-Par. 

Edna Mae Oliver, Benlta Hume, 
Onslow Stevens, 'Only Yesterday,' 
Universal. 

Lew Collins to direct "Happy 
Landings' ('Sky "Ways'), Monogram. 

Ralf Harolde, Edward van Sloan, 
•The Deluge,' .KBS^ 

Joan Bennett, 'Little "Women,' 
Radio. 

Joan Marsh. 'Three Cornered 
Moon,' Schulberg-Par. 

Margaret Seddon, 'The Glory 
Command,' Radio. 

Reginald Mason, Trevor Bland, 
Roger Imhoff, 'Paddy the Next Best 
Thing,' Fox. 

Louise Dresser, 'LAst.Adam,' Fox. 

Jack Byron, Leonid SnegoCt, 
'Devil's in Love,' Fox. 

Edward Gargan, 'Three Cornered 
Moon,' Par. 

Muriel Klrkland replaces Lilian 
Bond in 'Secret of the Blue Room,' 
Universal. 

George Sidney, 'Rafter Romance," 
Radio. 

Marjorie Gateson, Edgar Norton, 
Tom Ricketts, Zeffle Tilbury, 'Fog 
Bound,' Radio. 

Arthur Lake, Florence' Lake. John 
Darrow, Howard "Wilson, Purnell 
Pratt, 'Midshipman Jack,' Radio. 

Henry "Walthall, William Le 
Malre, 'Headline Shpoters,' Radio. 

Chester Morris, 'Invisible Man,' 
Universal. 

Claire Trevor, 'The Last Trail,' 
Fox. 

Al Jackson, Al Martin, Sherman 
Lowe, writers^ 'Wild Heart,' Mascot. 
D. Ross Lederman, director. 
. Sally O'Neal, 'After Office Hours,' 
Invincible. 

Hobart Bosworth, 'Man's Castle,' 
Col. 

Howard Hickman, 'The Man Who 
Dared.' Fox. 

Gregory Ratoff,' She Made Her 
Bed,' Charles Rogers. 

Nat Perrin, collaborating with Ar- 
thur Sheekman, 'Duck Soup,' Par. 

Harvey Stephens has been trans- 
ferred by Fox from 'The Devil's in 
Love' to 'Paddy the Next Best 
Thing.' 

George Brent, Bette Davis, Ruth 
Donnelly, Glenda Farrell, Gordon 
Westcott, Allan Jenkins, Arthur 
Hohl, 'Bureau of Missing Persons/ 
Warners, Roy Del Ruth to direct 

Henry Johnson and William Con- 
selman, script of unnamed under- 
world story. Fox. 

Billy Bevan, 'Midnight Club,' Par. 

Olaf Hytten, George K. Arthur, 
'Fog Bound/ Radio. 

Joel McCrea, 'The Doctor,' Ra- 
dio. 



Paramount believed then and— 
on the basis of- What conditions 
were then — still believes that it 
was justified in acquiring the show- 
houses It took to its bosom in the 
years prior to 1929's Wall street 
crackup, by which time it had be- 
come the largest chain in the busi- 
ness. This includes groups of fllm- 
playing units which Par guaranteed 
its stock at $75 or $80 In acquiring. 

Par's various circuit buys in 1929, 
when acquisition was 'spreading 
like a prairie fire,' were detailed by 
Ralph' Kohn last week as attorneys 
for the trustee further dug into de- 
velopments prior to the bankruptcy. 

That Par exercised sound judg- 
ment in Its theatre deals was in- 
dicated by Kohn in- pointing to the 
large return on the Par investments 
In theatres up to 18 months after 
they had been taken in. For In- 
stance, $4,876,000 represented the 
stock guarantee in purchase of the 
Kunsky Interests in Detroit. Out 
of that string. Par took in cash 
around $1,500,000 In 18 months. 

•The big return -^on their mOney 
was comparable In- the cases of 
other group acquisitions which had 
been purchased with stock or piur- 
chase had been sruaranteed by 
stock. 

All Deals Via Stock 

Kohn pointed out that while Par's 
stock eruaranteed at $76 or $80, ran 
to $12,000,000, there were many 
other theatre takeovers from time 
to time through turnover of stock 
when closed, this running to many 
more millions. Among latter Were 
the William Morris agency: 50% In- 
terest, the Saenger, Finkelstein. & 
Ruben and .other .acquisitions*-'. 

Groups for which stock was .guar- 
anteed included Kunsky, Dent In 
Texas, Hostettler Iii middle west, 
Rickards & Nace in Arizona and 
the Great States property In- Il- 
linois. 

S. S, Izzeks of Root, Clark, 
Bucker &. Ballantine examined 
Kohn at last week's hearing for the 
first time, replacing on that oc- 
casion E. D: Alyea, who had other 
business uptown. 

Izzeks asked Kohn why the stock 
guarantee transactions on theatres 
were made, the Par treasurer re- 
plying that in each instance where 
the ETuarantee was made, the 
amount was what P-P thought the 
property worth. This was borne 
Out, Kohn stated. In the laxge re- ' 
turn on the money for 18 months 
after buys were consummated. 

.Kohn has been on the stand be- 
fore Referee H. K. Davis about a 
half dozen times now- He con- 
tinues tomorrow (June 7), when ex- 
amination is resumed. No Indica- 
tion as yet as to whether other 
Par officials will be called by the 
trustees. 



Sylvia Sidney, Frances 

Fuller Switch Parts 

Hollywood, June 6. 

Frances Fuller goes into the 
femme lead in Paramount's 'Chrysa- 
lis,' In the part from which Sylvia 
Sidney was switched to the Maurice 
Chevalier picture, "Way to Love/ 

Former legit actress had pre- 
viously appeared with Gary Cooper 
in 'One Sunday Afternoon/ 'Chrysa- 
lis' starts June 19. 



Radio Ups Green 

Hollywood, June 5. 

Howard J. Green is slated to 
direct and produce at Radio under 
a new three-way service contract 
handed the writer Thursday (1). 

Green is currently scripting *Man 
of Two Worlds/ 



Brieux Play for Screen 

Paris, May 27. 

Raymond Boulay, director of 
Europa-Film, will put 'The Red 
Robe,' by Eugene Brieux, into pro- 
duction early in July as the com- 
pany's leading production for its 
summer program. This is among 
the best known of Brieux's 2G 
plays and was one of the. favorite 
pieces in the repertory of the" cele- 
brated Rejane many years ago. 

Jean de Margunat is already su- 
pervising the modernization of the 
story from which the' violent pas- 
sages against the magistracy are 
being removed. The ex.teriors are 



to be made along the Basque coast, 
faithfully following the original 
Brieux settings. 



PENNOCE LEAVES COI 

Hollywood, June 6. 

Murray Pennock is out as ex- 
ploiter for Columbia Exchange here 
with Mike Newman succeeding. 

For several months, Hubert 
Volght, Columbia studio publicity 
head, has endeavored to take the 
western studio exploitation over 
from George Brown who appointed 
Pennock. Discharge of Pennock 
means Voight's been successful in 
his campaign. 



$2 for Tlight' Ffim 



•Night Flight' (Metro), next for 
the Astor, Is set to reopen that $2 
N. T. house the last of this month. 

Due to restrictions Imposed in 
purchase of play, 'Dinner at Eight' 
will have to wait. It's completed 
and on schedule for the Astor. 

121^% OF GROSS 
AS HOUSE DEAL 



Hollywood, June 5. 

Two unusual deals have been 
made by Fox West Coast trustees 
for operation of the Paramount, 
Oakland, and the California, San 
Diego. 

. Circuit again takes possession of 
the Oakland spot after it has been 
dark a year with the Solano Theatre 
Corp., Ltd., wholly owned West 
Coast subsidiary, tSbMng a tempo- 
rary 15-year lease with a flye-year 
option at an annual rental of 12^ % 
of the gross against a minimum an- 
nual rental of $70,000. Solano will 
also buy the house equipment. 

Pending completion of this, deal 
Solano will pay $11,666 as minimum 
rental for May and June and $5,833 
for July. On or before Sept. 1 So- 
lano is to pay the difference be- 
tween the minimum and 12^% of 
the gross. if latter exceeds the mini-' 
mum figure; Ajgreement provides' 
that West Coast can abrogate the 
deal Aug. 1 or make permanent a 
16 -year lease at that time. 

The San Diego lease also being 
negotiated is between Caliego The- 
atres Corp., wholly owned by Silver 
Gate Theatres, Inc., West Coast 
subsld., and American National 
Trust & Saving Association, trus- 
tee, for a flve-year lease on . the 
California there at a monthly ren- 
tal of $3,240 to July of next year, 
and $2,700 monthly for balance of 
period. Deal is retroactive to Feb- 
ruary- this year with lessee agree- 
ing .to keep house in operation at 
least ten months annually. 



Ben Pivar Joins U as 
Goldstone Deal Sours 

Hollywood, June 6. 

Ben Plvar's deal to produce fea- 
tures for Phil Goldstone has been 
called oflE after Pivar spent several 
months In story preparation. 

Pivar joined Universal and will 
supervise 'Two Sons,' original by 
Harrison Jacobs. Frances Hyland 
goes on the writing staff to do a 
treatment. 



Finney-Tumer Move 

Edward Finney becomes public- 
ity director of United Artists 
under Hal Horne following the 
resignation of George Gerhard. 
Latter moves into the R. C. Music 
Hall to handle that unit. 

Terry Turner, who's been at the 
Hall, retains RKO theatre super- 
vision through moving back Into 
his general publicity-advertising 
spot under Bob Slsk. 



Exploitation 



(Continued from page 19) 

green Theatres, used one sheet pla- 
cards, tacked onto a stake, for 
placement on leading highways out 
of Seattle, for 'Hell Below,' current 
attraction at Fifth Avenue. The 
cards were staked out for 20 miles, 
along right-hand sldia of roads, so 
visitors driving to Seattle could not 
help but see them. This stuff costs 
some dough, but is considered worth 
it. 



Getting the Eyeful Femme 

Los Angeles. 

Wholesale shoe house of Los An- 
geles wanted an attractive femme 
to represent its wares on tour and 
tied up with Manager HI Peskay of 
the F-WC Golden Gate (suburban) 
to stage a personality contest from 
which the winner was selected. 

Contest brought the house lots of 
publicity, extra biz the night it was 
staged and provided a local femme 
with a summer's work. 



Another First 

Arnold Van Leer gets a record as 
being' the flr.nt to tie in to 3.2 wine. 
He hooked the Mouquin Co. to a 
tlp.-up to Behe Daniels on 'Cocktail 
Hour' on behalf of Columbia Pics. 



Long Island In 

Hollywood, June 5. 

Howard Lally, former Long Island 
orchestra leader, under contract at 
Fox for five months, finally dr. -a 
an a.sslgnment. 

He gets a juve .spot In 'ImhI 
Adam,' the next Will Rogers' film. 



Ufa's French Versions 

Berlin, May 26. 
As many as 11 of the forthcom^ 
ing Ufa list are to have French 
versions. 

This is more ' than half, this 
year's Ufa program comprising al- 
together'. 21 pictures, three or four 
of which are to be In the 'special' 
class. 



^ .l^^ t*?'^^** 





YOU WEDNESDAY 



WARNER 




BAXTER 



ELISSA 



VICTOR JORY JORDAN 



jf. ■oox 



v.-.'.', 



A FQX PICTURE 




Directed by HENRY KING and WB^ 
^Cameron Menzies. From the comedy by 
Molly Ricardcl and _ William Du Bois. 



\ 



Tuesday, June 6^1933 



P I C ¥ a R E s 



2S 



Stock Market 



(Continued from pagre 6> 

issues was due In part to a sharp: 
recession amounting to more than 2 
fuU points in the last hour oC trad- 
Unff Sskturday, when jctrire blocks' of 
sto£k were dumped aiid the. whble 
mairket was in a highly nervous 
condition. 

The amusements paid no heed to 
this development, coming through 
the Saturday setback, with net 
giBi,ins of that session. liOgic of this 
detail would seem to be that a 
group of stocks that held back from 
. igeneral . advancie for tO weeks, and 
then suddenly got aboard the band 
wagon just as the pariKde came to a 
halt, were heiiig inspired by arti- 
ficial maneuvers. 

Making a Froht? 

It Is characterlstio of a stock that 
plays the laggard during Violent 
advances and then spurts, when the 
general movement Is about over, 
that it is. the instrument of market 
manipulators. Explanation gen- 
erally is that such a stock hangs 
back from a general advance l>e-' 
cauise ' enthusiasm is directed else- 
where to ihore piromising. issues. 
When .the best stocks have been 
I>Ushed far ahead the backward ones 
are then taken in hand and given a 
. ride, partly for the profit , of the 
maneuver and partly because it is 
desirable to select dull and back- 
ward- issues for- a demonstration 
while the speculators are getting 
out of the securities that have 



compared to $8,418,880 for the same 
period of the previous year. Sim- 
ilarly the company reports net 
operating loss for 26 weeks to the 
same date at $3,442,325, compared to 
moved ahead furthest. In other I $6,267,699. Figures in all cases are 
words, last week's, suddeni spurt in I a-f ter all charges, interest, amortiza- 
the ainusements had the appearance I ^^^^ BJid depreciation. Report show 
of being managed in order to make I ''^^ profit, before amortisation and 
a front while profits - Were being depreciation of $863,6i84 and over the 
taJcen in other parts of the list. 26 weeks there was credited the 
Belated movement in the theatre I °^ $1,689,814 profit on redemp 



issues Ignored several items of 1 
bearish news. The government col- 
lected and broadcast estimates and 
forecajBts. from many lines of .In- 
dudtry^ showing, important gains 
and brightened prospects. Will 



tion of funded indebtedness. This 
means that the company bought its 
own bonds in the open market at 
bargain prices, put them in the 
treasury and credited the property 
with the faice of the bonds. . 
Much ado was mia^e over the fav- 



Poded Over Drop of Patronage 
By Males in Northwestern Theatres 



^5y!fS^^**"l**^®;,^«*5^°'♦u^^® oraWe angtiry foe. the future con- 
industry and could find nothing es- tained in the statement as fore- 

pecially encouraging In the picture ghadowirig better things ahead Ih 
except that general business Im- t^e ground it represented as gained 
provement throughout the country | ffo^ 1931 ^nd 1932. Anyway the 



presaged a better- than-usual au 
tumn season for the picture trade. 
Within the industry itself there ap- 
parently wa^ nothing to report of 
immiediate betterment. 

The Stock Exchange bond depart- 
ment received notice of an interest 
default in the RKO debentures, and 
thereupon that specific issue moved 
up to a neiw tol> for the year. The 
market sought to put a very bull- 
ish . interpretation upon an income 
statement from Warner' Bros., 



stock spurted on large diealings and 
that was supi>osed to. confirm,' all 
kinds of bptimismi. 

As a matter of fact the ticker 
fraternity doesn't pay a great deal 
of attention to formal statements 
of most companies. They look to 
the ticker to find out whether the 
report is good or not. Obviously a 
trading demonstration, genuine or 
artificial,, confirms or reverses any 
private analysis or Interpretation of 
the figures or putis a good face oh 



Showing a deficit for the half year an indiCCerent report 

^floLJti^f^f -® .^"^ '^"^ As a matter of fact the Warner 

thesameperiod of the previous cal- statement leaves a good deal to be 
endar yeftr. desired nothwlthstandlng it was 

An Incomplete Picture credited With inspiring the brisk re- 

The consolidated report set forth covery last week of the whole 
that the net operating loss for thel^musement group. In respect to 
13 weeks to Feb. 26 was $1,696,564, 1 ground gained, it is favorable, 



Summary for week ending Saturday, June 5; 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



r 1033 




meh. 


Low. 


BV4. 


% 


6% 


1% 


17%- 


-.. 0% 


14% 


:. 0% 


83 


4a 


AM 


•3- 


-.28% 




25 


s 


22% 


8% 




35 




1% 


2Q 


13% 


..B14 


J5t 


2 


% 


m 


% 


4% 


1% 


m 


3 


4% 


1 


j» 


10 


OK 


1 


16% 


4K 


45% 


10% 



• 4 • ^ • ^. • • • • • 



» * • « I 



• • ^ • • • 




Balea. Isaue and rate, 

2,200 American S«atl. 

10.200 Coiisol. Film... 

h11,200 • Co(unibla Pi vtc,.. . . . i-s.-> 4 . . . . 

23,800 Consol. Film, pfd...,^ ...... 

14r400 E^astman Kodak <3)... 

71.000 For,-. Claiea A.;.. 

337,700 .aen. £loc. .(40c.) 

100 Keith pfd 

80,100 Xoew (1) 

GOO Do .prcf.. (OMi). 

'400 Madison Sq. Garden 

200 Met-a-M pref. (1.80)........... 90 

3.90. Orpheum pfd...;..........,.... 4% 

31,000 .Paramount tit. . . 

20,200 Pathe Sxcbange. 

10,400 Pathe,. Class A* 

505,600 Radio Corp.,.., 

34,700 RICO .••■*'....•..«...'.....'« 

..... Universal pref.... ...... ......... 

200,000 Warner Bros 
300 Do pfd..... 

100,400 We^tlngrhouae 



400 Columbia Plcts... .18% 

7.600 Gen, Thea. K. pfd. 

'00— 'Cechnicoloc — .- 

1,200 rrrans Xux..... 3%, 



■ *•••• •'••••••fa 

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■ ••'*• •* • ••••:•«« 



>•••••• 



High. 
6% 

5%. 
17%. 
14% 
83 

23% 
25 
22% 
08% 
'4 



2 

1% 

tt 
4% 



3% 
4% 

16% 

12 

78 
3% 

21% 

26 ; 

18)4 

04%. 
3% 

18% 
1% 
% 
% 
2% 
7% 
2% 



MetchK. 
Last for wk. 



.4 
4% 
10% 

12 
83 

■ 4 . ... 

229i 

26 

21% 

08% 

3% 
18% 

4% 

1% 

1% 

4 

0% 
4% 

20 bid 
6% 
16% 
43% 



+1 




BONDS 



0% 
40 

_«4%r. 
78 
10% 
10% 
22 
S6% 



General Theatre cfs. sold 180,000, high 6, low 2%, last 4%,. net up, 2%. 



1 

20%. 

..J8..-. 

*a 
5% 
8% 

12 



Aaked, 
1 



& * * • * ^ * 



• • • » • 



$628^000 Oen. Ttwa. Eq. '40 

31,000 Keith 0'^. '40..... 

48.000 ..I-ftew .0'8. '41. . ^ 

12.000 Pathe 7's, '87........ 

102,000 Par-F»im-Iiaskir 6'«, ' 

194,000 Par-Pub 5%'a, '60..,^.......^..* 

11,000 RKO debs O's............ 

070,000 Wariier Bros. .O's, ' 



0% 
40 

_ _ 77 
• ••••• "*t9 

16 
10% 
22% 
36% 



S 

42 

\^ 

18 

26% 



0% 
40 
77 

-7r 

16 
14 ■ 
22% 
36 



ChiEirges of $2,226,920 representing 
losses on the sale or abandonment 
of properties^ etc., likewise repre 
sent necessary adjustments accom 
pllsbed and out of the way. A foot- 
note also sets forth that $600,000 of 
I bank loans have, been paid since 
+2% Feb- ^6 

j But the consolidated statement 
±1* doesrft furnish a very~«0ittt>l6te pic 
+2 ture. 'Profit before charges' Is 
+8% bulked and there Id no Information 
+8% on the state of business at the com 
— 15 pany operated theatres. It is not 
+1% news to the trade that Warners 
+1 havie - had. a. relatively successful 
season in making and selling pic 
+1% tures, but the outcome of the cir 
+i%jcuit theatre ojperatlons is the Item 
that would be Interesting to the in 
diistry an^ to the market. Warners 
have two dark theatres on Broad 
way and others, throughout the 
country and the summer Is Upon us 
A real revival in- picturfr business 
hais to show at the box office and 
Z. S I get in to the bookkeeping picture be 
4^% |Tofe~a~Suijatttntlal~lipturn-in-i^ 

will attract any. substantial follow 
Ing. 

New Hi0ht All Around 

Nevertheless, the new figures were 
— ade the basi s of a stron g mark et 
camptdgn, which carried the stock 
+1% I to a new high for the year and more 
+7% at 6%, a E^ln of 2%; the preferred 



+2% 

+6 
+ % 



was on' a larg^e scale, one day win- 
ning a place in the 12 most, active 
issues of the session. Weeks total 
sales of common were 400,000 
shares, while sales of bonds reached 
the sum of very nearly $700,000, 
leading, thia group by several times. 

Whatever substance there might 
have been in the market operation, 
all the other lagging amusements 
were prompt to get on board. Para- 
moiint at one time sold at 2, which 
is just 16 times its .quotation not 
many months Ago, since which time 
the receivership has Rpparerttly 
made no progress toward putting a 
reorganization proposal - into opera- 
tion. Price of the old common un- 
deposited and dealt in on the PrO:. 
duce exchange got a proportional 
whirl. 

Paramount bonds were fairly ac- 
tive,, at or close to their recent best. 
An oddity in' dealings here 'waa th9.t 
the old Parambunt- Famous Lasky 
liens mo'v'ed ahead of the new Par- 
Publlx 5%'s for the first time, can 
celling a discount of almost 3 points 
and at the clode comma'ndlng a pre 
mlum of 1. Gyrations of these two 
issues in relation to each other have 
never been explained, except on the 
assumption that the Issues varied in 
the real estate backing behind them. 
Suspicion on Broadway has been 
that shifting of speculative play 
controlled the relation more than 
any consideration of Indenture. 

Quite as puzzling as any of these 
other happenings was the perform 
ance of the RKO debentures, which 
advanced to a new-year's top above 
22, almost immediately upon notice 
to the Exchange that June, interest 
would not be paid, the company, 
of course, being In receivership. 

The reputed operation In Consoli- 
dated Film Industries suffered ia set- 
back, being one of the few .amuse- 
ments that had a relapse. -RKO 
common was active and strong, 
making a new top for the year at 
4% and closing at 4% for a net gain 
of more than a point. Fox played 
a minor role in the whooped, while 
E:astman Kodak held its solid front 
through the Saturday pressure, end- 
ing the day net up and On its high 
rfor- the-movement at-^3 — 

For the coining week the miarket 
looki3 to.be in for a test. There is 
"plenty ~oflHfltttton""enthuBlasni-ieft- 



+8% 
+3% 
+3 

+6 



+10 



- 0v'er4h* Counter* N^Y.- 
Produce Exchanger N. Y. 



Roxy, Class A 



to 16% for a gain of 6 and the bonds 
to a new peak at 86 H> these gains 
being'held even during the late Sat- 
urday break when the leading issues 
of the Exchange were breaking 
sharply. Turnover in the common 



in New York and way points, but 
a iO-week rise of uninterrupted 
steadiness makes the list look top 
heavy and likely to meet a pretty 
severe correction. Feeling is that 
prices haw gone-tt-long way-to dls-- 
t:ount improvements present and 
prospective and a- pause would be a 
good thing to let the business situ- 
ation catch up with the market. 
Week-end brsokerage advice - varied 
widely but there was a sprinkling of 
admonition's to caution, for the first 
time in weeks. 



John J. Frledl, Publix Northwest 
division manager, is making an in- 
tensive study to try to ascertain 
the cause of an alarming drop In 
male patronage of /the movies dur:- 
ing recent months: 

A survey by Frledl of the houses 
in the territory under ' his super- 
vision disclosed that , the sterner sex 
have been deserting the films in 
droves lately. Feminine patronage, 
which formerly average approxi- 
mately 65% ef the totoA, has risen 
to above 80% in Publix theatres, 
throughout the northwest, -the fief- 
ures show. House managers report 
that husbands and unmarrie^ males 
are no longer .accompanyihg their 
wives or sweethearts . as of yore. 
The men are not being di>agged 
along to the showhouses by the 
women to the extent that formerly 
prevailed, according to the survey. 

One of the reasons advanced Is 
that the men no longer are satis- 
fied with the silver sheet iSigures, 
but crave fiesh and blood. In order- 
to. test this theory, more fle8h.-and> 
blood attractions. Including .-vaude- 
ville acts and bands, are l>elng 
booked Into Publix Northwest 
houses. 

Reasons 

Another explanation advanced is 
that the men, through necessity or 
otherwise, are becoming more ecp- 
nomicaL. They are -refusing— tq;- 
spend dough on themselves for en- 
tertainmeht,' but as yet have, hot 
reached the point Where they wiii 
deprive their frauiEi or other lady 
friends of the movie pleiosures, ac- 
cording to many house . inahagers. 

Several managers say- , the men 
crave hew faces on the. screen, 'while 
the women are content with the 
old array. Others declare that . th& 
radio, bridge wlilst and motoring 
are weaning more and more men 
away from the showhouses. 

It Is' pointed out that mitny of 
the recent releases have been of .a 
type-calculate^~t5tt appear more "to" 
men than to women. Tet the at- 
iendancft-ftf the, fair aex continues.- 
to hold up fairly well, while this 
men . are efiving the box offices the 
gd-by. 



Warner Bros. Pictures, he and Subsidiary Companies 

(Excluding Skouras Bros. Enterprises, Inc., and St. Louis Amusement Company) 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, FEBRUARY 25, 1933 

UIABILITI. 



Curront and work awets- $3,078,432 



Notes receivable, less feserves. 
Current accounts— . 

Trade customers, less reserves 

Motes receivable from 6ftl. and empl.. 

Sundry aots. recelv.. leas reserves...... 

InventorleBrr-- 
Beleases, cost less amort................ 

FroductlQhs complie;ted but-not- rel,, cost 
Production In- progress, cbst., . ; ^ . . ; . . 



11,020,240 

30.570 
624.006 



»4, 702,017 
3,080.283 
i;502,525 

$0,374,827 
456,833 



Rights .and. scenarios, .unprpduced,' at cost -. 

Advances, less rese'rvea... 

MorteaBea and special accts. recelv., leas reserves........ 

Deposits tt» secure contracts and sinkihg fund deposits,- 
Investments and advancea— . . _ , 

To Skouraa Bros. . Ent. and St. Louis Amuse. Co.. in 
equity receivership, .cost less pp. losses estimated, 
and. reserves .-. >....;,.....'.... i • 

Invest. In foreign .pa.tp., lfcen8e. tights, etc.... 

' Investments In and advances to anil, cos 

Shares in buUdlncr an?l. loan asBOcIatlonsi........*".* 

Mfscellaneous Invest.-. ■<..'. • 

•■: Fixed aflsets— . 
Properties owned and equipment, .cost-le 

reserves for depreciation. • • •.• 

Properties leased and equipment, . reserves lor 

depreciation and amortlzatfon.. ....... ..'•>» .■ 



Deferred charges — 
Prepaid taxes..... 
Prepaid Insurance. 
Prepaid centa..i.. .. 
Prepaid expenses.'. 

QoadwIU 



,>•,.•••••••••.. •>.< • • • .* 

.■•.....«....•...••*• 



,r. ......... ...... 

;*.......'..... ....... . 

.....•....♦..••••.«*•• 



.*'...». 4. *...•.. 



0.831,001 
704. 8B5 
30,708 



$1,203,081 
049;G94 
1,800.266 
48,714 
44,498 



.20,442.747 



$130,005 
473,085 
238.012 
lS4,04<r 



$U>,300.309 
480.010 
1,073,010 



Current liabilities- 
Notes payable- 
Banks, secured (Mote) 

Others, secured by cap. stock of a subsld. real 
holding company consol. and Its notes...... 

Others, unsecured. 



«»• .... 



.......... 



Purchase money obllg , 

Accts. pay. (IncL past due inf $115,537 on funded debt 
---T)t -enibsldlaiy - cos.)-.'.> .;. .> .-. 
Sundry accruals. .....^...t.i... 

Due to affll. COB 

Royalties payable.... .i....... 

Advance payments .pt. fliins, . ..,..,....»... 

Remittances from foreign subslds. held In abeyance...,, 
Purchase money of contract oblige, and notes payable.. 
Mortgages and funded debt— -■ 

Optional 694 debentures ^ ... .■ ..';«■,..,> 

Less— Held In treasury..... 



.3.049,105. 



.148.580.702 



l,006,fli37 
8.540.829 

..»1.7ii.«!W.083 



ortgages and other bonds, less bonds held 'n treasury 

- Proportion of cap. stock and siirplus of aubsld. cos. 

applicable to minority stockholders. r, 

(Including $250,946 preferred stock) 
Deferred Income— , v v ^ ^ u- 

Profit on debs., and pref. stocks and bonds of subslds. 

In treasury ,., i . . . • , , . • , • ■..,...■...•.....» 

iscellaneous ^ .»...>.. ^* ....•...-.'••••»•• • • ■ 

Reserve for contingencies.. 

Capital (represented by)— 
Capital stock — 
Authorized— .• ■ , 

■ 7,600,CO() shares common par $5, 103,107 prof. 

without par. 
OuUtandIng— 

3.801,344 shares common 

103,107 shares, pref. at $55 share 

( Ivldend paid to and Includi 
Capital AiirPl!j?-^v;ij'..!-Lr:;'.:.V.V " ': ' 'J^\!^z: 'J" 



$600,030 

100.000 
418,500 

'l,018.6«0 
818,772 

0,at8.374 
8,882.342 

134,687 
1,241,03$ 

303,011 



$35,000,060 
90,000 

$35;8I.0,006 
68,162,416 



1669,117 

248,580 



$13,467,083 
278,224 
1,062,716 



03.002,416 
681,667 



917,700 
1,444,383 



$10,000,722 
5.070,885 

$24,077,007 
00,325,484 

$»iil.003.092 
10,158,097 



01,814,094 



Lesfl- Deficit, per annexed atatemenl .,, 

Contlncent llabilltiesT^ , . „. ^am inA 

An guarantor* of bonds of aim. cos.. . $401,100 

Aa guarantore of two leases disposed of; . 

In mC and 1047-maxlmum liability., 370.0<)0 

KxpenscB of arbitration proceedings, Indeterminable . 

$i76;039.O83 

NO(e-The notes' payable to banka were secured l)y six comploted. film produttlons 
Hnd certain of tho apeclal accounla receivable. All of these notea were paid prior 

Incl'udlng $150,500 sinking fund payipents and In.stalnients in arrears.; $5,784,370 
.Ht,inding demand and other mortgages and $2,(W0,14O inatalment payments, matur- 
ing within one year, subject In- part to renewal. 



Incorporafaoiis 

New York 

Albany, June S. 

Hollywood Ajiiiis«aiea( cirp^. Kings; 
theatrical; $6,000. 

nidy AmiiMiiMat Coip., Kiosa; theat* 
rlcal; $6,000. 

Bwore AmoMineBto, !■«., Schenectady; 
theatrical; $10,000, 

Now Deal nctarM, be., New York; 
picture business; 100 shares no par. 

Oeloroa Dodser .4;orp., Celoron; theat* 
rlcal; 100 shares no par. 

Walter J. Brown, Inc., ; theatrl' 

cai; 100 shares no par. 

Exploitation Pictures, Inc., Vanhattan; 
picture business; 200 shares n6 par. 

CeloFon Scenio Flier limited, Celoron ; 
amusement places, all kinds; 100 . Bharcs 
no par. 

Cathedral. Prodactlons, Ine., Ne.w.Tork:. 
pictures; 200 shares no par. 

North Shoro Players, Inc., Manhattan; 
theatrical; 60 shares no 'par. 

4th Avonae Amnsement Corp., Kings; 
theatrical; |4,6Q0. 

Grenor Corp., duffalo; picture ap- 
paratus; $10,000. 

California 

Sacramento, June 6, 
American Plotnres Corporation^ Capi- 
tal stock, 2,000 shares.' none , subscribed. 
Irving S. Baltimore, Jj. Miller, -Edward 
Moran, 

Po< TacsOB Theatres Corporation.. Cap- 
ital stock, 9X',000< None subscjlbed. Al- 
bert -VT^ Leeds, John B. Bertero, ' Aha 
Frledlund, 

Camera Supply Co., I^d. Capital stock, 
$60,000, $40 subscribed. Faxon M. Dean, 
Wm,. H. . Harrison, Bdwacd C. Harrison, 
Sacha L. BpIIos. 

Certified copy of Twentieth Cedtury 
Pictures, Inc^ New Tork:. '. 
. Certificate ohanglng name of IL B. Mat- 
thews Company: to Preeman -Matthews 
Mnislo-Company Ino, 

Permits to sell stock Issued to: 
- American Pltcares Cbrporatlon. M. p. 
producing. Samuel Van Konkel. Melville 
Brown, Irving S. Baltimore. Permitted 
to lasue aU 2.000 shares no par. \ 

Majestic PUm Exchnitges of Callf^^nin. 
M. p. producing. J. Samuel Eerkowltz, 
Helen Berkowltz. Josephine Trlplctt, 
Bernard D. lAne, Kathrync Palmer. Per- 
mitted to issue ail 100 shares no par.. 

Empire Frojecllonlst Union, Inc; The- 
atrical service. Permitted to Issue .1,000. 
memberships..- ^ ■ ■ 

International Pllm Libraries, Iiic. .Wal- 
lace A. Marshall, Loula C. Pedlar, V.. A. 
Lower, Rlchatd Atkinson, J. H. Perklh.i. 
Capital, 1,600 shares prefcrxed, par .$24; 
10,000 shares prior preferred, par $'5; 
J 0,000 -shares-Glass- A-=and:=4.0,O.O.O.^sharjta» 
dlaas B common, no par. Permitted to 
iaaue 20,000 shares Claas B common; 
1,4C7 shares preferred; 4,000 shares prior 
preferred and 4,000 flhares Cla.S8 A cpm- 

C-I Corporotlon, M. p. production. 
i.SHue all 100 ahares, no par. 



Judgments 



Tllfiuiy HI'roductionH, Inc.; 
Co.; eoala; »1C8. . _ 

Berkhardt's Thnatro Ticket Office, 
Marcus Loew Realty Corp.; |C.63d. 




Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicly acknowledges its gratitude to the heroic 
company of men and women filming "ESKIMO" under the guidance of 
Director W, S. Van Dyke. "Thank God, they're safely back!" They fear- 
lessly braved the dangers of the Arctic for more than a year. Their names 
wfll be immortally insef ibed in the annals of picture^ihaking. "ESKIMO" 
is destined to be M-G-M's Biggest since "Trader Horn." 

In addition to "ESKIMO " right now on the M-G-M lot in Cuker City, 
^aM)mia, diere are Wwcn¥Wmfilim^B)^^ 

famou? producers and directors than have ever been simultaneously 
assembled in all the glowing bistory of— merrily ^lours— M-G-M. 



Tuesda^r, June 6, ll^SS 



P ICTU B E S 



VARIETY 






I Kinds of hiEes 



Some Told to Have Patience Over Matter 
of New Trade Code 



exhibitor leaders are tliis week 
eichbrUne their flocks hot to be 
stampeded into' any code which the 
major Industry endorses unless they 
feel It will handle them fairly. 

Strongr indie Washington cofi 
tacts are embellishing this plead 
ins "With the advice that the capital 
will lend an ear to any phase of 
codism which is 'properly pre^ 
sented' and that the Indies can gdt 
'every thingr to which they are en 
titled If they will have patience and 
perseverance.' ... 

Two types within their own ranks 
are being held up by the lefederis ai^ 
the kind of exhlbs for other ,indle» 1 
not to follow. The first, of thesei. is 
the extremist group Which figures 
it has the right to Invad? the other 
ma,n's territory, and that no, com-, 
petition Is unfair as long as such 
oiivirners have- the - upper hand; the 
other is being cited as made up of 
those factions who will .'squawk 
loudest With the ifidmitted hppe that 
•some one will enter a private dieal 
with them with the idea of ailenc 
Ing the complaint.' 



'Race Nighl/ Balcony 

Slash as Biz Invite 

I4OS Angeles, June 5. 
Boulevard, F-WC riaborhoqd, has 
slashed its nightly balcony admish 
from 25c to 20c. Lower tariff ap- 
plies also to balcony loged. Main 
flbor gate remains at 26c, with 30c 
for the divans. 

' I^ouse fltarted a -weefcs'y race 
night campaign last week» simiiar 
to' a biz builder inaugumted re- 
cently in all houses operated by 
Principal Theatres/ 



New Spots for 





Are Allocated 



BRANDT4tEADE CUQUE 
IGNORED BY mC C 



Theatre owners Chamber of Com- 
merce this week stated its position, 
regarding the Insurgent New TorK 
l udie exhib grou p organized by_ 
Harry " Brandt and ...Walter K>ade. 
The veteran .bjpanlzatipn refuses to' 
re'Cdgnlze the Brandt outfit as An 
ofC-shoot, holding that when Union 
deaiB-for the new season are com-, 
pietcd TtTe asWciaf ionwlirBxpireras- 
rapldly as it was forinfed. ^ 

From Its own, perspective the 
TOCC, according to its execs, feels 
that ■luaccompllslied_alLthat could 
be realized in unloh disputes during 
the past year. It points to the Em- 
pire Local as a set-up against No. 
308 and claims that with; the oust- 
ing of Sam Kaplan and Joweicing pr 
Manhattan booth rates there is no, 
fu-ther need tor the insurgent union;, 

\ Irtually all of the Brandt mem- 
bership, according to TOCCltes are 
still active members of the mother 
organization. Largely because of 
this the TOCO Is reported to believe 
that maintenance of diKnifl«d ex-, 
torior is the best procedure to show 
the Brandltes 'the error of their 
ways'^as one spokesman puts it. 



Lob Angeles, June B. 
Since Fox West Coast went into 
Tiankruptcy, 41 houses have been 
eltheif turned back to. the landlords 
or -will be dumped or :wlU be re- 
:aihed as a result of new leases 
which provide for lower rent, a sur- 
vey " "ifiade , by attorneys — ^f or — ^the- 
trustees reveals, 

Diaafllr mances of leases fully 



mine Toniglit' as Closer 

Pittsburgh. June 5.'-^ 
Avenue Cinema, foreign mm site 
here, called it quits for the sum- 
mer last week after a diaoatrous 
fortnight with tJ's foreign importa- 
tloh, 'Be Mine Tonight.' Operatio 
flicker got less than li.OOi) at the 
small-seater durihg its twp. wes>¥s 
there. . 

House originally closed more than 
a month ago, but decided to ire* 
open a short time latter undep dou- 
ble-feature, three-changes weekly 
policy at 15 cQjits top. Decided to 
take a chance on 'Be Mine' when it 
had been turned down by all of the 
rest of the flrst-runs. Resulting 
headaciie brought management's de 
ci^lon to close shop until fall. 

Fox Duo for Imhof 

Hollywood, June B. 
Fox has spotted Roger Imhof, 
-standard -vaude-actr4n-twoL=pictur_ea 
coming up. 

He goes into 'Paddy the Next 
Best Thing' and 'Life Worth Liv 
ing.' 



Melba, Oallas, Shutters 

Southern Bnterprisea' Melba (ex 
Publiic), has gone into camphor for 
the summer. House Went dark last 
summer, reason being the same, 
shortage of b.o. plx. after the Majes 
tic and Palace get theirs. 

Manager Al tiever of the Melba is 
now in Sah Antonio as the Majestic 
manager., 




New T h e a; t k* e Operator, 
Maybe — ^ Diacrharge oiF 
P. E.'s Bankruptcy Ex- 
pectied^Lyncli's Theatre 
-PirectloiEi' Would Be by 
Sugge«tioii Only 



REALIGNING HOUSES 



coiinpieted, including deals for equip 
mentj 

Alhambra, L. A.; Fox, Napa; 
Lyric, Nogales; Majestic, Santa 
Monica; Orpheum^ San Diego; Ray 
mbnd, Pasadena-(lsaTikrupt'B^nter 
est); Rosebud, L. a.; Pasadena 
Ave, and Ave. 58 (conunercial prop 
erty); parking lot for. Boulevard, 

L, A. ^ .. 

Disafflnnances of leases fiiiry com 
pleted, equipment question still in 

MacDbnald & Rex, Eugene, Ore.; 
Criterion ■& RlaltO: Medford, Ore,; 
Criterion, A-f liiza, Hawthorne; 

Alvarado, L. A, , . . 

peals fully completed, wlmout 
court action: 

West Adams, L. A, (returned); 
Colorado, Pasadena (returned) ; 
California, San Diego (rent low- 
ered); Fox Wilshire, L. A. (rent 
lowered); Hermosa, Hermosa (rent 
lowered). 

Transfer of Arizona theatres ap- 
proved by court: \ 

Lyric, Douglas (dlsafflrmed) ; 
Grand, Douglas (disaffirmed) ; Lyric, 
Blsbee (disaffirmed) ; Central, Low- 
ell (assigned to Lyric Thea. Co.); 
-Nogales, Nogales). same; Fox. Tuc- 
son (to new F-WO subsld.); Lyric, 
Tucson (same). 
•Dlsaifflrmlng notices issued but not 

served: ^ -e, _ 

Castle, Vancouver, . Wash. ; Fox, 
Turlodk; Majestic & Whiteside, Cor- 
vallls, Ore. ... , 

Order to show cause why lea^e 
should not be terminated Issued: 

Jiorence, Pasadena- ■ 

Deals current to reduce rent and 
lease to -new eubsids: . ■ 

Fox, San Diego; , Calif brnla, San 
Bernardino; California, Ontario; 
Campus, Berkeley; Fox, Spokane; 
Inglewood, Inglewood; Paramount^ 
Oakland; Sunklat, Pomona; Arling- 
ton, Santa Barbara. > 

Preparations being made to dis- 
affirm leases: , « 

Egyptian, Long Bfeach; Grauman s 
Chinese; Hollywood (F-WG's %): 
Pantages, Hollywood. 




IK Over 




or 



May Yet Get N. E. Chain and 
Why or Not 



Title Changes 

'Salt Water,' with Summerville- 
Pitts, U, changed to 'Scrapplly Mar 
rled ' 

•Shoot the Works,' Universal pic 
being made in New York with Leo 
Carrlllo and Mary Brian, changed 
to 'Moonlight and Pretzels.' 

'This Is the Life,' new title for 
the story Sonya Levlbn is preparing 
for Will Rogers at Fox from Anne 
Cameron's mag tale, 'Green Dice, 

•Last. Adam* at Fox has been re- 
handled and emerges 'Life Worth 
Living.' 



ibility of change in the direc> 
tioh' tkeatres» discharg* of the 
bankruptcy oyer the Pubjix Enter- 
prises shortly after Aug. 1,- iirime!- 
diate i^brganization steps with that 
hope in view and prospects that 
Paramount will start to stage its 
cqnieback as quickly as the fall, fig 
ure in developm ents ", o f th e past 
■week in Par. 

The reorganization committee 
headed by S. A. Lyneh to advise the 
trustees of Par and Publix Enter 
prises. What steps are advisable in 
a theatre, way during the past Week 
held contrnubus meetings in the hope 
that the solution to niany probldms 
can be arrived at without delay. 

Meanwblie, the trustees of Par 
Publix are contemplating no Imme 
diate steps of any consequence in 
the way of reorganization for. the- 
parent company. That may not be 
necessary except superficially if the 
th(^iELtfe~ situatlptt CttffTse cleared up 
satisfactorily. Lawyers for the Par 
->rn.<;t«>Ag fltAtft that nothing la on the 
Are on reorganization of Par but 
that the theatre thing 1^ major just 
now. 

The Lynch committee is going 
into no matters othe r than those . af- 
fecting the ;iBeafrei;~"priirclpally- 
those in the Publix Enterprises 
setup, now numbering around 226. 
Coincident with appointmient of this 
jQommI.tte€Lcame_report3 of new JUior^ 
atre direction with attorneys npn- 
commital on" what will or may hap- 
pen. 

Lynch, a vet operator, himself 
Was mentioned in cQnnection with 
assuming full control of theatre 
. direction. _ Inf ormatlpn . close to 
Lynch is that he does not flgiire in 
that light except indirectly over the 
P. E. houses. , , 

Right now Lynch has considerable 
representation in Publix. Dan 
Michalove Is the operator of the 
P.H. houses for the trustees on rec- 
ommendation of Lynch, who brought 
him In. Then there is Frank Free- 
•man. In" Par, A veteran Lynch man, 
in charge of real estate. He is 
ipaking notable headway as the 
realty chiief through various part- 
nership and other deals' on theatres, 
all of which is contributing strongly 
to hoped-for reduscitatioh of Publix 
as a theatre company.- 

Sam Dembow, Jr., is now the 
active head of Publix theatre opera- 
tion. He. is also president of P. E., 
but through an arranisement wUh, 
the trustees of that bankrupt he is, 
rendering servioing and manage- 
ment aid through the lately created 
Th^satre: Management Corp., similar 
to Publix Theatres Corp. in nature 
and purposiBS. . 

When It became obvious tnat 
Publix Theatres Corp., strictly an 
operating-managing company, was 
in bad financial condition, Dembow 
organized Theatre Management 
Corp. for the purpose of servicing 
theatres throughout, the country* 
including those in bankruptcy and 
receivership. For booking advice, 
ad assistance* home office mass 
buying privileges, etc., theatres 
und er T MG arrangem ent agreed to 
pay^ a "flWd"sum'lBacfi^weeR-fo snp^" 
•port the system. 

Along with reports of new the- 

Necessary Corp. 

It appeared yesterday (Monday) 
that the Theatre Management Corp., 
of which Dembow is president. Is to 
occupy a place in the Publix scheme 
of things under reorganization, re- 
gardless of whether any new thea- 
tre administrative steps are taken. 

Even should there eventually be 
little operation from New York for 
(Continued on page 35), 



Mex City Legislates 
To Control Billboards 

Mexico City; June 2, 
Convihced that such advertise- 
ments are aii eyesore for tourlstis, 
civic government .'announces that . it 
will from' now On greatly restrict 
permits' for posting theatrical, pic- 
ture and other billboard, publicity. 

Officials anhounca. tltat authoriza- 
tions to post advertisements muiM 
be obtained under penalty ,of stlit 
fines, and that is must inspect , all 
such posters before they are placed. 
Department will designate w^H^ ^"^^ 
other ispots for posters and all who 
hold concessions for poster 'pasting 
are given -SO days within which to 
convince department that the stands' 
they have don't detract from civle 
beauty.. V 

U. A. Houses in 







. . lioa . Angeles^ . June . 6_. 

All but one of the 11 California 
■houses rerentlv dumpe d by Fox 



West Coast to United Artists The-: 
atres of California, Ltd., have re- 
verted to PrWC through a new 
deal. The 10 U, A. houses will b0 



Despite N. L. Natliansph's 
back into the Publix Canadian 
situaitipn, he is stated to be still 
angling ; for operation^ of - the PoU. 
chain in New England, as well. 
Which fact may lehd more cce- 
dence than^ might be brdlnarily: . 
given - to . the account that Loew!s. 
would be interested in ■ : Operating . 
Poll for or with Nathanson. Na- 
thansoh's duties , ih Canada wHi 
tnake it impossible for . him to op- 
erate New England as well; it 
said. 

A stated already 

drawn .wheripby Nathdhson "wrill as- 
sume, operation of the. Poll thing 
under conditions that would ma- 
terially reduce the amount of the 
outstanding bonds, perhaps |0%. 
Nathanson and whoever may be in 
on the thing With him, are sup- 
:t»osed:-:to-."iJut- up-iJBOOjOOO ^-a^— a,— 
binder. This amount would cover 
back taxes and bond interest ^due. . 
Counsel for Nathanson i'n.the itifit^ 
ter is Attorney Nathan Burkan'. 

Advices from Hartford would 
have S. Z. Poll in line.agaln for the. 
business. It is stated that negoti- 
ations are under way aigaini', for' 
Poll, persohally, to reclaim the 
properties now In receivership. ^ 

Circuit, is presently operated by 
Harry Arthur as agent for the 
trusteeis. Arthur has. .been .men-^ 
tioned in all instances as the . likely 

ppteratpr, . jregardless ..of , whp^ 

by^r the chaln^ Poll, Na.thanson, 
anybody. 

"'"IFaQf that A|demelmo^~"Vffnn^ 
.iiepbew of Poll, has been made a 
manager oh thp circuit, in Hart- 
ford* has brought on the S. Z. PoU 
angle of takeover<^ 



grouped with 26 F-WO hpuses~noi' 
in bankruptcy and will be controlled 
by a itew operating company, Pa- 
clflcJCJnited Theatres. 

li. A. houses whlch~gO " back toT 
F-WC are the United Artists, the- 
atres in Berkeley, Inglewood, Long- 
Beach, Pasadena, Whittier Blvd.^ 
L. A.; BgypUatfJ Hollywood.; Capl- i 
tol an4 California, Glendale; and 
Alhambrft/ Sacramento. iPr-WC is 
now operating all of thein.' Book 
value of these houses approximates 
|2,5p0,000, 

F-WC houses that go Into the. 
new company aggregate a book 
sum of almost |4i00O,Q0O and in- 
clude 14 northern California and 
12 southern California houses. 
Houses Included 

They are California, U. C. and 
Berkeley, Berkeley; California, 
Richmond, Senator, Virginia, 
Strand, Yallejo; West Coast, Im- 
perial, Egyptian, Long Beach; Ili- 
alto, South l^asadena; Pasadena 
and Strand, Pasadena; Mission and 
California, San Jose; Alexander, 
Glendale; La Brea, Rltz and .Qolden 
Gate, Lbs Angeles; Stanford and 
Varsity, Palo Alto; Senator, i Capt- 
tol, Hlpppdrome, Sacramentb; Gra- 
nada and Ihglewpbd, Inglewood. 
only Ui A. house not being taken 
over by S'-WG is the UA*"El Oentro, 

Circuit is trying to ftivb up . its 
third Interest In Graimian's CWi- 
nese, but the matter of when F-WC 
is to pay its share o: the back rent 
IS holding up the deal. 

Lease of . the Egyptian, Long 
Beach, is to be disaffirmed and the 
trustees for the chain are seeking 
new leases and lower rental terms 
on the Inglewood,. IngleWood; - Ar- 
llngtbni, Santa Barbara; Campbs, 
Berkeley; SunklSt, Pomona; Fojf, 
Spokane, Wash., and Paramount, 
Oakland. 

=^ La3fc--inamcd -=^house=^-pre8pnts^a 
problem of refinancing bonds, as 
well as the Interest of the bankrupt 
Paramount-Ptibllx Corp. 



SEX FIIJI IXIVd 

Chicago^ June 5. 

Punch and. Judy lasted ohe week 
under the auspices it Joseph Finger 
of "Manhattan. Finger used 'Her 
Unborn Child,' ancient sex flicker, 
but called it 'Married Love,* 

iTouse now dark and Finger has 
left town. <^ 



STRAIGHT m AGAIN 
FOR 3 COAST HOUSES 



Los Angeles, Juni^ 5. 

Three picture houses ini KViv&ra- 
bra, nearby suburbani tbwitt, which 
have been, playing vaude stiowsi two 
nights weekly^ have Teverted to 
straight plr, with a fourth; the Gar- 
field, continuing the stage attrac- 
tions. Latter uses six acts Satur- 
days and Sundays, but at a 6c. b; o. 
tilt for these dates. 

The three houses reverting to 
straight pix, all fndie owned,' have 
agreed that in the event they 
store vaUde or stage shows of any 
type, they will follow In line with 
the Jit tariff boost. Oarflleld's vaude 
tariff has been increased from: 2Bc, 
to 30c. 

.-. ..El. Rey, which had been using fijve 
acts Frldays-SaturdaySr tapped t^e 
customers 16c., as did also the- Mon- 
terey, with five acts on Sundays and' 
Mdndays. With six acts Sats,- 
Suns., Rialtb assessed Ita cuatoia- 
ers two bit at the gateii 

Garfield and Rialtb go in heavHy 
for giveaway, as does also the Ca,-. 
naeo, with a, l&c. gate. 



'BICYCLING' STUtS UP 
U. S. D. A. IN CONN. 



Hartford. Conn, June, 5. 
Some Connecticut picture e?chlbi.- 
tors will be brought before the 
United States District Court for al- 
leged "bicycling" films In violation 
of the copyright laws, according to 
the statement issued by the Assist- 
ant -Uni ted ^ Stat es _ Dl.qtrlct., _Altpr- 



ney, George H. Cohen of this city 
unleas they desist from the practice. 
Already a number have been called 
into his office and, warnings. Is.suefl; 
Violations are acattered all over the 
state. 

According to the conripiainant prqij 
duoers with offices in New Yor> and 
the New Haven Film Bo*>;rd of Ex- 
change, numerouft gmall theatres 
rent fllm.s, cor a period of two to 
three 'fe-ys, and then use them In 

j Otl't-r theatres half the llmfe or for 

4'one day, Cohen allegoa^ 



28 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 6; 1933 




Hers was the Angel Voice 
of the air« • . but she wanted 
to be a devil in her spare 
time * • . and her contract 
_„ "No Foolin'"* . . she 
wanted to sin and suffer . • « 



dficf tfcey on/y /et /ler suffer! 



Lifts For The First Time The 
Curtain On The Private Life of 
a Radio Starlet who Broke Her 
Contract For a Fling of love/ 

m 

THE HALF -NAKED TRUTH 
ABOUT THE RADIO BUSI- 
NESS WITH LAUGHS ON 
A PERMANENT WAVE 
LENGTH! 



A S U 
FRANK 

AHoii Jenkins 
Eil^r Kennedy 



P 

M 



FOSTER 
I T T S 
HUGH 

Gregory Roffoff 
Lucien UttlefieM 



Bogar i^enneoy iiUCien Mmeneia 

Directed kf William Seiter from the story hy Maurine Wathns. 




TueB4ay* June 0. 1?33 



PICTHBES 



VARIETY 



29 



JFV^m House Reviews 



Chinese, HpllywdoA 

(Continued from page 13) 

hounds who want to get a glimpse of 
the stars dining Inside. Malln puUs 
a couple of the Eddlia Welsh black- 
out gags, and then the breakaway 
platform reveals the Inside of the 
eating ejnftporlum. This gives the 
Con Conrad lyric, Tm the Stooge of 
a, Stooge Who's the Stand-in for 
the Chief Stooge of the Studio/ to 
be chanted by Malln. .Liyrics have 
lots of gags, telling who tho vari- 
ous stooges are. Lew Schrleber is 
listed as the Zanuck main guy. Ida 
Kovdrma'n comes In for Liouls 
Mayer, Jack Warner's, are so nu- 
merous that they are herded to- 
gether, ias are the . 47 cousins of 
liaemmle, Jr., Action In the Derby 
^eems stilted and could be speeded 
a bit here and there through move- 
ment. 

Third scene Is In front of plush 
drapes, Supposed to be inside the 
:Warnor studio (not a plug), with 
the 60 dancing demonis doing a 
number, 'Daffy DlUr'- led -by Clar.^: 
ance Nordstrom (the everlasting 
juvenile). This Is a fast flash en- 
semble and was the first actual 
movement of the show. 

Then comes the. big punch, the 
Radio Rogues. This trio just goals 
them for about 12 minutes of im 



Did but one num- 



Trlb's hoofing landed solidly, but the 
response for the mimicry and plow- 
motion bits was somewhat off this 
level. 

For his baton and violin guesting 
Stern chose his own arriangemeht of 
'Stormy Weather.' Into it the maes- 
tro, currently spotted at the Bilt- 
more Jn Manhattan, wrote lots of 
storm iEtnd excerpts frOm Richard 
Strauss, Ravel and whatnot, but the 
potpourri made It a pretty showy 
affair for the stage combo, and the 
payees acted up quite enthusiastic- 
ally at the finish. Stern also had 
his own baritone. Bill Smith, over 
for the event, and the lad caroled 
them a couple for hefty returns. 

From that point Marty May and 
his flip spieling visra-vis. Miss Car- 
roll, took oVer the shindig .to give 
thom something to laugh aboiit, aind 
It was a crack job this pair turned 
oiit. The Carroll line and person- 
ality seemed to have special appeal 
for the Fox clientele, and every- 
thing she said or did wais hotsy- 
tbtsy with them.- May could help 
things by eliminating some of the 
blue \4t-aff, such, as the baby on the 
arm gag. That bit didn't seem- to 
tickle them here, anyway. 

Finale of the 'birthday party' had 
the line on for a jumbled, routine to 
a medley of resuscitated tunes by 
the band, with all of it making for 
a 4ulet parting. 'Humanity' (Fox) 



presslons of ether^lumlnarie^, and ^^^ds the tc^^ 



considering the seashore appeal of 
Saturday afternoon's weather. 

Odec. 



ROXY, N. Y. 

New York, June 2, 
It's Pair Week at the Roxy, with 



stops the show cold. Nothing can 
follow them and register, and looks 
as though they will have to be 
moved down to the next-to-closing 
spot of the bill to give the Others a 
chance, 

Closing scene la the Interior of the 
film stars' home: Opening has 16 
boys and girls doing a butler and 
_ihald joutlng. Then MaiiUi aitiredlstageisjiowjxylnff .to-loculcate somfiL 
as Ma^ West, takes cbmitiand o along that line, ana' the ro 

situation with a chant. It Is all his jtunda and other parts of the housie 
here. Crowd is stunned, in seeing Offering miniature exhibits of in- 
Malin in the femme togs a la West, terest. Many of these exhibits are 
But he gives It to them aplenty, and made possible through tieups with 
they, absorb It as a sponge does various commercial organizations, 
•water. Then come Introductions of If for no other reason than that 
various star diipes. with a couple Of the Chi Fair is something of the 
ensemble routines and a flash at the moment, the trouble the Roxy has 
Hudson Wonders, who came from gone to this week should prove prOf 
the Folies Bergere, Paris. These itable. 

gals have a fast contoptlonistic, Show Itself as a whole consid- 
acrobatic and dance routine, which erably better than the average. , It 
Is, however, disjointed. There are will land favorable criticism for 
.waits after every trick. This slows that much-hooted-about word-of 
the youngsters up. The routine mouth aid, even though* the unit 
should be snapped together arid fails to deliver a particular punch 
given in" snap order, and the kids at any point.-; It's mostly a rather 
then will be a riot Instead of just agreeable proceedings, with numfer 
pleasing, as the y were opening Jous units going to make up a whole 
night. FTnale Is the usuaTensembleTthat-satisftes: 
formation and bow-oCf, pretentious Every night of the week dedicates 
and colorful itself in an International fair way 

Georgle StoU Is in the pit with a to different nationalities. Friday It 
14-plece combination. It opened was Polish night, with the editor- 
With a medley of 'Gold Diggers' publisher of the Tollsh World; 
numbers, with ~Stb'U—abThg~ fiaaiet™o™^"ff ^h« say 
solo and a tenor chanting, for no a few words. With a view to hav- 
ing a guest attraction on these 
nights, Friday It was Joe Kolinl, 
Polish tenOr. He used the Public 
Address system Of the -house and, 
With plerity iPolea on hand, got a 



rousing hand; 
ber. 

Although it may not mean any- 
thing, stage show ties up its acts 
internationally also.. Nadlne Gae 
represents France; Tommy Atkins 
Boys, England; lArge and Morgner, 
Italy; the Kitaros, Japan; Nell 
Kelly, Ireland, and Gautier and Co., 
Hungary. 

In the staging, ratheir effective, 
this all-nations idea . serves as 
background. After the Gae Foster 
girls have opened in a train nuni- 
ber, as though going to Chicago for 
the fair, the band Is revealed UP^ 
stage.. Men .are in red and black 
uniforms, reminding of an outdoor 
concert, while all about them are 
various nations' flags. 

In that opener with the girls 
there's a setpiece center stage of 
the> observation car of a train. It 
carries the keystone trademark of 
the Pennsy . Tailrpad. Swell plug 
for that -line. Girls are as redcaps 
(caps are black), and in getting oft 
do a train routinee, single file, with 
head and tail lights fore and aft of 
the line. 

Nadlne Gae and the Tommy . At 
kins Boys, who work together In 
song and dance numbers, mostly 
dance. Is the only act on" twice 
They- appear first -and as the finale 
conies along. It remained . for two 
novelty attractions, linrge and 
Morgner, one-legged acrobats, and 
the Gautier dog act, to strike the 
strongest fancy with the'^ FrJdiay 
night mob, leaving. Nell Kelly, iand 
the Pick and Pat blackface : t^am of 
WOR Miiistrels third and ' fourth 
money 

Gautier has one of the best dog 
acts in the business, probably be 
cause it not only has much that is 
original; but thinks about laughs 
first and tricks second. Nice thing 
about the . act is that It lands on 
both scores. The two uhipedic 
-act!dbats,-J:^argo- aiid .MorgnOr,:,do_a 
hand-to-hand routine that com 
mands attention large through the 
physical .disabilities of the pair. 
That Jump to a hand-to-haind catch 
over four chairs brought a mighty 
palm Friday eve. 

The other three acts oh, the show 
are^ farther down. Molasses. 'n' Jaru 
ary, the WOR blacked-up dUo, fol 
lowing the usual noyelty band, spot, 
always about midships on show 
here. They slide through satisfac 
torily, carryings fairly good mate 
rial.. Miss Kelly; madcap" singing 
comedienne, gets the best spotting, 
together with a pretty good bUlld 
up by Dave Schooler, by now a Vei; 
around' herfe. She'has a: fine opieh 
Ing number, but .on that Garbo Im 
pre ssion. which Is m uch too long. 



Union Co-operative Operated House 
Gives Show at 15c to Pirott 



reason at all. Overture Oan stand 
cut. iStoU, In handling the show 
baton,^ dld.one of the most proficient 
istlck-WIeldiftgrJobs seen hereabouts 
in years. 1 Like Mbuntairi Music,' 
a liCon Schlesinger short, served as 
the seating wait preceding the show 
start, and proved to be a wow* 
Those that mulfed it missed some- 
thing worth while in the cartoon 

line;. . . - 

House filled to capacity opening 
night, with show breaking half- 
hour after the new day began. Ung. 



falTs to make much of the Swede 
accent. Over nicely, however, 
ruffhouse bit with Schooler figuring 
for the runaway. 

Platform portion runs .74 mln ates, 
Rather. Jo.ng,_Jmt_Jt]bat_seemus_10_JbLe 
the policy here. . 

Feature is 'Goldle dots Along* 
(RKO), a better picture than has 
been the average at the old Roxy. 
Plus what draft.lt may .have, with 
Liil Damlta heading talent, ^he-fair 
plan this week and the nationality 



REFERENDUM ON SUNDAY 



Necessary for Bait Co., 
Favorable Rulina 



ite 



Baltimore, June S. 
Baltimore county film house have 
at last won the right, to open, on 
Suriday, and several took the right 
yesterday (5>, though the extra:- 
legal battle over the question Is still 
hot. The opening permission an- 
nouncement was made suddenly 
Saturday by the Board- of County 
Commissibnersl 

Final ruling, however, depends on 
a^/. referendum which will be held 
ishortly. This referendum, is being 
sought by the opponents to the Sun- 

dia-y shbw;s. : _ _ 

. . Baltimore, county is. the territory 
bounding Baltimore City to the 
north, being Just across ■ the street 
In several places. Which mad^ it 
unfair, with the theatres on one side 
of the line runiiing on Sunday in ac- 
cordance, with Baltimore city law, 
with-. the county house vOit the other 
side' of the street closed. 



25c LEGIT FILM GRINDS 
HAY OPEN ON WVAl 



Stanley Lawton, former' RKO the- 
atre operatbr, who has the Cohan, 
on Broadway, as' a 26c. grind, is 
dickering with a couple of other 
mid town stands, for the same grind 
flicker policy at i9a,me scale. 

Lawton has been offered a number 
of dark legits for sbiindinim wiring. 
He may stick in a pop stage sliow 
in one of the' choicer lOcatlbns. 



DeMille Spots M* C 

Hollywood, June Bi 
.- Gene- -Morgan goes " into C.:-B. 
DeMilie's 'This Day and Age' In the 

part of an m.c. 

""D'Reilly and Mann agented. 



Irmlngham, June 6. 
nickels, 15ci purchase thrOe 
hours Of entertainment at the Jef- 
ferson. One feature picture, 
subjects, oviertore, one hour play on. 
the stage and vaudeville. 

It's a nice marathon. Low scale 
is made possible because of a queer 
arrangement with musicians,, 
tors and stagehands. Sometime agio 
Birmingham found itself without a 

single stage show of any sort. This , 
threw union men out of work. They 
loafed the streets for av while and 
then got together. 

Owners of the JeffersOn iagrrifeed to 
let Jthem. have .thei.house as it .wasn' t 
i^lng used at the time, rriiie s. .h.. 
and . musicians agreOd. to wbrk po- 
operatlvely and take what was left 
after the show was paid Oft, The 
Edith Ambler Stock company was 
brought in and they have just com- 
pleted Is weeks. 

NOW comes the . news that tho 
hou3e has been wired: for sound and 
will play pictures and a stage play 
of one hour alonei' . With vaudeville 
for 16c. House opened a week ago 
and .the flrst . week jammed and 
packed every sliow, of. which there 
are a. three a day. 

House seats around 2,0001 If every 
MaT Isr^lff~it" Weiy^^ 
a chance of making: some fairly 
good 'money. They must be con- 
tent to fill the lower fioOr atid~first 
balcony. At that, after everyone 
Is^ paid off, the musicians aiid stage- 
hands get a fairly good sIeo pile. 
It at least • pays -for their carfare 
and grocery bill; 

The prime Idea in openlngr the 
house was to prove to the picture 
houses that' Birmingham wIU par 
tronlze a flesh liouse. Rumors have 
it a, certain ace hbUse Is ■consider- 
ing placing vaudoville back lit That, 
in a few words Is Just what tho 
union men. at the Jefferson want. 



nights ought to bring In a moder- 
ately good week, granting weather 
doesn't _kill _off everyth ing. Draw 
good Friday nfght. ~ 

Shorts currently are 'Screen Snap- 
shots' No. 6 (Col) and a Mickey 
Mouse cartoon. While there's a lot 
for. the 36c top . at the Roxy, those 
hoiise trailers- cbuld- be cut down. - - 

Char, 



Henigsonfs Snit Delayed 
lioiiywood, Jime 5. 

Trial of Henry Henligsbn^a suit 
ag ainst the Ex celsior M otOr Mantt-_ 
facturlng and Supply Co. for fSOOT- 
000 has been postponed until late 
this month. 

Henlgsoh, who was to have left 
fon-Chicago last-Tueiaday .(30) > will 
not go for another- two. weeks.. 



FOX, BROOKLYN 

^ Brooklyn, June 2. 
They're celeliratlng an anniver- 
sary, the flfth, here this week, and 
as a token of the occasion the girls 
in the Gale Foster line are tossing 
but to the customers pieces of what 
is described as birthday cake. Along 
with the cake they're feeding them 
a pretty lively , and nicely balanced 
bill, with Harold Stern topping the 
list as guest conductor, and Marty 
May in company with Jean Carroll 
doing a neat job of the major com- 
edy assignment. Melange runs 
along smoothly, and with the gath- 
ering on taip for the flrst Saturday 
matinee the thipg seemed tO click in 
a big way. 

It's Wesley Eddy's 13th lap as 
m.c. here and, judging, from the de- 
meanor Of that Saturday mob, the 
fellow shows no glgns of wearing 
out his welcome. Layout, of the 
current show prevents him from .do- 
ing more than one number on; his 
own, and that one exhibit, a strenu- 
ous vocalizing oh 'St. Louis Blues, 
stirred them up enough to accord 
him the noisiest sally of the per- 
formance. , , 

Stage affair •Unveils to a fairly 
decorative lattice-garden set and a 
birthday party grouping, of the Fos- 
ter Girls. Line stayed long enough 
for the birthday idea to make its 
visual impress and into the pro- 
^ceedings camo-the -Five -Elglns for. 

their simple but flashy mixture of 
h4t tossing and Indian club Jug- 

Ensuing spasm had practically all 
the dancing Items on the bill 
bunched together. Foster's neo- 
phytes started it off with a scarf 
dance centered around the supple, 
pirouetting of Eleanor Dennis, and 
Renolf and Renova took It up from 
there for their conventional plying 
oC the adagio art. The Russian two- 
Mome got away to .a strong sendolf, 
and the Three Rio Bros, showed 
them something slightly dlfE,erent in. 
the way of loose -limbed shuffling. 




NOTICE 




Orchestra CorporaHon of America Is No Longer Per- 
mitted To Book Or Represent Rubinoff Orchestras. 

(Signed) Rubinoff^ 




VIOLIN 

DANCE tCONCERr 
ORCMESTRA 



EARLE, PHILADELPHIA, THIS WEEK (JUNE 1) 



Capacity Audiences 



HIPPODROME^ BALTIMORE, NEXT WEEK (JUNE 9) 

Mahaaement Theatre Bpokin|i» , 

phIl rubinoff EDW. W. SCHEUING 

Fiaramount Buildma, New York City Park Centra! Hotel, New York City 



80 VAntETY 



PIC¥IIIIES 



Tuesday, June 6, J 933 



CALENDAR OF 





Offices: 729 Seventh Avis., . 

New Y6rk» N. Y. 



: Pathe Studlbs, AI1Sa«1 
Culver City, Cal. A"*"** 

leventh Commandment,, The. From -the pmy 'by Brandon Fleming. MarlAn 
Marsh, Theo. Von Bltz, Alan Hale. ,Dlr, Qeo. Belford. 64 mlns. Rel. 
Feb. 20. 

Intruder, The. Monte Bliie, Lila Lies> 62 mlns. Rel. Jan, 25; 

Rev. April 25. 

Phtfksttfkrii^M Offices: 1640 Broadway, 

v^nesierneia n^w York, n. y. 

. .OrJgrhal. Story of a forgotten' man. June Clyde. Wm. Collier, 
Natalie Moorhekd, Dir. Rl<ih. Thoirpe. 66 minia. Reh Feb. 16. 
I Have Lived. A girl's attempt to live down her paist Allan Dlnehart, Anita 
Page, Allen, "Vlhceri't. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. Re.I June 16. 



pAliimliStt Offices: 729 Seventh Ave.» 
yOlUmDia New York. N. Y. 



: Cower at Sunset, 
HoMywood, Cal. 

Air Hoittess. Thrliling stoit>y of 'the adventure ahd romance of a 1933 girl who 
fearlessly flies acrosis the' continent in passenger ships. E^Valyn Knapp, 
James Murray. Dir. Al. 'RogeIL Rel. , Jan. 15. Rev. . Jan. 24. 

Below the Sea. A thrilling tale of treasure on the ocean, floor. Ralph Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray. Dir. Al Rogell. 79 mina. Rel. April 26. 

itter Tea of Generail: Yen. Romance and eidvehtures of an American gtrl 
caught in the maelstrom of Shanghai, Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, 
. " Walter: Cpnhon Dir.- Frank Ciaprai - Rel, Jan. 6. Rev. Jan, 17, 
' Cajifornta Yrail, The. A buckarod hero Svho . combines old world gallanti'y. 
%Ith dashing- twentieth century action. .Buck .Jones, Helen Mack. Dir. 
Lambiert Hlllyef. 67 mlns: Rel. Miarch 24. 

Child of Matihatt^rii Stage play by Prestoh SturgeSi Romance of the dime- 
avdance, Naiicy Carroll, John ..BoUs.: i-Dlr, Eddie Buzzell. 73 mlns.' 
Rel. Feb. ' 4. Rey. Feb. 14, 

■reus Queen Murder, ^he. Mtirdei' under' thie 'big toj^.' Adolphe -Menjoui 
Gireta Nissen.. Dir. Hoy William Nelil; 66 : mlns. Rel. April 10. Rev» 

May'9;' " 

Peception. Story of the wrestllnir game and Its frameups. lieo CarrlHo, 
Theimi Todd, Dickie .Moofe. Dir. lieVr. Seller. 67 mlns. Reh Nov. 4. 
Rey. Jan. 17. 

an of Actiohr .Orlglhal outdoor drkma.. Tim McCoy. Melford; 
67 mlns. Rel. Jain; 20. 

Mussolini Speaks. The 1931 address with hewsreel shots. Interpolations by 
Xiowell. Thomas. 74 mitjs. Special. Rey^ 'Mar. 14« 

ight ;of , Terror.. Bela Lugo^l, and his haunting eyes — blood-curdling suspense 
..-.•rrjnygtj^Qlis.disappearances. Bela. Lugosl, Sally Blane, j Dlr,j Beiijamln 
Stoloff. .. 65 nnlns.' Rd;; Aprfl ?4r ' . \ v - . _ . . . . .. 

Obey the Law.- Original of' ah easy mark who' turned firebrand; Leo <t^rJllo,' 
,Loi3 WUson. Dir. BenJ.. Stoloff. 69 mlns. Rel, Jan, 20. Rev. Mar. 14. 

Parole GIrL From Danc^ Of the MUliohs.' First offender, sent to jail, ploti to 
be revenged on the man Who put her there, but It boom'erahgis Mae 

j Clarke^ Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prevost Dir. Eddie Cllne. 67 inlns. Rel. 
Mar. 4. Rev. April 11. 

Rusty Bides Alone. Tim McCoy .Curbs ' crime at every turn with his ever- 
faithful police dbg pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
Iiedernian.: - 66 mlnsi Rel; Mdy 26. 

■•Silent. Men. <Tim^ McCoy western original. Florence Britton. . D. 'Ross 
I^dermah. JBel. Mar.. 3. 

ier^s of the Storm. The flrst ' film featuring the tT. S. Border Patrol and 
. the piart played by planes. Regis Tobmey. Anita Page. Dlr, D. Ross 
Xiedermah,, 69 milns, Rel,.A.prU 4, JRev, May 23. 
,8p This is Afi*ica. Original, Wheieler and .WolsOy go to Africa,' with Bbine' 
taihe lions. Racquel Torres. Dir. Eddie Kline. 67 mlns. Rel. Feb. 24. 
. • :Rev. Aprir25..' ■ "v 

State' Troopei*.' OriglnaL Story of a' war between two gas companies. Re^s 
-JoQifteyt^JEyalyiLj&iap p. Barbara Weeks, Ray Hatton. Dir. Dr Ross 
I«derman, 68 mlns. ^el. Feb. 10. — Revr Mar.— 28; '■ ^— 



The Woman I stole. Jack. Holt a staggering overlord of the oil fields who 
outbluff^ doublecrossers. Jack Hplt, .Fay' Wray. Dir. • Irving Cum- 
kttlhgs. 64 tains. 'ReL May 1. 

Treiason.. 'Original; Kansas after the . civil war; rey. 
— - -I)li^eo>JB.. j5filtit.Lj6A mlns. Rel. . yeb. JO. 

.UnknoVin Valley. A fuU-of -flight welstern drama, replete with' tihr^^ 

tionSf Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker. ,Dlr.' liambert Hillyer. 69 mlns. 
Her. May 5. ' ■/ ' 
When Strangers Marry;-- Dramia;: against the menaclhg ihaglc of the tropics. 
_ Jack Holt, -lillla^ .Bond. Dir^. Clarence Badger. 68 mlns. Rel. March 20. 
. Rev. .Miay 3ro^ '"" '^ — 

VvhlrlwMf The. A roiind-up of thrills and action.. Tim "McCoy, Alice Dahl. 

Dir. p. Ross Ijederman. '69 mlns, Rel. March. 14, 
Woman I Stole, The. A swaggering overlord of the oil flelds.. Jack Holt,. 

Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cu]brimlngs. 69 mlns. ReL May 1.^ 

*' , _ F«»j Division JSJ 

Aeleases Also ' Allied, Chesterfleld and Mohbgranl 

Big Drive, The. Authentic war pictures from records of eight governments. 

91 mins. Rel. Jan. 19. R^v, Dec. 2.7. . . 

Black beiauty; Xtitii. Sewell's famous book. -' Esther Rialston, Alexander Klrk- 

land, Gavin Qordon, Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 65 mins. Rel. 

July 15. 

Dassahr: Xlfe, . customs,, morals, .habks and whatnot as lived by the penguin 
blrdk on 'Penguin Island.' Cherry Kearton. produced- and directed. Two 
running times; 38 mins. and .51 mlns. Rel. June 16. ' 

Dude .Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic diide 
baiidlt and solves a murder. Hoot Gibson, Gloria' Shea. Dir. George 
Melford. 65 mlns. Rel. June 15. 

Forgotten. A kindly Jewish immigrant father, cait off in his old age by 
his sons, brings them tO their senses. June Clyde, William Collier, Jr., 
Lee' Kohlmar, Natalie- Moorhead, Jean Hersholt, Jr. Diir;. Richard 
Thorpe. ■ M/Boins.-r-Rel. May 1. - ^ . . 

Jungle GiRltfe. A murder suspect is shipwrecked, with his captors, In the 
' Jungles. Anita Page, .Oharles Starrett.- Dir. Harry Hoyt and Albert 
Kelly. 62 mlns. Rel. May 25. , Rev.. May 16. 

Love Is Like That. A seventeen-year-old youngster gets mixed up In a couple 
Of domestic tangles aiid a near murder , mystery. John Warburton, Ro^ 
<!helle Hudson. Dir. Richard. Thorpe. 65 mliiB. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 

liver .Twist. The fan^Ous Charles Dickens classic, Dickie Moore, Irving 
Pfchel,': William Boyd, Alec Francis, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. 
William Cowan. . 74 mins. Rel, May 1. 
Secrets of Wu Sin. CoOlie smuggling racket, unearthed. Lois Wilson^ Grant 
Withers, Toshia Mori, Dlr, Richard ThorpO, 65 mlns, Rel; Jan. 16. 
Rev, Feb, 2.8r 

Shriek- iii. the Nights A murder mystery in a swanky Park Avenue apartr 
meht hoiise. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot; Dir, Albert Ray. 67 mins. 
R«l.:. June 15. 

lightly Married. Marriage in a night court .turns out well after all. Eyaiyn 
iCnapp, Walter Byron, Marie Prevost; Dir. Rich. Thorpe, 69 mlns. 
Rel. D^c. 10. Rey. Jan. .3. 
Strange People. Thirteen, men and "women, twelve Of 'whoth recognize each 
other , as miembers of a murder Jury, And themselves gathered In the 
house of the murdered man, near - midnight of a stormy night. John 
DarrOw, Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton. 64 mins. Rel. June 15. 

FSrftt NAfrinnni Offices: 321 W. 44th St., 
I If. rirSI l^ailOnai New York, N.Y. 

londte Johnson. The female Public Enemy No. 1. Jbap Blondell, Chester 
Morris. Dir. Ray Enright. 67 mins. Rel. Feb. 25. 

-Gentral:-Alr^}ort..:^A^trlajQglfe,-in.^theJavlaiiOn game. ','Rlchard Barthelmess and 
Sally Bll.ers. Dir. William A. WellmanT""llei;""AWn"lB.=^"^R$^ 

Inier the Qreat. Baseball story. ■ Jbe E. Brown,- Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 mind. Rel. April 22. Rev. May 30. 

Employee's Entrance, Original 'Love In a Dept. Store.' Warren William, 
Lor6tta Young, Alice White. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 74 mlns. Rel. Feb. 11. 
•Rev. Jan. 24. 

rlsco Jenny, "Madame X' in San Francisco locale. Ruth Chatterton, Donald 
Cook/ Jas. Murray. Dir. Wm, A. - Wellman. 73. mins. Rel. Jan.. 14, Rev. 
Jan. 10. o 

rand Slam. A 'burlesque on the popular bridge fad.- Paul Lykas, Loretta 
Young, Prank McHugh, Glenda, Farrcll.. Dir. William Dieterle. 67 mlns. 
Rel. March 18. 

eroee for Sale. Post war activities of American vets. Rich. Barthelmess, 
Loretta Young. Rel. June 17. 
Little Giant, The. Robinson as a comedy gaiigster. E, 

Astor* Dir.. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mlns. Rel. May 20. „ _„ 

Mind Reader, The. Mlml-readlng as a new racket. Warren William and 
Constance Cummlngs. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. Rol. April 1. Rev. April 11. 



G. Robinson, Mary 
Rev. May 30, 



These tabulations arascontpiled 
froin iniForinBtion supplied by the 
various produotion tompanies Bi)d 
checked up as soon as possible after 
releaM* Liettng fa given when re> 
lease dates are definitely set. Titles 
are retained foi^ six months. Man* 
agers. who receive service subse- 
quent to that period ahoiild pre- 
serve a copy of the calendar for 
reference. 

The running time -s given here 
ie presumably that of the projection 
room showings and can.on.ly approx- 
imate the actual release length in 
those states or communities where 
local or state censorship may result 
in deletions. RunninjB time in. the 
reviews as given in 'Vairiety* carry 
the actual tinie clocked in the the- 
atre after passage by the New York 
state censorshipi since pictures jre 
reiriewed only on actual theatre 
showings. 

WJiile every effort is made to hold 
thia list accurate, the information 
supplied may not always.be correct 
even thougl' 'dfRcial. T« obtain the 
fullest degree of exactneiss 'Variety': 
will appreciate the . co-operation 
all menagetv who may hpte. discrep- 
ancies. 



Hollywood 



~(CoistlBM«a froiirpag©-6)r^ — ^ 

adena .Community Playhouse, and. 
if' it. iclicks 'thete,: to stai^e the piece 
on. Brpa^'way. 



J'ohn Fislii Qoodrlch has left 
Radio' to .eo with. Edward Small's 
Reliance- company.- He will write 
the script of 'Joe .Palobka/ 

Setting Premier, Output 

Joe Simmons, president of' Tower 
Pictures, is back, in New York after 
four weelis of confabbing with. Slgr 
Neufeld on next year's program for 
Premier, wtai<qh releases through 
TOwer. Cost and number of pic> 
turtes will be settled by Simmons iki 
New York. 



Metro is negotiating with Fox for 
the loan of Victoir Jory for the lead 
opposite Greta Qarbb in 'Christine.' 



— r-Attprneya— 8ue-;Burtie - 
Thomson Burtis is being sued in 
Ii. Superior court by three New 
York attorneys, whOi claim the 
writer owes them, a total, of $2,600 
iCor-alleged services-zendii^jb^d: Tally 
and Lamb demand ^1,500, and Samr 
uel A. Reinacta, Jr., asks $1,000. 



Sidney 0pp. Chevalier 

Sylvia Sidney is opposite Maurice 
Chevalier in "Way to Love' starting 
at Par. This takes her out of 
"ChiTsalfa. ' 



Cabot Replaces McCrea 

- To. make retakes In 'Bed pf 
Roses' Radio has taken Joel McCrea 
out of the lead in ^Midshipman 
Jack,' with« Bruce Cabot replacing. 
'Jack' company left for Antiapolis 
Wednesday (31). 



MenJoU for Fox 
Adolphe MenJou goes into the 
cast of 'The Worst Woman in 
Paris.* Jesse Lasky production 
starting June 20. 



Hays Bans 'PercehtaiBe', 

' Hayis office! hias banned 'Percent- 
age Gal,' an original by KubOc Glas- 
mon, which J. L Schnltzer .was to 
make, for Radio. Story's angle on 
polite' feminine laokets was held too 
shaidy for screening. 



^Macloon Divorce Evidence 

In her /divorce suit against her 
husbaind, Louis p. Mactoon, set for 
tritu. In L. A. Superior court June 
12, Lillian Albertson Macloon will 
Introduce deposition testimony from 
employees of: a San Francisco hotel 
where, according to her amended 
complaint, Macloon and Peggy Wll- 
dey, Wif e of ah L^ A. building own- 
er, now in the South Seas, occupied 
adjoining rooms on two different 
occasions. 



Zaniick Signs Writers 
Witb production slated to start 
in five weeks, 20th Century, the 
Schenck-Zanuck organization, h^is 
signed these writers: Elmer Harris 
Snd rJbhhTHustonrbbtir^dOlMgr 0^^ 
nals; Leonard Praskins, Sam Mlntz, 
Howard Estabrook and Jame^ Glea- 
son. 



Eileen Percy, who underwent an 
appendiit operation ia,t the Cedars 
of Lebanon hispital early" last week, 
i»^ reported progressing nicely, 
Lilian Harv.ey was at the same hos- 
pital for a day following removal 
of an impacted wisdom tooth. 

Mark Sandrlch Is scripting the 
next Wheeler and Woolsey comedy 
at Radio, which he will ialso meg. 
Songs are being . written by Will 
Jason and Val Burton. 



Twenty Thousand Years In 8lng Sing. Vlsualizatioh of Warden Ltiwbs' banir 
Spencer Traey<: Bette Davis, Dir. Michael Curtiz. 7« mins. Rel. JanTsL 



Offlces: 860 Tentif Ave.. 
New York^ N • 
Dir. Wm; 

Esther Ralston. 
Mar. . 17; Rev. 

ReU 



Rev. Jan. 17. 

Studio : Pox H ni8, 

Hollywood, Cal* ^PX. 
Adorable. Original. With muslo. Janet Gaynor, Henry 

Dieterle; 86 mins, Rel. May 19. Rev. May 28. 
After the Bait. British made; Love at a diplomatic 

Basil Rathbohe. Dir. Mlltbn Rosmer. 68 mins. 

Mar, 21,- ■ 

Arizona to Broadway. James Dunn, 
June 23. 

Bondage/ Original. Drama. Dorothy Jbrdah, Alex. Kirkland. Dir. 
tell. 67 mlns. Rel. Mar. 81. Rey, April 26; 

Broadway Bad. Story by Wm. R, Llpiman and w; W. Pezet. Modern drama. 
Joan. BlondeU, Glhger Rogers. Ricardo Cortez. Margaret Sedden. Dlr 
Sidney La,nlle1d. 6f mlns. Rel Feb. 24. \Rev, Var. 7. *^"^' 

Cavalcade.. Noel Cowajrd's pageant of British society. Diana Wynyard. Cliv« 
P*'?S^' ^""^'"J' Ursula Jeans. Dir./prank Lloyd. Roadshow 
length 110 mins. No release date set. Rev. Jan. 10, : 

Dangerously Yours. Society thief^and girl detective. Warner Baxter, Mtriam 
Jordan, Herbert Mundhi. Dir. Frank Tuttle. 74 mlns; Rel. Feb^3 
Rev. Feb. 22. , • 

Face In the Sky. Romantic adventures of a billboard sign painter. Spencer 
.Tracy. Marian NiXbn. Stuart Erwin. Dir. Harry Lachman. Rel. Jan" It 
Rev, Feb. 21,' ■ 

Five Cents a ^lass.. Love, music and beer. Buddy Rogers^ Marian Nizoa. 
ReK June 30. • •« 

Hello Sister. Stage play. Jas. Dunn, Boots Mallbry, 
Bel. April 14. Rev. May 9. 

Hold Me Tight, Love In a department store. Jas. Dunn, 

David Bader. Rel. May 26. ReV. May 28. 
Hot Pepper. Flagg and Quirt— with Lupe; Edmund Lowe, Vic McLaeleh. 

Lupe Velez. Dir. John Blystone. 74 mins. Rel. Jan. IB. Rev, Jan! 241 
HMmanlty. Original. Physician who seeks to -save his son frbm a woman's 

Influence. Boots Mallory, Alex. Kirkland, Irene Ware. Dir. John Fran« 

ds Dillon; Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. April 26. 

J Loved You Wednesdtiy. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warher Baxter. 

Bllssa Landl, .Victor Jory. Dir. Henry King. Rel. JunO 9. 
Infernal Machine. From the novel by Carl Sloboda. Drama. Genevieve To> 

bin^ Chester Morris. Dir. Marcel Varnel. 66 mins. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. 
_j. -cla Dillon*:. ReL- Mar. ^3. .. R«y.- April 26. _ 

Tt'sTBreat^o^o' AllveV": Aft ' ohly imati in -av world-ot-JjeautifuL w.ojrp^.!L.:iRauL;. 
Rpulien, Gloria Stuart, Herbert. Mundih. Dir. Alfred Worker. Rel. 
June 2. 

Ulfe In the Raw. Western drama. Dir. Louis 

Kinls. Rel. June 16. 

Pleasure Cruise. Play by Austen Alien.* Jealous husband trails his seagoing 
wife. Dir. Frank Tuttle. Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. April 4. 

Robbers' Roost. Rustler discovers that love interferes with' cattle stealing, 
George O'Brien. Dir. Louis KIAg. 63 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Mar, 2t, 

iailor's Luck. Original. Romance of a U. S. Nayy gob. Jas. )>unn, Sally 
Eilers, Victor Jory. Dir. Raoul Walsh. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar, . 21. 

Second Hand Wife. Banker's secretairy steps from his office into his heart. 
Sally Eilers, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Hamiltbn McFadden. 64 mlns. Rel. 
Jan. .1. Rev, Jan. 17. 

Smoke , Lightning. . From Zane Gray's 'Canyon Walls.' 

0*Day. Dir. David Howard. Rel. Feb. 17, 
State Fair. From the novel by Phil Stong.- Love and triuiiaph at the state 

fair. " Janet Gaynor, Lew Ayres, Will Rogers, Louise Dresser. DteV 

Henry King. 98 mlns. Rel. Feb. Rev. Jan. 31. 

Trick fo r Trick. Stage p lay of same title. Ralph Morgan, Victor Jory, Sally 
Blane: DIrrTIamnton~M«FHddsnr— 68-mInB; — Rel— Aprll-3l^ 



Freuler Associates 



Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by Julian Thompson. An Amazon who 
had a heart. Elissa Landl, Marjorie Rambeau, Ernest Truex, David 
Manners. Dir. Walter Lang. 74 minS. Rel. May 12. (Lasky produc- 
tion;) Rev. May 16. 

Zoo ^in_Buda pest., Orl glhal. Mystery story In a foreign zoo and an animalit 
Loretta Yoiihg, Oene Raymond^ Gr'P.^U'eggie; — ^Dlrr-Rowland— Vs— Lee<- 
Rcl. April 28. Rev. May '2, (Lasky production.) 

Office z .Rik.O. BIdo.f 
New York. N. Y« 

Oeadwoed Pass.— Original.. Western.-.Hldden treasure and jsovernroent agentsi, 
Tom Tyler, Alice Dahl, Wally Wales. Dlr, J. P. McGowan.^lTeL Msr; IS.^ 

Easy Millions. Original. Reputed millibnaire loses his job. an Inheritance and 
almost his ..sweetheart. SkeetS Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess. Dir. Fred 
Newmayer. 

Kiss of Araby. Original. Sahara story of British army and Rilt. with love 
Interest Marie Alba, Walter Byron, Claire Windsor. Dir. Phil Rosen. 
ReL Feb. 23. . 

Penal Code. Story of a boy's regeneration surmounting complications.. Regla 
Toomey, Helen Cohan, Robert Ellis. Dir. GeOrge Melford. 62 mlns. 
Rel; Jan. 16. Rev. Mar. 7. 

When a Man Rides Alone.. Robin Hood of the West and some daring stage 
coach holdups and fast riding. Tom Tyler, Adele Lacey, Duke Lee. 
Dir. J. P. McGowan. Rel. Jan. 29. 



Majestic ^""f"- 



Idg., Radio Clty» 
New Vork. Cltr 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled in a murder mystery^c 
Thelma Todd, Rolf e Harold. Dir. Jos. Levering. 61 mins. Rel; April \i 
Rev. . May 23. 

Curtain at Eight. Story of . a murder mystery by Octavus Roy Cohen. ReL 
June. 

Free Love. Rel. May 1. 

Gun Law. 'y^estern. Jack Hoxie, Betty Boyd. Rel. May 1. 
"^t ,"Slriner; Sing. Torch, .slhger marries a millionaire. Paul Lukas, Leila 
Hyams; Din Christy Cabanne. Rel,. May. " 

Trouble Busters. Western. Jack Hoxle, J^ane Chandler. Rel. .Hay 16.' 
Vam jire Bat, The. A thruier. Lionel Atwlll, Fay Wray. Melvyn Douglas, 

George E. Stone, Matide Eburne. Dir. Frank Strayer. ReL Jan. 21. 

Rev. Jan. 24. 

Via Pony Express. Jack Hoxie Marcellne Lew Colltak 

Rel. Feb. 8. Rev. May 9. 

Woman In the- Case, The. Zita Johann. Woman is' framed for a crime t4i 
shield higher-ups. Rel. June. 

World Gone Mad, The. Story behind present-day conditions. Evelyn BrOnt, 
Pat O'Brien. Dir. Christy Gabanne. Rel. Mar. 1. Revi. AprU 18. 



OiMces: 1600 Broadway. 

New York, N. Vt 



Studios; 4376 Sunset Drive, 1WlnviP<»ia* 

Hollywood, Cal. maytajr 

Alimony Madness. Story of allmbny evils. Helen Chandler^ - Lebh WaycbUt 
Dir. Breezy Easoh. 66 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. May 9. 

Behind Jury Doors. Newspaper reporter unearths a Jury-franiing case after 
many adventures. Helen Chandler, Wm. Collier, Jr. Dir. Breezy Eason,; 
67 mins. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Justice Takes a Holiday. Original. Father love driveg a convict bach td 

Jail. H, B. Warner, Huntley Gordon, Audrey Ferris. Dir. Spencer Ben* 

nett 63 mins. Rel. Feb. Rev. April 26. 
Revenge at Monte Carlo. Diplomacy in a small European kingdom. Jose 

Crespo, Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Gulliver. Dir. Breezy Bason. M 

mins. ,Rel, Feb. Rev. May 2. 



Studios: Culver City, 

^ ^^^^=^="^=^Cai If r 



-Metro. 



Offices; 1640 Brosdway*^ 
^=Nsw=York,JM»J5» 



Barbarian, The. Ramon Novarro as an Egyptian guide who Is really a prlnoe,- 
Mytna Loy, Reginald Denny. Dir. Sam Wobd^ 80 mins. Bel. May Si*- 
Rel. May 16. 

Clear All Wires. Picturlzation of the recent Broadway.' hit about a foreign 
correspondent. Lee Tracy. Benita Hume. Dir. George Hijl. 18 m*o* 
Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. Mar. 24. 

Devil's Brother, The. Operetta 'Fra Diavolo.* Laurel and Hardy, Deni* 
King, Thelma Todd, Jas. Plnlayson, Di^; Hal Roabh. 11. mlns. R«V 
May 6. « 

Fast Workers. John Gilbert as a skyscraper worker. Robert Armstrong, M55d~ 
Clarke, Muriel Kirkland. Dir. Tod Browning. Rel. Mar. 10. Rev. Mar. H. 
Gabriel Over the White House. .Frbm an anonymous novel. The TJ. fl. under 
a dictator. Walter Huston, Karen Morley, Franchot Tone. Dh*. Greg- 
ory La Cava. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev. April 4. 
Hell Below. The submarine heroes of the World War. Robert Montgomery. 
Jimmy Durante. Madge Evanis, Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. 
Rel. June 9. Rev. May 2. 



Tucsdny, Jimc 6, 1933 



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HoM Your Man. A smart aleck crook who escapes everythlne but love. 
Jean Harlow, Clark Qable, Stuart ISrwin. JJlr. Sam Wood. Rel, June 30. 

Lady of the Night. Night life In a great city.. lioretta Toung: Ricardo Cor- 
tex, Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Dir. William Wellman. ReU July 14. 

Looking Forward. The story of a erreat London department store. Based on 
the English stag^' success. Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence Bi;owh. 93 mlns. Rel. April 7. Rev. May' 2. 

Made on Brdadway. Original. Press agent power in politics and society. 
Robt. Montgomery, Madge Evans, Sally Eilera, Eugene Pallette. Dir. 
Harry Beaumont. ,70 mlns. Rel.°May .l9. 

Meo Mtiat Fight. -Plcturlzatlon' of th^ . Broadway play. The war problem In 
1940. Diana Wyi)yard, Phnilpa Holmes; Lewis Stone. Dir. Edgar Sel- 
,wyn. Reli. Feb. 17, Rev. March 14. 

Muisarifie, The. Lee Tracy as an 'kmbulahce-chasihg lawyer. Madge Evans, 

Frank .Morgan, ..Charles Buttetw^orth, Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mlns. Rel. 

June' 2. Key. May 30. ; 
dutaider, Tho> . An unlicensed surgeon performs seeming miracles. Harold 

Huth, Joan Barry, Frank Lawton. 90 >ilhs. Rel. Jan. 27. 
Pea 6' IMy Hearts From the famous .play. ' Marlon Davies,' Onslow Stevens, 

Juliette Compton, J. Farrell MacDonald. Din Robt. Z. Leonard. Rel. 

•^-jx&ir 26: ~Rev;~May~23r - — - - - — ■ . - — — 

Raaputln and the .Empreaa. The Russian overthrow and its. cause., John, 

'Ethel an t. Lionel Barrymore.. Dir. Rlph. 'Boleslavsky. Roadshow, tlmie, 

133 mlns. Rel. March 24. Rev. Dec. 27. 
Reunion In Vienna. From Sherwood^tf stage play. Exiled royalty returns for 
last fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wyhyard, Frank Morgan. Dir. 

Sidney Franklin. Rel.' June 16. Rev. May 2. 

' Secret of ' Madame 'Blanche, The. Based oh Martin Brown's play The .lAdy.' 
'Irene'' Dunne, Phillips Holmes. Dir. Chas. Brabln. 83 mlns. Rel. Feb. 3. 
Rev. Feb. 7. 

Strange rnferliide. The famous 0.'J4elll play. Norma Shearer, Clark Gable 

pir.'KobertZ." Leonard. Tlmv>; 110 mlns. Rel. Dec. 30. Rev. Sept. 
Strange Rhapsody. Love story with a background of Sarajevo and the assaa- 

slnfttlbri Vhlch precipitated the World War. Based on the Hungarian 
, ;play. ot.the same title, ,Nila Asther,. Kay Fran cis. W alter Huston. Dir, 

Richard BoleslayskjF. Rel. July 7, . 
Today Wo Live.' An English girl ariibulance-drlVer durlnfe 'the war. Joan 

■Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks.. Rel. April 

.April. 18. 

What! No Beer 7 Btistttr Keaton and Jimmy Durante >ln the beef .racket. 
TWUIP Barry^ Roflcoe Ates^ John MlJJan. Dir. Edward Sedgwick. 64 
mlns. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev, F«b. 14. 
When viLftdiea Meet. Based on Rachel Xlrothers' Broadway success. .Ann 
, Harding, Robert Montgomery, B-rank Morgan. Dir. Harry; Beaumont. 
. Rel. .^une 23. 

White iSlater .The. Based oh the famous F. : Marlon Crawford novel. HOlen 
Hayes; Clark Gable. Dir. Victor Fleming. Rel. April 14. 

Whiatllng ln the Dark. Adapted\from the Birbadway stage success. In whlqh 
a famous mystery writer is kidnapped and forced to plan a, murder 
himself. Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, Jean Hersholt. Dir. Elliot Nugent, 
Rel.' Jan. 27. Rev, Jan. 81. 



NVoman Accuaedr The. From the story In 'Liberty' by ten well-known authors. 
Girl accused of murder with, action chiefly on a pleasure cruise. Nancy 
Carroll. Cary Grant, John Halllday. Dir. Paul Sloah. Rel. Feb. 17. 
Rev. Mar. 14. 



11 West 42d St., 
New Vorlc, N. V. 

Devil's Playoround, The. .G4orge Vandcrbllt's expedition im. 54 nilns. 

Rel. Jan| 1. Kev. Jan, 3. 
Jungle GIglio. Travel. Humorous treatment of Suniatran customs. 55- mlns, 
Rel. Feb. 15. . 

Voodoo. Travel. Voodoo ceremonies in Haiti produded by Sergeant Wlrkus; 

'White King of LaGbnave.' 4 Teels> Rel. Feb> IS. 
With Will iamton Beneath the Sea. Underwater exploratibh. 60 mlns. Rel 
Jan. 1. Rev. Nov. 29. 



21. Rev. 



.6048 Sunset Blvd., 
Holly wood, Cal, 



Mpnograin 



Ofnce: 723 Seventh Ave., 
New Yvrk, N. Y. 



Breed of the Qorder. Western in which. an auto racer turns coilrboy. Bob 
Steele. Marlbn Byron. Dir. R. Nl Bradbury, 53 mlns. Rel. Mar. 1 
Re'V; May 16. . " , . 

Hidden Valley. . A ranch foreman takes to a blimp to locate a spot. Bob 
; Steele, Gertrude Messenjgfer. Dir. Ki N. Bradbury. 67 mlns. Rel. Jan.^1 

- liver Twlsti--Dlekens^Btory,.-DickIe-Moore, Jcving PIckeU .Wn>. Boyd. _Dorla 
Lloyd.' Dir. Wm. Cowen. 80 mlns. Rel. Feb.. 2?. Rev. April 18. 

Strange Adventure. Sob sister and detective avenge, a^ millionaire. Regis 
• Tooniey. June Clyde. Dir. Phil Whitman ahd Hampton Del Ruth. 60 
mlns. Rel. Feb. 14. Rev. Feb. 14. 

West of Singap'ore. Romance In the tropics. Betty Compson. Weldon Hey- 
burn, Dir. Al Ray. 63 mlns. Rel, Jan. 31i Rev, April 4, 



: 585l'Marathon St., 
Hollywood, Calif. 



ParambunI 



bfflcea: 1501 Broadway, 
New York, N.Y 



baby. Maurice Chevalier, 
Dir.— Norman - Taurog. 86 



Principal 



UNION'SMEN 
UP AGAINST 



Studios: Hollywood^ 
Calif. 



R.K«0. Radio 



Office: R.K^O. Ida., 
Radio City, N.Y.C. 



Bedtime Story, A. Original. Chevalier adopts a 
TSdw. Everett HortOni Helen Twelvetreesr 
mlns. Rel. April . 21. Rev. April 26. 
Billlbn bollar Scanda l. BMed ^n the Teapot Doine lnvc^^^^ ??]*^t i:^5^l 
, strong, Constance Cummmgs,; uiga. Baplanova: Dlrr-Harry— Jxre-Brown 
'76. mlns. Rel, Jan. 6. Rev. Jan. 10. ' 
) College HUmor. Comedy. Blng Crosby, Jack Oakle, Rich. Arl6n, Mary Carl 

Isle, Burns and Allen. Dir. Wesley Ruggels. Rel. June 30. 
M^rime of the Century, The. Froni the European stage play of same title 
_ Jean Hersholt, Frances Dee, Wynne Gibso n^ David Landa u. D lc.-Vgni 

Beaudlne. THelTTeb. 24. , Kev. Feb. 21. 
Dead Reckoning. Original sea story by Robt. Presnell of a Flying Dutchman 
of today. - Shirley Gray, Cha3. Ruggles,. John Halllday, Verree Teasdale 
Dir. Paul Sloane. Rel. Mar. 24 
Cagle and the Hawk^ The, Story of the Royal Wng Squadron In the World 
— r- ■ .—wrftrr Frederlc March— Jack-Oakle— Gary Granty-Garole. -Lombard.- -Dir. 

•Stuart Walker. 74 mlns. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16. 
'' Farewell to Arms. Hemmlhgwiay'fl hovel of war on the Italian front. Helen 
Hayes. Gary Cooper, Xdolphe Menjou. Dir. Frank Borzage. 90 mine. 
. - Rel.. Jan. 6. Rev. Dec. 13. 
"From Hell to Heaven. I^omaiice story basbd on play by Lawrence Hazard. 
■ with a race-track slant. Not a racing drama.^ Carole Lombard, Jack 
.. OaUe. Dir.; Brie Kenton. ReK Feb. 24. Rev. Mar. 21. 
■ Gra'mbiing Ship/ Biplahatbry title; Gary Gr4ht, Befilta "Hume. Dir. Loula 
Qasnler, Max Marcin; Rel. June 23. 
Mellor ' Everybody. Original radio stpiy by Faniye Hurst Kate Smith, Ran- 
doif ^olt; Sally Blane. Dir. Seltcr. Rel. Feb, IT. I?6V. Jan. 31. 
iri In 419, the. Mysterious -beauty in a hospital drama, /as. Dunn. Gloria 
■ Stuart. David Manners. Dir. George Sommes, Alexander Hall. 65 mlns. 
Bel. Miay 26. Rev. May 23. 
-C I: Love That Mian. (Rogers erodttcOonT) - Romantic drama. ^"Edmund -Lowe, 
Nancy Carroll, Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mlns. Rel. June 9. 
International House. Farce comedy. Peggy H(^klns Jwce,^ W. C. fields, 
Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwln. Sari.Marltza. Burns and Allen .Cab Callo- 
wayf Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 mlns. Rel. June 2. Rev. May 30. 
Island of Lost Souls. Novelty story. Chas. I^"8hton, Richard Arlen, Leila 

Hyams. Dir. Chas. Kenton. December, special. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Jennie Gerhardt. Prom the Theo. Dreiser story. Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, 
' -Mary^Astor.- Dir. Marlon Gerlng. 96 mlns. Rel. June le 
Ihg of the Jungle. Novelty story. Blwter Crabbe, Traiicefl Dee 
ber^tone-Marcln. Jan, special release. Rev. Fep. A*. 
•tady'i l»rotei8lbn, a; Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. S^^^^^^ 

queradlng as riding master. Geo. Barbier, Sari Maritza. Dir. Norman 
MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 
: Luxury Liner. From the hovel by Glna Kaus. Grand Hotel-^^ 

Geo. Brent, Zita Johann, Alice White. Ve^ee^ Teasdale. Dir. by i^^^^^ 
Mendez under B. P. Schulberg. 70 mlns. Bfel. Feb. 3, Rev. Feh. 7. 
Murders In the Zoo. Original by Philip ^y»e ^nd^ton LMIHen^^ 

largely held to a zoological garden. Clias. Ruegles, Lloiiel AtwiU, Gall 
Patrick., Dir. E!dw. Sutherland. Rel, Mar. 17. Rev. April 4. 
Mysterious Rider, Western. Kent Taylor. Dir. Allen. Rel. Jan- ^ 

■-' special. . Rev. Jan, 3v .. . ^ y,.. ca„ii,in 

Ick Up; (Schulberg.).;A girl of Weopl^^ 



Animal Kingdom, The^ The than who could not distinguish between, hla^ wife 
and mistress. Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy; Dir. Edw. H. 

— -Grifflthr^85^mlns.-^-Reh Decr'^ST^ Revr;^an.-^i ' = — '■ — " 

Cheyenne kid. The. Tom .Keen^ Western. . Dir. Robert 66 mins. cl;. 

Jan.; 20. 

Christopher Strong. Froni Prankaii play. Story of ia daring English avia^ 
trice. Katherine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke. Dlr.^ Dorothy Arz- 
ner. 77 mlns. ReL Mar, 31, Rey. Mar. 14, 
Diplomahlacs, The. - Wheeler : and Woolsey- are .sent by ah Indian tribe to' 
bring peace to the Geneva. Conference. Dlr;' Wni. Seltcr. 69 mlns. Rel' 
May. Rev. May 2. ■ 
Goldie Gets Along. Movle-struck girl wha works the beauty . contest racket, 

LIU Damita. Chas. Morton, Sam Hardy. 68 mlns. Rel. Jah. 27." ' 
Great 'Jasper, The. Novel by Fulton Oursler, Dlx as a motormah who turns 
palmist Rlch^ Dix, Wera Engels, Edna May Oliver. Dir. J, . Walter 
Ruben. 83 mlns. Rel. Mar. 3.. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Half-Naked Truth, The; From Harry lEtelchenbach's memoirs of a '.press 
ageTit: lL«e:Tracy; LTipfe-^elezi: Eugene Paw^^^ 
76 mlns. Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Jan. 3. 
King Kong. Original. A 56>fooL ape is -captured :ln the 'wllda^and creates 
havoc when it escapes while, oh- exhibition In New York. 'Fay. 'Wtay, Robt. 
Armstrong. Dlr* Merlan . C. GObper. 100 mlns. RSy. April 7. 
Lucky ' Devils. Original. .,Glorlfylng.:the picture .stunt men." Bill Boyd, Wm 
Garga:n, Dorothy Wilson. Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. • 63 mlns, ) ReL Feb. 
8, Rev; Febi 21. . . 

Man Hiint. Junior ama,iteur detecUVe Captures Jewel, thieves.; JunlDF '-Durklh,. 
Mrs. Wallace Reld, Virginia; Henry. Dir. ;Irying Cuhimings. 6.4^mbis 
ReL Mar. 24. ' Rev. May 9. 
Monkey's Paw, The. .W. W. Jacobs mystery story of -a hoodooed charm. .-C; 
Aubrey SmlUi, Ivan Simpson, Louise Garter. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 66 
mins. ReL' Jan. .13. . 
No Other Woman. Steel worker who rises'to affluence and drags bis wife. Into 
the mire. Irene Dunn, Chas. Bickford. Dir. J. Walter Ruben. 68 mlns 
ReL Jan. 6. Rev. Jan. .81. ' j - 

Our Betters. From. Maugham's play. English high Society. Constance Ben 
hett, GUIiert Rolani|< iDiK Ge<j. Cukpr. 44 mlns. Rel. Mar. .17. . Rev 

Feb. 28. ~ ■' ■ - • . - ; 

Past of. Mary Holmes, The, Destitute oPera singer. unwitttagly'a,ccufifesj»er 
son of murder. Helen MacKellar, Eric Linden, Skeets Gallagher. Dir. 
Harlan Thompson, Slavo Vorkaplch. 62 minis. Rel. Jan. 20.- Rev., .May 2. 
Sailor Be Good. Original The fleet's In again. -Jack Oakle, Vlvfenne ^Os 
borne, George E. Stoh& Dir. Jas. Cruze; 68 mlns. ReL Feb. 10. Rev 
Feb. 28. ' ., 

Scarlet River. Picture company fllins a western fllm. Tom Keehe, Dorbthy 
Wilson, Roscoe Ates. Dir. Otto Brown. 64 mlns. Rel. Mar. 10. .Rev. 
May' 30. ■ ' ■" -, ; 

Silver Cord, The. Mother love carried to excess. Irehe Dunne, .LauraL Hopei 
Crews, Joel McCrea, Frances Dfee. Dir. . John CromwelL ^6 mlns. 
Rel. May 19. Rev. May 9. 
Sweepings. Novel. Biographical study , of a iherchant princev Lionel Barry- 
■ ■ more, Alan Dlnehart; Gloria Stuart: Dir. JoTin Cromwell. 77 mlns. . Rel. 
April 14. Rev. Mar. 28. 
Topaze. From the stage play of that title by. Marcel PrevosL French story 
.__^ot;an.lnnoceht.who geta.wlse tO-thfi.-WAy,of 'municlRiH graft. John.Barey- 
mbre, Myrfta LOy; Albert ContL Dir. Harry D' Arrant. ..mlns. Bel. 
Feb. 24. Rev. Feb. 8. 





Hollywood, 
With five theatres stench' bbinb.ed 
from Friday until Sunday night and 
two tHro.w^rS:^tak«n^'4ht«- oustody- 
Alhambra, C?ilif,> Sunday night» dec^ 
lavktion. v/as. made by unions, thd-t 
they wiere ddnductlhg a war against 
nbh-xthton .theatres ■whlbK li^M re- 
sulted in ".District Attorney Buron 
FMs. \ (M-derln^ unloii" ,.bi!lciald 
brought'in to.hls office for examina- 
tion and auestionlhg. , Fltta 3tat^ 
aa' long as unions have declared war 
he -would be i^-ttie battle, too, and 
■Will pt'odec'Ute everyone connected 
with the! $itench bbmbihg campaign 
tliiathks been ifoing on hereof or' t)ast- 
.fleveral months. 
. ,Men, are.- no'w being swe.at?d.. .by 
iiiyestlgators Blahey Matthews, 'Tom 
Cab^it arid Jack -Sumner and ex- 
pected others wllL be ta^n iii'to cns<.. 
tody fcfef ore day. Is " oyer. , . 

District Attorney Bufpn ,itta 
:'tof>)t Ihto^ ^ custody E.- • A^petson, 
prcfsidehi and^. Arnilntraiit, secret 
,^axy-.:Of Motion picture Projection- 
ists' Union fbUowlng the throwing 
of flvs sti&nch bbmbd ih local the- 
ati^s -over 'the 'w:eekend: THey have 
been ih custody since' Saturday, aind 
Fitt's decltlres jie will arrest every 
uiiipn bfflciaV..lC mecesSary'r to stop 
tTie''canii>ifEh~ 

employing, taken iQtlliafe with union, 
.^.ttesides theai, thr€ie thrp^et's als© 
arie' in custody. 



United ArtUU "'"^^N.T'y'a.T'V. 



PARmSAUSMGR. 
roST MAY 1(E SET IIP 



A geheral.'siiios manager'' post majr 
be' Bet'/* up in" Parambuyit^^ 1^ 
Oeorge J. Schaefeir as a, :result of 
latter'fl. appplntment ' aa ^neral 
manager' ot -the- compaiiy :for- tho 
trustees. Aib' v;p. over distribution, 
any general sa,ie & assignment would 



birs. Hum- 



Ign 



Sidney, Geo. Raft Dir. Marlon Gerlng. Rel , • ^ ^ r— « rr-n» 
She Done Him Wrong. Paraphrase of 'Diamond W M 

Noah Beery, Owen Moore. Din Lowell Sherman. Kel. Jan. isi. «ev. 

of ''the*' Cross, The. Spectacular version of Wilson B^^^^^ 
Roman persecution of the Christians^ ^l^^^'^^^ix^- il^nn. S- 
Ellssa Landi. Chas. Laughton. Dir. Cecil B. De MUle. 118 mma. *^eB« 
lar release Feb, 10. ReV. Dec 6. ^ ^ nhaB 

Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from^the anBl« f n honest J^f^jf ^jjuVphS 
Bickford, Rich. Arlen, Jean Hersholt, Mary Brian. Dir. Raipn . Murpny, 
V 65 mlns. Rel. April 28. - Rev. May 2. ^ rph« »fnrv 

T^T5lbirW=T=emplelS^ 

of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopklhs, Jack ija^Kue.^vvni, 



Dir. 



n ovorsexea ein. m-iriam '«/ 10 -rcv Mav 9 

Stephen Roberts. 68 mlns. Rel. May 12. Rev. May ». 



. .Stflotly'personar' (Roiers!) Original ;Wllson Ml^zner aiid^^^^^ 
->.;,, non on the matrimonial agency racket. MarJorl_e Kamoeau, i^a, 



i^;: Dor;;«if J^rd^^^r-DirTRalph Murphy. ReL Mar. 1^. MaT.^2L 
. Suniet Pass. Zane Gray western. Tom K°ene Ranjo^^^^ Scott. Kathleen 
, Burke.. Dir. Henry Hathaway... 4C. mlns... Rel. May 26. i^.^Kard 
Supernatural. Original. Odd story of a transferred soul. Carol^ ''ci^S. 
- Randolph SCOtt, VlvfcnnB Osborne. Dir. Victor . ±»aipe 

Rel. May 12. Rev. April 25. i,„„i„r' rijiudette 

igi,t Is dure. Noel doward's '-rhe Queen Was 
Colbert, Frederic March, Allison Skipwortn 

Jan. 13. Rev; Jan. 24. -iTi,.aiin Verna 

Under the.Tonto Rim. From the Zane G'-oy ^tory* j^^^^a^i. 
HUU6. Ray Hatton. Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. Mar. J*. 



Hallelujah, I'm a Bum. Al Jolson Introduces the new 'rhythmic dialogue.. 

Jolson, Madge Evans, Harry Langdon, ..Frank Morgan, Chester Conk 
; lln. Dir. Lewis Milestone. 80 mina. ReL Feb. 8. ReV. Feb. 14. 

I - Cover-the-Waterfrbntr^^ 

exploits in the San Diego harbor, Claudette Colbert, Ben LyOn and 
Ernest Torrehce. Dir. James Cruze. 70 ihihs, ReL Majr .1-2. Rev;. May .23. 
Kid from Spain. The. kddle Cantor masquerades as a bull llghter^down' lii 
Mexico. Cantor, Lyda Robertl. Dir. Leo. McCarey. 74 mlns. Rel. Jan. 

- ..2L--.ReV.-'Nov.::22._^-_ ^ ■ . 

Perfect LIhdbrstanding." Swansbn original laid In England.' Gloria Syanson, 
Laurence Olivier, Genevieve Tobin, Sir Nigel- Playfair, . John Halllday. 
Dir. Cyrfl Gardner. 84 mlns. Rel. Feb. 22. Rev. Feb, 28. 
Samarang. Love amid the peirl divers In Malaysia. Native cast. Ir. Ward 

Wing. 60 mins. ReL June 23. 
Secrets.. Stage play. Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends not 
to know. Mary Plckford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mlns. 

- .ReL Aprtt.16. Rev. »Iat. 2L . , 

Ves, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchanan, 
Margot Grahame and Elsie Randolph. ~ . -^ 

•No date set 



Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 



Studlot Universal City, 
Calif. 



Universal 



Ofncea: 730 Fifth. Ave.,' 
New Ydrk,.f»l, Y; 



Be Mine- Tonight. . Comedy-rdcama. I'ove. story unfolded in pcenl^^^^ 

Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Klepura. Dir. Anatol Litwak. 8B mlns; ReL 
Mar. 23. Rev. AprU 18. 
Big Cage, The. OrlglnaL Man against beast, different from Jungle fllms. 
Clyde Beatty, i^aymond Hatton* Anita Page, Andy Devlne. Dir. Kurt 
Neumann. 78. mlns. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. 
Cohens and Kelly* In Trouble. Comedy. Famous team in story with nautical 
background. George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. George Stevens. 
ReL March 23. Rev. April 18. 
Destination Unknown; Adventure on^a rum runner adrift In^the ^f/^'Sv./'V 
O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Betty. Compson. ,Dlr. Ray GarnetL ReL Mar. ?. 
Rev. April IL 

Fighting President, The. Newsreel assembly of the life of F. p: -Roosevelt; 

screen lecture by Edwin C Hin, Special release. Rev. April IL 
Hidden Gold. Tom Mix pals with bank robbers to locate Wdlng place of their 

loot Judith Barrlc, Ray Hatton. Eddie Grlbbon. Dir. Arthur Rosson. 

68 mins. ReL Nov, 3. Rev, Mar. 28. 
King of the Arena. Ken Maynard In a. circus Robt- 

Kortman. 6 reels. Rel. June 18. 
King Of Jazz, The. Reissue, with Paul Whlteman, ir, John 

Murray Anderson.. 9 reels, Rel; May .18, 
u-i.. B*fnrA the MIrrbr. The. Po'werful drama of : human emotions.. .Nancy 

clrroU Paul L^kas! Frank Morgan, Gloria Stuart. Dir. Jas. Whale, 

67 mins. Rel. April 20. Rev. May 16. 
Lauflhter in HelL Chain gang story. |>at X)'Brlett, ir. 

Edw."cahn. 72 mlns.*^ ReL Jan. 12, Rev. Jan. 17. 
LiieUw Dod Touchlnef and dramatic story of devotion that ^exists between a 

mKnd his dog. Chic Sale. Dir. Zlon Myers. Rel.. April 6. 
Mummy The. Mystery thriller. Boris Karloff, Ztta Johann, David Manners. 
" Dir.^rl FVeund. ReL Dec. 22. Rev. Jan. 10. 

Naaana. Tropical drama. Tala Blrell, Melvyn Douglas. E, L. Frank, 

Rel. Jan. 26. Rev. Feb, 21. 
Out All IghtV Comedy. Slim 5ummervllle-ZaBU 

R.eU AprU 13. Rev. April U 

Private, J 

riitns. 'ReL'Febr'ieT ' Rev. Marcih 28 

Trertker, Vlc^^^^ made.) .Dir. Luis Trcnker, Edwin 

Knopf. Rel. June 1. 
D„n«^ Pifnreflfl The. British made. Grand Hotel on a French train. Esther 

il^Sn Gon?ad V^^^ Dlr, Walter Forde. 85 mlns: Rev. Feb. 28. 
Rustlers' Roundup, The. Action We.-5tern with Toni Mix,. Diana Sinclair. Ir. 

Henry MacRae. 66 mms. Rel. Mar. 16. . 
Terror Trail. Original. Tom Mix. western. f^aoml .Judgg. 

Ray Hatton; Dir. Armand ScnaefCer. 55 mlns. 

Feb. 14. 

Th»*/ Just Had to Get Married. Matrimonial adventures of a 
couple Slim Summervllle, Zasu I'ittJ. Dir. Edw. Ludwlg, 
Uel. Jan. B. Rev. Feb. 14. 

, (Continued 00 page 3^) 



Ir. Sam Taylor. 



.i- April X*. ivc». 

Jones. Comedy in which a slacker flnd.q himself very much in the 
•, I^e ^racy, Donald Cook, Gloria. Stuart. Dir. Russell Mack- <Q 



l^cl. 



. .Rankin, 
2. Rev. 

newlyrlch 
71 mins. 



aufaiect jio Schaefer'a su|i_^rvi8loii. 
. Ne'ii' ACTiew, at present '. western 
saleis chieif, and Joe ..ungat,' sfiarinff 
.the eiMst with .Stahlby Waiter are 
montioned .to r. vthe^ pr omotion, with 
Agnew having an^dge ThnJughTHir^ 
longf selrvice,with*Paft 

In absence bf any offl>.lal notifica- 
tion up to yesterday (Monday) and 
9chae£6fa.. .ii.lii'e^s,-- .ftse'^fae ■ Pl^Hft. 
could no.t be learned. . Schaef er has 
been conflufed to his .I^onae. for sev- 
eral, days, now with a case of pto- 
maine, poiisbning. 

Chinese Pictures 

(Continued from page.j?) 
China insipts. ou. f ollowlns. ro^cjh of 
the social ideas, customs, etc., of the 
west, whereas the conservative, 
bldei? gerieration" tries to" preserve 
the traditions and ideas of the past. 
Touhg ciiina Insists on modem ideaa 
bf marriage, is favorably inclined 
toward western dress, house fur- 
nishings ind much else that repre- 
sents the contact bf the Occident 
with tbe orient.: 

ffferent bialecU 
. In the talkers the Chinese meet 
difilculties on accbunt of the dlalec- 
iic dififerences in various sections of 
the country. While it is true that 
about ; thteerf ourths of the people 
Of China speak aind uiiderstaiid some 
form of Mandarin — ^hence films pro- 
duced in Mandarin would be aOcept- 
ai>le to them-T-the other 25% repre- 
.igents regions of South China wher* 
niany different dialects abound. 

Unle.qs a eantonese is educated la 
Mandarin he can not understand a 
Chinese from the north, nor can a 
northern Chinese understand a Can- 
tonese.- The Cantonese are ai very 
progressive element in: the advance- 
ment of China, and sound Alms made 
for Cantonese audiehcesj must. be. 
iproduced In the Cantonese dialect. 
But these film.s would have no mar- 
ket Iti North China. On the other 
=handr^-th c==-written=charaeter-4s -the= 
same In the south as lii the north, 
although naturally the Cantonese 
have developed; idioms -which dilter- 
entiate them from people of Marida- 
.rln speaking areas. 

It is pa,tent, ho'vyever, that the .de- 
. velopment of thio sound motion pic- 
ture- films in China- -will hasten the 
use. of a common si>oken language 
and materially aid' in bringing a.bout 
a uniformUy of langu.ag.e. throughout 
the country. 



Tuesday, Jane 6, 1933 




• Charming ANN BARRI£ is a 
newcomer to the stage, but she 
knows all about Lux! "My maid 
uses it^*' she says, "for cverytWng 
that's washable at all.*- 



• Lux has kept the gay peasant cos- 
tumes of the chorus (right) fresh as 
they were on opemng night. No won- 
der Catherine Reddy, wardrobe mis- 
tress, says: "Lux is the safest soap 
there is— I've used it for fifteen years. 
It's thrifty— with Lux I cut stocking 
bills way down, actually in half 



Toeedajt June 6, 1933 



VARIETY 



5S 




rr^HERE'S not a sweeter, more sparkling show in 
X town than ^*Music in the Air.'* You know its 
lovely theme song, ^Tve Told Every Little Star**? 
Whenever you hear it> remember what nearly every 
Star of stage and screen has long told Lux— and let 
[ Lux bring you the "good luck" it has brought them. 

Natalie Hall, for one, \vith her sticcesaon of stunning 
costumes; Ann Barrie, with her dainty mgenue frocks 
. both owe thdr exquisitely soignee perfection to 
pure> gentle Line. And, of course^ Line keepg the gay 
Bavarian peasant costumes of the chorus freshnand- 
bright! 

If you, too, want to look fresh and crisp and perfectly 
groomed all summer— Lux will do just that for you. 
It's made espedally to protect fine fabrics, to protect 
stockings arid underthings * . . keep them like new. 

brdinary^soaps^akes, poWders^Fchips^fteh con^ 
"B3iniani2urak^^^ 

not injure the most delicate fabric. Anything safe in 
%ater-is safeMn^^^ ^Phat^s-wh^ Broadsj^ajt-S^ 
^^Don't trust to luck— trust to LuxF? 




VA'.';*.*.-.';'.':-:-;*;-:':-:-:*':.:.'.:.*-*.'; 

^.......^^m^m^M 





V6i s 




... 






• NATALIE HALL'S blonde beauty and gor- 
geous dfamatic soprano have helped^b^ 
in the iUr" its siiccew. Her ituniung costumes, 
on or off the stage, arc the i»nk of perfection. 
"I'm never without Lux— in the atudio, on the 
stage, at home," she says. 'Wanaxy soaps aren't 
safe— but with Lux my costumes, as well as my 
personal tlung?, always look exquisite," 






VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, June 6, I93J 




South Africa 



By l-l. Hanson 



Capetown, May 8. 
A Judge in .the lYahisvaal pivl 
elon of the . Supreme Court grant 
ed a rule ha^l to Klnemas Ltd. to 
sanction. a\ compromise by which 
the redemption value of a secured 
building loan would : be reduced ]to 
96 pounds for ea^ch lOD pounds face 
value, the redemption to be com 
pleted by March 31, 1937, and the 
rtite of . interest as froni April 1, 
193j3t, . to be. ieduced ..Irorit ft^ per^ 
cent to 6 . percent, ..per annum, pay' 
able on. the original face value of 
each building loan certificate until 
redeemed. 



The Oldest Cinema 

WoKrant'g Bioscope, Cape Town, 
. which is probably the oldest cin- 
ema in South Africia, is now qele- 
toratinjg its. 21st: anpivers£try« 'F(>r 
isome- years, this show liouse en- 
joyed great popularity. : .' 

James A> Fltzpatrlck, whose 
vtrayelrtalk . films -are Vdi^tributed by- 
M.-G-M, 'was among the. passengers 
oh. th6 tourist «hlp: Corinthia^ ... Ac-, 
coinpanied by his wife, h^ left thjei 
I9hip at Durban, g;oing to Johanneb- 
. .burg, Pretoria, and Yictoria; JP^^ll/s. 
retuiining to Capetown yia'. Kimber-^ 
ley,, to rejoin- , the boat. - He takes 
back, with him a larsie number, of 
pictures. 

Claiming to be the world's' gi'eat- 
©st bridge-playing expert;;. Robert 
Foster hiEvs arrived froni Aiistral^a. 
With ' the /intention of lecturing dn 
the ifanie. Foster is Td. yei&rs; btit 
still active. Says he discovered 
Culbertson 12 ..yearia £ie;6 at the 
Knickerbocker Club, New York. 



Circus- Man" Comi 

Mi Bostock, the circus owner, 
is • t>aying,' a health yfsit," to South 
Africa, ' accompainied by his wife.> 
Be was h0re> last year. 

The 'Beftei't Soiig'^ ls doing busi- 
ness at the Empire, Johannesburg, 
produced by .Philip Levard^ The 
oast has bvorisea. -principals and 
locals with a good phorus. ' 

A former feather-weight cham- 
pion Of Wales, . England, .'Ginger'. 
Jones, has - arrived to carry but a 
contract with the Transvaal Na- 
. ttbnal Sporting Club in johannes- 
burg. . He will meet Laurie. Stevens; 
- wlniiee. of the 01:p!inpic Games JIghtr 
weight title. He has. had 97 fights, 
winning 72, lost 14 and drawn 12. 



Veteran 1ei» 

Isador Rosenthal died at Johan-r 
nesburg April 24, . age4 75. . He ywus 
associated with Ed^i* M. Hyhian 
--and-George-Ale3(ander-in— the:-EixL^ 
pire,:the first- muslc> hall.^p Johan- 
nesburg, . and the first pversea 
variety combination ..lljiroufOT Into 
the CQuritfy.. .Many .pf, the acts 
of. that ^jperiodtcime ..ov^r Jiere .under 
the^r ins^nag^jinen^^^^ 

Charlie. Chaplin 21.Yeai^ Ago 
At the coming of age of Wolf- 
ram's Bioscope, Capetown, . the 
openlniir program included a film 
that was screened at the. theatre 
-on its opening; night 21 years ago. 
It was Charlie Chaplin In 'His 
Vamping Venus.' 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 

(Continued from page $1) 

studiosi Burbanjc.^^^ Wainer Brothers ^•""="' '?feSfVo?kMi.V. 

EK-l-ady. An experimental marriage strikes a snag. Bette J^a^'a* 

mond, Frank McHueh. Dir. Robert Florey. 67 mins. Rel. April .». 

Rev.. May 16, « 
42d Street. A musical prodycHoh With the theatre as Wkground. B^^^ 

Daniels, Wai'ner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, George' Brent, Ginger Rogers, 

Dick Powell, Guy Klbbee. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 89 mine. Rel. Mar. ii. 

Rev, 14.. .\ ; . 

Girl Missing, a'wo girls cleverly foil a kidnapping plot. Glendj Farrell, Ben 

Lyon; Mary Brian, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Robt. , Florey. 69,mins; Rel.. 

Mar. Rev.:-Mar. 2U - — ■: — 

Hard to Handle. Carney as a high powered promoter. Cagney, Mary Brian. 

Dir. Mervyh Le Roy. 81 nilns. ReK Jan. 28. Rev. Feb. 7. 
Haunted Gold. Search for gold In a haunted mine. John Wayne; Ir. Mack 

Wright. 68 milns. Rel. Dec, 17. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Keyhole, The. A woman finds herself the wife of , two men. Kay Francis. 

George Brent. Glenda Farrell. Dir. Michael Curtis. Rel. Mar. 26. 

Rev. April 4. ' 
Klnfl's Vapation. The. From a story by Ernest Pascal. The" king takes time' 

out to visit his first wife. Geo. Arllss. Dir. John Adolfi. 62 mlns. Rel. . 
• Feb. 38. ■ • Rev. Jan. 24, ^ 
Uawyer Man. insidis story of the profession. William Powell, : Joan Blondelt, 

Dir. Wn», DIeterle. 68 mins. Rel. Jan. 7. Rev. Jan. 3. 
Lite of Jimmy Dolan^ the. From a. recent novel. Prizefighter finds regen^r- 
. ation. Doug. Fairbanks. Jr., Loretta Tbung, Aline McMahon, Guy Klbbe. 

89 minS.. Rei. June 3. . 
Mayor of Hell, The. From Iselin Auster's drama» Reform school background. 

Jas. C^gn.ey, Madge Byans, Frankio Darrow.. Rel; June 24, 
One Way i>assage. Love develops for a prisoner. ^Kay FYancl8,^Wllllatn Pow- 

• 'elC Dir.* 'Tay Garnett. Time. 69 mlns. Rel. Oct 22. Oct 18. 
Parachute JumpeT, The. Two ex-iharlnes and _a -girt j(?hio go aloft- oDoUfe.. 

Fairbanks; jfr., Bette Davis. Dir. Alfred E; Green. 72 mlns. Rel. 

Jan. 28.. Rev. . Jan. 31,- . f. 

Picture Snatcher, The. Semi-gangster story of a - news photographer. Jas. 
■ cagney, Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Lloyd Ba.con.. 

70 mins. Rel. April 19. Rev. May 23. 
Private Detective 82. From a fiction story. WUllam Powell, Margaret Llnd-. 

.say.' 67 mins. Rel. June 17. 
Silk Express, The. Mystery drama of silk shipments; Nlel HamlUoni Allen 
rJehklns, Dudley Dige^es^ 61 mlns. Rel. Jtine 10. 

Teleoraph Trail. • Difficulties encountered In the building of thej*el*B!'*Pj': 
John Wayne, Frank McHugh, Marceline Day. Dir. Tenny Wright 66 
mins. Rel. Mar. 18. Reiv. April 4. 
Untamed Afrlcai-^hrlUlng African adventure; - Under supervision of .Wynaht . 

D. Hubbard, F.A.G.S. Rel. April 8. 
Wax Museum, The. 'Original.' (Teciinlcolor.) Mystery and thrills in a wax 
works. Xlbrtel Atwlll, Fay Wray, Glenda FartelL Dir. Michael Curtlz. 
78 mins.. Rel. Feb. 18. Rev. Feb. 21. 
Working Man, The. Original. Romance In the shoe business. Geo. Arllss, 
■Bette Davis. Dir. John Adolfi. 77 mlns. Rel. 2f ay 6. Rev. April 26; < 

World Wide ^"ajToir^i. Y. 

(Releaislng Through Fox) 

Between Fightlno Men. Conflict between the sheep men and eattle raisers. 
Ken Maynard, Ruth HalL Dlr, Forrest Sheldon. Time. 62 mlns. Rel. 
Oct 16. Rev. Feb; 14. ' 

Constant Woman, The; From Eugene O'NpUl's play 'Recklessness.' Conrad 
Nagel, Leila Hyams. Dir. Victor Scbertzlnger. Ret. Ifar. 18. 

Oriini Taps. A Boy Scout trbup to the rescue of Ken Maynard. . Ken May- 

- Tiard; Junior Coughlln; Scout Troop 107 of .Hbliywboia. Dir. J. P. Mc- 
Gowan. 61 mlns, Rel. Jan. 29. Rev. May. 2. '. 

Dynamite Ranch. Ranc h manag er fa fis to v anquish 'the hero; Ken Maynard, 
— iRUm Hall. Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Trm^TGd mlns. Kei. Juiy n. K€Vr 
Dec. ;27. 

Fargo Express. Straight-Shooting sacrifice In the career of a cow country 
hero: ' Ken Maynard. Helen Mack. Dir. Alan Jamep.. Time, 62 mlns. 
. i Rel, ^<xVk 20. Rev. Mar. 7. 
Lone Avenger^ The. Original. - Ken May nard we stern. Muriel Gord on. Di r. 

' Aiair~James;~6iTaiHS. Rel. May^4. '~ ■ : " 

Phantom, Thunderbolt. Ken. Maynard western In which he helps Coyote 
' Gulch get the rbilroad by cleaning out a gang. Francis Lee. v Dir. Alan 

- James. - 61 mins. - Rel. Mar. 6. 
Study in scarlet, Sherlock 'Holmes story. Reginald Owen, Juiie Clyde, 

— A^na May Wong.- Dir. Edw. L;-Marln* -73 mtoa ReL May 14^- 



Der Brave Sueiider (Ger) (European). Past comedy. Max Pallenberg. 
Fritz Kortner. 90 nUns. Rel. April I. Rev. April 4, 

Dsr Falsche Ehemanh (German) (Protex), Farce. Dir. Johannes Out*i. 

86 mlns. Rel. Oct L Rev. Oct 23. " ^"w. 

Per Falsche Feldmarschal.: (Capital) (aerman).! Military musical. Vlaat. 

-Burlan. Dir. Carl Lamac. Time, 81 mlns. Rel. July 12. 
Der Haiiptmann von -Kopenlck (Kinematrade) (Ger), Comedy. Max Adalbert 

DlrT Richard Oswald. 96 minS. Rel. Jan. 16. Rdv. Jan. 24.. » "eri, 

Der Schvrartze Hussar (Protex) ((iler.). Costume romance. Conrad Veldt 
Dir. Gerhard Lamprecht 90 mins. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Jan, 3, *• 

Die Blumenfrau von MndenjM (QennaiO (Protex). ^Coniedy. Ronate Mum^ 
ler. HanslNlese. Dir. Qeorg Jacoby. 70 mlns. Rel. July 1. Rev. Julyii: 

Die ^ustloen Welber von Wieh.. tCaR'tal) (Oer). Willy Porpt Irene Eiainfcet 
Dir. Geza von Bolvary. _ Tlmo, 97'rt»!ln8. ReL July*l4 • ""v 

60s Noches (Hoffberg) (Spanlish). Musical. Conchita Montenegro. . Car« 
Ibs Borcosque. 66 mips. Rel. May 1. 

Donna d'Una Notte (Portale) jtIta"an). Court adventure, t'rancesca BertlnL' 
Dir. Marcel L'Herbler, 86 mins. Rel. March 1. Rev, March 14. 

Drel Tage MIttelarrest (Gernian) (Capital). Fast German farce with all-star 
: cast : Dli". .CarLBoeae. ..,S9_ mlhs, Rel. May 1. Jftev._ May 23.;^_ 

brunter und brueber (Ger.) itClermanla). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu. 
feld. 86 mlns., Rel. Dec. ,16. Rev. Dec> 20. 

^Ine Llebesnacht (German) (Capital). Farce. Harry Lledke. Joe Mar. 

82 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23. 
EIne Nacht in Paradles (Klneinatrade) (Ger)l Musical comedy. 

90 mins. Rel; Feb. 1. Rev. Pfeb. 28. 
Eine Tuer Qeht Auf. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. 

6% mlns.. ' '{tel.: Feb^ 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 
False trnjirorms (Rtisk) (Amklao). ' Dir. LopashlnsklL mins,. 
18. Rev. Nov. ?9. , 

Frau Von Dei* ^an. Sprlcht (German) < (General). -^Mady Christians. •Melb- 

drama. Dir. Viktor Jnnsen. 76 mlns. Rel. April 16i Rev. May :2. 
FriederiKe (KinematifMe) (Geij),, Drimatic operetta, based on Goethe's life. 

Mady Christians. 90 nilns,. Rei. March 15, »ev. Feb.. 28. . . 
Gefahren Der Llebe (German)' .(Madison), SliX drama. Tony. Van Eyck. 

Dir. Eugen Thiele, 66 mlns. -Rel. May I,- Rev. May 2. 
ai Entdeckt Ihr Her)c< (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy. GItta; 
Gustav.Frpeiioh. Dir. carr Proeilch; 90;mtns._)Rei.;Pct. 4. , 

Gloria. (German)-' (New .Era). Transattantte aviation drainigi, Gustav Froeh-- 
Iloh. Brlgltt6 Helm." ^o niins; Rel. Nov. ' ROv. Nov. I. 

Heirtha'si Ei'wachen ' (Protex) (Ger.). ^-Delicate life l>i^oblem. 

Lamprecht. 96 mlns. ReV Maroh 10. Rev. March 14,' 
Holzai>fel Weisi Alles (German) (Capital). Comedy. Felix Bressart. Dir. 

Viktor Jansour 8I> mlns. Rel. Jan. i; ReV; Jan'.. 17,. . 
Horizon (Russ) (Amklno), Jewish search for home. Dir. liev Kuleshov. 

mlns. Rel.. May 10, Revt. May .16. 
House of Death (Russ.) (Amklnb). Based on Dostoievsky's life. , 

erov. 79 mlns.: .Rel.- Ai|g., 12.. Rev. Aug. 16.^ . , * 

Hyppolit a Laka> Xinternallonal) (Hungarian). - Fast farce. Ir. Szekeiy Ist-^ 

van.- 77 mlns. Rel, .Jan.- Rev. Jap. 17.^ . " 

Ich Will NIcht WIsaen Wer 'Du Bist (In$erworId). (Ge^). Musical. Dir. Geza 

von BQlvary..Ulald,-Fi!oehlfch.._ .lO-mlna. _ .llel_Eeb.. IB..- Rey.,-Eeb*r21.— . ^ 
Ivan. (Garrisbii) (Russ.).- Transformation of peasants. Dir. DbvzhenkoJ 63 
mlns.' Rel; Feb. 1. Rev. March' 7. • ' , . . 

Kamaradschaft. (ASao. Cinema) (Ger).N Bensatlpnal dramk. Alex ^ranacbt 

Ernst Btisph. pir.^O. W. PAbst Time. 78 mlns. . Rel, Nov. 8. 
Kelne Felar Ohne Meyer (Ger.) ((^ermania); = 'Musical farce. Siegfried ' Arno^ 

Dir. Cari Boese. 83 mins, Rel. Oct 28. ReV. Nov. 3. 
Kbrvettenkapitaen (Ger.) (GeneraO. Military farce:' 76 mlns. Rel. April L 
ta Couturlere de Luhevllle (Par) (French). Mhslcal of woman's > love; 
Madeleme Renaud,- Pierre Blanchar. 90 mlns. Rel. July 1,. Rev. Oct. 22. 

te Bal (French) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dir.. WUhelm Thiele. 83 mlns. 

Rel. Oct, 1. Rev. Oct 4. 
tliibav I Strast (Yugoslav) -<Croat). Drania of life among N. T. Imlgranta. 

Rakel Diavldovlc; Dlr; Frank Melfbrd. 60 mlns. ReU Dee. 16. 
l-ulse, Koenigin '.von ■ Preussen. (Asso. (^Inema) iOer). Historical. Henry 

Porte'n. Dlr* Carl Frbellch. Time; 92 mlns. Rel. Oct 4, 
tustlgen Muslkanten, Die. (General) (Ger.) . Musical farce. Camilla Splra. 

Dir. Mair Obal.-T 80 mins, Rel. May- 30; . : — — — — 

M (Ger) (Foremco). Powerful dramatic study. Peter Lorrei ir, Fritz Lang. 

96 nUns.. Rel. April 1, Rev. April 4 and April 18. 
Marlus (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satirb. ' JJii'; Alexander Kwdaj- 

103 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. AprU 2B. . 
Maedchen in Uniform (Fllmchoice)' (German). ^ Poignant drama. Thiele* 

Wlecke. Dir. Richard Frbehllch. Rel. Jan. 10. Rev. Sept 27, 
Man Braueh Kein Geld. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Ir. Karl Boepe; 
elr-Nov.^ J.0. 

UBSia. 



Race Track. Original. Turf story. Leo CairlUp, Kay Hammond* 
Cbghlan. Dir. Jas. Cruze. 78 mlns. Rev. Feb. 25. 



Junior 



Miscellaneous Releases 



Par Leaving Germany 

(Cdhtinued from piige 17) 
have been let go completely over 
there. ; 

U's'Positibn 

Universal also Is going through 
some reorfifanizatlon. U is In the 
midst Of a heavy production sched 
ule in Berlin and figures it must do 
something, about, it Or lose a.' 
slderable amount of investment 

Paramount's situation is a pe- 
culiar one,— Company.-has ■ had- con? 
slderable difficulty In Germany, 
even before the neiv government 
came in, ' and; . doesn't figure- the 
candle is worth the shooting. Gus 
Sfchaeffier, the Par .. German maur 
ager, is one of the only two. -non - 
Jews heading American companies 
in Berlin, so no difficulty along that 
line, but , figured that Paramount, 
w:ith its general financial headaches 
everywhere, can't afford tb toy, with 
a confiagratlon like Germany at, a 
time like this. 

Par idea now, though not figured 
out completely, is to stay in (Ger- 
many with just a very minimum 
i -skeleton office -crew and see what 
happens. 



Bachelor Mother, The. (Hollywood Pro.) OrlglnaL A mother borrowed ffom 
' an old ladies' home walks Into tragedy. Evalyn Knapp, Jas. Murra, 
■'Margaret' Seddbn. Dir. Ch'as.' TTutchlrtson. 69 mlns. : Rel." Jan. '3. Rev: 
Feb. 21. 

Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain, lions wlth4>are hands. 

70 mins. Rev. May 30. 
Daring Daughters. (Tower.) Two girls In the big city. Kenneth Thompson, 
Joan Marsh, Marian Marsh. Dir. Christy Cabanne. 63 mlns. Rel. Jan. 
3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

High Gear. (Goldsmith.) Auto race story. Jackie Searie. James Murray, 

Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason. 66 mlns. ReV. AprU 18. 
Hotel. Variety. (Capital.) Grand H^otel In an actors boarding house. Hal 

Skelly. Olive Borden. Dir. Raymond Cannon. 71 mlns. Rev. Jan. 10. 
India Speaks. (Walter Flitter.) Travelogue with interpolated dramatic epl- 

'sode. Talk by Rich. Halliburton. 80- mlns. Rev. May 9. 
Pride of the Legion. (Released also as 'The Bilg Payoff.') (Mascot.) From a 
Peter B. Kyne story. Barbara Kent; J. Farrell MacDonald, Glen Tryon 
Matt Moore. Dir. Ford Beebe. 71 mins. Rel. Ja,n. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Rabing iSti'aih, The. (liKring-^MttXlm;) Original ; of the aiitb^^^r^ with air 

stuff. Wally Reid. Jr.. Dir. Jerome Stonh; 68 nilns. ^ 
Sucker Money. (Kent.). Expos6 of fortune ' teHlhjg;. Muacha Auer, Phyllis 
Barringtbn. Dir. . Dorothy Reed and Melville Shyer. 66 mtns^ Rev 
April.ll... 

What Price Decency. (Equitable;) From a stage play, Jungle background 
for story of a girl tricked by a moCk marriage. Dorothy Burgess, Alan 
Hale. Dlr, Arthur Oregon CO mins. Rev. B(ar. 7. 



Berlin, May 26. 

Compared with the country's 
population, the (German capital 
contributes only iabov - " 8.%, While 
. 26% of the country's picture atten 
dance rests . with the- Berliners... 

During the last four years the 
-nyGrage'-numbBr ot admissions sold 
per. year was 297,000,000^ of which 
57,000,000 were in Berlin. During 
the three prccecting years the fig 
TUroa were .341,000,000 and 64,000,000, 
lespectively. 



Eniflish Releases 



Night and Day. (Gauinont-Brltish.) . Farce comedy of a. thief cha^ In a wax 

museum. Jack Hurlburt, Cicely Cpurtneidge. 76 mlns, . Rev. May 30. 
Wives Beware. (Regent.) Farcical story of a woiild-be cheating husband. 
Adolphe MenJou, Claude Allister. Dir. Fred Niblb. 61 mlhs. Rev. May 30. 



Foreign Language Films 



(Note: 



ecause of the slow movement of foreign films. list covers one 
year , of releases.) 
(Most of these available with English titles.) 
Barberlna, die Tiiehzerin von Sansoucl; . (Capital) (Ger.).- Musical comedy. 
Lll Dagover, Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Carl fS^oellch. 83 mips. Rel. Nov. 20. 

Berlin -Alexanderpfatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H elnrich 
George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzl. 90 mlnSi Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16. 

Brand. In der Oper. (Capital) (German). Musical drama. Glustav Froellch. 

Dir. Carl Froellch. Rel. July 19. 
Bl^Ken"=V6Wr^lilr=TC8S5It«)=(P6llBh)1='"From'^ 

M. Cybulski. 89 mins.' Rel. Aug; 26. 
Cinq Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (French). Mystery- drama. Rene Lefevre, 

Hc^rry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvler. 78 mlns. Rel. Jan. RevrJan. 24. 

Clown George (Russ.) (Amklno). A clown saves the-iiation. Dir. .Solovlev. 
68 mlns. Rel. Agg. 21. Rey. Sept. 13. 

Coiffeur Pour Danies (Pa:ramount) (French). Musical farce. Fernand Gravey. 

80 mlns. Rel. July 1. Rev. Nov. 8. 
Das Nachtlgalf Madel CCapltal) (Ger). Love in Hawaii. Ir. lieo Lask>. 

80 mins. Rel. Jan. 16; Rev. Jan. 31. - 
Das Schoene Abenteuer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 

von Nagy. £)ir. Reinhold Schunzel. 83 mlns. Rel, Dec. 1. Rev. Dec. 13. 

David Colder (French) <Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvivler. 
90 mlns. Rel. Got 1. Rev. Oct 26; 

3er Bail (German) (Protex), Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. Dir. WUhelm 
Thiele. 83 mlns. Uol. Oct 9. 



Men and Jobs (Russian) (Amklno). An American engineer looks at~ 

Dir. A. Macheret 70 mins. Rel. Jan. .L Rev. Jan. 17. 
Mehsch Ohne Namen (German) (Protex). Pblgiiant drama; Werner Krauss. 

Dir. GuStav Uclcky. 96 mlns^ Rel. Nov, 1. Rev. Nov. 16, 
Ml£hA.(PBranu>unt) (French). Musical comedy. Suzy Vertton, Robert Buroler, 

Dranem. 80 mine. Rel. July 17 Rev. Dec. 6; . 

Mond Ubcir Morokko (Protex) (Ger). See Clng (Sentlemen Maudit 
Morgenrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. 

Uclcky. 80 mins. Rel. May 16. ^ev, May 23; 
Morltz Macht Sein Glueck. (German) (Capital), Farce. Siegfried Arno 8S 

mlns. - Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Jan, 17. 
Namenshelcat. (German) (FAF). Drama. Ir. Heine Paul, 90 mlns, ReU 
" — Jan. 1. Rey." Jan. 17; — - - 

Noc tistopadowa (Polish) (Capital). Historical romance. Dlr» J. W***®*''^ 

96 'mlns. Rel. May, 1. Rev. May 2.. 
1914. (Capital) (GerJ F'relude to the world war; ich. Oswald. Time* 

73 mins. Rel. Sept L 
Oberst Red!. (Capital) (Ger). Spy thriller. LU Dagover, Theo. Loos. Dir. 

Karl Anton. Time. 79 mlns, ReU Aug. 30. 
Parls-Beguin (Protex) (Fr). Musical, Jape Marnac. Dir. . Augusta (Senlna. 

90 mins. Rel. Dec.. 16. Rev. Jan, 17. 
Pension Schoeller (Schneider) (Ger). Comedy with music. Berlin^, Tledtke, 

Sphultz. Dir. George Jacoby, 90 mlns. Rel. Sept 17. Rev. Sept 20. 
PIrl M indent tud (Arkay) (Hung.). Farce. Dlr; Stephen Szekely. 76 m>n>' 

Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Poll de Carotte' (Auten) (French). Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 
Ir. Jullen Duvivler. 90 mlns. Rel. May 16. Rev." May 30. 
Potemkin (Russ) (Kinematrade). Sound version of Elsensteln's classic. 
• ' Tmliva.rRei; AprU 4. ^^..-y. ..... . — 

Purpur und Waschblau. (Capltail); (Ger), Dramatic' comedy. Hahsl NleSe, . 

Else Elster. Dir.- Max Neufield, Time, 86 mins. Rel. July 80. 
Reserve Hat Ruh. (New Era) (Ger). Military farce. Fritz Kampers, Lucie 

.. .EngUsche... .Time, 9.4.mins... .Rel.-Aug...ll. . . 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldkino) (Russian) (Yiddish). Conledy. 

Shpiss and Mihnan. '72 mlns. ' Rel. April 1. Rev. April 26. 
Rhapsody of Love. (Capital) (Polish). Hardships of an art career. Agnes. 

Petersen.. Mosjuklne^ ' Time, 89 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Soampolo (Kinematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Huts. . Hana 

Stelnhoff. 93 mlhs. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 
Schutzeni<oenrg; Der (Ger.) (Germania). Max Adalbert, Thelmer. 

Franz Seitz. 90 mins. Rel; April 16. Rev. May 9. 
Shame (Amklno) (RusB)-.Problems of new Russia. Vladimir Gardln. 

Sergei Yutkevitchi 76 mlhs. Rel; March 1. Rev^ March 14,. 
Sniper (Russ.) (Amklno), The war terrors. Dir. Timoshehko. 61 mlns. Rel» 

Aug. 25. Rev.. Aug. 30. 
Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy). Art and pliotography pre« 

dominant. Dir. Granowsky. 70 mins. Rel.. April 1. 
Soviets on Parade. (Russ.) . (Kinematrade). Historic rebord of current Rus^ 

sia. 56 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 
Storm Over Zakopane^. The. (Capital)' (Polish). (Synchronized.) Danger In 

the mountains. Time. 89 tnlns. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Thebdor Koerner (Ger) .(General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wleoke* 

Dir. Karl Boese. 80 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev, May 16. 
Trols Mousquetaires, Les (General) (French). Duma's classic with songa 

Dir. Hen^ri Diamont-Berger. 128 mjns. Rej. May L Rev. May 9. 

iirnTir"uianir,""chi^1?c 

mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. ir. Alexander Fori!. Tl 

73 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. Rev. Jan> 31. 
Unknown Heroes. (Capital) (Polish). Polish police activity. Mary Bogda* 

Adam Brodzlcz. Time, 89 mlns. Rel. Aug, 26. 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Kinematrade) (Ger), Viennese operetta, Michael 

Bbhnen. Dir. Richard Oswald. 90 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April H. 
Voce Del Sangue (Synchroart). (Italian-German), Dubbed into German. 70 

mlns. Rel. April 16. Rev.. April 26. 
Voice of the Desert, The. (Capital) (Polish). Algerian story In authentio 

locales. Adam Brodzlcz, Mary Bogda. Time, 89 mins. Rel. Aug. Z&. 
Walzerparadles. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa. Dlr» 

Prledrlck Zelnick. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7. 

L (Continued on page 36) 




Tuesday* J«i»* ^» 1933 



Priming Par^s Comeback 



(Continued from page 27) 
any operator, TMC, It seems ad- 
mitted on all sides, serves a very 
^ vital purpose through the service, 
Infprmatioifi exchange, booking, iad- 
vertlslng and other, advice for. the 
benefit of all Publix houses. The 
flxed Slims theatres pay tor this 
service, many under approval of 
trustees or receivers, go td defray 
the cost of maintaining the TMC 
-<>rsanlzatloht 

;A; somewhat revised setup In 
TMC became effiectlve^ y6sterdia,y 
under Pembow. Chester Stoddard, 
jin charge of personnel, shifted to 
Boston to take over ia district of 
Nevvr England houses to be. worked 
out for him by receivers up there. 
As a result Leon Netter, heading 



tees, Irving Trust Co., -without op- 
position, obtained, an order permit- 
ting liquidation, compromise of 
claims,, etc.* as deemed advisable, 
■without the usual- costly .notice, to 
creditors every time a meeting was 
to be held. One creditor showed up 
at the hearing before Referee Henry 
k. Davis; but voiced no opposition: 
Thursday (1) the Pfi trustees 



booking In Publix, becomes assist 
ant . to Dembow in the administra 
tlon of TMC, taking on along with 
booking some of the work Stoddard 

handled. Jack Bannon for Dembow . xnursaay \x; uio jrja ci moi.ct=o 
assumes persohriel, passes and ether 1 pbtalned approval, on two minor 
dutiea. of Stoddard's former post, deals, which aside from a possible 
JLyncVi on Pai*therships tgale of such units as Publix-Ne- 

Meahwhile, with TMC apparently braska, may be iacqepted as typical 
finding its niche in a theatre way, of liquidation thought advisable, 
the Lynch committee is likely to set In one, Publix Enterprises gets 
lip new, localized operating partner- $12,000 on. the sale to the J. & G. 
8hipj3.r Insteid oF irccepting~the .corp.; - lo the Bradf ord -hotel 

Oscar Oldkriow offer of - a $50,000 I PToperty In Mianil. Tills sale was 



Syracuse Mgr. Kills Off Mayor s 
Scheme of Park Free-Show Circuit 



Syraicuse, N. Y.,. June 5. 
Determined opposition by "Wll-^ 
liam J. Tubbert, city n>anager tor 
BKp, viYiO enlisted the suppol-t 
oth^r circuit representatives, led to 
qancellatlon of Mayor . Holland . B. 
Marvin's ambitious program for 
free -entertainment - -in— the-^ city's 
parkd during the. summer months. 

Hii3 Hohor, Impresised by the 
thousands attracted, last season by 
the free municipal vaudeville in 
■Thornden amphitlieatre, proposed 
to extend the Variety bills Vto two 
other parks twice weekly, the play- 
grounds being united to form a 
'circuit,' 




advance againat -purchase of Pub- 
llx-Salt Lake, it lis'likely a partner- 
ship will be worked out over that 
string with Louis Marcus as; a sub- 
stitute. At a meeting before Ref 
eree Davis, scheduled for today 
(Tuesday) It is expected Lynch, as 
chairman of the general creditors' 
committee, will recommend this 
Blnci Ma,rcus is the logical partner 
and ah outright sale is jipt desired. 
!Marcus, mayor of ; Salt Liake, was 

former operator of the Salt Lake ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ _ 

houses. He's a creditor of P. E. to are involved In Uie Publix-Llghtman break down this claim satisfactorily 

194,000, .with that p'g^j,jj^gygjjjp lln NewTprk. 

taken Into adcount a parther7 — .. . - 



made by Paramount Enterprises, 
subsidiary in control, with the $12,- 
000 jproceeds assigned to" PE in 
part piayment of a mortgalge. 

The other transaction transfers to 
M. A. Lightman ian additional 28% 
interest in Port Smith (Ark.) Thea- 
tres Corp. This Is a book deal, -with 
PE turning oVer this 25% interest 

in lieu of rent reductions and the the trustees, mOst having gone back 
assignment by Lightman of leases of i to the Putillx partners with decen 
his owii theatres to the Ft. Smith trallzatlon, others t-* receivers and 
corporation for the benefit Of future trustees of subsids themselves in 
partnership operation. Four houses [ trouble, - it has been Imppssible to 



the extent of ^_ _ i.jjeunidioijiKt "*» — — — . y"" — r---; ■ ^ 

taken Into adcount a partner-; 225 Houses Left Difficulty of getting desired data 

ship deal, : ' Since bankruptcy was declared on PE, aside from the complexities 

Another partnership likely to be pygp pg on Jan; ?6, the: trustees of the holdlng^ company _ and its sub- 
set up will be 'with John BalabanJi^ave narrowed down the PE setup slds, is heightened: b/ sale;of .prop.- 
over the Detroit Kunsky bunch, by about 76 theatres through turn- erties'lh some cases, as for. instance 
Balahan is due In New York todaiy backs, dlsafEIrrhing . leases and sale, the Publix - Fitzpatrick - McElroy 
from Chicago to go into the matter as a result of this elimination and houses in Indiana. Majprity of these 
with the Lynch reorganization Oom- the comproirilses of claims already went fof $16,000 to former :Gov* 
mlttee. Lynch Is planning to make made, the 226 theatres remaining in Goodrich of Indiana, while others 
his flrst official statement by the pE are declared to be virtually self-, went back into the laps of others, 
end of the week, at which time sustaining. PE tontrolled a 76% Ihterest in 

these and-other-^atters.-in:jy4tk.L_j:his-:cpmes:jln:ft with a fclaijn or arouna 



(PJioto by Jamos Harglfl Connelly) 




His Weif selecl^^^ by Bala^i 
ban A Katz the. World's 
Fair Conductor at- their 
Greater (^hicagp Theatre* 



Hdwurd Moofc/MutiicaX CrttU) 
for Chioapo Daily Tribune, aaya ; 

"-—ThiM9 who iiave been at the 
Ohloaffo theatre will remember 
that Jwief ChemlavsVy .condyota 
•n overtnrt »f ^panlBh melodlesr 
It l8 like no other Spanish over- 
tare on earth* L«_ ♦« 
"Mr. ChernlavAy knows how to 
•trlke Are out of the orchoBtra, 
Ind the Chlcaco theatre orchestra 
ftSSl^ ontdoee ItoeW.. C^'"^!; 
•kr iB an expert of the pniBe 
throii, the aeoent, the "tard, the 
ptolntlve melody, 
eUmax. And he ends the nnmbOr 
to a «reat elotter of applaaae, 
whleh, after all. Is 
oC hiB effect On the aodlence, 

"That , fellow eortolnly hae mv- 
■le at his finger tips," »ld » 
patron In the row behind ns. 
VD0 you like him?" asked my 
ebmpanlOn. . 

I'll Bay I do.^ He co"". 
good music out of any orchestra. 



may have reached consummation, as to where EE and its trustees are 
No tip from Lynch In advance as going to get sufficient nioney to pre 
to what l.e plans or hopes to have serve the PE properties if liquida 
In his statement oh reorganization, tlon Is held down to a" severe mini 

On reports of theatre matters came mum. About 90% of the 225 theatres 
word tiat Milt Feld might return to are in operation, the others closed. 
Publix, if not to govei-n with wider With creditors of PE largely con- 
poTvers, then to handle the New York centrated In the committee of S. A 
ana Brooklyn Pars. He is said to Lynch, who has said that if no one 
have had sOme discussion in line else will preserve the assets ^of PE, 
with returning to Publix, princi- the creditors themselves will, the 
pally with George Schaefer, now deroa.nd for reorganization at the 
g. m. for the trustees. least expense^ to PE, is uppermost. 

Theory of the present theatre re- | Lynch is chairrnan of that commit 



?700;in)0r^TK:e nfeirtaiiilng-^5 %- -was- 
controUed by Harry Kdtz. 



Last summer, local exhibitors 
were Induced to co-operate with the 
administration; one hOuse provided 
medals and awards for popular 
amateurs; another sent lip artists, 
and the manaiger of a third was 
called in to sing numbers and pre- 
side occasionally. aa-m^-C...^_. ... . .. _ 

Announcement of the Mayor's 
plans for expansion this summer 
drew no fire until "Tubbert, doing 
a bit of arithmetic, determined this 
possible loss in patronage vs-ith free 
shows playing to upwards of 3,000 
people four nights a week. 

A city hail conference tollowedj 
with the exhibitors demanding pro- 
tection. They got it with the Mayor 
tromislng to reduce the free shows 
to a single bill once weekly at 
Thornden. 

Free Fete 

The 60,000 now receiving welfare 
assistance here and. the taxpayers 
footing the bill, will have something 
of a substitute in a municipal 
whoopee party to be held at Thorn- 
den in July. 

■ Thei Mayor, expected be a, 
candidate to succeed himself this 
fall, Ba;ys it will have the aspects 
of a Mardi Gras fete, and that there 
will be free food ahd drihlTfor all 
comers, regardless of politics, etc. 
Just who's goinig to foot the bill 
isn't disclosed. His Honor; id con- 
-tent-^wlth- the" ail nouncemeiit it 
won't cost the city , a cent. 



organizatiOii of JP^_is to. get it In 
shape for a sale as a whole rather 
than piecemeal as shortly after 
-Jiily—26^aa— possible.— ^-hen^that--Gurltles-an 



date arrives, with all claims in, the 
I trustees step in to approve or dis- 
approve claims according to their 
I judgment. 

.Bjuyjjig andJtl&ldlna 



Now in collaboration with 
Mr. Louis Lipstone on "Cen- 
tury of Progress" Overtures. 



The PE chain when ready fpr 
sale la" likely to go to S. A. Lyilch 
aiidi associates, trustee sources 
, hinting a belief In the direction that 
|-Ly nch - may -buy- a substantial por- 
tion at least; 

Before time comes for a sale, 
ireorganlzation moves look to pres- 
ervation of the major properties of 
PE as a, unit. While there will be 
some liquidation through sale of 
minor or apparently hopeless as- 
sets, giving trustees some funds 
with which to continue, it is prob- 
able that even the Publix- Salt Lake 
bunch of a dozen theatres will re- 
main In control of P. B. through 
proposed partnership. 

That's one subsidiary of PiJ^ 
Lynch wants to save. Publlx-Ne- 
braska, about the same number of 
theatres, appears to be a, different 
proposition. It was put up for sale, 
but to date no one has entered bids 
and the trustee out there, A. H. 
Blank, is hOldihg on. 
During the past week trus- 



tee. Himself, David Stoneman of 
Boston, the Manufacturers Invest- 
ment Trust, the U. S. Foreign Se 

t-Pu bllx are 



the major creditors of PE. 

As a result of the desire to retain 
PB as a whole, the present plan 
calls ifor getting the PE holding 
comp any into sh ape for sale as such 
a whole. To tfflS end, the 'truSteeB 
hope to make many rent readjust 
mehts over and above- those already 
effected, as Well as compromise 
.claims. If. that:ha43 to be done. 
More. Examination 
Further examination of Pf ficers In 
PE by the trustees Is-scheduled for 
tomorrow (Wednesday), but there 
may be ia postponement to allow 
more time in which to collect data 
desired. The Jast. adjournment was 
for two weeks to enable M. F. Gow- 
thorpe. Par comptroller and official 
In PE, to get a complete record of 
the management fees charged PE 
theatres by I*ubllx Theatres Corp. 
Publix Enterprises, with a claim 
against It from Publix of close to 
$6,000,000 is anxious to know exactly 
what this represents and, in break- 
ing down the Item, to find out just 
how much is for management- 
servicing fees or, as more popularly 
known, flxed home office charges. 

Due to the fact that not all the 
books of PE ar^ 'ln possession of 



1 want to take this meansi of thanking lAr. 
Arthur Mayer and the entire staff of the 
Rialto. New York, for their co-operation 
which made it possible for me to put over 





a nd establish a new House 
Record for gross alid~lBngth 
of *-un since their reopening 





Helen LYND 

Late Feature Earl Carroll's 
"Vanities" and *'Little Show" 
HELD OVER 2d Week 
PARAMOUNT, New York 

"Varietv." May 30 
The series o£ scoring Bpfeclauieo 
would toe* all male but tor Helen 
Lynd, -who appears about miaway 
and rlntra the bill with her Imlti- 
UohB. Her Mae West took her on 
the Btage so nicely they wanted an- 
other portion. But Mies Lynd 
sinartly resisted, and she xemainea 
off, with the hit intact* J3<j(;e. 
OlrMtlen AL MELN CK 
LOUIS 8HURR OFFICE 



(Coiitlnued from page 34) 
u ^^ (n^r<^ Farce Otto Wallburg, Easle Ister, 
Weekend In Paradise. <CaP"al) <Ger). *^«,n3."'|i°i. Nov. 1. 

^-^'^-J-^J^'^JLJ^i^}. comedy. Charlotte Ander. 

Whither Germany 7 (Klnematrade) ^^^r ""^^^^^^ Hey. April 25. 

Thlele. f • J- J). oJd'fa^intd' Yiddish drama. Yiddish 

^'-'^•5r^S5f%lS:^Si|^ ?5g„S-Krauss. Rudolf Forster. 

--^X$2r^&«- r;.^^Charlotte Susa. 

zapfen.t%lch Am Rhejn iJJ^%%r'^AT'^el Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7 

Siegfried Arno. Dlr Jaapbpe>e^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ jj^l^^ Ir. Heinz 



PoreiBH American, HI vvest on. . 
1500 Broadway 

Garrison Film^. sllos 729 "th Ave. 
General Foreign f ^'^^^^t^f^Astoria 

gro??fe-sVnViaU % Klv^^^^^^^ 
HaroJd AUten, 1560 Broadvvay. 



Key to Address . ^^gg nrst Ave. 

tn t^^wbr d fS; 1540 Broadway. 

New Kra, C»0 Ninth Aye. 
PdrUle Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Protex Trading, 42 E. C8th. 
Qualify Plots,. 630 Ninth Ave. 
qvncho Art, €30 Nintli Ave. 
wnridklno 1501 Broadway. 
ZtylzSo Fi£. in Madison Ave. 



- jilt_ls diie to„ Jq© _X<ee?s. 

3howma,nsn!p land publicity 
that "Forgotteii Men" has 
been pulling thexn in." 
New YorklSuriddy IfHSiUren 



''joeXiee's publicity and ex- 
-plollatlon work on the New 
York opiniHg of^'^FOTgotteir^ 
Men," at the RIaJto, broke the 
hbiise record since the re- 
opening for both gross and 
length of run." 
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VARIETY 



R ABIO 



.Tii«BJ»y.„June «, iojj 



Sustaining Artists Stand little 
Chance at Ad Agencies. Say Reps: 
Advocate Quitting for Hot Months 



On the. theory that the aclvertis 
.fng agencies have taken a lukewariii, 

JJl. not.. . ..(^ toward acts 

established In. sustaining perlbd's the' 
indie agents representing ' these air 
iperformers are asking tiie networks 
'to relieve them of their, spots, at 
least for the summer. One of those 
who have made the approach In this 
"regard Is Ken .Dolan, .who Is per 
isonal mknai^er ' f or : Frahcesrijang: 
ford,. KBC warbler. 

The agents say that from their 
contact; with radio jhen =ln the 
agencies their impression is that the 
agenby wants, to do its Own talent 
discovering, and result is that a-per 
former with a sustaining connection 
Is.more or less behind the eight ball 

. as far as the agencies are concerned. 
•Importing ia. sustaining ii^tjindby, they 
ieay the ageincy -pilots .tell thein, gives 
: a commercial stanza too much pf an 

.iair of ...familiarity, -and.-rwliiat, the 
iiagencles are after is an sitmosphere 
,bf novelty. 

Only thing which has- caused thb; 
agents to hesitate taking their 
charges off . sustaining alr^ aver the 
reps,' is the buildup, value for the-, 
atre booking derived f roni a sustalii- 
lng.<iOhnefetlo ii. 'But . witii few s tage 
dates avaliaCle in tfie metropolitan 
area, they contend the performer 
wpiild be. best bfe by withdrawing 
from radio for the summer and tak- 
ing a chance On touring the sticks 
on percentage. ; 



ite Snnmier WBBH 
Grabs 5 Local. Accounts 



Chicago, June 5. 
-'•••yiv©' local commercials- ver© 
iidded by. WBBM/Columbia key^sta- 
t ibn hisre. last week. .They are: 



AFTER MARIE DRESSLEt^ 



Offer Commedie nne 5 ^ Wks at $2,500 
roadcast 



Negotiations on by tiie J. Walter 
Thompson agency to sjpot Marie 
Dressier the Nestle chocolate 
show when that account resumes on 
NBC Aug, It's a 52- week nonr 

cahdellable contract the agency ia 
oiJerlng with the comedienne, to get 
$2,600 per broadcast and the com- 
mercial shouldering, the $l,200-line 
charge from the Coast. 

If Miss Dressier accepts, her rou- 
tine, as mapped out, is to start tn 
dramatized episodes of her Ufe story 
as published recently, in |lilberty,' 
and wlien this source has iseen ea;- 
hausted to put heron.'for.J.p ot 16- 
mlnute spiels of cheerio philosophy; 
• ' Questloh.of the veteran- perform-- 
ers' health apt to. be a factor in de- 
termining her -aerial decision. 



Golden Peacock Cosmetics, placed 
through Ruthrauff and Ryan agency 
for 26. weeks. To.' broadcast Half 
i'^lht jaxbn's Colored orchestra twice 
weekly at 7. p, m. Band has long 
b^en T^Stifled~with; WJJD ' ezclu- 
Bively. 

$cientlfic Laboratories of Wheatoni 
111., will have Capt. Barxiett Harris, 
'WQrld_traveler, . Monday* Wednesday 
And Erlday at ft p.. m.. for 2(5 weekSf 
■Redpath agency. 

. Detroit and Cleveland NavigatioTi 
Tuesday-Thursday program start- 
ing: June 20. Hasn't decided on tal- 
ent. Placed by J. S. Walsh agency. 

-TpfjDetroit. 

Dr. W. T. Bobo's Laxativ© placed 
by Dick Morenus of Gunther-Brad- 
ford who win act as announcer 
starting tonight (5); Art Kahn and 
Fritz Clark will provide a piano- 
tenor combination. 

W. H. Silver Clothing Company 
also goes WBBM on a seven-a-Week 
mixed schedule. Helen Mors will 
aing. 



Report Agency Complaint 
_Oiils: JBtL CrilicisittJii^ 
Tittsburgh /IVess' 



ittsburgh; June 5. 
Sudden yanking last week of 
'Were You Listening,' Si Steln- 
hatiser's dally column of critical 
radio comment In the Pittsburgh 

Press,' was believed to have been 
brought about by insistent deniands 
from j. Walter Thoinpsoh advertis- 
ing agency, representing Standard 
Brands. 

Steinhauser has been quite un- 
friendly with Rudy Vallee for cou- 



ple of years now, but agency is said 
to have paid no attention to his 
constant Fleischmann raps until the 
'Press* radio ed also stepped in. with 
venomous criticism of another 
Staficta^d BrJmds account, ' Cirase~S 
Sahborii. Steinhauser rapped Bert 
Lahr^B first broadcast after he suc- 
ceeded . Eddie Cantor and has torn 
Jjito_other_ Lalij:_progr amj9. ag^^ 

Stelnhauser's unfriendliness .to- 
ward Yallee assumed acute proper 
tlbns here recently when the band 
leader came to town for- a dance 
engagement and expressed to a. cou- 
ple of newspapermen a keen desire 
ta -'sock- Steinhauser in -the - nose.'- 
Nothlng came of It, however. 

While Stelnhauser's critical, col- 
umn has been suspended, his regu- 
lar radio stuff, consisting In , the 
main of general news, remains. 



NBC Calls Off Tour 
For Heidelberg Singers 

IJBC was on the verge of bringing 
over the Heidelberg Student Singers 
for ah American concert tour but 
dropped the deal in view of the 
anti-Hitler feeling In this country, 

Both NBC and CBS are soft 
pedaling any German artists under 
concert direction .next yean 

ygwm T7NIIMITED 

Washington, June 6. 
'Federal Radio Commission has 
granted .WHOM, New Jersey 
Broadcasting Corp., Jersey City, 
unlimited time on 1,460 kilocycles 
deleting WBMS, Hackensack, N, 
W"BMS hak been oft air since May 1. 

Hearing scheduled for today 
'Monday) was cancelled when other 
applicants for WBMS facilities, 
Radio Investment Co., Inc., de- 
faulted. 



Racer's Short Wave 

Indiahai^olio; June 5i - 
jtadlo wais used lor the first 
time 16 . estai>Iish pit to car 
communication during the run- 
ning of thOL annual 600-mlle 
speedway race here Decoration 
Day. 

A. short wave set was in- 
stalled on Chet Gardner's car 
and In the pita ao that tvro- 
way chatte* could be niain- 
talned. The traditional pit 
-blackboard ..waaJhandy when, 
the contact was broken , duriher, 
the 149th lap. 

Federal Radio Commlsh said 
it was oke to try the experl- 
m<ent. . 





WORRY ABOUT 




Air line News 

By Nellie Reyell 



Unusual program was Instituted on WBIQi; last week called Billy Van'* 
Children's Sunshine Dinner Club, period la conducted bjr mily b. Van, 
erstwhile comedian and now president of a soap company. Van and hi« 
wife sponsor the program, purpose belh^ to invite undernourished chU- 
dren to a noon day meal without irifllctins the feeling of charity, it ta 
Van's Intention to •. organize the clubs In different towns and to enlist 
the support of radio audiences to Invite one undernourished child to 
their home at least once a weeic. 

QirjiCiLjro w iu|*«_ 



Chi World's Fair i8Tthe;Ghi 
ad agencies and stations^ blgf imp- 
ment. Centering 6f the nation's In- 
dustrialists' attention on the Fair 
as a merchandising factor is alrea^ 
reflecting grave concern in New 
fprk.at. the. Chlcagoans' opportu- 
hlty. 



Not . only the New Tork agencies^ 
but the metropolitan program build- 
ers, and all others concerned with 
commercial radio, fear a possible 
minimization of activity In the 
east. Chl's provincialism alone has 
counted In the past In making New 
York the capital of the nation's 
radio for, otherwise, Chicago has a 
big advantage as the best situated 
geographical centre to blanket the 
country. 

Chl's top average On radio ac- 
counts heretofore has been 12%. It 
stands an excellent . chance to raise 
that ante considerably. 



Grace Towne, formerly of NBC, has .opiened her workshop 
development of better radio programs'. Mips *6wne la to have charg© 
of artists service on personal appearances for Amalgamated (Ed Wynn^. 
when It amals. 

Chaho* of Mind 

David Alber was all liacked to go with Tony Wons on that wisconaia 
vacation. But Bert LoWn needed a p.a. sO Dave changed his mind, 
Peter de Lima (CBS) has gone with WonSi 

Frank Black'* Manyinyee 

Frank Black's . latei^t bit of fan mall Is a musical Instrument from a 
short-wave listener In Cape Town. It IS a niianylnyee, African ti>umpet, 
five feet lOng and made from a tree trunk. Just the thing for Powers* 
elephants and a hot chorus. — 

Report QutMnberry llh 

Understand Briice Quisenberry, former NBC talent exec,, and the lad 
Who sold Will Rogers^ the Idea of going on the air, and then sold Gulf 
Oil on Rogers, is critically III In Joplln,. !^^^ 

Secretary to. Wed. 

Fay Krenitz, sectetiairy to A. A. Cormier, sales director of WOR, leaves 
that studio In July to mariy F^. A"Franklin; 6ze^utive of Conmiercial 
Investment Trust.. ^ 



81d Gary's fop . 

, Success l^ote:- id (Gary goes Into the Capitol, New thls' Friday 

fdr-the-blggest-dalaiy-heH^ 



Newark's Symphony 

Another new warm, weather program yflU be that of the Newark Sym-' 
phony on -WOR, • Robert Crawford conducting. Starts June 14. 



BUTH BOYE-r-NBC 

Ruth Roy©, of vaudeville, wlU get 
a once weekly sustaining buildup 
from NBC. 

Mliss Roye commences the ether 
run June 8. Harry Ward, her vaude 
rep, 'handled the deal. 



KFOR JOINS CBS 

KFAB Turns Over Columbia Pro- 
jiram«_lt. Ca nnot Handle 

Lincoln, juiie S. 
KFOR has joined the CBS chain 
since the recent controversy virlth 
the.-Shuman group and cOiitrol re- 
maining YTlth key men In the Union 
Holding Co., which has KFAB. Lat- 
ter station sanctioned KFOR's pre- 
sentation of CBS programs at 
hours It couldn't handle them. 

iCPAB has ijeiSn the only outletr 
for CBS In this area and that web 
has needed more time than KFAB 
could give. KFOR now presents 
more chain progratns than Its larger 
and former competitor. KFAB also 
has had the best evening hpurs si 
lent for four years due to splitting 
of Its wave with WBBM, Chicago, 
Recent petition to the FRC was 
made to allow synchronization of 
these two ether links, but it Is pos 
slble this new arrangement for 
CBS will cancel the petition. 



Before Radio 

John Fogarty was In the wholesale fruit business In Montana... Ted 
Holt, vocalist with Rert Lown, was a steamplpe fitter..; Wallace Butter- 
worth managed the phonograph department of a Chester, Pa„ store... 
Phil Sp^talny was musical director of all Loew theatres.. .Verna Burke 
was. a night club, dancer. . .Bernardino Flynn (Saderof NBC's 'Vic and 
Sade') was Muriel Klrkland's understudy In 'Strlctljr pishonorable'.x: 
George Olseh was the first to use a banjo and saxOphone In a modem 
band In Portland, :Qre.. ..GeOrgeHlcks-'wajs saUor and lumber jack.. ..Ben 
Alley nsed to bo a music teacher In a 'Texas college... Freddie Martin 
was a sax salesman. . .Lew White was a pianist In th e, pit a t the Nixon . 
theatre, Jf niiacieiphia. . .neggie cmids was a boy soloist at the American 
Cathedral, Paris. . .Harry Reser was a clerk in a Plqua, O*,, railroad. oflftc© 
.Dick Leibert played the organ in a Washington film house. . .Teddy 
Bergnian was. studying journalism at Columbia. . .Jack FultOn ran a 
laundry in Philllpsbjirg, Pa....Prarik Novak was offi cial drummer hoy 
for th-erillin-ois chapter Of th«-Sohs of the ^mef lean RevoKftiori (and his 
mother was a Czecho-Sloyaklan) . . .Phil Regan was pounding a beat out 
In Brooklyn as a member of New York's finest . . . Leo Relsman played tho 
violin In a music store when he was 12... Georgia Backus was a clerk 
In a. 5.and.lO.....Aloilzo Deen Cole operated an excursion -boat. .-.George 
Shacldey, W;OR. musical director,, made. voices fOr mamma dolls... Roy 
Shelley, WMCA';s 'Poet of the Uke\ was a featherwielght boxer and life 
saver. ..David Ross was sui)ervisor of ah prphaihage. . .Frank Luther 
was an ordained minister of the gospel and a singing evangelist,. .Ward 
Wilson, Impersonator of radio celebrities, was a radio engineer. . .Ben 
Grauer, NBC announcer, was a Juvenile playing in support Of Theda 
Bara, screen vamp. . .Carol Dels, '28^ AtWater iCeW^prW" winner, was 
tapping a typewriter in a Dayton law office... Karl Landt (Landt Trio 
and WhlteX was teaching chemistry in the Scranton, Pa., High. School. . . 
Leonard Lewis, known as Beau Baliadeer, was working in a Wall Street 
brokerage office. ..Duke Ellington was a soda fountain clerk. . .Freeman 
Gosden (Amos) was a tobacco salesman and Charles CorreU (Andy) was 
a bricklayer . i .Thornton Fisher was cartoonist for the Washington 'Star* 
and the defunct N. T. 'Evening World'; . .Phillips Lord was a school 
teacher. ^ .Juano Hernandez was. a general helper In a Greek candy 
store at |1 per week... Jacques Fray worked In his father's bank... 
Jimmy Melghan once painted boats In a boatyard. 



'^Variety*' 
FOR SUMMER 

Place a subscription for Variety' 
over the summer, from now 
until Labor Day + + + $1.50 

Mail remittance with name and 
summer address. 



A Small Town Blast 



Qualifying as an example of a small town paper's hint at censor- 
ship for radio, tied to a protest against 'horror^ programs, is an 
editorial aippearing in tiie Maniaroneck (N. Y.) 'Daily Times* of 
May , 29. On the broadcasting end the deduction could be that If 
this Westchester dally feels so strongly on the matter, other similar 
publications may be Using articles in the. same Vein or worse. 
The editorial of th(B 'Daily Times' follows: 
DON'T GROWL; KICK 
There are ways to stop this fiery dragon, bloody guii-man, 
weird ghost type of radio melodrama which is rapidly mak- 
ing adolescent children of this generation neurotic. 

No radio station can withstand the combined assault of 
purposeful parents. Follow this plan and It will work: 

1. Listen to the children's hour program with the children^ 

2. Find out why children like or dislike certain programs. 
. Unite for conference wlifh other parents In the com - 

"^''''=^TOunlty^tq==evaluate"^programs^or^chlldren. " r-^ — — — .-^. ^.^ 

4, Write to radio stations c(»mmendlng , approved pro-^ 
grams. 

6. Write to the stations protesting against objection-, 
able programs. 

6. Choose with discretion the programs suitable for your 
children and .tune out the others^ letting the radio station 
know; you are doing this and v/hy. 

Those si?c rules will get results. 



It will be noted that Rule 4 can be cited by the paper as an Offset 
to any reict^pn which deems the editorial a blast at radio In general 
and a thinly veiled desire for an aerial censor. 



Short Shots 

Harold P. See, NBC field engineer. Is passing, arouhd.. ; a 9V6 

pound girl Decoration Day. ..Kathryn Parsons Will grace a commercial 
on WMCA next aiondayJ ..P^^^^ Is spertdihg his vacation in Coii^ 

hecticut fishing— not catching— Just flshlngi . .Dave Green Is out of the 
hospital and are the radio editors all happy . ; Ray Knight to TChlcago to 
broadcast from the World's Fair... Duke Ellington sailed last week for 
London. K. K. Hansen accpmpahied him. ..Johnny Johnstone, NBC 
space hound, went r on Jimmy Cannon's diet, and already Weighs le.qs 
than a ton. .;Frank Luther has a syndicated column appearing in 17 
newspapers. . . Charles Hackett goes WMC A sustaining. . .Lennle Hayton 
and Paul Sabin are both DeWltt Clinton alumni. . .Donald Novis Is on the 
sick list... Alice Jpy Is back in towh...iNBG has dropped Seraphlne Stre- 
lova, Gehla PonarlPva, and Helen Schaeflter. . .CBS Is giving a party next 
week aboard the 'Conte di Savbia'; Nino Martini, Italian tenor. Will be 
presented with the Columbia Medal for •distinguished contribution to 
radio art' on a CBS network. . .Mary Lewis, Meryl Alcock and Relnald 
Werrenrath go sustaining for WMCA...Jack Denny back on WOR this 
Friday (9)... Today (6) Is Bert Lown's birthday; 30 candles, please... 
Danny Cahill, CBS elevator boy,. Is visiting his native Dublin. . .Percy 
?«**".lir "^"^ WEVD's University of the Air series beginning June 

20... Bill and Ginger*, harmony team on WCAU, Philadelphia, begin a 
now series of sponsored programs over CBS June 14.,. George Hall Is 
reviving that Irving Berlin piece of 1919, 'Mandy'. When Whltemart 
starts that chfees account, maybe he'll give up his diet in order to be known 
'as-the -big- cheese ln-yadtg=mce lno^^ 
this month at the explratibn of his contract. 



Whitemans Vacationing 

Chicago, June. 6. 

Paul Whlteman and Margaret 
Livingston will vacation for three 
weeks In Denver jprlor to the White- 
man orchestra starting its Kraft 
Cheese program from NBC-WEAF, 
N. T., June 26. 

•Nuts to You' revue disbanded 
Friday - (2) and Oriental reverted 
back to straight pictures. 



WMCA ON FULL TIME 

"WMCA yesterday. (B) went on full 
day operation for the first time,, 
culminating a long and costly bat- 
tle to shift WNYC's time elsewhere, 
and not break up, WMCA'S uninter- 
rupted schedule, 

Donald Flamm has issued invita- 
tions for a special Inaugural pro- 
gram tomorrow (7) to an invited 
attendance. 



l^tieeda^i June 6, 1933 



RAD I 



VARIETY 



37 












Aversion to New iMnes We^^^ MMIHE BIItll 



Ix)S Angeles, June 5. 
Although there are plenty ot 
Bpots open for talent on the numer- 
ous Variety programs hereabouts, 
•vaude players are fighting shy be-^ 
cause of an apparent Inferiority 
complex that Is anything but evl- 
deiit yrlth those now appearing on 
these programs. 

Vaude talent, It appears, is con- 
tent to wait the return of vaude 
rather than choose the little gravy 
that radio can offer and which is 
being grabbed by infeHor, talient 
that Is strictly the product of the 
ether. " Radio men claini thrtr in- 
ability to obtain vaude talent on 
the ether Is thO disinclination - of 
former stage people to dig new 
routines for each broadcast. This 
frightens the regular run of vaude 
artists the broadcasters qlaim. 
Meanwhile, the town is overboard 
with such performers waiting for 
vaude's return or lulling themselves 
— to isleep-with-a pORflihility of pic 
tu'res. 

Spots Growing 

With every station having one or 
more vaude-air programs weekly, 
and with KHJ selling its first night- 
ly 15 -minute variety bill, spots for 
new talent are growing. With a 
limit of talent available, however, 
radio men see a quick fade for this 
type of fodder unless they get new 
names on the air. As it is now, the 
stations swap each other's person- 
nel, with listeners bound to grow 
tired of the constant repetition. 

ExampJe of vaude artists' un- 
willingness to takiei the air, was seen 
when one of the major outlets con- 
lacteSntWO local-vaude- agents-fbr- 

an audition for a proposed new pro- 
gram. Each agent promised to send 
three acts. Advertiser was notified, 
but not one . of the acts showed. 
Ijater, when- the station-asked for-an 
explanation, agents stated that the 
acts claimed they would be unable 
to supply material for more than one 
broadcast and wouldn't take a 
"dancer Other- stations have - had 
similar experiences. 



BAKER'S RCA POST Will 
NOT TWIST NAB STATUS 



$1.50 Doll-Up 



A charge of $1.50 extra per 
man is made in New Tork for 
orcheiatras When . the broadcast 
is given .before an audience and 
when the tooters are Teci,uired 
to dreSs up. 

it's a union regulation, with 
the buck and a half supposed to 
cover any cleaning and press- 
ing expenses the musician's 
.tuxedo may inyolve.j 



Hell Fire and Brimstone 
Formnla Now the Nuts- 
No Grosses and Over 
board on Overhead 



FEW BAWLERS LEFT 



AD MEN EXPECT 



Chain Income from Time Sales 



NBC" 





Newton D. Baker's election to the 
board of Radio Corporation of 
America will not affect his status 
as chief counsel for the National 
Association of Broadcasters In that 
body's controversy with the Ameri- 
can Society of Composers, Authors 
and Publishers over station license 
fees. This is declared by Joseph 
Hostetler, law firm associate of the 
former war secretary. 

Ho8tetlef"describM^^;a 
reports that Baker's new connection 
precluded him Irom continuing as 
legal director in the broadcasters 
copyright fight. Reason advanced 
for this purported situation was that 
since th^ networks were satisfied 
with the deal they got from music, 
Baker, as an olBcer of the holding 
eompany for NBC, was placed in the 
position of Vvorking for the over- 
throw of a contract which favored 
that broadcasting, sector. The re- 
taining of Baker for the job of chief 
NAB counsel was originally pro- 
posed by the indie station element 
in the broadcasters' organization. ^ 
Hostetler points out that Baker'p 
alliance with RCA Is not exactly 
new as. his law firm has been doing 
work for that corporation the past 
two years. 

^^^rOE fan-am: AIR ACCORD 

Mexico City, June 2. 
Ministry ot Foreign Relations 
has. instructed Mexican diplomats 
abroad to invite the governments 
of the United States, Canada, New- 
foundland, Cuba and all Latin 
American countries to sertd dele- 
gates to an international radio 
parley. 

Parley will be staged in Mexico, 
City, starting July 10, for the pur- 
pose of reaching Pan-American 
agreements covering control of the 
ether. 



Despite the low level of oommer-' 
cial radio income currently prevail- 
ing, ad agency authorities antici- 
pate an earlier autumn rush for the 
air than in previous years. Instead 
of the pickup customarily taking 
place in late S6ptembier, ad nien say 
a raft of 'commercials will unveil 
programs this August. 

With any spread of confidence in 
business recovery will come an im- 
petus" among advertiseT3"t?rbea 
drum as early as possible, the ad 
boys point out. So the agencies are 
proceeding to draw up campaigns 
for submission to clients a month or 
two in advance; of the- usual timer 
Several of the topline agencies are 
iarging their accounts to step In 
early and grab some of the choice 
p^riods^ 

Each industry, declare the agen- 
cies, is wallirig ro see what its lead- 
ers are going to do. . If they start 
their campaigns early, so will the 
smaller fry. Uptrend of the graph 
line In automotives and rubber indi- 
cate that at least. In Jthese two fields 
early action may be expected, ac- 
cording to the agencies, 
Candidates 
Plymouth Motor is dickering for a 
big name show and may make its 
air return before August. Although 
General Motors winds up its .Pon- 
tiac and Chevrolet programs this 
month, that car .maker is not ex- 
pected to ignore the Plymouth move, 
arid the prediction from agency 
sources is that G. M. will be back 
on the air by August, with program 
representations for Buick 1" ^^di- 
tion to the other two cars. Good- 
year or Goodrich are expected to 
make the first move on the rubber 

*"^n the realm of smoke, American 
Tobacco is expected to . launch an- 
other air series in. August instead 
of waiting to bring Jack Pearl back 
m October, and Chesterfield ^as 
plans for a second half hour which 
will embrace a straight musical 
idea. 



Keokuk, la., June 5 
As the road show has departed 
from the hinterlands, so' has the 
puipit - thumping evanfieli.st who 
yearly toured the sowbelly and 
sorghum circuit comprising Kansas, 
Arkansas, issouri and Iowa. For- 
merly those four states were good 
for a 30- week season. Today the 
bawl pilots are liicky if they can 
get two full weeks out of the terri- 
tory. They blame the radio for the 
fa ll of their profess ion; ^ _ 
" "in the pa'st season not on'e nanTe* 
evangelist has been In the west. 
Topnotcher, Billy Sunday, now 62, 
played a few key cities to small 
grosses, and spent most of the year 
at his home . Ill "Winona Liake, Ind 
Aimee MacPherson toured in far- 
away places for her health. Paul 
Rader started a new tabernacle in 
Los Angeles, taking advantage of 
Sister Aimee's Indisposition. 

butlanders who were once irii- 
pressed by the holy-rolling singles 
now sit at home and listen to their 
radios. Young backlanders have 
becorrie emancipated thrbiigh- the 
automobiles, radio and talkers, and 
are— no - JorigeE—imprfiaaedLJur-itfee 
hell's , fire and brimstone routine. 
Locals Satiisfied 
Small community minister? are 
satisfied to have the pay-or-play 
evangelists remain put of their ter- 
ritory^ Average salary of the smalF 
town divines Is around $400 per 
year. They administer to the spir- 
itual welfare of their flocks for 
years at-, starvation wages, as a 
rule finishing up. in a. home for..in^. 
digent reverends. When th6 tour- 
ing psalm singer hit their town, 
with his fast sales talk, he usually 
took out money that would rightly 
find its way to the established 
churches of the community.- - 

As the times have changed, so 
have the small town" preachers. 
Their outlook Is no longer narrow. 
Most of them are extremely toler- 
ant.* 

When the touring evangelist hits 
town these days his reception is a. 
near chill. Most of them, in days 
passed, Annie Oakley'd their way 
along. Now they have to pay for 
everything. Their take Is ex- 
tremely small. One shouter played 
this town for three days, grossed 
$127. Not enough to pay for is 
actual overhead. 





1933 


1932 


1931 


1930 


January ...... 


.... $l,^39.88fj 


$2,635,447 


$1,989,497 


$Vi4i«.979 


February 


1,742,784 


2,571,609 


1,924,778 


1,347,874 


March 


1.997,463 


2,864,783 


2,164,434 


1,652,625 


April 


.... 1,690.177 


2,649,892 


2,195,800 


1,574.623 


May 


1,669,194 


2,305)448. 


2,101,525 


1,731,409 


Total ...... 


..... t8.?39.,503 


$13,027,179 


$10,376,034 


$7,725,414 






CBS 








1933 


1932 


1931 




January 


$941,465 


$1.3i8,842 


$692,114 


$644,685 


February 


884.977 


-1,319,414 


750,621 


592,943 


March 


1,016,102 


1,436,050 


3,110,626 


726,093 


April 


775,487 


1,354,592 


1^076,103 


705,442 


May 


324,256 


1,326,994 


1,065,352 


, 642,782 




$4,242,287 


$6,785,892 


$4,694,716' 


$3,311,945 




Figures for May Show CBS 
_Onder April NBC 1%; for Same 
Mon«CBSM50%-NBC 




Fishbone in Throat 
Imperils MacArthur^s Lif e 

Des Moines, : June 6. 
Peter MacArthur, program direc- 
tor of WHO, is critically ill at the 
Kirkwood hotel. He Is believed to 
have a fishbone stuclc In his throat. 
" MacArthur is unable to take nour- 
ishment. 



CANADA'S FIBI 



NEW DISC ENTRANTS 

Hudnut Using /IS-min. laVters-^ 
Inteenat'l Ni ckel Co medy Sen 

Nat Brusllbff's band is recording a 
sedes. of 80 l5-minute discs to Eo 
on spoi broadcasting ^or Richard 
Hudnut. the cosmetic, maker. FranK 

ment for the "lajor Part of the 
batch. Account plans to place ine 
reloads oh some 30 stations, on . a 
flve-a-week schedule. 
Another newcomer r^^'°„\^^ 

r^' th^VmrMon'r^rra ot 

Sen'uSl'. Maior Ana.-.w 
White is the producer. 





ONCKCW 



Portland Snubs CBS' 
Coast 'Jamboree' on Stage 

Portland, Ore., June 5. 
CBS' 'Blue Monday Jamboree' 
roadshowed here to a corporal's 
guard at the 4,b00-seat Auditorium. 
Seems doubtful whether the natives 
want their radio celebs straight in 
person. They go better mixed with 
pictures. Otherwise, the ether wows 
get the ice cubes. 

Bill McCurdy's third roadshow 
booking . In as many weeks is Ted 
Florito's band at the Rialto for sex 
days and jUst going fairly. 'Jam- 
boree' failed to connect for one day.. 

Town's ether roadshow was Pau- 
line Frederick's legit troupe which 
did poorly for three days of 'Amber' 
^biTt^S^n^tWYofWce-day^^of-Her 

Majesty the Widow,' and good 
enough altogether. 

Darmotir's Discs 



Hollywood, June 5. 

Larry Darmour has recorded two 
discs for radio using the kid play- 
ers who have been appearing m his 
'Mickey McGuire' film shorts^ 

Thirty-minute platters will bo 
called 'Conkyand His Pals, 



Toronto, June 5. 
With the acquisition Of a long- 
term lease of CKGW here, the 
Cahadlah Radio- CommlssloTr has 
completed arrangements for a daily 
broadcasting service of national 
character. CKGW. the NBC outlet 
hefe, was the station which refused 
to accept the daytime CRC sustain- 
ing programs, preferring to remain 
silent until evening, when NBG sus- 
taining programs were .sent out. 
Charles Shearer, formerly with 
CFRB, Toronto, becomes manager of 
this new CRC outlet, which wi" now 
be designated as CRCT. 

in taking oyer the station, the 
federal commission acquires the NBC 
sustaining progra*ms, but the main 
idea is to arrange for .and create 
Canadian programs distinctively na- 
tionalistic: With completion of ne- 
gotiations, the CRC js now , in a 
position to give a daily l^-hour 
service from coast to coast, sta- 
tions have also been purchased at 
Vancouver, Ottawa and Moncton. 
To facilitate these, the CRC has also 
purchased broadcasting time from 
other principal stations and has 
leased trans-Canada transmission 
wires. CRCT being the most central 
station, main' broadcasts, will -origi 
nate there. . 

Harris' Cominercial 

Phil Harris makes his net work 
commercial debut June 23 with a 
half hour se.ssion for the maker of 
.t^he^^utfix ^cauty ^jroducts. _Con-- 

tract is for 13 weeks, , the .showing 
to he on a weekly NBC-WJZ cross 
country skein. With im the 
warbler-bandsman will have Lean 
Ray is staff vocalist, whose last 
screen contact was in Paramount's 
'Bedtime Story.' .„ . 

First three broadcasts will be 
from Galveston, Tex., where Hdrris 
i^ booked at the Hollywood Club. 
After that he'll hold forth from the 
College Inn, Chicago,- Ben Bornie s 
current stand. 



NBC and Columbia Income fr< 
time sales for May saw the 
dip under the levels which prevailed 
In 1930 for parallel months. May 
also saw poluihbia's revenue froni 
this, source take a 60.% cllppiijg 
cbmpared to the network's tally for 
May of last -yeaTi Margin of, de- 
crease in the latter Instance is the 
biggeptyet sufCered by either chain 
since business started to toboggan 
^or-theralast-^Augustr— Thier:dlflfer» — 
ence for NBC between, this May and 
that Of 1932 comes to 28%, or less 
than Its drop had been for any of 
the previous four months In <ibm- 

parlsort-with the. same. 1932 period. 

For May of this year NBC took In 
$1,669,194 from the sale of time, or 
1% less than It garnered In April. 
Fbr CBS last month's facilities 
turnover brought-?624,2B6, or 20% 
less than the $77B,48t tally for April. 
A year agO Columbia's May drop 
under Ai^rll was 2%: and for NBC 
the depreciation was 10%. 

Although for both webs June will 
see another drop as compared to the 
same-month last year. It is expecf^d- 
that the plunge will not be as steep. 
This will be due to two reasons. 
One Is that last June's figures were 
not so high, and the other Is that 
both NBC and Columbia have 
picked up substantial accounts with 
June starting dates; 

Columbia now has Chesterfield 
back for a weekly half -hour broad- 
cast and the same chain yesterday 
(5) started, a thrice weekly sched- 
ule over an extensive ..ooast-to-coast 
link for a deodorant. Among NBC's 
new ones for this month are the 
RCA Victor Sunday night airings 
and: the Cutex show starting 
June 



N. Y. Paramount Ha^ 

Its Air Plug, Too 

Paramount theatre^ Neyr . York, 
Joins the Radio City Music Hall in 
bidding for attention via the air 
trail through, going on th.e air M!on- 
day evenings. .Broadcasitlng over 
WOR at 8:30 p. m. Boris Morros, 
Par's operator, each Monday is per-, 
sbnally introducing members of the 
current fltage bhow as well, offering 
guest btars now and then, and n^- 
tipning the film atttactioh. 

it's Morros' debut on the air, lie 
heads stage production and music 
.aotlvities for Publix in addition to 
operating tlie New' York., Par and, 
'^when-^openr^t-ho^BmokiyJuEa r . - 



25,000-Watt Border Outfit 

Sah Diego, June 5. 

XEFD/ Tijuanai Mexico, has In- 
creased itfl power to 2,500 watts and 
tests show 'complete coverage'^^ In 
Los Angeles. . 

Dr. E. R. Rood, owner, said the 
power soon will be raiised to 5,000 
watts, with 25,000 watts promised 
hy fall. , 



S8 



VAIETY 



Tiiesday, June 6, 




WAICH FOR j 

LEW BROWN'S MUSICAL SCORE 

FROM KIS NEW SHOW 

WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED BY US | 

„ li 

DE SYLVA, BROWN and HENDERSON 



74S SEVENTH AVENUE 



ROBERT CRAWFORD, President 



NEW YORK 



Tuesday* June 6» 1933 



R A D I 



VARIETY 



89 




CBS Asking Small 
town Theatres uv/o 
For Lesser Names 

CBS Artists' Bureau Is offering Its 
lesser elr names to picture houses 
strictly on a perceniagc^ basis.. Idea 
IB to restrict the erriangement to 
towns of B.OOO to 20,000 population, 
with aates preferably one-day stands 

^'"S'etwork's plan Is to ilso keep 
these bookings within a radius of 
160 miles of New York, so tha.t those 
acts with sustaining, schedules can 
get back for at least two broadcasts 
a week. Terms asked are a straight 
50% of the gross, the web furnishing 
the adva nce . publicity; 

HOLTZ 



Discs Hold Up 



]BiVen though Income from 
time sales during May took a. 
severe clipping among , local 
Stations, as also In the net- 
work field, business was okay, 
with the makers of iriecorded 
programs. Attesting to this Is 
the total, amount of royalties, 
$6,000, paid last month ., by 
transcription sources to' the 
Music Publishers Protective 
Association. 

Accumulated music fees .ior 
May were . slightly \inder the 
Itotal : for April, but still yt&ce 
25% better than for the same 
month a year ago. 



'^•"fSSmiSn'Morrb^^ Anzac Exec Sees American 

IN; hE-UP wuH KGO i i > i 

Radio Handcuned by Advertisers 



San Francisco, June 6. 
rlsco's staid and dignified daily, 
the 'Chronicle* has tossed over- 
board its step-father attitude to- 
ward radio and within the next 
week or so will announce an afilll 
atlon with NBC and KGO. 

The tle-ln will be patterned after 
that recently consummated between 
NBC and Hearst's •Call-Bulletin' 
for the former's KPO, and Hearst's 
'Examiner' and CBS' KFRC 




[Stage Comics Wal 
Radio Makes Them 

liniiiviting Edioes 



"What most impresses Cecil James 
Morrisbn,- director of dance bands 
for the Australian Broadcasting 
Commission, protessionitilly over 
h6re, Is lack, balance In 

American air entertainnient. En- 



expenditures, the full amount had 
gone into the government treasury. 
Complaint made held that this 
money should have been used to 
improve air 'entertainment. 

Morrison explained that many of 
the privately Owned Anzac stations . 



■• , .... were controlled by newspaper in 

tirely too much of the same thine l^g^^g^g . remarked that , the, re 



ixaminer ttnu \jdo i^cxyyj. ....--j. - -~ . - xeresis ana reuiarKca ..lutii-.uic, 

Scripps-Howard "NeWs*' is the | going oh daring, .the peak* even^ cited smacked x)f the prbpa- 



WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. M. 

Cl^tdterlteltii 




DON HALL TRIO 

WJZ WBAF. 
Dall^ 7.W A.H. SaBday 11:10PJA. 



VERNA BURKE 

Twk Central Coeoanot Orove 
KBO Network 

SOUTHERN "SINGERS 

NBC Network 

Uanagcment 
M. «AiLBM6i West 46th Street 




SOCIETY'S CHOICE 

EMIL 
COLEMAN 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

WJZ ^ 

Tues. and Sat. 
7:45 P. M. 

Rational Broadcasting System 



Badlo's rdlentless drain on gags, 
cross-fire Jokes and all other known 
forms of verbal cbm6dy Is murderr 
Ing their business, stage comics say. 
Proscenium funny men say that if 
It lasts another year the gag type 
of comedy, the backbone of y&riety; 
entertainment, will be rendered 
practically useless. 

In the past It was possible for a 
stage comic - to grab a routine of 
chatteinn "August and rest-^^i^ 
It would' last him . for that season 
anyway; In thdse days there were 
enough releiwisd gags to go around, 
and repeats on a Joke or two by a 
few comedians during a season 
didn't bother the customers, who 
usually had a couple of months In 
between to forget the answers. But 
now the entire supply of available 
Jokes Is repeated In full on the air 
every week, making stage comics 
sound like echoes, of la^st night's air 
program. 

Even expert switching of old gags 
ta make them sounA new Isii'tjielp- 
Ing the "stage comedians. Thats 
because the ether's gagsters are 
even imofe~aa'epr"a1r-gwItchIngr— Old 
stage tags have been switched so 
many times for radio use that the 
original Is frequently hard to recog- 
,nize, and It takes In about every 
-good or -bad gag-ever written. - - 

The only thing left to them, the 
stage comics declare,, is physical or 
sight comedy and such 'situations 
as can't be adapted to radio per 
-fonnine.~But the-ravailable^- situa 

tlons* of any value are few, for 
ether's switchers haven't passed up 
much in the 'situation' line, either, 
to feed the insatiable mike. 

But what Irks the stage boys the 
most Is that the major part jaf 
radio's comedy muMerIng is In the 
hands Of ex-stage comics "who. if 
ever returning to the stage, will And 
they have crabbed their own busi- 
ness. . 

WYNN GETS WBNX 

Alto Has Mclntyre & Heath and 
Bill Tilden for Programs 



only' local uhaffiiiated sheet and 
NBC's KYA the only station of 'B' 
rating left 
Even wh_.- ___ ___ 

an interest In KPO before It was 
sold to NBC that dally paid little 
or no attention to the workings of 
radio, or the possibilities of co-or- 
dinating, the two. media. Now, how- 
ever, the paper's radio column will 
be built up from two or three para 

graphs to couple columns With a.^^uuo, »i. » ...^^..^.v.^.. ~, , 

member of the istaiE to be assigned strengthen or enhance radio as en 
to that department only. 'Chronicle* tectainment. 

news Will be broadcast by a staff since .February Morrison has 
commentator, possibly Chester Ro- been on a World tour studying or 
well. .Other, of the rag'is features chestra and broadcasting condl 
wHl go on the air each day. \ ^ tipns. In addition to being on the 
It's all part ' of a big expansion Australian Broadcasting Commls-^ 
program planned by George Cam^ [sion he Is Sydney's top booker of 



he. says. His impression is that lganda that, these Interests ha,ve 
. there is no diUgeiit effort, being been Jsing^ to attack govet^ 

ttine . , , J made to cater to a variety of tastes, operation of brpadcasting faculties. 

Even when the 'Chronicle' owned k, j Q^ j york for a Morrison left last Thursday (1) 

two week7 study American f.^r Chicago to. look oyer t^^ 
chain broadcasting. sitlon and, particu ar y. the repre- 

Morrison sUtes he realizes that aentat on of America s name band 
this lack of. balance arises from attractions. After a weeks stay 
American broadcasting being de- l*^*'® ^^^s on his la^t. lap 
pendent ori the whims of the adver- 
tiser, But whatever the cause, he 
adds. It is a condition that dbepn't 



[homeward. 



eron, publisher, and W. H. B. Fowl 
er; i>oss of the Republican publlca 
tlon.: Four new men have been 
added to the news staff as the dally 
goes out after circulation and ad 
vertlslng biz. 



Commercial's Lmuted 

Tifcct nf ?.llAnr ^ImW Wayne King and ^en Ber 

leSl 01 L'Wm OWTH „ie amone them, following one an 



dance bands. On his return he 
will submit to the ABC a report 
on his observations. 

Gives Examples 
In explaining what he meant by 
too much of the same thing clutr 
tering up the American ether, Mpr-; 
risen cUffdl the WEAF schedule of 
last Tuesday (30) night In which 
this NBC key had three dance 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD-WILL 

GEORGE 

G I y O T 

Sole Direction 

Herman Berate 

1619 Broadway, New Vork 



Kraft-Pbenlx Cheese unveils Its 
idea of a two-hour show jTiine 26, 
with the hook-up for the time being 
limited to NBC's New England net- 
Work and WEAF, N. T. Latter sta- 
tion, however, will: only carry the 
first hour of It starting at 9:30 p.m., 
due to the fact that another com- 
mercial. Carnation Milk, Is In the 
way. 

Talent lineup for the whirl, out- 
side of Paul Whiteman's organlza- 
TIonT TC«tlinirT>rocBBH ofnrookln^^^ 

Towns Included In the N.E. string 
are Hartford, Boston, Worcester, 
Providence and Portland. 



MILDRED BAILEY SUES NBC 

Seeks $6,000 in Breach of Contract 
Acti 



RALPH 

KIRBERY 

"THE DREAM SINGER'' 
J. B. WILLIAMS 

PROGRAM 

SUNDAY NitE 
7:80 WEAF _ 
WEAV I* I "PageB of 

. .Mldntte W\ Romance" 

JhXkS Except * ^ WJZ 

Snaday I4-I Snndoy 5.80 F.U. 

MGT.^NRO ARMST0 BtJRBAU 




ARTISTS' MANAGEMENT for 
RADIO and STAGE 

EDWIN W.SCHEUING 

JO»n«ETa^Doi.AN,^ 
PARK CENTRAL HOTEL 
80th St. and 7th Ave.. N. T. CIT¥ 
Phonos Circle 7-3835-3830 



In line with Ed Wynn's new 
Amalgamated Broadcasting System, 
which Is to get under way the end 
of June according to Plans, stat^oj 
WBNX, the Bronx, N. X, wlU tie Jn 
with the ABS, Mclntyre -and He^th 
Tnd William 'T. Tilden. 2d, are slated 
for a comedy and sports series, re- 

'"wynS present lineup of seyen 
Btatlons IS beliig extended hrough 
Pennsv and Ohio Into Michigan. 
WMET. 2To-watter, Is the New 

?ork key station WPEN J^ffi 
I Jnd WTNJ, Trenton, are affiliated 

parent outlets. ^ 

YEASTFOAM MUSICAL AGADI 

Chicago. June B. 
Jan Garber orchestra wiU follow 
•The Chronicle' , for Northwestern 
?east over NBC. T^s in^^ a 
return by the sponsor to ^^^^^J^] 
type of entertainment. Firm for 
merly had Charley Agnew and 

Harry Kogen orchestras. ■ 
^-^Teastfoam^ls=JMXfleiu|;^B2-weeK 

contract at NBC. Hays Mac 
agency handled account 




Personal Dlriectlon 
of Ed Fox 



EARL HINES 

AND HIS N.B.C. ORCHESTRA 
NOW PLAWNG GRAND TERRACE CAEE, CHICAGO^ 



Suit for over |6,00p has been 
started by Mildred . Bailey, now a 
CBS sustaining artist, against NBC 
for breach of contract. At $350 a 
week, claim covers a period from 

Dec. 18 to March 20 last 

Julian T. Abeles, acting for Miss 
Baliey, sets forth an agreement 
•■ :4ch. It Is contended, was only 
modified throug? NBC promising the 
s ngstress a solo build-up and tak 
ins her out of the Paul Whlteman 
organization at the time Irene Tay 
lor was l?oug!.t tt-— Chicago to 
Join the Whitci^an baiid. 

When NBC advised Miss Bailey 
it wanted her to go to Chi, she 
balked unleOs some picture house 
dates were secured so that she could 
double, otherwise, she preferred 
staying around Kew Tork. NBC 
then threatened to cancel her con 
tract If she failed so to do, but 
when Miss Bailey still was adamant 
the broadcasting chain forgot to put 
through the technical notification of 
cancellation. This was the reason 
she did not go CBS, holding herself 
ever In readiness to work for NBC 
around New York when and If that 
web called her. 

At the time of : her Whiteman afr 
filiation Miss Bailey deemed herself 
worth a stage $2,000 a week on her 
own, and got It for a couple of 
weeks Around New Tork, which was 
what prompted her desire to leave 
the maestro but not desert Broad 
way. . 

Selling Resort Spots 

On the Air Via WJZ 

"^''gummW apot^owners in -the-east^ 
making up the Resort Aasoclatipn 
of America Start selling to listeners 
on WJZ, N. T., the proposition of 
taking a vacation this Friday (9). 
Contract Is for six weeks, with a 
dahce unit under Allan Small filling 
in between blurbs. - . 

Air connection will be extended 
to other stations In the east by the 
resort owners If the WJZ test pans 
out satisfactorily. 



nle among them, following one an- 
other on half -hour commercials. 
During one of these programs he 
said he also heard similar Instru- 
mental combinations on hoth WJZ 
and WABC (CBS). Hence, for that 
particular half hour the listener 
had but one choice of entertainment 
on chain channels or the alterna- 
tive" of tuning out. 

Inclination for overdoing, avers 
Morrison, makes Itself also ap- 
parent by the constant repetition 
of the same hit tune to the polht 
where the gong not onl y sta rts _ tq^] 
grate, but stirs tip a strong resent- 
ment against broadcasting ahd 
everything connected with It In' 
Australia If a pop ditty shows signs 
of being overplugged, the IjstenerB 
start complalnirig; and that fiumber j 
suddenly finds Itiself banned from 
ABC kilocycles. 

Morrison was loath to discuss- 
the. - political fiide_ of Australian 
broadcasting when quizzed about 
the tension purported fo prevail 
between the government operated 
non-commercial stations and the. 
privately owned outlets which take 
advertising. • Question concerned a 
report-that-the -postmasterr^eneral 

(controller of broadcasting in Aus- 
tralia) admitted that of the approx:- 
Imate $290,000 cleared from ra,dlo 
set license fees, after deduction of 




''Melody Headlines? 
SATURDAY 
7:4S P«M. 



REG AN 



WABC 

Coliimbia Broadcasting Sjritem 

THURSDAY 
Featured in || li:15P,M. 



.Columbia Reyue 



eyuell 




SING^ 
•nd . 
PLAYS 

PIANO 
"AND HOWr 



mtli PAUL' 




WHITEHAfl 



EN TOUR 
NEC NEllWORK 
VICTOR RECORDS 




TWO BANGED UP 

Rockwell Cut by Boat Propeller 
Cain Breaks Leg 



''Lady o' the Radi 




Tommy Rockwell, Mills-Rockwell, 
Inc., suffered severe lacerations of 
the thigh when he fell out of a mo- 
torboat and was lanced by a whirl- 
ing, propeller while at his camp In 
the Canadian woods last week. 
Wound required 19 stitches. 

Nobel Cain, NBC production man 
In Chicago, has his leg broken as 
the result of an airplane crash last 
week in Hastings, Mich. 

YAUDE SHOW ADDITION 

Lios Angeles, Jun6 5^ 
. Geiieral Petroleum has contracted 
for a 15 minute vaude program, five 
nights a week, as" competition to the 
numerous other variety bills out 
here. 

Show will emanate from KHJ for 
the complete coast Columbia Don 
Lee chain. First one is set for June 
19, cast comprising Gill and Doem- 
Hhg, Sylvia Picker, Charles Lung, 
nichard Le Grande, Cavalier Quar- 
tet and Ruth Holloway. 




Irectloh, Morrison jfe Winkle 

Park Cientral Hot€(l, 

N«w York City 



IN SONGS I 



ABE 

LYMAN 

AND HIS 

CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia Rroadeaatlnv Systeia 
PHILLIP'S DENTAL MAGNESIA** , 
I roes., Wed., thnn., 8:45 to 0 VM. B.8.T. 

COAST-TO-COAST 

'W A B C 



HELD OVER 
PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK (May 26 to Jujie 

ANNIE, JUDY and ZEKE 

. {WITH PETE) ^ 
BROADCASTING WEAF ^ . „ 

Q'-M-a'AS P.M.' Saturdays— 9:15-9:30 P.M. 

""''Di'r^onPmi BLOOM and H.B.C. ARTlftX BXJRJSAU 



RADIO 



Tuesday, June 6, 193 j 





(As a convenience for readers unfanniliar with who's who in Radio* 
' .prints >elow a directoi'y for New York, Lo8,Angeles» 
San. Franci , and .Chicago.) 



tUUr BmWk, WBBM Sales Msr 
BUT* Tcunbon, OB3 PubUoltr .«(r> 
Rath Bat*, WBBU Publloltjr tfsr. 
HaHow WllooK. Cihiet Annouocar. 
BloKara Blpen, Salaa Promottoa Vgt. 
Aithor Wemar, Commnnltr Ooncart Her. 
Moaara Ballowa. CBS Concert Vge, 

KVW 



New York City 

NBC 

(Stations WJZ-WEAF) 

711 Fifth Ave. 
maia. S-lOOQi 

H— A-yloswortti; President.; — 

ichard.C. Patteraoh, Jr., Executive V,-P. 
a. C. McClellana, y.-P. on Sal . 
John Blwxrad, V.-P. on Operatlona. 
A. Ashb7, V.-Pi and Geh. Atty. 
George BnEles,:' .- .- on Artlsta' Servlcis. 
John P. iloyal,' V.-P. on' Programa. 
.Roy C. Witmer, V.-P. on East DIv. Sales. 
Frank Mason, Y.-P. on Public RelatlohB. 
Lewla MacConnacb» Secretairy. 
Mark 3. Wooda, Secretary. 
H. F. Mckeon, Auditor. 




time haa come/' 
the WthJma said, 
"To talk. 6t many Chlnsst 
OC Shoea and SUva-^. 
Ot Seolfamr-Wax-^ 

Of CABBACES 
And KINGS." 



AUSTIN STRONG 



Wedntwda/ 
Vrldar 



W 
E 
A 



ff.rlSP.M.' 
Netarofic 



Jones 



ON TOUR 



~ biractloD 
Columbia Broadcaattoc System 



'fThe Human Side of the News" 

• Mon.-Taea.-Wed., 
10:30 1^. M. V 

WABC 





WAW3 

"THE INSIDE StORY" 

^ ITrlday, 0:90 P.. If. M 



IiEOHi 



BEUSCO 



N.B.C. 

Wed. 
9:30, E.D.T. 

Woodbury 
Hour 



C«.B*S« 

MOn.: 
12-12:80 P.H.^ 
. Toea. : 
12:30-1 A.M. 

8nt.: 
8:30-9 P.M. 



H: F. Kelly. AMt. Auditor. 
C. W. Horn. Geh. engineer. 
' Frank MuUeh, Agricultural Plr.. 
J. deJara Almonte. Evening Operatlona. 
Bertha Braliiard, Prosraih Mgr. 
O. W. Payne, Operations. 
R. J. Telchern, Asst. to Tr^aa. 

Department Heads 



Donald G. Shatv, Eastern Sales. Mgr.. 

Thoa. H. Belvlso, Music Library. 

W. b. Bloxham, Purchasing Agent. 

John R. Carey, Service Bupet-vlaor. 

O. B. Hanson, . Mgr.. Plant Operation and 
Ehglhee'rlng' Dept; 

Ruth Keeler, ■ Personnel Supervisor. 

Donald Wlthycomb, Mgr. Sta.- Reiatlona. 

Paul F. Peter. Mgr. Statistical Dept. 

G. W. Johhatbno,. Mgr. Press Reiatlona 
Dept. 

Harold Artists Service Popular 

Talent. . . _ . 

Di 'a. Tuthlll. Sales ., ArtlBts♦^ae^vlca. 

Qulnton Adams. Electrical Tran- 

scription Dept., 

El, P. H. Jaraes. Sales Promotion M(r. 

T. G, Sablnr Eaatern- Service -Mgr. • 
.Mrs. Frances Rockefeller Klng^ Mgr. prl- 
vate entertainment, r 



(Station WABC) 

■ 'ita Madison Ave." 
Wlckersham 2-2000 

'Wuithm S. Paley, President 
Edward Klauber, Executive .V.-P. 
S^im Plckard; V.-P. ' , 
Hugh Kendall Bolce. V.rPr In Chargie at J 
Sales. 

I<awrehce W. liOwman, V.-P. on Operl^- 
tlons and Secretary. 
M. R. Ilunyon; Treasur6r> 
Karl Knlpe, Sales Mgr.- 
Wllllam H. Englsn, Asst. Salea Mgr. 
Julius S. Seebach. Pro^m Operations, 
Paul W. White. Publicity. 
Edwin : K. Cohan. -Technical. Dir. - 
Paiul W. Kesiten. Salea PromotL^wl,^^. .. . 
John J. Karol. Market Reaearcta. 
John S: Carlisle. Production Mgr. 
Frederic P. WHHs, Educational Dir. 
Julius Mattteld.- Mueld I/lbranr. 
Hugh Cowan, Commercial Engineer, 
Ferrln Frasor, Editor. Continuity. 
Marion R. Parsonnett, Dramatic Dir. 
Herbert B. Glover, Newa BrOadcaatlng. 
Ralph J. Wonders. : Mgr.. Arttata* Bureau. 

WOR 

Bamberger Broadcasting ServtcOr- Ine.- 
.1440 Broadway 
Pennsylvania 6-8388 

Alfred J. McCosker. Station Mgr. 
A. A. Corthler. Sales Mgr. 

Walter J. Nett,. Asst. Salea llffr, 

Lewis Reld, Program Dir. 
George Shackley, Musical Dir. 

Robert I._Wllder. Press. 

J.' Ri.~PbppeTe, ' Ch'Ief Engineer.' 



etrauss BIdg. 
Wabash 4040 

Homer Bogan, Qeni Mgr. 
Parkar Wheatley, Production Mgr. 
Harold B. Baan, Asst. Production Mgr. 
Rex Maupin, Musical Director. . 
H. BL Randall, Chief Engineer. 
Ulmar Turner, Publicity Dir. 

WCFL 

FUmlture Mart 
Delaware 0600 
John Fitspatrick, President. 
—Edward Ni - Nockles.- Gem-Mgr?--^ • ■ 
Franklin XAindqultft, ' Bua. Mgr. 
Maurioa lornc^ Treaaurer. 
Phillip Friedlander. Production Dir. 
Eddie Banaon, Musical Dir. 

i_Hovaid_ E:eegan,._Chlet Announcec 

M^ynard Marquardt, Chief , Engineer. 
Pat Murphy, Publicity Dir. 

WJJD 

X«k« and Wells Sta. 
State M06 
Ralph AtlaaSi Gen. Mgr. 
AK LInick, Commercial Mgr.. 
Joa AllabopJcli. Chief Announcer. 

USO W. Washington 
' Hftymaricet 7000 - - 
Burridgo Butler. Presidents 
Olenn Snyder, Gen. Mgr. 
GaotBa BIggar, Program Mgr; 
D. R. MeDonaM; Adf. Mgr. 
Toni Rbw% Chief Engineer. 
Clementine Legr> Artlata Mgr. 
Hal (XHalloran. Chief Ahnounoer^ 
Hairy Steele^ Publicity Dir.. 

WON 

.Drake Hotel 
Superior 0100 

W. B. Vaofariane. Gen. V$^, 
Quln Ryan, Station Mgr. 
Gaorca laaao; Commercial Mgr. 
Edward Barrr, Production Mgr. 
Deloa Owen. Musical Dir. 
Carl Myers, Chief Engineer. 
.E^rank Schrelber. Publicity Dlr, 



I fl M M I ] I ^ 



I t I M'l I t I ' I I I I H M I I I I I I 



RADIO CHATTER 



East 



WIBO" 



WINS 



American Radio News Corp. 

114 E. 68th St. 

Eldorado 6-0100 
Bradley Kelly, Station Mgr. 
John S. Mariln, Sales ' Mgr. 
John .M£Cormlck,'^JE>r6graih Dir.. 
Barotd^hubertr-Productton- Jfgr.- - - - — 
Bernard I/evltow,~~Mu8lcal Dir. • ■ 
George Wieda, Press. 

WIMCA-WFCH 

Kitilckerbocker Broadcasting Ca. 

— - Broad way-at~6Sd-Sti 
-Columbua 6-6000 

Donald Flamm. President. 

William «Welsman. V.-P. and .General 

Counsel. 

John T. Adams. V.vP. on Artlsta Servloa. 
Sidney Flamm, Commercial Director. 
Robert S. Wood. Press. . 
Jack Rlcker, Studio Director. 
Fred -W^ Dyson, Business- Mgr. 
Harry Carlson, Program Director WMCA. 
J. Bin Williams, Program Director 
WPCH. 

Arthur Barton? Educational Programs. 
A. Ij. Alexander. Chief Announcer. 
Elmo Rusa end Irving Seizor, Muatoal 
Directors. 
Frank Marx, Chief Engineer. 

.Harry .Pascoe,. Continuity... 

Bide Dudley, Dramatic Critlo. 

Sam Taub, Boxing. ' 

Jack Ftlman, Hockey. Sporta. 

Charles Martin, Dramatic Presentations. 

WLWL 

Universal Broadcaatlng Oorpi. 
416 W. 60th St» > 
Columbua 6-T030 

H. F. Riley. Dlr; . 
J. P. Klernan,. Business -Mgr.' 
R. W. BJork, Sales Mgr. 
George O'Brien, Progtam Din 
Rudolph Forst^ Musical Dir. 
Joseph Deppe. Chief Engineer. 



Ulobigan-Wacker Bldg. 

Andover 0000. 

Albeit .XL Nelson, General Mgr. 
Uoyd a. Harris, Production Mgr. 
Joba Gemy. Mualeal Dir. 
James MacPherson, Salea Mgr. 
B. v.. FltzOharles. ' Chief Engineer. 
Alloa TIplady. Publicity Dir. 

WGE8 

U8 N; Crawford 
Van Buren 8000 
Geoa Dyar. 'Station Mgr. 
Obaxlea Lanphear, Production Mgr. 
Joaaph Bnibaker. ' Chief Engineer.' 
-John Van. Musical Dir. 
Don ' Crasnor, Chief Announcer: 

Advertising Ageneies— 

Lord Thomas— Henry Sellinger.' 
J. Walter Tbompaon— Tom Xiuckenblll. 
-Erwln-Waaey-^WiUlam— Weddell: — — 



Robert Myers and Joey^ Nash 
doing the vocals With Richard Hlm- 
ber's Essex House Ensemble over 
NBC. 

Startine June 6 WGBA, Allen^ 
town, Pa , will present a number 6£ 
plays under dlf option of Prox. Wvl>. 
Coder, pf Muhlenberg College. 
- Al— Shay ne on rnew^^rMC A- conis-- 
merclal with Janet Morgan for 
Viennese Institute Starting Junia 6^ 
Phyllis Medbury, who works with 
-John-P. JMedbtiry as radio straight, 
has Robbina interested in^'A Song 
of liong Ago^ for which she did the 
lyrlOS. Miislc by Eva Applefleld 
(I^alle Fields). 

NBC home Office has gohe social 
with a golf aaisoclatlon of its own; 
toufhamehts 'n' everything. First 
of the jousts is down for tomorrow 
(Wednesday) - at New Rochelle. 
Cteorge iJhgelB, John ' Royttl and 
Mark j.- Wood Thake^ up the com-" 
mlttee and P- S. Tuthlll will collect 
the dues. 

. Just before sailing, to take over 
the. Job of ..program chief of the 
British Broadcasting System, J. B. 
Blckersteth, of Toronto, talked, 
things radio oVer with NBC and 
CBS proctors In New Tprk. 

Del Casino is now kK>urlng his 
baritone liito a. WMCA, N. T., mike. 

Abe. Schecter has quit the NBC 
press departmlent in Ni9w York for | 
the 'Dally News' staff. 

WBFB, Clncy, weekly Variety 
Frolic, m.c.'ed by George Case, has 
l^dded-ConhW^BarleauHtfl^the-castv" 

Oh the CBS mailing list the NBC 
prezy Is carried as 'Lincoln' Ayles- 
vrorth. . .. 

Sid Garry will be at the Capitol, 
N. y., with Phil . Spltalny'a orch 
June ?. . . , 

Iiew White Is the only radio or- 
ganist to be included In the 1933" | 
'Who's. Who in Music,' edited by Dr. 
Sigmund Spaeth. 



singer, now has a dally soot 
I KMTR, Hollywood. ■ 

Blng Crosby will sing songs frbta 
Paramount's College Hunior'"'^ 
CBS' 'California Melodies' «S a 
for the picture. » «- piug 

Rhythm Romancers, trio, slhein* 
with Phil Harris' combinatioa at 
IiOs Amgeies, now on staff at kMtr ' 
Hollywood. "» 

Manny Harmon's orchestra at thA 

|:KFWB; TTplIywood. - -«>— ^'v.w - 

New serjal,^An Americah Famtjy,' 
by Kay Van Riper, starts at KPWr 
this week, comrtierdalled by Aetna 
Xilfe Ihsuraiice Company. Thta 
makes three currently by this au. 
thor oh the Warner station, irena 
Darwelli Bob Quirk and Barbara 
Luddy have the lead parts. 



Vest 



MOCaan-Ertckson— Fred Ibbett. 
N. W. Ayer-W. O. McOulra. 
CrttchUeld— Fn|nlc Steel. 
McJonkln— Iiou Bagerman. 
BBDftO— George May. - 
Blaokea-Sampie— Edwin Ayleshira. 
. H^nrl .Hunit_McDonaidrT-Art^Decker,- 
, - Hayes UcFarland, . Don ' Berneird, Madge 
Chllda. 



Lo$ Angeles 

KHJ 

(Colainbla Don X,ea Broadcaatlng Syatem) 
m# West 7th Street 

^ . Vandyke 7111 

Don Las, President 

X<ao B. Tyaon, Gen. Mgr. 

C Bllaworth WyUe. Gen. Salea Mgr.. 

Raymond Paige, Musical and Program 
Dir. ' 

Paul Rlekenbacher, Production Mgr. 

Kenneth Miles. Asst. Prod. Mgr. 

Van C Kewkirk,..Trafflo Mgr. 

Arthur J. Kemp, Aast. Adv. Mgr. (KHJ 
only). 

Lealla Mawhinney, publicity. 



. NIGBTW 



ST. MORITZ BOTEL, NEW YOBR 
Sole Direction HBUMAM BERNIB 
1019 Broadway,' New York 



THE FUNNYBONERS 

. Management 
.tOE B0FV3IAN 

151 West 46 St., 
NEW YORK 

Bryant 0-2711, 27i2i 



(Stati 



Chicago 



Merchandise Mart 
Superior 8300 

WENR-^WMAQ) 



.Niles Trammel, V.-P. In charge. 
P. O. Parker, Asst^ Gen. Mgr. 
Feed Weber, Station Relations Mgr. 
John Whalley; Ofllce Mgr. 
Roy Shield, Chief Musical Dir. 
C. I/. Menser, Production Dir.. 

A. W. Kaney, Program Mgr. 
Alex Robb, Asst. . Program Mgr. 
Sidney Strotz, Artists Mgr. 
John Glhon, Continuity Editor. 
Frank Mullen, iflt. of Agrlbultura. 
Judith Waller, ISducatlonal Dir. 
Kenneth Carpenter, Sales Mgr. 
William Hedges, Local Saleq Mgr. 

I. E. Showerman, Sales Service Mgr. 
K. C. Carlson, Sales Promotion . Mgr. 
Howard Luugena, CHIcf Engineer. 
.>.M._Wr-Ri(eri-Ghlef-Pield^Bnglneer..-=.-= 

B. R. Donges, Maintenance Mgr. 
Ben Friitt, Public Relations Counsel. 
Al WitUamson/ Fubjicity Mgr. 

CBS 

Wrlgley Bldg, 
WUltehall COOO 

(Station WBBM). 

Leslie Atmaa, V.-P. In charge. 
Leonard Erickson, Western Sales Mgr. 
Walter Preston, Program Dli^. 
Bobby Brown,' Gen. Production Mg(r. 
Jeff. King, Trafllc and Omce Mgr. 
Harold Fair, Asst. Program Dir. 
Howard Neuinllier, Musical Dir." 
WllUam Cooper, Continuity Editor. 
Larry FIsk, Chief Engineer. 



KFI and KECA, 

(NBC outlets) 
Barla C. Anthony. Inc. 
1000 So. Hope Street 
Richmond 0111 
Barla C. Anthony, President. 
Arthur Kalea. V.-P. and Gen. Mgr. 
Glen D^lberg, Program Dir. 

KFWB 

Warner :.l3roB.. PiotUi«a Coip. 
Warner .Theatre Bldig. 
Hollywood 0816 
Gorald Ring. Gen. Mgr. 
Cheater Mittendort, Commercial Mgr. 
Jack Joy, Program Dir. 
Johnnie Murray, Charge Vand^ Programs. 
Kay Van Riper. Charge Dramatic ■ Prog. 
Les.Hewett. Chief Engineer. . 
Prank Murphy. Supervising Engineer. 
George Flacher, Publicity. 

KNX 

Western Broadcasting Co. 
Paramount Studios, Hollywood 
Hempstead 4101 
Guy C Earl, Jr., President, . 
Naylor Rogers, V.-P. and Gen. Mgr. 
Carl B. Nlsaeni Commercial Mgr. 
Kenneth C Ormletbh,' Technical : Super- 
I visor.. 

Druiry Lane, Program Mgr. 
Wilbur Hatoh, Musical Dir. 

KMTR 

KliTR. Radio Corp, 
US No. Formosa, Hollywood 
Hillside 1161 
Reed E. CalUster, Piesldent. 
L. W; PetetB, Gen. Mgr. 
Harold Horton, Prod. Mgr. 
Salvatore Santaella. Musical Dir. 

KGFJ 

=^ .^^4417 - So, : Elgueroa^Stroet=-==^ 
. . Prospect 7780 
Ben 8. McGlashon, Owner. 
Dttka Hancock, Mgr. 

Flreelde- Broadcasting Co. 

KRKD 

641 South Spring Street 
Madison 1170 

Frank Doherty; Presldetnt.' 
v. O. Fretag, Gen. Mgr. 
Del Lyon. Sales Mgr. 

Pickwick Broadcasting Oo. 
214 BO. Vermont 
Exposition 1341 
Charles Wren, Pres. 
. George Martinson, Manager. 



While On the Coast for a probable 
picture, RusIb Colombo will sing 
-each-week-oh-theJHolly-w-pod^n-thfr 
Air* proErram. 

Harry - Langdon Is now the per- 
manent tn.c. of the weekly Amerl- 
can Liegton program oyer KFAC, 
Los Angeles, 

Homer^rlfflth, fonner-USG-foot- 1 
baiU player, i>arltonihg oii the 
weekly 'Frat House program at 
KFAC. 

WMT, Waterloo, la.;:, wants to 
I'Jump- its day.;, power, .from .-60.0 . .to.- 
1,000 watts. 

FRC granted KWSC, Washington 
State College, permission to naive 
its hours of .operation until Sept. 30. 

KICK, Red Oak, la., moves to 
Carter Liake, la. 

FRC denied the application for 
new stations at - Monterey and 
Sacramento, Cal., made by W. L. 
Gleeson. 

lowa Broadcasting Co., Des 
Moines, seeking: broadcast pickup 
license. 

KGDT, Huron, S. D., has ' until 
Aug. 21 to- complete -Its transmitter, 
construction. 

Joan Martin Stevens, radio pian- 
ist, graLnted a divorce in Ij. A. Su- 
perior court from Dick Stevens, 
radio announcer, on grounds of 
cruelty. 

Rose Wallace, former vaude 



R. . Rust^ Sales Mgr; 

C. . Juneau. Production Mgr. 

KFAC-KFVD 

Los Angeles Bioadeastlng Co. 
045 Mariposa Ave. 
. Fltaroy . 1231 
B. L. Cord, President. 
Turn Brenneman. Gen. Mgr.- 



Sah Frariciscp 

NBC 

(Stations KQO-KPb-KYA) 

Pablflc Coast Dlvblon 
111 Sutter Street 

. Sutter 1920 
Don E. Oilman. V. P. of NBC and Fac. 
jCoaat Dlv. Manager. 

C. L. McCarthy,.. Asst. GOd. Mgr. 
Lew Frost, Program Dir. 
Harry Anderson. Sales Mgr.. 
A. H. Saxton. Chief Engineer, 
H. J. Maxwell. Ofllce Mgr. 
■ Lloyd E. Toder, Publicity Dir. 
Karl ShuUinger. . Dir. Artists Bureau. 
Jennings Pierce, Chief Announcer. 
Meredith Willson. Musical Dir. 
Cecil underwood, Prod. Mgr. 
Roy Frothlngham. Sales Promotion Mgr. 

_ : .,^^^KYA^ -^-w-. - .^- : 

088 Market St. 
PRospect 8400 
Edward McCallum, Station Mgr. 
KFRC 
(Don Lee-Columbia outlet) 
1000 Van Ness Ave. 
PRospect 0100 
Fred Pabet. bon Lee Gen: Mgr. 
Harrison Hblllway. Station Mgr. 
William Wright, Prog. Dir. 
Walter Kelsey, Musical Dir. 

KJB8 

13B0 Bush St. 

ORdway -414a 
Julius Brunton & Sons. Owners. 
Ralph Brunton. Mgr. 
Ralph Smith, Prog. Dir. 



There IS Something 
Mew Under the Sun! 

THREE 
ROBERTS 
BROTHERS 

IN MUSIC AND SONG 

DUTerenit 

««yt? jk Mwdti/, 8:45 p. M, 
VVEAK M»a<ay, 7:15 P. M. 

• Thursday, 6:45 p. M. 

Perteaal jWaaawwtat PAN HEALY .| 



BEST FOODS 
MUSICAL 
GROCERY STORE 

HARRY SALTER 

.MUSICAL DIRECTOR 



WEAF 



Friday, 9 p: M. 
N.B.C. Network 



RADIO'S eUEOT ACCORDION SOLOIST 

_H£LD- OVER, fot 2D_JlVEEJK_ 
PARAMdUNt, New York 

Addmi 44 W. 05th St., New York CKy 
Tri. RIVOTtlde 9>274l 



LEE SIMS 

and 

ILOMAY BAILEY 

Cliaso Sf SnnlMtni Hour 

W£AF-NOC Network, 8-0 P<M., BOX 
Direction MORTON A. MILMAN 



MANDY LOU 

with WED. WABINO'S HDSIO 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

WEDNESDAY, 10 P.M. 

Colnmbia BroaiSoastlnv 



JAN and BEHE 

Piano Duo with Xylophone Bpeclnltiea 
Formerly on Lucky Strike,. Begat 
Shoe, Capitol Theatre and other rndfa 
dates. Win consider summer spot 
With band or can supply own men;- 

wins; TUESPAT, 4:00 P. M. 



PHIL BAKER 

ARMOUR <& CO. 

ITrl., :30-0 P. M., ODST 
WMAQ (N.D.C.. Chicago) Network 



JOE PARSONS 

Radio's Low Voice 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 

The Big Basso 
- Mofl.Wed-Frl, 9 :l5-P.Mir CDOTr^WMAO.. 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 

Every Mon., 8 P.M., WLS 

CHICAOO 




MARTHA HAL 



The Little Southern Girl 

itnd _ . J 

Her Good Natured Boy Friend 
Mon-Wed-Fri, 8 A.M., WJZ 
A REN ROCHE PRODUCTION 



Tuesday, June 6, 193S 



R AD I O 



VABIETT 



41 



""^^NESTLE'S CHOCOLATEERS 

Top Radio SeHersI 




in the hinterland; broa<!- 
..Sirfl report, they're not writing 
Sf Tor JrSuct saiSplea with any- 
IwnJ llke the enthuslaem they used 

innrtookT offered by their fave air 
" -rwer? the graph-line of response 
T^f In lOtogether dltferent story. 
Se ^o^^Sn^ Bldellne has J^t 
T«iv become a rich source of Income 
S^ 'lJf mike entertainer catering to 
^Sl ?iS?nd element, but It's^ the 
SJSe of radio for which busl- 
reBs'haB^ ilen building In recent 

""Cllne songbook seller Is •Smilln' 

day '"^'"^l^^-S maintains other 
««rcSS conSectSns for the mid- 
f a^miel? as well as the cotton 
west far'^'^^J*'- -^»ions. It's a hymn- 

nnnv and in four months he's 
Sid tf bave disposed of around 
Si oOO of them. O'Gonnell has his 
iwn way of insinuating the sales 
Zssale as far as his books are con- 
f«rned He usually precedes his 
Say afternoon vocals with an 
SScement to the effect that the 
SJe Se IS about to sing can be 

SJnnbook/ on each sale^cCOn- 
nell nets'hlmself axoUnd BOc. 

Another big seller among the hiii- 
blltrgentry is Gene Autrey's Song- 
SSi^ tTe Compiler doing most of his 
JTblned lament warblhg and book 
AMldling through a WL.S. cmcagw, 
K Sales oh this publication in 
?few months are reported over 40.- 
Joo? buTm Autrey's case thergfl a I 

ioiimerclal to be 'ec^^^r^^^.l 
..ttie Bpllt. HlB alr^ contact has this 
OWahoma ex-railroader bn the 
Sears-Roebuck payroll and the 
SSorder house publishes and dis- 
tributes the book". v««^a 
In southern areas, the yaeab^nds 
—harmony-trla. have -also Jbje^^^ 
wme minting with an offaU- they 
ior 60c and which contains 10 
SSgVamong them the team's own 
TcSflons Of such amies ^^ 'I^mp 
- -Llghtln' Time Jn the Valley and 
' little Mother of the HUis. ■ 
Also there was Johnny Marvin 

wi^dld nicely ^^Vn^BC ordered 
Ids own at 60O until NBC orderea 
Sm to drop this angle or:8uff^r_Jhe 
J>BB of b is dally noontime spot. 

MARIANI^S HOME 

Back To S. A. to Sell Argentine! 
New Badio Ideas 

Hugo Marianl. who comes frbml 
Uruguay, sails June 10 for Buenos 
Aires, where he win offer the Argen- 
tine his ideas on American music 
T absorbed during his seven years 
With NBC as a musical conductor. 
He resigned to return to South | 
America, where there are 29 sta- 
tions, all Independent and unot- 

flllated. ^ 
Marlahl thinks -he can lift the 
Argentine idea of radiocasting to a 
higher plane, as Ws currently re- 
plete with too much ad material. 
He has deals with American, Frencn. 
German , and English adyertlsers, 
who win etherize their Wares down| 
there. 



Air Team on 



Pittsburgh, June B. 

Rlggs and Moke, one of the first 
of the local radio teams to clicks 
have been signed by Warners for 
personal appearance in the nabor- 
hood houses In and around here. 
Boys are on a percentage basis. 

Team, on WCAB for years, 
iBwltched to KDKA short time ago, 
where they're on a nightly sustain- 
ing program. 

nFWegoerPeaS OpposiiK 

Los Angeles. June 6. 
After trying for one broadcast to 
play opposlsh to the Jack Pearl fea- 
ture, 'California Melodies,' sole CBS 
national hookup from here, is back 
to a Tuesday night airing. Single 
Thursday 'cast didn't draw as *x- ] 
pected. 

CBS would rather take Its chances 
agalfist Ed Wynn. It has moved up 
Its starting time from 6:30 p.m. to 6. 



DIRECTED BY 



**r— provides one of the really 
innique musicals of the air.*' 
Ben Cross, 7. Daily Newsy 

There is something tiew oa 

the radio when you listen to 

Phil Spitalny's music." 

**Tariety:' 



"A posy should be tossed to 
Phil Spitalny, who is rapidly be- 
coming the outstanding- con- 
ductor of popular music.** 
Mike Porter, "N. Y. Eve. JournaV 

"Best program my ears have 
heafd this~seas6n.'' 

mck Kenny, "N^ T. Mirror."* 



JUST CONCLUDED 



38th CONSECUTIVE WEEK 

OF BROADCASTING 



CAPITOL 



NEW^YORK 



Week Starting JUNE 9 



42 



VARIETY 



ADIO 



Tuesday, June 6, I933 



Radio Reports 



CHESTERFIELD PROGRAM 
With \~ou Holtzy Grace Mooror 
Lennie Hayton . 
Comedy* .Sbngsp Band 
COMMERCIAL 
WABC, New York 

Not only haa C}i68terfleld picked 
ft winner In this combination, but it 
J has somethlnff .lxerei^ des- 
tihed for rfttihe among five 
moat popular shows on the network 
Alrlanest ._,Andi It . , sh ouldn?t ta ke 

this stanza beyond July to get there. 
Added to the odds m its faVdr is the 
slitted. with'draw£il of Jack Pearl at 
: the end _p£_ June arid thej^probablllty 
thSt 'Ed Wynn will, as ia. hdwVfloh-" 
;templ«ited by Texaco, ishortly. after- 
ward suapend broadcasting for the 
balance of tfa(^' suriimer. 

Debut prQgrami (2) of the clg 
packer^s; new series sta:rted both 
Liou Hol'tz.and Grace Moore <ftt with 
flying colors. It. unllmbered a com- 
edy department that from the fltst 
gag ishowed it had the stuff that It 
takes on the air; Some of the bltis 
pounded somewhat^~«ut of placff tor* 
unseen audience purposes, but the 
materiah-as a, whole and Its enact- 
ment papked a high perqentage of 
'sock merriment. ' 

Am for Miss Moore, in addition to 
brlhglngv tQ thb ' loudspeaker a so* 
prano' that registers ldea,lly, hers 
was a--caae of slick repertoire aelec-^ 
o tlon. . It waa a 'repertoire' that ran 
the giEimut of all tastes. With her 
Chesterfield has/assured Itself of &. 
class . liisteriing element. ' 

Script . oil the. unvellihgr oc'casion 
consisted, with the exception of the 
opening, pas^ge 'between Holtz and 
his stooge, Beiihy Baker, of ia col- 
lectlon-QfTblapkouts.— Moa^divertlng- 
of the spoofing was the Husslan s^t- 
to. With Holtz and iBaker working in' 
that dialect, it was ft bit familiar 
to Vaude fans, but that took little 
liway from. the refreshing touch that 
Holtz gave it for the air. Durlnje; 
the exchange here. Baker occasion- 
ally forgot himself and lapsed into 
Yiddish Idiom. 

i-'Vflth regard to Baker, it la unfor- 
tunate, that hla and Holtz's voices 
iBotmd so. m^ch alike over the ether, 
At times It was hard to- distinguish 
one'.- from the other. Otherwise 
Baker does ar- skillful job of Une 
reading and makea a nifty foil for 
Boltz. _ 1__ 1 ^ 

The depailmenlE store slceCdh, re- 
volving around the theme ot the 



ized satisfactorily, with a femnie' 
billed as the College Widow also 
putting' over ah oke ballad; 

Plugs every 15 minutes, with a 
few;, thrown In for good measure 
during the main body of the pro- 
gram; Edica^ 

BETTY BOOP FABLES . 

With May QuestreV Vio Erwin and 

Red Pepper Sam 
Songs, iBand 
Siistai ind 

WJ2; New york 7" 
These adaptations pf Mfex 
Fleischer's cartoon idea held a late 
afternoon . spot until NBC had an 
idea that perhaps the a,dulta- would 
think more , of It than the kids had, 
and so It was moved up' to 9:16 
EST. Only standout feature of 
this Jamboree that makes this 
stanza llatenable la the hot and 
novel . conglomerations of jazz that 
Vic twin anil) hla band pour Into it. 

For the Betty Boop part thef,e 
the Helen Kahe takeoff, May Quea- 
trel, who does the voice Imprlritlng 
-also.; for ^the Fleischer -film' strip. 
On the- air' hers, is a, horie-tpo-aooth- 
Ing-to-.the-rear mixture of pop num- 
bers, giggle'a And equeals,. with the 
latter einiaaion^. from - the, larynx 
t6ased into the. proceedings, with 
neither place nor. restraint. There's 
also iRed Pepper S^tn> Who fills in 
as 'F^rdie, Frog^' atipL 'whose claim 
to fame reposes on a talent for 
stringing together a raspy succes- 
sion Of froggy wah-Waha. 

Those who tuned in on the .prp« 
gram . caught (31) .were amply re- 
warded for their attention by the 
whimsical and imaginative . treat- 
ment that iBrwin gave 'The jungle 
-tpwn^Rpvue/-- t-Itrwaj3^atmospherIc- 
mtiaic that seethed with, rhythm 
and at the same ' time piroje'cted a 
series of sound effects ! that made 
identity no dlfflciilt matter. .04ee, 



Eiher jSlanisi 

Fle.ischmann^s new yen for picture 
players for its weekly NBC hour's 
variety liner up is likely to result in 
the ' sacrifice of - popular entertain- 
ment at the altar of 'The Name.' If 
;he air's leading variety show-, under 
ts Weekly change policy, persists in 
hs quest for picture people who 
offer nothing but their screen xepa, 
t iSf-ilkely^ to have brief Increase in 
Istener percentage but .eventually a 
falling pff pf iiiterest aoio^ att^ft dapq e 



toke i^SnW^ibLSah SJSJf and '^pr the secpnd Ume within twp mpnths BiU Demarest has been booked 

S5n *S^^lf SSr^^^ canceled or can<^r himself,, 

ml- i tn a. hurrv- That waa the ^n the Initial ccc&slpn the agency pn the accpunt, J. Walter Thpmpson* 

BparMe and «ave Holtz Wide oppor- ^heir alaee flona. Vari^iv th««Ltr«« rAB«nr«d Tht.riiiiav Mv nfeht Afl. replaced him. Several hours before last Thursday's (1) broadcast, Dem- 



tupity to shine ad a m|mic. David 
Freedman* who does the. air author- 
ing for. ^Bddie cantor, .was .respon- 
sible for this bit, and it Vould have 
-been-'4o^the advantage- of -the-Word< 
plctureiie.drew liere had he omitted 
the character transition .vthat/ re->' 
quired Holtz going into falsetto^ It 
was .out. of ^ place on .the air And 
seriVed to^take the fine edge bff what 
iiaft jprifcceded. 

: On thld weekly half -hour affair 
Lennle Hayton and his unit' are rel- 
egated to fading in the program and 
to ... ' . accompanying Miss Moore< 
That's how It. turned out on the Ini- 
tial stajiza^. . Perhaps in the ensuing 
sessiohd a spot will be. found for 
Hayton by his cpmbo 4olng a- spe- 
cial dance tempo, arrangement. It's 
a flair' possessed by thia lad: that 
shouldn't be passed up, even if 'It Is 
found' necessary , to omit a comedy 
or ^ong. item.- - Odec. 



Renewals 



Oscar Mayer Frankfurtert.. 

Renews with WBBM, Chicago, 
for 13 weeka starting June ?• 
Dr. Rudolph and Jack Brooks 
continue thrice weekly. No 
agency. 

Horllck's Malted Milk. Has 
renewed Dr^ Bundesen's dra- 
matized health talks on NBC 
for another 13 programs. Ac- . 
count's Tuesday periods stay 
intact through the Sunimer but 
the Friday broadcasts wind UP 
July~21. Revised hookup en- 
tails 13 outlets. 



Status of Cominercials^ 
From Fair Grounds 
Still Not Settled 



Chicago, June 6. 
Musicians* " union want$ the 
World'^3 Fair to hire a ; pemianeiitt 
Orcheistra. as a compromise arra.nge- 
ment In the disputed matter of 
whether Commercial radio brpad- 
casts frpm the Fair are tp require 
staiidby iriualclans. XTp tp npw the 
exppisitlpn ha£! balked pri hlrlpg mu- 
alcians in its ipwh right. Musicians 
working a,t the Fair are privately 
employ,edi hy . yarlpus cpnceaslpns. 

It is vhderstood. : that otherwise 
the union will inale that cpmmerclal 
brcadcasts frcm-the Fair grPunds 
must have standby musicians as a. 
remote ,cpntrpl ' classlflcatlon. 



■ ■ • ■' V; 



Nude andT^2$c 



hside Stulf-^Radio 



Failure of the CBS program department to obtain a permit for Frank 
and Milt Britton tP brpadcast 'Let's Call It a Day* had .that brother 
cOmbo playing to a dead mike for five minutes last Tuesday (30) night. 
Band Wfts doing Its nls^tly' airing froina the Village Nut Club, N, Y, 
Restricted number Is- from 'Strike Me Pink' and was the flrat ijlme. an 
Incident of this sort has taken place on CBS In pyeir al year, 

JFpllowing the. announcement of the tune by MUt Brltt<|D the button- 
pusher noticed that missing from the program's song Hat was the usual 
notation that permission to use -bay' had been received from the Amer- 
ican Society. Engineer did a quick check and off the air went the 
Britton aggregation, In its place the studio put on a recording of a non- 
■restrIcted-tune.:-~^---r- ^-r — -■ — ^ — - 



Collection of listening area maps recently turned oiit by CBS haa sev-. 
eral pf the string's, affiliated statipna burning. Maps purport to show 
for whiat surrounding countlei the ata^ can clalni coverage, all based 
on a giveaway stunt. .• 

Some of the results of these individual station surveys not only - con- 
tradict liaterilhg area maps previously put out by. the individual otitletn ' 
concerned, but reveial these stations haven't got an audience; ih parts 
of the county in which they are located^ Plaint from the allies la thttt 
the network mapa will make it tongh for them to uae their own li&tening ' 
coverage dalma In selling local time. 

-If American newspapers glVe radio plenty of free publicity— a& pub- 
llahers so often state— -air speakers; ccnsoipualy pr unccnsclpusly, some- 
times also plug the dailies, An Illustration of this -was noted on NBC^s 
broadcast of the ^ngllsh Derby* Whll^ Clem. McCarthy was talking from 
New Tork^ followlrig the running of the rjace» he mentioned that the 
English ccmmentatpr liad lipt quoted thcK odds p» the horses Which 
finished In the ihOn'ey and went on tP 9ay, 'I nptlced in this moming'a' , 
New Toifk .Times the probable odds 'weire'; 
McCiarthy is on the staff of a racing jpaper. 



PhlUp Morris cigaret has three high spots on blanketing the country 
but f'erde Grofe alone caii use the Identifying 'On the Trail' nipyement 
out of ,hls own compoaed 'Grand Canypn Suite'. 

Milton Blouw agency wanted. Raymond Paige orchestra on the Coast 
and-BiU Stoess, out. of .WIiT^> Cincinnati, to likewise use it J^ut copyright 
^ermisKonTs d(^^^ 

The agency also wanted to record the musical tr4de-mark for the various, 
other spot broadcastings but It was likewise denied. 



(Continued from page 1) i -v^estern Electric has been offering for sale technical equipment of 

the spieler whispers, 'nude model,' kpWI, San Francisco^ which indie atatton is reported in the hole about 

he Isn't fibbing. $25,000. to the outfitters fpr. hew broadcasting futnlshlngs recently In^ 

'Sttidents' of this art class are .stalled. 

given charcbal and paper with wja Is willing tP take |10,00Q fpr the 125,000 Wprth pf stuff, biit to 

which to sketclu To say- that the ^ate haa found no takers. The l.OOd-watter continues its dally etherlz- 

audlence Is embtorassed Is merely jng. splitting wave length with KROW, Oakland, until the creditor decides 

tp. discover that the atUdlp/^ have L^hat to do . with the d^^^ 
quick tuitiover of patronage. ■[ 



FRATERNITY HOUSE 
With William LeMaJre 
COMMERCIAL 
KFAC, L. A. 

Another explanation Of why Coast 
radio programs are ih disrepute 
with the vast majority of listeners 
In. This one hour, ,',oncfi?a-< week, 
rates, exceedingly low In. entertain 
ment value, however aiuuslng it 
may sifeem to the immediate audi- 
ence in the. broadcast station. COm- 
Xftet-clalled ■by the distributors of 
Arrowhead Springs water, program 
possibly might get by If cut to 15 
minuted. : If stretched for the full 
hour, customers may be driven .^to 
drink some other brand of the aqua, 
in their belief that, the water 
boosted may be flattened aa is the' 
prbgtum in volume. 

Only a few high spots* among 
them William LeMalre. frOm Vaude; 
with his excellent -characterlization 
of a Mown pouth' Negro. Rest of 
the talent runs from fair tb down 
right bad, with the Three Freshmen 
probably the weakest on broadcast 
caught. 

liCMaire Is In and but of the pro- 
-am, ostensibly iii .search . of the 
Fraternity House cat. In hla role 
of chef he practices hunting on the 
side, with the nine-lived feline' the 
object of hia hunt. LeMalre's com 
-7edy-=stuff=ls-always-good-f6r=Llaffa.=. 
Vocal number by the Glee club 
and a Miss Gale, soprano, were oke 
Susie Brown, the house maid, 
evoked a lot of howls fromi the 
close -by audience; but her comedy 
material was of the strictly small 
time variety. Homer Griffith, ei 
U. S. e. football player, wstrbled a 
ballad,, displaying a pleasi^ig, if not 
exceptional, voice. \ 
. One of the flaws of the program 
was an alleged comedy sales talk 
on .false teeth, which aside from 
being nonsensical was very ill-ad- 
vised for broadcasting. Sopho- 
,.^f>Qrea, male singing outfit, harmon- 



their stage flops. Variety theatres 
went through the: same cycle.' 

A lucky break warded off trouble 
on last weel(;;s ahow. For Katharine 
He'pburn and AdOlph jMenJou, who 
liappened to beTn New^orft at- the 
same time and who had JUst flnlshed 
making Radio's 'The Morning 
Glory,' duly plugged in Rudy VaV 
lee's Introduction, somebody happily 
iaelected Alfred Sutor's 'A Marrl:.ge 
Has Been Arranged.*^ Were mwe 
one-act Sketched like this available 
the picture player problem for radio 
and the. stage would be cleared up 
pronto. But try and flnd 'em. 

This weeK's Flelschmann picture 
name can take care of herself. It's 
Polly Morari, l>uf' try and "find more 
Pollys, "too. " 

The show underlined with Menjou 
and Miss Hepburn was a spotty af- 
fair; ■ Harry Hershfield was< off form 
due to a bad selection of stories, 
and the rest of the lihe-up .disap- 
pointing.. - Reeve - and -Owen| two- 
man team, announced as just ar- 
rived from London and who, Vallee 
staited, write their own material, 
just about -wrote themselves out of 
the radio area. Their first of two 
numbers wasn^t so terrible,, but . the 
second froze the loud speaker. 

Eleanor Shaler held the opening 
spot>T(vlth. a cQupie 'Of cbisedy -num' 
bers, both specials. .Her fair re 
suits were better than, anything 
garnered by anybody else on the 
show, excepting Menjou and Miss 
Hepburn. 

The< Reglmehtallsts* male islnglng 
chorus, didn't register as a IG'-piece 
act should. Alice Fayev the: Vallee 
band^s stock songstrei3S, delivered 
a few choruses .in her undlstin 
guished manner. 

• It's up to Vallee and the. Vallee 
band to keep things stepping when 
the visiting, taleht 'lags.. . The Men- 
jou-Hepburn headlined show called 
for more stepping up . than usual 
Vallee came through with his custo 
mary nifty pacing job without put 
ting on any extra pressure!'.- 



Observed Thursday (1) night Ad- '®P*acfid , . 

mission is 25 cents, the cheapest P'®^*^ advised the agency that a vaude bill he was currently playing 
quiver on the lOt. would prevent him from getting over to the studio In time. 

Anptheir spot includes . a mirror 
arrahgement Whereby— th.e-^patrOn:|— For hia brpadcasta-over-NBC -Antonioriaopez , no w fiH iingrthe-bandstand- 



can Insert his or [her pwn. face as at. the Palais P'Or, on Broadway* will h&ve hia billing changed to 'Don 

the head. oh a nude figure, Four Antonio and Orcheatra'. Network made the reyiaipn to avoid any poa' 

Budea In the, painting are engaged aibility of cohfuaion With the Vincent Lopez- combo, which, is also on 

in a mixed picnic In the woods. This NBC.^ ■ 
item, is tempered by JIp^ 



at . 16 cents. There.' la a -Chanobre 
dea Horreui^s and numerous other, 
peep shows, spme of which can. be 
purchased- and carried away, in a 
vest pocket. 

. , Two. restaurants,.. both with .small 
dance orchestras, several bars and 
grog shops, and a noticeable high 
average of looks among the fem 
Inine .barmaids, novelty hawkers and 
storekeepers carry out the Parisian | perfectly amicable, 
environment. From the midway 
st'reets' of Paris'- looks- cheap; The" 
painted on the scenery aspect Is 
also apparent Inside, but is over 
looked in lieu of the diversion's^ 



For the first time in some years the annual Indianapolis 500 -mile . . 
gasoline Classic was not put on the air. Efforts were made to sell thO: 
sponsorship to Firestone Tire. 

Last year Firestone paid $25,000 for the last hour of the- race. This year 
the time was pffereid for $12,000, but no sale. 



Gypsy ina, whoever she is 
should evolve into a femme Street 
Singer.' On her CBS builder-upper 
ing she is getting the same sort of 
accordion-musical aecompaniment 
With snatches of songs to permit a 
.yarlety _program..„.. She, sella herself 



in excellent style with a canny se' 
lection of compositions to fit the 
wandering gypsy songstress Idea, 
Selections run a linguistic gamui; 
but are always in the popular mood 
and never musically burdensome. • 



KSCJ, the SlOux Clty> la., mouthpiece, saya it was not dropped by 
CBS but rather did the quitting itself. 
However^ It adds^ the relations with Columbia have been and are now 



Isaac Walton^s Only 



Hollywood, June 5. 
'Outdoor Reporter,' new pro- 
.gram on .KFWB -by Which lis- 
teners are -inf ormed where they- 
may find the best places to fish. 

Cbmtnerclalled by the West- 
ern Auto Co., Which, figures 
you can't go fresh water fish- 
ing In theae Arid parts unless 
you trek at least 200 miles by 
auto. 



TEXACO MAY SCRAM 



Mullina Whether to Quit Air Until 
Wynn Completes . Picture 



The problem bf how a station can 
maintain its personality while on 
a chain has been solved by kso, 
Des MolneS lOO-watter.-Fred Jeske, 
'the man of many voices,' ia dra- 
matizing the sign-off tind using dif- 
ferent character" voice's for chain 
breaks. Jeake -has been with the 
station foiir months. 



Kid BookV Effect 

'(CbnirnuedTfrbm i^^^ 
methods of accbmplishlng crime on 
the screen. 

Jiist whether all of these Items 
were used in production not even 
film leaders are in a position to 
know. They point Out that no .one 
Ih the industry has seen alt Of the 
Industry's product; that, In order to 
do so, with shorts included with the 
features, an individual would have 
to apend 362 full days In the pro 
jectlon Toom. 

The ideas, of renting, an .apart 
ment for a gang hangout, cutting 

telephone wires, cheating gamblers, . rp^^^^ jg discussing taking Its 
etc., are all conceded to have been ^j^^,^ jjpc the second or third 
used in pictures. Killing motorcycle \ ^^^^ j„,y the balance of the 
cops by swerving the bandit car, g^^m^y^ or until Ed Wynn com- 
posing as gas Inspectors, carrying ^^^^^^ ^Ab picture Work for Metro, 
machine guns in violin cases, are Majority opinion among the oil oom- 
also admitted by picture spokesmen pany pilots ' favors this move in 
to have been shown on the screen. preference to separating Wynn 

But, filni Investigators, mindful of from Graham McNamee. . Lattejr's 
tKiroWh St^tlStiira On d9imqU6fitB, agreement Vith^Urtiversaf newsreef 
point again to what they find are prevents him from Journeying as 
admissions in the book that the faj away as Hollywood, 
average normal picturegoer Is unin- Wynn's original plan was to leave 
spired to crime by the screen. for the Cbast around June 14. 

In the mind of the picture defend- I Alternative Texaco now has in 
ers there la the belief that before the I mind is to have this departure 
battle is over the public Will no switched to the second or third week 
more' believe that even the average in July and at that time withdraw 
delinquent could learn how to work the program from the air altogether, 
a time -lock on a safe than a pbten- McNamee's newaclip contract pro- 
.tlal' motor man could become aklUedl vldea that he be availa,ble twice a 
in operating a trolley car from a week in either Chicago or New York 
back seat in a theatre. I for sound track recording. 



COHAN'S $5,000 COLD, 
WON'T FOLLOW ROGERS 



Gulf oil la still dickering around 
for a successbr to Will Rbgeirs^ on 
its Suriday .eVenlng NBC spot. Rog- 
ers' contract is for seven we^ka, 
while the arrangement the oil re* 
finer made with the web obligatea 
it for another^ six weeks beyond the 
Rogers departure date. JUne 11. 

Agency on the account, Cecil, 
Warwick & Cecil, had submitted 
George M. Cohan ajis a prospect, but 
the Gulf headmen demurred from 
the $5,006 per pirogram price asked 
by George M.> ■ and advised the 
agency they would prefer a person* 
aiity similar to Rogers to follow 
him. 



WACO'S Voluntary Slice; 
3rd Woman's Station 

Washington, June 5. 

WACO, Waco, Tex., Central 

Broadcaatittg- Ca^r'tool^"*' 

slice from 1,000 to 100 watts last 

week from the. Federal Radio Com- 

miaslon ih order to shift from 1,240 

Idlocycle to 1420 kc, with additional. 

specified time. Change gives it part 

of the time used by KGKB. Tyle,. 

Tex. 

Also a new station grant by the 
FRC to Kathryn Jonea, Florence, 
Ala., tb operate on 1,420 kc. with 
100 watts power daytime only. I>e- 
clalon makes the third woman sta- 
tion owner in the U. S. 



Ttteedayi Jb nc 6, 1933 

II I I I I 



VARIETY 



43 






Agents Who Avenge $10 Eadi, WUy 



f a cut or not to out—the agents 
the proWom at HKO. Story this 
time IP that the RKQ yaude toook- 
mg oiaace'fl new quarters on the 11th 
flSir of the RKQ buiWIng In Radio 
city are too tiw to hold everyhody. 
•BDecIaliy the. Agents, Only alter. 
Sative is A . time achedwle under 
Sli Abe aejents; would haye cer^ 
tain ylsitlng hours like the chumps 
In a beauty parlor. , ^ 

Majority feeling, at, RKO la that 
the time ' schedulie,; whlcli has h^en 
\m befblre. . and never ^^orked. 
wiuld be imlpraoticAi; and that the 
ont^ sure ^ay td>tl6v6 the orpwd- 

ihg is to' out;- " ^ 

With RICb 'tiperi41ng around, $20,- 

00b a week' on vaudeyille the Agents' 
total and combined commlsfllpn .Is 
aTbund »l,eOO weekly. There' aLre 
about 100 Individuals operating un 
det the eo^odd RKO agency fran- 
chises outstaiidlrtgf. ^hioh boils the 
agents' average per man income 
down to V-0 a' week. It's beeri that 
way for a <Jouple of months now 
-iAt^lettflt-rjpn the ninth :floo^ - !V^ 
the whole office tor. themselves, t.Bo 
agents have had plenty of room xto 
toam around in, whether or not sell- 

ing •'' 
UP on the 11th. where the vaude 

hooking office is doubling up with 

the film, booking department, the 

only place available for th6 agents 

Is a 4lnkey room that qan't comr 

fort^biy hold ipore than half .a dpz- 

en black book toters at a time. 

Likelihood is that the cutting will 

be In the hands of the Agents' As- 

Boblrttloh ' and superviiied. by the 

chairmttii;^**auri^ : ^ose.- Lfttteir 

handled the last cut under Martin 

— B^fe;^ate RKtf bmaii;ig' - hgad. 

PALACE STiCkA$2^0(N) 



We Need Falsettos 





Mel I<an-Fahg, Chinese prov 
tean artist and. femme per- 
spn^tor, is coming to Amer- 
ica on his secpnd tour this 
iFall. under the i^uspiceB of the 
Chinese Institute of Amerlcstk 
and the Columbia Broadcast- 
ing 'System's concert bureau. 

Japanese ocoupation of Pel- 
plrig; Where Mel-Fane owns a 
show place manor, la said to 
figure In hHs^deBire to leave 
the Orient, idt ai While, at least. 



Circuits* Agreement on 
Vaude Salaries and Book- 
ings Doing Theatres No 
Good— Too Much Broth- 
erly Love in Operation 



itages and Beck Hold Hopes of 



Op^tiiig Own Circuits Once More; 
M Odds Against Be(ck-Pan. Maybe 



SHOWS LOOK ALIKE 



Shaiigliai Cafe 



Seattle. June 6., 

The De Ceciletoa, dango team, 
-openTat-Cetthayrn<i^tte,':Shiangha^ 



September, sailing' from this pprt 
In A;uguat. 

It is pweet, time. ..playing the 
ni^ht club circuit, in the Orient. 
Contract is written for but 12 
weeks and includes /transportation 
costs from America to Shanghai, 
No return. Usually thie. acta Just 
keep on . going around jthe world, 
miking time in India, North Africa 
and Europe. 

It is up to the acts to oliok the 
first 12 weeks, all spent at one club. 
Behavior must be Okay, and then. 
It means a k>t moire 12-week standi 
in Other cafe spotsl 'Another .Im- 
Tsrovement-^ver-^ormer-bookings-ttf 
the 'OHeiit Is that ■ th6 payoff is 
now in American (Uk Si> money; 

Pe Ceciletos the second act from 
America to cross .the Pacific ppnd 
-this^easonHfpr-.MsherirUbcal. — <^^— 



i - 



tlKO has clianised its' mind about 
jdarkening. the Palace, New Tork. 
House stays in vaudfilm, but with 
the closfng netlci^f Tetaiaining up for 
the- summer as a protective meas-i 
ure. Improvement in business the 
past two weeks, and especially last 
week with 'Bedtime Story' (Par) 
as -the-picture,— dictated the deoL- 
eiqn. 

With a rent of |60,000 and taxes 
Insurance and Jnterest charges .of 
(40,000 yearly, it would cost the 
Palace a little over $2,000 a week to 
remain dark. On top of that is the 
customary $7,000 or 48,000 reopen 
liig cost for the Palace or any 
other theatre of Its type aftef a 
closing. 

RKO figures that H the losses 
can be held down under $2,000 with 
thp- present poli<!y. regardless of 
• no, "pTOftt, Vth^^ ; palace win be losing : 
less than if idle. 

The circuit's efforts to dispose of 
the Palace lease will continue. A 
burlesque deal is still on. House 
has .been offered $100,000 a year for 
the first two years and. $126,00d 
there,after. Previous terms oftcred 
to. Max iludjilck called for $110,- 
Ooj/. ;rent the first two years. Rud- 
nlc*,. who operates stock burlesque 
ait^ the Eltlhge on 42d street,, talked 
about installing a similar, policy in 
the Palace. 



Eastern Acts Brought to 
toast fiHrVande Dates 



, jComMltive booking of acts has 
I piractically clisappearfliit from the 
New 'York field as a result, of the 
skldry -pact artd booking afireement' 
under which the foui' major variety 
circuits are ruriniiig their ptage af- 
fairs. ! The doctrine of brotherly 
l^^ve— gufdes-^ther-cireuitr-in^yerY 
booking transaction^ frdrin acrobats 
•up..' 

jPrinOipals citiea In the U. S. In 
Which more than one of the circuits 
are represented by , a stage show 
theatre now number eight. They, 
i^r e no lo nger - ' oppo sition ^pot8.' - In_ 
p^ace of ffie foriier .rivalry, the 
•niew system; actually has the oppos- 
ing bookers booking e^ibh other's 
shows. 

The agreement's basio aim was 
to bring down the allegedly pro- 
hibitive salaries names and 
headliners.' "When n^aking the 
agreement the circuits figured it 
cbuldn't work- at all if . not applied 
generally, with effects on the small 
abts- as w^ll as the big ones. Uri^ 
der general Application ot the rules, 
li'B hot possible now for a single 
jsajary to be isiBt or aji ftct to be 
iMoiced without ' majority ^consent of 
Ijdite' circuits' committee. The oo^- 
nal ttee in ieeto-two-^r-^three-tlroes-a. 
week. - ' ' ■ ' 

Guessing 

. Toisjsing a coin to see who gets 
this or thiat act is Just part pt the 
[system- If the bondholders, of _the 
.paramount theatre ph Broadway, 
which is In receivership, want , an 
act which they thinlc may draw 
I some buSlnessr-aiird-4f-thelr repre- 
[-sentatiVe on the booking committee 
cries 'tails' when the ooih shows 



Free Social List 



C^ndy and soft dHnk con- 
cessionaires have gOTKi into the 
; business of booking shows for 
', Bumxner rtssorifl. In. return fpr 
the concession several are of-, 
fering a free social staff, in- 
cluding an m.c. and a couple 
of actsi 

This Is^ the newest angle to 
the llfe-ol-the-party racket 
wlilch starts to flourish every 
;iun^ and lasts until .I^bor 
Day. 






Did inCU; 




If one can scrape up $6,.0(I0,600. and 
the other can dig up $6p0i000, two 
of vaudeville's former theatre ope- 
rators may. come back, next; season; 
They are Martin Beck,; who wantis 
the Orpheum theatres for himself r 
and Alexander Pantages, who has 
visions'' of regaining the six. houses- 
he sold to RKO a few years ago.- 
, Pantages appears; to have the best 
chan<ie.' Besides needing the low,«r 
amount, $500,000, Pan^s edge is that 
the. theiatres. he's after are all ies-, 
ing money and considered by RKO, ■ 
Wi^h dnei . exception., ^s .hopeless. 

Pan owes the iBOO.OOO to the Se- 
curity National. Bank. /Ke got It bir 
p^ttihg-up— his. Interest In the . jBlitl 
houses, as collatertil. The theatres, 
are In receivership* with Herman 
^Kb.el, RKO treasurer,- the reeelver. 
li is said RKO would be willing to 
turn them over to Security NatiowJ 
If a deal can be arranged. ; ; 

Pan's chances rest 6h ability 
n^oTproirhbte th^rf BflO;t)OOr w tp^'*'* 
range a compromise deal with the.- 
bank. Both are remote at present^- 
despite that Pan haa been talking 
vaude plenty the last few weeks. 



lios Angeles, June 6. 
Increased vaude bookings on the 
coast bringln&.severa^ eastern ac^ 
here weekly, with most of them as- 
sured five or six weeks of fairly 
consecutive time, split between the 
several Warner houses; those 
booked by Bern Bernard, and one 
or two Panchon & Marco weeks. 

Presently, Warners are giving 
acts three full -weeks— one each at 
the Downtown and Hollywood, and 
a split between Santa Barbara and 
Fresno. Bernard is' supplying talent 
fbr the Golden iGate (RKO) In 
•Btisco, as well as for the Fulton 
(ifidle)^ lit Oakland. 

When' spotted first by F&M. acts 
grab off the Par tore and the War- 
field, 'frisco; after, which they 
usually get the Warner , time. 

SHOW BUSINESS 

How Lif«-of-Farty Layout Looks 
One Resort 



(Continued on page 66 

!0-30 NOT ENUFF 
FOR MAJESnC, CHI 



Seffing Sqihie Tucker 
In and To Tank Towns 



Chicago, June 6. 
^Exploitation rare in vaudeville 
.J^eo)iings^wdaL^Jlsed^^3^^ 
Tttclier played the Pubiix-<&reat 
States houses in Springfield and 
l*eprla last week. In both towns 
, pr6,ctically everybody ;ln the tele- 
phone directory got a call to re- 
mind them Soph -waq in town. 

In addition, a calling card from 
Madanie. Tucker was left in every- 
body's box in all the hotels. Tills 
read: 'Called but you -were out. 
I>rbp in and see me at the Doakea 
tlicatre, yours, Sophie Tucker.' 



An idea of , how .much the Hfe-of- 
the-party racket means to » 
mer resort Is the exten^ivo staff at 
Totem Lodge, Averlll f^^J. J* ^'j 
this season, which carries a profes 
slonal stock company that Includes 
a number of Broadway names. 

Henry Tobias, songwriter -band 
leaded heads the 11-man band- 
Sfty veronica. Irving Ro-- MuHel 

Sra'°GauT MuricU Micha^B 

SrTe • Monahan's direction is 

'InTadition there's an electrician 
Jsteinha...^t^^tor «. Prj_ 

i:es."r.aio Wire Via WOY. 



Chicago, June 6, 

Change in policy iand posisibly In 
management looms for the Majestic 
here. House has been operating as 
a 10-20-30 vaudfilm theatre for six 
weeks and not quite making the 
grade at the pricies. Musicians' 
union- collects on a cash bond of 
$500 every Saturday in advance. 

From report Tom Chamales and 
•Toni yalds iiiay step out and sell 
their interest to their partner, S. J: 
Gregory, who will continue to opier 
ate the hoiise. Musical tabloids and 
pictures is tho policy most In favor, 
and it is understood Harry Rogers 
or iPrnie Young may undertake to 
provide the tyipe of shows . desired. 

At present Majestic Is running 
first run Monogr:;m, Majestic and 
Chesterfield product, but may switch 
to 'C rating and take major com- 
pany third run product. In this, 
however; they may ; find themselves 
in conflict with the StatcrLake un. 
der Aaron Jones, who contemplates 
third runs with a 8tagOM*^<^y* 

MaJestic's 10 -cent price applies to 
adults; and thai must be altered or 
house can't get major product under 
the rule against that low admission. 
Majestic Will probably boost to 40 
cents top and keep the 10 cent price 
for kids only. 

===We5kiy rcnt pn-Majestlc is=under.= 
stood to be $700. ^ 

JEAN SAEGENT TO EIVIEEA 

Jean Sargent sails July 20 on the 
■lie de France' for a four- week en- 
gagement at the Casino, Monte 

The month's booki carries op- 
tionn. 



Chicago, June 5. 
'Nuts to Tou,' the William Morris 
office's two-a-day radio name. $1.^66 
variety show closed at Balaban &. 
katz' Oriental Saturday (5) follbw- 
iutg a $25,600 second . week.. Two 
weeks' gross was about $56,000} of 
wfc>ch the. sbow took $40,000 .on its 

guarantee. 

TTpeiffng'^tire-^orid'H-Fa^ 
the start ot the second week .deflated 
the show's, high expectations, while 
kicking a hole through the restvOf 
the theatre: business all- over town. 
'An"r$8;00(^-adyance sale-for the^ec— 
ond week of "Nuts' mad* the .iad- 
vanco prospects bright but that pafce 
wai?n't sutjtftined at the_bpx_^fflce; 

Of the acts, the Whiteman b^nd 
s^il Burns and Allen go eaSt-tov 
radio; the BosweU Sisters go to Eu- 
rope for variety dates, and Jack 
Pearl leaves fcr Hollywood for his 
pMetro picture. . • 

: Oriental reverted to straight pic- 
tures thia week.. The Fair's Teyeree 
kick to Loop theatre business caus- 
ed B&K to change its mind about 
a follow-up stage attraction for the 
picture house. 



LOEWS STOPS VAUDE 
IN MONTREAL HOUSE 

Next week (16) is the finale for 
Lioew vaude in Montreal. House 
goes straight pictwes June • 23 for 
the summer. It's the . first vaude 
shutdown for the Lrf)eW Canadian 
city In years, excepting a couple of 
halts over labor disputes. 

The full week loss cutis the Loew 
time to 13% weeks, but still leaves 
it in the lead for major circuits 
playing time. 

KIKI-DEVERPS 2-WAY SPLIT 

Dancers Grow Weary in 8moketov»n 
—Star Reading No Good, Either 



He hasn't any theatres yet, but hi^^ 
got two bookers sure, and a .thlr#,,\ 
is possible. Arthur Fisher, Eddie 
Darling and. .Eifldlo Milne all • say 
they're going to be Pan's bOPker • . 
'when Pan comes back.f 
Beck's Block 
Beck'e claims on the Orpheum chr- 
cUtt aren't exactly free - and olearj 
The little- matter-ln. the way .is that 
RKO's theati^e operating h^ad, iTiar- '. • 
old B . Franklin • salyo tha^ . Beoik"..- 
PhoHllWahd get 'em/ \nwCO.,*a-. , 
vanced $ti,()i0j0,O()O to .brphoumi |n. thp 
past couple "^f years and It'?; a pre* 
forred debt.- ' " : 

Some -time' 9«0 Beck presented a. 
Wopbslflto- t<ji RKO by wJileli he 
would tike 'ove»*'';the Oirpheum*6^op-... 
ei>atlbn, Inciudlng" the yaude .bitoWng 
^...wpll . theatre . dlrestlngy. He 
flidd iip had a .plan_whlch^ho Or- 
pheum. bondholders ted. okftyOd. 
RKO 'turned it down. Since then; 
the Oi1>heum houses under Nate .'^ 
Blumberg's' operation have grad- ' 
uatcd to a position wherein it's poBr 
sible for them to make some money, 
Franklin - declared. - That - makes.^ 
RKO less desirous of getting rid o£ • 
them; says' Franklin, which pushes 
the oodS againp Beck's getting them 
to about 10 to i. Besides, there's 
still that littl.3 .ma:tter of $6,000,000, 
all or part of which RKO would 
like to see and feel before ieltlng^ 
anything €«• 



Pittsburgh, June 6. 
Team of Kikl and DeVere, vaude 
and nlte club dancers, splitting 
matrimonially as well as profes- 
sionally now. Kikl, whose real name 
Is Almee Stanlchlch, filed suit for 
divorce here last week against her 
.h usband, an d partner, Anton Stanj 
chich. They were married in ^c to 
ber, 1927. 

Recently, when work became 
seance, DeVcre went into the star- 
reading" business, setting up an 
astrology studio in the Nixon the- 
atre building. It didii't last long 
Until recently they have been 
danclnK occaHionally In loo.'il nite 
clubs. 



Hollywood j June 5, 
As result of bankruptcy Fox- - 
West Coast has been unable to 
agree on settlement of back rent 
With the owners of. the Hollywood . 
Pantages Theatre Co, Building 
deal for Alexander Pantages to take 
back house Is therefore off. 

Negotiations have been gOin^-on/ 
for threie montl»s, and Pantages also 
r^n into dlfflcultiefi in securing puf.-, 
ficlent product, to operate house , in . 
case It Was opened, as only eight 
pictures were available. 
• Pantages wanted West Coast tb ' 
promise hini a break lii picture 
product, but this was impossbile, as 
they- had made ho deals yet for the. 
new season'iB films. With eight pic- 
tures lined up by Pantages revert- 
ing back to West coast Teg o' Mjr 
Heart,' which was to reopen tiie^ 
Pan, goes into the State 'thturei- 
day (8). 



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Taeedtijf June 6, 1935 




Reisman Won t Head RKO Booking 
Qffke; Willi-Howard as Double Head 



PKO^s vaudeville booking offlce, 
minus Martin Beck and -with Arthur. 
WHli and Bill Howard , as the. new 
joint booking heads, moved from its 
spacious ninth floor quarters in the 
Radio City RKO building oyer the 
week-end Into a smaller space on 
the eleventh floor, it's dbubllng up 
with the fllrn" bdpkihg departments 
on. the sanie .floor. The space 
economizing and iBeck's ^ departure 
will save the circuit about $50,000 a 
year. 

Harold FrankUn had designated 
Phil Reisman, chief fllm. buyer for 
Rko, as the new' head of the vaude 
booking department to succeed ;Be<Jk 
and caused same, to be ofllclally an- 
nounced, only to change his mind 
abpUt the appointment, Monday (5). 
Franklin was. said to have rebeiyed 
the word frbm M. H. Aylesworth 
thilt, vaude had better be handled 
-by someone who. understands vaude. 

Aylesworth never acts directly In 
euch matters, leaving the theatre 
matters io be haridled directly b}' 
Prankllii, the man . Iii" charge. It 
was Franklin's appointment. 
Reisman .appolntmeht .to tlie vaude 



Job . was UnspHclted" by hfin. XTTs" 
hardly likely that Reisman would 
have become Involved In -the vaude 
booking thing other than retaining 
nominal supervlsidn and leaving the 
actual work to Howard and Willi, 

On the books themselves, Willi 
-;^lll--ihaver^eharge-^of— the^astern- 
house^ and Howard the west. 

For the time being there won't 
be < any further changes or reduc- 
.tlQns in booking offipe personnel, it is 
stated. '.Each booker has a. small 
private offlce. in the new quarters. 
":^Ajj;entis have be^ii a116tted another 
imaU-sized room. 

;RKO's saying through , the staff 



anii location changes la derived 
from Beck's departure from the pay- 
roll and the rent reduction chiefly. 
Beck was getting |600 a week, de- 
spite his denials that he was a sal- 
aried employe. The ninth floor 
rent charged against the booking 
offlce amount id to about $18,000 an- 
nually. Theise two items alone al- 
most equalled the offlce'a. total in- 
come, which lately has declined to 
abpuit $1,000 a week in commish on 
the approximately $20,000 worth of 
acts played weekly. For the first 
quarter of 1933 the vaude's booking 
offlce's net loss was $11,000. With 
the sum nier shutdown oiE vaude on 
the RKO circuit hear at hand, the 
Income Is liable to drop to a couple 
of hundred a week. 



Unioh May Jazz Up Ted 
Fiorito's L. A. Fortnight 

Los Angeles, June 5. 
Likelihood is that Ted Fiorito|s 
two week engagement at Loew's 
State, beginning June 22, will be 
caneelletl-TJwiTig^o ar-new-Hciemand- 
of the union that a same number 
of standby men as in Fiorito's band 
be employed at the regular scale 
of $03. 

For . neighborhood houses, union 
asks $40 a man, or an added riut of 
4B80— w:eekly,-includ|hg-.leaders. — 

Wcedon-Sclmltz BissolyjC 

George Weedon and John Schultz 
have dissolved their RKO agency 
partnership. ■ 

Weedon Is combining with Eddie 
Keller, while Schultz continues 
alone. 



ROYiU. PERFORMMCE 



WILLIAM AND lOE 

MANDEL 

Wish to thank CEOft^^^^^ 

HARRY MARLOW for this Distinciion 



eth WEEK 'CRAZY SHOW 
PALLADIUM, LONDON 



American Representative: 

BERNARD BURKE 
(Jack Curtis Officie) 




''Stormy Weather" 



WATERS 



Just Closed RECORD-BREAKING Week 
CAPITOL, NEW YORK 

Appearing Nightly COTTON CLUB. NEW YORK 

Just Completed *'DARK HORSEY," a Short, 
for Warner Bros. 

P.S. Bon Voyage, Duke Ellington, and Beat of Luck 



BUCK TAYUOrR'S BOTH 

Philly's W. K. Showman Celebrates 
Long Run in AH Theatres 

Philadelphia, June 5. 
Marshall W. (Buck) Taylor, 
prominent Philly vaudeville booker 
and showman, celebrated hla 50th 
year in the theatre yesterday (Sun- 
day). 

Marshall was born here In 1870 
and made his flrst start in the 
amusement world with the Sells' 
Brothers' Circus as a boy. liater he 
headed a rond tour of the priginal 
burlesque, 'Blue Beard,' and then 
took over the management of the 
Hoskls theatre in Los Angeles. Re- 
tttrning east, he acquired the Gam- ] 
don theatre. In Camden, N. JT.. and ] 
then organixed hla vaudeville 
agency. 

This year Mr. Taylor ha9 again 
Iea;sed Toung'3 MilUon Dollar Pier 
in Atlantic City, which will open 
oh June SO. 



1m TeHing You' 

By Jack 0«teniiaii 



More Truth Than-r 

Some weeks ago they gave a dem- 
onstration at Madison Square Gar- 
den against Hitter. One of the boys 
met his pal on the street and asked 
>lm if he was going to attend. 'I 
should say not/ he answered, 'the 
way they've been giving decisions in 
the Garden, Hitler will probably 
get, it.' 

Broadway Philopophy. 

On this street of streets when we 
ask anyone for their canAid opinion, 
what we really want is their can- 
dled opinion. 



nian's Job has been good enough for 
15 years and why switch now? H« 
left the caat. 



CHICAGO AOS 
STARVED OUT 
AT LAST? 



Trend of T|me» 

Pat Rooney, Sr., informs that he 
was invited to a party the other 
night, given by the 'four hundred,' 
and in keeping with the times only 
200 showed, up. 



New Headquarters 

■The boys who do bells and oil to 
Buffalo, but who haven't been doing 
it latelyi have deserted . the 47th 
street corner for the middle of the 
46th street block, and congregate dU 
rectly in front of the yARiETt bfnce. 
Kb we try to ilnish this column we 
count about IS as we look out the 
window, and they are talking vory» 
very loud. 

For us it is not disconcerting, be- 
ing an old newspaperman; what 
worries us ia what they've got to 
talk about. 



Reason Enough 

Ann iiester insists she knows a 
man- who. had to stop drl,nklng on 
account of hia wife and kidneys. 



Definition 

Chicago; — where murder is only 
-considered— dlsorderly^-conductr-- — 



Chicago, June 5. 
Loop has more eastern acts hang- 
ing around right now than for the 
past several yeiara. Perforjners are 
here in anticipation that the World's 
Fair is going to start things and 
becauaie there are now more pick- 
up- datea around Chicago than in 
two sea'aons. 

Oddly enough, the preaence of 
eaatern acta calls attention , to a 
strange fact The so-called 'Chicago 
acta^ aeem to have diaappeared. Few. 
if any of the old sidewalk guards 
are left. Common gueaa is that they 
w:ere starved out or migrated to 
California where loafing conditions 
are niore congenial. > 



you Said It 

we don't know whether we are 
getting too high clasai this week, 
or rather we mean to say, tryinig to 
go high, hat, but we heard thesp 
two remarka the other night at a 
dinner party and pass them on to 
yoUk 

The flrst was that a saint haa a 
paat, a sinner has a futjure and the 
other one la, 'Talent takea pain, 
genius the ability to cauae pain.' 
Dope that one out, you ao and ao'is. 



We Could Stand a New Revue 

Juliua (your attorney and mine) 
Kendler confldea that many of hia 
cllenta have Inapired .a new reVue 
which he'll call 'Summons of '33.' 



Only the Drmmiier 



Theatre-Uiuon Rumpus 



Canton, O.; June 6. 
First attempt to restore pit bands 
in' local theatrea ended In. a aqiiabble 
between management of the Palace 
theatre ahd the muaiciana' union. 
Pit banda have been out aince the 
two major houaea. Palace and 
Loew'a, dropped vaudeville more 
than two years ago after differences 
with the musicians. 

Palace had agreed to terms of the 
union, and Its stage relighted; A 10 
piece union band went into the pit 
and all went well until the man 
agement called in the director, in- 
formed him the band was 'lousy' 
and that it was out. The musicians 
continued to report to the theatre 
three times a day Until Saturday 
(27). But when another revue 
played an opposition house there 
was a shortage of musicians, ao the 
Palace pulled a fast one by calling 
the band, but with Its personnel de' 
pleted the band was Unable to re- 
spond, and the theatre had gained 
its point. 

Understood the- band was to re- 
ceive $450 for . the week, but so far 
the union, has made no demand for 
I payment, evidently figuring it would 
be useless after failing to go through 
with, terms of .the contract. One 
musician, recruited to play drUm^ 
for a girl band on. the stage. Was 
paid in full by the management, 
since he performed to the satisfac- 
tion of the house. 



Efficiency 

Herman Puryear, colored doorman 
at t he B roadh urst . ha a been w ith 
the Shuberta 16 yeara ahd was aaked 
to assist in a bit in thel new revue 
that . opened there last week with 
Frank Fay and a picture star, 
Barbara Stanwyck. He is only on 
the stage a minute hut he was 
forced to join the Actor's Equity 
After, finding out what the. diiea 
would be Herman decided a door 



Ostermania 

Bubblea, of Buck and Bubbles, 
ba/ely made the flrat L.oew'a State 
ishow Sunday; as. he rushed in the 
stagie .door he told the boys |iot to 
worfy, he'd go on in white face. ... 
Mrs. Zeppo Marx haa been robbed, 
twice in succeaaion, . ..Funny, no- 
body ateala Zeppo?. . . .Whatever be- 
came of poue with hla every, day in 
every way, etc. . .. .Jimmie Durante 
la writings a, column , for a local tah/., . 
.proving-.anything— can-happen,--and-- 
Riith Chatterton iarriyed list weelc 
on the Berengaria, had ia. picture, 
taikeh On the boat and DID NOT 
have her legs croaaed. . . .ARE TOU" 
READING? 



Burto, Mann to Coaist 



t— Los Angelea, June 6. 

Barto and Mann are due the end 
of thia week from New Tork. The 
pair open here for F&M at the Par- 
amount (15), then going to the War- 
field, Friaco, for a, week. 

On the aame bill at the Par will 
be Armida, and poaaibly Art Jarrett, 
who go^a into the hoiiae June" 8 on" 
spec for a week. 



Vaude Out for Duals; No 
Live talent in Rochester 



Rochester, N. Y., Junie 5. 

Riegent theatre has dropped vaUde 
for double featurea duHng the sum- 
mer, small, low cost name units 
packed them week-enda, but failed 
to hold on other daya. 

Change again leavea the town 
without flesh of iny kind except 
amateur nights in the nabes. 




2 London-Set Acts 

Boswell sisters open July 3 at the 
Palladium, London, ahd Belle Baker 
follows in August. Both, booked for 
two weeks, were set through the 
Morris offlce. 

Radio sister team sails June 17 on 
the 'He de France.' 



BOOKINCAGENCY 

General Executive Offices 

LOEW BUILDING 

A.N N E X 

160 WESX 46^ ST* 

BRyant 9-780iD NEW YORK CITY 



J. H. 



OBNERAL UANAOKB 



MARVIN a SCHENCK 



BOOKING UANAOKB 



ANN SEYMOUR 

Week of June 2, Palace^Chicago 

ALLEN FOSTER at the Piano 



Direction: CURTIS & ALLEN 



•r^e«<i>r> Tune 6, 198S 



VARIETY 



45 



Dight at Old Orpheum' Looked like 
Good or Days in Bey. Hills Benefit 



RIO SUES FOR ROYALTY 

Claims $7S Wkl/'for Forming Act of 
Radio Rogues 



,, Miiy 30. 
vaude that 



Beverly Hills; 
Benilhlscent of 
oncti was dlshea out to Coast audi- 
^ryaee back In th6 days jvhen Ot- 
Sm vaudeville Stood for some- 
thSSTfttt all-headline DIU compris- 
iwJrSioatly veteran variety acts was 
toXlght at the Little theatre 
«<^everly Hills for Professionals^ 
ft wM a heneflt for the Little^ the- 
atr™ov?ment and the Actora' Rer 
fiS Tihind. and presented under the 
iJSel 'A Night at the Old Omheum/ 
^With SaSi Hardy, a vet of the 
vaude stage before he went^into piq- 
acUng as m.<i.. such old-timers 
la W and Mrs. Jack Norworth. Mr. 

MM. Donald Brian. William 
Sllie? Sr., Joseph Cawthorne. Fred 
aSntlfey. Trlxle Friganza. Chic Sale, 
Charlie Irwin. Mftxjorie Gatesdn and 
' Charlie HHI put, ort a yaude show 
tiS^wiU long be remembered by the 
iJjSeS' l»rof esslonal audience which 
tiirned out for the oausjs; 

To add another touch of old Or 
pheum flavor, the slx-pieco pit or 
chestra was directed by A. F, 
Frankenstein, for many years leader 
At the downtown Orpheum, and 
Srp^bly. one of the hest-known 
vM> band baton wielders Of the, 

*^Sm^bad-routlnlne-^ £^ 



ticularly in the first half, was prob 
ably occasioned by a desire on the 
pait of the spopeors to give mpre 



prominent spots to acts of one-tlrhe 
stellar Importance. 

•Fred Santley opened, offering a 
burlesque tenor rendltloh of 'Silver 
Threads Among' the Gold,' and fol-- 
lowed this with the old-time ballad, 
'She's More to Be Pitied Than Cen- 
sured;' He revoked plenty of howls 
and started the show off ith a 
bang. . . ... 

In the deuce spot was Charlie 
Hill, Vet song composer, who at-, 
tempted to. show, at the piano, that 
most of the popular song hits , of 
this and yeisteryear were based on 
two notes, 'cuckoo,', or on the first 
thiriee notes of a bugle call. He 
wound , up with the assistance of 
Mrs. Hill, who provided some com- 
edy warbling that fitted in nicely. 
Subbed for LaRue 
Substituting for Grace LaRue and 
Hale Hamilton, who were unable to 
participate, Charlie Irwin and Mar- 
jorie Gateson filled In the trey spot 
with a humorous bedrOom sklf^lar 
belled, 'The Finish.* It revolved 
around a domestic quarrel, with the 
pair drawing many laffs. 
• Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brian, with 
Mrs. William Beaudine at the piano, 
rendered several of the songs with 
which they Scored in musical com- 
edy and operetta, and finished With 
ia'^aBtrwaltz-routinerwhfch-In-addlr 
tion to a soft-shoe dance by Brian, 
had the customers ^cheering vocifer 
ously. 



Eddie Rio of the Rio Bros, has 
started suit for $1,415. against Henry 
Kravitz, James Hollywood and Ed- 
ward . Bartell, comprising the Radio 
Rogues, for 20 weeks at the rate of 
$75 a week, which was to be Rib's 
royalty for having organized and 
staged the R.R. act. The Radio 
Rogues are current at Grauman's 
Chinese, ikoUywood, where, they 
opened June 2. They will be sued 
separately on that dea;l in Cali- 
fornia. 
'Present suit ' covers 



Brighter for Vaude on Coast 

Stag^e Shows Spreading in Combo Houses- 
Agents Feel and Eat Better 



Blue Heads East 



an 



Finishiijg up a sei'ies of 12 shorts 
for Hal Roach on tlie Coast, Ben 
Blue, is coming eastward to open a 
series of stage engagements; stai-t- 
alleged ing- June 8 in- New Orleans for ftKO 



period- of 20 Weeks' work dating 
from Dec. 28 last. 
Julius Kendler Is acting for Rio. 



OF 

FOR AGENTS 



The Longest ConsecntiYe 
Rons of Any S^^^ 

BOX OFFIGE 

Attraction 
On the Stage Today 

Philadelphia 17 Weeks 

New; York (Beacon) 

Theatre . . "3 WeeKs. 

Seattle ....... 

Newark . . . ... • . • 9 Weeks 

Denver 10 Weeks 

Pittaburgft . . .. 7 Weeks 

Brooklyn (Paramount) 5 Weeks 
Chienqa (Orienta n . . . . 4 Weeka 

Akron • . ........ . . ..... 4 week* 

Holly w,ood ............ 5 Weeks 

San Franci ** c w**!;" 

Boston 5 Weeks 



And Many Others 

GENE 

DENNIS 



One of the first moves of the new 
RKO vaude booking regime headed 
by Phil fteismian will be to give the 
agent-s-assoctatlon (ARA) the^gate. 
This has been the desire all along 
of the majority of RKO agents, but 
since the' organization was. one of 
Martin Beck's own ideas none of 
wished to chance 



Los Angeles, June 5. 
Recent yaude revival in a number 
of Pacific • Coast houses, mostly in 
combination with pics, has given 
bookers, the greatest ray of hope 
they have had in. several years. 
Vaude dates are Inclreasing rapidly* 
especially in Southern - Galifornla.- 
The 10 percenters are commencing 
to let out their belts again after a 
lean period that at times spelled al- 
most rUin, 

Plenty of vaude acts are available 
ph the Coalst arid new faces are ar- 
riving from the easl, largely brought 

l"Rprt T^w OlaSW^*? MarOO*sl °" Fanchon .& Marco for their 
I ISen L«Yy \^ldS»fc>eh lUdrcu ^Uwo coast weeks. Aside from the 

ParAmnnnt A Onnosish P^^^®"^ P'^^*^®*^ acts, most of the turns 
raramOUni, ^.n., VPP«>»"| immedl^itely find other vaude spots 
Lios Angeles, June 5. 
:Bert Levy office here, which Is 
I booking the Warner houses, has 
made it known to acts that If they 
play the Paramount for Marco 
neither of the local Warner houses 
will be receptive' to their ofterihg. 



Other dates thus far a,rranged are 
Chicago and New . York to follow. 

Later on Blue may return to Hol- 
lywood to make a. new series for 
Roach. Negotiations .are being car- 
ried on now by Leo Morrison. 



Closing the first part was Chic 
S^le, presenting his time-worn, but . m*.»«».ir« 
still acceptable,, characterization of the niembers 
'The Little Theatre Movement.' Sale breaking it up _ 
first appeared wIthout_makeuJ> to , Although- pledged to . settle 



in the three Warner houses in 
Southern California that offer stage 
fare, and the numerous Fox-West 
Coas't and indie spots. 

Foreigners lit Island 

Damhofer trou&e after two years 
In 'Welsses RoessU* (White Horiso 
Inn'), In London and Berlin,, is set' 
Xos -Arig*le^nxre-B-- for _l2_weeks_at^ FeltmanXJUpin©_ 
Novelty Clinton, vaude performer.] Ga^-. Coney^sland. ^^^^^ 

schuhplatter aind yodeling sextet 



Trim Clinton's Knee 



announce his characters, arid then 
quickly got into his stride. Hie reg- 
istered solldlyi 

The Norworths opened after In- 
termlsh^ Jack> gray iind robust, ren- 
dering dozens of songs and choruses 
Of old-time hits, with Mrs. Norworth 



ageSts'-^dlfllcultled without outside | surgery work 
help or. irifluerice, and with a mem 
bership made up strictly of agents. 



Is doing nicely at the iSoldeh State 
hospital, following an operation per- 
formed on his knee, May 28, to cor- 
rect an Injury suffered a year ago. 
Dr,_P. k. Edmunds performed the 



James Hall Sick Abed 

Chicago, June 5. 
s James Hall Is in the Rogers Park 
hrspltal here suffer Ihg from pneu- 
monia. 

Meanwhilie the. family vaude uniti 
headed by Hall and his parents, 
Billy 'Swede' Hall, is laying oft 



the association has since its forma- it does not care whether or not the 

tion been dominated by Beck agents form a new organization — , 

through Beck's personal policeman- J when the ARA disbands. It Is not pending the film Juvenile's return tjj 

, ., "h^u^i I aceht Maurle Rose. As chairmanltb the organization that the book- ' - - - ^ . — 

accompanying ^t the piano The agent ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 4^^^^ ^Im- Ing heads object, but to the ARA's 

wTth 'JaSIfy ''Ind ho'^SSnd Iself ^s the a^^^^ representative In political background. The aim is to 
Sfth bits of .JhorSses from numer- fall matters and Had Beck's backing. | rid the RKO booking ofllce of poll- 



health and headlining. 



ous of his own compositions, or | Rose went so far as to appoint him 

self as the agents' official spokeS' 
man at the meeting called by the 
four major circuits to 'discuss' the 
last salary cut and i^eement. Rose 
voted the agents In as Unanimously 
In favor of the cut without consult- 



songs which he had clicked with .In 
vaude or musical comedyi 
Smart Cracks 
Some smart wise-cracking, with 
each putting the other on the pan, 
followed from Collier and Caw- 
thorne. Their gems of repartee 



-were delivered during anJmaglnftrx_ Jng_the_agents_qiL.l^^^ — 



The Wonder Girl 

wow 

Playing Return Engagement 

Hqipodrmne, BaUmore 
RKO Keith's, Washington 

Starting Friday (June 9) 

Personal Malinger 
AL* BURKS 
Representative 
MILES INGALLS 
Curtis & Allen Offic 
Palace Theatre Buildi 
New York 



drinking bout, with each clicking 
for solid hits. , „ 

"Varne and VIvienne, ballroom 
dancers, put on a waltz routine that 
Included dozens of speedy tWIrls 
which drew plenty of approbation, 
and then Trlxle Friganza, still active 
in Vaude, f oiN the next-tb-shut spot. 
Trlx was at her best and regaled 
with comedy song, patter and dance 
that had nearly everybody In con- 
vulsions. She danced a rhumba, 
garbed In ballet outfit, that was a 
howl, evoked more "yells when-sh 
hurriedly slipped a dress on back 
wards, and mopped up with a 
vengeance all the way through. , 
Closing had Varne and Vivlenne 
back for - a- -semi-cakewalk routine 
which was put across "with a speedy 
tempo and revealing the pair as 
class steppers. • 

House, seating around 050. was 
capacity at $1.50 and $1, with every- 
thing going towards the caus^^^ 



That will have Its effect on three 
or four agents who yrere not only 
getting most of the .emvy while 
the gravy was there, but gave the 
bookers orders and- public bawling 
outs under George Godfrey and 
Beck's protection. 

As far a:s.~the~A-RA-"arbItratlon- 
board's decisions were concerned, 
they were regarded by the agents 
as ofllciiEil only because to .-disregard 
them would probably, incur Beck's 
rce«uu »T«^..- W....O disfavor. In the one-fcase In which 
Bui they figured there an actor threatened to take an ARA 



Permanent Gajg 
Booking office domination of the 
association's Board of arbitration, 
which Rose also headed, caused the 
membership, with a couple of ex- 
ceptions, to regard tlie_ whole thing 
as a gag. , 
was nothing to do about it as long 
as Beck remained the head of the 
booking office. 

The new booking, reglrhe states 



decision to court, the association, 
knowing it wouldn't stand up under 
a legal test, changed its decision In 
favor of the actor. 



POPS 



AMD 



LOUIE 

"KNOCKED 'EM DIZZT' 



AT 
THE 



PARAMOUNT 



HELD OVER 

FOR SECOND W^BK (Jnne. t) 
MannKement VJi.C* 



Oshkosh Takes Vaude 

Chicago, June 5. 

George Fisher is putting the 
Strand, OShkosh, Wisconsin, Into 
vaudfllm policy. Will use five acts 
on a three-way split week. 

Billy Diamond booking. 



ABRAHAM 



BOB 



- Alias- 
JOE 



HARRY 



MELLS 



MARTIN 



9f 






SATISFIED ACTORS 



ANNOUNCE 

They are no longer under contract to 
Any Personal Manager 

OPEN FOR PRODUCTION, RADIO, 
FEATURE PICTURES, SHORTS 

^^ThisWiaitrATE,«*(to^^ 

B!«„k*t Contract with the Loew Circuit Expire. 
October 25th, 1933 

Addre.* care LOEW'S, Inc., 

160 We.t 46th Street, New York City 



RKO 
ALBEE, 
BKLYN 
Tins Week 
( Jimc3 ) 



OPENING 
FOR A 
TOUR OF 
THE LOEW 
CIRCUIT 



Personal Direction JOE FLAUM 
RKO, HARRY WARD 



46 



VARIETY 



VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, June 6» 1933 




ItAJAH RABOID (3) 
Wlind Reading! Hypnotism 
38 M ins.; One and Full (Special) 
AcadeniYf N. V..:' 

Aajah Rabpid has been around for 
some time., but not so - much ' in 
yaude around New Tork. He has 
offered a full . evening's show on 
several occasions hot so' iw back 
In one of the Times S.qu&rb theatres. 
-Fbr Tpresent . purposes he has " a ' 3$- 
mlhute . act, . split between a miiid- 
readlnef portipn, in- which he ah-r 
swers . audiehcei; questions atid a 
demonstration ot mind .over mat- 
tet* on thp stage. 

There's nbthine , .. very bailing 
about Rabold'a performance. It is 
often; toa obvious',; ais some folks in' 
■the audieilce,. when caught here 
Satyrdd.y, remarked. This occurred 
In that part of . the mind'-reading 
..interlude when the Rajah guesses 
questions on which fans are concen- 
tmting» with the fan, thinking otit 
lotid, .signifying, he's, right. When 
the Rajah rem&rked there was 
someone on ^and . who ' wanted to 
know if they'd get that divPrce, a 
man said yes,.and'Rabbid..spoke 6f- 
^ 'the lady who would have> trouble 
getting .it because her husband was 
very jealous of her find would make 
it tough.' . V' 
-As— t-he-^ttet— oipensr-a,— gfrl— passei?' 



along 6he aisle getting questions, 
Raboid guessing what they are. Ail 
question-^givers answer "in "the af-- 
flrihativQ.' 

Second half deals with what Ra- 
boid calls magnetism* his ability to 
- make a-man- weak '0.r' strong;. A total 
of 11 m^t^gi^ 'fr-om the^ a^ 
the. subpects in this and the .dem- 
onstration, partly for laughs, in 
which Raboid gets the imagination 
•to. imagine things not existing. In 
this case, it's white mice, with 
3>lants reacting as. though they see 
thP mice and go after them,. Anally 
;holdihg their p6sturei9, most of them 
'awkward^ In hdpes of laughs. 

It's aU strlctlr ami^liltpwn, but in 
the poorer c1eii3s nabes' around New. 
Tork' should selL Char. 



W.OdD and Q'CONNQR (i) 

Sohgttr Banjo 
12 .Mine.; . in One 
AeadiBiny^ N. 

— Cuci&U9.-biUing~that-the-diminu^ 
tive fellow of this twosdme, Munuy 
"WPodj gives himself. None other 
than that of ^radio's miniature fash- 
ion plate,' He pi^obably believes 
television is just .slrou^d the comer 

-and in anticipation of the advent 
has staked his claim to the title. 
, That he makes a natty appearance 
In. a white palm beach double- 
breasted, plus prangCF tie there i^ 
gainsaying. Also ' personable is hid 
partner, Giles > O'Connor, but^ in 
neither case ca,h the hattv descrip-. 
ition apply , to the depotitment of their 
pinging voices; • 

WoPd carries thie load of the la- 
rynx exercising, with a mike to ab- 
sorb his juvenile pip^ings that oc■^. 
caisionally give' wiay to falsetto 
flourishes. These transitiond are 
anything but snippth. O'Connor 
takes the opening and ^ third spot 
for some pop warbling by himself 
to self-accompaniment, oh a banjo. 
His qhances of , clicking would b6 
all to his favor if he devoted him-> 
self exclusively to strumming. 

It's not a smooth routine as the 
act's now framed. ■ It would impress 
bettet from scratch if the pair 
moved themselves back to one and 
a half and With the parting of the 
travelers had the little fellow feed 
ing a fast one to. the mike, to lii.<i 
■ partner's banjo accompaniment 
After that a ballad by Wood, and 
then, if it must be, the solo by the 
other member of the team. That 
carrying out of the chailp by O'Con 
nor for his solo openihg has a parlor 
air about it. Odec. 



GERTUDE NIE8EN (1) 
Songs 

12 Mi Three 
State 

. Gretrude Nieseh went from the 
hite club floors to radio, : She's pjre 
sented in vaudeville by CBS, with 
the hetwork taking a mention .in : the 
opening ahnouncement. Radia has 
taught her one;, biad, habit, but also 
several-good -bhes, so the bad is. .dis- 
counted^ . Miss Niesen is a ' good 
looking ;girl on a .stage, ahd she.cai^ 
sing a song. As a single with a 
fair- enough air rep she belongs. 

Since last' around in the clubs and 
in vaude with a band ftct or twe 
Miss Niesen has improved consider 
ably ks a song saleswoman. . The 
improvement is iiot so much in the 
singing, as her voice and style are 
Unchanged; but in the little tricks 
that must have been picked up 
around the broadcasting studies. 
Her arrangemients, remindful of 
those Miss Niesen does on the iaiir 
with the Andre Kastelanetz orches 
tra, are very good. 

The bad habit is the mike habit 
which afflicts , a lot of artists now- 
adays.. The 'mike i^ a blessing for 
vocalists -who couldn't register 
above a whisper in a tunnel, but: 
for' strong pipes -.such /as Miss 
Niesen's it's not only useless, but 
jiiu!mful.-^_Besides_aislhg-4t^:prDlifl^^ 
cally; . Miss Niesen hides behind it, 
and doesn't step out , until the fin- 
ish. .And at the : State she picked 
thiii bigjgest microphone evbr seeh to 
hide behind. 

' Two straight liiiihbers, one a 
sweet arrangement of 'Now That I; 
Know,? start -thpr turn.' pffy and twp 
imitations- complete, the- repertoire. 
The takeoff s use Liipe Yeleis ahd 
Lyd4 Robertl. fpr .subjects. The 
Velez included a. riot so pOllte cooch 
which Miss Niesen doesn't need 
and shouldn't dot and the Roberti, 
as standard for this slrig:er, Tet her 
dpwii. 

.Mah at the piano. Bige. 

Jay MILLS and Gortrude GREEN 
Coinedy and DAneing 
12- Mini.; Iri One 
Orpheum, N. 

Turn is reminiscent of other sim- 
ilar formatlpnp with the man open- 
ing ^ith a -violin . solo which- he 
hevet plays. As" he starts to play, 
the girl comes up out of the audi- 
-ence-and-across-^he-stage. — StPpped- 
at the opposite end and explains she 
wanted to change her seat. Back 
in a mpmeht and halted for. talk, 
mostly about a play she's writing. 

Not particularly bright, and not 
new,' But it collects. She- does a 
rather faky dance, and the man 
back for a song, then • a double 
dance, neatly done, and through. 
Could have encored. Holding down 
trey here, hut safer in the two-spot. 

Chic. 



FAY LIN and HUG1HE8 ^" 

Comedy 

10 Miiis',; One 

Downtown, L. A. 

Franl^ Faylln and. Kay Hughes 
have- a nut type of- act that -is - dis- 
tinctively different. Faylin works 
semi'-straight. with, most of the 
comedy provided by his attractive 
partner. Early pprtlon^ of act is a 
cpn8ta.ht run of patter,; with . Faylln 
doing comedy biz, j^nd gabbing with 
girl who is stagestruck and .dumb 
in characterization. 

Pair work with precision and time 
their gags nicely. Act needs a little 
tightening up, after which it should 
be ready for average vaude audi- 
ences. Eclwa. ' 



TOMMY TORRES' Jaz^ 
dors (8) 

With .Armanda Chirot^ Lujse and 
Rudy 

Orchestra. Singing, Danci 
12 Mins.; Full . 
Downtown, L> A..: 

Hastily whipped into shape for 
the Downtown date, ' this musical 
dancing combo pf " 11 persons was 
revealed as . a fast-moving, -well 
balanced and routined act .which 
after a few' more break-in shows 
^ ought to step out handily. Entire 
personnel is Mexican, with the eight 
band boys, displaying a versatility 
of instrumerttatipn that stamps 
them _as finlishe d m u sicia ns. 
"°Miss "CKlrpt;;ha;sTa^mezz^ 
voice that shows every evidence of 
pareful training, beldes which she 
exudes personality. Lupe and Rudy 
devote their efforts to native danc 
ing, that fits in nicely with' the ma 
slcal and vocal, numbers. 

.Orchestra plays mainly Mex airs, 
with a hot jazz finish that cannot 
help but click. Act -works In front 
of yellow dtapes,;- with tapestries 
and hanging lamps for added at 
mosphere. All, with the. exception 
of the. dancers, wear American 
Barb. Edwa 



Pver some fine rhythmical stepping, 
especially to be commended as a 
few hours before the show he had 
sprained his ankle. Billy Russell, 
attired as a British workingman, in 
some comedy about the Labor Ex- 
change and politics, did not impress 
royalty, and at some of the stuff 
they even looked resentful. ' 

Geraldo audi His Tftngo Orches 
tra from the Savpy hptel came In 
as a breathing spell, and were wel- 
come. Ciifdlni'a suave and polished 
prestidigitation amazed the house, 
with the comedy interlude by Eddie 
Gray, coming oh to pick up a bit 
of lighted cigftret, totally unnecesr 
sary. . ■■ . 

The big sock In the first half was 
the G-anjoU' Brothers and Juanlta 
Richards in 'A Romisince in Porce- 
lain,' with a storm of applause at 
the finish, the entire royal family 
joining in. The best laugh also 
came in the first half through d 
genuine bit Pf burlesque. 

Outstandihg hits in the second 
part were shared by two Americans 
land one English act. The Ameri- 
cans were Wilson, Keppel and. 
Betty, and Williahi and Joe Mandel, 
and thie English ofterlng was Billy 
Bennetts Bennett came on at the 
crucial moment, when the audience 
was utterly, tired of two hours -of 
'dumb', comedy, and everything ho 
uttered wfts a. howl. 

The big scehe of the evening wais 
'Dreams,' a Palladium presentation, 
starring Evelyn I^aye, Roy Fox 
band and Jack. Hobbs. This was a 
short musical scene with an old 
time- Cinderellai' fliayor, "ivritteh by 
Guy Boltpn> with nnusic by Martin 
Broones. Set is understood to have 
cost^— around— ,$B;OOOr^nd—wiM—spe'-^ 
Pially built for the occasioh. 

Fox and band lookdd ahd played 
well, :but the whole thing seemed 
timid and out of place. Seems like 
the PaUadiuin management have an 
idea of bringing thli; presentation' 
back . as a -special' flash when they 
rd^ume their ^vaudeville 'policy in; 
the middle of June; It 1q probably 
ah idea, and. might prove good box- 
ofRce. 

jShow; as a. .'whole was not well- 
balanced, . lacking comedy. House 
was not capacity, with plenty of 
%15 seats to be had at a third of 
the price. 

MOLLYWOOD, L. A. 

Hollywood, June 2. 
Six diversified vaude acts,- pre- 
sented, in. a strictly picture-house 
atmosphere, fail to make much: of 
an impression here currently,, aside 
from delivering their ihiaterial in 
presentation style. Lavish use of- 
-plush- drapes,^ancyr-set-pieces -and- 
lighting prove detrimental, ' rather 
than enhance, atmospherically, 
straight variety turns, and this is 
what the acts .-comprising this 
week's, bill are up against: 

First there Is the spectacle of 
Harrlisbn ahd Elmo, vet blackface 
pair, doing their really funny crap 
game in front of a rich- red plush. 
Likewise, Ryan and Noblette, with 
a comedy patter and song act, while 
garbed in street clothes, similarly' 
spotted in froht of cretonish drapes. 



PALLADIUM, LONDON 

. London,: May 23. 
Annual perforrhance in aid of the 
Variety Artistes' Benevolent. Fund 
and Institution,-which is always at- 
tended by the King and Queen, took 
plt^ce on May 22. .This is hot actu 
ally .command performance, as 
these are .generally held either at 
Buckingham Palace, or one of the 
royal residences.. It Is more in the 
nature Pf,.- a. royal .perfPrihance 
Further .distinction wsu» added to 
this .show by attendance of. the 
Duke and. Duchess of York, who 
Qccupied the same box with - the 
King iahd Queen. 

Program had a larger aggrega 
tibn.. of . American, talent than ever 
before. No less than, six Amierlcan 
standards were iiicluded. 

Show was mainly a string of 
scenes from the 'Crazy Seadon,' 
currently at the Palladium, with 
the situiEitlons specially edited for 
the occasion. This made most of 
the *gang' ' self-conkclous, always 
trylng^to_keep the. party- cleari^. Bu% 
there .were' occasIonarTSp'sesT ,.as 
when Charlie Naugh ton suddenly 
found his pants slipping, having to 
rush behind the curtain to do some 
adjustments. Most of the rough 
house scenes, throwing palls of 
water at feiich , other, or the hun 
dred arid one prattfalls, were looked 
upon by the Qiieen as a;n' Integral 
part 6f rnodern vaudeville, in which 
she did not care to 'take part, but 
had no objection to other peopl? 
enjoying this kind of rough and 
tumble. 

Omar, .early on the program, pul; 



And Harry Fpster Welch, one-man 
band, doing' his ;mu8icar. impersona- 
tions before a flaming red plush, 
when his type of offering , is sP ad- 
mir?.bly suited for a,n olio drop. 

Of" the" three full-stage sets,' Jaclf 
and Betty Ca'Vanaugh, who open 
with their cuq^Qn^ary roping, -knife- 
throwing and comedy of the plains, 
work in . an elaborate, picture-house 
setting, with light effectEf that miight 
do justice to a pretentious spec- 
tacle, but which is entirely out- of 
place for a turn of this kind 

Duel de Kerekjarto, violinist^ Is 
spotted in surroundings which fit 
his mpderated tempo style of de 
livery. As a matter of fact, JCerek 
jarto's program, as presented at^thls 
house, is entirely too dragery and 
much top 'highbrow' for an average 
vaude .audienc^. ' For a e^^ mob 
it could be classed -as excellent. 
Here his- technique and talent seem 
Wasted. 

The plush, drapes served satisfac 
torily for . the Chacalots, rlsley trio, 
who. close, revealing unusual feats 
of strength, dexterously executed. 

.With thel exception of the ChaCa 
lot's, all acts have recently been on 
View hereabouts, and there was no 
noticeable change in routines or 
niaiteriah Harry Foster Welch has 
the deuce spot, with Ryan and Nob- 
lette third, fpllowed by Kerekjarto 
and~ then Harrison and Elnio (with 
Elmo's brother for a little hoofing) 
in the next-to-shttt position. ■ - 
. Overture by the Max Fipher pit 
orchestra Is more suited for a pres 
entatlon idea than as a prelude to 
straight vaude, though no fault is td: 
be found with their musical rendi 
tion; it just puts what should be a 
straight variety show ofE the 
wrong foot. 

For the dyed-in-the-wool iraude 
devotees, the Hollywpod bill offers 
"Utile in the* way "pf encPurag^ih^ht 
for a speedy comebiack of vairiety 
And for the picture-house fan it's 
just so much stage fare thrown in 
as an adjunct to Ruth Chatterton 
and George Brent in 'Lily Turner. 

News, Warlng's Pennsylvanians 
in a musical short, and cartoon 
complete screen fare, with Gaylor 
Carter presiding at the organ for 
his customary singing school, and 
apparently doing all the singing. 
Biz not so hot Friday mat, with 
lower floor less than half filled. .. 

Edwd. 



STATE, N. Y. 

It's Buck and Bubbles direct from 
the Capitol instead of Ray Bolger 
direct from the Paramount at 
Loew's State this week. Bolger and 
the rest of last week's show are 
holding over at the Paramount cur- 
rently, so the dancing comedian who 
has Played all but one! deluxer In 
Times Square in the past couplp of 
riionths couldn't make it unanimous 
by opening at the State Friday. But 
he'll make it 100% next week, be^ 
cause the odds are. pretty much 
agaihst the Par show holding over 
for a third; 

Buck and. Bubbles are a good- 
enough substitute.. They guarantee 
breaking Up any show and will folr. 
low any thing.- Ifs easier thl^^ week 
at the State than last week at the 
Capitol for theht, for here there's 
losd to follow* 

Joe Smith and Chalrlle Dale; with 
the singing teain ot Mario and La- 
zarlh* to complete the Avon <?omedy 
Pour, are lii the middle of the flve^ 
act bill. In this veterain comedy 
team can be found the Whole story 
of vaudeville as It is today. 

Under- different condltlohs there 
wouldn't be much reason f Or the 
continued use Of . *Dr; Kronkhelt,' a 
piece of literature that's antedated 
by only ope other-r-the Bible. But 
Smith ihd Dale, like every other act 
of merit, are called on but seldp* 
nowadays, and for that :week .here 
and there ahd now and. then a hew. 
act wouldn't be worth the trouble; 
There can bei no solution as things 
stand. 

Smith and ]>ale arei gppd comer 
dians in anything they do. And 
they-dar;*Dr.: Kronkheit^-especially- 
well. A few people In the audience 
didn't seete to re(iognize it. The 
majority, familiar with goings-ion, 
waited for a .new line to laUgh. The 
total laiighs gairnered by the team 
was high enough to get them over 
laa.jhodercLte.way,.and..they-cleane<L 
up with the singUig quartet finish, 

George F'rentice.'s PUnchi and Judy 
show is the opener. They haven't 
aeexi one of these things around 
much in the last several .yOa;r8j so 
the 'novelty is likely to Interest the 
adiults. For kidd It's sure thing, and. 
for general, opening spot purposes. it 
fills the order. 

Gertrude Niesen, who graduated 
from the nlte club to radio. Is No. 2 
trith a,plano player and a mike, and 
uilder New 'Acts. They liked ° her 
(quite a lot, but would have! liked her 
more had -she refrained froiia hiding 
behind the . mike. 

Buck and Bubbles are heixt to 
closing, and Bernlce and -Emily, the 
flhishers. To the girls' own danc- 
ing has been added some male com- 
pany^-supporti-^An^-eccentrlo— tioy- 
stepper who takes some wicked falls 
in a stew dance, opening the act, is 
good support, but the other boy; a 
song- and -dance juve, is ordinary. 
Their tricks are daiidng school 
standards, and ais fiar as- style is 
concerned, "they're still in line at tho 
Oriental. But this team's routine, 
which looks BP alhiple and which. It 
seems, most, any other two-girl 
team .couid cop, hasn't been :copx>ed. 
yet. Which Is probably the answer, 
so perhaps looks are deceiving. 



They closed ;^the State bill tWW 

^Whlte Sister* (Metro) is the pic- 
ture. At the supper show Friday It 
looked like everybody was out to 
■upper. : - ' Bige. - 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, June '2. 

If the Palace here is supposed to 
be one of two or three RKO vaude 
dates to survive through the sum ^ 
mer, business the last couple of 
weeks doesn't encourage that view 
from a Randolph . street closeup. 
House sagged to a deplorable |ip,- 
000 one week and has been around 
$13,000-$l4,000, which means red; 
most of May. 

Right now the ■World's Fair is di- 
rect ahd 'harmf ul bjpposltlbn.^ Take 
these attendance figures at the expo 
for what they're worth: Saturday; 
186,106; Sunday, 64,921;. Monday, 
-41,245,'^ Tuesday, 103,570. It costd 
50c to get into the expo grounds, 
and 26c; Is average for each cortces'- 
sion. 

Of course, the optimistic . s'Cance 
at present is to believe that in . a 
week or two the natives will ha'ire 
gottien their fill of the fair. and. wiU 
return to more nbrm8»,l shpw-golng 
habits,, and that, secondly, as soon 
as schools are out, the town will get 
an influx of yokels, a percentage of 
whom will patrohlze the theatres. 

Prevailing bill is aVeragely good 
vaudeville, it starts with Mulroy. 
. McNeece and Ridge, speedy roller- 
skators. It ends with Adelaide 
Hall's revue. In between there's 
Jack Pepper*s two stooges, Tom 
Patrlcola and Ann Seymour.. All 
standard and accounting for them* 
selves in professional style. On the 
screen there's Wheeler and Woolsey 
In ,'Dlplomaniac3!_(Radlo). . -1 

Miss Hall's , turn needs, a bit pf 
re^routlnlng, but otherwise Is a 
meaty and snappy colored turn. Hy 
Clark's orchestra jglves out sweetly, 
notably on the fiddle, and impresses 
as more muslcianly than the colored 
average. Taps Miller looking like a 
World's Fair building in flamihg 
orange vestments, Ted Pearson with 
more patches than fabric showing 
on his trousers, and Peg-Leg Bates 
in spiffy tails brought rhythm and 
song via the specialty route. Miss 
Hall wowed across a pale of ballads, 

.Biz light. Xand, .' 



PALACE, K Y. 

The Palace la not to shut 
after all. . Business thiaTaLt**^ 
weeks has Improved and thV T 
mous theatre is expected 
along, under the curtailed h,./J2 
plan used since it reopened^^'* 
dombinatibn house. Sunnv Si.S^ * 
afternoon *aw fairly eool S7 
ance, especially bn the lowe^ fl^?"*- 
the gate being better tharon tS 
previoua Sabbath. N 

They liked the show, aithouirH ti... 
bill was anything but Velghty ^? 
seemed that, a new geperation' 

^•"^^fi**;,,-"® 80 familiap Jig 
vaudeville aa, was. That was iffi 
cated from the way the TomSfc 
went across, In the five acts^J 
the feature Him, 'Adorable' (Fmt\ 
there was variety and every turt 

S?.VJ*J°'^'* ?J audience generosSK 
With Harry Burns and the DonateU 
las winding up the bill, it wm 
rather Italian- American. • 

Sylvia Froos had the middle tfodL 
Two of her numbers are out of new 
musical pictures, 'Waterfront' and 
'Gold Diggers.' She announced the 
dollar number as the hit of the lat- 
ter, whereas there are two other 
songs which top it in popularity 
Miss Frops is using a microphone 
but it did not seem needed. .Amnll- 
flcatloh was hot noticed and in a 
house like the Palace, it's question- 
able If the radio Implement is the 
right idea. 

Burns ahd his four-person hodge^ 
ppdge had little trouble winning 
laughter and. the-way they ireni for 
the balloon bit ('I think you touch') 
was plehty reason for its retention.' 
Bur ns was the only jLeprfisentatlve— 
of the old Palace: days on the bilL 
The Dpnatellas and Carmen, in the 
closing spot, made^ ia flash Of it. 
They have been Used in the opeh'^ 
Ing spot elsewhere, but being a va* 
rlety act, goes for either pbsltloh. 
Act takes on flash proportions just 
when It looked' iiVerj father and 
mother of the muisltal- acrobats 
coming on and making it a five- 
person turn. 

Bob Ripa' started the 'show excel- 
lently. He Is Denmark's jentrant 
for juggling honors. Remindful of 
the late Enrico RastelU, Ripa Ish^t' 
as adroit with the Japanese sticks, 
but the rubber ball manipulation 'is 
about oh a par, the Dane having 
some of hia own feats that, topped 
ofl the routine to ho little success. 
On second were Pettet and Doug- 
las, the midget member making, the 
grade for the team, by clicking with 
the feminine onlookers - who made 
up. most of, the house. Ibfie. 



Los Angeles, June .1. 

Fairly well-balanced vaude show* 
with tWo of the acts breaking la 
and getting over nicely. Of t^e 
other three,' t^b are old standbys, 
the Aierial. Bartletts and king, KlhiG; 
and King, hoofers. 
, Bartletts have tlie opening spbt 
and click nicely with their ewingiher 
ladder and maneuvers on. the rings 
and trapeze, pair are seasoned yeta 
and can fit In almost any bill. 
— In— 4^e^-deue^-spot^Edison— and — 
Louise Present a novelty musical 
and comedy rbutlAe that is full of 
surprises. ' They produce music cut 
of various appliances, such aa 
stuffed dpgs, rubber, balls,, etc.,. and. 
:wlth plenty of hoke. injected had 
no trouble getting over nicely. 

Tonimy- Torres' Jazz Troubadour* 
with Armanda Chlrot (New Acts), 
fill the trey spot nicely with a rep* 
ertolre consisting mostly of Span* 
ish and Mexican selections. Be- 
sides the sUperb singing of Miss 
Chlrot, Lupe and RUdy favor with 
Mexican dances that lend color. ' 

Faylln and Hughes (New Acts) 
prove an Entertaining pair, with 
their offering falling . just a little 
short of being an exceptional turn. 

Closing spot has King, King and 
-King in . some ■ of the - best danding 
that bas been seen hereabouts i.i a 
long time. Boys dress alike and- 
step in perfect Unison. Their open- 
ing number has all three chalned. 
tbgether at the ankles, but this is 
no handicap, ahd they register 
froni the start. 

On screen 'Lily Turner' (WB). 
'Fifl,* musical short; cartoon and 
news. Secphd show ' opening day 
had lower floor about half filled. 



academy; n. y. 

This week's stage layPut projects 
Itself for probable box-office, atten- 
tion through Rajah Raboid, nilnd- 
reader-mentallst. fPhe sort' of tlilnBf 
Kabbld does, should prove of mbre 
draft down in this section than it 
probably Would elsewhere. House 
enjbyed a hlce business Saturday 
afternoon; better than customary on 
Saturdays, ' particularly when the 
weather outside strikes at the b.o. 

Feature is 'Bedtime Story' (Par). 
F6OTt^gmh-str§etWr:b6lWg"the-type= 

probably that didn't go uptown to 
Rlvoli or Palace to see Chev's latest, 
film should be attracting above 
average; Raboid (New Acts) doubt- 
less second on draft. . 

Raboid has a mlndreading-hyp-. 
notlsm turn that is no great shakes, 
but gets by with the boob element 
despite that much of it is obvious. 
The Rajah, who's rather theatrical 
on the stage, hangs around 38 min- 
utes, pretty long, but the average 
fan seems not to mind it, judging 
(Continued on page 48) 



V AODEVILLE 



VARIETY 



47 




SARANAC ADDRESSES 

Show People at Mountain Resort 
At Present 



Inside Stufi-Vaude 



eciiily Selected 
to Play the 




Saranac Lake, June 3. 
Addresses oi Shpwfolk' N. V. A 
* Sanatorium 
Tommy Abbojtt, Dan Astella, Fred 
BacHiii&n, Stella Barrett, Happy 
Benway, Betty Blair; Marya Blake, 
Fred Buck, Marion Cannon> William 
Canton, Jack Casey, Fift Climas, 
Blthel Clouds, JEdlth COhen, Maurice 
■C6heii. Leonard Cowley, Mae Delany, 
John Dempsey, Frlisco DeVere', Jo- 
seph Donatella, Romeo . Donatella; 
Bert. Ford, ;Natalie Feldman, Olga 
Galer, Chris Hagedorn, Archie .Gou-^ 
let, Dorothy Harvard, George Har- 
mon, Ruth Hatch, Betty Hunting- 
ton, Millie Jasper, Al j;ockers, Elsie 
Johnson, Katherine " Joines, ' Fannie 
Klein,' : johnny LayQock, Jeanene La 
Faim, John Louden, Katherine Low- 
enberg, Leo Massimo, Hyman Mar- 
cus,- George McGormack, Mike Mc- 
Mamec, John Moritalese, Richard 
Moore, Lillian Morgan; Danny Mur- 
phy, Harry Namba, Dale Newell 
Jack' Nicbli, Rita! .Nolan, Gladys 
Palmer, Angela Papulis, Joseph 
Parker, tiouis RhiBing6i4. Ahriamiae 
Powers, Nellie Queally, Ford Ray- 
mond, Fred Rith, B6n Shaffer, Tom- 
my Vicks, Catherine Vogelle, Eddie 
Voss, Dorothy Wilson, Lillian Zei 
ler. 



-Harrr Barrett,- 302-BroadWay7- 
Charlie Barrett» .302 'Bi'oadway 
[ Charley .Bordlcy^-i JRlyerside drive 

Marion Greene, Alvista Lodge; 
Margaret Groves; 9^ Church St 
; Dave <D. D. H.) Hall, 76% Bloom - 
Ihgdiale Ave, - ;' - 
li^r X«M;ar7rtO-Forre5tr Hill Ay«(. 



Joe Mercedes got a two-column editorial in the 'Wisconsin State Jour- 
nal' recently, comniending his drive on behalf of the Dells of Wisconsin. 
The showman went to bat once before, right after the depression, hold- 
ing an exposition which attracted a bi crowd, but it was only a tern - 
p6rar:^\mea8ur6. Now he'ia entered upon a Campaign to popularize U. S. 
Highway Si as the official route to the lake district and applying to the 
drive all the showmanly art he acquired from his vaudeville, contacts. 

For a time it wais a more or le-o single handed .effort, b^t now he Is 
touring, on horseback, to. get the rest of the state interested^. particu- 
larly those along the designated route; He has a place .of his own at 
Mlnocqua, which is oh 51, and he realizes that a drive on: a single route 
will db more to bring the crowds In than to brag about ihi^ entire net- 
work and leave readers confused as tb just.whicii route to take. h&s 
been getting plenty of publicity all along the, route, but a tworcolumh 
editorial in a town the size of Madison is something to write the papers 
about, so he did. 

'N. V. A. News* is how printed- weekly and everything on a free, list 
basis. Henry Chesterfield says , the cost of printing and circulation of 
th6 revived house organ is almost covered by the club's profits from 
beer sold in the clubhouse restaurant. 

Beer profit is a new income for the club, which is showing a large 
yearly deficit. Diversion of the beer money to a promotion sheet modeled 
along the Albee 'Vaudeville News' lines Is Chesterfield's own idea. 

Latest estimate of return on thie recent NVA Fund drive in the the- 
atres places the gross at $125,000, At least $100,000 more is needed for 
the coming; year.'p maintenance of the e?:treniely v/orthy and nectsssary 
kVA San at Saranac Laike and the New Tork end, including the club- 
house with Its social jatuflf and other doubtful expenses, such: the 
'N. V; .' News*. ..■ 

No one knows as yet where that $100,000 will arrive from, if it arrives. 
Cash on hand should carry the NVA until about next .January. 




-Myles-O^Iteilly— was-receiitly-gLv^ 



iict-hy . a .^urv of S68.0 6 6 in t he 



OPENED 



r. 



Liriidon 



Brooklyn, N. Y,, Supreme court, against the New York Central for the 
loss of a leg. Myles is the son of Francis O'Reilly, the former casting 
agent, ^ho is how adviflor' for a larjgre park: at Rockaway. 

Myies O'Reilljl' was a jpiolice offlcer; Ra;trollihg at 11th ave. and .60th . 
street. New Tork,,when crushed by a train a. couple of years ago.- Al- 
though vearine a., wooden leg Myles. walked, in and out of the courtroom 
liee'XiSraarT-lu^Ji'orre^r'niix »yc.-'^ 

•V^er^ioh ikwrence, 6i^ Lake Flower kyay; while . the verdictv |68,000, is one of th^ largest ever given in a l^ew 
Aye., York court for a similar loss. Lawyers for the road made a motion to 

. Fr?d Moore^ 8% Forrest HUl Ave. | court that the jhdgmeht be set aside. as exce;?slve. That is pending. 

" Thomas 3. 0*Neiil was the attorney for Mr. O'Reilly. 




mm 




(thanks to Gieprge Blatk' 
and Val ParheU) 



pfcA^yiNG OUR 40TH 
-ipONSEicUTIVE WEEK 
^il^ ENGLAND AND THE 

CONTINENT. 



Andrew Molony, 60 Woodruff St. 
Mannie'Lowy, 23 Franklin St, 
Joe R61lly, Sunmotint, N, Y. 
Teddy Lorraine, Sunmount, N. Y. 
H, L. Pech, Sunmount, N. Y. 
Harrison J, Carter, Sunmount, 

I N. Y.- • X XT V 

Francis Dugan, Sunmount, N. X- 
Freddy Stockman, Sunmount, N- Y> 
Left Saranac Since Feb. 1 

Lawrence McCarthy. 

Alma Montague. 

Chas. Bloomfleld, 

Phylis Mllfor^. 
7, ~Jgck~Fla^h i- ^ -. — 
. Xela Edwards. 

Russ Kelly. 

: Jimmy Carr. 

Fritz Bender; 
- Jack Kruse. 

Prank Garfield. 



Zoological niceties seem to trip up the •Varibty' reviewers, George 
Beatty, monologlst, was mixed up with Clyde Beatty In a miniature 
review of 'The Big Cage*, the Universal film. George Beatty admits that 
in bull times the nearest he came to the zoo was his donating an occa- 
sional peanut to an elephant, but that he raises the bars against lions. 

From El Monte, Galif., Dolly Fairihan- Sawyer, now the wife of Capt; 
Allen A. Sawyer explains that her .sister, Mable. Stark (now with .the Al 
G. Barnes circus) Is not a lion worker, but that she handles tigers— 
and has been doing so for 20 yeai"S. Mrs. Sawyer liS a former professional, 
retired ■ 20 years, when marrying the sea captain. 

Ca mel cig arets' ad series on the magic expbsfe wound up its present 
campaign June 5. The magicians'" series was handled by the William 
Esty ad agency in two sections, photographic and latterly as a carto6h 
strip. May revert to the iformer idea in the fall, 

Winston-Salem, N, C, headquarters of the Reynolds Tobacco company, 
controlling Camels; reipeived a lot of correspondence from magicians and 
magic societies evidencing an increased interest in legex'dermain because 
of the Camel series. 




PAUADniM 

FwrOheWeek 




WILDCAT MOTOR TROUPE 
16ARETTF. NATI ONS 



Edith Carrillo has finally capitulated. She will return with her hus- 
band, Leot to his ranch near Lbs Angeles, 

During the several years Leo has been either on the stage or screen 
Ij^twi^f n t>'« ^'"'^ A ustralia. Mrs. Carrillo has constantly, de- 



NOW 

with 

CHARLES B. COCHRAN'S 
TROCADERO REVUE 
foir 12 Weeks 

Also Doubling Palladium 
lor **Crazy" Season. 



Thanks to Gedrge and Harry 
Foster, Our European Rep- 
xeseiitatives. 



Canton, O., June 5 
roadway on Parade,' musical tab 
trout)e. including the Co?ds giri 
band, wound up a week, at the Pal- 
ace here Saturday, with only enough 
money to buy gas to .the next stahd. 
Troupe has several plasters on its 
share of the week's grogs, but own- 
ers got the outfit, traveling on_ a 
bus and two touring cars, on Its 
way after much wrangling. ^ 

Understood local house booked the 
tab at 35-65C., and business was 
none too good. , . 

Girt musicians in the band say 
the management is paying for their 
anl room and allo^?^«^ 
one pack, of cigarettes a day. « 
they want stamps they must 

the manager. ^^^uahip ner.- 

Troupe gives a very creditable perr 
formance, although the ^/ight b^ 
of the week's offering . here was 
Mitch TOdd and his partner, local 
^nfahd dance team. Although the 
pa"r was propositioned, . they de- 
S.^*ed To remain with mother and be 
sure of. three square meals a day. 

SEATTLE PRODUCTIONS 

ibs start Stafle Shbws f6r 
Own House 



clined to go travelhig or leave the Carrillo home at Freeport, L. J. 

On his present trip east and home' daily with his wife, Leo finally pre- 
vailed upon her to return with him to the ranch. Couple has been marr 
ried for malny years. 

Kathleen Mullen of the four Mullen sisters, lost her voice just before 
they opened at the Roxy, New York, May 19. Girls wanted to •cancel, 
but the house needed the act and persuaded them to stick, though the] 
loss of the alto threw, the harmonizing out of tonal proportions. 
Act got a rap, so .Kathleen wants to explain. 



Doubling 

HOLBORN 
JEMPIRE 

Immediately HM Over 
at the London Palla- 
dium tor Further Fpur 

Wee^md-iml^died in: 
the 




Cincy's Borlesk lasts 
36 Wks. Sans Red Ink 



see 



Local 



RKO Representatives: 
BLONDELL & MACK 

l^ew and Publix Representa- 
tives: 
LYONS & LYONS 




Seattle, June 5 
I Jensen & Von .Herberg have in- 
augurated a stage production policy 
at their hew Roxy theatre. It Is 
going so well they contemplate 

selling time to adjacent Cl«cs. 

Paul Locke, veteran producer, ^is 
i Jtilio pf^'the new ^opartment^ 

|-f^s^;:^."a;^hisi^- 

bar.d, with Os,sle as m.c., were, o 
' the Htage. 



-Cincinnati, June 5. 
The Empress, only hurley house 
her , Is dark for the sumnier fol- 
lowing a 36-week run .of stock with 
Jiir.'mie Stamtoh ais producer. 

Theatre was non-union during the 
entire season. After all bills and 
har.ds were paid, Meyer Lantz, mgr., 
deciared he used less red ink and 
aspirin than any time since the 
fl<art of the depression. 

Stage Shows Back Into 
Loew's State, L.A., Mebbe 

Los Aiigeles. June 5 
T6n weeks out of the last 12, 
Loew's. State has been in the black 
for the first time in many mpnthfe 
with an average net profit of 51.25«. 

In spite of this showing there is 
a strong possibility of the State^re. 
turning to stage shows the end of 

this month. - 
=WlfK= Btage-show&-goingJntD .ixxe: 

Ariington. Santa Barbara, Thurs 



ALL OF N. Y.'S BURLY IN 
TIMES SQ. THIS SUMMER 



Prospect for the sunimer Is that 
an !pf New York^s burlesque wirr-'be 1 
confined to Times S<iuare. Three 
houses are running in the Broadway 
district— Raymonds-Herk's Central. 
Minsky-Weinstock's Republic and 
RudniCk's Eltlnge— with only two 
outside spots now 

Miriskys' Brboklyh. one of the two 
burleycues away from Bi-oadway, is 
due to C1OS0, with the operators 
looking for product for a picture! 
policy oveir the summer. Other one 
is Herk's Irving iPlace <jri 14th street. 



day (8) for three days weekly. Fox 
West Coa-st is cutting the admis- 
sion scales to 20-30-4.0c. to compete 
with Warners' Granada, playing 
vaudc at 40-50-55. ■ . , 

Mirror theatre, which .started the 
vaudeville policy in Hollywood, 
wprtt dark Saturday as the co-op 
Dolioy did not click with actors and 
nul;lic. Owners are now looking for 
.come other operating policv before 
reopfenlng house. 



Vaude-First Runs 

For L A. Sub House! 



Los Angeles, June 5. 

President, psubeeqiient run house 
house on Broadway, will try another 
go^ at-^stage^shows^ in^the V hope-o£ 
overcoming some of the downtown 
compctish. 'Happy-GO-Lucky' gang 
from' radio .station. KHJ opens for a 
week (8), in conjunction wUh a 
first-run Fox pic, 'Hello, Sister.' 

House .tariff .will be tilted for the 
combo policy to 25c from opening to 
6 p. m„ arid 4Qc nights. This Is 
same tariff that prevails at the Par- 
amount .(with F&M Ktace shows). 
Locw's. State and RKO Ilillstrcet, 
straight pix. 



^fore 
Theur Majesties 
The 

Kii^ and Queen 

May 22 



For which many thanks 
to George Black and 
Val Parnell and all 
concerned 



European Representatives: 
FOSTERS' AGENCY 

American Representatives: 
WILLIAM MORRIS ACENCY 



★ 
* ★ 



VARIETY 



Tucsdaj, June 6, I93J 




Variety Bills 



NEXT WEEK (June 8) 
THIS WEEK (June 1) 



Numeralii In eehheotfoh with bill* below inbVcAtft opentno «ay «f 
■hoWf whether full or eplil week 




MEfr irOBK CRT 
r»lsee (10> :. 

Bob Hope Co \ 
Xiester Cole Co ' 
(Three to fill) 

. (3) 
B6b Rlpa . 
Pettet. & DiouelaQ 
Sri via Froos.. 
Hmtt^ Burnn Co 
Donatella Bros ft C 
Aeademr 
in halt (10-1» 



'Seflapeicaii 

let half (3-6) 
Diaz & Powers . . 
Hlers & Pritchard 
Stone & Taylor 
Garner Wolf & H 
Saranofl Re v 

COT 

MalMtreel. <i> 
BUI BohlnsoB Rer 



FOX'S BROOKLYN 

THIS WEEK 

MARTY MAY 

^PIal»A br 
LEDDY & SMITH 



(Three to fill > 
JHBSBK CITT 
Xpews (B) 
Aharesaena 
Kackett « Cairthar 
Hierhert Foyo Co ' 

sattora 
Thontas 6 

MONTBSAI. 
Iioewa. W 
DeOuehla 
O'Donnell Co 
Stratford & Wbetry 
Bob Hall 
Bert Nasle Co 
MKWARK 
Stiato (*» 
Paul Bemos '& Co 
Wilton SlB 
Frank ConvlUe 
Emil Boreo 
Burno W'slde 4b A, 
MKW OBKKAXfS 
State (») 
Terrls Twins & I< 



T ake ta Br os ft aia.. 
""^ CoSkie Jiowets T 
medland Rer 

2nd half (14-16 
Connle'a Rev. . 

2nd half (7-») 
Redman's Rev 
BROOKLTN 
Albee (10) 
Honey F«.m 

._J314_Piil8:;e _ _.. 

RlmacB Orch. 
(Two to fllt> 
(3) 

Castlncr Pearla 
H^ll & Dennlsoii 
Frances Iiangford 
Hells 30rk & M 
Uvlne Jewels 
Frospeot 
let half (3-6) 
Slarl Jack ft B 
t- Beck Bros 
^M9o7 ft V Marsh 
]t»t Douglas 
iBtlmate R.ev 

2nd half CT-$} 
Hot Harlen^ . 
AISAMT 
. Palace 
1st half (XO-IS) 
Al Verdl.Co 
Auat Jemima 
" Jnne PurlariS- Co — 
(One to All) 
tvA haU <14-1C> 

__JCiaBellejPola_: , 

Klac Brds ft .C 
Banier Oraitt Co 
PoUr Koran 
Oesltanoea. . 

Znd half (T- 
Connle'a Rev ^ 
• HeltVa (1*) 
-▼lolet Bay-ft-N — : 
Hall ft Dehnlsoh 
Oeorge Beatty 
BacAey Rapp Orch 
Bomby tJo 
(3) 

Buccaneers 
Bolce ft Marsh 
Diamond Boys 
Barne y Rapp Orch 



HINNKAPOLIS 

Marcus Rev 
NEWARK 
SUit« (») 
Crystal S 
Joe Wonff 
Ray ft HarfUOn 
Dennis White 8 
Walter. ^Walters Co 
Fonr-'FrankS— 



:ay Hamilton 
t Redheada 

omcAoo 

PilMO (t> 

ChntiB T.ee Wah 
Cliftord ft Marlon 
-Herb YUIIIama — 
Benny Da^ils 
(8) 

Wulroy ICcN ft R 
'J)&ck Pepper Co 
Tom- .Patricola Co 
Ann Seymour 
Adelaide Hall Rev 
J>BS MOINEB 

Kelth^s 
Ist half (10-18> 
Cab ' Calloway Bd 
1st half (3-6) 

Thurston ^ 

' OKTBOVT 
ItonrBteim (•> 
Henry Santrey Bd 



BLTOABBTH 

Bit* 
1st half (2-6) 
Redmond Rev 

(2nd half («•«> 
TCrRxrrerrff -Rev — \ — r- 
PHU.ADBI.PHIA 
JBaria (8) 
Httber 

Berry Bros . 
Neville Fleeson . 
Mitchell ft Durant 
Harry Pollard 
(1> 

Bl^apBody in Dance 



icartjr M4iy 
Jack Qwynne Co 
(2) 

Carl. Freed Rey 
NOW: Orleana 
Orphenm - (8) 
Tracey^ ft Hay 
Fainel ft Florence 
\[enita Gould. 
Jay C Fllppen 
Ben Bide Co 
(I) 

Bobbins 3: ~ 
Bin Telaak Co 
rDnncan Sis 
Henry Behrman 
Don Xiee ft TDrudlna 

OUAiOA 
Keith's m 
Bill Robinson Rev 
jntOTIDSNCB 
AUwe <1<» - 
Bob Rlpa. 
Bol^e ft Marsh ' 

Diamond Boyio 
Miles ft Kover Bat 
(3> 

Bath^ Bron ' 

Korman Frescott 
Johnny Perkins 
12 Arlatocratis 
- SIOUX OITT — 

Keith's 
2nd half (14-16) 
Cab, Calloway Bd 
2nd halt (7-9-) 
Thurston 

8T PAUI. 
K«UU*S .(3> 
Cab Calloway. Bd 
TOBOMTO 
Imperial 
Mann Roblnaon ft M 
▼ok ft 'Walters 
Carl Shaw Co 
Rae Samuels 
fi DeCardos 
- (2)- 
4 Ortona 
3 Speed Demons 
Clltrord & Marion 
Boxy Sna 
Will Malioney „ 
' TRKMTOlf 

Capitol 
lot half (10-13) 
Hot Harlem' 

2nd half (14-16) 
(To fill) 

2nd half (7-9) 
liarlmer & Hudson 
Stewart Blm. 
Al Verdi 
Meyers ft Dean 



OFFICIAIi DENTIST TO THB N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1560 Broadway „ 
Thh. Waek: Oiinnlngliaa A Clftnentt; Alaa Kent 



Smith ft Hart 
Mike Amea 
Stuart ft X.asli 
0 ft P Masley 

. inoviDxifCB 
' Xeewn <»> 

dautieV'a Toy Shop 

Vie Oliver , 
Bdger Berseil Co 
Bob Murphy . 
■Sammy Krevoft Co 
SYBACU8IB 
Xoews (M 
XS A Sanabrla's 
Television jD'strat'n 

WASmNGTOir 
^ , Fox (B) 
Samtiels Bros Rev 
Buster Shaver^ Co 
Benny Rubin 
John ft Mary Maaon 
«>ne to fill) 



WARNER 



Sid Page. 
Mel Klee 
Rubinoff . Orch 

WASmNOTON 

KnTia , (ft) . 



Seiber. ft Wil 
3 Swltta 
Aileen Stanley 
William rDemar eat 

m 

La Belle PoU 
Berry Bros 
Ulltah Shade. 
BImacs 



Pidnre Theatres 



Vaude House Reviews 



NBW TOBK OITT 
Paramount 
<2nd week) 

Ray Bolger 

Ous Van 

Heleii I<ynd 

Pops ft Iioulo 

ainery. Deutsoh 

Tnt'natlonal Hoooe* 
Boxr <«> 

Molaoses 'n Jannary 

Nadine Qaa 

Kltaroa 

Tommy Atkins Co 
Ziarge ft Morsaor 
Nell Kell^ 
Dave Schooler 
Xloldie Gets Alone* 
BOSTON 
.Mc«ropelltna (» 
Noble Sisste 
T^avoda Carter 
Bro.wn Buddies 



Crack Shot 
Wenn 

Chappelle ft Cdlea 
Jesse Cryor 
Lanny Boas 
Tnt^na tlona l House' 
DRBOIT 

Chas Chaae 
Maurlno ft NorVa 



Terrlaitos > 
Buss C^rr 
Tom Fagan 
MuldOon 8 ft H 
DeHivea ft Pa«d 
Ara ft^tta 



Apademy, H. T* 

(Contlnuedl from page 46) 
from the wa3r?the Academy aud took 
It all in Saturday. _. 
«»«rm. « ««rT- . Ahciad ot Buibotd the T^iree 
H?S Hyde ft M Sailors, how biUlng thwirwelveB aa 
Oenev Tio I Harold Boyd and Co., landed aol- 

N-^Sof Co h«njr. Cutup mittlsts now parry a 
chtek HaineT* filrl with them, hence the chaneo In 
Frrak xionnora bllUng. She mtxea Into some of the 
♦warHor'a HuBbandM ruffhouse and acirobatlcs, doine 
okay. At one point in the act .the 
A«i»aMWior w I Boyd group goea Into some fast 
tumbflhs, making It appear the 
windup la In gight. thura Juat a 
fool, but lli-placed. Brooks and 
Phllson, comedy liarmony f em team, 
spotted second and Buater Shaver's 
threc'-act middle of the bill. 
Shaver now bas only two midgets. 

They're 



Albee 8i« .. . 
Hnch smiir 

Theodore Bros 
■Int'natlonal House* 



WOI.VBBHAlCr- 

TON 

TaiiS'*?k*0?Farreii 1 Olive . and George Brasno 



Neillo Wallace 
Co as booked' 




Hiry^ TOSX CITY 

Bnl Murntto { Hotel KoBtcfiair 
Anita ft Millard \ tntm-ttt^ Rpkata Or 
Leonard KeUer Srf . - ""oM" 

Cleorge Pierrot - I Hotel . Feancylvanla 
Madonk DeFerbault { xi^^^ Vallee 
Ji' Apache Orch | Alios Fayo 

Bla:iTlt« I aiyMl RoeseveU 

Mary Alice Rtee .i Reggr -Child's Ore 
Soqny Throwbrld<a I Kins'* Terraco 

^Admirals- ^-Al-Shayno- 

Pan'cho's Ore 

BUtmera Hotd 

Harold £(tem Orch 
Ana Greenway 



Rita Rinaud 
Bdlth Murray 
Gwen Milne 
Oladya. Bentler 
Mardea'a Blrlera 



from his fomker Tinytown ReVue, 
an ambitious midge attraction he 
carried arOund for yearsjind one of 
the best of Its kind. tThOre never 
was anything clrcusy or outdoor 
about ShavWs midget acts. That 
goos for the old one as well as for 
the present threia-act, but the turn 
now done hasn't got it on the ball 
the - Tinytown Revue had. A 
pleasing little attraction, however, 
still retaining the flbng and dance 
number by Shaver' and Olive 
Brasno, best described as cute. 
Shaver could do better with better 
gaga. 
-BEQoka_and.JPJi.Ilfl 



are o ver 



FandiOB & Hsurco 



NSW TOBX cm 

Boxy (B) 
Harold Stem 
Bill Smith 
De lime -Sis .. 
^Ida Santley 
King Bros ft C 
ABOOKLTN 
Vox (t) 
Robert Simmons 
I«rs«r ft Jlorgner 
Nadine Oae ' 
Atklna 4 

Jaokson.-ft Oarduer 
Kltaroa . 

ATE.AMTA 
YoK <B) 
XjUcUle Page 
Terrell -ft Fawcett 

TTnl Mankftn ■ . 

Foley, -ft JiOTure 
BOSTON 
aCM««lltaa (•> 

Harry' HerOhfleld 
O ft J Dormoade 

Roxy Gang 
Fall Rise ft F 

Sheila-Baxrett-' 

The XjomUna 



Geo Andrei 

Rels ft Dunn . . 

INDIANAPOU8 
I«rlc- (B) 
Bafabanow 6 ~. 
Gobs & BarroWs 
Danlt ft lA Harr 
liOwe ft Hite 
Johnny Bryant 

IiOVISVIIiUB 
Btaito (B> 
Demarest ft Sibley 
Rodney ft Gould 
Four Queena 
Sirk Xdtwrenco 
miadelpbl* - ~ 
Fox 0>> 
Roy Smeck 
S3 & li Mo sconl 
Geo Prentice 
Oandsnffth Bros 
ST liOUXS 

Vox m 

Jereome Mann: 
Billie ft Babs 
The Cam 

-Gcace-Pntajre '■ 

Floyd Christy 



Central P'k Ctflm I Joey ^Bay 

. ^ t f 3 Rita, Bros 
Bddy Duohin Oreh I Dario ft Diane 

— tJi«leta.-CI*--J^V»* 

Irene Bordonl 
Fltagltobona 
Bmil Coleman Ore 

Chaleav bitcnntl 
I Joe .Moss Orch 
1 Will OakUnd 

Buddy Kennedy 

CM» Mayialr. 

Mitlard ft Anita 
Oscar Davia 
Margie I,andy 
iMadlyn Moore 
Beth Cannon 

Al Crawford Orch 
\-t May fair ^eawtieo 

fff—'r** Mmm 

I'-Cii^ra -Green - - 
1 Bobby Kvans 

JasUipa Rlchardaon 

P ft B Mee raa - ■ 
rHmmift -BifiltK 

Beaaia Dudley 

IiMlian Cowan 
[■Red ft Stmgsla 
ISimma ft Bowto 

Louise Cook 

WHiio JaekaoB 
-fincky-flavan-S^ — : — 



Art Cbogan Orch 
Frances Hunt 

muBlim Carl* 

Stan Meyet^a Oroti 
B B B 
BetH Challs 
Banford Rev 
Loretta Sayres 
Jonas ft, Idnton. 
3 Ni^Ungalea 
Jimmy Hadreaa 
Great Maoric* 

Nat Clnk 
Joa Haymaa Orcb 

FandlMi 

N T d Rer 
Cantor'a Beanta 
Aba Lyman Orch 



mildly, but no faUlt of theirs. Girls 
have a fairly good little Ko. i act. 
Their- talk isn't what. It could be, 
but on their harmony singing team 
deserves better reception than 
banded them' here. 

.Four ifermans, vet acrobatsi 
ppfiped, in. a . hand-to-hand routine 
leanlng^to novOl catcher and -cbm- 
blnations. Two misses on one trick 
and given up at the Sat. mat. 

Char. 



bit In which King and six of hi« 
"-^n each played a different 3r i? 

Bt solo and fhen all toKethA* 
l?Cokyn>, bttt they liked It. - 

Martin and Martin lead oft WiVi; 
a pmnastio novelty on the tSiS 
but with only two trapeze blbLlSri 
these more contortion than st^i^ 
work. Most of the timrthe mSi 
is on the top story of a doSK 
swing, doing contortion postupea oh 
a pad four or five Inches in diam- 
eter. Girl on thj loWor swfaig cWps 
in with various balances on a cha? 
^'inlsh Is a revolving blt^y the muT 
on a. couple of awlveled loops/ which 
makea the tricks look more dlfflcitfi: 
than they really are. Turn takes 
only five minutes, but thiey^re woA« 
ing all the time, mostly double^ and 
they give everythhig a showmanlv 
;ouch, in addition to which the Kiri 
s easy to look at, 

Joseph pQpe .Jones, colored bari- 
tone, opens with 'Mandalay,* fo|- 
owfl with a bit; from 'Spandals* 
and after a ^lano solo conies back 
for 'Chloe.' He has a voice Of fair 
quality, but goes in for the psQudo- 
dramatic renditions . that always 
smacks the cheaper houses, so they 
voted him great. Woman contrU 
3Utes a nice piano solo, dlsplaybig 
a facile technique and intelligence in 
suiting her selection to the crowd. 
Serves to break the costume change 
for 'Chlbe.' Singing only one verse 
of each, Jones had time for a fourth; 
n umber, a nd th ft audience. was en- 



PRPHEUM, Y. 



With no particular help from the 
picture, brpheum was pulling pretty 
well for a Friday and giving a show 
that carries plenty of comedy, two 
loads of dancing, a novelty aerial 
act and- an acceptable., singer. 
Makes a good match, and only the 
second and third turns trod lightly 
on each other's; heels; two man 
and-woman:. acta end on, but not 
P«rk Centnd Hotel | conflicting in material. 

Show's off to a good push with 
the~orchestta^unde;^^i 



Bert Liown 
hBachel-^arlec 



ncnile 



Lou Pearl 

CoUese Inn 

Pat Kennedy 




Jgeek of Jnne 5 



Cotton CMk 

Bthel Watera 
G -D Washlnstun: 
Henri Wessel 

I Swan ft Lea 
Aniae Boyor ~ — 

I Roy AtklnB 
NIcholaa Bros 
Leltha H Ur 



jPalladlaaa 

Craey Show 
BRIXTON 



B ft A Pearson 
Pauline Ward 
Masu ft Turl 
JBINSBUBT PABK 

Astoria 
JUttle Damoael' 
Anna Neagle 
Scott Courtney 
Plaaa- Tlller Ola 

Snplm 
S Sherry Bros 
Georgie Wood 
Billy Danvers 
PeerK)r: Moro ft N 
Ro^ Perfect 
Co as booked 
HOI.BOBN 
Kmpire 
Anna May Wons 
Act iluperb' 
Ted Ray 
Lily. Morris . 
Co -as bboKed- 
NBW CBOSS 
.Empire 
Sandy Powell 



Cob Ketma & Pilot 
A James ft Ptnr 
Clare Kenyon 
Oeo Boon 
Jack O'Connor 

P«s«y Whitty 

Dick Hicks 
Jack Henry 
Joan Valle 
Frank Lorden. 
Sonny Hirst 

Harmonica Bd . „, . 

OLD KHNT BOAD f X*^" 



ibew 



MSnr TOBK CITT 
Capitol (0) 

N Dame Glee Club 
Roscoe Ates 
Sid Gary 
p Spitaly Orch 
Arnaut Bros . 
Bryant Rains ft T 
6ulevard 
1st halt (9-16) 
Monroe ft Grant- 
Paxton 

Sully ft Houghton 
Eddie Bruce Co 
Oambarelll Co 

2nd half (13-16) 
Belrnont Bros 
OHa Belle Blanche _ 
Garner Wolfe ft H 
Mel Klee 

Marcy ft LaBelle R 
OrpheUm 
1st half (Mt) 

^^^^Gautler'fl Hot^ Dpfjs 
Kaye "ft Mayo Rev 
Melson & Imanetto 
Ray Bolper 

2nd half . (13-lB) 
S Paxlnoa ' 
Ada Ward Co 
Block & Sully 
Mills Gold & R 
GambarclU Co 

Parndlge <0> 
R.HulIng & Seal 
Bert Frohman 
Harriott Hoctor Co 
Bert Gordon 
Fashion Show 
Htnto (0) 
Lpa Ohczzlfl 
Ann Orepnway 
Owen McCrlvnoy 
MUton Bene 



BBOOKI.TN 
Oatca Ave 

Ist half (9-l») 
Leach . LaQnlnlan t- 
Rtith Sherry 
Rio ^ros 
Mel Klee 
Saran'oft Rev - . ■ 

2n4 half (13-16) . 
Ora 

Olyn Landick 
Keller Sis ft L 
Tucker ft Smith 
Raye ft May Rev 

Metropolitan (0) 
Parker ft Sldano Co 
Stoopnagle & Budd 
Hdwin C Hill 
Street Singer . 
Parker ft Sidano Co 

Valencia (9) 
McGowaa S 
C ft J Preisser 
F'ashion Show 
BromB'Fit^^C6"'"^ 
NTO Co 

BALTIMORK 
Century (9) 
Chancy , & Pox 
Belllt & Lamb 
CoUliia & Peterson 
Gus Van 

Flying Hutch'aoh F 
BOSTON 
Orpheum (9). 
Martin & Martin 
Local 

Helen Llnd 
Chase & LaTour 
Ross Sc. Edwards 
Kae VAWa & L 
COLVMBIIS 
I/Oftwn (9) 
Tony. Wons 



hBlmer Turner 
4 Flaaa Devlla 

Necodemua . 
Alma Smith 
' LttUe Bit* 
Babby , gawyisr 
1 Jimmie BasketlO' 
Norman Astwood. 
Duke ■BllinKton Or 

<^ Uto , 
Itoub Manahan Orch 



Pescr de. Albrew 
I Vemla Burka 
4 Slaalena 
, v:eloB ft Tolandja , - 
l-B-Maaresaera Otch l- Jaokle.-Heller. 
1 D Alberto Tansolsta | 

Buddy Rogers 
Congress Hotel 

(Joe Urban Bioom) 
Vincent Lopea 
Loo -Relsmaa ■ 
Robert Royce 
OoswrM* Hdtel 
tHnrallaritoaHa)- 



Olorla Orotton 
Loretta Sayrea 
Nightingalep 
FoUy Walters 
Ben OUner Oi^ 



Joe Moraata Oroh 
Benee ft Laarn 
Nlekolaa Hadarl«li 
Barra Bira 
Mlrtia UsaneS 
fl lmpl ssi .Cjijt 

.Tacht ciiirb Boya . 
Larry Slry^a Orch 

ai, aSOHim Hatcl 
Leon Belasco Oreh 
Alfredo^a Orch. 
Oypny Nina 
Bt. Basia Hatol 



Bobert Boyoa 
3 Debs 
Ben Jerome 
Sis ft Biid Roberta 
Jimmy Hadreaa 
Leo Relaman Orcn 
I Ca nb AUbaaa - 
Kvelyn Nesbtt 
Don Barangos* Oro 

anb lid* 

Blis Kelly 

, Gaines ft Bell - - . 
I Jimmie Noonan Orel S Thrillers 



I The Inter'n'l Dades 
Annette Andra 
Jack Tunlok 

mnnet Clnb 

-Frank— Bhvrman' 
Art Bnckley 
PhylU Nobia 
Margaret Lawrence 
Joe Buckley Orch 

Old Heldalbenr 
(WoHd'a IWrl - 

I B Kratslnger Or«a 
Heidelberg Male S 

I' Roy j>eltii«1i 

Herr. Iiouie 
Hungry Five Bd 

Pabst Casino 
(World's Fblr) 
Ben Bemte 
Baddy Rogera - 
Guy Ifombardo 
Tom Oerun 
I Carter Fashion 8ho 
Dale ft Meyera 
^ Buddy Howe • - 
Brody .ft . Delevan 



Club Mas«B* 



Bob ft Alf Pearson McCarthy •i^^y^'^X^r^'^J^.^A Al 0a7beU 
Pa.uUnA Want 1 mmm^ I vlncent wpes WCU I r^-.^-. 



Pauline Ward 
Masu ft Turi 

STBEATHAM 
.Astoria 
■LitUe Damosel' 
Anna Neagle 
Scott Ciourtney 

8UNDEBIAND 
- - HlppodroaM 
Billy Russell 
Low . ft Webster 
Cllitord ft Rhode 
Dinkie Denton I 
Seyntour. Bd 
Co as booked 



ProYincy 



Club 

I Jerry Freedman Or ] 
Al B White 
Gllda Gray 
Francis Faya 

Bi Ctalco'a 
I Duraa ft Moreno 

1 1,orensO Herrera 

Embassy Club/ 
I Helen Morgan 
Jane -Vanca- - 
j Henry King Or«h 
lOoday'aBii'-.: 

dnw .Trail 

BaroneOs Braal 
Louis Hegedush 
Bthel Pastor 



•a Famdlae 

'Black Rhythm* B' 
Nyra Johnson ' 
Meen ft Norton 
.% Speed Demona 
Geo Walker 
Wm Bpellman 
» Palmer Bros 
May Alex 

Ghas Johnson Orchj 

Taft QriU 
a«o Halt''Orclk 

Xhe'C^aardn 
Karoly . Bencaa 



Art West 
Billy Russell 

Buddy .Bertrl 
Edna Leonard 

Edgewatcr Beach 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Todd 
DeRonda ft Barry 
Art Carroll 

FroUeV 

Meryda 
Connie Bee 
Loiiia Ruth 
Lola Bartram 
Phil Sar 
Dadea 



tlrely willing^ but he quit at the 
10-mlnute Btrotch. 

Jay Hills and . Gertrude Gti^n. 
seem to be new, for they are not ih 
the file.. Fill the troy acceptably 
with the girl interrupter gag (New 
Acts). Fourth stanza is sung by 
he Three Sailors. Nothing ji^sL to j. 
iReIr work^ at leiiist for most, of the 
audience, but they are always a cer- 
tain laugh and t,aln by Jaying off 
too much nance stuff, which hurts 
^some similar trios. 

Made It a little tough for Davd 
Harris' - stooge (Dave ^Harris and 
Co.), but the turn opens with, a 
dancing duo which' breaks the cdihr 
edy. thread and gives the hew boy 
a chance. Act the same as usutd, 
•with some nice dancing spoiled by 
poor ^iUumlnaition ..(also as usual); 
and the comedy doing well here^ 
Show runs. 61 mlhiites, with the or- 
chestra pulling that up to 69. ShoW 
in full runs, about three hours^ 

Featura firin la *l^klng Forward' ~ 
(Metro)., apparently not much of a 
■ysjik,„huU»aiirel and Hardy in thi&lg_ 
boat comedy holding the fllm end 
up. Only other flicker Is the news- 
reeL With the house cool, but not 
repellantly cold, , th.ey otight to; ,bo 
dnlling in pretty soon Just for com- 
fort.:- : £fhlc_ 



Karoly Nyaray 
Vanity Fair 



Week of Inne 5 



^^'^S^K^IF^ Jay C Fllppen 



BBADFOBD 
. Alhambrn 

Flotsam ft' Jetsam - 
W ft D Waters 
J ft M -Marks 
Lee & Tesiiit 
Duncan . Gray 
Damiselle ft Boy 
Avantl Bros 

4 Fayre Sis 
BRIGHTON 
Hippodrome 

Mills ft Bobble . 
Bennett ft Williams 
Teddy BroWn 
G B Metvin 

5 Black Streaks 
Randolph Sutton 
Jack Le Dalr ' 

CARDIFF 
Capitol 
Mrs- j Hyltod Bd 

Cnpltol 

Tost ft ptnr 
Andree ft Curt 
Ohayo 3 

TEEDS 

Empire 
Layton ft Johnstone 
Juggling Demons 
Vlo- Moreton 
4 White Plashes 
Lucati & McShane 
.Too Panton Co 
Shaw ft Stanton 
Wright ft Marlon 
Alma Victoria 
MANCIIESTKB 
Paramount 
'Mmp Butterfly' .. 
> B Leer 



R Amy 

NEWCASTLE 

Paramonnt 

4 Musketeers 
Mario Lorenzl 
Kitty Masters 
Peter Bernard 
Geo Lister 

NOTTINOHAM 
Bmplra 

Linga Singh 
Sita Devi 
Gunga Din 
8 Desmond GIs 
Claude Gardner 
Howard Rogers 
WiU Hay 
3 Emeralds 

PbRTjEWOCTH. 
Hlpiio^nMne 

Peter Fannaa 
David Podie 
Billy Roy , . 
Co as booked 

souTiaiBNp 

Uippodriome 

Billy Russell 
Low ft Webster 
CliiTord ft Rhode 
Dinkie Denton 1 
Seymour Bd 
Co as booked 
SWAMSiSA 
Empire 

Hilton Sis 
Togo 

iialg ft Bscoe 



| Ha-Ha Club 
Dan Healy 
Jack White 
Roth-Andrewa Or 
LtUian Fitzgerald 

H'lyw'd B'stanrant ] 
Collette.Sis . 
Frank Haasard 
Blanche Bow' 
MarQuerite ft Leroy 'j 
I Ted Lewla Orch 

Hotel Leztatstan 
Don Beatoc Oreh 



Mickey Aipert 
Dorothy Justin 
John Donahue 
S Bachelors 
I Gertrude .Niesen 

Villa BuKene 

Fellz Ferdihando O 

. yulaco Bara 
Will Osborne Orch 
Waldorf-Astoria 
Nina Laughlln 
Jack Denny Or6h 



Bee Hoe ft Rubyialt 
Palmer Honsa 

Volos ft Tolonda 
Btia Logan 
Richard Cole Oreh 
Paul Cadieuz 
Richard Bennett 
;Pammoant 

Lola Bertram 
Prancetta Malloy 
Lillian Reynolds 
Billy Carr 
Sid Lang Orch 
P inyg rannd 

Mary NeTels 
Betty Burnett 
..Benny Strong 
I Carl Lorraine Orch 

Sky High dab 

Joe Lewis 

Junior Sniall 
Edwlna Mershon 
Franeetta Mally 
Morgan ft Lowe. 
Leo Wolf Orch 

Tenrace Oardcaa 
Lulu Bates 
Loma Ruth 
Connie Bee 
Boy Rita' ft Roule 
Lamberts Balliet 
Don Irwin Orch 



CHICAGO 



Btackhawk 

Wade Booth 
I Ruth' Pryor 
Diana ft DeMar 
Deoae Jaats 

^Hal--Kemp^^Orch'— 

Blsiiiarch 

Bobby Meeker Or 
Ruth Pryor 
Kereiioflt 
Doris Lenihan 
MacLean Sla 
Vaughn Sis 

Cafe b^AIex 

Irene George 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn HofCmaa 
Enrico Clausl 
B Hoftman Orch 

Ciiea Parea 

Harry Richman 
Coilette 8ia 



4 Albea Sis 
Rose Deerinc 
Florence ft Aivares 
Doris Robbiba 
Ben Pollack Oroh 

^^ciasTiwifc^" 

Joe Frisco 
Jock Waldron 
Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelson 
Mayileld Trio ' 
Mickey Mao 
Billy Severn 
Murry Brown Hnir 
Bennett ft GIreen 
Bemlce Marshall 
Klllap ft pupMe 

Club Shalimar 
Ann Hammond 
-Helen Na/e 
DeRonda ft Barry 
Al Lesiiig 
Buddy Laka 



Murry Brown Hns 
Eddie . Nlebaur Oro 
Charlie Crofts. 
Oranada 

Sally < Osman 
i Girard ft Peggy 
'Charlsse' 
Herby Mlntz Orch 

; Hangnr 

(Hotel UiSnUe) 
Chas. kaley 
Joresco ft Lgrdta 
Aber Twins 
^Nlna Laughlin 
Billy Sevrin . 

Lee Barton Bvaus 

^"'^Hl^Jfot^'cSnh^'' I ^"^""^ 
Dick Hughes 
Bett]^ Burnett 
EMne Burton 

MTeiy Tavan 

Sammy Clark 
€ Saocoetts 
Bal>e Payne 

K-f 

O <& F Durand 
Billy Brennen 
Jean ft Bob LeMar 

Uncoln TaTOfa 

I Ted Weems Orch . 



Vanltv Fair 



Andrea Marsh 

'Red' Iiigle 

Parker Glbiwi 
I C Washbiira 
[Dick Cunliffei 

S Maxellos'' 
I Baron ft Blair 

Sammy Walsh 
1.6 Lucky Girls 
Metf«pale Hakel 
(Bmpire Room) 

Al Mandell 
I l«oIo Bartraia 



Bee Jackson 
Klrby ft DeGage 
Babe Sherman 
Frank Furlett Orch^ 

Via Kncai 

Jackie Hamlin 
K ft H Benda 
Wiki >Blrd 
M4rJort4[^Lewla ^ 
Al Handler Bd 
iOO Clnb 

Ahl 

Bthel Norrls 
TV6nhe Morrow 
Mildt«d Toole 
Earl Rickard 
Don Alvln Oreh 

SSS OInb 
Harry Rosa. 
Beeves 4 
Vat Vestoir 
G ft C Herbert 
Walter O'Keefe 
Dora Maughn-^ 
Jnlaa Stain Onh 



CENTURY, BALm 

:.-.?^altlrnore, : June 2j 

One of the best vaude arrange- 
ments to hit this toTm; standard 
from the openincr bell to the nnai 
curtain, and not a miss in any min- 
ute of it. It's going to be pleasant 
to take after some weeks of badly 
arranged and received shows. 
— Dick Powellrnow a name through- 
hls film work Is In town on a per- 
sonal, and his. first professional visit 
to Baltimore. , He's a cinch at the 
bozofflce as his reception- Indicated - 
and the business that was In to 
greet him. Another one of the fllm 
players, but.' one whose presenta- 
tion experience taught him how to 
sell himself. Worked close to the 
audience and left 'em wanting more. 
Using all his tunes out of '42d 
Street,' and did the Buddy Rogera 
gag of insttamental versatility. 

Opening were the three Samuel 
Brothers, who have graduated from 
just a tapping threesome to become 
a flve-person flash turn, using two 
girls. for specialties and femme ap- 
peal. It's a solid tum^ The Samuels 
haVe' retained, the basic dance of 
their eirller ' act, the military tap, 
■but haire enlarged and modified It. 
Have added some hoke comedy to 
good enough efCect and bring the 
girls on for the finale. 

Alloen Stanley, quiet and pleasant 
and efltective, stopped the show 
without any difficulty Friday. 
Rather strange to see Miss Stanley 
In .the deuce, biTt spotting means 
nothing to this lady. She can take 
'em' anywhere. Deiserves some'what 
better billing, since she is a local 
name from the Old days. 

Arnaut Brothers are around again 
and whistled themselves into a 
clnoh click on their bird novelty. 
With the Arnauts and the Novelles 
hitting this town so often, however, 
this 'pretty bird' routine may soon 
lose Its novelty punch by overdos- 
ing. Powell was next- to-closing. 

Magician, Huber_l3_ closing,, .and 
billed as Hiiber, which is an im- 
provement over Great Huber. .He 
Is carrying four femme assistants - 
who manage to add to the show 
without cluttering up the stage. 
Standard tricks with the . exception 
of the '.Million Dollar Trunk Mys- 
tery,' which is getting billing In the 
ads. It's the closing number and a 
wow for audience reaction. Its a 
three-second nulck-change stunt, 
Huber changing places with a giri 
who Is tied In a bag. locked in a 
trunk and ,a rope tied around ine 
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Tiicfld»y> Jypf^ ^» ^^^^ 



EDITORIAL 



VARIETY 



49 




I: 



hside Strf-Hosic 



15 YEARS 

A^?St ii^2>I«tf a*out 1400,000 a. 
iSSTMnhat yepreicnt^ about 
STflfth th« gross pictoro biisinflss. 

telt th<» buBlncsB made a 
^So^irmi ^gainst other lines. 

New iallroad rates helfi tip roiit- 
i««?by the U.B.O. Acts wanteAthe 

jn ihe contrapt^. 

Several of the n; f*>x l»o«8«» 
^ere trylniP o^t the two-a-day Idea. 
Uhey went bact to g rind. 

-Weber and Fields were preparing 
to stage a comt«ck.- They dW, but 
it wttB'»% . , :_ 

• <3ftTl Andersoii was planning to go 

-to^htea to open .film t^ffl^g- 
^end bad recently bougM^a^ld^ 
•Ic. 'The Battle of Gettysburg,' lor 
£12' took It to China and showed to 
•1700 the flrirt Week, oltering it as 
1 picture ol the Worl^ War. 

-J!il,e9*flMI. fielznick. of fleie ct, 

blgned Marion Davies lor six pic- 
tures, JAtendln^r to sen her to the 
^changes as 'The best advertised 
0tar in Am^Vica.' 

• ^roduc^rs were bhlltjng from war 
io Spy lii™?' Battle stuff had been 
pVerdon^.. 



isax Winslow seems to have slid quite easily into the Columbia Studio 
Situation on tiie coast. liooklng over stories for angles and co-operating 
with' writers isn't much difterent work than that which Winslovv did for 
years as professional manager for music flrms. Then he had to select 
What in bis judgment were possible song hits and keep the howling mob 
of songwriteri9i in line. 

At Columbia Winelow is without position or title. He's merely an 
observer trying to absorb the business end' of picture producing and as 
isuch does not. attempt to inject himrelf Into any situation, ^am 
Briskin is the yes and no head of Columbia Studios in the absence .0: ' 
Harry Cohn, Columbia's producing chief who Is now, in Europe; Briskin 
and Wlnslow appear to be quite friendly.. 

^ Although Cohn is Winslew's brother-in-law and that relative thing in 
Hollywood is always more-or lesr of a handicap, the -Winslow- frankness 
and on-the-:levelness which were his best good wHl assets In the music 
[ business, again stand him in good stead among the Columbia studio 

Th^y .siay Max likes the studio work. He keeps early and late hours 
h attending to it. Often at the studio until two and three and back there 
Iby W the next morning. He can't go fliBhlng In Hollywood and there 
iiwe no Thousand Islands around Los Angeles but Max Is even forgetting 
pall that in his ambition to learn the new to bim picture making business. 
It Is said that Winslow still retains his one-third interest hi the Berlin 
music firm and did so despite the new connection, at the solicitation of 
his years' old frieud, Irving Berlin, who is one of the two other partners 
of the Arm. 



under the work-or-flght regula- 
tion,, side-show baAers were classed 
its noii-essentlal along with all car- 
nival workers, puppet shows and 
Wire-rope shows. Begular actors 
-With-Jobs-exempt. . 

4.. (Summer parhsi up against it for 
musicians? — l3awd— players^ — were^ 
' grabbed .for the army. 



Under discussion before the New York miusicians' union I0 a propoet- 
tlon to restrict any one member, not under weekly salary to a network 
lor station, from holding more than five air commercials a week, Objec- 
^ tlve is werfc to be more equally distributed among the membership. Pro- 
ponents of the measure ctelm It will substantiaHy solve the plaint fre- 
[quently voiced by Local 802 men that around 30 musicians control 80% 
ot the Jobs on Indle commercial ux)itB» N 

• — iAdvocateg-of-the-rule-furthei^contend^at-4J>e-re8tricUoiiJ Win not cur ^ 
tall the Income of the hitherto favored few. With the number of pro- 
grams allowed them limited, the bidding for their services, argue those 
in favor of better Job distribution, will automatically raise the salaries 
of this sought-after coterie, as they now work 10 programs at scale, but 
|.wlU possibly be able to flU five commercials for as much If not more 
money. . . . ■ : . . • ^ 

The radio reporting system Which checks on the number of song plugs 
via the major New York stations will be asked to ^j?* 
merely report on the chain programs. Reason Is that CBS and NBC 
have restrictions on song repeats whereas WOR, as an Indle station, 
does not restrict the number o£ song plugs. , ' ^ 

>rhe whyfore behind this much-ado is that when the plugs are tallied 
u false Impression Is created through the bulUshness of WOR plugs 
which sometimes falsely increases the average of certain songs. Result 
Is that the trade, dealers and Jobbers, becomef^lsely enthused ever a 
tune thaVs actually local whereas an NBC or CBS plug leaves no doubt 
aa^ to its national scopes 

While the Duke Ellington orchestra (colored) Is going second class, ae 
does almost every- white -band JWhen_Ji»ning for . Eh^ 
mngton ii pSaTly traveling first class, He has «i .«fJoining^^ 
to Irving Mills, his manager, and Kay Hanson, p.a. They'll dine togeth er J 



Clarifying an attitude too general among the lay drama critics, Burns 
Mantle < "News') makes this explanation of how he made, his selections 
of the best ten' plays of the year: ^ 
'The play. in my list on which no other- writer agreed is Elmer Rices 
^e, the People', one of the season's failures.' In this inatance 1 have 
exercised an editor's prerogative and Irtcluded the play without the en- 
dorsement.of my accept<ed collaborator, the playgoing public. I have done' 
so because 1 believe 'We, the People' tp be a forcefully written, socially 
Bignlflcant and rather vitally important reflection of the times. It is reP- 
resentetive propaganda driama. Reading it, I feel, vrlll do many native 
Play followers gobd^ "F<w -which r^^ feel Justified in preferring it 
to another play, the Chief, if not thie only, appeal of which is two houre ef 
entertainment.' 

Ttie-Jast-sehtence.lsihe_sigjMcant^one.-iLJ»nfl.li 

popularity as a standard of judgment in the comnio«lal theatre which 
like the daily i»ewsi)aper; addresses Itself to the whole body of the people. 
Fact is it 18 the same entertainment sq friankiy snubt>ed here-^the bread 
appeal that expressesff itself In popularity— that-ls the .principal, if It-la. 
not indeed the only, foot irule to be applied to the theatre^ 

The equally salient fiact is that the majority of lay newspaper writers 
take the entertainment factor little ..into consideration, either because 
they chose to preserve an attitude or because they do not recognire the 
quality when they see it. 

Too of ten the same lack of good Judgment occurs in show business 
itself. They tell this story of a picture producer in Hollywood: 

A script had sone down the line evoking enthusiastic approval in Its 
suGcesirfve lransltl?>ns'fr6m reader tpvmogul, re'achinig whom in a cKriaax- • 
of acclaim. It was rejected. I 

'We-doft'i.-want It,', was bte It ^s's nothing but ente^^ _ 

talnment.' 



•Fly By Nigbt^ (first called Tjnder Calivas'Ji which opened at the Bel- 
mont <N. Y.) last Friday <2), played nightly last week to paid audiences 
I up to the date of premiere. Flock of rcourtesy' coupons wete dlstnb- 
uted. redeemabl e at the box ofn< » iqr 40 and 50 ce ntsV That means about 



" Qovt. was commandeering all 
lita^Hl and other ^inlforms material, 
Tind; lorbttde-use- of the-same-4ot.j_ 
■tage Or house uniforms. 



AS^^Hransit bete or abroad are seldom em^rrawed Mf conyen- 
tlonS EJception Is in the south. Because of this Paul Bo^J/ho Is 
pllying-Emperor Jones' as a film, refused to go couth lor location. 



r|200 nightly gross. So many coupons were cash:«a^irnhiitHthe vilglnal — 
[opening night was set bacic two days. 

Tickets sent the reviewers were recalled and others were sent for Frt- 
1 day's performance. 

In 'Gold Diggers of 1933*, ix)U Bhurr, the New York agent, gets a bit 
fTof-eipIoltatlon.-There-Js a iscene^je:^^ m anage r wait- 

inr for the angel to come in with the Iwiie to launch the showi . 

oMce Is a set-up, wlttL belp, etc., waitlpg. On the outside door Is 
printed the name, Barney Hopkins, production, Lou Shurr, secretary. 
Biggest laugh to the show mob was emitted by George White,. when he 
saw it: at tl^ Hollywood premiere of the picture; 

TheA, H. Woods naentioned en the list of preferred customers of the 
house ol Morgan In the Washington investigation, of the banker, is not 
the A. H. Woods of show business. Its Arthur H> Woods, former police 
commissions of the city ol New York. : 

He Is'preslient of Rockefeller Center, the corporation which owns all 
Radio City enterprises. 

New York's drama critics have exiled It a season, Perce HarnmonNtl 
ha»-retIred-to-hiB-la«' ottt Lohg-lsland-retreat^ John. Anderson ^nO^J . 
Grabler also have country hideaways and that's where they are. Some 

nf ^lii. ot hftrfl are thinking of sailing to Europe. . . . ^ _ 

But Kelcey Allen with a patriotic yen Is going to Cntcago lor ih^faiKT 



50 YEARS AGO 



Way has been Tcflnitely cleared foFMrWllmark *^;S^*»^f*^<^fJ^?f I 
wSr Bros, group, to move up a notch to double A Tanking at the 
S sminrof °he ciassi^^^^ committee of the Janeric^ Sotl^^ 
BoOTt will ?ut Witmark in the same class with Feist, Berlin and Harms, 

^'''S:^^^^^^ upplng, when «.e June Royalty split 



Edwin Booth died 40 years ago on June 7, 1803, W1I9 fact Is called^to 
I the attention of 'the theatrical World In the obituary column of this 
^week't_V4MWT b y Ctene Wilder, t reasttfeig of the BBackstone theatre, 
Chicago, who has Inserted an unusual advertWemenT toy pay lilBT^ 
to Booth's memory. 



.' '.'Clipper' told a correspondent 
there wan no theatre in the country 
«<&a,ting i5,000 'or anything like it.' 
New .Ybrfc Hlpiwdrbmie CcWiTd iseat 
over 9,000, but that was an arenar 

Brooklyn bridge Was opened May 
24. Hundreds of people rode the 
ferryboats all, the afternoon expect- 
ing to see the bridge crash with its 
load' of traffic. — 

Lotta tried out a new play at the 
Wfth Avenue. 'Clipper' records that 
flhe. iseason terminated somewhat 
abruptly' five days later. In other 
- words, a flop. - 

' Bittrnum's show failed to exhibit 
In Cincinnati because of too , much 
*aln.. Promised to come back in 
Augusti 

Roland Reed-, Florence Reed's dad, 
was scoring a hit in 'Cheek.' Well 
Uked as a comedian. 

Actor hi W. H. Ci-ane's play had 
to s^oke a loaded cigar. For a Joke 
Crane iianded him ' one Toiaded' with 
red lire instead of powder, and' the 
house yelled. 

Bloodhounds in a 'Tom' show In 
Brooklyn nilxed it on the stage and 
rolled over Into the orchestra pit. 
One actor so badly chewed he had 
to be understudied. Hounds out 
for the remainder Of the engage- 
ment. 



Amateur Drawing RoOm, Phila- 
delphia, was to be razed. Private 
theatre built by ^he Childs and the 
Brezels for their \ relatives and 
friends. When the novelty wore off 
it was offered at general rental, but 
not profitable. 

Philadelphia theatre was cooling 
the house with a 'steam fan,' mean- 
ing one run by steam. Electric mo- 
tors not yet commercial. 



takes place, is Mills M uslC7 

Abi-aham composer of 'Ball Im SaVoy' and other German musical 
comedy i.c'fr^. r^^^^ forced to accept American film bids and go| 
to- Hollywood ^o""!^?;. 'J' S^JJo a week from Metro on a limited 
^^flXfn^Zy'l^l^^^^^^^ Berlin, Vienna, 

BudV^e^tr^oS^^^^^^ productions and reproductions Of, 1.1b I 

operettas. 

such as 'As You ^® ''"j.-.^cg to the picture has been denied, 

*%''^'s Tarewell to Arms' became the basis of another song which like- 
wise turned out a mild hit. ^ 

I .„a .S lpeciart«» :»t>ee yroauotlom. 

, Physical setup p. ^^^^^^%^,SS^^2Zr:T^>S:rr:%T 

I ,lo"»I^Sace ?or WitmarK on thejuls. 

' , v,«p sneclaa arranger, Claude Austin, 

Ma. West has » >■»«• To^s to be used in her n«.t picture «or 

r«si^s." «' """" 

wood and returns the recording. 




narade may have a monkey-wrench 
yale University's ^^O^^^^^^'^^f .^a tossu^ln hiring of union or non- 
thrown In the musical ^'^'^-^^ ^"i*f„\hrpa?ade usually hire from 15 to 
union bands. New ^^iZtTv^J^^^^y B^En^^ non-union musicians. 
20 bands and some.. classes l^avcalrta^^^ e ^^^^^ contracts which 

Agents for other ^'^^^Jf ,fX ™the fact that they can't play in 
reac^ that men must l,e pald ^^Pj^e^^^ ^^^^ .^^^^ ^ j,,^,,. 

the same parade with ^ . 
ache for the va.ious class agents- 



(Continued from page 21) 
hotels. -So the prodiioerfi may have to build some costly sets and,^ 
authentifiity at the same time to placate their star. 

•King Kong' Is grapevlned to have rung the finish gOng on horror pix 
for Radio, fbr a time at least, although Merian C.^ooper had been con- . 
Sidering other chillers along the same line. - 

Taboo from New York is said to have been In»plred, "<>* '"^o"* 
doliar^-and-cents angle, nor because the; end of ^he horror ^^^^^^^^^ 
1 was in sight, but because ol the sensitiveness Of certain execs to the 
WMlng ^fong* has received Inside t?ie li.dustry. Kidding was based on 
the ultra fantastic angles in the beauty-and-beast tale. 

One of the first occasions when a studio «>«W.»»^v«Joe'f*"y 
rreSdent Roosevelt In a film scene was .passed up by Fo;?i. in making 
-ThT'Man^WIfo Dared',-based on life of Mayor Cermak,^ 

in scenes showing Cermak's assassination while conferring with the 
then President-elect Roosevelt in Florida, Fox photographed only the 
hands of Roosevelt. Studio figured It would not be In good taste to, 
have an actor appearing in the presidential spot. 

Publix does not have much faith In the upper-cru^ dailies of N?W 
York in advertising for the New York Paramount,. Consequently, the 
'Times' and 'Trib' get only One advance ad on Its new shows, that usu- 
ally on the morning of the ojpenlng day. Belief is that the other papers, 
notably the tabs. Which get the majority of the weekly budget on house, 
bring the kind of customers that are interested In films and stage shows. 
The 'Times' and 'Trib' rates also figure. 

That new one-year Franklin contract at RKO. as was indicated up to 
the close of last week, so far bears Only Franklin's sJcn^iturc. Paper 
calls for same terms as previously with bonus arrangement scheduled to 
have applied on last one, put over for another year. 

Also, items are supposed to be guaranteed by major company subsids of 
. RKO group. 

Maybe the estimates aren't offlci . In another sheet, t^S might be 
called 'purely personal'. Mowever, outside observation would end the 
thought that it cofits RKO around $2,50 per house weekly to l^ssue jts 
kvivVm£rarivou^Be"-or^^ 

houses prSently and It costs RKO anywhere from |250 to $350 weekly 
tp get the thing out. 

Rabbi Joseph Sundcrlcn. refugee Chief Rnbbi. of Berlin, ^'-^^ 
VoVHindenborg's start as a military chaplain, has written « f^^^^^ 
which Metro in New. York , is considering,. . May also be flcticned for 
book publication. 



Lee Traccy scrainmed back to HoMy wood last Saturday, 
mother along as far as Chicago, she going out to the fair. 



Took hid 



50 



VARIETY 



L EC IT I MATE 



Tuesday, June 6, 



Shukerts Would Pnlmotor Defunct 
Co., Seek Outside Capital: Ga^ie 
Oudines IVoducer Bank Scheme 



OUTDOOR OPERAS IN BALTO 



Projects i ing Up for Summer 
Season 



flnanclal. support -of two 
' Planned :plfiy produ<iti6n., groups will 
t>e nought, aGOordingr to prbposals 
"-niet ^orth -"bjr <3r6sbjr-Galffe-atid-the- 
Shuberts, Latter operatiner-. uiider 
the corporate, title o;iC" Select Thefl,- 
trei tboic oviftr the-assets of the de-^ 
. .fuhfet ShUj)ert:Theatr;e corporation, 

Isold at auction aftj^r its odiiahcial 
crs^jh and' the failure -of a .receiverr 
ship., put the business in a worse 
Plight. 

<jaige'S 'group> . known as. the KTa 
tional Theattegoers Association 

... frankly sets, forth' its aim to-. he^ 
cqtaxi> a 'banking ihstitution for the 
theatre' (legit), It proposes to 
.finance other maiiakersrclaiioriing^o 
hay^ enlisted a number of . producers. 
JThey are to be glveh money to pro 
duce, the 'bank' to receive 50% of 
this profits, . Inclu'dinig ' pibtufe and 
other rights. Oft the rfecord it is put 
forth that .even, thoiiieih iihows may 
tiot have successful runs, the' sale: of. 
picture rights! nntay "more than .cover 
the production QUtlayi: - 

The 'bank' proposj^is selling |6,000,- 
060 -In stock of two classes. There; 
will be 1.000,000 shares of A stock 
at 15 a. share, and a. 'similar .amount 

-of— sitock - at - | t-^a^shar&^ 
classes of stock are (entitled to 60% : 
of the profits. 

H6w Plan; Works 

The Gaige plan is an 6utgr6wth 
of his proposed subscription theatre 
idea, which, was started but not car- 
ried through thid season; Plan In 
gist has a local charity participating 
la. each community* subscriptlonsi 
being, .sold locally, along the lines: 
followed' by the ^hieatre iGuild and 
the more: recently formed American 
Theattte ..Society (Guild, Shuberts 
.ajVdJglrlaDSeiOL.- liatte^^^ 
by half the bookings prbmisi^d.for 
n%xt season, princip ally b ecause of a 
TiiriBceiirar^lroFts^^ 



Seattle-Sammer Opera 
On $1,000 a Itay Scale 



t J^^tional's stock selling, plan - pro- 
Tides that each ^bare shall be ac- 
companied, by 10 coupons, worth 60 
cents at the box office when tickets 
-arepu^-cftased—^That-wuM-lffd 
that if the coupons arp used, th^ ac- 
tual cost of the stock would b^j^ero 
t.o. .tlT6i purchaser. ■ ' ' 



jPfhen t^ United BiMklns Qface 
formed last season,' iVwas pro- 
ypged that a productibh arni be or- 



ganiised. But the $500,000 in workr 
Ing capital wa,s never" rfiised.. Pro- . 
dii6tlon end was' later to have been 
f used.with the jj. B. O. but "no stock 

was offered publicly^ . rrr 

Names of 75. persons are men- 
tioned in the prospectus ' of thb 
Gaige plan as being interested or 
participating in the National pro- 
ject, list including actors, managers 
and 'downtown people.' Gaige is 
president, arid the other ofhcers are: 
li. E, Detwller and Earle Boothe, 
vice-presidents; William J. Mc- 
Kee, treasurer; Rudolph Spreckeles, 
chairman- of the board;. Lewis li, 
Clarke, chairman of the finance 
cpmmittee; Sam H. Harris, chair- 
man of .theT)Totltr<reir3 committee; 
Jahe Cowl, chairman of the profes- 
filonal committee. Latter board is 
to pass on the plays to be presented 
The Shubert proposition is the 
outgrowth of a reorganization plaii 
prppbSfed prior to; the auctioning cif 
the assetSi ending the receivership 
.The Shuberts bought ; back for 
$400.<)06 the remains of assets, which 
formerly had .a book value of "over 

?2o.ooo,;oo;o. 

Tlie reorganization plan failed be- 
bause- there was little interest 
-among thie creditors to make fur- 
ther investment in - the Shuberts' 
newly formed • Select Theatres Cor 
^oration. Shuberts agreed to put 
up $200,000 providing other sub- 
scriptions to preferred stock 
airounted to at least $500,000. Ap- 
parently the isubscriptions amounted 
(Continued on page 63) 



Seattle, 

Well bankrolled by a local group. 
Seattle will have light opera this 
summer. 

Annouricenie,nt is out by . Kent 
Thomson, 'manat;^. of the Metro- 
politari, former Erlahger' house,''now 
Independently operated, that ' open}- 
ing June' 1?, 'Student .t'ri / with 
Jame^ Liddy in title role, arid RutTx 
Altma,h as prima dorina, open at pop 
prices; scaled four bits to $1.66. 
..Local chorus of .36,.men and 18 
Iwtfmen, iiiliso local; balWt ;of eieht. 

Evangeline' Edwards, who had the 
specialties for . 'Vagabond King' at 
Capitol, N. T., has the bailet. Harry 
Pfeil, with Fred Palmer, of St Louis 
Municipal Opera, are ' ^tage di- 
rectors.. 



a day, to break. 

If venture succeeds the season. 
^111 be .extended . to - probably six 
weeks; then resume again in 6ctor 
ber^ to use up all dark time at the 
Metropolitan. 



EBBING GIFTS HAMPER 

CAMPAIGN 



.^ith its bank balanee steadily 
dropping the Stage Relief Fund's 
plans for rfilsing more mbney .'to 
tide .over the summer are Incomr 
plete. Firpposed open air .fete to 
be staged in a. park, Is yet to be 
okayed; but will probably " he . held 
late this month, . 
.Application _ . .aid. ... continue 
daily, and are icriown to include 
l^onie better-knowns of the stage. 
Lajstrwwk'H: donations -were ampnF 
the. lowest since the- Fund was 
started. 

Two sums amounting to $37.50 
*rere" "*e<ieived ^but $116 was also 
-paidrby- foair-'-ourrentr^hpwar~C?ra 
0;^f Whichr.are contributing a Weekly- 
percentage of their salaries.' That 
jnoney' was turned over to the Ao- 
tbrs* pinner cliib, in accordance 
with the working .Arrangement, be- 
tWeen "the" two organizations. 



Baltimore, June 6^ 
Outdoor ok>e'ra VS once more re- 
turning to Baltimore*. • with both 
comic arid grand opera being an 
nounced by / two impresarios 
George De . Feo . has. made plans to 
come to towri oh June. 26 to' open 
his comic opera company at Carlin's, 
the northside atnuseroiiC»nt park. 

PeFeo, who was In town this sea -< 
son at the Maryland ^Ith grand 
opera,^plaris.. lo-opiBn ■wltlL^'C.hJnales 
of Normandy.'; J. F* Wallace Is gen- 
eral °)inaria66r». ..-.'< 

Likewise the . Baltimore Summer 
Cjipera compariy Is getting: ready for 
ariother season .under Antonio Ro?-" 
sitto. RosWtto'a company .will .iJo 
Its al. fresco operas at Homewood 
Field, which is the atliletic stadium 
of the Johns Hopkins XJrilversiity. 

First show for Rospitto' is 11 
Trovatore,' biiening July 11. 



BRADY BALKS SEASHORE 
SUNDAYS, FORCES ISSUE 



There was a turbulent - interlude 
during Equity's 'ariniial meeting last 
Friday (2) at the Astor, when the 
0.rgattization7^;aais-^(>r-ont^grand-|-propj^ 

at Atlantic City :wa»' vpted down. 
While it .\7as known that the plan 
had'so'mie opponents, agitation came 
:rom an uneipected ^luarter, Wil- 
lam AV Brady being the dissenter. 
Brady, .is thf>. only actly*!. prodycer 
who Iff a naeinber of- , Equity/ by 
virtue of his appearing in one of- 
his ■attractions- several years ago. 

Brady hSs been championing for 
Sundays in New^Tbrk for years, in-' 
sis.ting that would mean much to 
bring back the legft..' He arose at 
the meeting to 'submit an amend- 
riaent ' to the : proposed . amendment, 
to the effect that Sundistys on Broad- 
way also be okayed. Frieink Gill- 
mpre ruled him^.out of order, Brady 
then- offering a resolution ' In' op-: 
positicri to - the seaahbre Sundays. | 
::<That resulted in a stampede that 
def eated-th*' -motlom '' -— - - - • - 

."JThe Sunday thihgr at Atlaritib City 
was' regarded_aia_an 'npenirig wadge- 



SunmuNT Kep^ Tryonls, Stocb anl 
Late Tours Crowdiiig New Ei^ 



Syracuse Needs Anjsel 
jFor Reyival of 



* '» 



Syracuse, June 6. 
I^. Syracuse can firid j .an krigel; 
^the:-.chance3-lfavbr: touririff.-attjfrac:- 
tiohs h^re next season for the firist 
time since, the Shubertri retreated, 
from .their native city. 

The united Booking office lias 
made overtures for a .local, .outlet 
for 1933-4, but while 'shoWriten are 
iavailable,^ the necessary bankroll Is 

wa.nting.. 

Walter Hampden's profitable two 
nights here last Mreefc gave impetus 
to the movement for a return of 
ilegit, the' stand at th* Empire grO.ss-^ 
irig slightly better than. $3,0ft0, Mf 
cost Hariipden..; however, $1,700. - to 
sponsor Us own engagements ; 

The Empire, built to. play.k,i:^,B; 
attractions in opposition to the Shu- 
berts at the old Wieting, is owned 
by the Gurney Realty Company, 
corporate identity' of Walter Sriow- 
den - Smith; • House/ however, is' In 
the' hands of . the/ Sedgwick Realty 



Burlington, Vt., Juie^ . 
Bight shows are within the bordfiwi 
of the state this week. Not in yew! 
have so many shows flocked to vS! 
moht at one time. Three weeks Si 
jthe Chaney-Browrie Players i 
dramatic stock show, was the onlr 
company in the state, and was nlav- 
ing tfr fair business, 
• ■>■ ?*he .flood of , shows, with, several 
more, reported pn the way, are novi^ 
finding it hard to ;flrid bookings 
ylthout .following each other into 
the few good spots. In some casta 
the Shows are battling to reach thi 
choice spots first: " Conipariies id 
the ^to.te • this; week are Chaneyl 
Browne, Players; .Kenriey, tf<e Maf 
giciah; Aladdin, the Orientalist; So* 
ciety Belles arid Beaus; ban 'Sher^ 
man Pandlly^ irhiieriai Hawallanfl, 
M;arie Plrle and'her .'Frolics of 1933/ 
and the Texas Rangers. " ,r 

.Hartford,, Conn., June 5. 

Hartford was nothing but legi'tl- " 
mate actors the past week, with flye 
sepSiate legit shows current. 

'Walter Hamiiden a,rid company ap« 
peared in 'CaponwiieGhi' and 'Ham-* 



agency under a manaETement .con 
tract- that . gives Smith no ■ say. 
Sedgwick; people are said to-be odd 
to any 'leasing deal under a five- 
year period. 



Weekly statement to last Fri- 
day (2): 

F'rtevious contribs.. .... * , . . . $68,291 

Judith Anderson 26 
-Whit ehead-Players • ■-, . , . -. i . i -12 
Other contribs..., , 116 



disbursements »..>,... 



$58,544 
.50.467 



$8,137 



for' such perfornutnces in New Yor^, 
Brady didn't see it that way ' and 
forced the Issue. 'Bqtiilty leaders 
favored ' Ihe. e^eHment to" isee it 
vacatio'riists wo ul d atten d on that 



night, "also to note' how the. mari.r 
agers would -deislgnate .brie day, off 
each w'eek. 

There were 425 members present 
pu t of about ^,000« wfaich-is the total 
paid tip membership.: - Amehdriients 
jtertalni n g to aHeti^-i>aBs ed with out 



discussion^ which' was a surprise. 
Some contest was expected over the 
amendment perniltting 'aliens who 
have played' here 75 weeks to. be- 
come members upon^comp^Wtirig l^tf 
weeks. Other than the latter class^ 
which includes but' a few English 
actors, no aliens will ' hereatte^. be 
permitted, to become members," but 
must pay Equity 5% of all l^glt 
salaries earned here. 



Grand Opera at Pop Prices Wins 
" ^upporhMiiftaise at NJ; Hipp 



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over the summer. From now 
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Grand opera at popular prices (25 
to 50c) opened on Sixth avenue ' at 
the New Tork Hippodrome Saturday 
night (3) with Verdi's 'Alda.' A 
capacity crowd, which means 5,500 
greeted the premiere. 

Several atterhpts have been niade 
before to offer good opera at modest, 
prices; ' but generally with ihdiffer-. 
ent success because the singers arid 
productions were lacking. Here, is 
a group of singers collected from 
standard organizations plus a pro- 
duction in all resipects flrst-class. 

The Hippodrome seems to be well 
equipped for' . the ' prfesentatlort of 
spectacles such as 'Aida' and other 
operas. Under the direction of 
Maestro -Saimaggi and the capable 

for many years with the Met., whose 
splendid musicianship carried the 
performance, there seems to be 
every, reason why this effort should 
meet with' an appropriate response. 

The scenes laid . in Egypt supplied 
excellent pageantry and tlie costurii- 
Ihg was sightly. The 'tfiumpharit 
act' was a splash ".6C color. Aurelio 
Gallo'.s work as stager wa.s effective. 

Charlotte Ryan, formerly of the 
Met., sang the role of Aida. Her 
voice Is d£ a light, lyric texture, and 



her version of the role was more 
in that veiri than., dramatic. Fre- 
quently her tones were forced; but 
her stage, presence is pleasing and 
ishe was well costumed. Maude 
Rboney sang the role of Ariineris for 
the first time and appeared without 
having had either an orchestra, or 
stage- rehearsal. ; . She has a- rare 
eontraitb voice, rich in quality, ex 
ceptiorially high tones arid emo- 
tionally she conveyed all the trag- 
edy called for by the realization of 
the betrayal of Radames. As the 
daughter of the king she was truly 
regal. She wore magnificent cos 
turiies -owned by the world famous 
Carmen, Maria . Guy. ..This -young 
singer ..should reach a high place. 

Arnoldo Lindi made, his Intial ap 
=pfiarance^..as.a:.Radames._He^came 
from La Scala, Milan; to sing in 
Radio City Music Hall. Pasqua-le 
Amato, baritone, long associated 
with the . Met., artd. Nino Ruisi, bass, 
were in, excellent form. Martha 
Honkel, premiere danseuse, with her 
ballet, -was a stimulating f ea^ture of 
the event. ' 

At :45 the stars were still mak- 
ing their bows, testimoney to the 
sincere enthusiasm with which New 
York music lovers welcomed this 
interesting experiment. 



SYRACUSE U; HONORS 
SEC. WOODIN, HAMPDEN 



Syraciksef, June 5. 
Shattering its Metbodlst tradition,' 
Syracuse tJnlverslt'y today* (Mon- 
day) at its annual .commencement, 
conferred -An .honorary. , degree, of 
Doctor of Letters . upon an actor.. 

The recipient was Walter HamR" 
den . (Dougherty), who . last week 
fllied a two-night engagement here. 
Caporisacchr ancl *Hairiiet.'^^ ; / 
At the same time, again departing 
from— custom— and— recoghlzing-r-the 
musical attainments of William 
ifiartman Woodin, Syracuse con- 
ferred an honorary degree of po0tor 
of Music upon the Secretary oi; tiie 
it: S . Treasu ry, 



In the singling "out of ]^ampden 
for a.degree, the hand of Dr, Butr 
gess Johnson, directbr .of public tct 
latlbns for the univeuslty, was sefen- 
Dr. Johnson Is a dose trlend-cif 
Clayton Hamilton, -Who has bfeeh 
lecturing in behalf of Hnmp^en tnla 



let'.r WilHana Faversham appeared 
at anotlier theatre in three t>lays;v 
Joseph Schwartz- and a cast - of. 45 
played here In his preserit .Yid'diBli 
vehicle: the Thatcher players ai» 
peared at the Palace in a regular 
stock^ . presentation,.:.- arid ,. .Queen.ie 
-Sriiithr Was it; Patabn's f(Jr the week- 
In a new play, 'Poor Little. Thlrig-V 
It has- been a good many years 
Sinbe Hartford has witnessed su|Ch a 
deluge of legitimate performances 
in one .week. 

— : ' ' ^ ^ 

Barrymore Pay Claims 

with Equity 

Parjt of the cast of Ethel 
mbjte's..'A.n. Amazing Career^ 
folded in Chicago recently, "have 
filed claims for unpaid salary with 
Equity, "rfve-irtayers' cla im a t otal- 
of $5,000 due. 'The others havf 
either refused or hesitate to file 
against the star, who had the shovi^ 
on her own. 

— The— inttre^cast^had— waived-4ho- 
salary guaranteel requirement, ho 
bond being posted, which explains 
why . Equity Is riot called^ on to pay 
off. But that does riot lavalidate 
the salary liabllltyr Understood 
that full salaries 'were nbt paid 



year, and has known the '.actor 
through a mutual Interest in the 
Players' club. 

• Syracuse Univer'sfty f or years had 
the traditional-Methodist Episcopal 
attitude towards the' theatre. The 
more liberal viewpoint has resulted 
from a greater emphasis upon the 

dramatic, department sinc^. Prof.. 

Sawyer Falk, former prbfessional, 
became its head. 

, Campus gossip has it that the 
university's departure from custom 
in Woodin's case wfis at the sug- 
gestion of the Secretary - himself. 
Advised that Syracuse desired, to 
confer an honorary degree upon 
hirii, Woodin is said ' to have In- 
formed, the ChaJftcellortha^^^^ 
acceptable one was in riiusiCi. This 
led to a careful scrutiny of his com- 
positions, and the eventual decision 
that the degree might, be granted. 



Kay Strozzi^ Geo. KeHy 
Bankrupt, File Pleas 



Two.. Players in slegit took, their 
financial "trGublris to. the Federal 
Court: in .New York last Week. 
Schedule, that , Kay Sttozzi filed 
gave her liabilities as $11,005 and 
her assets as unknown, 

Other petition was George Kelly's, 
giving his address as 26 West 53d 
street, liabilities $1,048 arid no as- 
sets. 



Los Angeles, June 5. : 
. Following its financially 
cessf ul two weeks here at .the . lit? 
more, Herbert L; ' Heidecker's pro- 
duction of : 'The Only Girl' resume^ 
at Santa Barbara Saturday (3); and 
went into the Columbia, 'Frisco,, to- 
day, for an indefinite, run. 

Gertrude Stanton, Margaret Rill- 
ing and Christine Campbell . with- 
drew from the. cist after the Santa 
Barbara date. 



during mobt of the time 'Career' 
was out." 

Method of collection has not been 
determined by Equity, but will 
probably be ruled-on-by- the Coun.- . 
cil. If the ciairiis are not Settled in 
the meanwhile, it is possible Miss 
Barrymore Will be required to pay 
off by giving a percentage of .her_ 
salary during her next engagements 
That is similar to the alternative 
given managers In the settlement 
of unpaid, salaries. 

Show originally opened under the 
title of 'Encore,' Arthur Hopkins 
presenting:-- Miss Barrymore took 
.over the show, after Hopkins bowed., 
out. 



Ann Arbor Festiyars 
'Design' Wins Praise 



■When Gilbert Seldes called Angna 
Enters an 'inspired pantoralmist' he: 
spoke true Words, as was borne, out 
In her two performances in the Ann 
Arbor Drarhatic Festival on May .29 
and 30. . , ' ' 

Sharing' honors for' the second 
week's offering >were "yiolet Heming, 
Robert Loraine; Tom Powers and 
Rose Hobart in Bonn Levy's comedy, 
'Springtime for Henry' (a change in 
cast from the first announcement), 
and Miss Heming, Mr. Powers, 
Geoffrey Kerr, and iTrancfs COmpton 
in Noel Coward's 'Design for. Living.* 

Miss Enters* program was varied 
and included riiariy of her famous 
'Compo.qH-.inn.q-^fl.T^(l — Eplso desV-J 
Dance Forms,' tmagi'natiVe, comic, 
tragici burlesque, and- always en- 
tertaining. 

'Design for iiying' was a finely 
done, piece of wotTc and every one 
of the players deserves commenda- 
tiori.' Violet ttemirig lias appear cd 
in the Ann Arbor festival for tUreo 
seasons and has never giv'cn^a finer— 
performance than her.Gilda; Powors 
and Kerr ntre splendidly matched 
again.st each other and helpod ,to 
round out the production. 



Tuesday* Jane 6, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



SI 




si:.. 



I ■ 



WORST YEAR OVER 



mts of '32 -'33 



<Vyhen Ladies M«eV 
'Dinner il^etght' 
'Late Chrietoph>Br Bean' 
«Muaie in the l(\ir' 
^Tftke ,« Chance'- 

MODERATE SUCCESSES 



'Biography' 
•^Twenijethv Century' 
'Design for Living' 
'Strike Me Pink' 



'A ThouflAnd. Summers' 
•i^ridal "Wise' 
'Clear AH , Wires' 
'Fiyine Golors* 
•Crlmlnal-at-Large' 
•Mademoiselle' 
•DapgirouB Corner' 
•Autuptin Crocus* t 
'Allen Corn* . 
•pigeons and People' 



'The : Gay Divorce' 
'Melody' 

•Goodbye Again' 
•One Sunday Afternoon' 
•Forsaking All Others' 
•flun Little Chlllunv 
^Both Your Houses' 
'Thrie-Gor,ijered Moon' 
'Best Reliefs' 



Failures of '32 -'33 



Tcah, Man* 

•Heigh Ho, Everybody' 

•Christopher Comes Across' 

•Hired Husband' 

♦Hey, Nonny Hoj^rxy' , ; , 

The BdjrT'rlend' — — " 

•Back 'Fire' 

•The "WeW 

•The Chameleon' 

•page Pygmalion' 

•Bomfno' 

•Smiling Faces' 

•Ballyhoo*^ 

•Her^ Today* 

•Best Tears' 

•Man Reclaimed His Head' 
"•Lily ^Turner* 
•Th6 Budget' 
•Triplets' 

•The Stork is Dead' 

'VanltieB' - 

•Bidding High' 

— 'Success-Story^ 



'They All Come to Moscow* 

•The DuBarry' 

•Jaiiiboree' 

•The Mad Hopes- 

'The Great Magbo' 

-'Walk a Llitle Faster?^-" 

•Red Planet' 

'Lucrece' 

•Anybody's Game' 

•Honeymoon' 

'Shuffle Along* 

•Little Black Book' 

•Girls in "Uniiform' 

'Saint Wench* 

•Late One Evening* 

•A Good Woman, Poor Thing* 

'Two Strange Women* 

•Foolscap' 

•Big Night' 

'Pardon My English' 

-5Wer the-Peopler ^ 

•Marathon' 

•Bad Manners' , 




Screen Pays $300,000 for 19 
B'way Scripts Out of 117 
Plays— More Thaii Half 
of Them Flops -T- Pro 
ducers Venture More for 
Film Money Thaii the&r 
tre Profit Hopes -r- No 
i$106,00p Buys, but Two 
Get $50,000 




IX 





"•23-'24 CRAIG ('Mail') ."l ... .1 . . 
'24-'2B POLLOCK CB'klyn Eagle') .... 
'2S-'26 GABRIEL ('Sun') 
. r'27 GABRIEL CSun*) . 

-•28 ATKINSON ('Times') 

-'29 LITTEL ('Post') 

-'30 BROWN ('Post') 

-'31 BROWN ('Post') .... 

-'32 GABRIEL ('American;) 

-'33 GABRIEL ('American') 



w. b. 

19 6 



t • • • •'« « • • • 



Pet. 

.763 
.826 
.857 
.862 
.809 
.808 
,817 
.917 
.8(64 



'PINK' LOSER BUT A HIT 



Drama Critics' '32-33 Score 



•The Other One' 
•CI' Man Satan* 
^ona' 
•Americana' 

-2_I<fiVed: You Wednesday' 
•Peacock' 
•Rendezvous' 
•Black Sheep* 
TSten Must Fight* 
•The- Good- Earth' 
•Absent Father' 
Ph o Pa ss io nate P i lgrim* 



•Evensong' 
•Before Morning* 
•The Sophlslicrats* 
•Four O'CiocU' 
•Cpnquest' 
'AmefiCBm Dream* 
'Hangman's Whip' 
'Libulslana' 
•A Saturday Night? 
•Our Wife' 
•The Lady Refuses' 
•Lone Valley' 



Giving the producers but 2S even 
breaks or better out oiF 117 tries, 
-the '31 -'32 Broadway legit season 
was a heart smasher and bankroll 
buster for almost everybody con-' 
c^rriedr ThiereV were, only ; ine: Jitt 
shows all year, against 91 flops, 
while 17, classed as moderate suc- 
cessesj finished up with, an even 
break or ii|igbtly better. 

roni every angle, excepting one, 
the Broadway legit business reached 
its lowest point since -the war. The 
exception is the picture rights side- 
line, which restored about $300,000 
of, Broadway's legit losses through 
the sale of 19 scripts for film pur-, 
poses. 

Sensing trouble from the start, 
l-and Undine jingels- with JargfiJwiilg^ 
spread pretty scarce, the producers 
soft pedaled their activities from 
the^start. Result wasrTCSBT)roducr 
Ing than in many years, only. ?.I7 
new;' shows chanclhjB: a Broadway 
try all season. For the previous 
three or four years the average sea-!' 
son's total iad been 160 new -shows, 
while before that It had run as high 
as 200. 

Film Gamble 

The picture aJlgle gained in Im- 
portance as legit prbdueing'TJroflit 
chances diminished. To this Is at 



•Keeping Expenses Down' 
•The Anatomist' 
•The Girl outside' 
•The Surgeon' 
•Tell Her thfe- Truth*- 
fCarry Nation' 
Incubator' 
•The Dark Hours' 
• Ingapore' 
'Chrysalis' 

•The Perfefet -Marriage'... — . 

•The Firebird* 

.'The Barrister? 

•It Happened Tomorrow' 

126 an Hour' 



•Marelyn's Affairs' 
•Masks and Faces* 
•Far Away Horses' 
'The Party's Over' 
•Her Tin Soldier* • 
•Hummln' Sam' 
'For Services Rendered* 
•Strange Gods' 
'Three Penny Opera' 
•The Comic Artist' 
•Unto the Third' 
"•Little '6l' B6y' 
•Man Bites Dog* 
•Nine Pine Street* 
•Hilda Cassldy' 



ilbert GabHel of the 'American,' 
yhb last year bebaine tiie first 
three-time winner of Varibtt's sea-^ 
sonal box score of the New' Tork 
^di'aiHatic:T;rltlcs'-^Isle^seat-4iatt^ 
Is now the first f bur-time winner. 
He leads the metropblltian league 
at the en^ of the '32-'i33 legit Sea- 
son with a percentage of v864. 
Brown of the 'Post,' the only other 
jrevlewer.whp has: won the slugging 
^crbWn'Hwlceir flnlsbcd" second,- this | 
time at. .844. 

This iis YAiuBrrT's legit box score's 
tenth year. It commenced in the 
season of '23-'24 with Craig of the 
'Mall' the, winner. Gabriel copped 
the battlhig crown fot. the first time 
in '25-*26, repeated the following 
year, and, after a four-year lapse, 
won it afealn In *31-'32. His win 
this, season gives him four cham- 
pionshipjs put of ten trlesi which is 
as good as . Cobb ever did in the 
American league. Anyone who has 
seen Gabriel scram out on a fitbur. 
J3hQ35L after the siecon d ab t and Can 
also recall Cobb scoring TrOm firsT 
on a single will agree with' the com- 



as well as be writes 'em! up - be 
probably would be out in front as 
long; as he could walk up to that 
plate aiid. swing a typewrlteer. lie 
|j^njTa_jhft sftflo ria division this year 
with a .743 avferage an.d Is trailed 
by LoCkrIdge, Mailtle and Garland, 
latter resting in the" cellar^ 

There was a general decline In 
the rendering of 'no opinions,' oth- 
erwise known as, slipping it to 'em . 
easy. .: Lbckridge;--'CbmmIttfed .. the 
gr^'test ' number of .errors, 10', in 
this respect, but otherwise the de- 
cline is very noticeable. Atkinson, 
usually the 'np oplhlbn' champ, is 
dbwii to six this ,dlme. Mantle 
whose use of the star ratinijf sys- 
tem for the first time preivents an 
evasion, was the only bnie entlriely 
immune. There were 89 'no opin- 
ions' delivered altogether, ag^aihst 
77 the season' before.. 

Not much shifting of places since : 
last year. Gabriel, Bro^irn, ] Ander- 
son and Atkinson were among the 
leaders _In_ 'Sl-'SS _also, Broyri 
JumsTed from 'fourth last year 
second this time and Anderson 



parluuii. 



Wotta Season! 



l-SeHNOZaEFAttSFOR-^ 
THEATRE SCRUBWOMEN 



Although definitely slated to , close 
last Saturday (3) 'Strike Me Pink' 
holds over at thb Majestic (N.T.) 
this weiek. Ads which arinounced 
June 10 as the final date, switched 
to 'last five perfprmances' and again 
changed to; cioslng date first 
npunced.: 

That fpllowed action: after Jimmy 
Durante was petitioned by the. cpm- 
PiUny and the hoUse staff, down tp 
the scrub wpmen, that, he stick an- 
other week. Schnczzla;, whp had 
been summoned back tp Hollywood, 
telephoned to Joseph M. Schenck for 
an extension, the latter calling back 
an ckay last Tuesday, evening dur 
ing the performance.. 

Fir st_.en tr.ance ^pf., ,Du rante aft^^^^ 

wprd passed -aroUndi. had~hi"m com- 
ing on in the six- day race skit. A 
cheer, by the players forced the 
Sqhnoz to make several wobbly cir- 
cuits: bf the stage eh his bike. 

Schenck had the say pri Durahte's 
holding pver because Metrb had. 
loaned the cpinlc for 'Palooka,* 
yih Ich- United— Artists .:-wilL .releaser. 
H6 Is to play the manager. Durante 
later telegraphed Schenck that In 
return for th6 courtesy he'd bo will-; 
lie to play the fighter (Palooka) 
also. Stuart Erwiri is cast for that 
part. 



Wm bo Legit *Womaii' 

Hcllywood, Jiihe 6. 
S: 'Tink^ Humphery and Lew 
Cantor will turn to legit again with 
a new play, 'Earth Woman,* which 
they Intend to produce either here 
or in N6W Tork this fall. 

•Earth Wonian' was developed 
from a dramatic vaude sketch In 
which Ethel Clifton appeared: Miss 
Caiftoh and Evelyn yiTest, news- 
pap.er-WQTnan bn the San Francisco 
'Examiner,' wrote the play. 

In the Patio 

Pasadena, June 5. 
In additibn to the stage of the 
Pasadena Community playhouse, the 
courtyard patio and outside balcony 
of the theatre wl" be used for one 
scene of 'Volpone,' which opens here 

Casty headed by Douglass IMoilt- 
gpmery, Includes Charles I;^s0n, 
Thomas Browne Henry Ra ph Freud< 
Ruth Cbvell Levisoh, Charley Simp- 
son. Byron Fbulger; Robert Living, 
ston and Le e J. Cobb. 

Icott's Daughter Launched 

-•-jamif Olcbtti 17,:concert iJian^J 
coming to America for her debut 
under Ed Perkins aegis. 
She is the daughter of Chauncey 

Olcott .and has ^^^f^Jf 
lutelagb being wholly Frencn. 



trlbuted a large part of the gen ei' 
ally pipor quality (for stage pur- 
poses) of the '32-'33 legit producing 
as a whole. Knowing the odds against 
any suocesful legit venture had 
jumped to more than 6 to 1, tlie pro 
ducers obviously considered, the pic 
ture rights with as much import 
ance as the stage possibilities Mrhen 
reading scripts, and many cases the 
picture angle was considered the 
most important. 

Legit production, and especially 
on Broadway, always bbosts the film 
sales price of a script. Numerous 
Indie legit producers purposely held 
down the cost of staging their shows 
-with full knowledge that the show 
I had only a slight chance to land as 
l a "ib^t ihbwv but'with *^ 
that a picture buy would coyer the 
legit Ibss and return a profit besides. 
There was a drastic decline in the 
market price for legit scripts as set 
by the Hollywood end^ but the 
money still looked gbbd. There 
weren't any $100,000 buys^hlfl year, 
as in the past, but two shpws got 
into the ■ ?50,000 class— 'Dinner at 
Eight* and: 'Design for Living. . 

Film purchase prices, for the 
pther shows ranged frbm $7,500 to 
$28,000. The 17 bthers .sold during 
the year were 'Men - Must Fight,. 
When Ladles Meet,' 'One Sunday 
Afternoon,' '20th Ce^t^^y.' The 
Party's Over.' 'The Good- Earth, 
•Little 61' Boy.' 'Three Cornered 
Moon.' 'Clear All Wlres,^ 'Lily 
Turner,' 'I Loved You . Wednesday,' 
•Rendezvous,* 'Madamolselle,' 'Dan- 
gerous Corner,* 'The Great Magoo.^ 
Soodbye Again,* 'Hangman's 

:wmp2 ^ 



It was ff pretty trying Broadway 
i^ge season the boys .passed 
through. As f ew as nine hits were 
recorded, ;and' there were^ only ir 
moderate successes from August tb 
June. - No less than 91. productions 
took it on tiiieir box office chins and 
went doxEn as! flpps^. . The .only cqm^ 
pensatlon for the suffering scribes 
was the strikingly small number of 



^gSalnHlnlshed-thlrdi-On-t4ie-^l»oler 
ho:wever, the predictions, were not 
as esfpert as in the past. From a 
combined team batting average of 
;769 last season, the boys slipped 
L ffflfl -thla ti me. ^ - ■ 

Varibtt's combined staff muggs 
somehow managed to. stimible 
around the bases at the rate of .89.7. 
That gives Variettx first prize, and 
as^VAMBTT is both the giver ^jid the 
winner, it means Vawbtt owes It- 



openlngs, only 117 new shows ar- | ?;=J^ J^"** 
riving on Broadway all seasoij, low- ' "oiw 
est number since the war. Ten 

years ago and for several years I nnn TADAr/*A MAUrV 
thereafter the l usual seasonal total L^JX -I UdAvLU InUriti I 

was about 200 new shows. For the 
past, five years the number hsw 
been nearer 160, but this time it 
dropped to almost half of what it 

^^r,f«^®*^/® ! o ,«i, ««l Reynolds tobacco money, through 

V, ^^^"r 4 i^T,K«:^rS^f Walker Bagley, connected by 

GaT)rIel, Hammond, Anderson. Man- ^^rrl to those North Carolina 

tie and one or t'^" **"«JM millions, is believed coming into 

their customary quote, of froni 90 t ^^^gj^^gg Bagley, who married 
to 100 new opuses, others like At- Reynolds, daughter of the 

klnson of the 'Times.* are found to L^^^^ ^^^^^ 

have been proportionately ott In Crosby Galge's 'Star Dust,' which Is ■ 
their first night ^attendance. J. on Broadway. 
Brooks, - who has been- vacatlonine j^ellPierce; cb=atilh6r bf thfe play, 
for the season's final month .or so, ^^ ^ ^^j^^^ ^Ibby Holman, who 
Witnessed only 79, Wgit debuts. He 1^^^.,^^ Nancy Heynords* brother, 
usually catches 100 or ; more.. But | ^^««i.qo 



embroldereC — h o t wate^r- 



IN CROSBY GAIGE PLAY 



Atkinson mlsised practically nbth- 



Ten" 



Ten of the shows sold for picture 
or more than 50%, were legit, flops 
Four wcre-hits and Ave moderately 
successful in stage form. Of the 
flops that were sold, the major ty 
seemed to have been produced with 
de picture angle chiefly in view 
L compilation. -Of the_ bits: and 

misses a couple of exceptions were 
Sadc through mitigating clrcum- 
Sances. One .exception recorded 
(Continucq on page 52) 



I the late Smith Reynolds. 

Paramount holds the majbr Inter- 



ing by going away, for -pf the 19 pj^y^ computed at close to 

shows that opened after his depar- 50% through advancing $17,600 to. 
ture, only one finished In the Qg^j^^ j^^. pj^Q^^g^^Q^^ Under Dram- 
money, and that one only .mod- L^jjgt q^ji^j ^ules, play, however, goes 



erately so. 
This score omits 



, on open inarket. for bids, and if any 

summer k^^j^gj. maker outbids Par he gets 



xH.o =^v,.-w w.- ----^--^ pmer mm maKer ouiDias x-ttr ne e<;i.» 

shews' of the '32 summer, -^12 in Kj^^ pj.Qpgj.ty jj ^j^^t should happert, 
all, and Is based on the 117 that I p^^j. ;^puid get a percentage pit the 

purchase price. 



•Dust* opens June 12 at the Sel- 
wyn, N. Y. 



opened .within, the .xegrular seasipn 
'Domino,' which came In Aug. 17, 
was the starter, and 'They All Gome 
to Moscow,* which opened May 11, 
the official nnlsher. Anything that 
has opened since 'Moscow' and that Q]g^i|.jQ]|j|gQ|| DetOlIF 
opens between now aijd the end of I 
August win be classed as a 'sum- 
mer show' and so recorded In next 
season's box score. 



'Ghahee' Ghi Fair Date 

Olsen and Johnson stepped Into 
,,'Take: a Chknce,' Apollo (N. T.) 
Gabri Monday replacing Jack Haley and 

-T^^^i5l=^P?raffiiiEa^hiB=l6adlftir=ljat 

Brown Is second with 76 hits out First stand out will .b,e Chicago, 
of 90 times at bat. Anderson a;nd but because of the reported lean 
Atkinson third and fourth, are attendance- In the Loop theatres, 
closely ■ grouper with '.laS" and" .8Z3;vrCJhance' "m not play that' boqklnir - 
respectively Until late summer. Dependent on 

If Percy Hammond, the dean of I business, 'Chance' will remain on 
the Click dockers, could pick 'em Broadway until then. 



Tueedaj, June 1933 





rcing Carriers 
Old Party Rates 



REVIEW 



Plays Abroad 



TATTLE TALES 



GANTS BLANCS 



Tiie battle between the railroads 
and busses for passenger transporta- 
tion is on, WhlliB the contest par- 
ticularly applies to the middle and 
far west alt this time, passenger 
agents say that it la merely a mititter 
^>f-time when party-rates -will bei re- 
sumed virtually througliout the. 
country, Grbiip ticket advantagep 
are available now in the west. 

How much benefit the rate itd-- 
Justments will be to show business, 
vlll depend on hdw long the rate 
cuts will continue. New .tariffs are 
dated to exti^nd to late October, but, 
the Indications are that rieduced 
fares wyill apply during siicceeiling 
months, with perhaps somevtrhat 
higher rates than the summer lows. 

Many railroads are faced with 
serious conipetitlon from the busses, 
but it is biily lately that they realized 
a xate war is. the only weapon of 
defense. It's stlil a guess whether 
the rall.r6ads delaiyed too long, going 
into, action, ^or there ia littie doiibt 
busses were allowed to become 
strongly " entrenched. 



Musical revue In two acta and 29 Kcenes 
produced, by Prank Pay. SketchoB by Fay 

and Nick Copelartd. Ifualo and lyrica *y ■ /....t-'j. " -«»\ 

Edward Wahl, Oedrse Wiigrffpnef,^ lieo ('Whit© Gloves ) 

Robins, Kalph Banser. Wlllard Bobloaon. I>ari3, May 36. 

Wnnam Walsh , and Frank Pay. Musical « n,y,a„ ,„ tour acttf, adapted and 
numbers staged by ^Tohn JUonewn.^^ J^eroy tf j^'a^^'i^^ by Mme. Wssi Olsson trom 
PrlnzL and Danny Dare, ^^nk^^^ the i^^^^ Pl»y of :Hjalmar 

Barbara^ Stanwyck,^ etarred. -S"PP''5^\5g nergma^^^^ direction and settlngB 

cast; liiman Reynolds, JamjM Mack, Nick . . 

Copeland, John Dyer, Don Cummlngs, _Ray I oy m. triwi»i 



Presented by thiB. Poto6ff« 



Mayor, -Betty . DorffB,.- Bfuy9U. and Miss 
Tova; Hvelyn Page, Bdttb' Adains, Jerry 
Archer, Dorothy Dell, Mary Barnett» lies 
r Clark; Helen Eades, William HarBrave, 
Jane Morean. Betty Ny lander. Eddie Byrn- 
'brlati. -."At the Bro^dhurst, Juno 1. 



bus trip trom Salt Ijake to the West 
Coast is as fast as the trains. 

In the east the bus competition is 
not iui serious from the railroads' 
angle, because many busi^es are bp 
I etated by the lines. The trunk lines 
•^Pennsylvania,'- New -York-'-Central 
and the New York, New Haveh & 

Hartford roads^ohfihue to battle! After five months on thie road, 

against party rates, but Are again Prank Fay brought his 'Tattle i . piffteffa ^re at thelf best In 
offering many round trips at low Tetles' Into New Jo^k «or a stay . The^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 
fares-usually 2B% over the one-way that will ot necessity he fhort^ in oppprtunity to be quite natural 

^t recent concession however, by on^5.e%^or ir5» ^ ^ 

A recent ^<>"«^^8ion, noweyer, »y During Its Los Angeles run 

the Hartford road is interesting to ' ■ ^ - — 



I at the Theatre de I'Avonuo for- r^^- 
SoK Swedenem. ..... .v« < . . .> . .M. ^Ijoea 

Juliette ...... . .... Mme.^I.»idmllla Pltpeff 

Rolf • •^•'^"'^7?:?,.,%*,°^ 

Rloky ..... . . . . , ... . . • • • • •^?*"A^T iSS 

Martha Bonian. . . .... v.-'^"!*! ''*viiK«^2 

Astrld , -Mllflv Madeleine Valbrun 

Krlkson, the foster. . . .Pernand^ Jo^him 
Pederson ........ ...i....«i»Andre mra 



'■ ni^eht .a Mile SbutfT 

'One. cent, per mile^ is the summer 
slogan of the Southern Ballway $ys- 
tem. One legit booker has figured 
out how a roadshow can. play 18 
one-night stands for i& total tare of 

peE_lp^lrJort.l-^ 
Meihphis < to ' southern main pointis, 
cover most of the middle and sbuth- 
weistern territory. There are actually 
36 stands touched and a show! could 
repeat the trip, playing the other 
stop-offs by pwchasing another 
ceht-a-miie -round trip; which has 
ah :18'-day time limit. 

i^fiillixian surcharges, one bane of 
railway travel, have already been 
modified by some roads. The Louis- 
ville & Nashville offers a 26% cut 
on such rate's. .. ;It costs three cents 
. a inile for sleeping car travel and 
• twoVcentSj per mile . in • coached. So. 
many changes In rates have been 
ihade during the. spring that pas- 
— sengeTr-agents^ret-befuddledr^her©^ 
having been 86 4ifferent tariff sched- 
ules issued. ' 

72% .Fare Cuts 
_ For g roup travel, parties of 100 
or more can purchase' round trips 
Tor' 72% less than recent peak rates. 
Some .round trips offered are> one 
and a half the regular one-way fare. 
■Parties .of --26-4)ersons may -travel afc 
a reduction of 66^%. Thriee and 
— tour-person party tickets are avail- 



T^..rin<r ^ra ■ .ni. Annies run i them like the WhIte glOVeS th^t 

baggage car being 2B fares instead bedeviled producUon. Fay walked the famUy , g^ Swedenem.^ 

of 50. same line raised the old 25 out twice. In 'Frisco he talked Though tj^e^ ^f^^^ 

fare - baggage car minimum some once. During his absence h^ was J^ought up hls^so^^ J? thS f|£jS 

years ago. Oh some of the western UfPjf Ibovf evei^rthl??, he has Uttle to 
roads the minimum for a baggage Craia. Jr.. Benny J^ub^ of material 

<5ar has been dropped to 20 fares. fnd TJ.JfJj;' jt^jjf eJst^h? SSgs%d the Swedenems fall Into 

Despite the train fare concessions, gSnvSrck cotiibo $36 000. InVrteco * carefree Bohemian manner ^of llv- 
one booker who has lined up Six at- ffirS^^^ 

fractions to to^r the middle and show> presumably to get back some H'^.^^ebts an^^ 
southwest next season, plans to use of her outlay. , As the studios were fa^flflf d p^^^^ 

blisses unless settings carried ihake encouraging vacations, she re- Slr?y a%ery Wealthy girl 



Ilhgly has much success. Pietty 
risque but cleVerly written and 
gracefully played, so that it is not 
obnoxious.. 

About a young wbman whoso 
grouiids f or divorce from her elder- 
ly husband are 'A Kiss, That's All.* 
Too naughty to so on the screen, 
but very amusing, reminiscent of 
the lightest Freneh farces. Musical 
nunibers are also graceful and full 
Of esprit. Admirably cast, with 
Magyar Szlnhaz* dramatic -person- 
nel obviously enjoying this light 
musical. Hannah Honthy was in- 
telligent aild ladylike In the part of 
the divorcee, and Ella^ Gombaszogi 
again proved , a brlllliant comedienne 
as a ma,nnlsh spinster. 

GALLOWS GLORIOUS 

London, May 23. 
rama In three acts bjr. Ronald GoVr, 
presented by the Daniel Mayer company 
at the Shaftesbury,: May 2S. Produced by 
Heniy Cass. 

Aiiiile Brown; ...... ; . . . . .Nancy Hornisby. 

Mra. John Br6wh.....«.... Susan Richards 

Kllcn Brown. .i. . . ............ Nova Pllbeam 

Owen Brown. ....•••»«•••. Richard Warner 

Salmon Bro.vyn..;^'.....'... Norman Clarldero 

Watson Brbwh ......David Steuart 

.John Brown. .. .4 Wilfred LawBon 

Shields Oreeh..^..^. ...Sam Henry 

Frederick Dougrlass .'. .David Marsh 

-Col. Robert E. Lee. ....... ;.Oeorse Bishop 

Col. Lewis Washlneton. . .Frederic Worsley 



'Anger PdUd in Chi, 
Loop Trade Terrible 



]^d: theatre going in Chicago 
brought about another booking 
change concerning 'Hard Boiled 
Angel,' now called *Angel.' 
Selwyn yanked the show out at 
Cohan's Grand after 'one week and 
spotted it at the Majestic, Brook- 
lyn, this week. 'Angel' Is due" into 
the Times Square (N. Y.) next 



i?,?n.n ^^fa fi.^r-h« wnT hX^ o^^^^ comedy suddenly 

!¥iSSSs^^it?^^ 

lurSersUc^'^ twi. Itvi III ' F^S?. ?Hr^PS^/i5°d"the m^^^^ ol 

Pot Fay tans it will probably pro- th^ i^»ii*l/-^^r^^^ -^^^^^ 

niSe Oril Lf bteckoute^^^ savant. Idealist is very human Commands respect. Its weakness is 

nlng. original biacKouts nave peen . T.t,>iT«iiia rutnaft pIvpsj «. «on- in »ia fact that l 



•The . Saint* whose fate ye t hangs 
In ' Biuspense; "biif whose' martyrdom, 
if it be perfected, will .inake th» 
gallows ig:lorious like the cross,' is 
.what Emersoii wrote fibout John 
Brown, who had a great deal to do 
with precipitating, the American 
Civil War. 

Ronald -Gow, a Manchester school 
teachef, has writtetTiarbiographlcal 



»ouea|"-~°- - r--^^ Ludmilla Pitoeff gives a con- 
Arch I i!SgSn none hJ^ne more^"han vincing and entertaining charactert- 
XfJi T^AHt having more ^."an i ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^3^^^^^^^^ 

MIsa Stanwyck contributes two I^agand. and Saloii play the attrac- 

scS ffom hi? VtJJS?one frSS "rj^Tojv'i^^Jrf ST^the'S 

'Ladies of Leisure/ the other from Jan%ivory^*sver^^ 

•The Miracle Woman/. Latter Is °' Swedenem^ Sr.s e^^^^^ 



the Times Square (N. T.) next 'The Miracle woman.'. Latter " K~y, ~" „a oVT^^^ 
week, Broadway booking protecting t^e better a^^^^^^^^^ 



the .picture rights, 

Advance -. sales In Chicago even 
I for name sfttractlons have been less 
than $1,000, 



Neb. Stock Non-Union 



Lincoln, Neb., June' 6. 
Ray Weaver Players at the 
iLiberty here turned non-union 
I Stage hands were getting al 
most twice as mtich.; .as. .the 



frA nftv tAAa tnr a eliniDBa For tion, lines need to be made more 



in the fact that it Is too much on 
one key. Its three acts deal with 
the last year of the zealot's 
struggles to arpusie action against 
Negffo slavery. 

': Produced a few weeks ago by * 
local suburban repertory company. 
It was Immediately, snapped^ up by 
the Daniel Mayer company and 
brought to , the Shaftesbury, with 
practically the dWglnal actins pr- 
garilzallpn.* It held the audience 
not only to the flhlsh of the play, 
but elicited more than a dozen cur- 
tain- calls, -.- 

Whether the general' British pub- 
lic will he sufficiently interested to 



wyck stooges for Fay. 

Til Take an Option on You' and 
•The First bay Of Spring,' the pl«g 
numbers, have been done to death. 
Two new numbers, were added for 



a great deal upon the casting. 



most . twice as_ miichv the U^ew Torfc >They liiean^ nothinif 
principals in the cast, and Weaver | of the original cast only Nick 

Copeland, James Mack and DOn 
Cummlngs remain. Rest have been 



able at 60% oflC and iBlhgle .round 
trip: tickets iare offered at a. 45% re^ 
dUction. Most of such ^ij>8 are 
limited to 10 days, but are available 
tromr May-26 to Oct. 29 and points 
are southern resorts. However, there 
are many excursions pointed to the 
Chicago World's E*air, with the rail- 
roads istrongly competing with - bus- 
ses, and the 50% cuts, top, apply to 
trips, to points oh the Atlantic sear 
board. Baggage is checked and 
handled in the usual manner. 

i'he far westJ>usses buck the rail- 
roads onily in certain routes. From 
Salt Lake to tiOS Angeles, fares on 
wildcat busses are |5 per head, and 
.. the. deluxe .nxptors .charge : fl2, but 
the busses cannot bpinpete iftffibun- 
taln trips, the motors burning put 
too quickly. As to speed, the motor 



asked for ~ a readjustment. It 
was refuisted. Weaver discharffed 
the stage hands and' the union or- 
chestra walked. 

Weaver got a ten-piece girl's 
-band-and-btoke in a non-union rrew 



over the Sunday rest. 



added for New Tork. With the ex- 
ception, of Beuvell and Miss Tova„ 
dance team, they .are doubtful as- 
sets. Fay would have done a smart 
thii^ had he eingaged a few iiaior 
1 acts. 



Egy Csok Es Mas Semmi 

('A iss, That's Alt') 

Budapest— Ma3^-26;- 
A new. comedy with muslo In three acts. 
At the' Magyar 6zlnhaz, Budapest. Book 
by Imre Halaaz. Lyrics by ABtvan Bekefty. 
Music by MIcheal Slsemann. Cast: Han- 
nah Honthy, Blla GKimbaBzogi, Bugene 
Torsz, Gyula Kabos, imre Raday; 

The type of show; that seems to 
have best chance. 01 nemg a nit. in 



I sparKiing. w neiner • or noi mia "^.r - 'T ''"i.,r.l^Ztir.^^^ 

kwwOTild-BO'ffi-A-WeT^ T^^'^^^^^^^oTf °SJ? VrTrU 



seen. As a candidate for Ameri- 
can* hpnprs It has mUch to com- 
mend it. 

The actlngr generally was mildly 
competent and " wholly undistin- 
-f^shed— except forrrther -portrayal 
of John Brown by Wilfred Lawson. 
He so Impressed with his slnceritr 
that one forget she" Is acting. 

Jolo. 



TALE B£RTH FOB EATON 

Walter Prichttrd~i3aton ihas- been 



1 this city is a. well-constructed farce 
I Dances have been restaged and I plot with catchy musical numbers, 
costumes have been renewed for | small cast 'and cheap bUt original 
' the east. Neither mean anjrthlng. scenery. 

Routines -are^ simple^ There^s noth-4 ^A Kiss, That's All/ Is -a^ery good 



Walter prichara Jiiaton nas oeen iwuwuop aivouuHic* «vrv.»- i a- rwjoa, x 110.1.0 »a « , a^*'- 

named to Yale Faculty to replace Wg original about the show except example of this type, and accord- 
.. . . , , lone at Fav'a dreaslne eowns. I 



the late Lee Wilson Dodd who, 
shortly before his sudden death, had 
been appointed to succeed Prof. 
Baker In the playwrltlng depart- 
ment of Yale's Drama School. 

Xiatoh was formerly associated 
with Prof. Baker at Harvard. He 
served as dramatic critic of N. Y. 
•Tribune' and N. Y". 'Sun.^ Eaton 
is author of a number 6t books on 
dramatla art He has taught at 
Columbia and elsewhere. He is a 
member of the Pulitzer prize play 
Writing jury and he is secretary .Of 
National Institute of Arts and Let- 
ters, 



one of Fay's dressing gowns. 

In the sticks show gathered con- 
siderable money. That's where It 
belongs. For the local run, in part- 
nership with the Shuberts, Fay will 
probably gret sufficient money to. 
stay out of the red. but there won't 
be much profit. Call. 

Oat of Town RoYiews 



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(Continued from pase 51) 
is 'Strike Me Pink.' which, despite 
probably taking the , largest indi- 
vidual ishow loss of the year, is 
classed as a hit. Although costing 
$160,000 td produce and losing $90.-; 
000 on the run. the $(50,000 re- 
couped classifies 'Pink' as a hit 
show as tar as box offlce^ returns 
are concerned. It reached as high 
as $37,000 in- a , week, averaged 
about $26,000 a week on the run 
and would continue If not for the 
forced departure of its star, Jimmy 

Dura nte. ^ .- , 

"^Geoi^~Wr :CpTiah's"^'Plge5M 
People,' in which the producer 
stars, presented the strange, spec 
tacie of a show flopping on Broad 
way, tiut nuakino it up and more 
on the road. Ii>e3plte the Broad 
way bust, •Pigeons' classes as a 
moderate hit. 

There were .12 shows produced 
and opened durins the '32 summer, 
but not included in the seaspn's 
resume. Only twp failed to flop. 
They were 'A Thousand Summers' 
and 'Bridal Wise,' both moderate 
at the b.b. 



undies. This is a delicate touch that 
New York will like. 

Miss Ulrlc can do lady toughs 
like nobody else, but that spilt skirt 
She wears is not a becoming garb. 
A tight, form-fitting skirt would 
serve the characterization better 
and more plausibly. In this detail 
Miss Ulrlc was out-floosying the. 
floosies. : .. . • 

Supporting cast is good and ditto 
the- production,- Ending for Act III 
and the play is weak. It hints at 
desperation on the playwright's part 
_ — - ^i^g^^ ^Yie most sympathetic male 

Arch Selwyn production of three-act (one I pharaoter lust Wanders ofC and com- 
aet) comedy-drama by Wllflon CoUIson. ^naractOT 
Staged by wmiani Selwyn. Starrtnfc mlts suicide by cutting his 
tdMion uiric. Priced at $2.20 top. Opened with a jagged rock. And there the 
May 29 at Grand. Chicago, . | play ends. 

Martitt ••""•'•V*^i*T:^fli« However, Wilson Collison is ah 

i^^rti R«i»«»a>?" Tan Keith experienced play wright and he keeps 

Iwi ^wid^v ^^^^^^^^^v.^^^'• enrToan^^^^^^ his dock ticking pretty wen. show 

Sot FleherV.... ....... i....^v./ano FerreU^ reported headed for New TTork 

Angel Caraoil..... .»«.»«" «'"''^''°^ | and fixings LUna, 

'ATieel' is better than a desfcrtp , —■•-•iw^ 

tiofS its plot wpuld ihdl^te and POOR LITTLE THING 

more colorful than the drab moun- I 

tain cabin In which the entire action 



ANC^L 

Chlcagbi May 30. 



Hartford, Conn., May 31 
•Poor 1/lttle Thing'— A. comedy by Marl 
anne Brown Watera, at the Partona' the 
atre, starring Queente Smttii. 

Helen FadrchUd ...Blhel Morrison 

Doris Darrow Nancy Sheridan 

i. ...Ullta Torgeson 

. . k . i . ^ . . . .Donald Gallaher 

Cynthia Talbot......... Mildred Baker 

Willie >....... Quccnle Smith 



SPENDLOVE HALL 



London, May 25. 

New farcical comedy by Gorman Can- 
non, ptoduced at the Qucen'o theatre. 
May 24. „ 

Annie Ena Orossmlth 

-Mt»,--Marley r, . . ; . ^ .TSydney ^•alrbroth«r 

T^ord Spendlovei.,.. Davy Burnaby 

Lady Spendlove. i..Jesale Batemaa 

The Hon. Mary Athertoh Iris Bauer 

Al Gates . Arthur Finn 

The Hon. AlKernon XAcy .. .Basil Radford 
Adrlenne Dletniar ........... .-Polly Iiuce 

John liambcrt.... .....Kim Peacock 

Ralaons Roddy Hughes 

This Is described as a farcical 
comedy. As a theatrical investment 
it is a dead loss. 

Understood theatre Is rented for 
three weeks, so show will probably 
ladt that long, 




occurs. It lasted one week at the 
Grand, Chicago, but that Isn t nec- 
essarily proof positive against Its 
chances for New York. Chicago „ ^ 
legit business has been uniformly Beebe.. 
terrible all season, Uay Benton 

It's the eternal triangle told 

Against the plot mechanics or a Brewster, Stapleton Kent 

forced landing In the California TohyTaibot .Dpugl^ Olhnore 

mountains. . Among the passengew Th«'on ^Keit^^ 
W"tKS""Ffl8CO-bound^plane" besides Hflbar^^^ 

the snooty cheating wife, her lover, — , 

and her husband are a lady mis- 1 The third week of the summer 
slonary, the pilot, and Angel Carson, season at Parspns' theatre . In 
a kind-hearted semi- trpUpp. This which plays aria being tried put 
latter i-Ple is, ef cpurse, Lenpre for experimental purppses, brpught 
Ulric's, and in a sense it means Queenle Smith in her first appear- 
that the star is net the central char- ance here in a npn-musical, 'Pppr 
acter pf the play. Rple, hpwever. Little Thing,' which was chosen for 
is plenty fattened with nifties, wise I her debut in a . new field by Mari- 
rejplhers and sexey Innuendoes. | anne Brown Water's. 

Ppsslbly a new wrinkle in the it was an Inausplclpus entry Intp 
post-Shakespearian drama is that non-musical , for Misis Smith, who 
piece of business of Mids Ulric's has an unpleasant part. She plays 
just in from the rain. She backs 1 a woman with a selfish, evil nature, 
up to the open fireplace in the cabin I masquerading as a person of dls- 
and rai3es her skirt to dry her wet I arming candor. 



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LEGIT I MATE 



VARIETY 



S3 



L A. Gets New 
Co-op, But W 
At %m Tops 



JLiOS Angeles, June 5. 

flhoiB-stringlng and co-opping 
didn't help the local legit situation 
to any noticeable extent Jast. •week. 
And While there were a trio o£ shows 
Tannine (all in Hollywood), only 
in^. 'dounsellor-at-Law,' at the El 
Capltanr showed continued fair suc- 
ceBS. The Elmer Rice ^lay with 
Otto Kruger hlt 'lts gross of the 
*^evlous week, $6,000, with the run 
nearlng Its end at a profit. 
■ A flecond co-op. 'Nine O'clock Re- 
•rae ' opened Tuesday (30) with high 
hooes, Eddie Lambert's wlsecraok- 
Ine a feature. First week, with one 
dSr out, hit around $2,300, with 
little left to pass around to the 
troupe aftei^ paying the salaries of 
the Equity .chorus and union creW 
«hd musicians. ' . 

'Business Before Please,' Nat and 
Alexander Garr's co-o at the Play- 
liouse, without a Saturday mat, hit 
$1,600. Last week fownd the Carrs 
Sblectlng heatedly to the general 
vistributloh of passes which bring 
only a 25c service charge at the b»o. 
lghow~1(nicn?-tcr-sticki' if the caiit is 
satisfied, with its little take, until 
June 10. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Business Before Please/ Holly- 
wood Playhouse (2d w<"»V) <C-1,162- 
$1.66). Not strong at $1,600, with 
the iandlord taking out the ..first 
il.iSO. Show, however, plans to 
plug along till June 10,- proyidlng 
the cast doesn't wfiik. 

'Couh«ellor-at-L«w,? El Capitan 
(1th week) (CD-1,571-$1.65). Most 
popular show locally* and holding 
up well at $6,000. Getting both a 
good draw mats- and night.. 

'Nine O'clock. Revue,' Mtisic Box 
<lst week) (R^965-$1.66). Eddie 
Lambert show received only luke- 
warm treatment at the hands of 
the cricks, but despite that did 
$2,300. May hang on more than 
two weeks because of the co-op 
plans. 

JBEAT, EXM, PMP 



Fair $4,600 in Seattle 
For Pauline Frederick 

T»i u ^ , Seattle, June .5. 

Richard Tucker returned to L.A.. 
and Is succeeded by Tom Chatter- 
ton in the Pauline Frederick com- 
pany-presenting 'Amber' arid 'Her 
Majesty, the •Widow.' 

Miss Frederick arid compiiny at 
Metropolitan for six performances 
last week, did nice, but not excep- 
tional biz. Estimated gross, $4,600. 

Prom Seattle, four days played In 
Vancouver, then some- one-night 
stands in Yakima, Walla Walla, 
Spokane, en route to Salt Lake, 
Jurte,16^ , then Denver June 10 for 
a week. -: 



FRISCO DINNER $19,500 
2D WK., IN FOR MONTH 



San Francisco, Jqrie 3. 
As 'Dinner at Eight* continues 
neatly Iri Its second week at the 
Ourran, 'Only Girl,' a musical,' bows 
in at the Columblar- tonight arid 
ought to get a pretty good two 
weeks locally. House has been dark 
for a fortnight since Pauline Fred- 
erick. 

The Belasco & Curran production 
of 'Dinner* doing as big as Iri first 
week and piece with soriie well liked 
people, is a cinch for at least an- 
other riipnth and probably longer. 
About $19,500. is the figure, equal- 
ing first stanza. 

.Alcazar aHd""Geaty-"' rkT-TWith- 
nothing looming. 



Teark Oot of IKoner' 
Phns NX Repertoire 

Equity ruled that all run-of-the- 
play contracts which stipulated the 
season, expired June 1, which took. 
In the first half of last week. 'Din- 
ner at Eight,* however, was. uniable 
to hold Conway *rearle In the cast 
for- show in 

Bostdri.- 

Sam H, Harris proposed using 
Tearle for the final three days of 
his coritract, ' :with the idea, of 
strengthenirig 'Dinner's name draw 
and .the Hub reviews. The actor de- 
murred arid, the matter was placed' 
before .Equity. Tearle contended 
that as Crane Wilbur, his succes- 
sor in the cast,, had been billed In 
Boston, he should not be forced to 
make an appearance there. Equity 
ruled In his favor, 

Tearle is reputed to have re- 
jected a Hollywood offer, preferring 
to remain in New ■ York. He plans 
forming repertoire company, 
sontiewhat along the lines of the 
iCIvic Rep. While in pictures Tearle 
put much of his earnings in Cali- 
fornia realty, his total investment 
being' nearly $3b0,<)00. 



All-Star 'Tom' Tops Bmy Dramas 
With $22,000; HoEday Rain H^lps 
Rest of List* i Exit This Week 



Porter's Summer Co. 

Paul Porter, formerly, associated 
with Fox film arid with Arthur Hop- 
kins,, has formed the Hudson. Play^ 
"ei?s 6rpuTp| arid~wITl fill the . sumrifiet- 
season at -the Beechwood theatre, 
summer house at Scarborough -on- 
Hudson, N. Y. 



Shuherts 



SENDS mEL' OUT 



Chicago, ^ay 6. 
XA.lieri Corff^t— ther-Harrls -and 
^ats Gf£' at the Studebaker bow 
Jn this week to replace the exiting 
group headed by 'Arigel,' a one^ 
week's hardship at the Grand. Heat 
And the World's Fair have depressed 

igrosses notably. , , ^' 

— nnut>.->»totnrtnn TJoy d I^ewls ha s 
delved Into the archives ol tne iSV3- 
Falr and his census of July of that 
epochal year showed 23 legit at- 
tractions In town. Of course, there 
-:wa^._no_ cinema then, but the com- 
parison is iritereistfnf. — 
Estimates for Last Week 
•Angel' Grand (D-1,207; $2.20) 
<lst, final week). Lenore Ulric show 
did a fioppo here, although notices 
fair, Couldn*t buck expd, heat, and 
Indifference, .. f a tal combination. 
Headed, for Manhattan. Not $6,000. 

'Family Upstairs' Cort (C-l.lOO; 
$2.20) (23d week). Around $3,000. 

'On the Make,' Garrick (P-1.276; 
$2.20) (7th week). Farce lost its 
running mate, 'Shuffle Along,' in 
the 'special courtesy pass*, handicap 
■ when- latter -folded at Illinois. 

'Piccoli' EPlanger (1,318; $2.20) 
<3d.week). Closed Saturday. Show 
sought to have the unldri musicians 
cut from 9 to"« men. They refused 
and attraction bowed out. 



(Continued from page 50) 

to but a "fraction of the objective. 

Original plan was for 100,000 
shares of preferred, ' rioni -cumulative 
iblx pe/cent stock at $10 per share 
arid 1,000,000 . shares of .common 
stock at no par, although a nominal 
jalu e of lO cents per share was 
fixed for tax purposes. jSiscDrding- 
to stateriients Issued Mondiay 200,- 
000 shares of common stock were 
Issued to L.ee Shubert after the 
assets were purchased. He now 
proposes to*^ve lt)0;000-shares-.TOf- 
tho conimori to the creditors. 
Exchange Terms 
Latter may exchange each $1,000 
gold debenture bond* JfQr . 10 shares 
of com™ou stock ; one share of 
WrntifnAn--^g--*>"^>' flOQ of indebted- 



Future Plays 

low Out the Stars,' comedy biy 
Irving K. Douglas, has been ac 
quired by Wee & Leventhal for fall 
production.. 

ittle Wien,' Louisa Alcdtt's con- 
tinuation of 'Little Women, has beeii 
dramatized by John D; kayold, with 
fall production planned by Geo. H 
Brerinah. 

idnight Dance,' from the French 
of Charles Mere, will be tried but 
this summer for fall production by 
the Shuberts. 
_ 'Thunder Left/ Henry 

Forbes* proiaiicFo^h,""6Tam°"f or^Pa« 
Based on Christopher Morley's novel 
of same, naritie, dramatized by Jean 
Ferguson Black. 

Jezeibel,' by Owen Davis, is being 
read by Katharine Cornell. Story 
of frontier life. 

'Mad Man' feadying for N. T-* 
probably at tho Lyrict some time 
in July. Leon Da Costa, who au 
thored, Is making his own venture 
•A. H. Van Buren will stage. Play's 
About a dictator in a mythical coun- 
try. 



ness Is offered to general creditors; 
one share of corimon for each 10 
shares of stock of the defunct Shu- 
bert Theatre Corporation. The Shu- 
berts stiate they' BtlH hold- One-third 
of the defunct corporation stock, 
total issue of which was 218,160 
shares, also about 10% of the bond 
Issue which totaled $6,450,000, 

When tha Shuberts sought to re- 
orgariize, units of stock were offered 
—one share of preferred and eight 
shares of common at $12.50 the unit. 
With few takers among the credit- 
ors, latter are now offered 10 shares 
ori each $1,000 of indebtedness and 
need not subscribe to the preferred 
stock. Preferred _stpck will go orily 
to those who invest new capital in 
the Select company. Obligations set 
foi'th when the reorganization was 
attempted were topped by $300,000 
in receiver certificates to — which 
$100,000 was added, that sum mak- 
ing up the $400,000 set as the mi i- 
rii.uni bid for the Shubert assets; 
$6,350,000 in bonds;, allowed claims 
of general creditors, $1,171,255; 
other claims, not allowed $1,550,000 
(no provision made in new set-up) 
and the Common stock. 

Select corpoi'aticfn is. to be re- 
capitalized. Authorized capital will 
be $400,000 of six per cent preferred, 
non-cumulative, and may. be issued 
UP to the full amount ipaid for the 
properties ($400,000). Total com- 
mon issue Is- to be 200,000 .shares' of 
nominal or no par vahi.e,; which 
creditors may have. 

After Statin/T that he and is 
brother (J. J.) had suffered financial 

the Shubert enterprise, Lee ShubOrt 

said: 'We 1^0P«; the /^P7^=«>^^,^;t 
over that the investors m faelect 
Stres will soon find ..that tliey 
have bought at the bottom Of th^> 
Stet and that in. a few years they 
wm have a property that Js produc- 
fnt' large oarningis'.;; 

?n passing on half the common 
stock m the new company alloted to 
fjm it annears that the common 
s tocic wh?cTth« crom F.y Painter, 

consider last «prjng, is again offered. - omg-' 







Philadelphia, June 5. 

There's a chance that Philly won't 
have any complete intermission In 
its legit season during the summer 
months despite moaning ithat mark- 
ed the re$;ulkr 1932-33 year. 

'Yoshe Kalb' proved So strong at 
the Chestnut that it has been held 
over for a second week with a third 
not Unlikely for the ^Maurice 
Schwartz Yiddish drama. Start was 
a little weaki but the build-up was 
steady everi in the orchestra where 
seats were scaled to $2.50. 

Katharine Corneirs trouble at the 
VnTre^at wh ere she appe ared for a 
single week in 'Alien uorri^was-sell-- 
ing the $3 orchestra seats. It was 
the fiirst show in some time to at- 
tempt this scale. Upstairs was vir- 
tual capacity all. week, but down- 
-stairs— was-. never-_mpre. than two- 
thirds filled and often less. Due to" 
higher scale and balcony sell-outs, 
.$17,000 was reached. 

Next booking is musical try-out, 
'Shady Lady,' nOw put back to June 
19. House is the Chestnut and not 
Forrest as first rumored. On or 



That 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' should 
lead Broadway's dramas was the 
Surj)rising climax last week, It 
grossed nearly $22;O0O at the Alvin 
at. $2,50 top, playing to virtual Ca- 
pacity at all performances. Gross 
included a special program but that 
netted a small percentage of thie . 
take. 

The 'Tom' revival was no ordinary 



PluUy Sununer Stock 
To Stage Reviyals of 
Plays Town Neyer Saw 



about the same dale, Uie-Bread-will-|-seasQn 
relight with a repertory company 
giving, for the most part, plays that 
never toured or at least never ap- 
peared here. 'Bride the Sun Shines 
On'-ls flrsfc Plan to give four mati-. 
nees, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- 
day and Friday. 

Fairly definite rumor has two 
musicals listed to make bows here 
in late July or August. 'While 
Thousands Cheer* Is one. 



Current Road^Shows 



itan, 



Week June 5 
'Alien Corn/ Harris, Chicago 
'Angpl/.MiaJestIc, .Brooklyn. 
'Business Before Pleasure;' 
house, Los Angeles. 

'Counsellor at Law,' 
Los Arigeles. 
'Dinner at d,' . Boston. 

'Dinner at 8/ Curran, FrlscOi 
^Family Upstairs,' Cbrt, Chicago, 
'Hats Off,' Studebaker, Chicago. 
'9 o'clock Revue,' Music Box, Los 
Angeles. 

'On the ,' Garrick, icago. 

'Only Girl,' .Columbia, San Fran- 
cisco. 

'The Piccoli,' Brlariger, Chicago. 
'Yoshe Kalb,' Chestnut, Philadel- 
phia. 



Engagements 



Francine Larrlmore, Carry O'NfeiU, 
Lee Patrick, R. C. Fischer, Henry 
jXCJeill, jCora Witherspooh, Sam 
GoldenbcrgT^ebrTFieilStcmr- R 
Glecklor, Edith Shayne, Roiand 
Drew Violet Barney, Vincent Yorko, 
Beverly Sitgreaves, Frank Wilcox, 
Helen Crane, Oliver Barbour, Philip 
Van Zandt, Joseph Downing, George 
Cowell, Van Lowe, Walter Baldwin, 
Scott MOore, Mme. Engel-Sumner, 
Mary Alice Collins, Gilbert Squar- 
rey. 'JShooUng. Star' :(«;.omplcte catst). 

Barbara Wilson," Tonite, 
Baby.' 

•Life Wants Pad- 



;Philadelphla, 
The. Broad Street theatre will 
reopen, about June 19 for a. summer 
repertory season.. Outfit will, be 
kriown as Metropolitan Players, 
.with William Brooker superylsihg 
and directing. Jgrobker was in 
-Philly— lat«—]ast--w«ek_^and__aIgjaeiL 
the contract. 

Shows which didn't, tour or at 
least never got to Philadelphia will 
feature, program of new , grpiip. 
'Bride the Sun Shines On.' 'Church 
Mouse,' 'Animal Kingdom,' 'Blessed 
Event,' ^Sie'cbnd Man,' 'Criminal at 
Large,' 'Good Fairy,' arid *<G}reat 
Moment' listed. 

Novelty is to be four . matinees. 
Tuesday, Wednesday^ Thursday 
and Saturday being the days for 
afternoon shows. Popular prices, 
thbugh no. scale mentioned .so far. 

C^hoice of Eirpad for movement lis 
surprise. Sumriier company had 
formerly been pretty definitely re- 
ported for the ' Garrick. 



affair. It being an all-star presentav 
tipn by the . Players Club, which is. 
holding ovier rpr a second week. It - 
stands high among, the club's an-, 
nuia-l benefit performances in .igrpss, 
"corisiderins the scale. . Higheir' 
grosses have been drawn , in. the -past 
but only when the scale was $10 
top, 

Only one attraction topped ^Tol[n/ 
it being. 'Strike Me Pink,' holdiftg 
over this - (final) week at the Ma- 
jestic. . It jumped nearly $6,000 and 
the . gross approximated $30,000. 
ShoWsf gambled with the weather 
by. giving Memorial Day matinees- 
and won, most matinees being ca-. 
paclty. . Grosses advariced $2,000 
and more on, the week for some at- 
tractions. All were ahiead ' np tb 
Frlda:y, but Saturday's rising tem-'- 
perature killed off the rallies. 

'Tattle Tales* opened uncertainly 
at the .. Broadhurst at a Thursday 
premiere. 'Fly by Night,' at the Bel- 
mont, : opened Friday arid coritinu'^ 
ance Monday was Ih doubt up to 
press time. • ■' , 

Six shows will take , the air this 
Saturday and with four jnew attrac.- 
■tIons--<ard€d— for-.Jiext^iefifik:i_tfi!tal:l 
number of shows should be 16. ln« 



'DINNER' BACKS CHICA6) 
FOR BOSTON HOLDOVER 



Boston, June 6. 
'Dinner at Eight' proving there fs 
biz for good ishows. Legit show 
came In for two weeks, and findis re- 
ception~so-ijood - It-Is going-to-stay 
three. 

Sam. Harris how -postporilng his 
"opening In Chicago from 12th . to 
19th to permit extra stay here. Play 
doing , great at Shubert. Only legit 
show in town, and last scheduled of 



Theatre Union Picks 
2Plays^for Aoti 



The Theatre Union is completing 
its castings .for three pliays to be 
put into rehearsal this summer at 
Martha Washington College, Abing- 
don, Va. 

'Peace on Earth,' by George Sklar 
and Albert Maltz^ authors of 
'Merry-Go-Round,' will be directed 
by H. C- Potter, and will be the 
opening production of the "rheatre 
Union's Broadway season next fall. 
- The" secphd" : play will be 'Mutiny 
in the Fleet,^ translated,, from the 
German 'Sailors of Cattarp,? Euro- 
pean success by Prledrlch Wolf; It 
will be directed, by Michael . Blank - 
fort. The .third play, not yet defi- 
nitely selected, will probably be a 
dramatization, of Grace Lumpkin's 
novel of Southern mill townsi 'To 
Make My Bread.' Plans are not for 
a summer theatre in the usual sense 
but for a summer rehearsial camp 
wliere the coihpany will prepare the 
three plays with a view to produc- 
tion Immediately on returjilng.from 
Virglnlai 

The Theatre Union Is of a non- 
profit-maklrig nature, and whatever 
money is made will be shared with 
the company ori^ a bonus arrange- 
ment " over and above., salaries. 
Among the' sppnsprs of the project 
are Arthur J. Beckhard, Sidney 
Howard, John Howard Lawson, 
Rose McClendprij Paul -Muni, Lynn 
'Ki^gSr"^MDrriB=f=Ryskindv=^--=GlGon 
Thl-ockmprton and Blanche Yurl<a. ■ " 



eluded is the repeat date of 'Of, Thee 
I Sing,' arinounced to stay on in- 
definitely. 

Due out: *Both Your Houses,' 
Barrymore; 'Strike Me Plhk,' Ma- 
jestic; 'The Mask and the Pace,' 
Guild; 'Tom, - Alvin; .. . 'J une Moon,* .• 
Ambassador; It's a Wise Ohildr 
Hudson. Diie In: 'Shooting Star,' 
Selwyh; 'Angel,' Times Square; 'The 
Ghost Whiter, 'Masauej 'The Climax* 
(revival) BIjoU. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Best Selleirs,' Morosco, (6th week) 
(C-830-$3.80). Will complete June,- - 
after which another play due with 
the same leads; business' better last 
week with field; over $6,000. 

'Biography,' Avon (26th weekJP 
(C-830^$3.30). Memorial Day trad«i 
helped shoot grossr up around $9,^^ 
000; ends sixth month Saturday and 
date lijdefinite; London j-eports de-^ 
nled. 

—iELv-h^tf^ Nialfit.' Belmont (2d we4 k)- 
(C-B00-$2.20). Opened late last— 
week; little more than cut rater in- 
dicated: doubtful of staying this 
week. 

'Gay Divorce,' Shubert (28th 
weelt)~"(M-l,39M3T30;-T— Perke* ufrr 
early last week, about $11,000; 
bther three weeks here and. then 
Chicago. 

'Goodbye Again,' Plymouth (34tih: 
w6ek) (C-l,042-$3.30). Also aimed . 
for the loop after this month; 
^ftftpod— ^'yann ignt wAft k; Osgood 



Brnnk Resuming Stock 

Los Angeles, June' 5. 
CJlcn D. Brunk will open a sea- 
son of dramatic stock at the Ave- 
nue, Ventura. Opening set for 
June li2. 

Brunk has been producing stock 
\d tents and' halls hereabouts for 
several years. 



Perkins iand Sally Bates replaced by 
Bert Lytell arid Lora Baxter. 

'Mask and the Face,' Guild (5th 
week) (C-914-$3.30). Final week; 
put " on - to- complete- -subscription., 
schedule ; money only from that 
source; about $7,600. 

'Music in the Air,' 44th St, (20th 
week) (M-l,395-$3.30). One pf feW 
assured sumnier holdovers; prob- 
ably gPing to Chicago In August;' 
but $11,000 last week. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' 48th St. 
(16th week) (F-969-$3.30). Best 
gross to date last week, $8,000; set 
for summer continuance. 

'Run Little Chillun,' (Lyric (16th 
week)-(D-l,406-$2.20). Holding over 
Instead of closing:; at $6,000 last 
week nearly double previous :W)?ek. 

'Strike Me Pink,* Majestic (14th 
week) (R-lJ0O-$3.86). Hpldlrigover 
this week; announcement of. closing 
and holiday sent, gross to. $30,000; 
doubled business of any other show;: 
stops Saturday (10). 

'take a Chance,' Apollo (28th 
week) (M-l,720-$3;30). New leads, 
Olsen and Johnson, entered show 
Monday; If trade holds up will stay 
through sumriier; about $16,0<)0 last 
week. Jack Haley and Sid Silvers 
out.". 

Tattle Tales/ Broadhurst (2d 
Week) (R-l,118.-$3.30). ' Opened late 
last .week; first night disappoint-, 
ment wjth - reviews generally un^ 
favorable- 



•Uncle Tom's Cabin,' Alyin. Big- 
gest thing among dramas; agencies 
found good thing; prices doubled 
the box-office ' scale; 2.d and flnaL. 
week.. 

'O f. Thee I Sing,' ImperiaL 'Re- 
peat date iri^Wnile:"with^mnxrriniid-^ 
Ing up; HArriette Lake replaced 



Lois Moran; 

'Both Your Houses/ Barrymoro. 
Third and final. week for. prize win- 
ner's repeat. 

'June Moon,' Attibassador; 
vival. -Closing Saturday (10)... 

'Another .Language,' 'Waldorf: 
revival, 

'It's a Wise Child,'. re- 
vival. Final week. 



SHOW NEWS 



»J •TABnEnr'fl' IMSDOK ^ , T—ir-;^...!^^ 





BerEn td Ulan, Paris 



Slilan, May 25. - 

tiltlerlsm has sounded the knell 
of Berlin's ftnish 13 the center of 
Europe's musical' activity. This has 
been traniaferred to Miianf a^nd Pairls 
Ini^tead. Leading; Ihipresarlqa; have, 
"transferred the qapiital 'to' these two 
cltiesr. Milan for opera talent and 
Paris for. the concert artists, 

Opera stars for ^uroipe; for thfe 
M^tropofitain in New York, for > the 
Teatrb Colon in Buenos *-ires, for 
the ■ JCursaal. '■ Cairo, and elseWherie* 
will' he. booked through managdrs 
and agents in Milanv Ferone agencjr, 
pioneer in the. Held here, is getting 
the cteam of the huslhess, 

Italian and French pperp, singers 
are, getting ifirst call alt over Eu- 
rope. There's . a thjijm.bs-dp.wn sen- 
timent everywhere "againejt German 
elng'eri^ lyecause mana'V-t.s aro. afr&Id 
of audience reaction against' airiyy 
thitie^ Gierman.' ' ; 

lii ' the 'concert , the tAtent 
Bcoi^^s 'for the NBC and Columbia 
Broadcasting Systems are passih]g 
Ul> "Berlin ' and cohcientratlhg all 
--theit-atteAtloif^bit-Paris/- 
thfe- 'best a-ttractiphs ' aire- boiolced by 
the- rWio chalnfii during May an^ 

June. ' 

■N90^CB8 iBookifigs 

F." : <?opt)lcuis'; New Yd^k tioncert 
inanager, also with a CBS- afflliatloh,' 
1». In PaTla--now-Jlooklng_o>_eJC. the 
Serge Llfarcballet. and the Kurt Jpos 
ballet ■ ; which . . . he will present In 
Amferica next . seaspn. lifar l9 of 
the iold BUsslain ballet^ school a,nd is 
reviyl^ig; 'L.'A.pre Midi d'i|n Faun,* 
which served as NljinksHy's .great- 
est .vehicle 2Q years ago, Jpoa 1? a 
Gecipaii;. from JJssisn, whose; bUt- 
stai)iding number Is 'The Green 
TaMe,' a dancb travesty on thei 
Lef^e.o^ Nations. 



^LLY WHO' LlisHTWEIGHT 

J'«98i Matthews' Proyineial 
pesi Unlikely for tondori 



'IjOhdohi'Tiirie 5>.; 

'Saliy Wh6?' opening at the 
Strand, May 30, turned Put to be 
liiffhtweight for metropojiitan tastes. 

Piece, featuring Jessie Matthews, 
musical comedy star, is a seritl- 
ment0.1 comedy ' framed along the 
lines' of 'Peg 0' My Heart.' It toured 
the provinces , and made inpriey, 
• Premiere audience was k|rid to It, 
but the- play npT o! West End 
calibre. 







Molnar's Phy Recalls 
Wm' fjmva Scene 



Budapeat,. Majr 28. 
Rumpr0 of twp tieiw plays which 
are bound tP cpmmahd much inter"> 
est in the coming eeasoii -have 
leaked out so far. One Is Molnar^a 
new play. whleh has no title as yet, 
No spiarklinff icpmedy of manners, 
this timo, Molnar goes ezploring 
deptha of emotion. It appears he 
has gohp further, in religious sy^^ 
holism than iic started in the ce- 
lestial scene of liiiiom'i ih 'The Red 
Mill' and his little war play, 'The 
Wiiite Clouds The figure of Christ 
appears in tl,e play. 

Other projected Hungarian play Is 
Abraham's new musical, 'The White 
Swan', Bppk is , by Imre Fpldes, 
Gruenwald and'Beda, It deals, with 
the life . of ' Pavlova., they Russian bal- 
let dancer. 1 • 
Since Berlin, . where .Abraham'* 
last, plays were first prpduced, .Is 
out of the question, yrorld! .premlerei 
of 'The White .Swan' will probably 
be either In Paris or • In ; London^; 
Max Reinhardt directing. Date wiH 
probabl]^ "jp February> iS?4i . 1 Book 
and musio^ being almbi^t completed, 
it might go on before, • but Abra- 
ham's 'Ball at the Savoy', coming 
out -in ' liondon--- in- August-^and— In: 



[ > iS'red 'Pvprezdjs dickering with sev- 
jeral , ni.{ih4iB;emeht8 with a . yiew t^ 
producing .a show In the .West; End 
i(hder different conditions than exist 
at present-. -T" • - • -. ? 

! His plan . Is to change .$2. toP, in-, 
stead of 13.50 and to include in the 
;prioe' 6f ipMlmission & .free 'pra(grani, 
free: cloakroom, and drinldi' at' th0. 
Wr a;t piopular prices.' 
. The charge of' the eq^ulviilent of a 
:dim:e fdr 'prtgtanas has annoyed the- 
atre-goer^ here for (sjenerations. 
,rfhe London difficulty is that the 



Paris in September, ' no earlier datip 
for . thei «ew Abraham. produif5tti*n 
Qouid ' be set. I ■ •. 






Hen in 

iidon s iu$ic'; {& a Snrprise 



Hade'iii4miuuiy Names 



London, May 26. 
In 'Muislo' In the Afr^' which 
I Charles' Cochran has Just produced 
at His Majesty's, thbre are half a 
dpzen comedy . roles played by 
I straight actorjs of real merit 
, It was not knpwh to the general 
publio here that Mary Ellis could 
ping:. After .straining her voice in 



iSerlin, IVfiiy 26. 
..Official quarters here are fald to i 
be disapiproving Of the fa^t that, fil- 
nibst Invariably," Germaii vaude" art^ 
ists used to picH liatin or AUglo^ | ^■;;yig-~g^^ '"j^^^^^ 
Saxon names, for their professional parts, with no mention of her ever 
careers; having been a prima donna. The- 

Tendency now is, either to usei real atre-goerq on . the opening night 
name or. In the case of a profes- were astounded. Miss ElUs Is more 
sional nai^e belhg adopted, to pick attractive In^thie show than In any- 
one ^Ith a marked German flavPr.hWne she has yet offered on this 



In many cases, it is said, artists 
with well eiatablished profei^slpnal 
names are ronsiderlhg a (^ange ac- 
cording to the present trend. 



side. . 




ElllnjitonV Foretgn Date* 

Duke Ellingtpn having postponed 
his. Palladium opening f rom June 5- 
to junie .t2, xneans the management 
yrlll hPld over the 'Cfazy' season 
nother week. Ellingtpn plays the 
'alladium for a fortnight; followed 
»y a., .week each at -liiverpool and 
idinburgh. . 

..He- will, i>lay other big English 
towns. , as pne-nli;ht ' stands,' with 
SPm'e two days. Jack Hylton also 
has' 'several offers 'for. Ellington for 
the Continent. " ' ' 




Megflep for MacDohald 

'. Sam Taylor hais been selected- to 
direct 'The Queen,' the new British 
Dominions, picture stjirrlng Jean- 
ette MacDotiald.' ■ 

I Eddie Cronjager is due here week 
. , ., of- Moi;^ 22 ' to handle the camera 
-A:pbUp,.-:that . producer -^avlns-wlthp^-^ ■. — ^ -L _ . 



^Lonidbn, June.. 6. 
Diana Wynyard is taking over the 
management' of /Wild Decembers,' 
the. ney^.,G. b. Coc"hran play at the ' 



By Eric Gorrick 



drawn from the viinture .Saturday.j 

i:3>. 

It Is iihdferstood the principals 
havie agreed to g;b on undfer a! brpflt- 
I sharing arrangement, the theatriet 
[ja.9.qulescing. in.a;CQi3nprbmise to^take 



tiie stipulated rental only when the 
attraction shows a week on the 
I profit side. 

Play was received with nilld ap- 



:':dhlyv newcomer's at Leicester 
Square . theatre* May 22> are Slate 
brothers, back , after continental 
tour; B^ith Beri, iahd Lya Oslrow. 
letter is a lieicester Square discovi 
ery. Plays piano with perfect tech- 
rilqnei, but lacks personality, and la 
certainly no adjunct to- modern 
vaudeville. Beth Berl can still toe- 
step with the best, of them, "but she 
is getting hefty. With the Six 



Sydney, May 9. " 
When Hbyt^J- first annouiiced their 
intention of merging tor five ybara 
with Greater Untort, the outcry 
T.— — , i-agaihst such a 'move waa loud and 

. .bars, prbgrama and cloakrooms are K^^g^ ,v»o »«uv..-- „ . 

S..Hurbk of NBC la due Jn Paris hjoneesfliona under contracts .Freds Hoyts Joined with Grteater tJnion „ on its onenine May 29, but Lucky Boys and Nice, Florlo and 
aooii to look at Marle,Tftlbot» a Wlbn arguih'e^^ *°"i?*-t^^ reffulars looked fbr ttblLubow on the,.blU, entire show 

dancer-oi th^^ry. WIgman type. .pp,gram cpncession can «tetrlb«te heavily tod the bankera fo^^^^ like over run ^th comedy 

aiS Spadelini. young Italian male.Uve br six times ai. many of these, on Unock-i^ut^ «.ft2SSon Thow 

iftfe Baker in the casino I'aris L^at^s ft^m th»^ Adyw^^ -VSrhen' Piece Is a dignified biographical J^^'l' t^^^^^ ^^p* In were too 

^ '"*buldHlo-consld6r&bly-*aor6bu9ine8s-U^gg-.j^b^^^^^ ^ 

at 'popular pritf^s. , f dlstrlbs began the trade figured I g^^nte, EhgUsh novelist of ' a by — 

One or Itwo managements have 1 that G. T. wo^Id be the first t^ - . 1 ^^^t.^^ «-oic**l<i 

taken the matter under advisement, | way But^su^h was 

Ibwer priced and better picture's. 
|"And the 'man who- -stuck— wit- tor 
what he deemed fair waa Charles 
Munro, cordirectbr of Q. T, 
Ever since the trouble fended be- 
J, I tween G. T. and the dlstribB, trade . 

For Indie ftoaucSon i^- 'S^^^^^^^ 

cellent ta^ro n^^ being onerea nyj MOSCOW Hit AS ACtOr 



yelpy little . demand In Buro^ 
for' German concert singer^ piah* 
li^tA' bli* vtbiihists: ■ ' 
b^tstAnding names "bboked for 
_Ui.mefclea_jieit^^^Ahd^A®-t'b?<5^^ 
Supfervia; Spanish sbpraho (nbc)^ 

and Jose Iturbi; Spanish pianist 
(d3S)i Iturbt outdrew Rafchmanlh- 
die ih many of the key oltlCfl In 
Ainerlca -thls Bfeasbhs ValmalWfe, 
Ddlgrahg^, D anile lot, Klesgcn, 
^-jpflayerth«4eadins-cpncettjnanaget» 
lii Paris, are enjoying bUlllBh book- 
ings. ' . ^ . 

Most of the German Jewish bpera 
and concert artists are flocking to 



but arfe fihdi^ difficulty Itt pyercom- 
- ing «xt sting oontracts. 



Nazis Or^minng Aid 



I gone day, ^.Cochran found little eii- 
1 oOiiragement In the piece's recep- 
I tlon and had decided to close It Sat- 
^urday^- -the Wynyatd -arrangeimeht 
being a compromise with that In- 
tention. ' 



Joe Fenton. assisted , by man and 
woman, made his London debut, 
after several weeks' provincial tbur, 
at the Holborn Empire, week of 
May 22. Joe has pleasing trapeze 
offering, with last trick of eandba^ 
and spring-board balance always 
sure applause getter* 

New at Pavilion 

Orily Important newcomers at the 
T^imb n PftviHon. week^ot Ma y 22^ 



B«,,n. May I.. J^S.^-^^SSi^tt"'"" 
I In his last speech. Dr. -Goebbels, At one stage of'thb •battle'. Bng- 

_ J cabinet minister, launbhed an elo- lish producers very nearly, captured 

Vienna Tund Budapest,- where en-H t^-^^^^^ r"*"*? 
gagements are frequent but salaries | ^"^j*^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ needed im- | "bW thw* has been decided falling 



very lpw> There has been an expdus 
bl mUslc.. students from Bferilh to 
VIehnaV 



Berlin, June B. 
Wolf and Sachs,. Ipng the ntiodtt 
eminent Berlin . concert hUreau, 
hasn't had its license renewed from 
the governmental authorities, a new 
N^izi procedure. That eliminates 
them troth activity, 

Frita Horowitz heads the Wolt- 
sachs; agency, former being' dead 



a view to give a much needed im- 
pulse to produotlon activity, a little 
of which is slowly beginning, tp .be 
felt. 

. Most important one of the min- 
ister's- recent announcements was 
the assurance that the government 
Is contemplating a schemie tor glv-. 
Ing financial support to indie pro- 
ducers, Ocheme would probably 
^brk much along the lines of the 



oK In'iSInglish pictures due mainly 
to the excellent material coming In 
from America.. 

Despite the fact that G. T. have 
all the big theatres. «ewn up, the 
outstanding feature is that business 
ifl now biggeif than It has .heen for 
many a long day. .t'ho dlstrlbs are 
hp dpubt cai^hing in on thla. 

LeiiU Look* Bright 



Moscow, May 22. 
AlexeT" Toli^tby, "OM of HueslS's 
foremost dramatists 'and wovellSts, 
appeared here In a ^ad role In 
the. revlyal. of. one of his .ow.n 
comedies, providing Moscow's lit- 
erary world and the publio at large 
with a theatrical sensation. 



are Chick- Endor and Charlie Far- 
rel. Boys played this hbuse for sev- 
eral weeks last year, doubling ttotjik 
th« Cate de Paris, and were great 
favorites at both places. Opening 
here was "slow, with some-of their 
new numbers not. registering. Dig- 
ging Into some ol^ ones, the boys 
fared better. 

Lait minute change Is decision of 
General Theatres to keep the Hol- 
born Empire open throughout the 



it Was TolBtoy's first appearisinoe hgummer. G. TT. originally intended 



yrurtt. uiuvu — — — I Owing' to the Uplift in the legit 

old 'Splo plan' which provided fbr a Kpj^yje^ W-T will go still further 

Sachs aeehcy, rormer oems u««.u i film bank g.u.arant»e ^ ordinary -ahe^^ 
and S&bhs having hecome rather bank loans to prodUbtlons properly current «°n3^om 
unu ottviici a 1 . .„^. J . riBaa'pv- I New shows bookCd Includo 'At 



Inactive. 



2 New CzecK MusicaU 



1 checked up and considered deserv.- 
1 ihi^.,' '< ■■ 

Dr. Gbebbeis -also emphatically 
[denied any intention of the govern- 
ment to InterCore with free pro- 
duction activity. As to the question 
of . Jrewlsh help In productlbn (es- 
pecially writers and composers) , 



Prague, April 2*. 
The Velke theatre saw the pre- 
miere of a tuneful operettii, The 

Clt'Cus of Life,' musltt by Rudolf — - - - 
Kubin, book by Milos Kares, dealing | latitude tieems tP be increasing, 
with life bf a Slovak emigrant at 
jhoriib and in America. While in the 
tJhlted States he Jolhs a circus. The 
' new operetta contains a scene with 
a picturesque Slovak wedding and 
native dances. The American acts 
present Jazz music and MeJclcan 
dances. 

At the New German theatre also 

occurred the premiere Of an opera, ^ jLiii«u,i« v. 

1, 'Engagement In a Dream,' by the they had advertised for . particular Uel' (3d week), 
talented . oung Prague composer | g^ows, while other legit houses and - 



lAte Show Penaltib 

Mexico City, June 1. 

All local stage theatres must 
start on the dot of advertised time. 
Several housea .have been fined for 
I being .late. 

Other theatres were mulcted for 
tailing tb present star performers 



New shows booked include 'An 
other Language,^ *When Ladles 
Meet,* arid 'The improper X>ucheS8.' 
: leobel Elsom, George Barraud* 
if'rank Sale, Sylvia Welling and 
Frank Harboard engaged to ap- 
pear hereat «n early date. 

Taklnr" "While Parents Sleep,' 
i-Our Miss Gibbs,* 'E^seape,' 'Waltzes 
from Vienna' and Clarkson Rose Coy, 
In oohJUnctiort with the next' at- 
tractions already listed, Australia is 
well set iin legit /tare. 



Currenli Attractfona 

Trade remains at a nice level with 
'Cavalcade' (3d week), 'Sigh Of 
Cross' t€th week), 'Rasputin' (1st 
week). 'Bring 'Em Back Alive' (4th 
week); 'Sleepless Nights' (2d week), 
'Jack's the Boy^ (6th month), 'Smil- 
ih' Through' (3d week), 'Grand Ho- 



in Moscow ad an actor, after ttiore 
than a score of years of play- 
wrlghting. A few weeks earlier he 
had been induced to make the same 
experiments In Leningrad, his 
home town, and the success of tthe 
venture made a repelitlpn in the 
capital almost obligatory^ 
. The vehicle was 'Darling' CKa- 
satka'), first .produced lit old St. 
Petersburg In 1916. It Is a spark- 
ling four-act comedy, as fresh and 
stimulating today as it was 17 
years ago. Why someone In all 
these years hasn't picked up this 
gem of humor, intrigue and social 
satire for Broadway is a mystery. 
It is quite Mblnaresque In fiub>- 
.stance; Subtly done as a charaot 
ter play of pre''-Lenin high society 
it ought to Win a foreign audience. 
It was an all-star oast which 



to Include this house In the 23 they 
are closing till Aug. 7. 

Sally Ellers, Pox player who came 
over on a holiday and was to have 
made a picture for Gaumont-Brit- 
ish, whose conneotlon with -Pox is 
nbW admitted, suddenly sighed 'with 
British International, who stepped 
In and offered a higher figure, «^nd 
"who have been trying lately to cor- 
ner everything Amerioan around 
1 London. 

Signature caused surprise in film 
circles here, it being argued that the 
girl would automatically sign with 
G.-B;,i especially as they were trying 
tb get a labor permit for her. 



Player SaUries Fall 

..Marked tendency here for players 
salaries to fall. Stage players . with 
quite good names in the West End 
are taking ^lO a day for a picture 

XV vToo -.»--v«. v-~v „ 1 part. Undercutting the regular fihn 

surrounded the eminent author, in- people and ruffling some tempers, 
eluding players like Radih, Blu- 1 Picture leads are now being ac- 



Hans Krasa, based on a novel, by gQin^ cinemas "were assessed for sell 



^bostoJewakl;.-.jBXju%lElMe^^ 
doif Fuchfl and Rtidblf Thomas. 



^GLISK GO. IN FABIS 

Paris,. May 27. 
English Players of Parl^, direction 
Edward Sterling and Frank Rey- 
nolds, is back from a tour and Will 
again start its lOth , Paris summer 
season at the Albert Premier, late 
Ini June. 

Sterling Is to play leading male 
roles. Mrs. Sterling, (Margaret 
"^aughah) is now recuperating in 
the American hospital after ah op- 
eration. 



ing ti cketg ,t o-a.num b.er„in_exCesa of 
their seating eapacrties. Fines var- 
ied from about $60 to $lOO. 



Louis Schnitiiter 

The Hague, May 25. 
Death at age of 63 herei of Louis 
SChnltzler, one of Holland's best 
pianists" and a composer whose 
works were frequently on programs 
here. 

He went on tour several times to 
accompany Mischa Elman in Lon- 
don and Germany.- Bulk of his com- 
ptfsltlona were serious songs. 



Weekly change trade Is high with 
'Hot Pepper* and 'Blonde Venus.' 

Legit is solid with "Waltzes from 
Vlonnw;'^ 'Our ^Ml8B^Glbbs,^=^While= 
Parents Sleep,^ Clarkaoh Rose re- 
vue, Jim Clerald revue, Roy Rene 
revue, and Ernest Rolls' 'Honl Soit.' 



Old Mex. House Tbpples 

MexlcP City, May 26. 

TWb actors, four actresses, .and 
three, pit men were more or less, se- 
riously injured when the stia^ge of 
the Teatro Iturblde, ancient local 
playhouse, collapsed during a musi- 
cal comedy. 

Prompter escaped Injury as he 
was thrown with his box into the 
orchestra. 



menthal'-TamarIn and Khokhlov. 
But he went through the lines of 
his own play like a seasoned actor.. 
The Music Hall, one of Moscow's, 
largest - theatres, was used for the 
occasion. 



cepted at $1,600 for a film. 

Oh the other hand, Oracle Fields 
gets $125,000 for her current Radio 
release. That salary Is the highest 
ever paid for a film this side. 

^__^__Milo8 Indicted 



aUABTET STAYS OVER 



, Berlint May 26. 
Joseph Milos, for many years aec- 
The Pour Musketeers (Ray Covert, retary of the Vaude Managers Aaso- 
iPaul Davln, Marshall Reed and elation and recently, expelled, has 
Henry Swain), securing labor per- published a. brochure to exonerate 
mlts to remain In England, will re- { himself. 

main over there through September. 'i Even his enemies admit MUoS, iU 
It appeared the quartet would not spite of his laxity in money mat- 
be able to accept engagements fbl- I ters, has achieved a lot for the asso- 
lowlng expiration of their original | elation by his tireless energy, 
permit. i I Meanwhile, he has been i"**^*^*^^* 

Mabel Pearl, arranger for the I on a charge , of fraud, and 180,000 
American quartet, Is now on. this R. M. of his has been seized by 
side but sails for Lpndo.A June 21. I the authorities. 



Tueflday, June 6» 1933 



LITERATI 



VARIETY 




Old M«aa .for N«w 



A new racket that seems to miss 
few who would Wte, is springltig up 
itround New TorH In the sale ot old 
Magazines at dirt-cheap prices 
under pretense they are new. SUck- 
nesB ot the thing seems not to he In 
the actual practice" of any open 
pretense, hut In the failure ot the 
, average person to check dates. 

SeUing la mostly on subway trains, 
with vendors of mags that may he 
a year old or more, handing out 
their •bturgalns* principally during 
the rush hours. They get on ^o, 
lammed train and hefore anybody 
has a chance to check oh the dates 
of the mags or realize the gubject 
matter Is old. they're olf at the next 
station . waiting tor another tralii-^ 
load of suckers. ... 

Just In case some fast eye notes 
they're getting old 'eadlnr ma- 
terial, the out Is not so dlfflcult. 
Along with all the aged mags 
carried, sellers are smart enough to 
carry a current mag or two for prp-r 
tectlon. By the time they've ex- 
lilalried they themselves must have 
heen given an old mag by mistake, 
they're out. of reach. 

In majority of cases a cbuple mags 
are oftered for the 5c. 

Where the racketeers are getting 
the old magazines Is another ques- 
• biit It Is Understood the News 
Dealers' Association is trying to get 
ft closer check on the pwictlce. ^Npt 
80 long ago hucksters were selling 
MA mftga from trucks, hut there was 



Best Sellers 



est Sellers for the week ending June 3, as reported by the 
American News Cct Inc. 
Fiction 

•Zest' ($2.00) ...;...v.........By Charles G. Norrls 

•Album; The ($2i00) By Mary Roberta Rinehart 

•As the Earth Turns' ($2.)50) , . . . ..... .By Gladys Hasty Carroll 

•Grand Canairy' ($2.60) ....*...,.*..»>..«i»*is*»»«««By A- J. Cronin 

•White Collar Girl' ($2.00) '-^y F^ilth Baldwin 

•American Girl Mystery' ($2.Q0) .a—..... By Ellery Queen 

Non- Fiction. 

'100,000,000 Gulniea Pigs^ ($2.00) By Arthur Kallet and P. J. Schllnk 
^House of Exile' ($3.00) ....... i.....l......v.. ... .By Nora Wain 

«Marle Antoinettie' ($3;60). .-.^ .-.,.ift*.^.i-.*:i^•^By Stefan_ Zwelg 

•British Agent' ($2.76) .......................... -ByJBr^ce M^J^rt 

•Life Begins ait Forty' ($1.60) ................. .By Walter B. Pitkin 

•Looking Forward' ($2.60) ...............By Franklin D. Roosevelt 



American-Canadian border, Mrs. 
Gormley was driving, the couple 
having passed Memorial Day In 
Montreal. By a last minute deci- 
sion, their only child was left at 
home with her grandfather, in 
Schenectady, instead of making the 
trip. 

Gormley is a nephew of Theodore 
Dreiser, the libveiist, and of the late 
Paul Dresser, composer of 'On the 
ranZ^s of the Wabash.' 



nb general deception on flj^tes oi 
Issue 



Chanced and Won 

Caatton Printers, that small mid- 
West publishing house which took a 
chance-on JVardlsFlshfirlAjjopk,-^^^^ 
Tragic Life,' aifter most of the first': 
line publishers turned It doWn, ha? 
had its faith Justified. Doubleday, 
Doran has taken the book from 
Caxton for republication, to a nice 
profit for Caxton and a swell op- 
portunity for PIsher to get Into the 
flrflt ranks of scribblers. . ^ 

Publication of 'in Tragic lilfe 
went practically unnoticed, as^did 
the few previous pisher books. After 
a time reviews began to appear^ and 
their were so glowing that others 
took a peek at the book. Its reputa- 
tion grew until they are now talking 
of Pisher as another: Faulkner 

_U«der-the-Jlammfit _ 

All efforts to keep Brent^noS 
going as a complete concern falling, 
the world's biggest single hook con- 
cern wlU go under the hammer to- 
day (June 6:^. Sale was ordered_by 
the Irvinif Trust Co., trustee In 
bankruptcy, tipon creditor demands 
lor settlement. i 

Sale, to be conducted In New York, 
"Win be for the complete stock. $99^-' 
will and all other assets of the con- 

-^errfs four New 
one 



first prize, changed his display di- 
rectly after announcement, as dur- 
ing his all-Dutch display, his sales 
dropped 80% which proves that 
home-made article not populair; 

'World' Windfalls 

Two former chiefs of the Wash- 
ington bureau of the old New York 
•World' are in charge of press ar- 
rangements for the American dele- 
gation to the World Economic Con- 
ference in London. Charle? Michel - 
flcn, left the •World' after the 
presidential campaign of 1928 to 
establish a permanent publicity 
bureau foE^he Nfttlo nal Democrat ic 
Committee and recently had been 
detailed as press contact man f r 
Secretary of the Treasury William 
H. Woodin, Elliott Thurston, who 
succeeded Mlchelson as head of the 
•World's' Washington staff, recently 
served aa.Washlngton correspondent 
for a; f*hHadeliihia paper. 



2 Films of Bonfils 

Paramount and Metro, each plan 
rtlng a story around the late P. G. 
Bonfils, may have something to iron 
out between themselves unless the 
two proposed scenarios, are so dis- 
similar neither will care. Metro is 
said to have registered the Idea of 
such a picture with the .Hays or 
ganlzation first. 

0ene Fowler, with a contract from 
Metro for three pictures iat $100,000 
for the trio, is to do a story vt Bon- 
fllsr as his flrat, following completion 
of the Maurice Chevalier yarn for 
Par on which hie's now working. 
What Fow:ler will turn in no one 



Just Another Filmer 

irst edition of 'Exhibitors' Jour 
nal,' a strictly picture reviewing 
sheet, is being distributed on the 
coast. Four-pager is a copy of pete 
HaiTis6ri's~*ReT?orts;'-both in irhe^ia-^ 
ture of its text and make-up. 

Masthead carries the Informa- 
tion that it is published by tiie Ex- 
hlbtors* Journal Publishing Corn- 



Staid 'Chronicle' After Bix 

San Francisco's staid daily* the [ 
•Chronicle;' is out after the bust* ■ 
ness. 

Execs have been in chamber ses^ 
sions the past two weeks, laying 
out a campaign figured to build-up 
circulation and advertlBlng: To 
date they've added four new men 
to the editorial staff, Including 
Lynn Fox, city editor; Pat Casey, 
copy man; Jack Robinson, and 
Clifford Fox, reporters. 

it's said a new radio affiliation 
Is under consideration, replacing 
the one previously had with KPQ 
when the 'Chronicle* oyrned part of 
that station. KPO is tied up With 
Hearst^s iCall^Bulletlh.' — 

Local , dallies ^re building up 
their radio sWtlons more than ever, 
taking tiie formerly neglected step-, 
children off the' garden pages, aug- 
menting them, and using chatter 



nanv subsldv Of Newspaper Cor- i nioiimiB «:«»'^v'' **v^ ■-""■■•=•.■. t- 
^rt:^onai^^''syLSZ Hollywood, stuff well^ regulg^^^^^^^ 
, . ..viici,^^.. ment of nroCrams. 'Ghromc wu 



but carries ho nar.->3 of 
editor or business staff. 

Front page of the first copy Is 
devoted to: panning the Hays' of- 
fice for endeavoring to stop Its 
piubllqatlon. 



publisher, I ment of programs. 'Chronic' wW 
' follow suit, possibly affiliating with 

KdO or KTAv 



Ai Fresco Books 

The. great metropolis Is to have 
I ah . open-ailr market where books 
I will be sold just like bananas and 



knows, hut that lt^lir'dllCer--fr6njr 
the Lou <3oldberg novel bought by 
Par in many respects is. believed 
certain. 

Ther^ waidi enough In Bonfils* life 
and newspaper publishing activities 
to leave room for additional stories. 

for six yeara and. has collected 
much data, it is said. 

The Goldberg novel. *The Great. I 
Am,' was bought by Par for $10,000. 
It Is to have. Frederic March and 
Claudette Colbert paired and is al 



Editor Becomes Priest. 

William P. O'Neill, one-time news 
editor of the •Knickerbocker Press 
of Albany and later an editor of the 

Springfield (Mass.) •Union,' WUl be claudette Colbert paired and is ai- 
ordalned a prl6st In the Cloistered ^^^^y i^. the 1933-34 Par year book. 

Passionate Order, at Baltimore, ^_ 

June IB. Po»o^ifte,?*«J»'^*"*"°Ji: Now Yruly Rural 

5l5/3c'"rP? '^om M^^^ Chesla C. Sherlocl. recently re- 
b?iheJ: formerly was a sportp | sighed managing editor of the 



'on A?bS a^d Springfield •Ladles' Home Journal,' has bought 
writer on aiu* .jr ■ j^gj^.j^j^y^gt a newspaper at 

papers^ . Marshalltown, Iowa. The paper had 

Intermittent Mafl been published by"hIs"faihcr,_Wal- 



New Mag Idea iwiu oe soia jusc iiKe otuianeus «uiu 

New Chicago publishing house, pots and pans. Five pushcarts wUl 
billing itself the Consolidated Book shortly make their Jaunty appear- 
Publlshers, has a hew idea which ance on Madison Square under the 
combines book, magazine, prose and management of Mary McRae Mc- 
cartoon strip Int one. Idea is em- Lucas, formerly of John Day Com* 
ploVfed in the form , of a hook In pany. Pushcarts will be manned by 
ma g size. , with half the story told two ^<>"«,^ Z*'"^"''^^^^ 
tcTc artbon strip, arid finished up in tumes an d-books rwill-berfloldr^for— 
pro^tf aU that doesn't get the twenty-flvo cents t^f^jjjjj- 
readers, there are cash prizes for M^ybe It pays to be an author, 
solution of the detective ptOry em- Maybe. . . 

^ , Book Beauty Contest 

u«..«i and hXpss* -A- series of book exhibits at thei 

Hearst ^^^wspapers on ^^^j^M^SMloklng books'^of the year, the 
are waging .J?f b 

against legalized race-track ,„g according to typography and 

m California a^^ "t,!;fJ'S''an i?^ WndlSg. Subllshers^ubmltting are 
interviews with opponents charged three dolors for each en- 

tempt; to sway P"5"<» . try i^^^^ have no S In the matter, 

against a favorable vote at the June L,,^,^ j ^ the publishers, Wh9 
27 election. Radio talks sponsored L^^^ that It would be more Intelll- 
by the Hearst papers are also a part exhibition of the 

of the campaign against legaliza- j^^^ eellers of the past ten years 

rather than a bea,uty cpntest of^^ 
books.' 



coUDle of Buffalo fenthusiasis i ana business manager. , „ 
wiTill their mag 'Tone.' Pahr are Before going to the lAdletf Home 
ASlwanhy aS Robert O. Erls- Journal' to 1927. Sherlock was editor 
Adele ^-[^^^Yre Srudent. No regular of •Better Homes and Gardens,' pub- 
ScaSon date io^^^^^^ but^iU -llshed-by the-Meredlth JPubUshlnc 
|:?'oui Sih ^^^^^^^ when and if ] Co. of Des Motoes. and is known 



tlon. 



No Like Editorial 

-B.- Hv-Gauvreau-ls said - to have 

Intermmenx mag . ucrsu ~* T7 \^ _* out his own monthly sneei, pai- i called before a Washington 

New poetry mags still come, the lace B. Sherlock, and In the partner- ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ther, and probably ^^^mS because oV an editorial 
lat^sr to hi pf ofecm-th^f-^^hiirehesla^herlock-^Ul-be^dltoi^ ■^^^^„g^t^tle-of-Scandal.«.-Har-U|»^^ 
SJe oi Buffalo enthusiasts Who and^l^^^^^^ 



More Dirt 

Joe Harvey, who has teen in- 
terested In. 'The /Tattler/ will , get 
out his own monthly sheet, pat- 



one each In Washington, 
Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pitts- 
burgh. Because of the huge size of 
the organization, bids will be ac- 

cepted-ior parts- — -, - 

Reported that the employees of 
the 47th street store, by far the big- 
gest of the branches, will otter a 
- proposition by .which they hope %9 
keep that esUbllshment going as^is. 
No plans made by the others, as far 
as Is known. 



they grt a sufficient number of 
poetry pieces that are worthwhile. 

Jack "Tennant Dead 

John Hunter Tennant, managing 
editor of the N. Y. •Evening Worw' 



a free lance writer a,nd. publisher of 
several books, the best known being 
•Homes of Famous Americans'. 

Mclntyre on the Up 



Publisher Opines 

Comment of George Qppenheimer, 
partner In the Viking P'f^ss ^"i^^^! 
one of the writers on the Eddie 
Cantor story at United Artists, Is 
that few eastern publishers know 
what kind of material the studios 

^ Averag^ publisher thinks th?,t 
■tudios want only books with a man, 
woman and menace, and this Is the 
kind of material Which they have 
called to producers' attention, Re- 
cording to Oppenhelmer. K^^Ping 
a representative In Holly wood to get 
the right slant Is too expensive for 
most publishers, hO opines. 

Oppenhelmer is In Hollywood on 
ft five weeks contract, wUh optlops 
to keep him tjntll 'Roman Scandals 
IB completed. He took the picture 
assignment Ins tead o f a vacation, 

Book- Week Flop 

Holland book- week, held Jn first 
week of May was a jja^^flop. « 
had to propagate Dutch books. 
Dutch are however good linguists 
and read foreign books In original 
language, while lower classes only 
^ipcrifanslMi6«^rbulk^of-lt consist-. 

ing of thrillers, mostly Edgar Wal- 
lace and similar literature. Home- 
made article does hot flourish and 
while this book week with a dollar- 
purchase a small gift was thrown in 
—collection of short biographies of 
Dutch authors— this was no success 
as It did not stimulate buying. 

Depression only partly r6sponslble 
for failure. Dutch publishers of- 
fered prizes for best window dis- 
plays of Dutch books only and one 
bookseller in Amsterdam who got 



editor of the N. -JJiveninB i In these aaya oi xathw dull ^yn 

nractlcally from its early days to its dlcatlon times the big pile of news 

d^^lseSS, died In St. Vincent'^ ustog the O. p. Mclntyre 

hStol June 1 from complications daUy column is steadily going up, 
SJJry an o^rat^ 

i^i?«mvj ■ Intyre. now so far ahead of any 

TeMsmt was passed over from the other syndicated columnists there 

moralSrto the evening edition of can't coihmence to be a comparison 

S«^frld' in i904» and held that picked up 11 new dailies in one 

^!lt1on until the paper ceased. The Sreek during May. Not uncommon 

?h'e?t?ad^?en a loser and tor the Mctotyre list to^ be ad^ed 

iZ <.»,nni*.tmATit -was made by Jos. to every week, but tne ii ngure 

'Digest' Is 'Fan- Far?' I columnist. His stuff Is strictly all 



bearln^h^tle-ot-ScandaL'.^^^ 
vey now lining up a Staff, with one "J 
of his first appointments thdt of I advewe to dirigible* 

. Tl ' b u a- I committee with piehly^thg-InfCiFir" 

Another ,^arK Ave. . matlon he based the editorial upon. 

Albert W^ Gardiner, who used to '"'r'- ^ ^ 

publish 'The ClubfellowA has a new us t » 

clsSs society mag, 'Park Avenue Stoddart's 'Poison 

Merry-GO-ROund/^ Different from Dayton Stoddart has Placed hla- 
tS new ^American Mayfafar* In that hovel, 'Slow Poison,' with Parrar & 
? iS mSe To tiS ^ tlrIcal^ndUinehart.:-Jttqi^e^n^ e f all ll R f ^ 
witty, and best described as a sort and Stoddart is now '"shing some 
of modified 'Town Topics' and last-minute revisions.^ 
•Tatler.* Gardiner, who got his start Broadway press agent and legit 
on the old 'Telegraph.' also editing manager, was dramatic editor of the 
T^aS A^Si^e mI^^^ 4'New York-Sun-^-years ago before 

■ " "2 - joining the legit parade. 

Just a Gaa , cklttli. 

Misa Lowell in Jamaica Bay, was a John Rathbone Oliver. 
Slcu7 stunt. Joan has a; new Took Willla;m McPee six years to 
book coming next month, called 'Gal complete that, ne^ novel of his. 



•Pan- fare i coiuuimov. o»— — 

-Radio Digest,' onO of the oldest New York or wherever he may be 
Gt Xi^ TBm ii>^ ^s, y^ underv-l hibernating; 



gone a complete renovation from tl 
«e to makeup.. New title IS ^Radlo 
Fan-Fare,' subtltlea Combining 
Radio Digest.' Quite likely thsit the 



Cartboniste Join Writers 

I Cartoonist Club Of Los Angeles, 
with 40 ihembers. is negotiating a 



Eladlo Digest.' Quite jiKciy w»t w»« wim « ^ ,r~*';'7;,:;ir 

^dio DlJest' appellation will be merger with the Writers* Cliib of 
^Jpped altfge^^^ within a few ] Hollywood slnm^ to^ the affll^^^^^^^ 



more issues. 

The Bills, Edward Lyman and 
I Raymond, still publishing 'Radio 
I Fan-Fare.' 

Now It's 'Dr.' 

It'll be Dr. Harvey Gaul after 
Wednesday (7) for the music and 
drama critic of the Pittsburgh 
'Post-Gazette,' He's to get an hon- 
orary degree of Doctor of Music 
from the University of Pittsburgh 
at the annual commencement ex- 

iiaul has been with the 'Post- 
Gazette' in his present capacity for 
four years. Before that he was with 
ThS"Wess;'~^He=also-^^covers_--b 
and art for the morning dally and, 
on the side, writes books, is a church 
organist, composes, conducts choral 
societies and teaches music. 
Just a loafer, that's all, 

High Cost of Denial 

Geo. MacKinnon, Boston column- 
ist, is minus one buck, cost of wiring 
Ed Wynn denial that chap seeking 
Fire Chief financial aid was George s 
ncvvy, as claimed by said chlseler. 



between the latter and the Wampas, 
whereby the crayon artists will hold 
membership in the scribes' organi- 
zation without losing their own 

tity. — X J 

Union is expected to be effected 
Thursday (8) at a dinner, with Bert 
Levy chainnanlng the cartoonists 
and Lee Shlppey the writers. 

Wants it All 

Ely Culbertson is suing E. Hall 
Downes for his book on bridge 
based on the Culbertson method, 
culbertson: declares that Downes 
has no right to cash In on the pop- 
ular appeal of his name. Downes 
retorts-=thatUi^l8=«!5te ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 
teacher, 
slam. 



In other words, a 



Reporter.* 

Not 'Maedchen' 

Parrar & Rinehart has commis- 
sioned- A^nes ^eUl Scott to do the 
translation of 'Maedchen In Vnl- 
fonn.' " It will be a summer Job fqr 
Miss Scott; with the book down for 
a late August publication date. The 
book may undergo a change in title 
to 'The Child, Mahuelav* 

Trying Out 

Jimmy Durante's daily filler in 
the N. Y. 'Mirror' and written by 
Dan Parker, sports editor, of the 
paper. Is on trial. No one, includ- 
ing Durante, will receive any re- 
turn for matter for two 
months. 

If by that time "there . Is . a syndl 
cation demand, the column wlU 
continue and also ,by Parker. In 
that case Durante and Parker will 
thereafter split their share of the 
syndication, probably B0% of the 
gross return. 

Meanwhile It's easy publicity fpr 
the_ Smeller. 



Editor Escapes Death 

Riding In the front seat with his 
wife, Paul D. Gormley, assistant city 
editor of the Schenectady 'Unlon- 
SUr,' escaped with bruises and cuts 
while she> was killed^ instantly when 

Gormley's car skidded on wet gravel . oeen — ^"^^3 '^irindlscrect 
^^Sr^^K^nS^rnSlh^" &court. Brace. 



Author Shifts 

Two more name scribblers have 
changed publishers. P. G, Wode- 
houserwho has been on the Double - 
day, Doran^llst for years, will have 
hlo new book, 'Heavy Wieather.' is- 
sued by Little, Brown. And Hen- 
drlk WlUem van Loon, who has 
been one of Simon & Schuster's best 



Most prolific of the book trans- 
lators are Eden and Cedar Paul, 
who always work ais a team. 

Alan yilUers comes back to New 
Yoric_this summer. 

Cass Canfleld "an B6n Huebscft 
win represent the American puh- 
llshers at the international publish* 
ers' conference In, Brussels this 
month. 

Charles Edward RUssell has com.^. 
pleted his autoblog. 1 

Thomas N. Jenkins about to <emr 
bark as a publisher with , a hiag to 
be called 'Forecast.' Not to be con- 
fused with , the similarly titled pub- 
lications, 'Forecast Magazine' and 
'Fashion irorec^st.' Starting date not 
set* 

Wilbur S. Spencer, 60, rfeth-ed 
publisher of the 'Oceanside .Blade,* 
died May 30 in Oceanside, Calif, He 
suffered a heart attack while judging 
a bicycle race during a memorial 
day celebration. There are no known 
survivors. 

Raymbhd McCaw, night managing 
editor of the 'N^w York Times,' Off v 
to Europe. Same boat, ^Bremen, 
^arrieB^Gass^Canfied,^pxfifl. i d^ht, of ._ 

Harper's. „, 

•Edison, the Youth and His 
Times,' by E. Wise, is the June se- 
lection ot the Junior Literary 
Guild. 

Putnam sold out to its manager, 
Frank Magel. 

Julian Messner; formerly with 
Llverlght, going into business on 
his own. Like Daniel, right Intor 
the cage .with the lions. 



56 



VARJETY 



MUSiC-NITE CLUBS 



Tuesdajy June 4{» 193S 



mm auB reviews 



•■) 



MAYFAIR GARDENS 



tern is imperative. Lack of intimacy 
malces the place look empty, though 
(Beer Giardcn) | there miay be 500 people iilBldei It, 

Baltimore, Juii6.2. ; tegS,^^^"-^ effect oh the on- 

Reputedly the iRrst beer eiirden to JV.nd enthusiasm brings us to the 
bpien since Z.2 has come into a place U^aln VeakheSs of the beer garden 
iiv the American language, the May " presently arranged. There, are 
fair Gardens represents an experir. t^^^ niany lulls, too' niany waits, 
ment, a hope and an entrance into are dull spots; Just having 

show businiess by a local contractor, an accordionist Zander about pushr 
one Tcim Mullin, who Is the big ^he box aimlessly is not keeping 
"anger beMird-this-nrenture;- Actual 

Operation responsibility rests on. thieJ 5^ doing all the time. . This is -a: 
shoulders of .- Howard Berman, whQ beer garden;- which should, mean 
has been around, haying done back^- something louderi noisier -and-more- 
stage \york 4n^ Jegit,-,-ana^^.mQre.:- tftrA good-fellowship. . At present it's too 
cently ah indie theatrical p. a. about gut and dried. 

town. . . On that account^h^ Mayfair Gar- 

Berman went up to New York to dens is going to have a tough time 
get some ideas about running a beer getting established.^ Everything is 
garden, but reports that when he there for it; it has the makings, 
told the Broadway boys he wa.s But it iieeds more life. It's got to 
going to open a drink ind dance get ihtoi the spirit; of the thing, Be- 
spot that they wsinted info them- | ing jUst a sit-and-drink spot will 



.selves on how to go about it. May- 
~'falr .Gardens has several advan- 
' tageS. and disadvantages, nearly all 
"due to the newness.. of the venture 
tlhd the. resultant hizy approaOh to 
the problenii 

As iPar- as:: Baltimore- is -concerned, 
the May fair Gardens his ah excellent 
location to garner the after-theatre 
traide, being spotted in the north 
side loop, the qentral district Of the 
----^amusenient— -money--T-Jf 



kin it olf as soon as the novelty is 
gone. 



HAWAIIAN ROOM 

(Congress Hotel) 

" Ciii^caerb. ' JuneT 3; '" 
is the former I<ouls XVI 
Room; the smallest of the three din- 
ing places in the Gohgress hotel. 
With scarcely 250 capacity, a pre- 



after-theatre spending. Physically j ^^^^ j^^^ ^^jg^^^^ay quickly out- 

grow its size. Relsmah Is new to 



it's located in the Sports Arena, a 
stadium; tec^Jiitiy opened, btit; iwhicli-i 



in a singfng bus boy Who uncovers 
an exceptionally— clear- tenor jeolc« 
which he knows "Iiow to handle. 
Show Is strictly small-time enter- 
tainment, but plenty diverting tor 
the Garden's customerg. There la 
no admission or couvert,.:With aand- 
wichesi nieals and beer, retailed at 
low prices, in the hope of catching 
the -downtown businessmen's •trade." 

Specialties by June Mitchell,- at- 
tractive blues singer;; Babe Alleiir a 
soubret of . the„ioon.-shQutet; . Jyj^?. 
and Helena. Maria, soprano/ are out- 
standing, with the latter sHowfng 
promise of getting plades."54ie 'two: 
other specialty girls are hot so forte, 
biit manage . to get by okay. 
_Garden gets its l)e3t play late at 
night," ith noon biz~very meagre 
-sofarr - - — ^..~-..~..-E4tDa.- r 



5S ^i«^^L^^>'^;\S!^^^o^^^^^^ 



Did okay at t^ie opening last year 
wltli ice-skating, but since then has 
slipped. away.. On' that score it was 



trate and demolish any local resist- 
ance to a stranger. 
Reisman's . musicianship stands 



-^ILtX>WSrPTSBGi - 

(DAVE RU$INOFF) 

Pittsburgh^ June 
For the third week of Ite current 
season the Willows brought In BU- 
blhoff Sand his band for six days at 
$5i000 and a 50-50 split over the 
first five grand. There was no split. 

Despite Rubinott's air rep, his 
combo Is no great buy for a night 
club. Band is a )t>rai3sy blaring out-, 
flt of 16 piecesi, playing between 
RubinofCs muted violin, numbers., 
Poir the young folks "the leader's 
stuff Is no go. Following a dance 
humberr "Without Interruption, he 
goes. Into a moaning solo of 'Trees' 
or some other such ■ piece, which, 
disrupts the dancing. The old folks 
flock around him, but the hotcha 
jnob-yell-for the hand. B^aHlt-Ie a- 
chaotic condition on the floori 

possibly due to their leader's rep, 
band is without deportment. Per- 
sonnel clowns,. and ,kld dufing' their 
pTaylhg, wltff lltue' attention paid 
to the istick waving; Boys seem ta 
feel thiat their coniblnatlon is too 



■(Cpnf ihuefli frOiA page -45)~ -• - 
4lea,ds,-they-donit-get Jthe_act. Capl 
tpi, theatre up the street gets it.. 

Because^ they _ Prap^^^^Jll thTng'lik^^ 

talnly not with' the name headlliiers 
and costly floor attractions now 



booking everybody ' else's shows | 
without having complete say in 
thelir own affairs, the ^bookeriB have 
stopped being indlviawals alto- 
gether. With everybody sharing In 
the hooking of every show, eyery 
show nbw looks dllkei. . Nobody.-] 
seems to sense lt-^icept'-the>-aud^-- 
ence8'.■ 



or_any larso:.R«Pcentag© o|t^ teade 
exclusively and that theatre pa 



^comparatively -simplei-t^et^the,L^^ 

arena at a moderate rental for the I 7° JJ^^f^*^j.gV,„ pl^^^^ „V i«r^« ^Mrenta^ra of trade 

summer. I ™__"^r_^^i:7*T: he is -rest 

Total eicpense chip oni the pilace ..^ I noicna is twiueiuB. .ximu vi€*.»w ■ — s; — nomnxaa 
estimated at jl,800, w^ch Ineludes floor is altogether too small to take For^the local en^Sfment Wlljlo^s 
rent, help, a 14.pleee oWb^^^^ and SJ?e S the^numbers who succumb went J^y;^*^® 

tbi-ee toifowTBtandatd ^ud^^turna ^tb tne-*«^it«"°J^ v1?^^ ' ver thf SsSf 

cadences, and the habit of putting I over tne usuai ii.ow 



I tablee to further contract an already 
limited alrea should be discontinued 

I as bad policy In a place getting $2.60 
per head for* dinner. It's pennyr 



. for' thfe "floor shoW, 
"^and Is:nnder Bob lula, wh4> Is a 
local name and something; of a fav. 
Oke to dance to, and satisfactory. 

This Is weak .^praise and oh that _ .x,. 
account there's no sock punch to squeezing out of harmoay with the 
Jtbe band ,t6 drttw ^em. Which dlsr ritzjr environment. . - 
counts Bob lulia as" box-offlce f or the As a matter of fa;ct, the rooin I9 

.. Mayfalr. , ioverrtabred, "Which fact Isrregistered 

Acts are handled through the Ar- on ribs And elboWs when all tables 

• Hhiir -Flsher-^Offlce-lh--NeW-ToTffc-&hd 



.ihlhlmum^ 

Rather steep for Pittsburgh. He 
admits It was a rhistake and will 
stick to the old minimum for War- 
Ing's Pehnsyivanlj^ns, Johnny John- 
son, Ben Bernle, Isham Joneis and 
Guy Lombardo combinations slated 
to come in at intervals during, the 
-summer. , — ..Call. 



are in for -free beer and pretzels. 
It'll take ple nt y of co mpetitive bld- 
ding among beer gsurdeWErand-vaudi 
:hOUses .to Jump the salaries above j 
the present low level. Acts here: the | 
flr St. week are Bob Nelson, the nuc; 
Mclhtyre,. McNeece; and Ruth, :a 

h oofing trio; Ros emar y and Frazer, : -• — ----- I in<r rtnv 

ITi^iizrhgTduo^; iisd-arnrse^^ 

girls. Acta do two shows nightly, I latter room (but with a eeparate^en,- \ 



Ws when all taoies 1 ..««Mm.«r«<> «n«r n & w >«<rv 

ThinnJng._:ftut..j;he _ ,jeENXURYv-BALTO.^. 



tables wouldn't hurt the gross, a lot 
knd would enhance the patrons' 
pleasure^iinmeasurably,-— Eood-an 
service is exeellent. 

Not quite clear why the hotel 
spots a swell bet like Reisman in 
this small room while tho^Pompeiian 
Grill is available. Posisibly, the 



(Continued from page 48) , 

.tciinl«T- One jot- th©_J).e.ttgr.-ilte.?^^ 



Be Noncfaalaiit 



Hollywood, June 6. . 
When Sam Coslow began a 
Coast commercial for Phillip 
Morris that conipany: started 
sending -hliii a carton of clga,- 
rets a" week, but the sliiger had, 
"switched brands. After Ave 
"weeks -the free smokes stopped. 
Coslow Is wondering. 





IN CHI 



Cutting Opposition 



. ' Chicago, June B," 
Some 32 major nite clubis, cafes^ 
and beer jardei[»s_jmp^^^ o rches * 
tral .and. specialty .. toleht . are .ilsted 
In this week's 'cabaret bills' la 
yAiSBTT .Tosslbly'hever "before'cbuld 
the Windy . City Ishow it list of any- 



current. 

. individual, headllners now In Chl^ 
cagb cafes, include: Wade Booth, 
Deahe Janis (Blackhawk) ; CoUetta" 
Sistora; Dofig Rbib bihiJ.^ari'y 
"^man (Chez Paree) ; " Joe Frisco," 
Jack Waldron, Nelle Nelson (Club 



The : spirit .ot;- good .fellowAhlp^Jn BQyale).;„_ JLeo. R©lsmftn,„. JlQbert. 



and between the booking dfflc'es hot 
only; Influences the: booker's feel- 
ings over, salary . matters, but v ex«i 
tends to their Attitude toward coins 
petltive; thea.tre operation. The new 
rules say .that there is no such 
-thlnisras^ "opposition:— The-bookei 
sentiment is that if ; an act does 
Well for a theatre one Week, , what's 
to preVent the same ..act. doing Just 
as' Weir "for ■& theatre the 
street a week later? 
The fact that.downtown theatres 



Rbyce' (Congress hotel);; Ben" Ber- 
nle, Buddy Rogers, Tom Oerun, 
Jackie Heller ( College Inn); Mark 
Fisher (Edgewater Beach); Charlie 
Crafts (Frollcs)i Esct-l Rlckard (100 
Club) ; Charles kaley, Johnny Hamp 
(iAsalle-R0of>i— T^^:eemV6-Max= 



eiloi9(. Lincoln Tavern); Veloz and 
Yolanda (Palmer House) ; Joe t.ewla 
(Sky High); Evelyn Nesblt (Club 
Alabam) ; Joe Wallace, Bee Jack- 
son (Vanity Fair) ; Harry Rose, 
Walter - O'Keef e, Dora Maughan 
„(22t_ClJib)i_ . . ■ • 



exclusively ana wax xneaire p»- p^ « ^ -a/fS-^--^ n^^cZ^a 
trons shop for their entertainment j KOSenbetg JWinUS Irra 

But Gets Beer Permit 



now more thfth ever,, haven't en- 
tered into the matter as. yet That 
a potential customer, having | 
caught a headllner at the Para- 
mount last week, will . say 'Ohi I 
saw him last week' when seeing the 
same headllner billed at the Capi- 
tol this week, hasn't been consid- 
ered at all. Despite the odds be- 
ing high against that- person'^ . go- 



San Francisco, June 6. 
Joe Rosenberg decided his pansy 
floor show wasn't worth the police 
trouble It brought to his Tait's cafe, 
so has ditched the impersonators In 
favor of a' girl show which the Blake 
& Amber agency has booked in. 
Business Isn't What it was for 



arid at a pace In keeping with the 
demand for speed. 

Flicker was "Ex-liady' (WB) and 
1 Metro tone news clips. Business fair 
at the afternoon performance open- 



LOEW^S MONTREAL 

; MontrealrJune~2r 



doing one-half the routine at the traijce) had something to d^^^ 
^-opehihg-shawi second-half for-the-^Pf-it^*y-be-J^ 

closing;- Which makes It easy work, yincent Lopez in j^^^Y'^an -rocmi a Wy they xut_ottt 
-but nowadays with acts ready to do h;"!;^^*""^"^^^^^^^^ 

12 shows; a^day there's IW acts riSr.?ne st6oge who does a spot 

^-soiatioB^ii^at^A cts^ thS^SIvs both U?ban aS ^ fptirth a ^V-the- 
^e okay, though there's little use HonolullTfbalance are all comics, acrobatics 

for the gjrls. Clash with the »>efr rooms. Ijcwe^^^^^^ vis- and blues singera The crowd didn't 

irs^actToSrcok tsf^gVe^^^^^ ^'"^^ they've had. plenty of 
much femme. display^and stlll .lea.ye 



Ing to the Capitol for a second por- the 'boys will be girls' but the city 

tion of the . same things . . . J gave . Rosenberg his . beer ^permit 

40 Acts and Spots 1 back, after he said he was sorry 
rt.o^n^ Of the new belief that| ^^^t t he phic hes^ 
there is no such a thing its oppos- 
ition/about 40 select acts are get- 
ting all the select spots and the I 
rest of the practically dormant va- 
riety ma terial source get s an op en- 

ing on\y how andTheh, "when .ohe h " ^'""Hbllywood; Junff 5; 

of the 40 bookers' favs' isn't aviiil- EMdie Janls, coast representative 
abl e ahd the booker is stuck. While I for Famous Music, has arranged twe 
their drawing ablfltjrhas dtmlhishi-hrattionkl; brpad^caats 
ed thTOuglr consUtnt- playing - and 'College HumoifF- rforthcbming^^ 
repeating, the 40 acts are still de- In^ount picture, . 
ppnrtahlfl fttiniiph a.s entertainment! In addition to Blng Crosby Over 
cers 



. enough left . over for performance 
e,nd specialties. 

Price of admlsh to the May fair 
.Gardens .varies, as to . the. nearness 
to tbe ringside; - twb.pfibes, 25c ftn^ 
40c, aS couvert. For 40c a person 
one gets four acts of vaude and a 
chance to dahce. ' At a theatre; for 
the same money, they get vaude and 
a picture. Which is a fair exchange. 

But that's where the Mayfair 
makes Its first mistake. After mak- 
ing that equal display for the equal 
money, which is the way the jpubUc 
figures, the Mayfalr's' f6od\ prices 
-fire low when compared to- nlte club- 
figures, but, thle is a beer garden, 
which 1,3 something entirely differ- 
ent, These extra nickels and dirties 
for sandwiches mean- something to 
the people who Will come to.the beer 
garden. , 

Other than Its novelty, the May- 



here. 
and 



ibie explanation of the new title for mind, ^ , , , 
tKU room hoofing the last few weeks 

Reidman will-be heard oyer- NBC •Three. St. John Bros. OPen with 
■R's a Pipe he'll make himself [ tumbling and strong arm stuff, 
»„v. his organization felt even clever and new here, going over 
amidst the numerous encampment I big V^Vith co»»ti»iual applause all 
nmv In Chicago of - name bands. 1 through- from start to stop. They 
pSt that »ei«nan isn't presently team. . up.. .we^^^ 
as well known In this burg as some and fast, without apparent effort, 
M The bthers may help him, as but audience realizes it's tough go- 
ther'bby i^ativls as' well Is vrsltbrs ing. - Finish- With pyramid^ effect 
SJ^dSscoler him. for. themsellyee, | wo^^^^ "^afkiJg'^off 



That f^bllVwra well-known quirk of I ing with the t.^ 
mob toSySlogy that often is most standing on each other's shoulders 
S?ii.*?^r Vn ^rtfhftP words, a slow I It got a call and d^erved it. 

May Joyce deuced. She is easy 



effective. In other words, a slow 
start, a fast finish. Land. 



RED Mlt,L, L. A. 



Los Angeles, May 31. 
This is iios Angeles' first straight 
beer garden with fioor show^ how 
in its second week, with biz so far 
warranting the several hundred 

v/c..^^ .."-w ..^,^.v.j, , weekly talent expenditure. Garden 

fair Gardens has an advantage at Is operated by Charles Alphln.tor- 
the box office in Its mammoth size. I mer Coast exhib, who seems to have 



It has tiers of seats around the side,; 
enouprh for 2,000vspectators, which 
is. a decided advantage if and when 
the Mayfair decides to play name 
bands- and name .attractions. . Those 
spectator seats are- going- to -meain 
-money. - 

Size of the place, howeveri is. an 
atmospheric disadvantage in the 
resultaint killing of: all intimacy. 
Acts on the floor, are half a block 

way from the tables. A p. a. sys- 



hit upon a pop.Tpriced revue-eatery 
idea that should be. a winner.. 

Policy is for a noon-day matinee 
and two shows nightly, with or-: 
chestra muaic more or less , con - 



to look at, but sings blues with 
Just a fair voice. Piahb iiccem- 
panist has easy time since Eddie 
Sanborn . carries her with the or 
chestra. Cookie. Bowers, third, has 
Plenty. He conies on with a snap 
that sets him with the crowd and 
turns oh a line of patter, imitations 
and comedy, stopping the act for 
salvos or ^applause throughout 
Dialect, Instruments, farm stock, 
little genre studlesj one after the 
other, had .the crowd .rolling, 

Fourth is Latry Rich iind Co. In- 
troduced by stooge made up as 
Mephisto. .Rich is an expert 
trouper knowing how to get and 



tinuous, .dependli)g on trade.. . For ^oid the.custome^r's^ He .hadh't any 



iinil the Waltz tting 
-Here's , a BowJ:tb..,: 

WAYNE KING 

^ana_ HlB --OrcheBtra 

Sensational Chicago . aggrc- 
gatlon hbW at the Aragon 
Ballroom and' broadcaetitig 
via WGN and NUC; JncN 
dontally, Wayne, thanks- 
Tor .leaturlng: ' " ' 

"Hold., t" 
"Love Song* of tha Nile" 
"Sweetheart Darlln' " 
"I'm Thru Saylns I'm Thru" 
."Hold Your Man" 
"iefi .Make Up" 

R.6BBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
nil SEVENTH AVENUE 
■III • • > NEW YORK * • • 




ill! 



second week music, and much •carol- 
ling^ are provided by Claudia; arid 
her Creoles, four femme instrumen- 
talists, who replaced the Ernest 
Fredericks combo used for the ini^ 
tial stanza. 

Revue is put on with expert show- 
manship, and what it lacks in talent 
is more than made up for in en- 
thusiasm. Seven more or less at- 
tractive temnies constitute the floor 
setup, with Ave of. these soloing .at 
lntervals-duping-fhe-45=to=50-mlnute. 
routine. Girls make three, complete 
wardrobe changes and also cj>ange 
iox the specialty numbers. 

.Specialty girls are Babe Allen, 
June Mitchell', -Texas . McGuire, 
Helena Maria and Betty Duval. 
Marie Allen is responsible for the 
staging,, under Alphin's supervision. 
Prograni is the usual routine 6£ en- 
sembles, worked - on floor- and-stepS- 
leading to, orchestra platform, in- 
terspersed numbers by the femme 
musicians; and .the old.-tlme cafe 
custom -of singing at individual 
tables. 

As a surprise number Alphln rings 



Nat'l Plugs to Help Pai^s 
'College Hiimoi^ Picture 



and the bookeirs don't care to I 'Calif omla Melodies' (CBS), Tues- 
ehance anything that hasn't been day night (6), with the first ah-Inff 
nried or isn't aa ripe. On «very of the film's tunes; the entire cast 
page of vaudevlle history It Is Ufill take up the 'Hollywood on the 
written that an old star never | Air* time next Mondiaty night . (1.2),. 
made a nev? star, but. the bookers 
aren't doing much reading. 

Meanwhile the salary - and" bbok-- 
ing .pact continue?, and the, clrcolt'^ 
heads contend vaude cannot sur- 
vive without It The idea ie that 
without a pact the circuits, liii spite 
of themselves, don't know how to 
keep the. high salaries from mount- 
ing by individual effort and that 



from Fh. Inlac^ 



Last season's . floor show of the 
Miami Blltihore hotel Is being 
brought intact to the Hotel Bilt- 
more Cascades In New Tork. 
Troupe Is headed by Ann Penning* 
the only sure way is to have each I ton, ahd includes Tito Coral, Caper- 
circuit, act. as a poXlcemaji over the ton ahd Blddle, Stone and Veriion, 



thing .particularly new in his act 
but put it over with skill. Two 
femme stooges, one stepping ami 
Working hard; this other foillne: well 
and singing fairly. Sanborrt arid 
the house brk , again helped build 
up act, which went' well frbm, start 
to finish and took good hand and 
call. . 

Fift^t spot held Irene Vermillion, 
trick tumbler, . accompanied by 
three girls, well dressed, who sang 
bluei3rl=She-^tossed=.herselt=th£ough 
the 'Rhapsody , in . Blue' arid threw 
a few trick cartwheels, ending with 
splits jumping from piano, which 
:got her a" hand- 

Feature is ' harifohx ■ 
(Mono). 



other circuits. 

Doesn't Woirk OOi 

So far the real "purpose of the 
agreement— cutting the higher sala- 
ries^hasn't beeri served^ Unable to 
obtain the names at 'cuts, the cir- 
cuits aren't playing names at all. 
Instead of booking acts on an eco- 
riomicial basis, they have stopped 
booking altogether. And .the little 
aicts whose salaries had alrckdy 
been cut to a point where further 
cutting was hardly possible are 
taking, both, the rap and .the cut. 
They are paying the' penalty, for the. 
circuits' seVen-year salary bender; 
in ivhi.fch .they shared but little or 
riot at all. 

.Vaudeville theatre grosses, instead 
of improving, have decreased still 
more. The little Iii bill costs that 
has been cut by the agreement Isn't 
Sufficient to equal the drop in at- 
tendance. The public doesn't know 
what has happeried and is happeri- 
iH#=iirtirerbDroking"offices,"but-there 
are results by which the public may 
judge. The public's judgment: seems 
to be dictating" a mass decision to 
stay away. The shows show it. 



Hahiikh Williams Set 

■—-Hannah^-WilHams -begins an en- 
gagement at the Polham Gardens, 
June 7. 

Music is dispensed^ by Joe Cani 
duUo's band. Hal Hixon. also in 
show. 



Strauss at OCA 

Edward I. Fishman has brought 
Dave -Strauss into the Orchestra 
Corp, Of America to direct publicity 
in behalf of name hands. 

Strauss was formerly film editor 
on the N. Y. 'Morning Telegraph' 
and for the 'Billboard.' 



'Barry Devine, the Hernandez Broth- 
ers and a :marlriiba band; 

Gtiin'an in E3fp6 (Jafe? 

Chicago, June 6. 

Texas Gulnan and her gang may 
beconae an attraction at the' 'Streets 
of Pairls- concession at the World's 
Pair. They would work In OriO 
the two big restiurarits. A second, 
possibility for Tex at the Fair ,i^ 
reported to be the Dance Ship. 

Meanwhile dulnan tribe has added 
the tJptbwri, Marbro, and: possibly 
the Chicago froin Balabari & Katz. 

Exploiteers of Road Spots 

Lee Posner; partriered by Harry 
Sobol, has become the 'Voice of 
Westchester* by his own designa- 
tion. Posner did a lot to put the 
Harlemanlac entertainment on the 
map in a publicity way. • 

in Westchester Posner and Sobol 
haiidleTJubllcity-oh-the-Glen=Islarid= 
Casino, Boston Post Lodge and Pelr 
ham Gardens. 

Bouquet's- New- Band'.. 

Hollywood, June 6. 
- Max Bouquet, former arranger 
and pianist for j;ay Whidden's or- 
chestra, has quit and formed a ne^nr 
band. Combo booked into the .Del 
Mar, Cal., hotel June 3 by i>avld 
.HiUman. 

Bouquet has five former members 
of Whidden's band with him. 




Taesday, June ^, 1933 




FILM 
GIED WANTS 




Rip Van Wiiikle 



Los Angeles, June 5. 
Coast rftp lor d, publisher 
called his assistant one day 
and told him that he had heard 
Ponald Novls over KPWB the 
evenine. before and wanted th0 
assistant to rusli right out and 
get the singer to lug one. of 
hls:numhers. 

It was tough explaining 
th^ boss that, Novis. had- been, 
in New T6rlc lor a year and, 
what he had heaurd was ah. 
electrical . transcriptlbh made 



H'WQOD BAND fINED 
FOR UNDER-SCAUHG 





Hollywood, June. . B. 
Following a special meeting held 
May H at Ambassador, Coast 
niembeV>' Songyrriters iPro. 

"favor entrance as a body Into, the 
Borften Writers' Guild, to which they 
have been eitended an invitation t«r 
Join. Guild Is attempting to solidify 
the stand of all scribblers lor the 
screen, 

John Schulman, attorney for the 
SPA, flew here from New York to 
attend the meeUng, explain the: or- 
ganization's eastern activities and 
aacArtaln tlve Hollywood problems 
t>f iocal 'members. Htf " tookrliack 
"With him the recbmmendatidn of the 
members here that they join the 
Screen--Writers'- fiuild..a&_a:_bodx._ 

Guild had originally approached i , — Angeles, >rUne 5. 

jndl^duja^ongv^^^^ Shifting of bahSs ah,Und tbwn. h^s 

^ KM tsfttV devlS hadipvt 13 combos into new spots, sev- 

g^^ of^ Motion,Pi cture Arts and [ a^|.a^| >^ 



Los Angeles, June 5. 
All 11 members, of thi Club New 
Yorker orchestra have been con- 
ylcteid of working a^t the how-de- 
funct Holly Wood caie , under scile 
and have been fined $25:' a piece, ex- 
cept Joseph Watson, joontractor, 
who was given a $50 assessntient. 

Scalercutting was admitted by the 
men, Who testified that Barnett Hy- 
man^. the j>roprlet6i:, came to them 
two months ago ahd said tlley 
Tjroul^-haw^f<r cut^ 
thfe band^ because 'Of bad. business* 
Instead the me n. Were r etaine d and 



IN M; 13 




Arerage Qieap Disk Sdk 511,110(1 



So $1,500 Guaranty Out— So Is a Royalty 

Gut, Unless— 



COSTLY FLOOR SHOW 



Fann! 



buchin prk 
in ,R<oadhoU8e 



and 



the whole combo"took a drop In pay 
from $30 to $25 in order that they 
all remain working. 

Rochester, N. T., 

Rochester musicians' unioh 
slapped a $5,6o6 fine on Bus Blum, 
leader 61 orchestra that finished a 
six- Weeks' ehgagement .at the Re- 
gent theatre Friday . (2) . lum w^s 
charged with working for less than 
the union scale. It's a third offense 
ibr-that: direction.—— — - '-■ 

Member of the orchestra said to 
hwve spilled the dope to the union. 
Blum has been playing in res- 
tiiilrants and dance^ spots in the city 
for the, past year. 



A high-priced floor show, headed 
lit...XaDEiQ Brice^ will open Rbs s 
Fentoii Farms" at Asbury Park; 
N. J.; june:'23; Along With Miss 
t^rl ^A those iset 80 far, all t h roug h 
Lou Irwin, are Eddie Duchirt's or- 
chestra- and ; Medrano and Donna. 

Ralph Maurice is the road spot's 
new operktor. He spent about $20,- 
000 fixing it up. 



Miramar hotel, Santa; Monica, June" 
7, with Loyce Whiteman as soloist. 
He has been replaced, at the Roose- 
velt hotel, Hollywood, by a new or- 
chestra headed by Bay West and 
Irviiig Adams. 

Art KassCl combo arrives 



Two Committees 

A comiAlttee to contact tb6 Guild 
in the futiire^ was appointed, con- 
pistlng of iCaimar. and Ruby and 
Edward Ellscu. At the same time, 

a grievance committee was named I - .1^^ ^^.^ — ^ 

— W'CTratact'^tudios -and-song-writers^^^^^^^ 

- involved . in disputes- J)r.. alleged Qardensr formerly Frolics caf6, in. 
. abuses and to attempt conciliation ' - — 

m such instances. L. Wolfe Gilbert, 

Harry Warren, Joe Biirke, Kalmar 

and Ruby, Albert von Tilzer and 

Charles Daniels are on the latter 

committee. . , 

A new standard motion ' picture 
Bongwrlting contract was talien ^p 
with Attorney Schulman at the 
meeting. Agreement will cover syn- 
chronization, rights for songs In pic^ 
lures other than the one for .which 
they were originally written; In- 
clusion of scorers and thematic Piut 
sic composers in the ASCAP was 
also recommended by the group be- 
'Tcaiise of ~tB6- lormers^-current-com- 

petition with members. , ^ ^ , , 
Future SPA hieetings will be held 
monthly with different inenobers 
presiding. Larry Hart will chair- 
man the next meet^ Gilbert pre- 
Bided at the last gathering. 



Gardensr formerly Frolics ca,te, 
culver City, on June 15. 

Biltmore ballroom has C, Shaip 
Minor playing the organ and lead- 
ing a 12-piece of chestra. Jesse. 
Kirkpatrick and his 12-piece band, 
formerly in the Garden room there, 
have left for Chicago. 

Sherwood Beasley is at the Club 
Ballyhoo, replacing the Earl Burt- 
nett band, Which has gone to ^he 
Gunther hotel, San Antonio. Bob 
Hdlman's aggregation is at the new 
Tivoli cafe; Gordon Carper's orches- 
tra. With Herbert- Hall, crooning, 
moved into the Lighthouse ballroom, 
Compton,.and Eda Eson's band is at 
LeightonsViisaerXaew's-^tate^^ 

Jimmjr Biddick opened at the 
Jonathan club, Santa Monica, May 
27. and George Dolbler's band at the 
Cafe de Paree for teartlme music. 
Yascha Borowsky is -at_lhe_H5llX- 
wood Country club with a nine- 
Phil Fischer is at the 






With the Society 



There, Will be ho .modiflcatioh of. 
the regulation royalty pf- 2c a side: 
for the; cheaiier record's unlesis the 
phonograph coinpahles agr^e to give 
the publishers a minimum guaran- 
tee dr substiantial advance. Sa the 
publishers haVe agreed anipng them- 
=selves=ahd=^anhouneed.-tp:?the=.ph6noj% 

graph nieh , through JPhh Paine* 
trusteie foir the MPPA. . .,■ \ 

rFlrms-Tnairing-the- lowerr^cal^^^^^ 
stencillings have in recent Weeks 
been making the approach direct to 
individual publishers, asking that 
the fee be: reduced to 1% a side. 
After this method had failed to 
bring any appreciable iaCcord, th© 
phonogra,ph men took ; the matter 
direct to the MPiPA, Where it Was 
agreed -at" a meeting- ofrrthe .-board — 
of directors last week to let the cur- 
rent royalty figure stand as is lin- 
ljegsj..he recqrders_ we_re^ 
putting up . .a guarantee; 
. :Altho!flgh there iWasihothing- defl- 
nitely deterniined as to what the 
guarantee or advance, shpujd, .,be»;... 
preponderant sentiment among'the 
publishers present, favored cutting 
-tite-royalt5t^oWn--to-l<HPrwi^edaha_ — 
recorder, laid $1,500 on the line. 
Phonograph men say that any 



Guild Intends to draw * <»^« L„an combo; phU Fischer is at the 
._ W-practlfie_tojrotecUhe^rights '^thSkeller,_lormMy. Coffee TDa^s. 
- BOne writers in their activities at_L ^^^^^^.^^ „„ion -or^eslra .^as 
the studio. Sub-cdmmlttee com- . ^^^^^ noh-uriion "band at 

prising Harry Rubyr Lorenst Hart sj^n,„on'B bal 
and Edward Ellscu has been ap- f — . 
pointed to draw up the code. 



ERPI has proceeded to work out 
an advance settlement of the 
synchronization fees still due the 
publishers on foreign versions in 
connection ti^ith the old contract 
and to close down its offices abroad. 
Ab a preliminary step in this di- 
rection the electric has asked all 
its picture producer licenses to 
furnish it with detailed info rela- 
tive to the films made up to Sept. 
5, 1932, that they have yet to re- 
lease in ioreign climes. -=^- -j- 
John G. Paine, trustee for the 
JVlusia Puhlifiherp Protectiye_ Asso- 
ciation. estimates that the royal- 
ties due from these films outstand- 
ing will come to around $250,000, 
this including the money noW held 
in escrow in Australia. In the final 
settlemehf it "Is; " antieipated— that 
this amount will he cut down to 
around two-thirds. 



reliminary tally of applications ■ i^jionoerupu mvi* — » 

received by the American Society of such guarantee Is J>eyond considerr 
leceiveu Puwisheri ation. To covep the advance alone 
Composers, Authors and ^'^blishers ^^^^ to dispose Of 150,- 
sliows. the membership of the^^ortg- copies; of a master. The average 
writers-protective Association. ' - [cheap^record,- they flay; .ILOW. .sells, 
whelmingly In lavox of .canceiing the; at axom d 50,0(>0:copies._ 
lb -year extension agreements sig- — ^"^ 
natured with ASCAP. igmund 
Romberg, SPA pre?, had counseled 
this action awong the writers on. 
the grounds that he saw no reason 
why the members of his association | n^^jp^pcai agreement betWeen the 
should obligate themselves when g^gjety composers, Au- 
none of the important publishers jj^Qj.g ^nd iPublishers and th 
had come thto.ugh with similar" • - - . t-w 



ISCAP RENEWS WITH 
ITEOTON SOC. FOR 3 YRS. 



agreements. 

It was shortly after the society 
had_CQnsummated its con_tract.Vfith 
radio thai the ABC AP hoaxd of di- 
rectors passed a resolution calling 



KING COTTON SPURTS 
DISK SAL^ IN SOUTH 

Phonograph - companies, — notably I shorts. 
RCA Victor, have encountered a I 



Solomon's ballroom. 

Phil Harris' hand. Which left 
Cocoanut Grove June 1, opens tne 
suSS^ season at the HoUywood 
chib. Galveston, June 14, -«fhere he 
stays for four weeks, then golne to 
the college Inn. Chicago hooked by 
MCA Radio (pictures) <fjled to 
take UP Harris' option for additional 



RCA Victor, have encounierea » * " , ^t. 

:8Ubstantial -increase In. record sales l^^jjj^ggjPislong TuneS 
through the southern sjftes. P^erk" T^-lni-or 
Ing VP of business in this area Is 
attributed to the boosting that the 
price of cotton has taken. 

As a result of the brightening of 
the southern plctur* Victor .has^de- 
cided to jack UP its putput_ of hUl- 



For RKO's Lederer Pic 

Hollywood, June 6 
Richard Adinsel, who wrote the 
musicat background for the current 
N. T. stage ,production;^fJAll^^^^^^^ 



cided to jack UP its output or N. We to write the 

hilly and race recorWWffipany ls Wonderlan^^^^ 

ilsaexperimehtine ;^th ^ new fle^- ^^^3^^^/^^^^ 

fbte record with, pictures whic^^ it Ra^io^"^^ Elisct 



iDie revuivi ^- . 

figures on eventually putting out at 

75o a copy. 

Robin Tones 'Weakness* 

Holly woodi June 5- 
Leo Robin has been bptt-owed 
Ironi Paramount by Fox to .write 

the lyi-ics.of 'My/WT^^i^t^^SS: 
lan Harvey's next, which Buddy 

De Sylva will produce.. . , 

Music will be written hy Richard 
Whiting. . 

Vogel's 2 Suits 

An article in 'Metronome,' musical 
monthly, is regarded as libelous jn a 
$50,000 damage suit by Jferry Vogel, 
formerly of the Plaza Music eo. 
^75'Sf![e^h7TIJfi3C0ir&--Raferty^are-rep- 

resenting Vogel. . , 

Another suit for 60 grand by 
Vogel IS against a tin-pan alleylte 
who is charged with having written 
a sciirrilous letter to.C. J. Kronberg, 
president of the Plaza Music Co;, 
'Vogel's former employer; Same at- 
torneys for Vogel in this action. 

For 25 years with Plaza, or until 
Richmond-Mayer took oyer its^ pop 
Jobbine business, Vogel is going 
into the music business independ- 
ently. 



Harry Akst and Edward Ehscu 
have Sen ^signed to the ^core of 
'My Gal Sal' at the . same studio. 

Mai Sterner, head of the mus e 
department there. Is ^oing^ 
length symphonic t^f^^ment on 
•Morrtirtg Glory.' next Katharine 
Hepburn flicker. 



Harms Handling Two 
Songs from L.A. Revue 

Hollywood, June 6. 
Lucky Wilbur, coast Harms rep- 
resentative, has taken two of the 
songs froih 'Second S o'Clock Revue, 
now at the Music Box, for publica- 
tion by his company. . . . 

Tunes axe 'Pale Moohlight'-^aTTd 
'Sing a Little Jingle.' -Bud- L. 
Cooper and Eddie Lambert did the 
lyrics and Jean . Talbot the music. 



thors and iP,ubliBher8 and the 
G.E.M.A.,- German performing rlghtft 
society; has been., renewed for an-, 
bther three years. Contract^ wUh 
the German society's signature ar-. 
riv¥d hfere while" the cop^ bearing 
the ASCAP seal was on its way 



rectors passea a reaoiui.fui» va.»»»#«e. me aov^ax- ovai »»< 

uDoff th0--membership -to- Slgnatura. . abroad last-week^ '-— 

agreements extending their aUiance There had heen some discussion 
for 10 years beyond the present con- among the Society's »'oard of d^- 
trict?s expiration date, Dec. 31. 1934. rectors about deferring the "«ewal 
A? a Suit of Romberg's appeal LntU the Nail opposition to Jej^^^^ 
4a< ticllly evei^y-^neinhen of .hi8_a8, Uomjios^^^^^ 

l^SJSn had by the end of January sided, but It was finally decided to 
the 10 -year renewal J okay the agreement. 



last okayed 
proposition. 

_ Tn his letter urging that the writ- 
ers ask the society to tear up thU 
10-year extenslond Romberg ex- 
pn.ined that he did not want to 
have the responsibility on his shoul- 
ders of having led them into some- 
thing that later may prove embar- 
rassing. Publisher members , of the 
society's board say there was noth- 
ing for RCmberg to be concerned 
about_since4he-.writ_ei^'_ agreements 
Wefo not binding until a; majof Por-- 
tibh :or the publishersr -had - also 
agf-eed to an extension. 

ThlS^ say several Of these direc- 
tors, they will not do until they have 
been assured that the society is pos- 
sessed of an efficient business ad- 



Heidf s 16 Men for KKO, 

Subject to Union's Okay Umistration. 

Los Angeles, June 5. _ • ci_i««. 

liorace Heidt wiU .head a 16- 1 Gol. Phono'S NcW SalCS 



Pabs Grab New Brass Ring 
At Roof-Roadhonses 

Flock of hotel roof and roadhouse 
openings has th^ song pluggers on 
a merry-go-round again. . 

Rudy Vallee's now at the Penile 
sylvania hotel roof to a no-couvert 
^olloyCthertf s-a-$2^supper; inenu. aa.- 
a miriimum check), playing, at^dhi- ; 
ner and supper, and Reggie ChTlde, 
from the El Cortez, San Diego, in- 
ducted the hcW fteridi'Ick - Hudson - 
room of the hotel Roosevelt, which 
serves as ths^t hostelry^s summer 
garden. Both Chllds and Vallees 
openings opposed each other Thurs- 
day, (i). it -nr*V 
Jack Denny retum«ed to the Wal- 
dorf ^A«torla roof Saturday. (3), ^Don , 



—Horace Heidt wm neaa » ^^i, x = — aorf-^Afltoria rooi jaavutuajr A^./^^-'^^- 
pIece band when the HW Street re- Sales Ideas Restoi" switches from the Hotel 
turns to vaudeville policy of five MgT. HaS IN^W Lexington to the New Torker roof, 
van'irl .Tiinfi 16. I _ '. 1-^ iina .r*n1iimbia' I n-_t- iT^ioi- kiiir>f><>0iilner him at the 



Grcosmg 




Boston, Jime 6. 
ven Boston Pops, historic sum- 
mer musicals by Symphony Pl^yf 
had to go exploitation to get biz. 
%vice this week POPS had .special 

nights, one gypsy. o^^^^^Ji^^;^^^; 
trons invited to wear odd costumes, 
etc., with result that such nights 
?ire..sello Ut3.. — 

Freed-Brown Theme 



Hollywood, " June 5: " 
Arthur Freed and., mcij Herb 
Brown have, written 'Hold Tonr 
Man' for the. Metro picture of , the 
S name. Picture, formerly 
knbwri as. 'Black Orange Blossoms/ 
.will have Jean Harlow warbling the 

*"Stme duo of.s.otlP'Bcribbler<^are 
doing the tunes for 'Dancing Lady. 



acts and stage band June 16. ^ 
In meantime the local union here 
insists that .Heidt employ 10 nien 
from local union ?for a P^t and 
stage combination and only bring 
on six of his own, with theatre 
agreeable to the plan. 

HERE AND THERE 

Newcomer to the list of tun^s 
inspired by the Chicago Exposition 
Id 'I'm Gonna Go. to the Worlds 
Fair m Chicago.' Authored by Bob 
Levy and Norman . Goldblatt of 
Kansas City. 

Jack AIpin'8 NBC Ctchestra at 
Charlie's Inn, formerly Fisherman's 
Rest, on Burden Lake, outside Of 

Musical Fiddler?, .of ,Ncw . ^ork. 
now playing at Newman's on Sara- 
toga Lake, N. T. 



Latest charige the Columbia 
Phonograph Co. has E. J. Stevens, 
Jr.. as general manager of the sales, 
recording and advertising divisions, 
with E. B, Shldeli; formerly in; 
charge of sales,"" assigned , to super- 
vise the plant in Bridgeport.. Stevens 
conies from Brunswick Record 
Corp., where he served as v.p.m 
charge of sales for 12 years. Ben 
Selvih' continues! as. general record- 
ing director for Colximhia. 

AS his initial policy. moVe .Stevens 
has called off the turning out of a 
definite listing each month,. Us 
Stevens' plan not only to make the 
number of releases each month nbn- 
iihifortn but to increase the .list from 
month to month. 



Lexington to the New Torker roof» 
Ernie Hoist succeeding him at the 
Lex. Bestor displaced Qzzle Nelson^ 
who goes to Handel's Inn, Lynbrook, 
L. L, which has NtG anc' the Par- 
adise restaurant hunch flnancialiy 
Interested. Ell Danzig, who, because 
offlciating at the White fiouse cere- 
mbhles; now bills himself as the In- 
auguration Band, Is at the St. 
GeorgCi Brooklyn. Sam Robbind 1^ 
up <Jn the McAlpin hotel roof and 
Bmil Coleman is taking .over the 
Art Coogan unit as a nucleus for an 
enlarged combo for Marden's Riv- 
iera, at EngleWood, N. J. Copgan 
headed the smaller combo. 

Harold Stern's 'formal' debut on 
the Hotel Blltmore's Cascades TPOf 
Is . tomorrow . . 



Highland Park Casino nIgM club, 
Birmngham, opened Saturday (3) 
by . Grant Swisher ahd Ned R. Mc 
David. Dunk Rendelman's orch in 
stalled, and local talent for floor 
sliowr 



HARLEM'S NEW BAOT) . 

-lnstoad=='of— putting=ln=-=thfi.J21uft. 
Rhythm band minus batonlcr Baron 
Lcc, Irving Mills, changed his mind 
and" last- Wednesday - (31) • gave-the 
Cotton Club, Harlem, assig.nment to 
a newly -orKanizccl cornbination 
which he has d.Ubbcd 'the Mills Mu- 
sical Playhoys. 

Eddie Mallory has been put in as 
If'adcr arid they stay until Duke El- 
lington 'returns from his European 
I trip. 



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T I M E S S l| a A R C 



I)auehteF of the late Lya de Puttl 
reported to b6 engaged to a Butch 
planter' who vainly wooed her 
jnother. 



Emil torso's bail set at $250 In 
the breach suit brought by Cbii 
6tahC6 Oiaston, actress, who says 
BhV did. considerable tr^tvelihg with 
.him oh his promise. to niarry her; ■ 



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James' Melton, radio' tenor, went 
,^.^Aj:y^o$^iA.-yiJa^^^t. jyvm. Klee 
fell 'off the KTee yacht; irt' EdhB TTb^ 
'"^.liarid^ sduhdv' lie got his i^an, but 

the._cap taln w as^deaid from heart 

attack. ~ 



Four relatives of the late Joe lie - 
blang protest in Surrogate's court 
against the. acceptance of the report 
of the exectitriTC,. the' former^ Mrs. 
TllUe iLeblang, that he died; insol- 
v<&nt. Two sisters, a ^brother and ah 
adopted brother of ' the deceased 
. claim, there, are : funds from which 
their legaciei?. should: be paid. 



Blchmond Harris,, concert man- 
— ager,^jiix»gi_^Jp6e_ Itur bir Sp anish 
pianlstr for f 6,000 for alleged . rSpU- 
jliatlon of a.. Contract. 



Secretary .'yV'obdin has completed 
a "symphony ' which' he has dedicated 
to Emil ' v;elazco of the Taft hotiel 
organ. Velazco Will play -it at West- 
. port thlanromisterT^— SuIt«T-lSHentItled. 
The Gallant Tin Soldier.' 3ased on 
an old fairy tale. 

HAriy jjibbie; jwha_wafi^^^ for 
Special Sessions because two re- 
volvers^wei^ found in his baggage 
when he ca;me - up from British. 
Guiana, lately, .turned loose*^ ^ourt 
-. -flguce.d a.*notion plcturi? man needed 
something like fhatTitr tbe- jungle; 
He had. been making an anihial film. 

Helen kaiie chaiiges lawyers in 
her suit agaiiidt Paramount and 
Fleischer studios. She's suing be- 
cause she claims Betty Boop's sing- 
Injg Isf a copycat. 

^ Federal . Judge Oaffey 'Will held a 
meeting June X3 to decide Whether 
or not to continue operationis at the 
RozyJ Receiver Cullman reported a 
"loss of $71>2S5 from • Dec. 16 to May 
4, not Including provision for funded 
•-'^aebtfedness -iand..:Conip.ehsat^ to 
.receivers' aiid their attorney. - If 
,: adverse decision is arrived tit, houde' 
— .nclbs&' iFune- iB. — • ^ 1 



^uprenrie .Court c6nflrmi9 decision 
,6£ E4ui,ty arbitratot's ' xequirlng 
Managers Prtjtectivb assh. to pay an 
award of 1^3,979 to Equity on sal^ 
" wyclaims- inostly- artslrig-f roi^ 
Shubert bankruptcy. 



News From 





This deparfment contains fewritkn theatrical news items as published during the Week in 
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of so.ngwrite'ria. He used to write 
collee^e glees. Now .he's to help 
draft recovery bill. 



Circus agent crashes the Morgan 
libh]grresBidnat' investigation and sits 
girl midget in the banker's lap 
while cameras click. Photogs 
warned if they use the pics they'd 
not be allowed in again. But they 
did. Morgan begged them oft. 



Olga P'etrbva arrives from . Eur 
rbpe and again denies rumor of her 
intended divorce. No .iatage work, 
she says. 

Will of the late i^lbrenz Ziegfeld 
Anally, probated in White Plains," 
N. Y., WedV (3i). Cbuhty treasurer 
appointed special administrator. 
Estate not expected to exceed 
-$6,000: 

■Jack" Benny 'has- leased a. three^ 
room terrace apartment on the 19th 
ifloor of . Essex house^ overlooking 
Central Park. 



cause it fbrceis the girls to keep in 
physical trim. 



Barbara Mae Smith g:etd her dl- 
vprct» frbm Oscar lieViAnt,, cpmpbser. 
Showgirl will return to stage; 



Lee Shubert i9ayi9~if the . corp. 
makes money It will pay o^ the old 
stockholders.' 



Equity votes a ban on alien mem- 
bers at its meeting Friday.. Only 
exception those who had already 
played here 76 weeks as of June 1^ 



Caroline Johns, wife of Orrlck 
Johns, author, found by" police wan* 
derlng. about --the-:^reets_ of Seal 
Beach (Calif i>, three diaiys afteFshe 
was -reported tb - have disiippeared 
frbm the CarmeL .(Calif.) railroad 
statibh.. Mrs. Johns stated^ that she 
liad no recollection of what occurred 
after she. left the station. 



Frank Damrosch, brother of Wal- 
ter, drop9 post in Inistitute of Mu- 
sical Art after; 1^8 years. Wants to 
find time for writing. 



Attempt to extort $500 frbm' Eric 
IPedley, polo player, by threatening 
to throw add in the faces of his 
children, was thwarted when L. A. 
police arrested E. T. Von Beulow 
as a suspect, Beulbw was nabbed 
near the. location where' the random- 
was placed. 



Rilly Rose cutting 'CraTy Quilt' 
to- pint size for picture houses. 
Smith and Dale and Charles King 
head the' tab. Opens, in Troy June 
24. 



: — Barrbn-CoUier-seeks-moratorium- 
on his perisonal obligations under 
the. recent Federal act. Says none 
6t his companies are involved. - He's 
largely interested in .Luna .Park, 
now in receivership, along other 
things. 



"Efarfiet" F. . Refehdf^orm6r TihO'v(r= 
girt, ; ©Mains _ a ..divorce from Frank 
H. Behrehd in a Jersey courti 
Claims he cut her with a razor 
blade and scratched her back with 
a nail file. 



Present Plans of John Golden will 
bring yickl Baum's 'Life Go^ On' 
[-to— B'way^-«erlyrm- Auguj3itr'~^ilt 
break in tit Atlantic City. That and 
Golden^s four other prospects will 
get tryouts at Dennis, M&ss. 

Brown & Henderson mdiy add. a 
couple of straight dj^ainas to their 
intended musical, production. I^oth- 
ihg pfckedT yet, but ;th'ey*re ireaidlng; 

Bobby Connolly and Ned! WaV- 
burn to help stage the hew 'Ziegfeld 
FolUes.' N 



True York Is going to head her 
bWh act ' with - Beatrice -Bindlin to 
help. Has been in the York and 
King act. • 



Mitzl- Downs, former dancer, ac- 
cused of the murder of a chiropodist, 
but released from that charge 
though held on other counts, . Is .at 
last free of Jthe toils, of the law. 
Ail charges ae^ihst her are dropped. 



'Aijgel,l_LenQre; tilrio.. play, which 
was to; have tried, for run: in Chi., 
bpens . at the Times Sq. June 19. 
Only one week at the fair. 



Johti J. Bruckner, who described 
-hlmaeif_as...a._3^aude_&ctojr,^pr.ofes- 
slonally known as Jack Williams, 
held for trial on a forgery charge. 
Alleged he used the name of Arthur 
M. Kraus, booking .agent, to letters 



•Yale Puppeteers, "will dose the 

iseason June .17, to resume in Sept. ^ 

"TB«iHWhilevrtUviake-their-d which he obtained merchandise 

'^to Franconia,' N. H. Opened here | charged to KraUs's account, 
last Dec. 

'Biography' gets the whiskers as 
Hdrry D. Kline gets a Job jts book- j the oldest B'way run, 

Jng manager of the Mecca Audi- „ . 7 , . 

tbriurn. Post originally held by N. Y. Aquarium gets all the al 
.Harry JC. Arthur, Sr., d£i,d of the ligators that outgrow the family 
clVbiilt exec, but no regular booker I bathtub, XJpt-- 58--Iast year,. . .but 
for the past couple of seasons. swapped them with European 

aquaria for other specimens, so 

Bah bhx newspaper stories about | 'sators are always welcome, 
sweepsta'kes .winners lifted by Post- 
master Gen. Farley. .Ruling heVer 
has been enforced. 



'Shooting Star' to ppen cold,- 



Crosby ~ Galge announces f orma- 
tlbn of National Theatregoers Ass'n, 
Inc., of which he will be prexy. 
Idea is to create a banking ihsti- 
'tutlon to finance theatrical produc- 
tlo'n oh a. large scale. Wants $6,- 
000,000 capital. Tb stake fiiany-prb- 
ductiohs and trust. - to Jaw of av- 
erages. 

Washington 'Post' sold for $825,- 
000. Identity of -buyer, hot revealed, 
several persons being credited^ 



^ Open air opera .starts at George 
Washington stadium,, July 3, with 
Giaconda.' 



Mae Btjghtman JLahg granted a 
divorce "from 'Freemah' Lang;- radio- 
annojincer, In L. A. Charged her 
husband Nurith leaving -ft -violent 
temper. 



William H. Jobelman, former X^os 
Angeles p.a.', who flgured as a de- 

ages -Eunice Prihgle case, booked in 
San;.Franclsco on. charges of pass- 
ing phony checks- 



Wilda Bennett (musical comedy) 
served In divorce suit brought by 
Anthony Wettach;r her third hitch'. 
Suit in Trenton, N. J; courts alleges 
cruelty, in t^at she beat him with 
her fists. 



Pavld . Albln, known as fCock- 
Eyed Muirngah,' died in St;:EdwaTdi'«i. 
hbspltal, New Albany, Ind., from, 
natural cauises. Long identified with, 
nlte clubs . and Chicago rackets, he 
tiaLd'escaped several attempts on his 
life. Club Epicure, Club Algiers 
and Malson Rftz were some of his 
promotions. Federal agents closed 
them all. 



Freeport (L. I.) lodge of Mbbse 
raided Thursday (1) and police. ar- 
rest three, men charged with show- 
ing of an allCE^ed Indebent picture,. 
Trio held for the grand Jury. 



Duncan sisterd rehearslhg^.tt re- 
vival of 'Topsy and Eva' tor a road 
tour, then Chicago.. 



Coast 



Tracy Drake, knbwn to show bus- 
iness, for his temporary manage-;- 
ment ';pf .the Blackstone hoteli Is 
assoclate'd 'with other 'members- of 
his family in a suit to compel re- 
ceivers- of the Drake hotel,-Chicag.Q,. 
to give them' free rent and board, 
as per contract. Drake family no 
longer controls-the- propertyi- but 
has continued to enjoy its privi- 
leges, which receivers; now wish to 
terminate. 



Furniture, books and works of art 
of Rene Adoree, actress, placed on 
the auction block iA Los Angeles. 



Robert Chung sentenced .to : llfe 
Imprisonment after an L, A. . Supe 
rlor court Jury found him' guilty of 
the murder of Yuck Mliig Ung, 
Oriental film actor. 



Luther G.- Hoobyar,- fllhgerr who 
abandoned his musical , career more 
than a year ago to work with the 
State Food administration in Los 
Angeles, will return to his former 
profession when he opens a slne^ng 
concert tour at the World's Fair, 
Chicago. Following this engagement, 
he. is billed for engagements in New 
York and other eastern cities. 



Decoration Day cruisers held up 
by fog and alt come in late in spite 
of the 'In time for business' promise. 



. Coney Island t ook a llckln' Memo- 
rial Day, but weafHer~heIp6d B'way 
shows. 



Cast of 'Best Sellers' rehearsing | .season, 
a new play for a tryout production, 
Script reputed tb be by one bf the 
players. 



Henry Forbes has acquired the 
rfehts to 'Thunder oh the Left' and 
will- make it . Into a play -for next 



Racketeers off: booze are turning 
attention to; forged stocks. Same 
counterfeiters who used to .make 
labels hbW turning out certificates 
Feds^giathered in a Phlla plant last 
week With about $2,000,000, face 
value, of fake shares.. 



Buddy poppy - sale a disappoint- 
ment this year. Only 600,000 dis- 
posed of, with ah average take of 6c. 



Cblbgero Migliore, Janitor of an 
East Side' apartment, suing his wife 
for divorce, naming Jack La- Rue, 
film, actor.- He asserts, tha^ Mrs, 
Migliore deserted him in 1917 and 
went on the stage, using the hames 
of Anetta Leau and Drene Beach, 
In 1927 she had La Rue arrested 
for beating her, Migliore asserts. 
At that time she said shcvv^as Mrs 
La Rue, but he denied that fact in 
court. Case was not contested,. but 
Joe Weber in Mt. Sinai hospital 1 referee reserves' his decision, 
with a broken ankle and other In- • — -4- 
,Jurles_justained^in a taxlcib crash I Hope Hampton- goes tb Montreal 
"last' Friday ?2TT^Mrs'r~WSB^ir"'alsoT| igrand=opera-coir 
bruised arid possible fracture of the 



Maurice Henessy, present head 
of the famous brandy firm, here 
looking over business prospectd If 
repeal passes. 



thigh. 



■ Barkers, _ buzzers and Ipudspeak-^ 
ers out bn Atlantic Gliy boardwalk. 
Strange qiiiet amazes visitors. 

Theatre Union, new:' production 
unltj will leave for Abingdon, ' Va,, 
next week (17) tb spe^id 10 weeks 
rehearsing > for fall productions. 
Hopes to produce three plays. 



Hope. Williams will spend her. va 
cation , in; Cody, Wyo., after she's 
had a trip to Europe. 

Chl . op . at the Hipp, drops daliy 
mat. Only gat. afternoon but every 
night, • 



Peggy Joyce in City court about 
that stock she gave Mf gs. Trust as 
collateral for a loan. It shrunk and 
dhe claims bank should have sold 
before the .drop. 



Steeplechase, Coney Island, puts 
In a free circus to fight Luna. • 

Donald R. Richburg, lawyer, I Olga Petrova strong for modern 
added to the president's collectfon ' style of dress she tells lunchers be- 



Members of the film colony who 
reside In Mallbu were Isolated from 
Hollywood for one day because Of a 
landslide near the- settlementr- 



Percy Higglhsoh,^ film lab techhl 
clan, injured when an atito driven 
by Fay Webb Vallee, wife of Rudy 
Vallee, collided . with one In which 
he was riding in Hollywood. 



Two bandits stole Jewelry valued 
at n^ore than $30,000 from the Hoi 
lywood apartmenta of Zeppo Marx, 
after forcing the actor and his wife 
to reveal the hiding place. 



Albert Holland, committed to the 
Arizona: State, hospital . several 
months ago after, allegedly; annoy 
Ing Bebe Daniels, is at liberty algaln 
According to a Phoenix. Ariz., sher- 
ifiC's rejport. he slipped away from 
guards while he and other patients 
were . on a walk. 



Announcement bf the separation 
of Lillian Torrence and Ernest Tot* 
rence, Jr., son of the late actor, 
made by the husband. 



Dolores Del Rio and her- husband 
Cedrlc .^Cyibbons. ■ art director,, re 
turned to Ihjs An^eles^after'a vac.a 
tfon in- Honolulu. 



Matty Klngr, ' actor. Injured When 
his car bverturned at a Hblljrwood 
Intersection. 



Frank Rels, Hollywood photog 
rapher, sentenced to serve 90 days 
In jail after found guilty, in L... A, 
of allegedly attempting to send ob 
scene pictures and literature through 
the mail. An additional sentence of 
two years was suspended providing 
the defendant pays a $500 fine. 

Announcement of the separation 
of 3ue Carol, actress,, and her hua 



band, Nick 
former. 



Stuart, made 



the 



Midwest 



Bike - Comdiack' Day 
Draws 25,000 GaUery 
At M Beach Fete 

Hpllywopd; June , 6. 
It used to be that you could rld«. 
a ^ bicycie or straddle- a 'horse ^^^^ 
out an audleneb. put with show- 
manship rampant tbfiay ybu hav* 
to take yow exercise with a; gal- 
lery.^ 

-Although-blfce-T'idlng— bwamF~a" 
fa* hi-thefle parts some months ago, - 
With merchants^ pro viding parking 
jstatlohs for the two^^wHeeiers, the 
pedal motorization of the nineties 
has Just reached the height bf its 
twenties with half a dozen towns 
In southern California, proclaiming 
bicycle days, 

Santa Monica, down oh the ocean 
frpnt, held its 'cpme-back' day for 
the -bike a week- ago, with 26,000 
persotia 'watchlhigr> the -events on the 
pier, Entrants In the events took 
the thing sei^busly, with ,500 regls- 
UfW(S: — — .- 



Figlit Ticket Deinand 

^JLatfiielfiMtitatt_^ 



Samuel Miller and -Louis IClng 
were assessed '$100 ~ilnes for at- 
tempting to scalp World's Fair 
tickets. They were- grabbed the 
first day outside the grounds. 



Manhattan, ~Kan.,- high .' ~-school, 
with $300 to spend for dance mUslC, 
wrote a famous orchestra a letter 
of Inquiry, In reply the orchestra 
said .for $300 they could send one 
piccolo player. 



O-ttOL JPetrlck,_ .36, heiadwalter at 
the bid 'Heildelberg Inn, dropped- 
dead from a heart attack. His was 
the first death at., the exposition 
since ' opehlhg, although- -a".couple--of- 
workmen were icill(&d.. during con 
struction. 



Expected spurt In demand fop 
tickets for the Schmellng-Baer fight, 
slated for the Yankee Stadium, 
Thursday (8), was not In evidence 
Mpnday,"'y Looks like .Jack Demp-> 
sey's debut listio promotlbh in the 
Eastr however,-- will be- a -financial 
success> Estimates of the gate put 
the gross around $226,000, as against 
$300,000 which was the high mark 
predicted. Last summer, when the 
Schmellng-Sharkey fight looked like 
a bust, ticket sale on the last tw<? 
days speeded the show to capacity. 

Whether that will occur for this 
match is a giiess. Some opposition 
has been voiced over support for 
an event in which a German Is the 
principal. Chance of: the Jewish 
Bae^r defeating the foreigner, may 
turn- the - tide in -favbr-of -a - larger- 
crpwd. Highest preductlon on at- 
tendance ie> 76% of Capacity. Ap- 
parently {fie popularity ~bf~I5enip- 
sey Is as strong a factor in th« 
tickets salea as the fight Itself. 

The fight may nbt be broadcast. 
Asking price was, $20,000. J?o ad- 
vertlsing ispohsor was secured. and 
NBC refused to buy the rights, al- 
though willing to take the show on 
sustaining tor $5,000. The Schmel- 
Inglr Sharkey-matQh for the title last . 
year brought $16,000 from radio. 
LUck'y Strikes, sponsoring.. 

Moraau-Norris 

The engagement has been an- 
npuhced bf Allee Norrls, of ; Pine 
Bluff, Ark,, and Armand Ji Moreau, 
of Pprtlarid, Me., with Paramount- 
Publix, as'^distric t-man ager- In , Me^_ 
N. H., and Vermbnt. The weddlhg 
Is to take place Hiere in July. 



Dude Hat P^ii^ 



Birmingham, June 6. 
Baseball attendance in the Dixie 
League at ^Jackson, Miss., has 
reached such a low amount that in 
order to try . to make ends. Tmeet of- 
ficials of the; club two or three 
times a week are throwing open 
the gates to the public, and betwe.eh 
Innings the hat is paissed around. 

Club has also gone fwb-a-day, 
thus affording theatres - still more 
conipetltion, O.ccasipnally - one game 
Is played in th>. afternoon and an- 
other at night, on the same day. ' ' 




MARRIAGES 

Peggy .Kent to .Bud DoWelt, last 
Easter. Bride, who is only 16, is 
daughter of Sidney R. Kent. Groom, 
with Foi Films, is 17: 

Yukona Camerbn to Al Trahan, 
Eastoh,^ Md., May 27. 

Paul Benjamin (National Screen 
Service) and. Lucille MacCollum, in 
New York, June 10. 

Cleora Woods, opera singer, to 
Orson Adams,- Jr., Paris, June 2, - 

-=Harry^Flshr-29,.and JVIariska ;Sum 
ttiers, 25, both midgets, with Jack 
Pine's midget village at the World's 
F^ilr, will be married June 10 In 
Ghiv.ago, 

Margaret Morton McKay, press 
agent, to Al Rice, of the Maple City 
Four, radio quartiet. In Chicago, 
June 1. 



BIRTHS 



Mr. and Mrs.* Freddie Morgan, 
daughter, June 1, at Lake Shore 
Chateau, White Lake, N. Y. Father 
is. of Morgan and Stone (vaude). . 



CiVi^ni ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW^^RKO ! 



HRO PALACE 

JANET GAYNOR 
in ''ADORABLE" 

PJas SKO TaadevUIe 



trWAY 

«> 4711, 



M H O »6 th ST.ifl^!tve 

Wea. to FrI.. June V to 9 

"SO THIS IS AFRICA" 

and • 
;"HUMANITY" 

Wed, to Frl.. June 7 to 9 
WHEELER ft WOdiSET 

in 'So This Is Africa' 




— On the Scrocn— 
FInt TImt at Popular PrIcM t 

'•HEU.BEJLOW" 

iDWRf ROBT. MONTQOMERY 

I .'""^ "8CMN0ZZ0LA" DURANTE 



On the Stage 
Underita Ballet 
Maria Gambarelll 
Wm. .Hall 



(TATE 



|2^fnON.'«FRI; 



IOAW.T.HC 



—On acrt'i'"— 

^ HELEN 
HAYES, CLARK GABLE 

in "THE WHITE SISTER" 
8tat6-8MITH and DAl-E, BUCK 
and AUBBLEB, «nd Ottien 



^ ToiBfliay, June 6, 1933 



TIMES S«|IIARE 



VARIETY 



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BLASTS MEXICO 




'^fneviixtk*m 3;2 Thirst 
Qacnche|i> Throws th« 
Wrench in Below-the-Bor- 
der Resorts 



HUNGER PAINS 



~ — ] — TiaJuaha^ 

in the States, 
opening up of QafnW tin bos Ah- 
flefe*, pFua- the generai shortaae of 
tourists, have put the damper on 
Tm Juana aricf Agua . .Cafiente to 
auctrinnBx t e nt t h at bbth-re«g|ttyire 
. ahowing leas activity than a m6rjBue. 
Last vyoek the San Franciseot ona of 
the ajdest bars here, closed its doors 
for -good.. Charlis Gbldl|b, manager 
for-yeare and one of Saloon fldws' 
«haracters,. said he's itting. the 
busmoss— ^broker 

. Fare.f^.auppoBed i iary-arig^lh 
broke out in- the fuhhel Bar, 
Wednesday (17), and before It Was 
under control^. it had destroyed the 
Log Cabin ■ aihd 'Tiv«U bars. Qwnors 
aaid that none. viF the thrtfe Would be 
rebuilt. . In the. past 30 days, 70 
saloons . -have folded. That means 
7ai%< of 'the town is behind the eight 
ball. 

Clasi^ Callente q&slno Is noW pcrr' 
mlttlng women, to play roul^tte'^ in- 
the. af ternoorn ■ for. lOo ■ per chip. • IV 
was hoped the dime gambling would ' 
attract, jftut_ lt.jaidnlt jwqrk. Males 
can play t0|r two bits. Week-day 



: , jPatl-inutuel system ' and licensed 
bobkies will handle bets. at both 
tjracks.. 

; Both .resortB are . pfferjing special 
ipdrudfeni*hts>w-.come-dns. . for the 
tjDUfistil. Agua Caliente hotel has 
i^peclal w^ek-end ratea and has 
diuced bar prices. Possible that a 
name t>and frbm the; statesf will be 
imported, for thei Casino there; 

' Prices ot. inerchah^se In ttils 
tpwn haye been loweye^l . ani a 
newspaper campaign cajlling atten- 
tion to this, as well ae the small 
doBt of a good time, is .heing planted 
in Calif o.rnia . papers* Trade drive 
gets under way June IB. 



Tia Juana, June <5. 
Ijast-bid-^for''-Amerioj^h--irad& and 
t^^:-^nar8tand f or,,"ifae^comijiL^rcIaL 
ejclsteiice ; 6f this, 't]6wn^afid Agua 
Oatlehti Ja a 1100,000 . promotion 
biipipaign. to sell $outherA California 
oh-.tfie 24-h0ur open bcirdttTf which 
went into effect last , week, and 
yeaf -round nightly' dbg racing. 

' San Diego and Los Ahgcilels have 
cold r shouldered the hound meets^ 
and the Me^Klcan communities orb 
s4t to ppt two plants Into . operation 
Immediifitejy.^ Ohe will be the' Agtia 
dailehte .&ennel club and' the ..otli'e^, 
ia; new triack, the Tia Juana: Kennel 
club\ oh ■ the site of • the - old race 
^ - . ^ ^ ^ tra.ek. Unless biz doesn't warrant, 

trade. has. fallen off so much ^that it j^^jj ^^acks will operate simultane- 
looka -asHIt the resort-Iiy-'being:^!)- \™_i„ — . 

-erated for the help. ■ < , . 

Sc H»wy pea lera ' 
At Tia Juana, gaiiibllng is nlL 
Deaters- are goipg" screwy ialklftgj^^^ 
themselves. Some of tbenOjave fofr 
gotten the field .numbers. ' Ni^ 'longer,, 
does, ihe merry "tinkle" of the ^Idt. 

ma.tihinies. sound , like .$we^^ °^^'3'l^ 
'the To^r owners,— Any • time -a. dime 
drops in the slot', \\1 '^akes them from 
peaceful sluniberi -Beer that once 
flold for 26c per glass, 60c per bottle 
and $1 pei: pitcher, is. now S, 10 and 
2i5c, w4th no buyers... 
The sidewalk madonnas are ticLk- 
- Ing-the- hurdlea.ln: bad shape.. The 
neon sign on the Moulin Rouge wind- 
mill,, where the boys , were wont to 
— BtrayK-has-heen extinguished. ~^ThTe 
.Wipdmiil is stilled. The girls are 
packing"''thelr' bags, fucking their 
name plates In their hags, locking 
tiieir cribs and taking a .well-earned' 
rest, or moving to greener pastures, 
if any. The Chinese owner of .the 
joint is bewailing the injustice of It 
all. Beer drinking in the States has 
ruined any kind of drinking In Tia 
Juana, and' without" If any willing- 
ness: to spend money is minimized. 

Caliente has been trying; to. sti'mu-! 
late week-end trade by advertising 
twoirdays' specials with room, meals 
and wine at the class resort for: a $C 
bill. Considering the fact that Cai- 
leiite used to get from $10 up for a 
room, the special, Is a bargain, but 
the takers are . few, with;. Caliente 
adding a,, bathing beauty. contest last 
Week-end. : It dicln't help. 

Take Hearst Seriously 

Mexicalli, Inland Mexican resort, 
is suffering the same brand oi; de- 
sertion by . the Americahs who have 
taken WilHani Randolph Hearst!s 
'Buy American', jcampaign on the 
square. Imperial Vallcyltes who 
were wont to spend; their week-ends 
at -Mexicalli are^ sitting in the i^un, 
swigging their own legal beer, Amer- 
icans all 1 

Claiss Ensenada, with a new road 
from the border to the Playa Del 
=.^Ji»iena^^3a(-Jtotel|^ js jiufferin^ hunger 
ps^ins. . Steamship -lines which spe 
clalized on week-end trips ' to - the 
fspot, have called thena 6fr. Only 
b.6at scheduled to make the trip will 
churn down there Decoration Day. 
If the trip doesn't pay. the boat's 
expenses, the.llne will call ofC future 
trips, 

Good beer in the U. S. A. is getting 
the blame. Jf there were no brew, 
Mexicans are confident that their 
town.s. would stiil be the oaSis in the 



CHI DUCATMEN STRIKE 

Walkout on Washington Park^Race- 
track 



Chicago;- June 6. 
_ . ..Washington P8* heire 
pifecipl^tedi a walkout, of ia mem- 
t)ers of the Treasurers' Union last 
week jwhen deductiiig~~Jl5% from 
their pay. Total sum Invblvedris 
only ;i6.20 a week, but boys didn't 
like the . way it. was done. Strike 
followed. 

Treasurers' Union expects to place 
16 members with the World's Fair, 
where ' -girl cashiers are reported 
making a mess of the ticket-selling 
job. Treasurers, were the. only ones 
cut at Washlhgton Park; 




To fecoup After 



Beer Trade Loss 



Wben to Stop, Bos Problem 



St. IjouIs, June 6. 

There's little chance of bus travel 
replacing ^;allroad3 oh rong hauls 
until ^Ome gehttis pops up who can: 
properly, space . comfort . stations td 
suit the collective needs of : each bus 
load of . passengers.. - As it. is, the 
travel chariots ^op eviery. hour to 
allow passengers' td stretch their 
legs, but the hpurly stop Is tod much 
fpir one half of the load, too in- 
frequent for. the other half.' 

.D'riYers kee)> their' eyes < on their 
charges to' detect , restlessness. Inr 
'divlduala rarely request the driyci' 
"to .pull up, - Mothers with a brood 
jOccalslonaliy ask for., a pfiuse.- 
■ - rTlDue-to^- the-jnfrfia.»ieiMj^ 'In - trai n 
tservtce througbout the. middle .west, 
busses have -copped -jnost. of the 
short haul business. Bus lines cut 
tb&' railrbad tariff by < about half. 
It's ' the pepular 'mode of travel, but 
for-^long distakices'^ the cbmfort sta- 
tiicirtis"the-maiJor prpblfeml^. ^ .. 
. > I^irge' bus ^comi^Cntes;. tolfiVe' made 
a study ot istop jprbblemv but have 
giyeij ijt up as a ba;cl Jpb. 






' Let t a Momneiif 
tooMo.'Fanii' 



Moves Cody's Birthplace 

Le Claire, la., June B. 
A^jelic,. much _ prized, the tiny 
home in which Cody- XBuffalo Bill) 
was born in here, is being razed by 
a crew of Chicago, Burlington and 
Quincy railroad carpenters, for 
shipment to Cody, Wyoming, where 
It will be reassembled near a monu- 
ment to the'lntirepid plainsman. The 
road purchased the house last year 
With "razing 3usi~started^nd being 
uAdertafcen ^vith a. great deiatl of care 
so that it may be preserved intact. 



Happ as Beer 



porting of beer to the States, by 
local breweries, but that doesn't 
make up for the . loss of - gambling 
ahd biair trade. Not by a long shot. 



Hollywood, June 6. 
' Recent .repeal of the Los Angeles 
Gandler . (local liquor enforcement) 
jlaw', arid action by the. city council 
In slashing "bc^r liceiise fees, plUs the 
government's removal of stringent 
regulations covering the sale of 
whiskey arid wine on prescription, 
have been a boon for Hollywood re- 
tail and wholesale distributors. Beer 
.stores by the hundred have sprung 
up all over the screen colony, as 
well as Iri . downtown Xos Angeles, 
With S4nta Monica boulevard in 
particular boasting more than 20 
^uch=-«stab]ishments..=^ljthln^^^t^^ 

blocks. 

In 'Cialver City, within, one block, 
virtually every establishment Is ad- 
vertising ^eer. Many wholeisale 3.2 
wine places liave also been opened, 
and the bars are down for pre- 
scription whiskey and pre-War cor^ 
dials, 

New beer fee in Lios Angeles is 
$10 yearly- for holders of wholesale 
licenses, and $26 annually for retail 



Ii09 Angeled, June ' 6.- 
Flrst befet price tear of awy im- 
portance Birice the legalizing of the 
brew hafa' bieen tauriohed here, with 
retailers j^nd. wholesalers paj^tjcipat- 
•ing„ Jn ...tliie sjf^ehes. , BotUcd : hrew. 
only tr afEiect^d by the cuttlnff,:-^witlj^ 
racketer-'S blamed iter holding up 
prices, as well as . for using gouge 
inethods In the local ba.ndllng of 
draught beer. 

Hundreds of cafes are serying 
beer on draugHti- some- of It for flve 
ceUts' the first glass'. (With meals) 
and lOc for subse4^ient^g^Ia8)ses. Th^ 
retailers are . understood, to b;e p^y* 
iiig heavy>: tribute In; order to speeid. 
allotments. . They are forced to pay 
|8 for 'the' loan, of a barrel or keg,' 
which must be returned when, 
empty; otherwise they are obliged 
to drite tip for another loan.* 

C e r t a 1 ri Northern Calif or nla 
brands, of the amber aire now selling 
at $2.36 for 2<1 pints, wliile more 
irtandard-^ brand3,_:;Jncl.udin6 ^Sast 
Side, the only , Xos Angeles brew, 
have been cut In mahy spots from 
$2.80 to $2.60 per cas^.' Several 
briirids^ b'f -lea^ popular-:beer -afe^ad- : 
Vertlsed at $2,40 or $2.50 per two 
dozieri bottles. 

15c Off 

Other' standard -.northern brands 
have been, slasfhed 16c. per case to 
$2,76. Price, of easterp beers varies, 
depending; iariiely on supply and 
demand, with Mexican brew BtlU 
drawing down fancy prices.' 

In some of the retail stores local 
beer is being' sold In limited qtian- 
titiea- at Ifl'c or lie per bottle, , plVis 
a two-anc|-.one-haif ! cent per bottle 
deposit. Most of the r/etallers ask 
?5c for two bottles ibf the local beer 
and 20c to 25c for tK<? out pt town 
brand^ii 

• Beer situation, wbich for tlv& first 
rifionth of .brew;, TegalUy wa^ vety 
acyte here,, due to a demand that 
could not easily be Buppile'l, has 
eased materially. 

Hundreds of cafes are serving 
beer on draught, with some of the 
downtown places charging a nickle 
for the first giasS, when with a 
meal, and then lOc. 



great American Sahara. One' bright I permits. Brewers and distributors, 
ray in the whole affair Is, the ex-l-pay a ascper barrel tax on beera 



NO STEABK PIVOBCE 

Pittsburgh, June B, 
^-Ttftrt^Stearnr^exchang e.. manag er 
for United Artists here, was refused 
a divorce last week from Myrtle 
Steam,, amateur golfer. Steam 
charged mental eruelty and Mrs. 
Steam contested the suit. 

Judge Marshall, in handing down 
his decision, ruled tiiat some 6£ Mrs. 
.gtearn's acts were uncalled for, but 
that Stearn was likewise at fault. 
Case was heard originally a couple 
of months ago, with court reserving 
decision until last week. 



By GEORGE McCALL 

Ijancaster, Mo.,. June 3. 
On a back rpad hear, here on the 
way to KeoTiuk Is America's queer- 
est farm. In the pasture, where, 
on, otlier farms the horses , an.ii^ cat- 
tle usually graze, 29 elephants rest- 
lessly weave about, 12 camels chew 
tiieir eud. smeillng, pretty rinilch like 
12; camels .should, 'Where, bn. other, 
farrias harrows, ploughs and reap- 
ers are usually parked^ here there 
are- 100 ~ assorted, circuit wagons, ipr; 
this Is the fanri, of the late' William 
P. 'Diamond BillyV-Hall, famed pur- 
chaser' of l>aiikrupt cfrcuseS' 
; TDrari)offd"^iiiy*nffiiW"^a;'-^€ar-a^ 
his passlrig , was .significant with the 
general, dieieiine of the Am:eiican cit-. 
cus as popular entertainment.. 'Dia- 
mond BUly* was ■ one; of j the , best- 
known-.house traders in the ' west.' 
At , one time . he had' sales.. ba.rnS ;lii 
England;: derriitany . South 
Aftlci . He sUppllfed-tiier h 
mules, for tbe British army during 
the Boer War, and Introduced the 
Missouri toule to :E:ytppe. 
- i During his' career he - supplied 
baggage iiorses to most of the. 
Ariterican circuses. In the fall of 
1|904 the. Nickle Plate . Circus owed 
'piamond Blliy'" for a number' ^f 
horses. Uriaible to pay, tlie aheriior 
grabbed, the circus, and .^'Dlamond- 
ibllly' was in ahow business. He 
hauled the' show from the south- 
west to hia;. ]|iorae barns In Lancas- 
ter, and amazed the 600 -natives .of- 
..the. whjstle' stop by ^Pf^king the 
Equipment 'dn his farm~~ He had'^ 
spur built on the propj^try to ' ac- 
edmmqdate 'the 20-car trah^.' 

Profit 

Several .circus boners .visited the^ 
farm that spiirig. When the tent 
season opened, ' T>iamond Billy' had 
sold the shoW', piece by piece, arid 
had- made .a.gojad-prbfit. .JEVbm then 
on' he i)eca~me ,riiiore. Interested in 
shows than horse-tradirig. 

In the next' 26 ' years, ' through 
foreclosure' or "outright biiys,^ 'Plar. 
mond Billy' became owner of the 
Walter Main, Yankee Roblrison, 
Campbell, Bailey arid. Hutchinson, 
IjCmon Brotheris, Bobbins Brothers, 
Coulter Brothers, Buck Jpnes and 
other" riallr'bad' and wagon- butfltSi 
Each purchase brought more ..Circus 
paraphernalia to Lancaster, 

Th$pcrare~Tylld— tales— atioutr the 
town wherein drunkards are 're- 
ported to haVe reformed upon seeing 
a troup of elephants stalking .where 
Only .mules had trod before. The 
town band had to quit practicing 
near the barns. When they, played 
certain numbers liberty horses 
Would go^ into routlpes,. elej^hants 
would sribrt . an.d' .rOar/ lions would 
dash therii^elves aga,lhBt ttielr cage 
bars, presumably affected by some 
tune- Which had beeri. associated, 
-with their- professiorial careers. 

As Lancaster becariie the Cainis. 
of .the circus, world, the. natives 
greW; accustomed, to the t>^!nloads 
of. 4ue.er freight - whicii.. Ia.nded in 
their home town. 'DIarinpnd Billy's' 
fame grew. As he stepped onto, a 
circus lot performers and workers 
knew that their show was doomed, ; 
for "Diamond Billy' was a harbinger 
of evil. 

Path for Ice 

It was during, his circus-buying 
days that Hall' developed the pasr' 
sion.-for diamonds which gave bim 
ibis name. If he. heard of an un- 
usually large Istone he would set 
out to buy it with the same ag- 
gressiveness with which he bought 
horses and shows...==,Heii<^^^ 
'them ais has 'em wears 'em'.' No' 
stone he owned was under, five 
carats. He wore them oh his tie, 
in T^ngs, In. watches; on his yest,' 
carried them loosiely in his pockets. 
When he died he left his wife and 
three children a legacy of elephants; 
parade wagons and diamopds. 

He always wore a high silk hat, 
a frock coat aPd carried a diamond- 
studded cane. He was reputed to 



be the fastest horse biiyer in Anier.- ' 
ica;- A-Iook-and a, feel arid lhfi librae 
was bought. .He uised the same 
method in buying- shows, ke'd WtUUc 
around the loti m^ke an offer, never 
<jhange his price, li w.as: take it or 
leave it That he" becairii^ owner ;** , 
so many ahowa is evidence , that liiq/ 
price was tight or that the ahowa- 
he bought were all iri. tough sfaap-e. 

Sometinies he g;ot shows for noth- 
ing riiore than a feed: bill. Thai'a ' 
What iiapperied tp the Buclt Jbne*:.. 
.outflit. It came ..Into Lancaster to . 
Winter. three years .iago, ^ The, borsfs 
a;nd.other animaj^ at.^: so much d,uri>.,v 
ing. 'the winter that the. showrv 
couldn't pay oft In order to -move in- 
the. i9);)ring. Billy gbt the show and 
the -train. The wajgrons are .atill, .bti 
iihc- Ibtr the-traln ^>it thie^ spiuf .-J . .. 
- There is a standtird' gag about a 
.mugg .who lost? 'a bass drum. !TiUL^- 
mond'- Billy' ' went that one- betier* '■^ 
He lost an" elephant. ' It Wa^ leased:^ 
tip a j^hpW, Billy lo9t track of thei 
outfit, never did locate, hiis^^^^ It 
wiais.a- bitter- jeplspdieJn_ his . 



i '.I'he ^circuii : yen jfinally ' got him.'^ 
He. fjranved a show of hia own, the ' 
WUlIam B. Hskll' StfowB, ti bieteiro^ 
genebus tricks - Operated by a hori^ 
trader, made iip of equIpmc;nt<£p<Ma 
ia dbzeri' dlfferent animal,. Wild weatt 
and ether butfitd which had fbund-^ 
ijiieir way irito Hall's handv, Ode ' 
qeascn 'wtiA eribu(rh, B(e. Ibjrt iacitis:' 
tliari he had nmd^ bn i^^^ bis clr<&iM^ 
deals, but he -satisfied ah: aiiibitlp^ 
to bwn a«how. ^ , 

. \ Following tl\e war 'Diamond Biny': 
sensed the start of the American 
eljrcfiff d^mtse: ~He> ,Vled; )iarlA'-io 
riniodd bia show proi9eirtie|r,.|)ttt ww ; 
tinsucoeBsfuI. In -the past bH- yes^.,... 
he enly fell heir tb two tent outfltSui 
the Rbbblns and vJbnes: tihbws:,' .ilA- . 
bbtl^ cases they were duriiped in his 
;^ard fbi"' feed' bills. /Hbraes' and 
mules .w|^r{9:VgoJng'. the Way of '.tli*;,. 
showB, = autoriiobil^s werie repUiciniEr:-.' 
them. Hall indulged less in hia-jEMi^' r 
sion for diamonds.. 

AB' death came to 'Plamond Bllly**^ 
th« circus - business was about • 
washed pp. Only three' railroad 
shows remained. What smah trielt* 
continued, traveled on trucRa, hauled 
little. In their winter quaiters wer« 
sulflclent baggage stocic tp.cat^ .for 
their needs for ' -yeiars. , Raiirbad. 
equipment -was. lying oh their own 
jsldlhgs: Sfhclericy had - rediuce<h- 
thelr needs for wagons, parades 
were 'relegated to the - limbo ' Of un- 
necessary- expense.-- .,. 
' in Hall's - barn today are canvas* - 
covered parade wagons, hand* 
carved ..and gilded,, monuments -to;' 
an era- of Arii)e>rican art whlcfi.' 
thrilled tiie yokelry bf the countz^l 
.'Tableaii wagons that should ' find 
their way into a m.useum. as perma- 
.'bent , exhibits of a romantj^.a^e <I9: 
Arinerlca' which 'has been 'sadly rieg': 
lectedl. They deserve a place of 
horior' among tbe plush furriitti're^ 
sttiffed 4bves, :cliina dogs?, and .back . 
.housefs of a native /period. 

Widow. Carries On 
: Mra. Sadie Hall, widow of 'Dia;« 
mond Billy/ with her son William, 
Jr., arid daughter Wllma, carry on 
the business. ' Of the riephants, they 
have five, three-bull acts" wbl^h 
play winter circuses and ' fairs, but 
for the mbst part transportation, of 
the bulls, frdni Lancaster to tbcf 
showinjgr date and hoi<.e again eats 
up the profit of the engagements 
Every month, some stranger visits 
the farm -with great talk of f ramlh|f 
a show. In each case It's. Only talk; 
the strangerjg are always promoters. 
:Two weeks ago, Zack Miller- caniie 
up from <>kIahonia. to purchase' * 
some elepHants and other circus 
stock Tri'Tfade^^ 

without; making a buy. He. said 
something about sending the - 101 
Ranch show out again. 

Back in the barri yard the ele* 
phants weave about ceaselessly, 
carry their trunks iri ' the air, 
trumpet and squeal CQntlnuously. 
Perhaps trying to get in communi- 
cation with 'Diamond Billy' to pro- 
test their inactivity. 




Broadway 



Sam Ledper may go to the Philip- 
pines.' 

iUep Solomon back ' irom Berr 
muda. 

Sammy Shipman writing an- 
otlier j>lay. ^ 

Jack Barry's been around town 
the past week. 

Etna Kelly doing a Mickey Motise 
yarn for 'jFbrtune.' . 

James p. Btirbrifige- yac^shing at 
Waynesville, N. C, . - 

Wolf kaufniail picks Texas as 
•his summer vacation: spot. 

They're iskating on the Harlem 
Mall now, too— St. Nicboi(as avenue: 

George!^ V. Sheridan : reading 
scripts preparatory to fall produc- 
tion. . 

■Bernard Bergman is looking for Ji 
summer cottage near enough to 

I^a,rrIett- D^,G9it-one of N^ T. G^.'s 
new exponents of priettiness at the 

j. Griflf^th is now ■ managing the 
Black and White ;Griir in the Gov- 
erndr -Ciinton., . .., 

Peg (Publi«) M^honey now plays 
_bftJ:ber on bobs for bee. artls^^^^ 
Alice Murphy, ■ . . ,. 

Marlorie. Moffett 9[iscus3ing.,Tue9 
days at the Hotel Roosevelt, Herb 
Soman at. piano>^, 

Frank G. Walker ran down to 
Washington the other day to lunch 
with the President.. ^ ' • 

Gertner's eatery, , next the. May 
fair, goes Max's Busy Be^; but with 
certain ^eflhenientsv ' 

Harry. Goldhaiit assisting . Harry 
Kline at the Manl'iattan and Mecca 
Temple ;management.. 

P. Ralph Gervors, last head of e^ 
pioitation for.^C^plumbia PIcts,, now 
has hiS; .bwii: ad .iagency. » ; 

Garl Bamford UP from A^heyiue. 
and^ri^^ttfice ;:hia . former, .j^lze. dThe: 
tailors jrnust be. aellghted. 
'-^litt l^llly^elaimed to. have jagain 
won^vHi . iL. Mencken's private, beer- 
drinking championship' contest. 

Jfeu-ion Miller <Mrs> John Syratm) 



€ H A T T E 





pend with Portle, but stepped oat 
voluntarily In itavor of Pdrtle. . 
. Though reports persist S. Z. Poll 
is negotiating to reclaim chain of 
New England theatres be sold Fox 
in 1928, no changes are believed Jnl- 
minent. Aldeliho Vanni, his nephew, 
recent manager of Fox interests 
here, took '.over New Haven ,and 
Hartford houses last week. 

Wide Range isound equipment 
slated for Palace, Elm Street and 
Plymouth. Palace eftuipment prac- 
tically set up, with operation sched- 
uled to start Saturday (10). Plyni- 
oiith contract calls for system to be 
ready by July 1, while Elm Street 
will reopen - in August with W,. E, 
hew development. 



By 



Berliii 

Heinrich. .Fraehkel 



-Mitji 



Npra ■ 
Nikisch. s . 

Hans Lefebre is having his ap- 
pendix out. 

■ Clayton Sheehan expected for im^ 
portant confaibs. 

Pau^ Merz))ach ; 
has a job in. London. 

Giistav FroeliCh got another year's 
ilcket f rom Ginema-Filma, 



London 



BrJgitte Helm off to Spaia for ex- 
teriors on a new t/ifa feature, 

Adolph La^ntz one. of the, few 
jre wish screen writers . Mrorkihg. 
' Percy Raifael appiointed Cplum- 
bi& .sales,, manager for SCandlnayia. 

LiOtharr Mendes fenjoyihg the Loji- 
don '^ason and won.'t^cpnve to Ber^ 

^m:~ --r---^ : -v.'-.-::... 

P. N. Brink introduced to his new 
Fox job by I);. Kahn, his : predeces- 
sor. " . .. 
TLn^^i^^ Miiitti. f Mm lonn Bvrii.iii> i I**"! Morgan and Willie Rosen off 
I^^^Sif ?^f??1SS,SS?T^ t^^^ <?^»»»^* Mas. 

look in on that race track thing. i cotte. 



The George McCalls (Vawhtt, 
Hollywood) back" to !the coast ' on 
their trans-continental auto tour 

The ipharlle .Binf elds ha,ve called 
In every liodry' but' Byrd' to . find them 
A 'pla^e .up jautqbiaon._Wyer:.Pa^ 

■""way;;':-^:.^ '^. • . ^- ' . ^ 

'John Mason Brown'q review of 
*Unole Tonifs Cabin' mentioned, the 
Avon theatre,. but.the.Piarera are 
at the Alvin; ^ 

FWink>: garcoiii of tho Pjwrajnount 
chophouse, niow takes out his regu-i; 
lar tip from the reg customers when 
inkking change. . ^ 

If Jimmle Gillespie will .electrify 
his vest, bultona with 0X» oidre 
pound , he'll Jopke like a roman can 
^le- as theyvpop.- . . . 

Edward G. Robinson, , who's some 
thing of an authority on it, has pur 
ctiivsed two original charcoal draw 
Ings by Abe Birnbaum. 

Broadway returners • fcom the 
Riviera aver thjit 26*000 tranqs 
(^•,200) will rent a Ae luxe Villa for 
a year ;on the iBiviera. Rents way 
down. . .i" 

Pd terkihs coastward after ar 
ranging Dept. of Labor, details in 
Washington for the entry, of several 
ballet troupes hd is Importing for 
next season,:.' ^ ■ 

Sadie McCarthy's Westchester 
racket id 'shoWers' I5r" the ' new 
home. Everything in so far but a 
silver service, and that may come 

from the west. .. ._ . . . 

AMPA and Nat'l Screen Service 
combining tonite . (6) for bachelor 
dinner and stag at the MP club for 
Paul Ben jamlnr who will. w6dJL.ucille 

MacCollum, June 10. 

Camel cigs are reported about 
ready to hit some n6w slant on an 
fid campaign, giving up the 'Fun to 
- BCvFooled' .inagic„lhing, one. of tbe, 
most effective to date f orany Clg co, 

Now that trustees have tnoved 
into Paramount, the elevator boys, 
guards, .etc., have been given new 
uniforms. Only sqiiaWk is that they 
call for sti collars/' despite the 
summer. . 

.Club Osterman debuts 1.5th on 
site of former 5 o'Clock Clubi Harry 
Deutsch angeling Jack Ogterman, 
who's in on a split. Meantime comer 
dian suiffered a split lii> in taxi 

Herb Harris, currently Europing^ 
was bat- boy for the Giants and the 
hero of Ills block back in th6- days 
of Larry Doyle, Red Murray; Josh 
. Devore, etc.; He may reminisce for 
a magazine. ' ■■, 

George Coxey, theatrical insur- 
ance man recuperating at the 
Bloomingdaie sah in Westchester 
from nervous breakdown.^ He was 
pensioned recently by New York 
Life after 32 years' service. 



Worcester 



By Paul W. Larkm 



'Holiday weather terrible and 
open-air dance spots, beer gardens 
and amusements parks slumped, 

Burley blew up again last week 
for secondt tlitie this iseason. Cen- 
sors hot to blame this time. No 
biz. 

Poll Elm street goes dark Wed- 
nesday,, with Manager Bob Portle 
returning to Palace as Ralph Mac 
Cowan's assistant. Doc Ryan, as-, 
slstant at Palace, out. Passing oil 
-Doc -will be regrettea. ' Understood 
be could have remained on split sti- 



cotte. . 

/Lichtbildhuehhe,' bldeist German 
trad^ . paper; celebrated 26th. anhl 
versary., • ^ 

Tax Film In reiceivership. . Sam 
Spiegei h^d been in charge. , as long 
as it lasted. 

" - yerra -Filmfif- -about-^to- -expand. 
N<miinal capital . to be raised irom 
300;0Q0 marks to 700;000. 

Ladlslaus Fodor, collaborating 
With L, Lakatos, has finished a ttaw 
comedy, ^called JIf. Tou Please * 

Henhy. PoEten,^mbre than, a year 
ekclusively ' in legit (mostly oh 
tour), plans a comeback: in pix. 

Charlie Chase taking his first bow 
tO' a Berlin audience. They seemed 
to like 'Sidewalks of New York.' 

P,T N. Brinck saying hello to 
countless old friends and plunging 
right into work at his now Fox Job. 

Sandra Ravel expected in town; 
she is a budding. Italian film star 
and, incidentally, a niece of ' the 
POpe'is. ' 

•Doubtful if Marlene Dietrich will 
coime to the home town this trip. 
Friends here ady a^e'll stay On the 
Riviera. , 

Sigrid Onegin, before embarking 
for U. S., is to sing Orpheus iii Salz- 
burgi with Bruno W^alter wielding 
the baton. " , , , 

Liidwig Bergen the. -only Jewish 
-Ufa director at present. About to 
start megging ■. •Walzerkrieg'^TWaltiff- 
War'), Ufa super. 

Life on a big transatlantic liner 
is the subject of an educational fea- 
ttire to which Wilhclm Prager bais 
been assigned by Ufa. . 

Erich Waschneck is megging one 
for Ufa, ^Amel mlt der Mundhar- 
monika.' by Manfred Haussman, one 
of last year's best sellers. 

Ufa reviving 'The Nibelungs,' 
great success 10 years ago. Musi- 
cal score has- been sychr.o.nized. and 
picture is dotng quite well* 
^Fritzl Massary off to Paris to plaiy 
Eine .Frau die Weiss was sie will,' 
the latest Oscar Strauss operetta, 
big success here. last year, .but now 
vetoed: 

Paramouht staff, still under no- 
tice, anjtiously expecting ..Gus 
Schaefer^s return, with the hope that 
dissolution of company might be 
eivoidcd. ' 

Geza Bdlvary. has. finished his new 
feature, called 'Nights at the Bos- 
iporus/ Gustav FrOelich. and Jar- 
mrlla Novotna in the lead. Univer- 
sal, ■.release.,--..:'; ■ ' 

The 'Deutsches, theater is to : be 
dark the better part of the summer. 
Uncertain yet. if young Dr. Duls- 
berg is to keep it up during the 
next season. 

Gu9 Schaefer, back from the 
Staties, Just one bvlsy day at the 
Paramount offlce and then off to 
Prague to attend meeting with the 
Czech governnient 

Dr, Seeger takes charge of the 
government committee dealing with 
all--kontingent-mat-terSr=DF.=Seeger- 
has been attached to the film In- 
dustcy for .many years; once was 
chief censor. 

Scaia to play through the whole 
summer, Jviles Marx is definitely 
out. his form.^r booking manager, 
Duisberg, the new boss,. Will 
Meyer, a Hamburg journalist, has 
been hired as prfess agent. 

Harwood's 'Man in Possession' is 
quite a success in the Komedie, with 
m(!3t of the critics, under the .mis- 
apprehension that the author's name 
is a nom de plume for some Ger- 
hifCft writer and that the pie.ce is not 
a translation but a faked original 



Ous Yorke sightseeing before re 
hearsals. 

Billie ristow recuperating at 
Littlehamptoh. 

Rosie Dolly wonrled~Ttbout-.^siater 
Jennie's health. 

I. "vr. Schlesinger latest arrival to 
look things over. 

Vaudeville theatre revUe title to 
be 'After Dark.' ■■' 
■ Dick Crean Improying, after 
major operatioh. 

All American acts here getting 
the road show urge, . , 

Al Samuels arid wife (Marie 
Pauii) in .marital'.split. 

Gaumont-BritisH burning up the 
wires to get Paul Muni. 

*Joily Roger' .transtering from 
Savoy to Ly,ceu<n June .6. 

Sir George Tallls -over; her^ froni 
Australia, looking arOund. 

Jack Hylton raffliing his racehorse. 
Bonanza, among his friends.: 

Walter crlsham and Iris Kirk 
white framing a new double act. 

Edna . Best and : Herbert Marshall 
proud parents May 25-^aughter. 

Ivor Novello's new play 'Proscen'- 
ium^omes-to-lhe C^lObe, June 14;: 

The Ely -Culbertsons here arrang 
ing tor the Anglo- U. S. tournament 

Ann Todd reported' engaged to 
Victor Malcolm, son of a diplomat. 

Henry Nathansori, general man- 
ager for Regal Films, Canada, still 
here. 

Charles Lahdstohe, Leon.M. Iilon'a 
general' .. nnanager, quff aiter' lwo 
years. 

Ewart Hodgdon writing Charles 
Laughton's life for the 'Sunday Ez:^ 
press.'* 

Mrs. Jeanne Comfort and daughter 
off to America on the 'Washington,' 
May 26. 

Bernard Clifton .replciced . John 
Garrlck in the singing lead in 'Wild 
Violets.' 

Duaehberg offered Cardlnt six 
weeks, but card trickster prefers to 
go'home. * 

Jaclc Taylor definitely vacating the 
Prince of . Wales June 3, to take to 
the Toad. ' 

.iP. T. Selblt; magician, known In 
America and Sngla:nd,: is now a rac 
fng'tipsterr . ' • — 

Louise Brown and Nelson Keys to 
star In a rie^. revue at tbe Vaude 
ville shortly. 



New York. Ktitheririe Hepburn WlU 
star in the liatter. 

ReiUy and Comfort having tbe 
unique-, experience, of broadcasting 
three times In one week for the 
British Broadcasting Corporation. 

•Proscenium,' new Ivor Novello 
show, with author and Fay Comp- 
ton in leads, grossed $10,000 at 
Opera Housei^ Manchesteri— ^ 

In additioh to ' the ' successful 
dramatization of his" novel 'Rat of 
J^orway,' iEteitli Winter now author 
of a one-act play, 'The Whip Hand.' 

Hermione Baddeley definitely «o- 
ing to Hollywood for Hal Roach, 
sailing end July, and will do tWo 
pictures in five • moritha, . with op- 
tions. 

Emlyn Williams taking over the 
role allotted to Brian Aherne in the 
Cochran production 'Wilci Decem- 
bers,' necessitating short postpone- 
ment. 

. Leon Morton's sOn is callboy at 
the Comedy theatre, also under- 
studying in the Chariot irevue, Witb 
Chariot thiriklhg boy has great pros- 
pects. 

Joe Fenton out of Holborn Em- 
pire after one day, due to Infected 
eye as result of missing a trlck< 
Omar Called from Palladium to 
double. 

Jed Harris haying bought Ameri- 
can rights of '(Jrefen Bay Tree* cur- 
rently at- St. Martin's theatre, oft to 
the . continent for a- couple days, 
then sailing. ■ ^ 

'Clear All Wires,' due Ctarrick 
first week In /June. Will transfer 
to another housie If successful^ The- 
attei ws».nt.ed JforLErnle . Lotingt^^ghow 
early .August. '■ 

Paramount . now wUHnK to play 
acts at their London Astorlas on 
percentage, which with exception of 
Jack Hylton arid Jack Payne, Is 
something Wew. 



^By Beulah Livingstone 



Bthel Watt Mumford 
several weeks. 

Rip la wrltine a new comedy In 
collaboration with Birabeau. 

Oolda G. A-ntignac Is handling thei 
publicity tor -the Monte Carlo Bal- 
lets. 

Ed Sayag has reslgneid frorii the 
general managership of the Al« 
hambra; 

Clayton Sheehan brought the Mrs, 
along arid Is showing her all the 
new nite emp oriums. 



Cincinnati 

By Joe Kollinfl 



Fannie Hurst In for quick Vlislt. 
Meyer 'Bidckle' Lantz meridlrig 
in Florida. 

Dime freak show at 629 Vine 
street in third riionth: ' 

Police and fire- stations— and 
churches are only -places-here - not 
vending 3.2. 
Dann y McNatt isays the Strand 



Gaumont-Britlsh giving dance for 
the Prince of Wales at Shepherd's 
Bush studios. 

Audrey Thacker lauriching out as 
agent, leaving GeoiDfrey Hope^ and 
Vivian Pftlmer.' 

Dennis King likely to stay oyer to 
play opposite Bebe Daniels in 
'Southern Maid.' 

British International workirig . at 
top speed, even forced to use their 
Welwyri istudlos. 

Cardint described on the Palla 
dium program ais 'Britain's foremost 
Prestidigitateur.' 

Claude Hulbirt'a six-year-old 
daughter, jill, making her atage de 
but in charity show. 
' "Stanley Lupino talking It over 
with Jack Waller to star Thelma 
Todd in new musical. 

Max Miller, 'cheeky chappie' of 
vaudeville, engaged by Ga.umont 
British for four films, 

'Cash,' a London . Film Produc- 
tions,. Xiimlted, efCprt,. razzed, whole- 
heartedly at the Plaza. 

Jack Buchanan and Garry Marsh 
off to Cap d'AntibeS for 12 weeKs for 
British & Dominion film. 

Hope & Palmer 'wiil not .renew_ 
their lease on ;the Vaudeville the- 
atre. It; expires Sept. 20. 

Gondos brothers In ispecial .char- 
ity show under patronage of Prince 
George a,t Dorchester hotel. 

Gordon Ellis, general niahagiesr 
British Empire Films, Australia, 
Still hiere digesting British films, 

Max Miller signed for four pic^ 
tur6s for Gaumont-Brltish as re- 
sult of bit in 'Good Companions.' 

Mitty Golden (Rottenberg & 
Golden) doing new show at the 
Prince of Wales' With Charles ClOre. 

Richaird Creari, Palladium conduc- 
tor, taken ill ;eVe of Command Per- 
jColt'm.artCe,._may have to lay off, for 

Murray's and. Romano's clubs 
abandoning presentation, for sum- 
mer months, playing vaudeville acts 
instead. 

'The Lake' transferred ., from 
Westminster to Piccadilly theatre 
May 29, instead of closing, as 
scheduled. 

Arthur Dent in conference With 
"T. H. Bostock for leasing the J3anw 
br i dgenroF^'^bfiiari'rdf/ "pre-release 
in London. 

William Mandel and one of the 
Ganjou brothers leaving Cafe Ver- 
rey abruptly! feeling insulted bV the 
management. 

Phil Hyams tP do 'Crazy' week at 
his picture houses, with show to last 
one hour and the usual double- 
feature films. 

Albert Voss just leased the Court 
theatre, Liverpool, for continuous 
vaudeville; with Harry Btixtoh to 
manage for him. i 

Jed Harris has acquired, 'The 
Green Bay Tree' and 'The Lake' for 



will ; continue vaudefllm throuBb 
the summer. 
' passing: of Grand Centreil depot 
for new railway terminal forced 
folding of Grand hotel, town's old- 
est hospice. 

.'For summer season Hotel Gibson 
iia.a a strong quartet and Nether- 
I'arid Plaza Is using Gene Biirchell's 
local 12-piece orchestra. 

Cinema lads and lassies swelled 
relief fund with proceeds from pic- 
nic; 200 paid II a head for eats, 
drinks and ball game between film 
peddlers and inside crew. 

While Frank W. Rostock, prexy 
of the 'Post,' is on a brief holiday 
in Europe . Joe Tbrbett, .new m.e., 
gave the gate to Ann Phelan, con- 
ductor of the sheet's 'Mrs. Evans' 
feature since J919, and Ruth Neely, 
who handled women's club chatter 
during, the past decade. 



Sacha Ouitry is writing a new 
play, with Henry Garat in mlnct as 
the leading character. - , 

C?ecile Sorel deflnitely granted her 
release from the ComediC'^Francjaise 
to take effect June 20th. 

. Henry Garat, resting at Malmsii- 
son, has received a propoaition to ' 
headline at the Caaino de Paria. 

Bill Veasy,' elongated colpre^ 
alnger of plantation songs, at the 
Tower of RabeU ia proving a real 
find. 

Alfred Savoir is writing the book 
of-an operetta-destined for the The- 
atre Capucine's, with music by Rey- 
naldo Hahri. 

The first :establiahment in France 
to Introduce taid-girls la the . Co- 
liseum, where each of the dancers- 
has a large T. G. eimbroided on her. 
bodice. 

Olga Petrova sailed this week to- 
visit - her husband, -l)r. Johri D, 
Stewart, Irt N. Y. C. They will re- 
turn' together, to Cap....F.errat and 
Paria in thc» Fall. 

United Artiats has received word 
from tbe. N; Y," G. exec, offices to 
remove naimes of Gloria ' Swanaori 
ftnd D. W. ^Grlfhth aa membei^-own- 
era from the French atatloriery. 

Helen Gladys Tilden, erstwhile 
meriiber of the Theatre Guild of 
N, Y. C, Who ha/i been 111 iat the 
AnierlCan Hoapltal, Is sufficiently 
re«:6vered to return to her Left Bank 
apt. In a f«w daysi ,1 

The new dOwnatalra cabaret^ of 
Harry's N. Y. Bar la called 'Tho 
Front Page.' The , walla,' ceilings, 
and even the piano are entirely 
covered with newspapor headlines 
from the journals of almoat every 
country In the world. 

Armand Bernard, Albert Pre jean 
and Andre Luguet, screen, actors, 
turned bar men for a day and sold, 
cocktalls-as fast aa they could shake 
them up for thO benefit of widows 
arid - orphans of French, airmen, at 
the Equinoxe cbarlty tpmbola. . 

German tourism agenclea running 
flash ada In-the-local-edltlona-of-th© 
New. York 'Herald' inviting foreign 
travel In Germany, captioned 'The 
rieW Germariy welcomes you. . . . 
Regardless of creed or race, Ger- 
riiariy extends a welcome - to all 
Ariiericans and to travelers of other 
countries.' 



By Erich Glass 



i Ralph Benatzky here for premi- 
ere : J.. :.v.... .. 

Rose. Meller wrote . .liew play In 
prison, 

Stadt theatre than 
expected. , 

J. Reich 'School . for 

Husbands,' 

M?ix Pallenberg to play his major 
roles in U. S,' 

Autiior-archivlst . Otto Ernst .laid 
,up in hospital, ' • 

Pianist and composer Roderlch 
Bass died at 59. - 

Karl Kyser and Hans Olden ap- 
proached by Ufa. 

Fran? Lehar hoarse from., too 
much telephonlhg. 

_iJMiksa;.'Pr6ger wants Ronacber's 
as nlusical : comfedy house, 

Fritzi Massary to atar in 'Mother 
of Pearl' at Zurich and Paris. 

Herbert Furegg of Volks: theatre 
appointed manager of Stadt theatre, 
in Graz. 

Robert Stolz herie negotiating 
with Kiepura, who !• to start in 
'Venus in Silk,' 

Oskac Straus collaboriatlngT with 
:^Mbert^Sjz irmay on. VMlss . Mltzl_.and'. 
"Her Lieutenant.' 

Richard Duschinsky has resold 
American rights to 'Gallery Gods' 
to Group Theatre, Inc. 

Volks- theatre negotiating .with 
Elisabeth Bergner for a repeat on 
.screen of Claude Anet's 'Ariane' on 
stage.. 

Playwright Anthony Armstrong 
expected over for the opening of 
'Women Do Dictate' at the Ala- 
(lemic theatre. 

•Wired' Scala likely to resume old 
name. of Johann Strausa theatre as 
.operetta stage, under Berlin's ex- 
director -Heinz Saltenburg. 



Galveston 

By Gepreo A. Seel 

Bill Roe in Valley promoting pop-* 
ularity trips to "Chicago Fair. 

Little Theatre, Alice Garwood. 
New York, directing, ■ may or may 
not go another season. 

Ted Shawn, after dancing at bat- 
tle of flowers, S&n Antonio; did some 
filing at Corpus Christi. 

Henry Busse at Sui Jen. Tho 
old maestro expects great things 
from his new vocalist, Maxine Tap- 
pan. 

Bettison's pier; tiiree miles in gulf, 
Mrs. Agnes Chapman, manager, gets 
federal license to sell 3,2 beer. Many 
other cafes in' city selling -without 
permit. 

JimmLe Hull and his tent players - 
fold after playing here coritinupus-. 
ly for three months whicb is some 
sort of record for tent or any other 
kind of stock. 

Cab Cailbway, probably .first ma- 
jor Negro attraction to play lead- 
ing houses In Teitas,. went over 
stronger than any orchestra, In re- 
cent years. Cab's only lament is 
that Texas hotels still draiw the 
color line. 



Syracuse 

By Chester 

Joseph Shure now handling RKQ 
realty interests in the up-state area,, 
headquarters herie. 

Sid Kallet's Regent, neighborhood, 
will be the first local theatre to in- 
stall 'wide-range' sound ;^ system 
goes in this -week* 

Former Sen. J. Ilenry Walters of 
the. - RK6 -legal: staff s in jto,wn_ last 

week for a meeting of the board oi 
trustees of the New York State Col- 
lege of Forestry. If 

Harry F. Shaw of Loew's exploit- 
ing. Sanabria Television, opening 
Friday, with a local contest. Wmner 
to get a week's engagement. Hearst a 
'Journal-American? tied in. 

Evelyn Brent's mferiiory.,of- Syra-. 
cuse is still faulty. Last week, here 
to play the Paramount, ISVelyn said, 
she left her When three years old. 
But locals insist she attended Mont- 
gormery school and correaponded 
with girlhood friends after her de- 
parture. 



Tncsdaj, Jmie 6^193^ 



TINES SHOIARE 



TAIOBTV CI 



Egypt 



By Edward AMwad 

'His Xixceliency kish Kish iB^y/ 
Arabic. Alpxii Is. lt>elng dubbed with 

Two Eeryptian films, 'The Victims' 
and 'The Abyss/ have b^n ezhib^ 
Ited ait Crystal Cinema at Beyrut. 

Jose MoJica now in Cairo. 'Will 
leave for :Pale8tine» then off to. Italy, 
SVance and England ftnd bade to 
Hollywood in August. 

Yussef Wahby has: made ready a 
ne^r play, entitled 'Over the Waves,' 
^hicb will be pierforroed on his own 
. afage atTttoneaes^Citsri; 



Aly Hassan has erected in Cairo 
a new clnemSr called liuna Park, 
containing 10,000 seats. It is the 
largest cinema in Egypt. 

The Egyptian singer, Mohamed 
Abdel Wahab, has produced a soiind 
film with Mohamed Kerim, entitled 
,*The .'While .Flower,' with, fill-native 
cast. 

. The. Egyptian talking film, 'When 
Woman* LioveS,' has scored. More 
than '80,000 people attended the filrst 
fortnight of its presentation in 
Cairo and Alexandria. 

A'-new dnenia has been Inaugu- 
teted in Alexandria under the name 
«f Radio. The ^rst picture pre- 
jiented was "What Price Hollywood,' 
leaturlng Constance Bennett; 

Llt'o Baroukh, manager of Odeon 
Company, has been nominated as 
director of ,Mlsr Company. He will 
leave for Europe to examine ' Tobls 
flound apparatus before dispatching 
same :to Egypt. 

E^ptlan films shown In Cairo 
«nd Alexandria are enjoying more 
popularity than^ European pictures* 
British International's 'fires of 
Fate' did well employing many 
Egyptian locations. 

The Ministry 4>f Education has 
conducted a play -contest, Mohamed 
"-Slachad Hafiez w&n the first prize 
for his play. 'Samira,' the Ministry 
. tO'put the-Rbyal Opera House stage 
at his disposal for presentation of 
play at Its own expense. 

Rameses City, belonging .to. Tub 
sef Wahby> an- Egyptian artist, has 
inaugurated its new season, . pro- 
viding attractions of all kinds. It 
includeig: Wahby cinema, ivlth 3,000 
s^ts, a^theatre assigned for Munlra 
El • Mahdla. and lier company, a 
Luna park, a music hall, bars and 
gardens. 

A. new Egyptian film i company has 
been formed, having its headquar 
ters.ln Paris, being financed by "Mx.. 
Emile Khury. The. artistic manage- 
ment is held by Naguib Rlhany and 
Mr. Edmond.Euema has been ap 
pointed- aa producer of all films, 
which will be of the Franco- Arab 
-Jtype>.: : 



The Hague 

By M. W. Etty-Leal 



Charlotte Koehler, Dutch actress, 
going to Java shortly on tour. 

Spring Fair in the Hague Zoo 
With Llllput-town crowded, • taps 
legit and cinema these days. 

Producer Pabst coming here when 
premiere of his film, 'Don Quichotte,' 
takes place with Ch^liapin in It. 

Tauber billed in Fritz Hirsch 
company for priemiere Lehar's" 'Pa, 
ganlnl.' Sang already here for 
AVRO microphone. 

Jack Payne and his boys bllleo 
here next week. Announcements 
make clear they don't broadcast,, so 
who wants to hear them has to 
come personally. 

Van Praag Legit Compiiny, Am 
sterdam, bought rights of American 
radio plays, already produced here 
for AVRO microphone of 'Vivian 
Ware' and 'Dolores Divine' for 
stage; 

Amsterdam Schouwtooneel i legit 
company bust; a new 'SchouWtoo 
..nefV. 'Established On ruins of old, 
.There we " too- - m companies 
h^re; In Amsterdam alone there are 
14. which Is ridiculous. 

In Amsterdaim premiere at Tu 
Bchinsky of Par's 'Farewell to Arms' 
and in Odeon, the Hague of the 
first Eldophone film (a new Roman 
Catholic film producing company) 
%led der schwarzen Berge,' Was a 
bad flop, while 'King Kong* In 
"Apollo here is In second week, 
packied to capacity. 

Mflwaqkee 

By F^rank J. iller 

Ban club giving -cent bargains 
once a w^ek. . * 

Police band giving concert, June 6 
at Auditorium. 

Fred Reeths,. Wiarner in 
California for three weeks. 

Abe Nathan of the Warner forces 
taking a Wisconsin vacation. 

Dave Miller leading the Badger 
= Room!i*and^aiUtlie JWJsqons^ 

•Children Of the 'Mdori' season s 
last production by Drama League at 
the Playhouse. 

The Riverside joined . the ranks of 
closed theatres June 1, when the 
first warm days convinced Paul 
Horwitz. 

Oiscar O'Shea stock a hit at the 
.Davidson. Stock fare ofteried here 
'. recently ha.** been good, but in the 
wrong house. The Davidson has a 
good location. ' j 

The Wisconsin Js ,'housing its first 
BtaRft isliow in somfe time with the 
White 'Scandals' featuring Willie 
and Eugene Howard. No oppb.sition 



CH ATTE 




\ B Offered In stage entertainment by 
the .Alhambra. 

A brand-new use for . a theatre 
obby has been discovered by a 
men's ' furnishing merchant, who 
staged a demonstration In the lobby 
of . the Majestic, dark since the dCr 
nalse of the last stock conipany. 

'Tickets for Three,* a new jplay by 
Thomas- McQuUlen, was presented 
at iBe Art InBtltute's-theatre^by a 
cast that Included McQuiUen. Conan 
Eaion, Csmthia Wells, Ben Slater, 
Edouard Franc and Howard Barr; 



Nate Blumberg . gone to Ohiaha. . 

Will Rogers visiting some of his 
pals. 

.. William R. I^earst, JrM at College 
Inn opening. 
EKinlL J<ilmae_jflimme ring a t his 



trip to - Chicago,. . Presented .with 
silver service by fellow employeias 
as wedding gift. Wed Lenore An* 
dersbn, non-professional.. 

Jack Lorcntz, Fbx exchange man- 
ager, called to Chicago .by death of 
his slister. Mrs. Clyde Eckhairdt, 
wife of Fox district manager, -killed 
in automobile accident. 



Saranac Lake 

By Happy Benway 

Joe Wallace of the N. T. 'Daily 
Mirror,' ogled the lodge. 

George Minor .reported on the Up 
and up sidej Looks like - the Big 
street soon. 

William -Lee and Tom Kirby, 
(N.VJ^ Fund) Saranaced It for an 
inspection tour of the lodge. 

Are you writing to those you 
know in saranac Lake and 'tise 
Wberp Who are sick? 

Olga Gaier now up after a sue 
dessf ul operation, putting on weight 
and looking the picture ' of good 
health. ~ 

Jack Casey, I. A. T. S. E. local No. 
1, New Yor^ is a new arrival- at the 
lodge. More a run down system 
than anything else. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mack stopped 
ecc for a hello to ^very one at the 
iQdgeJfeeret . Motoring fr om H olly- 
wood to New iTorkl " . ■ 

Charley . Bordley, who mastered a 
ten-yetur .iness of sure -^fiire. curing 
only to have a serious relapse, is 
now hospitaling in Plattsbiirg. . 

Patrick H. Galvin, orator and 
humorist '6t Rochester, -N; Y„ just 
shot in a mess of jiggers and mag-, 
azlnes .for our library. Tbanks. 

Danny Murphy, dutch cbmlque. de- 
liixe and' writer : 0C real material, 
gets the big okay. Danny now walk^ 
ing downtown, . a mile of .exercise. 

John M<>ntalese weathered ah op- 
eration like an ' old veitera'n, three 
days, of hospitaling and then back 
to tiie lodge .Rooking better than 
eVer. 

Millie: Jasper, who did a two-^^^ear 
run of bzoning here, left for a siege 
of .illinois farming. Received' the 
Mayer' Okay to try the' home treat- 
ments- ■ — 

Dr. Edgar Mayer, medlco-in-chief 
of the J^i*. V. A. lodge, fs now on his 
siimmer run of vacashihg at his 
Camp-Twb-To-Four on Lake Al-' 
gonquin. 

Andrew Molo^y, ex-actor, will be 
the Saranac columnist of the new 
N. V. .A. News. Molony at one time 
was a New York 'World' mUgg. His 
health is much on the improved side. 

Freemian Bernstein, globe-trotter 
and ex-vaudeville booker, Saranaced 
it for a short vacash look over. 
Now believes that there is a cough 
in a carload, but liked the cure city 
and promised a return date. 

Madge Keating, formerly cashier 
Mark- Strand and Capitol theatres, 
is a new arrival at 9 Church St. 
Her mother, who is bedslding her, 
ogled the lodge renewing hellos with 
Gladys Palmer and Tommy Abbott. 
. The resumkig of the N. V. A. bus, 
taking the patients to the local 
show-shop once a week was a big 
God-send to all here, many, who 
were unable to get to town to see 
a talker now are enjoying that priv- 

DOn't forget folks, jig-saw puz- 
zle's are always welcome here, you 
may if you wish, send, them to me 
and I win see that tiie jig-saw lovers 
get them; Address, Happy Benway; 
care of N. V. A. Lodge, Saranac 
Lake, N, Y. 

Arthur J. Aihsley, who bias .been 
on the flat of his back for the past 
three years at the TranqulUe Sana- 
torium, Tranquille^ British Colum- 
bia, Canada, would like to pick up 
a correspondence with, some one to 
talk and write, 'shop.' 

Leo Massimo, musician, is a new-r 
comer at the: lodge. For 15 years 
he was. the solo trombonist with Joe 
All, Hurtlg & Seamen's orchestra 
leader. Before his recent breakdown 
he was with the Fox City theatre 
orchestra. Incipient cip,se. 

Joe Reilly, I. A. T. S. E., New 
York local boy, left ihis hilltop city 
to enter the U. S. Vets', hospital, 
Tupper Lake, N. Y., he is one of 
the many that the government has 
shot there via the hospitalization 
route. Joe Is much on the sick list. 

Fred 'Bontes* Bachman must be 
getting better, here's ^hat he did 
iri=one-weett;=.caught uP-.JOILllis re^^ 
ihg of the Chicago 'Examiner,' went 
to a tailker, visited the s.a. depart- 
ment twice, read the 'Variety' from 
page to page and almost drank a 
bottle of 3..2 beer, all in one week,- 
what a mart! 

' It's nice to note the lighting spirit 
of George Harman, Harry Namba, 
Fred Baichmart, Louis Rheingold, 
Angela Papulis, Elsie Johnson, Fred 
Buck, John Montalese, Ethel Clouds, 
Nellie Queally, Katharine Vogelle, 
-Marion Cannon, Lillian Morgan, Al 
Jocker, Marya Blake,'a few of the 
strictly bed patients. 



place in Alcbnquln 

Burns ■■ and Allen broadcast 
CBS frona the World's Fair. 

Anne; Jesselson has started chat- 
ter column in 'North Loop News.' 

Lloyd Lewis graduated just 20 
years ago froni Swarthmore College. 

Howard Vincent O'Brien back 
from his junket to Washington. D.C. 

Convict ship that was here three 
years ago Is back In the :Chicago 
river. 

Military show at World's. Fair 
postponed until out-of-towhers start 
arrlvihg. 

Bin Plummer, 22 years with RKO, 
is janitor for Jack Fine at the ilf id-' 
get Village. 

Cinema Art, now- 26 cents, oper-r 
ated by StreiBtervllle Clneiha and 
Charles Stem, 

Aaron jones announced his ac- 
quisition of jstate-Lake In , a pithy 
fourriine statentent. 

Abe Shapiro^' formerly of Shapiro 
and O'Malley In . vaude. is biack in 
Chlciago as an agent. 

Autograph hounds cornered Ethel 
Barryinore at Pabst Blue' Ribbon 
Casino at "World's Fair. 

Phil Baker wowed 'em . at Ben 
Ber nle^-^ -opening. withi_.al atopge 
dressed up like Adolph Hitler. 

Hazel Flynn .back jirom Bermuda 
reports l^^aiikle James, ex-censor, 
writing a book on the subject. 

Marshall. ;Fl<$ld fltore compeIl.ed all 
employes to tidie their: vaciittohs 
during May because of the World's. 
Fair. 

Leo Relsman has added Gypsy 
Markoff, girl accordionist, to hls 'orf- 
chestra at the Congress Hawaiian 
Room; 

Telephone' operators have to an- 
swer in full: 'Balabitn & ICatz 
Greater- World's Fair theatreis. -- 
Good afternoon.' 

Prinee Charles of Sweden and 
Prince Spada TeraJli dl Potenzlani 
of Italy visited _the World's Fair 
and classed things' up, ' 

State-Lake theatre box office be-' 
came a window display for stiaw- 
-hfiiriejs jrJbuBJVsearby_;jfruit store ex- 
panded its sidewalk ballyEbb. 

Eddie Elkort* who has. been with 
Tony Shane In the Paramount Ar- 
tists Bureau, New York, Is now 
with, the Lbo Salldn office here. 

S. S; Millard's name does not ap- 
pear in publicity for the concession. 
'Old Mexico,* at the World's Fair, 
T. O'Brien and Samuel Levlne are 
mentioned. 

"Dan Roche observed the busts of 
Bach, Briahms, Mozart, Beethoven 
on Orchestra Hail directly above the 
new electric sign forgotten: Men' 
and perceived an Ironic connection. 

Sylvia Paulieiy. one of the two 
'personality girls' employed by B&K 
at Chicago, is a student of interna- 
tional affairs linder Prof. Harold 
Lasswell at the TTnlverslty of Chi- 
cago. Her side kick, Ruth Perclval, 
is an ex-social service worker. 



Coney 



By Les Ree« 

' Metropolitan legit road show sea- 
son most succesisful in two years. 

Joe Podoloff. Fox booker, on va- 
cation trip to Schenectady, N. Y., 
visiting parents. 

Sam Segal of Northern Theatre 
Equipment Co., a traffic .court . vis- 
itor for parking Overtime. 

Harry Hirsch, veteran hurley 
manager, staging 'Hot Cha Cha' for 
Gy mel Doled, local Jewish club. 

A. H. 'Randy' Merriman has sold 
out hla Interest in Club Ballyhoo to 
his partners, the Oakley Brothers. 

George Guise, 'Star* city editor; 
on leave of absence to handle pub- 
licity for 'Buzz* Bainbrldge's may- 
oralty campaign. ' 

Joe Garrison, formerly local Uni- 
versal exchange manager and now 
In charge of St IjOuIs office, here 
over Decoration Day. 

Bill Sharten of lOcal Universal 
sales staff leads entire nation In 
news reel Ba,les cOntbst, with Euro- 
pean trip as first prize. 

Gordon Greene spbtted Jack Male- 
rlck-Jule Madesen orchestra into 
State theatre this week, along with 
Joan Blondell in person. 

For second successive week no 
theatre closings in territory were 
repOTteffto~T'ilirr"BOard=herer while 
two dark houses were announced as 
reopening. 

William Hamm, receiver for Min- 
nesota Amusement Co., to sign lease 
this week, for 4,200-8eat Minnesota 
theatre, giving the house to Publix 
Northwest* 

John DHaon, Baihbridge dramatic 
stock istage director and actor, au- 
thoring and playing lii new radio 
presetnatloii, 'Horatlus at the 
Bridge Table.* 

Bill Ronning, Columbia office 
manager, back from his honeymoon 



teeplechase went, dark for one 
nite. June 1. 

Official opening week has 'Story 
Weather* for theme sbng. . 

Old Vienna new indbor- beer- gar- 
den features nice-looking waitresses 
Feltnian's Alpine and Maple gar<- 
dens have. Eddy-:Burtstbn ork set 
for season. 

Hot-Cha on Surf ave., has' six 
Oriental coocheris trom burlesque 
that stop traffic. 

Johnny Hughes and Friaink Mpn 
trose, -veteran vaude and minstrel 
men, have Character, reading stand 
on Surf ave. 

Mgr. Jackson of Kew Brighton 
theatre says, he's satisfied with 
opening 'week's biz. plots and sii 
acts of vaude. 

Half Moon hotel had dinner and 
awarding bf prizes Sunday (4) for 
winners of Women's Air Meet^ held 
at Floyd Bennet Field. 

Turkish' bath . houses . are using 
showmen exploitation ideas, to get 
business, send a bus down to station 
with barkers; customers get a free 
ride. 

. ~Fugazy-j3o.wl,. after JiP.Mtfioning 
first bout, due to weather, ^op<ened 
season Friday (2) with -Ben Jeby, 
middleweight champ battling 'Al 
Rossi. 

Mgr. Bob Ungerfold and staff of 
RKO Tllybu had. a beefsteak blow 
out in Clann Bar restaurant, '^hea 
tre won |100 prize for best spurt In 
biz f or N. t, diviislon. 

Luna Park has Geo., 'Red* Haef- 
fiey and his orch in main ballroom 
oh WMCA wire f bur times weekly. 
Willow Grove has slnglnjg waiters, 
Neapolitan trio,' Marie Esnierelda 
Valen. soprano, and Melani trio: 
"^iW Hill and society cirOus opened! 



Boston 



ibbey 



Closing of Boston thrbwis 46 out 
of work. 

BarnOy Rapp . signed three weeks* 
stage feature at Keith's,. 
. Thad Barrows, chief projectionist 
at the Met, planning three mohthi^ 
tour of Europe. 

Vaude booker Paul Cavoy proud 
of his 14-mbnths-old 'Boots' as ex 
pert acrobatic dancer. 

Nicholas Young, dramatic re- 
viewer and former agent, ordered by 
physicians to take three weeks* rest, 
Pierre de Reeder. niusic • director 
at the folded Copley, has organized 
band of 26 for hotel and park work 
this Summer. 

Al Goodwin, manager clbeed Bos 
ton, retained to pinch hit through 
summer forf vacationing RKO man 
agers In New England. 

Mary Hildegarde Healey, former 
p.a. and latterly secretary for Bill 
Raynor, gets summer vacash with 
out pay in RKO economy -slash: 

'42d Street' .doing well In the 
smaller houses about town and 
holdover. Causing talk, it's the "bbst 
ballyhoo for coming -'Gold Diggers, 
Harry Goldstein has given up his 
Franklin Park theatre venture to go 
again with Publix. Is now man- 
ager of the ShfEiwmut, where hc.pre 
sided years ago. 

Ted Richmond, assistant .manager 
Scollay, pinned under falling sign 
at houses received abdominal injury 
which sent hini to Forest : Hills hos 
pltal. Under ether. Wednesday; do 
Ing well after operation.- 



Rochester 

By. don Record 

No summer stock in sight. 

Liquor busin<ess . on rocks since 
beer flows. 

Sam B. DjU's ciircus did excellent 
business in two.-day stand. 

Ann Druiker, .violinist, to wed 
Harry Slick, Buffalo theatre orches 
tra conductor. 

Regent theatre declined to let 
Pickenis Sisters show at police :.char' 
Ity performance. 

Truman Brlzee quits theatre for 
business partriership with new win 
dow-polish product, 
'^=-Monroe--theatre,=opferated-by.jEJl=^ 
mbr Lorlz, goes under Fenyvessy 
Bros.' banner, making four. 

With $2 ticket books offered for 
$1, the Strand showed three sepa- 
rate features on single program. 

William A. Krause and P. E. Rob 
erts stopped at home port with 
Pirate muselm ship .on way to Chi 
cago Expo. 

Sea Breeze park opens season, but 
using no newspaper advertising and 
outlook .not so hot. Free acts are 
postered on trolley cars since trac 
tibn company owns the park. 



HoSrwood 



Arch iFVltz, organist, selling cara^ 
Anna Sten will dance the ean-can 
m 'Nana.' 

Robert Young vacationing ait 
Yoseihite. 

Sofas of all writers at Warners 
reupoistered. 

Al Boasberg still likes, to talk shop 
with jewelry, salesmen. 

C. B. DeMllle has gone back to 
the traditioirial . puttees. ' 

Rodgers and Hart .have a bigger 
and better office at Metro. 

Mel Hulling, noW with Majestic' 
In 'Frisco, here!, for a. few days. . 

You--i5ai)u9-tiUjBet_a_fln 
aiider Pantages doesn't re-^.enter 

vaude.-. .. , — : .__ 

Wallace Beery will- move up on. 
the trout in Silver Lake later in the 
month. 

Ernest Pascal began his 40- week 
writing, contract on the Warner lot 
Thursday. 

Mari. Colman,. on Par's contract 
list frbm legit, gets a name change 
to Judith AUen. 

Latest film writer to get chesty 
over crashing 'Vanity Fair* with ah 
article is Allen '.Rivkin. 

Henry GOldenberg down from 
'Frisco to discuss next season's 
film buys witb Toe Leo. 

Bud Lolller back after a week oh 
assessment- and tax matters for 
F-WC in northern Calif. 

George Chandler Is tiEikIng a brief 
vacation in 'his home town, Chi- 
cago, to ogle World's Fair. . 

Loretta Young will point her sis- 
ter^ PoUyanna. and SaUy BlalhCi In 
Europe durln:g the summen- 

Harry Bailey home from *Frlsco 
after foUr'weekis there in charge of 
the annual Press Club show^ - . 

Agnes Christine Johnson gives 
residents of Brentwood a Sunday 
iBifternoon "bike pedhling exhibition. 

Martin Brown, fihlsblng his work 
on the_ script of Verkdley . Square,' 
Is off the Jessd LAsky payroll a1r^~ 
Fox.. 

Richard Barthebness ' passing iip: 
Ills European trip to come herd 
from New York for ^Shanghai Or^ 
chid.* 

Fhnchon Royer and Jack Galla- 
gher returned from New York to 
find the kids d^wn -with whooplns 
cough. 

Edgar Carter, formerly In tlM 
New York office of Hv. \EAmovA' 
Pauker, European play broker, bei^ 
to stay. 

Stanley Mack and'AI Klein, for- 
merly of . the Klein Bros<, have 
formed a vaude act and break It 
In next week, . " 

llobert Grelg, after appearing in . 
24 pictures In two years. -hu gona 
to England, < his home, for a six 
weeks* vacation. . 

__CaPt.. J ohn P eters Js around mlti 
crutches followinglcnee injurleBnraf'i 



fered when ptilled from a horse dur<4 
ing a Metro mob scene. 

Mabel Jaffe. see to Al Lewlsv. 
made a quick exit from her bedrooni 
the other night as a burglar started 
in through the window. - 

Bert liovy's hands got In Pam-« 
mount's 'Her Body Guard.* Mitt« 
were doiiblihe^ for those of Edmund 
Lowe in a sketching scene.. 

Ernest B. Schoedsack, W. 8. Van 
Dyke. Stuart Walker, £dward L. 
Cahn are new members ■ of th< 
Academy's directors' branch: 
In H^u of vacations this sum- 
(Cbntlnued on page <2) 



WestpoTt 

By Humphrey Doulens 

'Don Herold has Wsed a shorfii 

Vivienne Osborne due from HoIh 
lyWood. 

Kenneth Loahe now real estate 
operator. 

Roton Point opened on a wet 
Memorial Day. 

- Mrsi - Roy Howard visiting th<j . 
Harry Archers. 

Kathleen Cbmegys has. turned 
writer on the side. 

Theresa Helbum has purchased 
a house ait Weston. 

James Thatcher will open Bridge*' 
port stock company In fall.. 

Cecil Holm engaged for 
Clodhoppers' at White Plains. 

New Canaan called 'only town In 
COnhebtiout without a summer 
stock/ 

Richard Barthelmess stops off en 
route to class reunion at Trinity 

Harriet Carling sailed on Kungs-i 
holm Saturday (3) to- visit relative^ 
in Sweden. 

'Merry Merry* revived at Regent 
theatre with Mabel Miller Downs inj 
Marie Saxon's role. 

Mary Kemblo Minor, society :ac^ 
tress, to wed Jeffrey Alrmbrister 1 
New Canaan, June 16. 

Irene Rich, Fanla Marlnoff, Hugh 
O'Cortnell, Arnold Korff and Mme. 
Yurka recent visitors. 

^rabe^jMoorc. and— her, huisband. 
Valentin PerreraT^week^diirg"^ittt= 
Pat Powers' Longshore club. ' 

Langncr opens Country Playhousei 
July 3, with Otis Skinner In 'The 
Nobel Prize.' Subscription reported 
goodi 

'Whistling In the Dark' current at 
Regent, Norwalk, with Thelma 
Paige, Gavin Mulr and Horace Mc-* 
Mahon. Walnwright Players. . 

Strand, Stamford, reopens with 
summer stock June 19 with J. C 
and Ruth Nugent,' Alan Tower, 
Camilla Crume and Amelia Gardner. 



62 



VARIETY 



■T BOOBS 



TiK^Qday, June 6, 1935 



O B I T U A R Y 



Wil-LIAM MULDOON 

William Muldooii, 88, died at his 
. hoiiae In Purchase, N. T., JUne 3 
after a long illnesis,' For many years 
prior to his death hd had b€ien box- 
■ ihg commissioner of;. New York 
state, a.hd for ailongr time he had 
-coiidiioted' a health farm . where 
leading ligrhtd q£ the stage . and .'busi- 
ness worlds went to -profit by-iils^ 
rigorous, if skillful training. 

He / was once the champion 
wrestler, and in the '80's and . early 
'dd's he was in demand for Shakes'- 
perean i-epertoice as Charles the 



ihgr of the arteries. Bot-n. In Ireland, 
Q'Le9.ry- came to this country at 1$, 
and sliice had gained 'virorld fame 
for his long distance hikes. Two 
records of note w:ere his hike to 
every state cafiital at thd. age of 80, 
ah4 his 1,000-mile walk la, 1,000 
hdurs. He was 66 when he com- 
pleted the latter feat, dojue to win a 
wa^eri 7l)eGeased Is isurvived by his 
two da.ughters. 



GERALDINE ttOSE 

iSeraldlnQ. Rose, 21, former dancer 
in Earl .Carroll's 'Vanities,' died In 




Wrestler in 'As You Like Xt.' John 
Drew threw him nightly for miany 
. weeks, in the 'l>aly presentation, and: 
he was also opposite Maurice 
.Barrymore and lessor stars of - that, 
day/ lie also' essayed dramatic 
roles, but with* less success in those 
days when ^uUiyah, Fltzsisiimons, 
dorltett and others wore the biiskin. 



Wli-UAM B. OBOSS 

i^illiaiii b; c'BUl') <3i:psA 74, re- 
tired theatrical manag'er^ died at his 
hoijgi.e In Saiii plegp, <3al.. May' 24, 
after a short iUnesis^ 
, ';^orn in Pehnsylvihla, he entered 
the theatrical, fleld'as a y;Qim|f; .man 
•and lor matiy years ihiahaged Rob- 
ert Mantell in Shakespearean Slays 
and Jainea H.\ileftrrie In' 'Shore 
Aires' and *Sae Harbor.' ■ He went 



IN MSMOikS 



11 8 S S 



GENE WitbEltt 



1 a f 8 



to San Diego In 1900' artd wa^, active 
. there}- Jn many fields. i0rpjasm,6ht, an 

altliudlneus suburb of Sapi, Diego,, 
'-was n'ainaed for hlnir andUn. the last 

yeaiTf of hier life . he completed . a 
'bopk, *TP.he Conquest of Ca;iIfointIa/ 
. He wrote tyio. other books— *An' 

Economic Trip 'ix^ Mwibp.ff atid 'i44 
^ Epigrams* ■ -U.^v V 

DAVID DE Glt06T 

David DeGroot,B2, for mahyyMrs 
rortduotor of , :the .Pj|ccadilly hotet 
orchestra, and'fanibus as^ a vKtUnlst 
on the mtislo hall stage and picture 
th^&trW, died ih Ijondbn, iMtay 22, of 
heart failure, following his retire- 
ment a month ago due -to. Ulnes's.^. 

Born In , Hollahd, de Groot was 
naturailized In England 20 .years ago 
and became .generally , popular 
through his solos at the Piccadilly 
hotel, stage, perfortnahces and 
broadcasting. He played a brief 
engagement In iTew Yoirk five years 
ago. Survived by' wife, son jind two 
daughters. 

HARRY ROBERTS 

Harry (Tim) .Roberts, one at 
the best known Ohio theatre execu- 
tivesj died at his honde in Mansfield, 



featavia, N, Y-, Friday (2), after a 
month's illness. , 
- She., was chosen in 1929 for a 
place in 'Floretta,' when the show 
played the" liyceiim theatre. ..here, 
then- went to the 'Vanities' and- later 
danced with the/ American Rockets.. 

In 1931 she married Johannes 
Herfort, dancer, and they lived In 
Rochester^ 



Chatter 



GEORGE D. BAKER^^^ ^cf 
p. "Baker, 65, filni director, 
Tdled June 2 In I*os -Angeles, itoHow- 
Ing a brief 4Uhess. Deceased started 
his directorial . career In 1913 with 
yitagraph and, until his retirement 
eight years , ago had directed nlany 
Impdrtant screen i>1ayers. He Was 
director of the screen, comedy team,; 
John .Bunny aiid Flbra Finch, for 
two years. A sister and brother 
survive. 



(Continued from page 61) 

mer. Fox- West Coast h.o. employes 
win be allowed alternate Saturdays 
off until the end of September. 

Rex Beiris horse kicked a piece 
of cactus Into the cowbojr's. eye on 
the Bell ranch, resulting in a two- 
day postponement of 'The Fugi- 
tive.' 

Keith Johnson resigned as ticket 
and pass auditor for F-WC to be- 
come aissociiated tvith the Ainerlcan 
Smelting & Refining Co. at Parral, 
litex. 

Clarence !Br6wn and bride, Alice 
Joyce, will take thait honeymoon on 
completion of Metro's 'Night FUght.' 
Picture and honeymoon will be both 
air affairs. 

Joe McDonough. assistant . direc- 
tor at U, and Betty Baker, who has 
appeared In a number of pictures, 
wlU sign a termer June 7;^ It's their 
wedding day. 

That unbilled tenor who sang 
'Sweetheart Darlin' ' In Metro's 'Peg 
o' My Heart' is Jeffry Gill, who has 
been slnglnir In coast picture houses 
for two .years. 

Ernst Laemmle refused to shave 
during the 16 days he spent in the 
jLiincoln Helghtis Jail for traffic vio- 
lations. He ' Was sprung- Saturday 
(3) at midnight. 

Dr.. Arthur Rodzlnski, conductor 
of the late Jj. A. Philharmonic or- 
chestra and . a chiEtmpibn of modern 
music, leaves .after four years .here 
to conduct the Cleveland Sym- 
phony;. 

William R. Lasky, l2-year-61d 
son of: Jesse L. Liasky, made his 
talker debut lit 'Berkeley Square,' 
the .pic his father Is making for 
Fo^ part- was a very • impressive 
walk-through.—--—.- _ 

Hollywood is to have its first fish 
show .thld fall,_ with screen folk en- 
tering every things from a flounder to 
a gyppy.. Show .will be staged by 
the Ij. A. Aquarium society, organ- 
ized' Monday (29). 

Mr, and Mrs. Luoky WUber cele- 
brate 16 yeairs together In .the mu- 
sic, business without an argument. 
He's in charge of the Harms cata- 
log for the coast - and' she's with 
Witmrark-Remick. 



ERDMAN W. KING 

Erdmah W. Klncf, 87, violin and 
banjo player of Los Angeles, died 
stiddenly' whlfe at BlgV Bear lake, 
,Callf.> May 14. 

; He was a niember of musicians' 
local 47, I4OS Angeles. Interment 
!was at Forest . Lawn: cemetery. 



JOHN C. RICE 

In "Voyiatc ond Devoted Memory 
SALLY COHEN -RICE 
GLADYS RICE 



O., Tuesday, May 30, following a 
Short illness; identified with thea- 
tre management for more than 16 
years, Roberts at the time of his 
death was manager of the Madison 
theatre here. He was once a candl 

""date for mayor of Mansfield and had 
long been active in affairs of the 

=Masonics--and^^Grotto.=^.JUs^wiM'w 
and two sons survive. 



i.OUiS LA RONDELLE 

Louis La Rondellie, 62, violinist and 
member of musicians' local 47, Los 
Angeles, died at his home there May 

17.; 

Funeral services were held May 
20 in the Church of the Angeles, and 
interment was at the Grand View 
cemetery, Burbank, Calif. 



WILLIAM A. MblLLWAIN 

' William A. Mcillwain, 70. stage 
land screen actor, died May 27 In the 
Los. Angeles ^General hospital follow- 
ing a heart.attack. Deceased is siir- 
vlved by three children. 



TBS OF TEE I^TE 

DAVID DE aOOT 

thinks all thMe' -who seqt racit bean-l 
.Utol ^ovrers m«fsas«s. I 
They hope to aolmovrled^e them oUl 
sertoAally In time,' 



MARY SMELKER 

Mary Smelker, 2A, -8cr».3n actress, 
died June 2, when the auto In which 
she was riding'^ overturned, near 
Tucson, Ariz.. Deceased is survived 
by her father. 



ELSIE STORROW 

Elsie Storrow,- trapezlst and aero- 
naut, was killed wrhiie making a 
parachute Jump at the Welland Air- 
port opening, i?oronto. A news dis- 
patch' gives the details elsewhere. 



SALLY HAH N 

Sally . Hahn, 25, Chinese film ac- 
tress, died in Los Angeles, June 2. 



Jdaj , wife of Robert Gvmbiner, 
Los Angeles theatre operator, diied 
May si. in Cedars of Lebanon hos' 
pital, Hollywood, . following a two 
months' illness with cancer. Her 
husband and one daughter Survive 



Mother, o£ il^enneth Harlan, 
stage and pictures, died in Los An- 
geles May 31 after an illness of five 
months. .' 



Father, 67, of Howard and Allan 
Cchnebbe died May 21 at Freehold^ 
1" j., of compjicatio:. . Survived 
by his widow, two sons and 'a sister. 



When .Sendlne for Mali to: 
VARIETY Adilress Mnii Clerk. 
rOdTCARDS. ADVERTISING Or 
CIUCCI^AR LETTERS WILL NOT 
BE ADVEKTIdEP 

LETTERS ADVERTISED IN 
ONE ISSUE ONLY 



De$ Moines 

By R..W. Moorbead 



Mrs. ,E. G. Branham getting along 
nicely. 

Why doesn't Hei'ble Koch post 
"carditrom~tiondon:7^ 



'CRAMK^ SUES EXPO 

25% of Net Top^ Little, 8m LilKaii 
Keehler 



^ . Chicago, June 6. v 
A local Judge has' taken 'under 
adylsement' a petition for an in- 
junction against the World's Fair 
and the South Park Commission 
Qled by Attorney Max.. Marine on 
behalf of Lillian Koehler, a tax- 
payer. . She alleges the . taxpciyer?" 
are getting an unsatisfactory finan- 
cial return from the World's FjUri 
which occupies public land free. 

Setloh 19 of the enabling ordi- 
nance between exposition and South 
Park commission provides that if 
there - Is a surplus after the expo- 
sition llquidiEites in NoVethber 25% 
of the net residue shall go to the 
conimlssion. IKoehler action says 
'taint enufC. Attorney Marine 
stresses the unconstitutlohal aspect 
of the contract. 

World's Fair regards action as 
'crank' legislation and has declined 
to file an answ:er to the Koehler 
suit* Motion for a tempora,ry in- 
junction is privately expected to 
be heard froroi again about Nov. 10, 
1933. The exposition ends Nov. 1. 



^EE ACTS BOOKED 
AS COAST BEACH LURE 



'42d St.' did almost as well on Its 
second run as on its first 

.Francis Asbury Robinson of the 
Little theatre aissoclated with 
WHO, 

. 'Georgia Minstrels* stage attrac 
tlon at Paramount for three days 
opening June 13. 
. Ben Bemie;- featured in River- 
view opening, went to the hospital 
to visit Lees Phillips. 

Ben 3erhle and his lads' a tre- 
mendous draw for the opening of 
the Rivervlew ballroom. . 

Larry Roach's Roosevelt Club has 
new floor ishow. Practically all the 
old Paramount band there. 

Paul Ash in 'Hold Me Tight' at 
the Paramount and Thurston at the 
Orpheum. And both doing welL 

Harry "Burton, -who managed the" 
old Orpheum here years ago. In 
town as Inanager -of Bill Robinson's 

show. 

Paul Ash and his 'Merry Mad 
Gang' opening at the Paramount for 
three! days June 4. Manager Bob 
Gary had the town plastered three 
weeks in advance with 300 three- 
sheets and 600 wlndo^iv cards. 



Los Angelesr Juhe -6. , 
. Beach resorts' adjacent to LOs 
Anseles are maklng^ a try for" a biz 
comeback by booking' 'ffee acts' for 
two and three Wjeeks at a time. 

Although ItiBt ; season, -brought 
acriallsts^ hlga- divers and .ptheir 
outdoor acts d few pennies ' in.' the . 
way of compensation, indlciatlohs 
are that ' the current sUmmer will 
find the pickings moire lucrative for 
them, through tho resorts , making a 
bid for increased attendance' from 
Los- Angeles, Holljrwood' and other 
Inland towns. \ 

Ocean Park and' Veiilce are com- 
peting in the free' act display. Cur- 
rently, Ocean Park has the Jack 
Schaller high perch - act for - two 
weeks, - with the:.\. Human Arrow 
slated to follow. Vi^nice i»ier is fea- 
turing the High Double Loop,- "W^lth 
other slmlla.r acts being lined up. 

Circus stuff at the beaches is 
proving somew hat ot_ a draw, ac- 
cording ~to reports,' an^~aItEough 
the rides, shows and grifts have 
been 'hard hit sc far this summer, 
the various pier managements be- 
lieve the free acts will attract the 
mots, and help the concession men 
overcome some of their early sea^ 
son losses. 



Pittsbiurgli 

By. Hal Cohen 



DAN O'LEARY 

May 2fi?n^*''^:. «Poi tsman, died 
«iay 29 In Los Angeles from harden- 



Brown Rusa 

Colemtin Mary 

De Rose Marjorle 

Horner S C 

TiAbarrc Oay 
IJdo Ladies 



Messlnger E J 

Nlemeycr Joe 

Paull Frances 

Sodato Charles 

Ward Wm J 
•White Robert 



'Gold: Diggers' billing the biggest 
splurge for a single picture in years. 
. Dave Rubihofe expected home for 
vacation after he finishes his. tour. 

Don Shoup Joins Don Pedro'd or- 
chestra a.t the Hotel Morrison, Chi- 
cago. 

Warner theatre back to a Friday 
opening &tt^ a month of Thurs- 
days. . 

Al'Btitle'r around ^^coutlng site to 
pitch the RlngUng . show on the 
Fourth. 

Harry Kalmlhe has taken a house 
in Mt. Lebanon; moving family 
he^ e from. Newark. 

Eddie' Klein, the former nite club 
Impresario^ in and out of beer busi- 
ness all . in a month. 

Sydelle Epstein a,nd Mut^ray 
Prager, leads In Yiddish stock com- 
pany here, married. 
"^Harold" L'Und'^new^chairman^^of 
house committee at Variety Club, 
'succeeding Morty Henderson. 

.One more X-ray picture and 
Hazel .CuUert^ figures she'll have 
enough for a seven-reel feature. 

Mort Blumenstock . in town for a 
short time to- map the 'Gold Dig- 
gers' campaign with Joe Feldman. 

George Curry, muslcker, a secret 
bridegroom since February. Airs. 
Curry No. 2 was. Thelma Hackius, 
local non-pro. 

Maybe Jim Hays, ex-announcer, 
isnit superstitious, -but when the 
family became three Mrs. Hays had 
hospital room 711. 



FOLDS ON EXPO MIDWAY 



Carter Magic Show Trade Bad^ 
May Reopen 



Chicago, Juhe 6. 

Carter the Grea^, operating a 
magic show on the World's Fair 
Midway, closed Saturday (3) due to 
bad business; 

C^^rter may rebuild to get more 
attractive front and reopen. 



COL. ZACK'S FABTIIEa 

Oklahoma City, June 6. 

Sale of. 'approximately half ;of 
the stock of the '101 Ranch' Wild 
West, Show. to C. A< Gordon, super-* 
intendent of schools 6^ Neosho Falls, 
Kah., has been consummated by' 
Col. Zack Miller. 

The show has been incorporated, 
it was learned, but the amount In- 
volved and the amount paid hy Gor- 
don was not made public. 

The shbvr is how showing at the 
Chicago world's fair as a concession, 
but Miller will continue as manag- 
ihg director after the. Chica;go run 
closeSk 



Midwest Parks Opening; 

BnsiDi^ Off , din Low, 
Bat Ppe|rators Hd^fnl 

Ciuiton, 

A dozen Eastern Ohio ainusemcnt 
^rks,- including several whose 
status- six months ago was most 
dubious, inaugurated the 1933 season^, 
over Decoration Day. with business, 
•reported'^as spotty, despite the f act- 
that weather, w'as favorable. , 

Meyers liake Park here -and IdOr«^.- 
Park a;t ToUngstown, tw;o liargest of'- 
the group, - attracted la.rge crowds^ : 
and accordlniGr to operators, patrons !, 
ispent more, freely than at any tim©,^ 
in the past two. yearis, Few pf th^ , 
spots extended theniselves to pro^^^ 
vide added features for the opening, * 
being content to launch the seasoh\ 
with the setup the .same as, wheii ] 
they closeid last Fall. 

Little has -been : done, in the way 
of construction, and In some of the 
parks - a. little painting has . been , 
undertaken. Many of tho park^ .' 
have dismantled obsolete rides and. 
have., eliminated from the midways, 
concessions that have ^een a flop^^ 
In recent years. 

Daijce pavilliohf at majority of ' 
the parks are begging for patronage 
despite, the fact that some of < the 
best.knbwn name bands In this ter^' 
ipltbry are being oflCered. • - Dancers • 
are - taking to the ^ght ' club . spots-.' 
ahd beer gardens, of which there are 
a couple of hundred hereabouts. 

Idora; at Youngstown, got away 
to a good stari: with' soine 20,000 ■ 
people on the grounds the opening, 
day; 'T»atronagerati;he dancer pavil-TT 
lion' (Set a new record, with som© 
4,'00!D reported paylng^ -to dance c to> 
thef^ tunes of 'Red' NIcholds . and his. 
pennies. Charles Deibel will con-*: 
tinue to plug with name bands, re«. 
gardless of the. cost.' 

In practically all of ' the parks beer: 
gardens have sprung-up and all .are 
^oiiiig a brisk business. Music . ol 
some type is being offered 'and lii 
many free dancing, along^ with some^ 
mediocre entertainment. Such apota: 
are taking many of the regular ball-' 
ro6m.:patrons, park* executives saidi.- 
and l!or. this reason none are looking- 
for ta. big ballroom.' business thii^ 
su.nmer. ■. 

Summit Beach Park at Akroiy 
where two factions are inVoWed* 
there has been no. end. of troubl9. 
and even at this late dat^ , mai^ 
of the. rides and Concessions arie in-<. 
Active because the two . owners caa^ 
riot agree on a policy, of operation. 
Beer Garden Is grinding next door, 
to a spacious ballroom,, which .haf- 
been compelled to slash its admia*: 
.slon to a dime, and at that* patroi|<» 
age has been sUin since the opening. 

Outlook for ajtnusemeht parks in 
this dlstirict la none too rosy park 
operators adniit, but most of theini' 
will see the season through, they 
said. 



SEADINO EMBRACES 3.2 

Reading, ta.,. June 5. 
After first deciding, the Reading 
Fair, should remain dryj the fair 
management has changed Its mind. 
It voted to apply to county author- 
ities for a permit- and- license to sbll 
beer, and will have its taproom op- 
eratinif not only in Fair Week, Sept 
11-16, but at the time of all spe- 
cial races=.and-athleticmeets-at-the 
track,, under commercial auspices. 
' Allentown Fair, Reading's prin- 
cipal rival in this district, decided 
some time ago to get a. beer license. 



Rival Parks in Easton 
Using Free Yaudfilm 

Easton, Pa., June. 6. 
Free vaude Sunday nights , is thO 
new policy of Dorney iPark, the first 
performance featuring the Bonnie 
Laddies and Jeanne Lang, of NBC, 
fame. 

The outdoor theatre has been en- 
larged and now has seating capacity 
of 4,000; Free pictures will be shown 
every ■ night. Name; orchestras ar<^. 
hieing' booked for the dance haU^ 
which has also been enlarged. 

Central Park will also have free 
yaude Sunday nights and , is book- 
ing name orchestras. The two piairks 
are near each other and both seek 
the. patronage, of the Lehigh Valley* 
using newspaper advertising freely. 



DOROTHEA AMTEL 

226 W. 72a St.; New York Citj 
My Neiv Assortihent «f OREETINO 
CARDS Is Now Bendy. 21 Beadtiral 
.CARDS and FOLDERS, Boxed, VoaU 
paid, (or 

One Dollar 




BOOKLET ON HOW 
* TO MAKft UP • . 




MAKE Ui 



INSTITUTION 



INTERNATIONALE 



Shoes for the Stage and S^X^^t 

Mi^ SHOWFOLK'S $H0£SH0P-T-1S52 BROADWA.YSM 



dbuesdayj lime 6, l^si 



O 11 TD O fin S 



63 





'Bbiitherii Calif briilavbe^ch conc^^' 
9ltn[ialres iboH'lt dn fbe' chin aplenty 
Memorldl Day. G6ui>lea iVltli leai? 
pteltlngd^ durinfe-ilie jt«<»r weeks prcr 
ceding til© • fqrmal. ppenlnp ot , the 
suhtmer ' Reason, . . ihU setback v hm 
most *£ the outfits already, heavily 
In ' the red. Dense y early morning 
*oft ;wlth: a resvflitant chill for; the 
nftist'of the day, kept the usual rioil- 
ddy hiob' awiay trbm the.- local 
beached^ "With biily one ino^e hoill'-; 
day, July 4, In wfilcH^ to recoup 
iQ'slses; It's beglhhln^ to ' look' pretty 
d^sthal for the sh6w ati'd ride epera- 

tOJTS. . '•■ ' '■■ ■ 

'^ith the 'eiceptioh of liorig Beach, 
tlie, httlidfey robb' at the- beach fe- 
Borts" adjaciht to ' L. A. was ■ the 
sihaltest In years. I'hbse who did 
bfa^e the chill : largely paLtrbhlied 
the ; nuhierous feaihbliiig places, of 
wHibh 'the severar'ljeaches 'are -how 
well Jammed. . . , 

Just Sit. and prsh' 
■ Santa Monica, pier yi&s .yirtu.ally 
deserted , during^ ..the afternpppi' .. -r 
. ceptlhg f o'^ several . hundred, fisher-, 
men- onw the extreme pceart ;end,.'wh9. 
.dldn't'giv©-tbe^few;?.obiicessl,pn8/Sp 
mucli.as si tymble. iOniy jbints opf- 
evating wjere a: jtnerrxr*gp-rpun,d,and 
aishobtinig: eallery< .'- '.'j v < i,-.- • 

.\Vehlqe, whl.cli; advertised., a inpn.- 
-ster--3\4emdtliai^iDftfc eel^mtlpn^ was, 



DROPiS 30 FEET 

r'rbH' JaW Act on DHI Circus Sustain 
•.l^^^^ctu^e• 



■. Geneva," N. ir.,^ June .S, 
iHer . grli>: loP'sened by what is be- 
lieved to... have' been ia sudden jerk 
on line; Liilllan Burslem, 2i, of 
Chlcagp,' aerlal'lrbh jaw performer 
Vith the Sam " Dill Circus, 
plunged .30 feet to the grp.und at 
the matinee 'perforiAance here Fri- 
day. She stiflfe'reiS- a broken right 
leg, brbkeii'i'tght' wlrlsti fend, possible 
internal injuries. 

Accotd^ftg to the a^riaiist's .Kus- 
bahd, Jack . BUrsleni, 'conc^s'sioiiaire 
Wlth ' the cirduis, It Was the third 
accident bf its kind to ^Ijifefall her. 
^ri' the preyibus instaht'es; ho'wevef , 
she' had ebcaped injury.' ' 



Park and Gulp 



lios ' Angeles, June 5. 
Free' beer with auto; iparldng 
is the tIppfC on bad,)}uslhe§s at 
several of the nearby beach re- 
sorts 'this sumiherL A^ bcea^ii 
jPatlc; ai)d' yi^nicej wlihi jpairking 
charges ''aJreaiidy slashed .to 15c. 
and a dime, Several of the lots-, 
advertise, a, mug oJl, the .amber 
gratis for all patrons. 



ONE-WAY CASH FLOW 



hard hit .: Rides, and shows dlfl. pra<; 
tioally nothing, •^ with, the gapies 
getting • a . heavy play, particnla^ly 
frpmi-the femmes. ( The.^Fun lioyse 
and' merry-gor round .drew a., little 
kid patronage, but ::othei'wlse. it. wt^s 
a'ease- of -blued 'for the concessipns. 
Many pf ^the shows, were shuttered, 
thi^Pughout the day... ■. .V' 

. At -lilifc pier, adjoining Oceaai 
Park-pler.-the only sigh ^ of ■ activity 
was: an astrblPglsti who drew. a gpod 
batiy 'c*owd; but f ew; -euistomerB* Big- 
Wire at Ocean' Park,! aside from; the 
- >lt<ttm6roUs roulette^ .tango^ ; keno and. 
kindred -places, was /a - free aerial 
exhibition by the Pour Jacks,;, and .a 
night fireworks display. Here, ,al6fO, 
meiat of ■ the shows r and rides were. 
sKiittered;' "iThe big; chutes slashed 



- , . ^lohsaod: others : Inte^esti^d in the 

its ■ ride rprlce to: a aime-' for adultr ^yggare~^t he event 
aiia avjit- if or the yungstersi biit even 

thld ibw scale didfi't •B'^eaA much 
revenue.;: ToonerVille ^had a.fe'w of 
the; cUrlous. ■ Several of ithe rides at 
©ee'any Park ■ pier ' eliminated .thejr 
cadhlei^s' duriner the: day; and fares 
were 'cblleGted Inside the. gates. 

■= • - Brefk for Wei 
!,Hunilngton Palisades, .with its 
Ip'^e iauto parking, got a h«a-vir play 
f;^'om the motorists, With. the' hot dpg 
and hamburger stands iii that vicin- 
ity managing to keep busy. 

At the Long Beach Pike attendance 
was abpve normal, but- aside froni 
the games' pf chance there was little 
coin released. ' Rbulette Is' getting 
the big play at the beaches, with the 
various joints paying bff as high as 
36'* to 1 on the numbers dbWn* to 
23 for i. ■ - • ; 

".Most pf the shbws at Venice and 
Obean Park are operating on a perr 
centage, but the rides, most of 
which are on a straight rental basis, 
a*e particularly hard hit. x Vet con- 
ceiasiohalres say that unless they get 
a terrific play on July the Fourth 
their season's eirfortti are 6uhk- 



Expo Cashiers Rotate 



ChiGagb, June. 5. 

To make gypping difficult and col- 
lusion .unlikely cashiers and . ticket- 
takers at the Wprld's Fair are ^iven 
different sUitlons every day. This 
Bcramblihg-Up. process is designed 
<p keep the inoney-hahdlers frpm 
getting smart to any angles, 

Widely circulated amohg working 
girls In Chicago, but apparently not 
an offlcial ruling, is a report that 
cashiers (all girls) must; be redr 
heeds or blondes. 



UISS£B the FAEAi)£ 

Hartford, Conri., June 5. 
_^^_Six^ J^thoijsand school children 
n^lssed the cIf^uS""paraa€i^th€r "first 
In this town in more than ten years, 
po-wney Brothers mustered their 
forces for a street parade at 10 
o'clock. Newspapers aniiounced the 
parade would reach downtown at 
11:30. "the parade, had returned to 
its ground and was all over when 
the majority pf schbols declared a 
recess for the kiddies, who hastened 
downtown to find that the parade 
was over and that they would have 
to wait a long time before another 
t,ame by. 



I ^ 

j ■ • 

I .Chicago, June 5. 

, /Full , .roulette, chucl^-a.-luc}£. ,and 
djip)9~ j|ayputs.,is, oiip .pf .tlie cDnces.T 
pipris'. at, the . Wpridjs FaiP^ Rvt. oj^- 
licial ' jpj'^'posiiloh ;:,J:u|,es '..wbn'jt , let 
Vnfixa; pi)t in .ca^'. .Feyi)^^. players 
H>n-\-|hLpsefr;term i^: 
itfpl^^hs.ViQr. u^e on .the. prefhipes. 
did.n't , a^P'^I widely as .|a ppssible 
return^ bn' a., fc^ . 

I . • • ....... 

At Iowa State Fair 



I i.-.v >M{arshalltow)ni,'l3.^ June 5. 
! « The Central Iowa Fair assoolatibn 
jwill present ' >a clbsed gate, to . car 
nivala foT ' the 1933 e'vent^ directors 
liavlng. veted 'thumbs;. down. on. the 
lusuaX ' midway splurge, after having 
received a. : basketful of. . petitions 
jfrom . , ..various ,women's^ ,. prg;anizaT 




icago^ June B. 
Attendance figures' tor the fi^'i^t 
days bf the first week^pf ' the .World's 
Fair- sUggei^t uhmlstakably' .that un<; 
til's'dhPols ai-e dtsmlsisj^d . and sum- 
mer, vaf^tioiis begin the . jiaid ad- 
missions,' .v^lll - be " nominal; but will 
npt i:eaoh '350,(^o'p a.day or ariy pf the' 
:Pthec .QptiiottisticLJtptals^..: 



Midway Looks Better in 2nd Week 
And by Nite-Prk^ Too H^ih? 



DObfiES OPPOSITION 



bill Circus Blows- Syracuse Date 
When Mai Show ■.Books' 



' Syracuse, JUhe 6. 
Rather than " give battle here tp 
the Walter li. Main Circus this 
week, the Sam B. Dill Circus has- 
iily scratched its .booking fpr the 
8th and 9th. Dill date was first set^ 
N.'lth the Main outfit pencilihg in 
Syracuse for the 7th aiild 8th last 
week. 

Another factor in the retreat of 
the Dill show was the high license 
fee set by the. city when the circus 
inahagement selected .a site other 
than the accepted circus grounds, 
.I<emoyne .Park, a; municipal play- 
ground. 



Opening .- .day registered. < 175,000 
■payees or . about ' $86,000,- in "adn>Is- 
sibns -'at' the rate '.t>f . 60 ctentd- fbr 
adults, 25 fpr^kids, Sunday;Jj?pt '$21;- 
SOp 'ft.ijm . 615,00.0 Vs^P.^viiiMpiiday 
yas,-lieiht^''biit.. Tuesd.ay (Menibrlial 
Day) the turnstiles clocked:'' better- 
than lOO^OOO. ■ 



: .. piirectprs . , ihaye left themselves 
|open, , ho'Wf pver,. . tp jengagp; severa,!. 
rides and. '.independent ^shPw^ pf a 
Icno'vvu ; . phiaracterr ' jkCarn,e:^i^ .pacing 
and .automobile racin]g., .and. some 
^ree acts will substitute .for the 
earnival attractions, 
i... Jam... has . been brewing_ for seV- 
,eral ye^s whe'n'barnlVal 'jplay' felT: 
off and climaxed at the 1932 event 
.wheA' ah ^aggregation came: to the 
fair under < difiiculties and made 
things other than merry for those 
connected with the fair. 



EXHIBITS CO-pFFING 

j £]Idora, la., June 6. 

'. Exhibitors and pthers Will, get a 
jbreak this year at the Hardin' 
jcounty fair provided receipts -op 
la mark of $4,500.^ In that event 
jpremiums will be paid in full. If 
■otherwise, ail premiums, contracts 
;aiiid other expense . nuts :Will, be paid 
iin proportion to the deficit. The 
fair ;bf 1932. came but :0f thC; re<3> 
'but . directors ai^e spending; the sur- 
■pius. ..in maltifig r IttJ^rpVeinep^ to 
the grounds and rempdelling sev- 
eral, of the ■.exhibit, halls. Practl- 
ca,lly .lall , are willing ■ to go .morp: 
tiian; h^lf way with dlrectbrs to 
make the 1933 event a success. 



CIRCUSES 

((For Current Week-Week June. 5) 

Al G. Barnes 

June 5, Fnlltvale, Cal.; C,. MarysvJUe; 7. 
ChlcO; 8, Colfax; 9, Reno; 10. 'Wioneniucca, 
.Nev.Ml. Elko, Nev. (Mat only), ' 
Hagenbeck-WalliEiCe 

June 5, Jiarrisburg; C, Hagerstown; Md. ; 
7r "Ifork; 8, Lebanon; 0, Residing; 10, I<an- 
caster. 

ingting Bros. Su B. & B. 

June, 6-6, Newark; 7, Fiatteraon; 8, 
6cranton; 0, Onebnta;.. 10, Albany. 

CARNIVALS 

(For Current Week-Week June 5) 

nig Four: Knlghtstown. 
Bloom's Gold Medal; Centrellia. 
.^^euer Midway Att: Montevideo. 

Cal'B B3[p6;~'Cenlfar'Clty? " ' r - =^.^=.^ 

Castle, -Ebrlich & H. : Omabft. 

Conklln'e All Can. : Klhkland T^ke. 

Copping, Harry: Clean, N, Y, 

Curl, W. S.: Marysvllle. 

Edward, J. R.: Gallon. 

Famous 'DIrle: Elkvllle. 

Friendly City: Martinsville, 

Hughoy Bros.: Illlopolls, 111. 

Keystone Attrs. : flotn ierset. 

j::.andls, J. L. : • McPberson. 

Mohawk sjalley; GloversvlUe.. 

Monarch Isxpo. : Huntington. 

Pacific States: Ogden. 

Royal Amer.: St. Loula, 

Sol's Liberty; Wabash. 

WostchoBtor: Yonkcrs. 

"Wlllard, Lexington. 

Wolf .Grpntpr: MInneapollH. 

Ztlger, C. .: Lcnvcr. 



' In generairtliege-'ftifUfes^atti 
cburaiph|g;-for the prbspect^^ tp .optne 
It muet tie'renieAbjb^ that tlie Palt, 
\yas sbliediiled to ' o>f^n ' ^^y^i-- 1,. 'ah.i 
thei.ea'rly ppening. on M^y ;27, prqb- 
ably, wasn't knowjn.i.to.much. Pf the 
population. .Eyidenbe strongly sup- 
ported the contention that the over- 
wihelmlng bulk of the flrdt. holiday 
. week-end were Chicagbans or from 
nearby areas. There were ypkels 
■enough to be conspicuous,- but the 
.infiiix from the ta,ll grass has yet tb 
I begin. ;•; 

. Gate receipts have a $10,000,000 
,bond issue to pay off. This is di- 
vided SLbbiit' 70-36' between tlie 
■Dawes-Bosenwi^ldrlnsull - syndicate 
that originally financed ..the, hond> is - 
sue .and' the , contractors who: ac- 
cepted bonds in lien uf > cash 



IN CANADIAN M W 



Tfbr 

■buildings.' In 150 days an average 
attehdance of 133.000 or better is 
needed, to. liauidate these bonds. 



Back Handles Alt Biit 
Nick on 12-Mile Sinp 



Los Angeles,. June: 5. 

Nightly six-hour ocean cruises 'to 
'nowhere have been inaugurated out 
:of Santa Monica (Li. A.'s beach 
playground), with the SS City of 
Panama . 'preissed Into service . for 
the ,exb'ursiohs. Thiis, in .reality, 
means .'the jfreedom lof the seas', so 
far as gambling, drinking, dancing 
and dining are concerned^ 

Several' vessels conducted- simi- 
lar 'cruises' out of Liong Beach ahd, 
Wilmln!E^o;n last season, making no 
secret of the open gaming and im- 
bibing bnce the 12-mile limit had 
been passed. 

Tariff ifpr .the~ Gity bf Panama 
cruise iS' a buck, 'which covers the 
boat trip, , taxi from dock to 
steamer, and . auto, parking. Aftbr 
that, it's a case .of nick .for every- 
thing except- the stroU on the prpni-; 
enade decks. 



-Elsie Storrow, • former tMpeze 
krtist, lost her life at the' ofln^clal 
opening of the Welland Airport 
when, her parachute refused to open. 
Noted. \a,ttra<ction at •various .air 
me.etSj.;the?^5ryiefirvold girl had made, 
-many7paj[^Phute-iiumps,-b.ut:her-i}n.aK 
deathr4|ive . : sent .her- head aixdi: 
shpuiders into the:mu$keg vyheii her. 
'chute opened, le^: than ;60: feet from: 
the :gro.und. . -..BfCorts to; Ipcate . rela- 
tives have been, untfyall^^i- and she 
will be burled in the Roman Catholic 
cemetery at Welland^ the A.ero Club 
making all arrangements. 
■ It is known that the . gir! came 
from the United: States four years 
iagOj but had ;.. beep., educatecl -iiv. a 
iwe^tern. • Canada, convent befpire 
i^oing into circus work- south of the 
boundary. 



Hideawayilimcheon for 
- . , . Hil]0r Envoy to CU 



Chicago, June 5; • 

li^ns 'Weldemann, special envoy 
from Adplph Hitler to the Century 
of Progress Exposition, firrivedhere 
last week and .was tendered .a 
luncheon in the Horticultural 
Building. .However, Sir Rpbert Gar- 
rin,. sollcitbf-general of Australia, 
shared the honor , guestship in what: 
was admittedly i. ticklish - situation 
for the fail*. 

Weldemann speakis no English. 
Apparently he will not stay long 
in Chicago. There wais an anti- 
Hitler demonstration one day, but 
It was quickly ' dispersed and little 
publicity resulted to increase the 
embarrassment. ■ 

Exposition split hairs pretty fine 
■in explaining that Weldemann was 
'only unofficially oiflcial envoy and 
was received simply as a 'distin- 
igulshed student of political sci- 
ence.' 

. As .a matteri of fact, Germany 
:isn't represented by an exhibit in 
the exposition^ so a, special ambas- 
sador was a, bit superfluous. High 
command of the exposition as well 
as iPcal politicians ducked- Welde- 
mann. Germans and Australians dir 
vided the luhchebn. 




Concessioiis Get IMOM-Ducat Buys 



Chicago, June 5. 
. Beubeh H. Dbnnelly priritlng -com- 
pany is expected to start the huge 
job. of printing a million or more 
World's Fair bpuppn books for the 
Palmer House this week. Job has 
.been delayed ■while the hotel's rep - 
resentatjves. .^have dickered ■with 
various conCe8sipns~aT"'tKF iexi^^ 
tibn over the wholesale price. 

Probable set-up, as reported, will 
be a coupon book retailing to the 
public at $3.50, but containing. $4,50, 
or better, In admissions. Tenta- 
tive list bf concessions to be in- 
cluded .in the .cbupon book is: Gen- 
eral admission to grounds, Skyrlde. 
Fort Dearborn, . Ripley-Pyle Qddi- 
torium. Pantheon de la Guerre, 
Seminole Indian' AlUgatoi* show, 
Midget Village, Lagoon Boat Biie, 



Streets . of Paris, Lion Airdrome, 
'Life,' Battle pf .. Gettysburg, and 
Holly wopd-at-the-Falr. 

ig Buys 

Hollywood, not y«t open, "was the 
last important hagglihg point, it is 
understpod. It is to be noted, that 
=an-;effort--to^get=-.a— varied^solCGtion 
iiaia been : made, and,, further, to 
Include only tho^e concessions with 
large capacities, Skyrlde; Odditbr- 
ium. Pantheon .dc la Guerre, and 
probably Holly\yobd, are 40-cent 
conces-sions, ■\yhile others average 
25. cents. 

Skyrlde, Streets of Paris, Holly- 
v/ood, and Midg.et Village are un- 
derstood to~ be the only concessions 
getting 4. million tickbt 'buy.' Other 
buys range from 100,000 up. 



Chlcagp, June 6. 

As the work pf. finally getting thie 
World's Fair finished progressed It 
begins to look as if the exposition 
V/ill improve with acquiaintancb. 
Beligian village Is sufficiently far 
advanced to permit visitors to stroll 
through its commodious area' and 
it is apparent that this is a gem of 
many-faceted charms which In It- 
self will reflect a gre^t deal of 
credit.on the fair as a whole. 

So wide i|i extent, sp varied, 
architecture, entirely paved with, 
cobble stones, and preserving suph 
excellent taste throughput, the Bel- 
gian village will be a high point of 
the exposition. To Alfoi'd be Rydt 
of. Antwerp a salute , of recogni- 
tion fpr his splendid conception is. 
due... 

Considerable progress his been 
pade i^ince the opening but as yet 
many conc'essions are-iinready. That 
first guess that three weeks, after 
^he official' openlhg might see a 
completed fair lis still vali<l. Off- 
hand It seemed last week as it did 
the •wcelf - before" that -xmipnir-the 
smaller " bbncessibns thf .; Only . one' 
doing -a landofllice- business is 
yenerable. 'Guess . Tour Weight' ap- 
peal. Incidentally this :s .allowed 
to op.erate , -without .cashiers, the 
men ; . handling tif>eir 

own 'cash.'' .■ ; , . 
■^-RicfcsKaws- d'ra'jjtfiLl)y_ithl tejfa da.iin. 
orange shprts . and,, jerseys m'ade- 
their aipi^eftrance.. bh' t^e Grounds .be- 
side 'the/ .'more yboh-ventlpnal irheel 
chiairp. 

Pri«$ei , Lowered 

Several of the shows seem t<$ have^ 
Plipped their prices already among 
them the Gorilla Villa down' tb lOi, 
cents. Thursday ..night, the . spieler, 
igbt a nasty nit> on the hand from' 
lone oif .the monks hefC' while, putting 
en a ballyhoo.' 

E. W. 'McCqnneU had a bUsy .slde- 
iwalk whoppla. under -way. for his 
:^6attie Pf Gettysburg' panorama;, He. 
'had one of the ■tw'> Lincoln Imperr. 
Senators . on., th^ ^iot pl'js, A four- 
.'plece. ' ^iiyenilb' orchesti'a t.nd ' th«' 
icrpwds' w^ re 'arr^^ ted In their paja- 
sage, - - Piamation, "NelrbnslipwT'-was- 
al'so aggressive "w'lth the sidewalk 
entertainihbnt. ' Midway . by night 
with pohsl^erable neon, tubing and 
other /i'ijiuipinatibn began to shbw 
some sp'arkie'.. 'Tralde wasn't so' hot 
In many quarters, however. 'Prices 
are blamed. 



Nickel AAnish All Over 
For Kids on Fridays 



I i , • Chicago, June 6. 

I . As, an expeirlment the Century pf 
jProgress Exposition -will admit all 
children this Friday (9) on a nickel 
jbasis. In other words kids can %o 
;anywhere for a jitney. That let's 
itheni Intb the grounds and Intp any 
'concession. Ri^gul9.r general admis- 
sion for juniors Is ^5 ceiits and.cbn- 
'ceaeions average 10 or 16 cents.. 
! If results are deemed good eveity 
■Friday will be nickel day. for kids 
-throughout thd. rtin pf the fair. 

Expo Press Bldjg:. May 

Rise in New Form 

Chicago, June 6. 

Press Building and specifically thel 
sp-called F'Ublishers ClUb may be 
salvaged at the World's Fair by: 
Prpmoter Leslie Wheeler - Reid» 
There .will be no Preiss Building as 
such but .a deal is pending to use 
the Pplish PavHIlbh on the island, 
which hjas plenty bf space available. 
In that case the- Publishers Club 
win meet In the shadow of 'Gpl- 
gotha,' gigantic oil painting pano- 
rama, which Is installed, there. 

Leslie Wheeler^Reld Is the former 
publisher of 'Hollywood Life.' 



SHORTAGE OF GOCKBOAGHES 

Several amusement parks which 
had='-epntracted-=-wlth--the=interna--. 
tiPnal Mutos'cope Reel Company of 
New York. City for a supply of 
cockroaches may be f orced ' .to - call 
pf plans for .insect-racing, duo to 
a mishap tp the reel concern's 
'stock.' iCscaping gas recently killed 
6,000 roaches stored in the base- 
ment, and J. C. ' l^hillips, head of 
Mutoscope, has notifieC liark men 
that he may not be able to obtain 
.sufficient roaches tp fill the orders 
on hand. 



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[World Fair s Best Bet in Chicago 
Looks like Rough 'Streets of Paris' 



Chicago, June 12. 
i Fame of 'Streets of Paris' at the 
.World's Fair seems flrmly estab- 
lished and business is leaps ahead 
•lot any other concession on the lot. 
'*'eanwhile the reform element Is 
^Indignant in the public prints. 

Mary Belle Spencer, a woman 
wyer, emitted a bleat that the 
cession was indecent and de- 
ding:. This may have been legit, 
iUt the suspicion was widely held 
at It was a publicity stunt. Two 
ta, however, were noted on the 
venins the story broke in the 
ilies. First the concession was 

Snore crowded than ever, and sec- 
. nd the nude model waui wearing ad- 
hesive plaster for the first time. 
Smarties 
Rowdy element has appeared 
Hmong the patronage at 'Streets of 
SParls' and may cause the manage- 
ment some difnculties. Bars which 
were running wide open have re- 
putedly been told to limit their 
sales to 3.2 brew. Meanwhile 'Streets 
of Paris* is Janimed on nights when 
he rest of the Fair Is half deserted. 

To outsiders it looks as though 
he 'Paris* concession with every- 
hing It holds will be to the loc^l 
xpo what 'Little Egypt' was to the 
893 World's Fair. 



A Winchell Fan 



A noted psychoanalyst re- 
cently died. Reaching the heav- 
enly gate, St. Peter greeted 
him with: 

'Well, aren't we glad you're 
here. We have a terrible 
worry.' 

'What's troubling you?' 

And St. Peter answered: 

'God thinks he's Winchell.' 



$2 2-YEAR CIDER 
HELPS FARMS 
GET BY 



r,500^EATBEER(;ARDEN 
PLAYING FLOOR SHOWS 



« Cleveland, June 12. 
Geauga Park's 7,500-3eat beer 
arden, believed to be tlie largest in 
e country, will play elaborate floor 
hows, name bands and any head 
ne attractions it can obtain. It 
pens June 17 wltji Guy Lombardo's 
and as a starter and with a show 
f locally booked acts. 
'i The spot has a large and fully 
quipped stage. All the seats are at 
jithe tables. 

RETIRES THEATRE ORGAN 



illy'a Faithful Old Wheezer, First 
Of All, at Mt. Resort 



Hollywood, June 12. 
The first organ installed in an 
.. .aerican theatre, at Tally's Broad- 
way in 1912, is now at Glenn Ranch, 
mountain resort owned by T. L. 
Ti..Ily. It took 12 truckloads to trans- 
»ort the pipes, 
b Vet theatre operator will build a 
HiP*clal structure to hou.se the tnu- 
\kti box. 



Newsman's Hitler Drama 

'Madman,' a melodrama with 
Adolph Hitler as the main charac- 
I'm"^' '■c'lC'^r.sala in 

New York this week. Play i.s au- 
Pthorcfl l,y Harry P. Keller. De- 
v>it ncw.si)apciman, with two New 
■*ork writers doUinR up the script. 
Piece i.s described a.s anti -1 litler, 
nr. I •in(i-C:frrnan 



Kalamazoo, Mich., June 18. 

With the general forgetfulness 

regarding prohibition enforcement 

now typical over the country, 
farmers have opened up their cellars 
and are peddling their private 
stocks of hard cider on the high 
ways as a by-product of farming, 
for the past year Amefrica's most 
unhappy industry. 

Apple Jack is selling for an aver- 
age of $2 per gallon along the high- 
ways. Tourists and natives alike 
go for the rural brew. The farmers 
are making no bones about what 
they're selling. Signs proclaim the 
cider as two years old and not boot- 
leg. One farmer advertises his Jack 
as 'uncut.' 

A dime a glass Is the general 
price for roadside sales. Urbanltcs, 
unfamiliar with the potency of hard 
cider, down several glasses in rapid 
succession to suddenly discover it 
has a greater kick than most boot- 
leg whiskey or gin. The lads have 
al.so found out that the after effects 
of a cider Jag is lasting. 

Most of the farmers through this 
section have been putting up sev- 
eral barrels of cider yearly with the 
result that the brew is plentiful. 
On© farmer has 60 30-gallon barrels 
stored in his barns, and during the 
past Ave weeks has sold 370 gallons 
in roadside sale.s. 



Aylesworth Promises 

Par Radio's Air Hour 

Hollywood. June 12. 

Kull half hour of the usual NBC- 
RKO 'Hollywood On the Air* pro- 
gram today (12) is to be turned 
over to Paramount for exploitation 
of 'College Humor.' 

It is in line with M. H. Aylos- 
worth's promise to any major com- 
pany that it can utilize the NBC 
country-wide feature for picture 
plugging. Principals of the ca.sl 
on the program. 




Hays Group Believes Ex- 
treme Advantage Taken 
of Code Proven Very Un 
healthy — Large Fercoit- 
age of This Season's 
Pictures with Sex Taint — 
Matter of Discrimination 
for Dirt Producers 



THE EASIEST WAY 



Deadline for dirt may have ar 
rived, huture complaints will be 
laid at Washington's door under the 
Roosevelt regulatory platform. 

Even before then, three state cen 
sor boards during th« past week 
have delivered ultimatum* effec- 
tive immediately. Official watchers 
of the industry, for tha first time 
conceding that i»roducer« have re 
duced the Hays production code to 
sieve- like proportions and are de 
liberately out-smarting their own 
document, are weary of holding the 
bag. 

Tearing off the shield which has, 
during the past three years, largely 
minimized picture dirt until It 
reached what la described as its 
(Continued on page 86) 



FUU SIKENGTH CANADA 
BEER BAUY FOR YANKS 



Burlington. Vt.. June 12. 
Dance orchestras are profiting by 
the keen rivalry that exists this 
year between hotels and ballrooms 
on both sides of the Canadian bor- 
der. Dance spots in northern Ver- 
mont are devoting more money 
than they have In years to keep the 
money-spenders on this side of the 
International line. Places that In 
the past were satisfied to use local 
orchestras are now featuring name 
dance bands and advertising heav- 
ily. Practically every hotel and 
ballroom is selling beer as a draw. 

Canadian spots are proving 
worthy opposition and are fighting 
hard to keep the U. S. trade they 
have enjoyed in other years. 'Pull 
.strength" beer seems to be the key- 
note of the Canadian drive for 
patronage. The most popular Ca- 
nadian and American dance bands 
obtainable are being booked and 
the hotels are offering special 
week-end rates to Americans with 
a different name band on Satur- 
day and Sunday. Canadian places 
gain some advantage by Sunday 
hoofing, which is banned in Ver- 
mont. 

Canadian resorts are spending 
heavily for advertising In Vermont 
for 60 milos south of the border, 
using both newspapers and blll- 
lM>ar(Js. I 



Saildest Jump Known to Show Biz; 
N.Y.-New Orkans in Sleepless Bos 



Poor Fish 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Fox attempt to show the 
love life of a clam in a short, 
'Pirates of the Deep.' has been 
adjudged indecent by the New 
York censors. 

They ordered the clam's ro- 
mantic features eliminated 
from the film. 



FORECAST BULL 
MARKET FOR 
ROADSHOWS 



A bull market roadshow season 
is prognosticated for next fall. The 
hinterland's reaction to the several 
vaudshows which have gone out, 
plus every other indication, has evi- 
denced an acute interest in staee 
shows from the folks !n the stix. 

Sundry plans are afoot to frame 
live entertainment for hinterland 
patronage, with especial eye to 
keeping away from the big towns. 
The small and moderate populations 
are a better market Gene Austin 
and the Pearl-Whlteman shows are 
cited aa examples through Austin 
having cleaned up all along, until 
daring a big stand like New Orleans. 
Whiteman-Pearl likewise fared but 
fairly In Chi at the Oriental after 
doing bullishly in the midwest The 
Eddie Cantor vaudeshow itinerary 
is evidence of Judicious routing to 
give the boys and girls in the back- 
woods a look-see at talent usually 
denied them. 



Too Many Adults at Kid 
Show— So Charge Them 

Chicago. June 12. 
'Enchanted Island.' at the World's 
Fair, opened with a free gate for 
children, has now installed a turn- 
stile and is charging 10 cents for 
adults. Kids still get in free. 

Explanation is that adults were 
crowding the concession intended 
for children on the same principle 
that fathers get more fun out of 
toys than the kids themselves. 



The heart breaker of heart brestk- 
ers of all time In vaudeville Is the 
jump from New Tork to New Or- 
leans, now taken by 10 acts evenr 
week to the Loew and RKO theatres 
there. Low budgets at both houses 
necessitates making the trip by bus 
for all but a few fortunate actors 
who can afford the train fare. 

Bus ride takes three days and 
three nights. Bus fare of |48 round 
trip per person is paid by the cir- 
cuits. If the actor wants to spend 
$48 more out of his own pocket he 
can. go by rail. But few can afford 
that Of all the acts to make the 
Jump In the past few weeks, the 
only one going by train was Jay C. 
Fllppen. 

Going the hard way — by bus — 
calls for three straight sleepless 
nights, and ther the necessity of 
playing a week shows in N. O. 
without dogging it or showing ef- 
fects of the ride. The rest of the 
sad story is that New Orleans on 
botn circuit books Is a 'New York 
salary* date, or, in other words, a 
26% cut 

Recently a 10 -people girl act that 
does all its traveling by bus played 
Boston and Montreal for Loew. go- 
ing from New York to Boston, and 
from Boston to the Canadian date, 
^hile In Montreal the act was noti- 
fied the next date would be New 
Orleans. Having purchased round - 
trip tickets from Boston to Mon- 
treal, the 10 people had to return to 
Boston, then to New York, where, 
on the same day, they hopped an- 
other bus ko New Orleans. They 
spent five straight days and nights 
on the busses making the Montreal 
to New Orleans hop. 



FREE mMS GINGERING 
SMAU TOWN SAT. NITE 



DIPLOMATIC COMPLAINTS 

Just like the German cmbs^sy 
enjoined George Jcssel's Hitler wit- 
ticisms during the comedian's 
engagement in Washington. D. C, 
recently, the Greek embassy has 
ofilclally frowned on CJcorge Givot's 
billing as the Greek AmDassador of 
Good Will. 

Accordingly, Givot is now billed 
as the Creek Phllo.sopher, commenc- 
ntr with his n&K date at tho Chi- 
c ifso, June IC. 



Joice, la., June 12. 
Business men are going after 
Saturday night business In a big 
way with free films on that evening 
during the summer. Expected to 
draw many from the hinterlands 
for the trade area. 



FLASKS PASSING OUT 



Beer 

rie 



Weaning Away Booze Car- 
No Urge for Hard Liquor 



Flask carrying is almost a thing 
of the past at least around the 
better spots of New York. In a 
very few of the resorts that never 
sold illicit liquor but ore now li- 
censed to sell beer, they say the 
flask carriers have been reduced to 
nearly nil. 

Former hip toters now come In 
the restaurants orderj^ bottles or 
a pitcher of beer and Are seemingly 
well contented. It Is liiet nearly as 
profitable to the places as when 
they sold ginger ale or water and 
repeated often to the same party at 
from 60 to 75 per bottle. Top 
for ,1 pitcher of beer for the entire 
parly is $1.50. 



JP I C ¥ U R IE S 



Markert s Team Work (or Girls 
Tells Secret of His Roxyettesl 



*Now, girls,' says Russell Mar- 
kert to his Roxyettes at the close 
of the last new show each Thurs- 
day night, 'you were good little 
soldiers today, so I want you here 
bright and early tomorrow morning' 
and we'll all go to work cn next 
week's show. Qood night, and re- 
member you aVe Roxyettes. Oh, and 
girls! Mind your limbering and 
stretching! One of you — I don*t 
have to mention any named, you 
know whom I mean- 31d your 
iraight kick in the first number of 
the third show with, your knee bent. 
'I'liat won't do, you know it won't 
do.' 

They call him ttawk-Eye Mar- 
kert, and his soliloquy runs like 
this: 

X^ord, what can I have them do- 
ing next, Tve had them on their 
ears and I've put. them on their 
rear ends. They've . come down from 
the wings and up from the base- 
ment, they've been qrchlds and but- 
terflies, chrysanthemums and bees. 
They've been h gopdola that breaks 
up into a masquerade and a caterpil- 
lar that hatches a slough of moths. 
They've shinnied. up ropes and 
they've whizzed down brass pipes. 
"What can I do with them, no^? 

'Come on, Qene,', lie says to .his 
iassi^tant. Gene Snyder. The two of 
them retreat to his office, sdatch 
inatch ..ttcks, pejiclls or tooth picks, 
arrange thfem'.on tlxe. d^sic in geo- 
metrical formation, ^ry swUchlhg 
them and swinging ' them, always 
bearing in mind that they must fin- 
isli In a straight line— and lo, a 
new Roxyette routine is born. 
Roxyettes 
The girls themselves are the least 
'of Markert's problems. It's too hard 
.to make the Roxyettes for a girl, 
once in, to take the honor lightly, 
hundreds, are called but few ace 
chosen. The winners are ail defi- 
nitely the 'Roxyette type.' 

Because Markert's ^0 nimble 
pylphs come out on the stage and 
d^nce £^ one, doji;t think they don't 
.liave their ^.rgumentq backstage, h^ 
pays. He wanta.them tp argue back - 
pt^ge; it Heeps them o^ their tpeSk 
«hows they'r,e npt wishy-washy, pre-| 
eerves their individuality. By all 
.jneapa their iniaividualitles must be 
maintained — every wiiere but on. the 
,qtage. "The Roxyettes is no place 
'for specialty dancing; the troupe Is 
.,a. specialty in itself. Thus the green- 
,'cyed monster never gets a chance 
to brea^Jn to their esprit de corps. 
Markert*^ realizes what havoc Jfea-* 
lousy can wr^k in a bunch of 40 
girls. Each week he rotates the 
girls down front. All Roxyettes are 



The Single Envelope 



Film economies have riea<;hed 
their bottom. Publicity depart- 
ments of the newsreels are 
sending out their continuity 
sheets In one envelope. It is 
estimated they chisel Uncle S- 
out of $160 y^eekly as the re- 
sult. 

Rumored, around that If the ; 
reels get the idea over, regu- 
lar film depts. may try same' 
thi^g and ppol their own mime- > 
ography into one great, pack- 




Girl After Edington, 
Somg lor $50,000 Casli 



Los Angeles, June! 12. 
Josephine H; McLean, ^orm^r 
va'ude dance producer, Ijas filed suit 
in Superior court against Harry B. 
Edington, Hollywood film agent, 
asking for an accounting of $5O,060 
she alleges she gave him to Ihyesf 
in 1926; when he became her- bus|T 
ness manager. ' 

Also beeik^ the return Of 925,0Q() 
'she says' Is due her from Edington. | 



Geo. Hearst Riparrying 



Sail Francisco,. June. 12.- 
Report^d thftt George . Hearst, eld 
est son of ■William Randolph, f ill 
take the marriage vows for a second^ 
time, this weekend at San Simeon! 

Depends upon \7hether or not he 
secures his final decree by Saturday 
on the divorce proceedings- brougM 
against him & year, .ago .fcy his flr;st 
wife, Blanche Wilbur-Hearst, whom 
he married in 1923 after a romance 
on the University of California cam- . 
pus. I 
Hearst's second bride will be lior-1 



WILL MAHONEY 

The Lios Angeles Hei'cLld fixpresd 
saild:— VW^V Mahojieyj ,tbe show 
stopper^ at Cfraunian's Chinese, ha^ 
an especially constructed xylophone 
to be played upon with ; feet! . . » 
some feat! (patdoh the'pun). "What^ 
ever you do, don|t miss Mfthoniey.'' 
iree,ti6n . ' ^ 

RALPH G. FARNUM ; 

Broadway , ; 



AH New Future f or UN Crossman 
In 1hese Wonderfiir Pictures' 



What Break 



• 'Hollywood, June 12. 
l^pble ^PhAson has de^PX^tpd : 
the screen to teach _ house 
manners and useful tricks to 
the prize dpge - of fllin cPlebd. 
^urps cuifrently being " chap- 
eron^, are those belonfirihg to. 
Richard Bennet. Qary Cooper, 
RichiEird Arien, Max; Factor, 
MIscha Auer and yi^^^^ Mc- 
Ijaglen* 



Whfte lHits ;;|li$ rib 




- '^ Hollywood, June ;i2, 

George tViilte'w^ 
a weelc 'conterHrig ' with' RKO Radio 
studio offioialW' and ■ la now ' Iii New 
York to cpncludie a deal by whldh 
he will make a picture for that coni- 
pany. He wUl appear ^n it - 
ally. ' i 

While here he conferred with B. B 
4Sahane^and:-kv Cir CP 
ti.., story idea and an approxi- 
mate cost . figure. It "is understood 



■ Hoffy wood,. JuneTiJr^ 
With an eagef eye cast pictute-: 
wards. Almee Semple MacPherson 
returns from a iBurOpjetan trip next 
week, hopeful that her husband, 
Dave Hutton, has been successful In 
peddling a yam of his own com 
.position along ;With his wife's serv 
ices to the film studios. 

Several 'Studios 'arcvireported to -be 
interested in cadhingrin- on- the 
evangelist's .name, but the . 'current 
undto^-tanding is ■ that the . Bibre-: 



r« wv; »; 1,1^ »^»«r w,^ swinger will have nothing to dd with 
na Velle with whpm l^^^^ details on t]he, picture. A 

seen for^the^astjjrear in «^ ^^^i gteviou^ venture- With^ Mrs,.^^^^^ 
Cluljs and theatres., She Is a pheraon aa star-prpducer-Qtc,. «nded 
vprcee, not of society. I with, no fil m In the. c an?iei;a. 

Mutton's stoi^y ,is..titT(fdr:'IJpwn, toi 

WANPA HAWLEY DIVORCED I ^^Sin/lf^ir^a^fla'w^^SJ 

AnA^ A/ u u^a [ slhce a WiU Rogers' , pic . ft>r *'o^ 

$9,0M-a- Year Husband Wanted Her ^,,e yt,e already. , ' . 

to Give Up $50,000 Annual . Salary I ^proffered scrtfct is al^ut a saw- 
dust' Sataii-slapper 'Wh(6 'boo^s 



Cincinnati, June 12. '] 
A divorce from Selma H. Wandal 
Hawley on the ground . of wIHut 
absence waft granted Jay Stuart 
Wilkinson, 36, sales manager of ai 
local firm, Friday (9) In Domestic 
equal; it's teamwork that's put them I Relations Court, 
where they are today. The couple united at Hollywood. 

Each opening show is another juiy 27, 1925, and separated three 
Big Game to the Roxyettes. Eacn 1 years later. At the time of thelit 
week they go in there .to w*" marriage, Wilkinson testified, he 
dear old Music Hall. JJach week was making $9,000 a year as a tech-i 
they're out for top applause. .They nlcal engineer, in pictures and his 
never compete.amongst themselves; wife, was getting $60,000 annually^ 
40 hearts ^.nd: souls click as one to for screen .acting. He ^Uegefsi thathej 
Koal the rest of the show. And when wanted her to quit the profesh and 
they're good, they go home after the make a home for him, but she re- 
show Thursday night, and f^sed, desiring that he become an 



date In A small, spot ftlmultaneouslyi 
with a ..cai'ny «in4 K'O'?? 'o'f ■ ined 
show methoiSs to busk the opppsii^ 
Stbry is baaid on much of Mme 
MaciPhersdn's early experiences. ' 



Forgot Bankruptey 

Hollywood^ June 12^ 
Vivian and Rosetta Duncan, noW 
believed in New York,: failed to' ap 
p&ax tipday for hearing oh their aP 
peal for- aisoharge from bankriiiptcy 
U. S. District Court postponed 
the hearing. 



i». 



' "Tis belttfr-to be a movinjg picture 
actresff than to bP the^ bi^f est thing 
on the stafee,* said Hehrietta Cross- 
mah. 'Mote pfebpie Know you— per- 
haps,' she added, twinkling, 'because 
they don't have to pay so rouph to 
se,e ypu. .Of •' course, nothing me-. , 
chahical can taice the place : of the; 
theatre In the hearts of the audiehce 
of the actors, for thit matten 
Bat, they forget you in the theatre. 
Oh, yes they dp.' 

With 'Pligrlmage' (FPx)' slated for. 
Toad-showlng, With— «s a resUlt of 
her • pferfPrihance 'li^ it— h6r option 
taikeh "up lor another two F63^- i>lc- 
tUres, Miss Crbssmfrh*s .enthusiashi 
for 'picttires' giairi' ' trotti '^ti] liriti:. 
fPixndktloh; ' E*br yfears one' pi£' the 
first "ladies of the.; Ahierlc4ri''sttigP— 
(she made her debut When 16). Mis^ 
Crossrhiin retired irom' the theatr'e 
When she stopiped pla:ylng.vy<>uhis:. 
rblep; ' She had alwkys appeared in 
sttaifeht rpmantic ^eads. ''■ feelieyinle; 
she was; unfitted for aiiy bthfer soft, 
laiisB Croissman gave up hei* career 
tipon tciaching the age When sli,e 
thought it good: Judgment to do iei). .' 
• But actresses are like wat horses, 
(She • sayjg. r - Af ter— so— in^ny—^ 
"years 'they can'^ b'e completely, con- 
tent when not working; and,' ' 
'work" alone, can Tceep one .ypurig, can- 
keep " one ' 'healthy— fbir, wovking, 

,Wbrl^ 



Whit^ ;flgui;es>hp,can. briiig in hli; 

original film yai-n, a semi-ihu^icali 

tor andet $300;00'0. ' White is to geli there is hpV time t^^ 
a 'salary -as producer; plus'a slice b£ the !wdrH of, *'aicting» pre.v.ents age .antf 
the. lieti . jhe ideal, originated tin New r^^^^ you forget ' yourself in 

York,_ H,, .B;. i;rani<lin acting for your pal?t. . , ■.'< , 

Radio!' ' ' .' An' Adventure 

' White' is 'to obtain the wfitejrs .to . And now to Miss Cros sTOaPy, .who 
ItdapVlt^ip'sFb^ 

and a ' team' 'bf spng " Writer's. " He there suddenly comes 'the picture, a 
told, the stiidip that'he has ih TO^"^ rebirth A wider public than fver 
jlarry Richman, Bert Lahr and WH- pcssible in the theatte. jSlPre Im- 
lie Hbward, with the balance of the portance. A new field. A new tech- 
cast to conie from the east. nlque. " A new world and, right; at 
If papers ar6 signed White returns the tlihe when she tho\>g^t • hftr. 
he!re irf'.abOut'twp weeks to ^o into I career was over. Truly, sajjrs Miss 
prodUctibti' J\ily?' 'Sfeandals' "ahd. Grossman, pictures are' a ??^?\Gnl 
White's -name are '^gured for ex-i cW adventure;'' ,; V mJ 
ploitatipn piirpbses. I And so ! pleasa-nt. Everyone i^\^p 

,klnd, BO patient... 

Fnrl r'.nW'oll'*! Sri'eeri . I -' "^^^OJ^® you go out they tell, yop 
V^rrOU S pcreen, , . things to. .scare .yPu to death., . "Takp 

Yatil of 'Vanities'' ' some one told !me,, 'that ■ the 



Holly woodr Juiie lL2i- 



ilcanfiera" "'.'mah,' dbesh^ . •xuih y.ou^'- 
'Wktch out,' sai^ a^bther, 'for. the 
,Eatl . C9yroll,i.havin g. a little j^m ct I'souhq ma ^!' 'Those d i rectors,* said 
ndspliasivritten a myt|tery| | ^ third, 'they're mejrclteisT: '' 



pn. his. imn.dspiiassii^rrnten a mysvery ^ .third, 't 

.chiller In^onickered . 'Murder . In ,the 'aj^q, 'i was already- so " wotried, 
yanitles', Jt^e is. trying, to, peddlp it a^f^^^^ ileadln? 'Pilgrimage.' iVs. ,a 
here . • . . ; j character patt^ you know, and .J'^ 

Rev.ue; ;staee.r is holding the tal^ a . character, part. . . I 

upward bii $30,000. it js und erstood^j'^p^^^^ I had the weight for, it. 

.;, ; then .1 ' wbndeired! would it be posr- 

BuitlSteill's Story i .si^hle for a middle -aged woman, tp 
^- . js. -- ■■■ • J c*rry a. whole picture.. But It -all 

Norman Buifnstein not ohly; fot turned out very nlciely. There were 

iiv>^..»c.*»m»<, «iriTki«ntral /l* 'The.PaSte™ I - ' -.-r J 1- 



Cuibertson's approval P 
board Emperor,' v^hlch RKO will 



|.np, retakes, which 1 undpretand jU» 
unusual. 



make, but before the. bridge authorj j^y^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ 

Uy left fPr Europe, ho arranged with I ^as so sensitive, so patient the 
the writer to go to Hollywood with, ^^^^ few days until I caught oh to 
him When he makes the picture in the technique. The camera man and 



the fall. 

•■. Burnstelh was ' a- writer at .tara-s 
mount for a time, doing the scripts 
of- Jannings'. - 'Sins !of the Father' 
and Louise Dredserfs 'Caught.' 



last 

when they're' bad, 
another rehearsal. 



they stay for 



1ND£:IC 



Bills 

Calendar 30 

Chatter *3 
Editorial 

Elxploitation 

Film House Reviews 14 

Film Reviews 15 

Foreign Film News 1*^ 

Foreign Show News 46 

Inside— LegSt 44 

Inside — Music 48 

Inside — Pictures 44 

Inside— Radio 34 

Inside — Vaude 43 

Legitimate 45-47 

Letter List B4 

Literati ••• ^0 

Music •••••• ^3 -49 

News from the Dailies... 6Z" 

Nlte Clubs 48 

Obituary 54 

Outdoors 55 

Pictures 2-33 

Radio 34-38 

Radio Reports 38 

Times Square — Sports 51 

- Vaudeville 39-41 

Vaude House Reviews 42 



actor. , , ,.. : 

As Wanda Hawley the wife wasjl 
divorced from Burton Hawley. herj 
first husband, in 1921, he dying a| 
w^ek lat'Pr. 

Wilkinson gave Wanda Hawley'a I 
present addr'esis as 2003 B^oylestoh | 
street,' Seattle. 



(her-Sexed MKc Given Hame 



Mrs, Winters: of Hays OiFfice Slips Some 
lillxj to Home Towiiers 



Beaudine Off at Par 

Hollywood, June 12. 
William Beaudine, after 
iyearjB at Paramount with his 
I film, 'Her Bodyguard,' Is out. 

Same studio also dropped Mer- 
cedes DeAcosta, following her^ 
I scripting of 'Man Without a 
Private Life.' 



Minneapolis, . June 12. 
The 'over-sexed' picture is - 
twd I £ui In Hollywood and , the .fault li?s 
^^^^ ' largely with thp public for acoeptr 
ing this type Pf off erlng, IpPal newsr 
papers Were told hy Mrs. Thomas 
G. Winters, iformer national priesi- 
dent of the Federation of Women's 
clubs and noW associate director" of 
public relations for the MPDA at 
Holly Wopd. 

Stopping here, her former hPme, 
July 14 (New Tork to London) I en route east, Mrs. "Winters declared 
I Yates and Lawley (Manhattan). to interviewers that the wprld is 
June 21 (New Tork to London), I making very hard the flght\f or bet- 



SAILINGS 



Mabelje I^earl (Manhattan) 

June 17 (New York to Paris) Ben 
[Frank, FelixJFerry (Hp dp France). 

Jia ne " 1 7 (New York tp XondonTt 
1 Laura La Plante (Europa). 

June 14 (London to New York) 
I Lucky Boys (Olympic). 

June 11 (London to New York) 
Berinoff and Chariot (Jlle de 
France). . 1 

June 10 (London tp ,New .York) 
Jed Harris (Minnetbnka),,,. 

June .?:P, , (Lqndon to Tbrk) j 
i Dennis king (feuropa). ' 



suggestiPnb or with lowliessness, Al-; 
most all of the.' plays on thP .New 
York staBe are filled with dirt. 

'Modern painting 'exults lA gre'eh-: 
ish nude 'bodies. Popular music emrr 
pha^izes. loose moral , emotion. Ob-i 
noxious as are many of the scenes r 
ahd themes In . the . Pictures, in al-I 
most every' case they have to be- 
cleaned up . from, their literary, 
source because the. many-millioned 
audience is, after ail, largely decent ' 
—more decent than the so-called irir 
telllgcntsla.' 

Mrs. "iWihters finds hope in the 
marked increase in the .number of 
pictures dpaling with real questions 
of the day. 'and a note of satisfac- 
tion is creeping In with a tendency 

iowara^thp"T'iBe^of~^ie5d "i^^ 

pictures, she ^id. 

Mrs. Winters urged local women 
to- supply her with .'plenty pf iim-r- 
munition with ; which , to fight un- 
clean pictures' and to 'form councils 
to study in an unprejudiced broad 
way the pictures, coming to th.eiri 



malie^up man worked and worked 
until th^y found a. make-up- for me 
that would photograph suitably.' The 
ispund man was satisfied with iny 
diction and enunciation, 'Thank 
heaveiis,' he -said to me, 'your 'b'«' 
aren't sibilant!' I can't wait to go 
back. - I .can't • wait tp get back' tp 
work.!' 

. Miss- Crossman .hopies she'll be as 
fortunate with her next role as she'p 
been with 'Pilgrlinage/ 'Now there 
is a part= that • ferows, that develops, 
that progresses. ^ I can't do ° a' cut 
and dried, rolb, I can't thiiik a part 
in little pieces. It' must be In'spil'a- 
tionai with me. I must get -Under 
| the skin of a part and play It f rPm 
that standpoint,' isaid Miss ' CrosS^ 
hiah, radiantly thinking of thP; glori- 
ous new future. ■' 



Tm Misled 



ii'i. 



HollywPod, June 12. 
Zasu Pitts wias placed under a 
teririer at' Universal i'hsuring the. 
continuance of the; pittSrSurnmpr- 
vllle team for anbther year. 

Next picture will be 'Love, Honor 
and o' Baby!' and four more will 
follow for next season. 



ter picture^ Which are on the . way 

'We who are at the center watch 
certain great • tendencies and . we 
know tEat"Tb7lp"a""f^ir'"i5ia°B^ 
Wihters. 'There are, moi;e over- 
sexed .pictures and inore siiigle. ob- 
jectionable scenes in . otherwise good 
pictures than the lovers of drama 
cpuld: wish, .but- the popular taste 
needs a good deal of education to 
register its dilBllke. 

; 'The. great majority Of the best , . ..„-, . 

vsellihg books, ph which pictures are I about a state of tightness, i^^^ He goes ho^c by way 

leased, ar.c| .filled With viciouSj,e^| In the film world, she asserted.,. 9 South Seas. 



I' • 



Walts^World Jaiint 

Moscow, May 28, 
Richard Watts, Jr., ftiotion pic^ 
ture editor of New York 'Heralflf 
Tribune,' visited Moscow briefly, 
took in a batch of plays ,, and 
parties, renewed friendships mau0 
in his previous. Russian journey, 



tpwn.' This would help to., fr^ipg and. departed for parts south. 



tlJ.e 



Tuesday* June 19^ 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 





GO WRONG 



Onco Marx as a Bridge Player 

l&reatest in World, He Si^s— Writing Book 

About Himself 



Hollywood, June . 9* 
i . 'When I get but my new i)6ok oh 
bridge It will Just sweep all qt t|ie 
■^Qthers into the alley. I chased Cut- 
J^ertson put of here and i can't see 
^Slmms ,^t. all; so you can tell what 
the neyir,))ook will . do to all of thein/ 
Chico ' Marx talking. lie's one Qf 
.1;he Marx brothers and the really, 
.'only .great bridge player In the 
. Vorld. Chica-admltis; that • and feels 
■ Jiurt if you don't, go very . strong 

'There's another fellow that rates 
with me or at least I play with- 
liilm and he's going to be in on 
the ' book, tdo. That's Leyy - of 
San Francisco. Tou liavpn't heard' 
of 'him ? xWellTT^ou-doif t: khow~Tiruch- 
anywa^. ' 

It was casually remarked .to 
Chiico that a very common impres- 
sion, wieis that his brother Zeppo 
is the card player of the family. 

•Don't try to burn me up about 
Zcppo. He's my brother and I 
don't want to say anything, more' 
about him than I would about 
Gro ucho, , b ut, i nev er let Zep po p lay 
In'lhe same game wTth me? " 

It was mentioned to Chico that 
Zeppo had been reported as win- 
ning quite a Tot of money from fel- 
lows on the coast yfho thought they 
' could play bridge but Chico snorted 
'at that. 

Rothstein's Confidence 
.'■ <You're just trying t6 burn me up 
but I won't burn. You knpw that 
^ven before contract came in Ar- 
nold Rothstein in New York would 
'back me for bridge at any time for 
$10,000 a side. You don't know? 
That's funny, l^verybody arouiid 
" New York- knew how I stood - as a 
bridge playeir in those days and I'm 
even better now. ._. 



Fuzzy Lift 



Hollywood, Jtine 12. 

In 'Her Bodyguard,' B. 
Schulberg liroduetion for' Par- 
amount, Fuzzy .Knight,: as a 
songwriter, steals Schubert's 
'Serenade' and fashions it into 
a ditty called •WherA. Have I 
Heard ■ That Melody Before ?' 

Now they'ja calling^ it Schul-r . 
•berg's 'Serenade'. 



Tve got a system that the kids 
can play. You don.'t have to worry 
over the- Culbertson or Sinims way 
When you're playing the Marx sys- 
tem, I don't' kjioW' yet whether I'll 
have Levy's name on the; book or 
not." Don't think I will bujt I'm go- 
ing to have my picture on [the front 
■ tage so they will know ■v^hich one 
of the Marx brothers is tl!iat really 
great bridge player they hear about 
but never' see. 

Groucho. for Coin 
'I kept telling Groucho it was an 
«rrbr for us to go on the air be- 
cause no one could see us. I wanted 
him to wait for television but he^s 
got that dough hunch and he said 
let's fool 'em for a while tv^here they 
■can't throw anything kt us. But if 
we'd been in pictures everybody, 
how would be saying: 
; 'iioolc, see that piano player! 
That's Chico, the great bridge play- 
er,' and 'of course I'd fix It so the 
advance., publicity would admit I 
am.' 

.'X heard that Max Winslow said 
, out . here he would like, .to play 
bridge. with me for a living. That's 
£unny because when I used to. play 
for those $10|,000 side bets In the 
Rothstein games in New York, all 
"Winslow knew about cards w;as 
how to shoot craps.' 

, ' ' w.as thinking that , maybe . I 
shpuid put the pictures , of . us Foiir 
Marx Bros, on the front page, all 
excepting Zeppo. But says I to hell 
with 'em. All I get is an even spUt 
of the mfloney when we're working 
and why ishould I give them pub- 
licity for nothing. I suppose 
Giroucho's wife won't speak to nie 
for that ttnd if she does I'll tell my 
wife not tp speak to Groucho. I can 
take care of any angles that come 
up in the Marx Bros, affairs, all -ex- 
cet)t Zeppo. 

'Gee, I wish you'd tell me who 
told you Zeppo was a better bridge 
player than I am. What . a rotten 
crack that was. I think I'll get 
-T-Zeppo-to-take an -ad" and^aay=tht--rm- 
the best bridge player in the world 
and Ih that ad we'U put Gro.uchp's 
picture. 

' 'So long, miigg. "This stuff IsrfT 
for publication. If people don't want 
to find out who I am don't you tiell 
'em. And I'm going to tell you the 
title of my book, too, but hold it 
out. The'title is going to be 'Upper 
or Lower ridge.' • 



PHONEY LA. MM FUND 
WITH MAE WEST- AS LURE 




Opposed to Produceprs Going 
to Mat With Critics or 
Newspapers - — Reviewers 
Can't Mistake Own Blun- 
ders—Public Has Opin- 
ion of Judgment 



Zaiiuck Copping Stones and Ideas 
From Warner Lot Jack Warner Says 



SOFTEST JOBS OF ALL 



Holly wPod. June 12. 
Using the name pf:Mae West as 
one of the sponsors, an unidentified 
Individual known only as Brooks, 

has been, soliciting ticket:- -sales by 
telephohe for an alledged annual 
milk fund benefit, ostensibly to be 
Btaged^at~Sh"rinp Aiiditprium."Jun.e" 
21-22. Brooks, who alleged he was 
connected with the Metro studio, 
phbifes. possible 'come-Pns,' and' ad- 
dresses the party called by their 
first name,, evidently fig\iring this 
will P9.ve .ijie way for a quick sales, 
talk, after which the tickets will be 
sent around by messenger ' on fi 
C. 6, D, basis. 

..' Better Business Bureau is investi- 
gating, and learns from TAisa West 
that the use of her name is unau- 
thorized, while Metro execs dts< 
claim any knowledge of Brooks. 
Marion ' Davles has"T>"eSa"'sponTO^ 
ing milk f tind benefits in con juhc- 
t-ioii— with— the— Hearst-newspapers^ 
here for several years, but so far 
this summer no annPuncement of 
Siich "a benefit lias been niade. 

BBB has ascertained that a Violi 
Jennings has ' rented the Shrine 
Auditorium for an announced affair 
July '21, but no June .^ates have 
been booked,, apcprding "to. .Audi- 
torium execs. 



Polly Mloran Abroad 



Polly Moran will shortly comede 
in person in London/ starting Aug. 
1 for two weeks at the Palladium. 

Before sailing Miss Moran will 
play some stage time . around the 
east. She was on the JTleischmann 
NBC hour Thursday (8). 

Curtis & Alien set the foreign 
dates. 



SPLIT AFTER 22 YRS. 



Dick 'Smith- Alice Howell inally 
Tiro of Ties 



Hollywood, June .12, 
Dick Smith and Alice Howell 
separted two weeks ago, and con- 
template seeking a divorce. 
. . Director and ac.tresE* have been 
married 22 years. 



Mafx9' Stooge Returns 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Margaret Dumont starts; her 
sixth season with the Marx Broth •■ 
ers when she .arrives here shortly 
to play her Customary stodge part 
in 'Diicfc Soup,' at Paramount. 

Actress was with the Marx en- 
tburge Ave seasons on the stage, 
and in the screea versions of 'The 
Cocoanuts' and 'Animal Crackers,' 



. Lay off icture- reviewers. 

They are easier on the screen than 
the legit, boys are on the staoe. 
Compared - sports— writers-^^they - 
are. ^ press. .agents. ' public., soon, 
forms its ovyn opinion about news-: 
paper theatre .Judgment. 

. This is the commentary which 
sitters at filmdom's table of wisr 
dom are delivering tp the nnore ag« 
gressiye- majprr- companies' which 
wpuid stiii devise a systein whereT 
byj daily reviewers would adopt the 
tnass vlewpoTnt •of" ticket buyers."" 
Cominigr to the defense 'of the. 
critic, the sagacious' ones are|. ask- 
ing industry, repiresentatlyes, thenii- 
selves, what they mean biy masses. 
The record of the business shows 
that the indiustry never has been 
able to write a satisfactory^ defihi 
tlon for the word in predicting the 
travels of a picture Just going into 
release, or at the time when' the 
critics -are <ialled in 'for their opln 
ions.; So, they, are privately , asking 
those film execs ,who. would prefer 
to. regulate the 'reviewer — ^how is 
it posslbleii even - if -they- -and-thelr 
papers were agreeable; to install 
the mass vi e wpoint in critics? 



Inquisitive 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Fox sent out slips to all 
studio employees requesting 
home phpne numbera 9.nd. ad- 
dresses for its directory. A line 
was added which read; 

'Do . you ' contemplate any 
change in address in the near 
future?' 

Belpw that, Herbert Mundin, 
whose option comes up in three 
weeks : and who hasn't ' heard 
one way or the ' other yet, 
wrote:. 

•You're asking me?' 



NEWS CAMERAMEN HAVE 
NO USE FOR HOLLYWOOD 

Reason why so few newsreelmen 
e . / get to Hollywood and Why so, 
fewrcoast camera lads ever do news- 
liB explainfecE 'tbuW by "Dan^Doghiw 
ty, veteran Fox-Hearst executive: 
- -"The -cameraman 'Who iroes In fpr 
newsreels is an adventurous type. 
He likes to keep on the get. HoUy- 
vrood doesn't attract him, The Hol- 
lywood photographer is essentially 
soft. He likes having assistants 
around him. He Pouldn't qualify be 
hind a news camera if he tried.' 



^Gaiy GrantV Oprr-^^ 

Hollywood, .June 12. 
Necessity of -another operation 
iias dropped Gary Grant from 
Paramount's 'Big Ejtecutive,' with 
no replacement yet niade. 

Because .of the seriousness of the 
coming operation, Grant felt he 
I could not physically go through the 
l i^icture.' ' ■ 



So Why? 

Some' of the execis are recording 
stich rebPiinds as ' to compare the 
screen with the sportS'-iirpi'Td; that 
both cater to the masfses, so why 
can't' tiie critic have the same 
broad slant as the sports. writer? 

Film men -with suizh ideas are 
caiitioiied not to Express them. 
They are told that If tiiey will at- 
tehd a fight or a ball, game or 
'wrestling match and read all of the 
newspaper comment they will 
readily understand why fllmdom. 
can't improve on the present re- 
viewing system. Most of all why 
It shouldn't squawk unless it has 
some constnictive sugjgestiPn which 
as yet hasn't been brought up. at 
the Industry's table. 

The pidture squawkers, that iii 
the " latest' batch of them' who be 
lleve they could bring pressure to 
bear, if. ail told the same story to 
the newspaper business office, are 
blamed for critic build-ups. 

The analysists cite various gen 
eral instances. AU pi'Pducers ,ar(i 
alike. They blow this or that critic 
up in type and even marquee. 
N.othing can be big enough in the 
nature of exploitation. 

Cipes .Sappy.. 

Now, say- the analysists, if the 
critic should be wrong, . He makes 
a sap of himself with his public 
and hiis friends and some of the 
other companies even start whis- 
pering about 'that inside Influence. 

So, thiey continue, a picture re- 
viewer Isn't long a reviewer before 
he finds this out; before, as well, 
he realizes that mpre often It is 
safer to pan than indulge tiiose 
laudatipus superlatives, at least 
without qualification. 

"The average producer, ,even the 
industry lights make bold to dis- 
cern, is more inclined to be par- 
tial than the average reviewer. 
The industry's private record 
show s ^ that —time .^and.^aga in ., pro;. 



ducers who burned over pannings 
admitted after the first six or eight 
weeks of the picture's, release that 
they were a little hasty on the 
critics. The wise men of the busi< 
ness, therefore, add the observa- 
tion that no more than a mother 
could be expected to accept ad- 
verse critlcisrn of an offspring cah- 
a producer ever have the slant, at 



Mary Dome Missing 



Hollywood,. Jui\e 12. 

Search for Mtiry Kfssel, known on 
the. , stage ..as. Mary Dprnft* . .and the. 
wife of Eugene Walter, playwright, 
who disappeared mysteriously Sat- 
lirday night (lOJ, has l5eeH-l6Xteml=- 
ed throughout southern California. 

AUhqugh doctors believe she is 
suffering, from amnesia, Walter 
holds to the belief his wife was kld- 
najpped.. 

Ted Healy's Big Moment 

Hollywood, June 12, 
Ted Healy has been spotted in 

a feature at Metro. 
He'll play the assistant stage di 

rector In "Dancing Lady.' 



BAZTER FOB <AS HUSBANBS 60 

Hollywood, June. 12. 
Warner Baxter Is slated for the 
top male spot In 'As Husbands Go' 
at Fox: 

Rachel Crothers play will be pro- 
duced by Jesse L. Lasky, having 
been bought from Paramount.' 



Hollywood, 

Warners has opened fire on Twen- 
tieth Century, the new .Joseph M* 
Schenck-^Darf yl Zanuck '. producinc 
organiisatlon, claiming that ZanUck 
has taken story ideas on which 
-worked at Warners, and is utilixlntr 
them tor his new company. 

Jack Warner has demanded 
Twentieth Century 'lay ott maklniB 
its proposed The BPwery,' with; 
Wallace Beery and George Raft; 
claiming titat it Is the saine sUief 
which Warners, bought two weeka 
ago from Mike L. Simmons and B. 
R. Solomon under the title 'Chticlc 
CPnnors,' thrPugh Leland Haywalrd* 
Zanuck bought his story, from Treni 
Carr. 

Warner: .further , piainis^.that 'th^_. 
story, was in consideration .at the" 
WB plant for six montiis and tltiat 
Zanuck sat in pn cohferencejs oii tlif» 
yarn bef pre he ief t Burbankv Waicnior 
demands tha,t Century withdraw . Itii 
plans fpi^ the story or else face IttU 
gatlon in which Warners will seek 
an injunction. ' . 

Crjiifn-SihrtfirrHy^ -r - 

Both M stories are daid tp; featura 
^hrRowery^In the gdod bld iiays irtid" " 
bpth have Chuck; Connoiri^ and St6iriB>.... 
Brodie. Warner states his compa^ir 
intended to have .Edward J.' itpbltio 
son play 'Connoris' and James- C«^»' 
ney 'Brodie.' 

Although , not threatening lltl^r 
tlon Pn pther alleged stories,; 'V^^ 
njer . claims Za'nuck .cppp.ed the_id<^:: 
of putting depirge Ariiss iii 'Rptfui« 
child,' a plan ttiat WarAers tiad 
the English a<c:tor, fipw.wlth Tweii<t 
tieth century. Cpmpany also dA^xgitB 
Zanuck wit^L stealing the tttlili* 
'Trouble Shooter,^ which catiriefl.tw 
thP sanie handle as a. stpry wrlttMi 
by William, itpinkln oil' ttiie Wjaniiir 
Ipt^uring; Z ajiuclc'a servjcea^t hibrt^ 
~^acft" Warner opened hls .suns, "j^- 
TwentletliJ Century f pUowlnf^ ' ttile* 
graphic ipslruct.lohs from "^aigtw 
Warner. Accordirtfi^ to. ^aihry Wl*- 
ner, Roy Mack, directpr, haft ia]brea4|r 
shot atmospheric scenes for itih^ 
Bowery stpry in jWew 'Tork. ' 

Miss Bennett had signed ftn eawi 
tension with. Radio before '^oMiff 
over to the 20th Century orgaMiiea* 
tlon, and immediately goes into h«lfF 
swan Bpng fpr RKQ in 'Free iJBtdf/ 
In place of 'Aggie Appleby,^ whl(i)K 
she. had refused to inafee. . 

George Archlhbaud will direcb 
with Jane Murfln haying rushed; i|t» 
screen' play preparation' of the CiioU. 
Strange story. 

Filmmust'bP in work before JTuiM^. 
15 ill order to hold the star on that 
lot. 



least Initially, tiiat his brain child 
is anything .except a sucpess. 

Concentrating upon ''~ tine ' revfew 
er, the picture trouble . meh^^rs 
have through the years gathered 
plenty., of data- and .refuse to be 
stampeded Into any battle with the 
newspapers. The picture reviewer 
is pegged by thehi as having the 
softest jPb in the city'; so soft, they 
say, that the very softness some- 
times becomes irksome and is 
manifest in 'tired writing.' 

100% Wrong 

Picture after picture Is being 
cited by the surveyists as reason 
for ^ no part of - the industry to be 
concerned abput revising the re- 
viewer's Jpb.. Not only in. New 
York,, but in other key cities. It has 
been proven ' frequently that plc-^ 
tures that haye. been meted out 
highest laurels have often gone 
deepest in the red, and the samo 
viceversaly is true. 

The, wise, men haye^ come .. t o th e 

conclusion that that part of the 
reading public which reads picture 
reviews sPon classifies the writer, 
While that part of the citizenry 
which doesn't read the reviews just 
finds out for itself and recites its 
own review to its neighbors. And 
only upon that lay and verbal com- 
ment, they hold, does the picture 
rise or falL 



talhlah Again! 



Universal Clty^ June 12. 
' Negptiatiohs : are. being conducfeA. 
in" N^ " ' YofK by ■ Unl^efpl 'f<ifif ■ 
Tallulaii Bankhead. 

They want her for 'One Giaino''* 
ous Night,' despite the girl's. prpyl* 
ous screen record. 



Wimiie Ughtner^s Hnsiesib 



'Hollywood, June 12, 
Winnie Lightner has-been set at 

Metro for 'Dancing I^adles.' 
Same Studio took. pptionS on her 

for further musicals. 



U Using Talmadge 

Universal City, June 12. 

Richard Talmadge is returning 
tP the Universal, fold. 

He is to make a stunt serial In 12 
chapters. 

Hen ry _ H enigson . _wlll , su pervis e, 



New Yorker Engaged 

Hollywood, June 12, 
Mable Colcord, New Tork stage 
actress, has been engaged for the 
part of 'Hannah' in Radio's 'Little 
Women.' 

She wiil Come west within the 
next two wec'ks. 



Taesday, Jime 13, 1933 




Story Prices Drop Down for Hn, 
With Screen Starved for Material; 
$7BforNoveM^ 



Sqioioed 




The story market Is shot and ipay 
get worse. 

It's In a l>ad wiy tor the writers 
who wouW sell their wares for 
Bcreeningr, and for the fliro factories 
which are flndini? worthwhile mA:- 
terial as. scdrce as $1,000,000 reiital 
pictures. 

There isn't very much story buy- 
ing stiid the decrease lii the level of 
prices paid hy . producers is about 
25% itts comipstred to last year, say 
the story editors. This makies the 
market for the pen-pusheris, hoping 
for mm rights buys, the poorest yet. 

The film-makers are In the sam^ 
boat through the story field offer- 
ing little that's- worth bidding for. 
It's; not .theit fault, siy they, that 
the writers, publishers and play pro- 
ducers aren't getting from pictures 
what they formerly did. 

Anything tha*'t» half-way decent 
most of the producers go for* some- 
times bidding more than they think 
they really ought to in order to land 
a TjW^Butlittle-has-^jeen. coming 
forward pf lat<e that's even halt- 
way decent,^ it's .added. 

Frdm Huhgir 
Market is glutted with bad stori*s 
and bad plays., Some of these are 
being bought here and there purely 
from hunger fn the hope that-tlie 
^sfMdio and thieir craf tsmieri icaa Jfhljp 
a lame duckling into a winner. 
• — The average.- pripe_.paid . now for 
mkgazine stories and Ori|;inals is 
15,000, A lot are being bought for 
as low as |1,500 with no trouble 
getting takers at that figure fOr 
stories that reacb mag publication 
or, as originals, have a good chance 
of making that grade. The sum of 
tT,600 at present Is big for novels 
and . $10i000 cxtraordinftry. Before 
bad times came along and helped to 
ruin the story market Itself,- .these 
figures were considered small. 

tn the play fleid, little has turned 
-up to excite dnring this season, now 
ending. Top money-grabber was 
.'JDinn^t it Eight' -which rwent for 
1110,000 to Joe Schenck who turned 
it over to Metro which often s hids 
"very high In order to get whaflt'l 
wants. Next best was "Design for 
Xiiving,' taken by Par at a reported 
$50,000. 

Other pla;y buys were 'Twentieth 
Century' to Columbia for $25,000, a 
figure now calculated as high for 
Broadway productions, 'Party's Over^ 
to Col. iot $iY;600, "ThTce-Comered 
Moon' to Par for $16,000, and 'Hang 
man's Whip* to Par for $10,000. 

Vast majority of the bidding on 
'plays has been under $10,000. 

High hopes are held out In east- 
ern editorial quarters that summer 
«tock win tutn up some worthwhile 
material. All ma;jors expect to cover 
the major stocks looking for some- 
thing pictures can use. 



Branch Manager 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Fox Movietone lot has or- 
iginated a new profession. 

George "Wittllnger Is oh the 
payroll :a8 the 'official studio- 
tree mover.' 



Hollywood, June H. 
TBaby Pace,' the Barbara Stan- 
I wyck picture which brought censure 
from Win Hays and led to Darryl 
Zanuck's resignation from "Warners, 
was partla-lly remade and cleaned 
up under direction of. Jack L. 
Warner. 

Hays pflice has now okayed the 
revised versionii 



Coast Agents to Be Controled 

WketlierorNotTlieyUkeit 



ACADEMY'S MEETING 
OVER CONTROL BlU 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Academy's directorate will hold a 
Special nieetlng Tuesday night (13) 
to discuss the effect of Roosievelt's 
recovery bill will halve on industry 
and what action will be necessary 
to conforni to President's plans for 
regulating all trade. 

So far no actionvtaken by. Hays 
ofiLceJiere^ 



Load of Film Display 
Blows Out Expo Wires 



Chicago, June 12. 

The entire northerly Island .at the 
Exposition w.as_ withoiit_electrlclty 
from Friday Monday, when 
opening night the Hollywood 
studio exhibit oVfer strained: the 
equlpn^ent ah^ blew' out the whole 
system. 

The Spoor Spectaculum and Hol- 
lywood, both dependent on elec- 
tricity, closed over Saturday and 
Sunday. 

Pabst Casino and other places 
used candles' and oil lamps to .avoid 
losing week-end business. 



Fox takes 2 MoDths 
To Arraiige Stock 
For Bond Exchaiige 



As more time Is required prepar- 
ing the company's annual financial 
statement, the' Pox stockholders' 
meeting, set for June 20, has been 
postponed until Aug. 20, tWo months 

It looks likely, that the iextenslon 
date the reorganization of Fox's 
outstanding indebtedness will have 
taken place and" that a plan- agreed 
iipon by Chase and Itia banker af- 
filiates tied up In:- the company's 
outstanding bonds. This plan looks 
to be one In which the bondholders 
[will agree to taite stock for their 
holdings on the basis of 6 shares 
of stock for one bond, and the reg- 
iuiar cdmpahy's stockholders b(eing 
reduced so proportionately to their 
present stock holdings. ' ~" 

Most of Fox's bond are held by 
Chase and some dozen or so banks 
and Investment houises through the 
country. Minority Intierest (public 
[holders) in the bond. Is stated to 
amounLito .not.mpre lha;n^$i,50.Q;.OM. 




:* MAY GET INTO 
ACTION AT LAST AT MET 



Hollywood^ June 12. 
Metro iB going to have another 
try at 'Soviet' and Jules Furthman 
goes . back on the job i;oday. 

This is the dozenth time the pro- 
ject has gone back iBn the Ifire. Now 
It Is reported to bet so nearly ready 
. the Ohlef obstacle Is finding a date 
YTR^C nanffhtPt Q TpqI when Wallace Beery and Claik 
1LUD« 5 l/dUSUlVI ^ I TQaijje will be avillable together. 



-Unlversal-Clty, June J,2. 



The Mental Struggle 

f:"\ 

A Rockefeller, rep at Radio 
City thought he was doing 
pretty well In untaingllng the 
Vawht* lingo. He had given 
hiiuseic a inark of 80 and Ex- 
pected to > reach a 100 on the 
next issue. 

In the next issue he, ran 
across 'Abba Dabba' in a head> 
line. It set him back a mile. 



DESPITE HEAT LOOP 
DID BETTER WK. END 

Chicago, 

Week' end business in Loop the- 
atre? .showed _Bom.e signs , oX_beatlng 
Exposition; Jinx past several 

Scorching heat Friday, Saturday 
and until Wte Sunday, whOrt wind 
shift brought cbol weather. 

RKO Wanted SSl^Distrik 
Split, So KBS Deal Off 

Hollywood, June 12; 
Peal for KBS to. make one 'more 
picture for RKO release fell through 
today. RKO refused to altejr its de- 
mand for 3B% b£ the gross for dis- 
"tflbutlonTcost: ' k 
made.two f Or Radio on a^ 30% basis, 
which Sam pischoft again de- 
manded. 

With deal Oft KBS will make pic- 
ture, 'Special Investigator,' wlth^ 
out release.' William Saal left 
New york Saturday (10) for here to 
try Bwingrihg a new release agree 
ment. 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Although the leading agents ax^i 
giving the cold shoulder, to th^; 
Aciadeniy's plans fpr m agents' i(iode 
of practice. It Is apparent t|hat the 
producer-employee organization la 
goinig: tio force such an Instrument 
bn the 10 -percenters -Whether they 

like it, or notv 

This was indicated at the secona 
iihd' last public heat^lng. on the code 
held Thursday .night (S). It had a 
sparse representation of top agent*^' 
When It Was Implied that the Acad- 
emy would use A mailed fist In •get4< 
ting" the agents In line. It also carte 
out at the meeting that tiiiB Acad- 
emy is In close touch with EJquIty 
In drawing up Its provisions, iLestei^ 
Cowan,, executive, secretary, kir. 
mltted as miuch on questions fronl 

•the-flOOr.-^"--'" -V . 

Arbitrary stand was also indicated 
by Frank Capra» Qhalrmah of . the 
Acadeiioy's ag?nt committee who;. . iA 
answer to a question why the bigger 
agents were not. in attendance,. sai,^« 
•Don't worry, we'll get them here.?, 

i,eoi»!»tyJte — 



Betty Beaton, comedienne, and 
daughter of K. C. B. has made a 
test at Universal. 

MlSs Beaton recently appeared In 
the amateur musj^cal, 'Low and Be- 
hold/, at the. Comnaunlty Playhouse 
In Fasadena^ It was an Initial. Stage 
try with her own song material. 

STUCK IN THE MUD 

Tunesters Counter Tideland Suit- 
Ask for Refund 



HAROLD UOYD'S FIRST 
PRINT STORY FOR FILM 

Hollywood, June 12. 
.Harold- liloyd has bought 'Cat's 
Taw,' by Clarence Buddlngton Kel- 
land, as hlia next picture. Story is 
yet unpublished but gOcs into 'Sat- 
«vepoBt' this summer. 

This will be first time Lloyd has 
produced a published story. 

Radio Keeping 'Sun' 

After Others Nibble 



Hbliywood, June 12. 
Radio is' bii a f^nce as to filming 
•Sun Also Rises,' the Ernest Hem- 
ingway novel. Recently Merlan C 
Cooper tried to sell the story to 
other companies. Getting nibbles, 
he decided it must be good and sp 
withdrew th<B salt Offer. 

Hays office previously advised 
Cooper the story was highly censor- 
able. Now the prpduction head Is 
asking this organization to lean 
backwards and let It pass niiister, 
=.HeJs=ne&oJtjiftlingjQfJ3^H.^ 
to direct it. If the Hays office prpni 
ises to keep its hands off. 

* Fojf Buys Norris Yam 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Fox has purchased the Kathleen 
jlorrls , novel, 'Walls of Gold.' 

Intends to use It for Sally Filers 
and. Nornlan .Foster. Starting late 
In August. 



Los Angeles, June 12. 
Charging that when tho tide 
coines In their lot goes out of sight, 
Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur 
Freed have filed an answer In L. 
A. superior court to the suit of the 
Title' Insurance and Trust Co., 
which Is seeking tO collect the 
$9,140 balance on a $12,000 sales 
contract. The songwriters have 
also filed a cross- eJcaminatipn to 
get back the $2,360 they have al- 
ready: paid.. _ 

The claim that the property is 
tidal land with rocks dahgerous to 
swimmers and that in the winter 
there Is ho dry land at all; , that the 
company made repres.entatlons that 
Irving Thalberg and Hunt Strom- 
berg were, purchasers, of adjacent 
property, altiiough 'the down pay- 
ments made by these two were re- 
turned to them. 

Land in question is at Las Tunas 
beach; 



At one time practically every stu 
dlo was flirting .jwltU _the._ld.ea-jpL 
making a naodem Russian story; 
Some studios had several Bcrlptis In 
development. These^ projects faded 
as dlfllcultles developed In handling, 
the delicate t>oints involved In a 
discussion of Sovletlsm. Even 
Metro has washed up severai times, 
but It Is still sticking to the. Idea, 
possibly because of the large sums 
already spent on the preparation. 
It Is the only studio which sUH bas 
hopes. 

Jaydee Signing 

Hollywood, June 12. 
First production contract to which 
J. D. Williams Is believed actually 
to have placed his signature was 
given Larry Ceballos for a serleis 
of 26 musical shorts, although the 
usual WIlllamB' secrecy shrouded 
the deal. 

Dance director Is Incorporating as 
Larry Ceballos Productions, with 
fllmilng to start Aug 



Buddy Rogers Free 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Fox failed to pick up Its option 
on Buddy RogOrsi it mature d Sat- 
urday (10)^ • ' 

Only picture In which the band< 
leader-actor appeared during his 
stay at Fox was 'The. Best of 
Enemies.' 



Fact Thriller 

iloriywood, June 12. 
Walter. Wise Is writing 'Two Gun 
Auto Thief at Metro. Picture In 
one of the shorts series based On 
supposedly true Incidents as. re* 
corded In the Bureau of Investlga 
tlon files.- 

Metro must submit all scripts to 
the bureau for okay before film 
Ing. 



Capra Infbrmed the gathering 
that firoih Information he "has re- 
ceived 76% of the now existing con^ 
tracts between agents and clierits 
woul4 be declared illegal if analyzed; 
This was taken to mean that pucl^. 
contracts would not stand up bii 
a ruling from t he S tate Labor Com- 
mlssioii. 

' That the Academy Is going .to.sub|; 
mit suciS contracts fbihe state ."au^~ " 
thorities has been hinted before and 
will likely be used as a later weapon 
by the Academy; 

Peculiar twist t9 the agent code 
thinef is the seeming enthusiaiBip^ 
shown by certain agents|, those [..coidf 
shouldering the Academy, tb/.vfprlt 
on a code, with the Screen Writer:^* 
Guild, which, under the surface,, Ib 
combatting the Academy on wr^t^f. 

Issues.. . !•()• 

It l9 understood that these artist 
representativ ea li ned up with, the 
scenarists as a reprlsaVmove against 
the Academy for asserted dictatorial 
methods used by. Cowan In earlier 
xonferencfiaja!dthj^ents_on that . or- . 
ganlzation's proposed code. 

Peeve at Cowan 
: Peeve 'here Is' said to be ' based 
on Cowan's threat tb thO IQ-perW 
centers that, they will take the Acad- 
emy code or else. 

Writer-agents C9de Is still In the 
formative stages ind Is- being dis- 
cussed by commltjteeB representing 
both Bides. Principal teeth In thl» 
tentative Instrument Is a clause 
whereby a client could break a con- 
tract with his agent if the latter had 
not produced work for the writer 
over a stated period. 



Helen Mack as 'Aggie* 

Hollywood, June 12, 
Helen Mack, who -scored a suC' 
cess In Radio's 'Melody Cruise,' has 
been elevated to the spot that Con- 
nie Bennett rejected, the lead in 
'Aggie Appleby.' 
-Pic set to start around 



for RKO 

Now Tacked On as Payoff Amves 




Tweiitiedi Gentury Adds 
I Scribes— Buys Four Yarns 

Hollywood. June 12. 
Twentieth Century has added four 
writers, bringing the total to l4^at 
I work. Also purchased four' stones, 
•Unnamied Woman,' by Willard 
Robertson r 'Born to "Be Rad.' JJjT 
Ralph Graves; 'Miss Lonelyheairt»» 
I by Nathaniel West, and rBlootf 
Money,' Roland Brown. 
I New writers are Courtney Terrett, 
[Ralph Graves, lAlrd Doyle and 
Harold Long. Latter, formerly etc- 
retary to Darryl Zanuck, has beien 
elevated to the scenario staff. 



Caldwell's First 

Hollywood, June 12.. 
Ersklne Caldwell has been given 
I a Metro t^rni Contract, First job 
win be to work on his own original, 
a story of the lumber Industry. 
I Harry Behn Is sitting in with him 
on the adaptation. 

This is Caldwell's first plcturo 
contraict. . ^ 



Ruth Ettiiig's Shorts 

Holly wood, JTune 12. 
Riith Etting will make four 
shorts for Radio at. a reported 
salary of $3,500 per picture. 

One picture will bo made 
monthly,, with Alf Gouldlng dlrtict-. 
Ing. Starts in two weeks. 



Accounting systems can't change 
the b;0. take. This Is currently be- 
coming apparent to RKO as the 
theatre end beginning May 26, for 
the first time in years, began to pay 
house rents in the summer, thus 
tipping the grOss results under by 
maybe 1140,000 weekly, sb far as 
profit and loss goes. 

Placing of rentB on the houses 
In the summer, when formerly they 
were off, Is one of the economy 
angles ^whlch^^cre^Instliuted^'by 
Harold Franklin, after he came Into 
RKO as the sovereign theatre oper- 
ating individual; Hl.«i apparent aim 
was to cut the winter overhead 
which was accomplished by shifting 
the weekly rents over a 52-week 
basis irtBtead of the hitherto 40- 
w«ek-a-year system. 

By doing this. Franklin enabled 
the RKO theatre end which he heads 



to write off something like $40,000 
weekly as an Overhead saving during, 
the winter and spring. Such a write- 
off, coming in the better b.o. period 
of the year, would thuS also lift the 
profit side of the b.o. If and when 
occurring and otherwise cut down 
probable losses if and when In- ] 
curred. 

Pay Off Deferred 

Accountingly, something like |1, 
-600i000 or- better-0n=aT4p-week-=com-- 
putatloh basis, could be counted as 
saved. On. the other hand it would 
add over. $2,000,000 ren^ overhead to 
be charged again.^t the theatres In 
the summer time Which makes it 
anybody's guess as to who's the 
winner, the Franklin economy ays- 
tern or the accountants. 

The Locw houses still -Btlck to 
that 4p-weck-a-year rental basis.- >.i 



Wieck in 'Craaie' 

Hollywood, June 12. 
i)orothCa Wieck Is set for 'Cradle 
Song* as her second Paramoiinl 
picture. 

Gregorio Martinez Sierra is mak- 
ing the screen- adaptation of his 
own play. Marc Connelly and 
Frank Partes are working with the 
Spanish dramatist on dialog and 
adaptation. 



iSEOOZ FOB TAinrr^MAH* 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Clive Brook on loan from Para- 
n>ount, gets the title spot in 'Family 
Man.* 

Myles Connolly will produce it for 
Radio late in the season. Story Is 
by Salisbury Field. 

Dorothy Wilson has the feromO 
lead. 



Tueada^f June 13, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 




RAIDING 



MESS 



Marcus h As Pajrbier for Salt Lake 
With Pnblix on 12 Local Theatres 



iret majQr move of the Publix 
Slnterprises' ttustee* Irving Trust 
Co., In iiYertine. liquidation througlj 
dutrlght sales in satisfaction of 
claims is the partnership • -deal 
worked' out with Louis Marcus over ' 
;jtbe Publix- Salt Lake groiup of a 
dozen . tl;,eatres. It places Marcus 
back in'^he saddle as a theatre op- 
!9rator and, approved by Referee 
Heni;y K. Davis and creditors of 
PE, knocks out- any chance of Os- 
car S, Oldknqw acquiring thes^ 

-hoireesri' - ' " ' ; . — '•' — 
'. Oldknow made an offer to advance 
$50,000 against an option to buy the 
property,' with trustees then want- 
ing to sell to the highest bidder. At 
that time Marcus bid $30,000. Fol- 
lowing the disposition of :inajor 
cr editors to avert sa le of. thij ..arm 
of 'the PE setup, arrangements were 
worked out witHiMarcus along part- 
nership lines, taking Into' account 
the personal claim of . Marcus of 
$94,000 against PE. 

Under the agreement reached, 
Marcus agrees to take over a 50% 

-stock Interest l;t Publix- Salt Lake; 
he to satisfy all existing, indebted-: 
ness of P-SL as of May 31 up to and 

. .not 'exceeding $.38,005.1 -Additionally, 
he will advance stinis not exceeding 
$35,000 to meet any debts over the 
$38^000 flgiire up to. Dec. 15,- and to 
disthus^ the ^uit against P-SL, PE 
anid Par-Publix which still pends 
In SaltjLake. This was brought by 
^a^cus" last fall for back rent, etc. 

Arrangement' stipulates that anew 
lease 'will bfe drawn on the Capitol, 
Salt Lak^ City, in the name of PE 
dlt- $25,000 annually instead of $30, 
OOO as .now. 

' Entire deal with 'Marcus is con 
itioned upon the PubUx-Salt Lake 
claim of $130,000 against PE, which 
Marcus agrees to- release in lieu of 
$60,000, agreeing at the same time 
to give Pfi tr ustees a n opti on to ire 



purchase 50% of the P-SL* stock 
anytime within three years. Re- 
purchase price, under option, would 
be $50,000. 

Marcus becomes general manager 
of P-SL, in control of operation, 
through the transaction. In event 
of repurchase of the 60% stock by 
PE. he steps out 

Formerly operating In Salt Lake, 
Marcus is now mayor of the city 
On behalf of Paramount-Publix trus- 
tees and . Publix Theatres Corp., 
lawyers urged acceptance of the 
Marcus off er in preference to that Of 
Oldknow, pointing to local good will, 
etc. Creditors' committee likewise 
urged this. Marcus 'has ^certain 
political Influence through his "Salt 
Lake mayorship. 
^Ernest L. Wilkinsoni representing 
Oldknow, asked if it were under 
stood between Marcus and PrP or 
PE that the option of PE to repur- 
chase PrSL will not be exercised 
AUea T. Klots, ' representing PE 
trustees, stated there is no such, ar 
ir;angement. 



RIFT WITH FOX EDOCAT; 
NOT ENOUGH SALES 



Whether of not the distribution 
merger, of Fox and Educational, uh 
der which Fox distributes product 
of the other company in this coun- 
try, is going to last becomes a ques-. 
tion as a result oif reports Kducat 
isn't- so satisfied with the play its 
shorts are getting. 

Inner accounts are that Educa- 
tional feels Fox is hot putting 
enough sales energy behind the dis- 
tribution of the shorts product. Re- 
sults so far, at least, are understood 
t<J be disappointing to Educational. 

While the Fox sales force is mer- 
chandising the Educational product, 
the latter company is represented; In 
the field, through six special repre- 
. senttttives ,of -its o wn, on e for.ieach 
of six distribution districts. 



Hays Fixin'? 



Learning the current issue 
of the 'New Yorker' was to 
carry 'a 'Profile' 6f him. Will 
Hays made various efforts to. 
soften it up Ipefore publication. 
Thes© were not direct but 
through friends of Hays 'who 
got in touch -with , the 'New 
Yorker' miag in the MPPDA 
chief's behalf. 

'r-The4ntlmate charactee-sketch - 
of Hays, under mag'is 'iProflle' ■ 
feature, is stretched .o.yt over 
two issues. .It was written by 
' Alvln Johnson,, 



STUDIOS PAY amOO 
WKLY TO 30,000 PEOPLE 



Hollywood's weekly payroll ts 
placed at $1,472,000 in unofficial. 
Government figures released by the 
Department of Commerce. Annual 
payroll Is put at .$76,600,000. This 
figure covers approximateljr - 30,-000 
employes in production, as of June 
1, last. 

It is -also Indicated that film busi- 
ness, as of that date employed 
something like 290,000 people. . But 
apparently hot counting the extrsis 
in Hollywood. Oh the basis of 
classification, the theatre depart 
ment of the industry employs 260, 
000 help, or 26 times that of distrlb 
ution which is placed at 10,000. The 
theatres of the country employ 8.3 
times more help than Is used > In 
production,, put at 30,000. 

The theatres also carry the big 
gest Insurance overhead, paying 
something like -$23,OJOi)J[10iL.annuaUy., 
this way fligainst only $3,000,000 by 
production and- distribution. 



Bischoff Going Alone 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Sam Bischoff of KBS is angling 
for a new deal for himself. 

He is reported negotiating with 
Universal for probable associate 
producer bei^th. 







Coast Producers Insisting 
Schenck Control Range of 
Signifig-Up Rampage hy 
His Partner— Jack War- 
ner Calls PmhIs.' Meeting 

ALL HIT 



Qui 



Hollywood, June 12. 
- nunib«r of .^the - .majot. 
studios »tt burning, at the .taicties 
6f the 20th Century organization in 
so-called indiscrimin'afe rai ' of 
other~companies'~personnel;'^^ 

Severlkl; of the studio h6ads- here 
will appeal to thoir New York of 
fices ' to havo -Will Hays step intc 
the matter and . insist that Joseph 
M. Schenck, of the Producers' A»- 
stfciatioh,. induce Darryl ^Zanuck, 
i9f 20th Cehtiiry, '' 1st from [the 

.?.p*?' .,)-.. _.*a?*'.«»f _o.r._r«i»rJsaJ.': 

measure* will' be taken by these 

eompani with • threat they may 
withdraw from membership in 
Hays organizati if this matter is 
not regulated. 

Last week a meeting was- held 
at the Producers' Association here 
upon the instigation of Jack War^ 
ner to stop the raiding process by 
Zahuck. Schenok and Zanuck wero 

(Continued on page 43) 



GOVT CODE IN 
FODR DIVISIONS 



Expect Fireworks in Meetings 
On Code: Hays Plan Is 2-2-2+; 
Geni Confab May Be Postponed 



If— 

The picture business I will be 
virtually probe-proof if it suc- 
ceeds in settinjg up its': own 
code of practices, has same 
confirmed by the government, 
and upholds its own regula->- 

_j;i<Mm;il„.... ... .., 

It . was the understanding 
yeat'etday (Monday) of film .pf- 
ficials that if the industry fails 
to interpret its own formula, 
or to agree on such Interpreta- 
tatlon,' the government admin- 
istrative body, headed by Gen- 
ersnt: XohnsOrt, SviU take the^ 
place of -the courts .ln. arriving . 
at a decision. 



KATZ SAYS THEATRES 
ONLY FOR HIM FIRST 



~~Bam -"'katz and~~his' ■aisociat'es; 
Harry Katz, Milt Feld and Dave 
Chatkin, . will enter the theatr<e op 
erating. held ahead of Katz trying 

his hand as an independent pro 
ducer, according to present plans. 
Any deals that Will be made for the- 
atres win be as of Aug. 1 or around 
that date, it is indicated. This Is 
set, according to Katz. 

While Feld and Chatkin princi- 
pally "havie been worl^inff" theatre 
plans for Katz, not a single deal 
has been closed as yet. The Feld-? 
Chatkin duo have made surveys of 
properties over the country aiid 
sounded out present control on deals. 
- Katz-iioes-npt-expect-^o-return- to- 
the Coast In the near future, he 
says, "probably staying east until 
j theatre matters are disposed of. 



f ENN. CENSORS ACTING UP 



Force i'wo Quick Substituti 
Pittsburgh 



in 



LaCava's $40,000 Per 

Hollywood, Jiine 12. 

Gregory La Cava will be the high- 
est priced director on the 20th. Cen- 
tury Production.s' staff. 

Engaged last week for two pic- 
tures at JlO.OdO each, 



Pittsburgh, June 12. 

After a perod of comparative 
calm, Pennsylvania censors are act- 
ing up again. Last week they 
thumbed-down Par's 'Story of "Tem- 
ple .Drake,' forcing Stanley to sub- 
stitute 'I Cover the Waterfront' at 
the last ifilHUte. 

This week, with 'Private Detec- 
tive 62' set for Warner, censors 
kicked up another fuss, and house 
had to shove in 'Diplomaniacs' 24 
hours before the opening day. Seems| 
Warners' censor representative, ob-. 
jected to 'Private Detective' cuts 
and' when censors remained ada- 
mant, film was yanked. 

'Temple Drake' hasn't yet passed. 



Shiller May Release 

Kennedy V Fla. Mades 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Morris Shiller, president of Eagle 
Productions, and Aubrey Kennedy 
have been huddling, in Florida on 
a producing and distributing deal. 
Shiller's proposed exchange in New 
York would handle distribution of 
Kennedy's. Florida-made 'Chloe.^ ^ 
"""DeaT^aliSO" cSn^ Tor^^^ 
duce a couple of features at Ken- 
nedy City, the studio site near St. 
Petersburg promoted by Kennedy. 

Al Herman, who has been pro- 
ducing and directing for Eagle in 
Hollywood, has been asked to go to 
Florida. Herman is waiting for 
more info on the financial arrange- 
menta 



In the series of tentative discus- 
sions now being held throughout the 
industry- in expectancy of the for- 
mulation of a government author- 
ized constitution of trade practices, 

the code .for production Is reported 
virtually set. 

Essentially, it will be composed of 
four parts: (a) Advertising code; 
(b) Labor agreement; (c) Produc- 
tion code; (d) Arbitration agn:-ee- 
ment."' 

Working out of details wiii not be 
attempted until picture lawyers 
have had a chance to study defini- 
tions of the codlst legislation. 



COURT ALLOWS $66,250 
RENT CUT, FOX, WASH. 



Washington, June 12. 

Loew's won a reduction on Fox 
theatre rental from $216,260 to 
$150,000 per year in District Su- 
preme Court last week. 

Loew's requested a reduction 
through Lawrence- B.- Campbell, re- 
ceiver for the National Press 
Building in which the house, is lo- 
cated. Campbell asked the court 
for instructions. 



Open Air Drive-In' leatre for Cars 



Screen Above Terraces — Space for 400 
Aulos at 25c Each Person and Car 



iladelphla, June. 12. 
The new- rlve-In* Aut;omobIIe 
theatre, located near the Central 
Airport in Camden, N.' J., is going 

out Strong for Philadelphia, patron- 
age. An advertising campaign in lo- 
cal papers and a special compli- 
mentary showing for the Phlily re- 
viewers accomps^hled the opening 
of' this novel playhoui3e-^an opeh 
air amphitheatre so designed that 
400 cars can be parked in the area 
and their occupants can have an 
unobstructed vision of the. screen. 

The grading of the lot providos 
for^ eight -rows-of-automobilesi= fifty 
feet apart.. The new 'high-fidelity' 
sound system, used in the BKO Mu- 
sic Hall, directs the sound. 

Business was very good at the 
public opening last Tuesday, al- 
though during some of the'swelting 
evenings later in -^he week; there 
Was rt, marked drop in attendance. 
The box-ofnce scale Is 26c per car 



and 25c for each occupant, it is 
planned to Introduce hot a.nd cold 
drink and lunch concessions in: the 
driveway "because the management 
is stressing the fact that each car 
is, in effect,., a • private box, whose 
occupants can talk, eat or snioke at 
pleasure. The. area is so terracel 
that cars can drive, in and. out with-, 
out Interfering with the screen 
program. 

The thcatrt'lB a partnershlp ven- 
ture by R, M, Holiingshead, Jr., in- 
ventor of the terracing idea, and 
W. W. smith of Camden. There .are 
three showings nightly and a bl- 
we©kly-=change-of bill.= = Aiftei^^the 
opening, policy was changed from 
exclusive showing of shorts to that 
of indie pictures. 'Wife, Beware,' 
was .fingt with 'The Racing Strain' 
following. Open Sunday law in 
Camden figured as a big feature 
for thhs novel theatre which if> only 
about a 15-minute ride by auto 
from ccfitral Phlliy. 



This is National Code Week for 
pictures. Whatever is adopted Is 
final .and there can be no runout by 
various factions, as, on other occa- 
sions In the past; without Federal 
penalties. Despite that few flint 
groups share the same viewpoint, 
all enter the current week with dif- 
ferent plans,'. . But be Hayp oirgaiL-r 
Ization yesterday. (Monday) waa 
confident hat without governmentaL 
aid, superyision or . Intercession, 
fllmdom will succeed In drafting 
single working formula to cover the 
business and bcfcome effective Sept. 
1, 1933. 

. .Elsejvhere^Jn thia 
confidence is not reflected^ Allied; 
after i>rtyate sessions and a general 
meeting last Friday, during which 
It refused ip approve, a code steer-i 
ing committee suggested, by Haya» 
Is described as maintaining an on- 
the-fence position but Is report^ 
leaning toward federal control. ..The 
Abe Myers' outfit, almost frobit its 
Inception, has favored government 

supervision. — - — - - ^- 

t. O. C. Cv May Balk 

The Theatre' Owners Chamber ot 
Cohmnerce, single city exhlb unit 
Iii the. U. S. to gain major attention 
In these code conferences, -also in.< 
dicates Intentions of splitting away 
from Haysian. advisors unless 
house run lines .are dissolved, or a 
radical modification of the piresent 
block booking system Is conceded. 
If it canhot Insert Us own plank or 
achieve the cohcesslon, the TOCC ' 
made It known over the week-end ' 
that it will part witli - Hays and. 
seek Federal intervention. 

The Motion Picture Theatro 
Owners of America is clos ely at- 
Ugned With uays. Th tact there ;ia 
every reason to believe that thiti 
national ^x;hibitor group will sUp-> 
port the Hays platform to the point 
where Washington may be con- 
vinced Allied and ithe oihers are 
an insurgent minority ,w:hlch Preslr 
dent Roosevelt, at the outset i>t this 
formula legislation, decIaredT he-ex-- - 
pected to find in all Industries. 
A Double 2-2-2 

The Hays Organization hopes to 
set up the code machinery in the 
form of an augmented 2-2-2 com- 
mittee. Instead of the three repre- 
sentative pairs, however, thfire will 
be six pairs. These men will theidt. 
sit for all .phases a:nd d«PP^<^i^menta; 
of the Industry. 

The fact that they were the only 
groiip not to be Invited, to the open- 
ing session on the subject last Fri-. 
day riled indie producers to the 
point, where they made direct In- 
quiry of the Hays OfRce over the 
weekend. Answer was that the 
small producers will be heard at the ,. 
proper time; that .they will be In- 
cluded "Ih: the praductioh " phase of - 
the code, which Is Scheduled to get. 
under way on the Coast this week. 

Ail sides anticipate .ilreworka. 
They are now supposed to be pre-i 
paring their proposals with con- 
.st.ltuents so. as to be in a declara- 
(Contirtued on page .43) 



Radio Contracting 
^ On Percent-Salary 
For Harding-Dix 



Hollywood, June 12;.' 

Indications are strong that ich- 
ard Dlx and Ann Harding will re- 
new this week at Radio, on studio's 
plan of salary iand percentage in 
future for all name people. 

This is first .evidence that_ 
'Radioes' ~r6y 
operating. 

Dlx spotted today in 'Escape to 
Paradise,' which is last under pres- 
ent contract. Story is by Wells 
Root. 

PrcviouKly Mis.s ..Harding has 
l>oon paid by Radio $92,000 a picr • 
tin-c; J)ix has Uaon aotUnt about 
$40,000, 



PICT VRES 



TiMadaf, June 13, 1933 




Faked Animal Fib IGce Deception » 
Says Tribune— leave Them Alone'l 



L«llerft of Scarliet 



MlnneaiioUsi JTune 12, 
* ihias prbteeted editorially 
bgainst the FederaV Tra^e eommis- 
1t|ion'B stand aimed counterfeit 
jtihgle fllma. Taking up thei cud- 
gelB in behalf of. the syrithetie pro- 
duct, 'Tribune* declares that the 
Commissibn jstrikes at one of the 
pXeasantest of deceptions^ When it 
pi'obibitis the BhoWlne of 'authen- 
tic' Jungle pictures made in Holly - 
vwebd. 'Of all the artistic lies 
Which, have been hatched in South- 
ern California,' it said, 'surely those 
ot the jungle fakirs aire the whit- 



'WOITDERBAR' AND JOLSON 

Finally Lands With WBr^Talked 
Over With Others 



Imb Angeles, June 12. 

Prize exploitation are those 
banners on Main street ve&dr 
Ing 'Welcome, Seventh Com- 
mandment/ 

Resident of the district say 
this Isn't fair to the family 
honor in that section. 

—From VABiKrif'B MoUpwood 
Bulletins 



Hollywood, June 12. 
. Failure of a deal to materalize 
with Metro, Al Jolson signed a con- 
tract to return to. Warners and will 
be starred in 'Wbndeirbar' as his 
first, picture. 

Agreement was being negotiated 
tot Jolson at. Metro by Ralph Far- 
num for the same picture oh a per- 
oantage basis. - A similar deal had 
also been discussed with Universal 
and Columbia. 

Warners bought the fights to 
'Wonderbar* from' Joseph M'. 
Sqhenck who purchased them last 
fall from the ShubertR 



k Sight Over Pars 
Loans from 12 Bks. 



Hollywood 



Briefly rewritten extracts from 'Variety V Hollywood Bulletinjprinteil 
each pSday in Hollywood^ and added to the reoular weekly »Variety.» 

The Bulletin does not circulate other than on the Pacifio Slope. 

Neis frem the Qailies in Los Angeles will be found in that customary, 
department. ^ i 

'Blonde Poison' will be Constance | from the Academy, .frflowing an 
n^^«l*«^<. riAvf a* TiAdio An oriff.. out-of-court' settlement oi the 

conn. f.rm« ""^.''Aa"'"'' 
turned producer, has completed hlfl ^ *~ 
■first pic, 'Crawling , Death,' and is ' 



same lines 'aa.- tJ»e iEuropean pro- OQO.OOO loan to Par by a.girbup of 12 
ductlon of 'Wohderbar.' ' Al JOlson Ljai^jja get aside, either 



week. 



FOX^C TRUSTEE EAST 

FOR cmi W^!^ 

Los Angeles, J'une liz.. 
Charles Irwin, Jr.» one r ot three 



•We have never been able to see. 
that it makes the slightest differ- 
ence whether .a cobra fights it but, 
with a, mongoose in Borneo, in 
Afghanistan or square in the center 
of Hollywood boulevard,' 'Tribune' 
continued, 'Whether a bull ele- 
phant charges out of a Burma 
thicket, OJT rushes the cameranian 
before a backdrop oh stage No. 3 at 
Universal City does not seem to us 
particularly 'important so long as 
the audie n ce ,s aue als with g enui ne 
~ terror and. delight. . 7 ■ 
'TJje point is that Hollywood 
tould ialmost always be depended 
on to stage a good animal show, 
and that the greater the fraud, as 

a general rule, the better the pub- ^ , _ „ 

lie liked it If the scenes were trustees in bankrujptcy of iFox-West 
faked,, the resultapt thrills were Coast, , left: for New Tork June 10 
■ -notj and---BO.-far- a^--we--know.:JJie; to .discuss- financial.- ^-matters . with 
ihrllis were what the picture audi- s. B. Kent and others; 
:^-ence paid-.their-haxdr eaxned.xClish.-to _ -Fred Xj. -Metzler,- treasurer^. a,nd 
. get and not a little dreary authen- Charles A. Buckley, attorney, who 
ticity. , ^ were to accompany Irwin, waited 

. . 'If the. trade commission is go- I for the alrrival tonight of Spyros 
Ing/to insist on the bona fide' ar- jskouras and will depart later this 
ticle from Hollywood in every iii- | week, 
stance, that citadiel of spoof and 
make-believe might as well fold up 
immediately. Theire will be no 
more wiEu-s waged on the outskirts 
of Long Beat's,' no more Sahara 
eheik treading across Death Valley, 
- -and-no- more ships aiinkr la miniia,-- 
ture, in the studio bathtubs. 

'Hollywood, in short, win become 
Jearfally literal, authentic and .ac- 
curate and by the same token it 
^ill_]b)ecome, when It gives 
- — .«nce|s-^genulne,_bl03Hn=lnd 



While expectation is that the 

,11'irom me .onuutsitp. i- ... . . j , 

Picture will be made, along the creditor preference under the $13.; 



Paul Scholfield and Marguerite 
Roberts scripting 'Jimmy and Sally 
for Janies Dunn and Sally Bilers at 
Fox. 

Milton Kibbee, brother of Guy- 
klbbee, is in Columbia's 'lAdy for 
a Day/ 

paramount has bought JOreen- 
loanlng,' novel by A. J. Cronin. It a 
a Scotch farm story. 

Sarah T. Mason and Victor- Heer- 
man are writing a new treatment 
for Radio's 'Little Women,' the two 
others having hit the wastebasltet* 

Marion jjavios hoa^ .itxvw*, i Evelyn Venable will join Para-^ 
be 'Paid to Laugh,' studio having mount under contract when eh© 
temporarily . . shelved, the conte.m- completes her tour with "Walter 



onvhis way to New York with a 
print, to seek a release. 

Metro has given a three months' 
writing contract to Philip Barber, 
former director of the Group Thear 
tre in N, T. iind assistant to Prof. 
Baker o* Tale. 

'Bombshell' for Harlovif 

Jean Harlow goes into Metros 
'Bombshell* upon her return from 
the east in two weeks, and foHows 
[this with 'Red-Headed Woman in 
Paris.^ 

Davies, Dressier Co-Starred 

Marion Davies- next at Metro ^iU 



uuv.v>w» — . -— - - i.uaiina t*"» oi^v — — — I .temporarily. .Sneiveu. w^v^-.-f-r. compiCfO .vv — - " 

and his R"fe3!.K«eler, WOT^ ^ against those plated casting office story, Marie Hampden's Shakespearean reper- 

due here from New York early this ■ ^ ■ ■ , « Dressier will be co-starred with tory company arpund July 1. 

— I banks by the trustees of Par or I JJ^ jj yjg ,^ .Laugh.' I 



Paul Martin's Initial American 



banks by the trustees of Par or 

through conipromlse resulting from . . j^tiui --r , 

suit. If unsuccessful the probable ^e^ Tracy starts (14) in Metro's picture will be 'Oriental JExprees, 

result will be a contest over thei 'i'"'-" T»o/.ir ♦Tia nidek/ Colleen I which he will direct for Fox. boi 
claim, itself. 



Moore will play a part in the pic. wnrtzel Will . produce it. 
It h^s^beeiTlndi^^^ been Tacationlnr-ln f 

sources that if the l»nH preference I N.. T. ^ 



is not Burrendered, the claim may 
I be placed In jeopardy and fought by 
"the trustees when . It- comes to ap- 
prove or disprove all creditor claims 



Rogers Stays at Par Lot 

I Charles R. Rogers sticks on the 
I Par lot lor his new season's film' 
! output for Par; Concessions made 



Alan Jarhes will direct the next 
Ken May hard western, 'Daring 
Danger,' at Universal. 



Fraiik Strayer is *'''^®^H^fe ''^'ith 

ove or aisprovo an creaiiur viuuus. i output for Jfar; ^jonceBsiuira iimw i Office Hours' .^'^'—^f^^fPf' ^ «onv 
Suit of the Par trustees was filed hy Emanuel Cohen in the matter of Lew Co^y. A«een Pnngie ana R.aiiy 
Thursday (8) in the U. S. District 'exorbitant charges' claimed - by O Neil in the cast. 
Court.- It calls lor an answer-by Rogers, -hold -the^ in.«re. tm^iverslty df Bovithern California 

June 28 from the 12 Neyr York,. Chi- .p^^^^^^^g option on Norman will give night courses .in m^^^^ 

caga, Los -Angeles and -Philadelphia .^ar^^^^^ 1-^ -f«.*in^.June.lS 

banks. The Film Production Corp, ' "^^ 
subsidiary set up In P-P as owner 



I will give meni' wuiDw --^ ■-- 

|T)icture-productIon, starting- June.ia.^. 

Delete Coward's Dialog 

- Not a line of Noel Coward's dia- 
log is left in the version of 'Design 
for Living,' which Ernst Lubitsch 
brought back with him from New 
York, where he had worked on the 
script with Ben Hecht. 

Paramount has sold 'As Husbands 
Charles R. Rogers Is bringing I Go,' irt^-^y Rachel C^^^^^ 
Jack Haley to the coast under per- ^''T^^^^^FtlSitdT^tS fSl- ' 
and former RKO division n^anager, I r----— - t- ;- ^ l-sonal contract and wiU spot f'«^,y®^!?'^^Sti8fac^^^^^ 

has closed a deal with Arthur] ' Of the- $13,368,932 fioated through ky^h jack Oakie for a co-starring to 
Mayer by which he'll exploit and the hocking of film negs, equal part in TVe're Sitting Pretty.' In the Miney 

handle the latter'a Rlalto theatre amounts of $1,443^244 were sub- ^ *^ Warners have given three monthsP 

in Times Square on a percentage I scribed to by Bankers' Trust Co.. I Sidney Ra«h engaged to help I vva n« e 



DuwBxuia.>^ B1..V * - — I Fanehon Royer moves Into, the; 

of negjitives and rental therefrom, Hollywood studio on <Jlendale blvd,, 
are made co-defendants in the suit, which she has renamed after her- 
whlch asks that assets transferred self. 
1^ T 1 2*.. , to it and on which the $13,000,000 ^^^^^ chandler a 

Doc Lee Exploiting *s secured, be set aside. termer on strength of his work in 

I . _ _ _. _y Action would ntake the 13. oanks .jj^j^^ (jj.„jgg . 

Speciial for RialtO,.N.Y. creditors of Par-Publix Instead of _^ 
• . Film Productions Corp. ' '^•-"-i^- t> Uno 

Dr.' Joe Lee, exploitation expert a u»lA kx/ Bahks 

and former RKO division n^anager, I A'"*""*" H«'? by Banks 



eommission-probf ontertainment, 
very dreadffil bore.' 



„ , -.^ ^ writing staflE Include Royal King 

Iments. and National City, all of New York, qqj^ pranlj Terry. 

Mayer operates the Rialto for I and the Continental lllinoie Bank! & — 

I Paramount-Publix. He has been | Trust and First National Bank, Chi- | Hays Summering 



. "Test Pilot' has been postponed 
until fall by Metro, and Thompson 
Burtls, on the script, is now oft the 



If and When | Paramount-Publix. He has oeen | Trust ana D irsi xsawona,^ xiaim, | „Hays Sumrnering^ , nayrolL WllUam A. Drake's wrlt- 

7^T2r..^.. nf thP mnnlng It successfully as a straight cage. ^ w,^"L*^U1ii ^S^^I^l: ^!^^Lo^^a contract at Fox is up and he 

Fere^arTrldrc?—^^ ^ aJ ^^^^T/^h ^^oS^ott^rMr. and ^1 ^Tn^ty^"^^^ s^M su=*S ^'^^ 

Sal piCture, .0 aptly referred, to h^^^^ ^^'^ST^^''Z&^^^^^ Jack Pearl picture, unUtleg, will 



animal plCture.^^^^^^^ war film exploited by Doc New York, $860,811; Empire Trust 
arid * neatly digested -by - the mn--^.^™ — - - - - Ufg^ York^r$481.08lr Bank Df-Amer- 



T^ew Yorlc,-$481,08lrBank i)f-Amerd--parambunt is rit^^ 

lea, Los Angeles, $481,081, and .Gambling Ship' to strengthen the Pi*®^^^^^ 



neapolis 'Tribune' e^^^^^ entrance -into the Rialto I lea, Los Angeles. $481,081, and 1 .oimWnFsWp' YoTtre^^^^ 

to 'Afr ca Speaks,' distributed *y ^ ^^a^ti^^ Wt alter the rest of Tradesmen's National Bank, phila- romantic footage between cary P'^^P*'^*"^ ^'^^ 
Columbia. The commission ruled I ^ Eddie Lenihan delphla. $500,000. | Grant and Benita Hume. | Into Karloff' 



the film, contained misrepresenta- 
tion, and otherwise giving an opin- 
ion along lines as disputed by the 
♦Tribune.' 

Like other trade matters of un- 
f a,lr competition taken ui) by the 
Commission the decision on 'Africa 
Speaks' was long delayed. When 
handed down some weeks ago the 
picture had already run its full 
course. Costing less than $50,000 
to make or assemble, it was one of 
the best money films at the box- 
ofilce ever released by Columbia.. 

Another jungle picture of . two or 
t^ree years ago or longer and called 
'ingagl,' alj3b. .an: African faked, an- 
imal film, but releaised through an 
lndei)endent distributor' not affili- 
ated with the Hays office, received a 
tough ruharpund from Hays.. Regu- 
lar release channels received a sug- 
gestion not to play that picture. 
It was also -a strong drawing card* 
In fkklhg 'ingagl' had done no 
more than 'Africa Speaks,' or the 
Metro animal picture, 'Trader 
Horn,' with nibBt of the latter's 
African scenes made around Holly-, 
woods or just below the Mexican 
border. Neither Hays nor the Com- 
mission protested against the Metro 
misrepresentation. 

On the stage or screeir it's mostly 
make believe. 



remains as manager. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Don Barclay. 
-Herman J. Mankewle?, 
Ed Perkins. 
Mary Pickford. 
Jake Wllk. 
Jlmniy . Durante. 
Jaick Harvey. 
William Saal. 
Hal Home. 



Numerous suits of boifidholders of 
Par were brought during tl^e past 



Into Karloff's Shoes . 

, ^ I Claude Rains goes Into 'Invisible 
leader J wj^, ^t Universal In the part first 



Par were brouerht durine the pasti Sonny Brooks, band .^^^^.^.^^j^, gmversa-i m 
rar were orouBni _uuriiiB >"^^ his name to Sherwood "tf^br Boris Karloff. 

six months attempting to set aside ^^^^^ ^gf^^^e going into tlie Club I ^ - 

the bank deal, with plaintiffs allegr Ballyhoo. > 



ing In their actions that the trans- 
l action. violated the indenture of 
bonds. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Charles Irwin, Jr. 
Fred L. Metzler. 
Charles A. Buckley. 



Barham with WB 

Tracy Barham, for many years 
a film buying executive for Pubhx, 
joined WB Thursday (8) in charge 
of booking for the upstate division 
out of Albany. 

He -succeeds. Wllber Grant, who 
transfers to Philadelphia for 
waivers. 



, Genie. Fprde and Je-se Lasky, Jr., 
are in New Mexico' looking for loca- 
tions for the Fox picture, 'Smoky.' 

Pierpont Morgan's preferred list 
will be' satirized. -in a Radio twb- 
reeler, 'Preferred List,' in which 
Chic Chandler and Dorothy Lee will 
have top sjpots. 

Milton Gropjper leaves Paramount 
for Metro's writing staff when, the 
latter buys his par contract, haying 
four weeks yet to run, 

Young Pan Reporting 

Lloyd Pantages has turned news- 



Summer Overheads at Radio City 

$64^000 Wkly. Set for Musk Hall— $15»000 

for RKO Roxy 



« B^i^w » t— I ^^"^ summer operating budgets 

«mivo ^«^y-. Lionel Bafrymore's for the Radio City theatres have 
impersonation of Rasputin could be been set at iinder $64,000 for the 
termed a misrepresentation or the Music Hall and under $16,000 for the 
tricks of the 'Western' or action | RKO ftoxy. Inclusive of all items. 



pictures, and so forth. 



1^ 



RpSlMJtiiig'^Paildy^Early 



Hollywood, June 12. 

^•Paddy, the Next Best Thing,' in 
production one week at Fox, is al- 
ready one week behind schedule 
with studio remaking all scenes so 
far shot. 

Walter "Wallfcr is acl.ng 
jleginald Mason in cartt. 



The figures are markedly reduced 
from the weekly overhead the spots 
opened with in Dec. 1932. The Music 
Hall - has kn own .asLhigh^an opcrat-^ 
ing costs as $190,000 or lalmoat, the 
second week of its runnihg, .It's first 
week was around $145^000. 'This was 
before the combination film and 
show policy was instituted. Hlncc 
then, the h'ou.«ic's high in opcriiting 
cost has been around $85,000, tackf;d 
durlnfe' the HhowJng of 'Cavalcade,' 
week of April 3. That w<:ftk, iha 
houHC r<-;j.f;h«^d an all-Urnft hlf-^h ot 
around $115,000 '//.;««, IncJudi/iK 



The RKO Roxy ;operating nut has 
fluctuated from airound $80,000 on 
Qipening to under $50,000. Once, even 
reaching as low as $40,000 on its 
combo film and stage show policy. 
It was cut to under $10,000 on the 
split-week straight film policy, now 
in its third week. 

^ _ _ J^lew J-ow 

The all-time low of the Music 
Hall was reached last week, with 
'Cocktail Hour' (Col), which went 
under a $52,000 gross, incldd Ing tax, 
Rmall for the Music Hall, but 
compared with Broadway grosBcs 
aro.und, the figure rahgCH top. Just 
one of those upside down thJngB of 
Hhow blK where it's not wh.'it the 
^roHH KronKfi , no'* to speak, but.w^hat 
litfc grOHH cost's l|jj»at couultt. 



Metro Wants Walsh 

Metro is trying to get Raoul 
Walsh to direct 'Paid to Laugh,' In 
which Marlon Davies will be co- 
starrCd with Marie Dressier. Walsh 
is now set to do 'The Bowery' for 
Twentieth Century, to tar Wallace. 
Beery and George Raft. 

KBS deal to produce an addi- 
tional 12 pictures for Radio release 
fell through. Dicker is now on for 
the company to make one, 'Special 
Investigator,' a title owned by 
Radio: 

Bidding is going on between 
Radio and Metro for the services of 
„- : ... "-'-r I Ernest B. ShoedsacK, who is now 

paperman. . He will write a dally ^^e former studio 



Metro wants him for 'Malibu,' an 
aninial story, and 'Amazon Basin,' 
to be made in South America. 



column from Hollywood for the ' 
Boston 'Record,' Hearst tabloid. 

. Work Instairmg Vaude 
Cliff Work here from San Fran- I Hurryino MacDonald 

Cisco to install the heW vaude policy [ Metro is trying to get Jeanette 
going into the Hillstreet, June 16- MacDonald back from Europe by 
Five ucts will be used, with Horace j jy j ^g^d of August in order to 

start earlier on 'Cat and Fiddle,' in 
which She will be: cb-starred with 
Ramon Novarro. She is also under 
a Metro .contract to do 'I Married 
Ian Angel.' 

Marlon Gering, Paramount di- 
rectoi", has :an offer to direct a pic- 
ture in England, starring Lily 
Damita, for Vandor-Nelson. 

B. Mason Hopper will direct 'One 
Tear Later' for Allied. It's an or- 



ed with tunesters from the pit. 

Nan Cochrane, formerly on Para- 
mount's, editorial boiird, is at War- 
ners as assistant to Walter Mc- 
Ewen, stbry head. 



Laura La Plantc sails June 17 bn 
the 'Europa' for Europe for a; vaca- 
tion and a hope to cbnneci with pic- 
ture work in England. Mrs. Max 
Stclner with her. 

^jBeauUfulA^Bt;;;^y^Kumph»^ey^iig^ 
Pearson and Myles Connolly, • may 

_ J*__- ^^t-v % * ^» ■_ . . ^ I I . T 

Newest, night spot is the 'Clu'b 
Ebony' (colored),, at Central avenue 
I -and 41st street. Fourteen tl.anoers 
I and a floor show. 



replace 'Ann yickcrs* as Ann Hard- 
ing's next at Radio 



Radio, has Constance Bennett's 
'I?cd of Roses' back for retakes. 
Worthlngton Miner is directing the 
new scenes written by Janb Murfin. 



For the sake of art Miriiim Jor- 
dan chan-cjcd her name to IJVUmi' 
and had her hair bobbed to .fit tho 



ir!nski>Goldv\/yn Settle i - w " , ir>i» 

Loo Wrinskl 'has withdrawn his new monu-ker in order to mip 
coinphiiut against Sam Gbldwyni ' (Coxitmuou on page i^.) 



Tuesday, June 13, 1933 



P I C T ■ ■ E S 



VARIETY 1 



LOST AUDIENCE WALLOP 



Deirt Commerce %iires on Drops in 
Bu$mess-1933 b 50% Under 1928? 



Figures revealed by the U, S. De 
partment pC Commerce, aa of June 
1, show that, while the film industry 
increased ltd investment through 
the addition of sound by 9% or 
1200,000,000, the average weekly at> 
tendance In film theatres has been 
Bteadily . declining until today it is 
66% utider the peak year of soiind, 
192S. 

The . total U. S. fllm investment, 
ciirrently, is placed at 12,000,000,000, 
ior 80% of the world's total of $2,- 
600,0')0,000. The average dally at- 
tendance is stated to be 6'% of this 
country's total population^ 6,400,000 
or around 44,800,000 weekly. 

In 1928, the average weekly at- 
tendance was estimated at 100.000,- 
X>00. (In the trade at 80 mIllion9 
•that year). .Last year, 1932,t it 
estimated at from 65,000,000 to. 70,- 
000,000. That would hand the 1933 
average, weekly figure of 44,800,000 
at anywhere from 21 to 31% under. 
1932; about 31% under 1931 and 
around 50% under 1930. 

The figures are apparently based 
on an estimate of 13,247 thetttres, 
stated to' be actually in bperatioir, 
out of a total of 19,311 houses in the 
tr. S., which would mean that with 
the huge decline in attendance, 
something like 6,064 theatres or 
nearly one-third of the totjal housies 
In the country were dark a.t the 
end, of 1932. (liikewise an over-es- 
timatloii above trade figures' of 
numbers of open theatres). 

Annual- theatre income, on these 
figures is put at $1,100,000,000, ap- 
parently, although the amount of 
decline Isn't given. Estimated aver- 
age weekly Blm b,o. income, there- 
fore, could be. placed at around 
«21,163,000. 



BANKRUPTCY AS AIDl 



TO REORGANIZATION 



The route through bankruptcy as 
a means of reorganization will be 
encouraged, it is believed, by the 
..new' McKeon bill lessening the 
power of minority creditors^ ' The 
McKeon measure, through the 
House last week, would make it 
possible to attempt reorganization 
of any bankrupt on approval of the 
court and by agreement of two- 
thirds of the creditors and a ma- 
jority of the stockholders. 

In effect, it would make the way 
clearer than now for reorganization 
plans despite opposition of smaller 
creditoris; In view of the bank- 
ruptcy amendments in favor of rail- 
roads, it is believed the McKeon bill 
will become law. Present bank- 
ruptcy regulations are admitted to 
be considerably cumbersome, with 
the smallest of creditors in a posi- 
tion, to be annoying if not dan- 
gerous.. .. 

This has been demonstrated In 
part by the litigation arising out 
' of f>arainount's equity receivership 
and. .bankruptcy. Small bondholders 
mostly have retarded prog^ress 
through sundry suits in the Federal 
and. State courts. 

- While minority creditors have the 
right to oppose any moves undet 
receivership or bankruptcy not re- 
garded as in their best Interests, 
under the MCKeon mpdiflcations 
more than a one-third representa- 
tion by creditors would be essential 
in demanding liquidation. 

What would make the ride through 
bankruptcy of possible appeal under 
eased bankruptcy laws for corpo- 
rations In distress is the license un- 
der bankruptcy to trustees In dis- 
afflrmatiott of leases, contracts, etc., 
compromise of claims, etc. 



- ^ ^^^ 

Philadelphia, June 12. 

Aldine, dark, will re-llght June 
23. Universal has rented the 
house from Stanley- Warner for "Be 
Mine To-Nlght.' 

Policy will probably be ffrind, al- 
though house used to bo known as 
Philly's best roadshow bot,' 



Admiral Franklin 



Harold Franklin's got a 
boat. Had It a couple of 
weekSj Manned by a crew of 
five. Other weekend, the RKO 
theatre head got as far as Al- 
bany in the yawl. 

There, Franklin o.o.'d one 
of the RKO houses and he re- 
turned the fdllowing Monday 
to . aake his report. 

Somebody heard of it and 
how Franklin's ah Admiral on 
the staff of Goy. Ruby Lafoon, 
of Kentucky, a state which 
hasn't even a canal boat. 

Official,, only the rub comes 
that Franklin :mlght have pre- 
ferr^ .being a Commodor e . in 
a w^t state. 



20th s Dickering 
With La Bennett 
Gmns Up Radio 



.Hollywood, June 12. 
Constance Bennett Is set with 
Twentieth Century; the- Schenck- 
Zariuck organization. Contract as 
drawn up for three pictures with 
options f bV~Jinore. 

Miss Bennett has been talking oh 
two different propositions, one for 
a flat sum and the other for salary 
and percentage on profits. ' 

Sw itch t o Twen tieth C entury was 
a. surprise to Radio Pictures, Mat- 



ter's execs claim they have a ver- 
bal agreement with Miss Bennett to 
extend her contract for one picture 
after ' today, when the present con- 
tract expires. 

Radio figured on Miss Bennett 
doing 'Aggie Appleby,' but the star 
Is reported turning this down. Ra- 
dio is looking for another story and 
trying to get her to sign an exten- 
sion as well as listen to its propo- 
sition for another three -pi^ure 
deal. Darryl Zanuck .stated he would 
insist on Miss Bennett carrying out 
any agreement made with Radio 
before her proposed contract with 
his organization takes efiCedt. 

Twentieth Century also con- 
tracted last week Lpretta Toung^ 
recently with Warners, and Walter 
Lang, former Fox director. Com- 
pany is negotiating for Sidney Lan- 
field, now at Radio, to direct one, 
and for John Cromwell, also at that 
studio, for a minimum of three pic- 
tures. 



Salary tlaiitis lEro^^ Up 
C. C. Burr Discharge 

Hollywood, June 12. 
. Group of creditors, headed by 
Fstelle Taylor, Is opposing the dis- 
charge of C. C. Burr's voluntary 
bankruptcy and had the Educa- 
tional producer in court again June 
8 for examination by Referee 
Rupert B. Turnbull. Miss Taylor, 
to whom Burr owes $860, .Eddie 
Kane and Edmund Burns ar^ 
through their attorneys, Zagon and 
Aaron, fighting the discharge 
chiefly oh the grounds that Burr 
failed to keep books on his finan- 
cial transactions. 

Accounts kept by Monogram on 
'Western Limited' and 'Midnight 
Patrol,' two features Burr made for 
Trem Carr, were also brought into 
court June 8 for going oyer when 
questioni.ng^of^^Burr revealed " the 
returns on thia picture were poor. 

Burr fllied his voluntary bank- 
ruptcy petition Iji'ov. 2, Miag Tay- 
lor, Kane and Burns were paid 
only half their salaries on the two 
features and given notes for the 
remainder. Burr included the notes 
in his bankruptcy petition. Ho 
owes Karie 1(350 and Hums $90. 




Former Operators Retuim- 
ing to Former Houses 
Find Everything Same as 
Befpre Except Attend- 
ance— r-Chain Operation as 
Audience Killer 



CUT SEATS* NOT SCALE 



Tieups of Stars and Advertising 
For Money or Publicity Again 
Back-Producers on Yes hi 



Chain and other tlieatres which 
may have bean returned to their 
former •Khibitor-owner.-operatbrs, 
went back with one anals undeter- 
mined.. That was the audience, 

Therformep ■ operaiprs^upcnraecurv 
ing their former theatres once aoain 
found, that they could operate ,the 
houses in about the same wsy they 
had done before letting them go to 
a chain or othtrs^ but they, did not 
have the same audience. The prob- . 
lem now. is how to get that audience 
back.. ' , ■' ' , > 

Plain facts seem to agree, that 
chain operation drove the once ppi».- 
ulous audience so far_ away from 
the downtown theatre ali^'eaBl; that 
no one Is c0mi>etent to. say how or 
when the individual exhibitor can. 
bring back his house to' the point 
where It was In attendance when he 
left It. 

That this Ib the most Important 
block at present confirontlng the 
indie house operator who is back 
in charge of his theatres Is not dis- 
puted,- —To- make--lt more^ -serious- 
this weaned away audience* prop- 
ositioii Is at hand whether the' re- 
newed theatre management plays 
pictures only or sii' combihation 
show^ It also looks as though a 
-special— expIolta.tion—and-^publicity- 
campaign will be called for lit most 
of the former chSln, appts to at- 
tempt to drag that audience back. 

Some showmen wlU claim maybe, 
that this Is due to the downtowil 
theatre situation entirely: that the 
driven away audience, does not 
come back -because the neighbor- 
hood house, with Its . cheaper price, 
and. the parking situation, would 
have, brought about the same down- 
town result with or without chain 
operation or the over-seatage. No 
one will contradict ahpwmen . whd 
make this latter argument, but the 
Impression oi th^ eizhibitora them- 
selves who are now trying to put 
over their former theatres Is that 
the audience was driven away, and 
driven away by bad shows, whether 
all film or picture and stage 
show. Bad shows and bad man- 
agement that ' cut Everything but 
seats, cutting down the grosses 
faster than they cut the overhead. 
And some chain houses in neigh- 
borhoods have felt It. 

That driven away audience Is the 
unexpected headache of the exhibi- 
tor again running his own hou^e. 
He cah take care of everything but 



Fingers Crossed 



.Glendale, June 12. 

First theatre manager to ex- 
tehd felicitations to studio 
stafits that bring previews tP 
his house Is Floyd Menneilly of 
the Alexander herei; 

Has a; one -sheet card in the 
lobby wishing the cast, studio 
oiaiclals and publicity depart- 
ment rgPod luck as they go in 
to learn the pic's fate. 



Outside Product 
MostforRKOV 
Musi&HaHinR.C. 



Radio City Music Hall may have 
to dig hard for product this, summer. 
It's partly .due to the: failure of 
Radio Pictures, Its own distributbr 
.associate, to deliver for the big the 
atre. Since before Easter Radio has 
given the M* H. but one film pro^r 
duction, 'Sliver Cord, week May 4. 

Last week (1-7) house went to 
Columbia for 'Cocktail Hour' and 
currently -has — anotiier- Columbia, 
'Ann Carver's Profession.' 

Fox leads In supply of first-run 
product to the big theatre over the 
10 -week period. That distrlb's pic- 
tures were 'Cavalcade' (two weeks), 
'ZoorIn—Budapest7---'Warrior^— Hus- 
band' and 'Adorable.^ Warner Bros, 
sold the giant operation: 'Wprking 
Man' (Apiril 21) and 'Elmer the 
Great' (May 25). 

The latest release of Radio, 'Goldie 
Gets Along,' was sold to the old 
-Roxy for its New York first-run. 



Roadshowing Tilgrimage' 



Hopes of Fox Is that ^Pilgrimage' 
will stand, up for rPadshpwlng. 

Gaiety, N. f., starts the Fox pic- 
ture on' a two-a-day |lv5d top:>run 
July 12. John Goring will be In 
charge and in ; other keys, if and 
when. 



that> and that -departed audience 
means a lot of extra work, with 
many weekly losses meanwhile. 

In the future, perhaps, theatre 
managers in times of stress will 
say: cut seats, not scales, and. learn 
that a good show on the stage or 
screen. Is the only thing; that will 
help the -gross and stand-oflC the 
overhead. 



All Local ExUbs Must Agree Before 
Distrik WiH Consider Trade Pleas 



Unless exhibltprs can prove they 
are unanimously In agreement In 
any one territory, distributors will 
refuse to consider any pleas for re- 
zonlng or change In relation with 
the box office. 

The significance of such a decision 
among the sellers is revealed to be 
far-reaching. On the matter of 
double feature policies, one of the 
accredited heiadaches of tlie Industry 
"durlhgn;lie WsFl^^^ 
hlbs in a bailiwick will have to 
agree to single projection before the 
distribs will lend an ear. 

As long aa there are owners In 
such a territory who want to play 
doubles, certain of the major .dla- 
trlb heads, themselves, say they will 
sell them. Such an attitude is ad- 
mitte'l only further involving the 



twin show, a policy which the Hays 
office, as well as certain of the exhib 
organizations, have spent much time 
condemning. . . . _ 

Distribs point to the Cleveland 
situation, holding it to be the only 
agreement of its kind and the only 
one which will hold waten During 
those conferences the status, of each 
box office was studied and when 
^.Ldecjsion^ was . rjeache d betwe e n cir- 



cuits and Independents it was 
unanimously endorsed as not being 
Injurious to any box office. 

On the matter o£ double policies 
di.strib spokesmen now hold that 
many exhiba would probably be 
forced under if sellers were to abide 
by the. wishes, of even a majority of 
other towners, better positioned. In 
the zone. 



Star tie-ups with national advpr- 
tisements are due for a sizable come- 
back! along entirely different lines. 

Publicity department heads of ma- 
jor companies, meetlrig With the 
approval of the official, industry, 
discussed ways and. means to get 
the business as a whole more free 
publicity, the sta,r/a,nd-hia.cpmpahy 
more space, and possibly liersuading 
the national advertiser to pay the 
company for usei ' of the star - photo 
and name. 

This revenue angle for t\i^ pic- 
ture company Is brand, new as a 
general thing. At a p.a. session re- 
cently, it was brought oxit~that' sev- 
eral companies already are receiving 
money fi^pm the advertisers Ss w^U 
as free space. Warhera was men- 
tioned as one of . such cbmpanlea'at 
the meeting. 

The. gathering was ostensibly 
called at the request Pf John C. 
Plinn, who atso'. 'ihvlt ed'- th e Hays 
oifHce to' be represented. Frank 
Wllstach : was one of the many yrh% 
entered the* debate," wliic h la rii<" ' 
ported' to .have developed .no opposl-~ 
tlon, but simply a channel by w;h|ch . 
such tIe-ups may be furthered rv^th- 
out embarassment to compakhy or 
the:Industry. ■ 
Cautious .",<;' 

In view the the fact^'^at the 
National Better Business Bureau ha^ 
Incorporated In Its standards certain 
advertising requiremehts> and as 
antipathy toward phoney, copy apd 
endorsements, and the^,/I|idustry, It- 
self .has af) advertising code^ the = 
boys agreed that they will have to 
move cautiously. 

The picture business went ifito 
the matter of tie-ups some time ag o. > 
Theh the star endprisement of soap^, 
etc, was not looke'dnipon with great 
favor. At that timcC It was the star, 
In most Instances, whd made what- 
ever money was to be made or 
who got whatever publicity was to 
be gotten through the tie-upS. 

Now the tie-up. plcturP Is differ- 
ent; Prpducefrs have the. right to . 
dictate the terms of new tie-ups 
and to keep for themselves what- 
ever money may come In. They 
are also in a position to demand a 
50r-5Q break Iii the ad> In other 
words no star 'still' shall be. used 
witltout the current picture getting 
'important mentlpn, and direct' boPlc- 
up. 

It is understood also that no star 
will be allowed to say that' such and 
such an ointment cleared her skin 
if she never had pimples. Whether 
the star will have to snipke the 
clgaret he endorses remains to be 
discovered. 



Books, (^r, Duds m 

Weeks' Bankruptcy 



Holly wood, June 12. 
..Rankruptcy petltibn filed by H. 
Keith Weeks^ night production aii- 
perihtendent at P6x, shows a total 
Of |10,6C7 in liabilities against assets 
of f259. Latter consists of books' 
and. a car. 

Largest single debt is $2,82S In 
unpaid, alimony due Riith Day 
Weeks. 

Jack (^inrencQ Strock, announcer 
at KFOX, Long Beach, listed bills 
of $G40 and $10 worth pf clothes as 
assets in his bankruptcy plea. 

Travis B. Hale, musician, also 
went into bankruptcy, with note of 
$1,076 as liabilities and $1G6 worth 
of personal effects as assets. 



A^rfewJiOW^ 



Only |C55 in debts prompted 
Richard J. Piynn pf Eorest Hills, 
N. Y., theatre manager, to take the 
voluntary bankruptcy route. 

Irl'ia o,«sets exceed his liabilities 
totaling $1,075, of which $1,000 is io, 
lifo in.surance. 



VARIETY 



Tacsfhijt Jipne 18, 1^33 




lagers $18,000 2d WL After 

1st Leads in LA.; WB 
Pair with Detective $19,000 




Circus Coitipetish Adds 



Tacoma Lumbar Umbers 
Uptown's Pix Grosses 

Tacoma, June 19, 
Runhlne alonef at easy pace are 
the lone two first run spots in this 
burg^ Conservation civilian corps 
has camps within the Tacoma draw- 
ing tenrltory, which helps biz un^ 
dertone. There Is also some im- 
provement In lumber and logging 
camps, which also helps. This is 
the luinber capital of the cotmtry. 

Cooler . weather h^s tendency to 
keep folk^ oft the highways and 
away from the resorts, which Is also 
favorable factor for the show 



'Gold Digger^,' $17JI00. Means Gnch 2d 
WL in Phila.: inHH)pee* Rev^ 



Xbs Angeles, June 12. 
VSoid Piggers of 1933' In second 
week at Chinese Is the leader of the 
pack. Having Jilt |21,0ad on the 
Initial stanza, looks as though It 

Wlii crop around the $18,000 figure, _ 

Paramount has rather weak drawing into film grosses this week. 

caicd In. 'I Love That Man,' and will mount will remain open for sum- , — :s-..r iT-;-: v»» i« thia 

ceme home with around $12,000, nier iand not darken for the Warm proving Robinson^ has H^»' l";^'"^ 
Which Is considerable dropoff from spell. . to^n; .mi.^ ir*«»,nia rWRV with 



To N.H.'S B.O. IVbubleS I sho1ps."*BuTshQv^en^^^^^ klck- 
AU x^.xi.a M3,\M, plenty aDbiit daylight saving. 

New Haven, June 12. .. which mieians iilght IbsSt . 

RlngUng-B. B. circus will cut T"?'? oc^ 

jxms ne , . Para- Music Box (Hamrlck) (1,400; 25), 

'The liltUe Giant* (FN) first half, | 
Roblniaon has kick In this 

•The Keyhole' (WB) with ^ ^ ^ 

^Shore spots beginning to dent pic- I Kay Fratncls lir the lights looka_to I ^Q^^^^^rabie'' (Fox).'' 'Gaynor al- 



Coolest Spots in Bliam 
Now Are in the Theatres 

Blrmlnghani, June 12. 
With hot weather here the the- 
atres are the coolest plieices In town. 
That makes a little difference at the 
box. office. Grosses this week prob- 
ably called fair with 'Adorable* get^ 
ting the biggest catch. 

Estimates fon This W«ek. 
Alabama (WUby) (2,800; 25-35 



ture takes. Summer PMt time po'llcy | re4^^ l^t ^El- i^^yg certain for a moderate week 



has . hit several nabes. 



trade It has done In past few weeks 
Seems as thou8:h the title, "The 

5^?'^ba'r Sr^U^^'stlte\nrwin[""^oid Dl'ggers"liordlng <>vfef for [ (WB)7'BpUi .ndt^^ 

hardly get much over the $9,000 second week. Last week everything Roxy W-VonH) ,(1,800, 10-16^^^ 

K.'^^W^nerlibUses have William In town lined up to kill this flta 'The Ba*barlaJ^^^^ 

Powell In 'Private Detective 62* and Palace brought in big-time .double then 'Men Must Fight (MG) three 

£lll be lucky to accumulate a take bill; Bijou offered 'White Sister* at days> expected *8.800; last week 

r« $ir000 between them. 15-25c, and another subsequent <circus Queen Murder* (<3ol) ; 'Ras- 

^ 'Sss Beforr^ie^^^S Is none runnel resurrected '42nd- St.* as putln* (MG), split, .with latter held 

too hot for the RKO, house will com petish. Pesp^^^^ ^ „^„, 

■ prnbablv hold aro und its regular ger s* came through with a b eautiful der,r totel^9r^5.100^^^ mt^t js In view, $1,200. Last week 



mer_the Great* (FNj.and^^Ex-Lady 1 1,^,^ with her nev/ b. t, Henry 

Garat, there is not going to be the 
pull of Charlie Farrell; $7,600. Last 
week 'So This Is Africa* (Col), and 
'Working Man' (WB) on split for 
$8,000. 

RitjE (Wilby) (1.600; 26)— ^'Bar- 
barian' (MG). Novarro never meant 
much and a light second week for 



43^800 average^; 

Estimates for This Week 
Chmese (Grauman) (2,028; .50-; 
i|1.60)_'Gold Digger's of 1933' (WB); 
and stage shdw (2d Weeik). Second 
stanza, despite heat, clipped off at a 
jgpod pace and should come home a- 
• couple . of ^grandJess.,than .first. , •In- 
itial wieek take was an even $21,000, 
^ Which -Is excellent; 
; Downtown (WB) (1,800; 25-70)-- 

^SS^^'^ZJ^^ IS^Ilh VlSina; CM<i) and 'Dl^ 
Jiagnet that othert a"e here. Vaude (RKO). at $6,000, were okay In face 
bill will help considerable to around of heavy ^opposltlov 
$9^000. Last week 'Lily Turner* Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 36- 
JWB), Fairly good: at $9,700. 60), 'Gold piggers':- (T^), .On. sec-J 

, - Holiywoocf (WB) X2J6<r: 26.e6)--^| Sl^J^HiiJ^ fljt; for^ 
•Private Detective 62' 



. night' to Hoxy June 16; setting It | 
36. I in 'or eight days, af^r ^^f* P^^^JJ; 



"talTe. 

Estimates for This Week 
Paramount (Publlx) (2.348; ao- i r"_"of 'oTav tour" days, due to run I 
50). 'International House' (Par) and i"®<^ittie 
'Reform Girl' (Col). .Not so hot at |»^ sseatue. 
$6,700. Last week 'I Love That 
Mar\* (Par) arid 'Mysterious Rider' 

$3.900, poor. ■ 

Palace (Arthur) (8.040^ ~35^.5oy; 
'Peg O* My Heart* (MG) and 'Hpld 
Me Tight' (Fox). H^ded for a sat- 
isfying $5,500. Last W*eek 'Reunion 




Hos. Frisco Run 

Fmal 




(jur Betters* (RKO), $1,500. 

iBtrand. (Wilby? (800; 25)— 'Song 
of EagliB* (Par), and 'Phantbm 
Broadcast* (Mbho). On split; $1,000. 
Last week 'Men Must Fight* (MG), 
and 'Goldie Gets Along* (RKO). 
about same, slow; 

_Empire_(BTAC)_(l JOO : 16-26)-ri 
'Mliiid "Reader* (FN)i and "i^lbd In 
Budapest'^ (Fox). Another house 
goes into split policy for 'the sum- 
mer months. Changes on Fridays 
and Sundays, $1,300, pretty fair. 

Galax (iWllby) (600; 16):— 'Devil 
Cbmmlands' (Cbl). 'So-so $700. Last 
week •l^ucky Devils* (RKO) $960. 



.^-.„oT^ ..<>T<.^T.v« /WB-l and a^ter milking the draw iE»r.etty dry 
SviHe!' d^^ Kln^U o°^a kno ckout,flrst.week a^ 

out- hex'e, but-not^ippaEently-_heayy j 

as take Is igeared for around $10,000. • ^ mgt ■ l 

Xast week Lily Turner' (WB). r|)igtfeJS-' \\/^ tOOKS 
Somewhat of a Chattertbn dlsap- | ■'■55***»y awv, *^y«« 

polntment at around $9,P00. 



Lbs Ahoelii (Wm. Fox> (2,800; 
16-^5)— 'The Sphinx* • (Mpnoigrant) 
• and *The Return of Casey Jones' 
(Monogram). Little staige competl- 
.tlon In houses meeting scale here 
brings take to around $3,600: Last 
week 'Forgotten' (Chesterfield) and 
,*lilght of Terror* (G«l)i- bit disap- 

■■ pointing at $3,400. 
' Paramount (Partmar) (3.596; 26- 



San Francisco, Juiie 12 
More than 10(J,000 youngsters are 
oiit of schools oa summer vacations, 
and upplAg the tnatlnees In at- 
tendance, though not ^J^^J^onej- 
T6wn hasn't bad any outstanding 
. ui., nroduct m dbme weeks;. most of 

'Out AS iBght^ 5iGlSeJ^i<sfoi:«';?#^ 



Niftiest in Cinciniiati; 



kinrel-Har^y Pic 
Aidd by Vode Tops 
Sweltermg Prov. 



Providence, June 12 

www*-*.— Another week-end of sweltering 

threatening, the next bright and^ weather, and- consequently things 
I sunny/ No- teal heat yet. ' are bound to be off' once again this 

June 12. - - '[j'nlted Artists finally turned .loose stanza; ° Film fare Is predominately 
•Gold Diggers,' the current box: «£ 'Bo Mine Tonight,' which wound comedy with plenty of drawing 
office smash, with the taW'lmpor-^ ^ a sbltd two months' run with ar Hjowerr-but lacking-in-quallty. 
tant enough to crow about even In j h^use cndywuice record.. Replacing Cooling systems are on In full 
regular season aii>d gobd times, held | it Is an indie, *Blg ^ Drive,' which force. Spots equipped With any re- 



•40)-i-'i Love That Man' (Par) and steadily ' iSaiurday arid bowed'lA Saturday (10) for ian indef frlgeratlon are taHing It on the chin 

•stage show. Names of Nancy, car- gjin^ay after . .oiie o'clock. Baer- gtay I hadlv. 

roll arid Edmund Lowe mean little gchmeling scrap film shoved into ' 



I badly. 

^ '^arrlor'b Husband' Is getting the Probably one of the most unusual 

here,' s o house W ill have to content Albec Monday (12) and local torrid advertising which usually features of the present film situ 
itself with $14,0W whrch "take was j^^erest - should add a "couple Tor characterizes the Fox Parambum'^s ation here Is-the-manner-ln-whiclr 
<tlded considerably . by studio . pre- gjand to theatre's receipts during K;-,,iuioia menu. Since that policy I certain second run houses have 
views. Last. week 'Story of Temple balance of week. 1 ceuuioia . ... 

Drake* (Par), Big and-healthy take - - i xu 

»5f $17,800, which is large prdflt air Estimates for This Week 

around. Albee (RKO) (3,300; 26-60)r-:;'Out I an "okay week. 

RKO (2,950; 25-40)— 'The Kiss All Night' (U). Pltts-Summerville ' ' - 

Before the Mirror' (U): Trade for combo only $6,500, not right. Last .^jaKie b^^. =- r; r i „„«i,o„,„ ^^^^^a u,,^ 

ttTls on& ndt spirited at all. Best It week 'International House' (Pax) ^^l^fleld* which has "Eagle and the ..amphasls >elng placed on live en 
~^^^n'TSd1Jf%h^^^^^^ .. ... nawk- and stage show. Doing very ter^tainment^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ 

Cord' (Radio); They just- womq noi i palace (RKO) (2.600; 26^50) — well. , . with n. falrlv decent vaudPvillA Anri 

go for this one at all, as $3,826 .peg o'. My^Heart' (MG). Revival .The ^;^l^Haxdy P^c^^^^^ 

^^ZV^: /T ^ /!>ft24. 2fi 401- ?? ^®^fJ. cMcY^r, P|"8„Mar pn of.the opera^ Instituted amateur night 

State (LoewrFox) (2,024, 25-40 )-7- Davies, getting onxy $6,000, mild, pass the hookers eagle ^ye ana .^^^^ 
•The Warrior's Husband' . (Fox). U^st week 'Ea^le and Hawk' (Par), with Its title translated to 'fhe I 59^ Mondays ana novelty night for 
Title, Is no help to this Lasky opus, fl^itt^red to $5,600, iEair, after flying Devil's Brother* is In at the St, 
pictuVe liked by critics but locals Uigi^ getaway. Francis, double-blUed with Mind 

lire shying, ad $9,000, poor, is all ^rko) (1*285 ; 25-50)— Reader,' and doing okay, 

ihat can be looked for. Last week I .^y^\«^^^^ g^^^.. | .silver Cord' running to a 



celluloid menu. »mco \utxi. |jv**w p-^-T ; "^^^"^ . 

hM annarentiy been successful with started to pick up business since 

Srccedlnc nroduct It undoubtedly one of the major studios eliminated 

hPlna in nutting 'Warrior* across to exclusive runs. A couple of mpnths 

'wllv ago several second run spots seemed 

cJmbo S^irch-Grant-Lombard- destined to fold with the hot 

oikte mSnhS sonethlng to the I weather setting In, and the over^ 



neat 



•Today We Live* (Metro). Sloughed 
oft on finishing days arid wound up 
With few smackers over $13,000. 

ST. L MUNY OPHIA NO 
HEIP, Btfl PIX NOT BAD 

SItj Louis, June 12. 
Municipal opera in full swing Is 
jriowing. great holeia in filrii hpUse 
grosses.' Only Iri cases where they 
put UP a good program and a stiff 
flght are the pictures able to make 
any showing at all. Still, It's not as 
bad ias everybody, expected or as at 
. the same time the last year or two. 
Which may or may not Indicate 
that things are Improving locally 
for the cinema. . 

Unusual aggressiveness on the 
part of a new management at the 
. Anibassador has kept that house's 
head iabovC water tne last week or 
twp. Aside fromi arranging as good 
a prograrii as possible, they've 
adopted the policy of telling the 
folks airound town about it by divers 
means. The results are showing at 
the box . offices. 

Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (SkoUras) (3;000; 25 
^5-56)— 'Little Giant' (FN) and 
stage show. Going nicely for $16, 
000. Last week 'International 
House' (Par). $16,000. . 
Foit JFox)^(6,000: .25-36-55)— 'It's 
"^Harto~Be~"ATiVe'^?FoxJ^SHd'^&taf«r 
show. Not more than $9,000. poor. 
Last week Woman I StoleV (Col) 
JIO.OOO. „^ 
■ Loew's State (Loew's) (3,000; 26- 
35-55)— Devils Brother' (MG). 
Laurel and Hardy's following 
around here only so-so; $8,000. poor; 
•Jjast week 'Made on Broadway* 
(MG) $9,600. 

i Missouri (Skouras) (3,600; 25-35- 
|LBI-w'I>lplomanlacs* .<RKO), Only 



Thursday^. The stunt has tilted the 
receipts considerably. . 

Paramount arid Majestic are just 
about nip and tuck this week. 

'International House' and 'Terror 



city ofb. 6. names reflected Iri $5,000 I take at Jthe Golden G^^^^ ^j^^ features at the 

take, not so hot. Last week 'Silver \ above the^JJ«'J|® find S a film I Paramount. Gross will be 



Cord* (RKO) $5,500, pleasing. 

Keith's (Libson) (1,600; 26-40)— 
Gild Diggers of 1933' (WB)- Biz 
for first' two .days nli>^ and tuck with 
that for same, time on '42d Street,' 
which holds, house record.. Latter I 
picture licked the bank holiday and 



break at all theatre's vaude gen- 
erally pulls In a satisfactory sum 
week in and week out. 

Fox he^ivily plugging the oldie 
'White Devil,' splitting the program 
with ^Manhattan Tower.' 
Presentations start June 23 at the 



some- 
where neair. $4,000^ 'Warrior's Hus- 
band' and 'Hold Me Tight' at Ma- 
jestic, too, will be around' $4,000. 

Estimiaites for This Week 

Loew's State (3,200; 15-40), 'De- 
vil's Brother* (MG) and vaudeville, 
Plentj' of LaurelrHiEirdy fans here. 



this one looks big enough to wallop ^^^^j Capltan, with Eddie Peabody but it's a good thing there's live en 



heat' wave and call of the outdoors 

Should dp a full $15,000 and likely I ^ui^^eek" Jack Souders. m.c'ing, 
to remain for a third week. Front *hi3 wceK,_jac# &ouae^^^^^^ 



as m.c, and at Fox- Wilson, Fresno, 



flash has inore feriime. display than 
other used at this theatre and the.: 
center sign, 'A hbt. show In: a cool, 
house.' Is another rarity, for lobby 



Estimates for Yhis Week 
Fox (Leo) (S.OOdi; 15-26) 'White 
Devil' (Prlncli«l) and 'Manhattan 
Tower' (Miaj). > Former getting the 



tertainment to pep things up as the 
last feature lerigth picture with , the 
tworcomedianswas a near flop.' The 
fans ithat gd for the comedians, like 
them onljr In shorts, so. this "week's 
fine showing will largely be through 
the added inducement of -vaudeville. 



advertising -here. Week 'Little heavy blUIng froni rdmantlc ^desert ^jji ^^^^^ ^ difficulty in reaching 



Glanf (FN) $5,200, okay. 

Grand (RKO) (1,025 ; 15-30)— 'Ann 
Carver's. Profession* (Col), arid 
'Supernatural' (Par). Split week 
looks only $1.20.0; weak.. Last /week 
'Perfect Understaridlrig* (UA); $1,- 
300, feeble and- a local low on - a 
Swanson flicker.- 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 16-25)— 
•Rustler's Round Up' (U)r:and 'No 
Living Witness' (Fischer). SpHt 
week.. Tom Mix. a turnstile sweet 



sands' angle and doing all right at, 
$8,000. Last week, 'Shriek In the 
Night' (AUled) a,nd 'Slightly Mar- 
ried' (Chester) got around $7,800. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
65) 'Silver Cord' (Radio) and vaude. 
Running poorly, ait $11,600, not 
much better than the $10,000 on 
'Woman 1 Stole* (Col), last week. 

Paramount <F6x) (2,700; 30-40- 
55) •Waft1or*s Husband' (Fox). 
Plenty hot ads, but only $12,000, 



$10,000. Last week 'Made on. Broad 
way - (MG) was also in the money at 
$9,800, also because of the Vaiude. 

Majestic CFay) (3,200;. 15.-40). 
*Warrior's Husband' (Fox) and 
'Hold Me Tight* (Fox). Surprise .of 
this bill Is that the fans seem to gb 
more" for the latter feature. '• Cricks 
gavis. 'Warrior' nice break, but they 
seem to be alone In their opinions 
Gross not expected to take a tilt 



Philadelphia, June 12. 
Attontlbn is almost entirely cen- 
tered this week on 'Gfold Diggers of 
: 938^ at the Stanley, . This one was 
given plenty of advance plugglnig, 
with the S-W people doing every-. 
thing they could to sell It as 
second •42d Street.' ' 

Notices, however, all emphasized 
the fact that the new Warner musi- 
cal Isn't at all compariable to its 
predecessor and with the intense 
heat playing an important part, 
business, while good,, won't hit 
cloise to the '42d Street* figures. No 
qiiestlbn about Its. sta:ylng two 
weeks, ' but plenty of doubt as to 
whether It can stay longer than 
that. Not likely to hit over $17,000, 
which Is something like nine grand 
less than '42d Street's' first week. 

Fox Is trying the revival experi- 
ment, the plcfurie being Eddie Can- 
tor's 'Whoopee* with the Mosconl 
Brothers, Roy SmCck, the Gdud- 
smlths and others bri the stage bill. 
Slow start Friday Indicated hot 
more than $14,000 on the week. 

The Earle - stage, show features 
Mitchell and Diirant and Neville 
Fleeson, with *Llfe of Jimmy. Dolan' 
on the screen. Nothing flashy in- 
dicated, not more tHan $12,000 ex- 
pected. 

•Below the Sea,* at the Stanton, 
flgures for an average $7,000; 'SJlk 
EJxpressv' -flrst-ruri; win hardly het--^ 
ter $3,200 at the Karlton. 

'Reunion in Vieriha,' which did so 
nicely at the Boyd that; it held for 
ia second w^ek, should flash a nice 
$10,000. 

The Aldine. dark since the fall, 
reopens on the 23d with 'Be Mine 
Tonight.' Universal hfis rented thei 
lioiise from the^- W people. Only 
short run"^expected .on ©"grind pol- 
icy according to present plans, i 

The Europa, little arty theatre oa - 
Market street,^ closed last week for 
the summer, following Us competi- 
tor In this line, the Vogue, by a few 

with these two and Keith's! the 
Walnut and the Locust dark, sum- 
mer lay-out has been reached with 
possible exception of the Boyd, 
Which generally closes during Jv^y. 
and August. Nothing has been . wa- 
nounced concerning it yet. .: '.. 

Last week'ii trade, in generaJ, - was 
pretty bad, the Intense heat beltog 
"Held strictly iSfieountable."^ The 
Earle, with Riibinoff on the stage, 
fell $3,500 under expectations to get 
only $13,600.. for seven days, while 
the Fox only pulled a mild $16,000. 

Estimates for This Week . 
— ^Arcadia— (-600i—25-40-60)-i-iTerroi!— 
Abroad' (Par). First run, rare at 
this house; $2,600 likely. , Last Week 
'Today We Live* (MG). Only fair, 
$2,400. 

Boyd (2,400; 40-66)— 'Reunion In 
Vienna' (MG). Held in for second 
■week' which" concludes tomorrow 
(Tuesday). Ought to get $10,000 as 
against sound- $14^000 in first week. 

Earle (2.000; 40 '•66)— 'Life of 
Jimmy Dolan' (WB) and vaude. No 
big names and mediocre week in- 
dicated; lucky to beat $12,000. Last 
week 'DiplOriianlacs' (RKO) and 
vaude; fell well under expecta.tlons, 
based on Rublnoff as stage feature: 
only $13,600 In seven days. 

Fpx (3,000; 36-55-76)— 'Whoopee' 
(UA) and stage show. Revival not 
giving • signs of . being big success. 
Poor start iand no more than $14,000 
Indicated. .Last Week '(sreat to .Be 
Alive' (FOx) and stage Show ; just 
a mild $15,000, . 

Karlton (1.000; 30-40-50)— 'Silk 
Express' (WB). First run and noth- 
ing more than $3,200 seen: Last 
week 'Kiss Before the Mirror* (U) 
poor $2,300 in five days for this 
second run. 

Stanley (3,700; 40-55)— 'Gold Dig- 
gers' (WB). Being plugged plenty. 
Started well under '42d Street' and 
not likely to stick niore than two 
weeke^ although first week's figure 
should hit $17,000, excelleht, • ,'Sllyer 
Cord' (RKO) a dismal $10,000. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-55)— 'BelpW 
the Sea* (Col). Average $7,000 in- 
dicated- Last week 'Little Giant* 
(FN) held over, got moderate $3,- 
6.00, In four days. 



weeit.. ruin j-xii*. a, iuiubhic b«cci.- tiR sno nn 'TTitftT^na- niorc than $4,500 at the. best, off, 

heart for the first half and boosting as comjparfedt Last week 'Working Man' (WB) arid 

take to $1,600. fair, Last week "onallWuse (^r) J^^ 'Lucky Dog' (U). also off at $4,800 

'nmnf^f tv / Aill«>rlt «n<i 'Nicht of I St. Francis {nax) \i.duu, i 
Officer 13 (Allied), ana -"'ent oi ) Brother* (MG) and 'Mind 



Terror* (Col), $1,400, fair. 



Paramount (2,200; 15-40). 'Inter- 



Reader! (WB). Laurel-Hardy get- national House* (Par) and 'Terror 



Strand (1;160; 16-25)— 'Return/ of the kids, tind will hit good week Aboard' (Par). Plenty of names to 



Casey Jones' (Mono), arid Francis 
Renault headlining stage. Biggest 
vaude name yet offered at this 
stand; looks average, $2,400, Last 

w^eekulStudy=JUa..ScarlfiJtLXW:K).,J^^ 
Gray Family' topping $2,600, 



fair at $5,000. Last week 'Picture 
Snatcher'. (WB), $5,200. 

Grand Central (Skouras) (2.000; 
26-35-65)— 'Supernatural' (Par) and 
'Daring Daughters.' Medium draw, 
maybe only $2,600, fair. Last week 
'Girl Missing' (Wm and 'Face on 
the Rirronm Klr'nif." fLfrtfl 



of $7,000. Last week Joe Brown In 
'Elmer the Great' (WB) and 'Hello 
Sister* (Fox) drew big $8,000, 

United Artists (1.400; 25-35-50) 
^Big Drive'-(MaJ)^-^An-Indle=that-is 
expected to do fairly good $7,500 on 
its first week. Follows eight- wfeek 
run of "Be Mine Tonight,' which 
bowed out to the final tune of 
$4,800. 

Warfield (Fox) (2,700; 35-55-66) 
'Eagle and Hawk' (Par) and stage 
show. Names In cast a help and 
gross very good. $18,000. Last 
week 'Lilly Turner' (WB), with 
<",i''»t'^'-'t'^n. cot finmo. fl.s'ur*'. 



bring them In on this one, but un 
less the house starts a build-up the 
gross can't possibly touch Over 
$4,500.' Last week 'Girl In 419' (Par) 

and^^jinaet==Jea;ks.l=(PftE^)^j3ri.^_the. 
downward grade at $4,000, after two 
swell past weeks. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-26) 
'Goir'e Gets Along' (RKO) and 'Be- 
low the Sea' (Col). Latter feature 
second run and house has no sort 
of a ventilating systemi. which Is 
just too bad with the weather the 
way It has been; will be lucky to 
come anywhere near $1,600; n;s,g, 
T.,nst \v<*pk 'Tnmnwow at" R*>v<»n' 



2 for Fox Conveiition' 

Hollywood. June 12; 
Arch Reeve. Pox studio publicity 
.head, and John Dillon, local Fox: 
exchsinge manager. Iea:ve June 20 
for company's Atlantic. City con- 
ventlon; 

Only Fox people attending frqm 
here. 



(RKO) and ^Treason' (Col) also a 
headiache=at=$lT900,-^^=-^Fr====--=- 

RKO Albee (2,200; 15-40), 'Pro- 
fessional Sweetheart' (RKO) and 
vaude. House playing up the. Dia- 
mond Boys plenty to effect strong 
stage opposlsh. Bill this week.well 
.balanced, but not very many, takers. 
House will have a pick-up no doubt 
but at that anticipated gross of 
$6,400 win be not very much to brag 
about. Last week 'Cocktail Hour 
(Col) only $4,100. 



v we T mm e <i w a $ § e $ 



VAfffETY 




"Silver Cord/ $15,|IN, Piilace; Fair 



Cooling Plants Don't 
Mean a Tliin? in Col: 

Columbus, June 12. 

, , Not ^; much Play .anywhere, this 
week, with heat the big lactdr in 
k'e'epiner the theatres at below nor- 
mal, Closlngr of unlyersity desslon 
.(except special suihnler quarter) 
also hurt" badly.. Crowds erolhg for 
swimmiiis pools, lakes and beer 
gardens rather than the Aims. Ad- 
vertlsinjgr- of cooling .plants but little 
help. 

Loisw's Ohio hais.. the call this 
week^ with Tony Wons In person, 
along with a WCAH radio ishow on 
the stage, helping 'Deviris Brother! 
to. do Its- stuff.. Palace's "Internia,-: 
tional House' questio]:iable because 
of this opposition, with 'Little Glanf 
at Grand below normal because 
house hot as pool as it might be. 

Estimates, for This' Week 

Piatace (RKO) (3,074; 25-40)— 
'Ihternational House' (Par). Got 
away light and heat' too much; only 
$«,000. Last week! 'Out All Night' 
(RKO) $4^700. 

Ohio (L06W-UA) (3,000; 25-40)— 
^Devil's Brother' (MG) and all radio 
sta:ge show starring Tony . Wons. 
May see a fair $7,000. Feature: of 
- the performance ls:'dlr6cUon of or- 

"^old -Me -Tight'" (Fox)r. v J ;cHestFan)y Ward'FafraiwmhlicIly 



, .fJWcago, jiine 12. ! 
Bt^sineas. is still, far .-froni hearts 
r:,enlng even -at the. Chicago, .where 
•fllntfirnational House' ..i(Par)-: last: 
/week and 'When Ladies. Meet'. (MG) 
this '.w;e©k sho;lved. signs .of. stiinu-> 
Ia,tingisome publlciiurlosltyi Wortd'a 
Fair blues are still being . sung. 
Some tourists started to trickle In 
over the week end, and that should 
be.another-factor to weigh and pon- 
der in a week or two* 

Majestic theatre, has adopted a 
grinds' policy, droi»pIng both it9 
. vaudfllm atid. musical tabloid plans; 
''There will be four third run Alms 
3 Weekly at 15-26 cents. This places: 
ttt in opposition with the Woods, 
.ORatidolph, Clark, iLa- Salle in the 
^>lo(»p. House wiU no longer be tab- 
ulated Jin Varistt-'S box office' re- 
ports: 

; E^tTmates: for tb* . Week. 

. . 6hicagq (S^K) (3.S40 ; 35-55-76) 
.;r-T'When Ladiep Meetr CMGM> and 
.;,stage show. . House picked up a Mt 
. ..on atcehgth pf. screen product las.t. 
.■<week .and again this week. Terrific 
.-fiheat,. however, remains the P.n;- 
;!j£nown factor. Figure ^34,000^ big, 
just the same., ibast-week 'Internar 
tional House',, (Par) with the': whole 
Paramount studio roster loaded On 
.tmarcmee took $27;G00. 1. 

(VIcVickers (B&K) (2,284; 25-lf6)— 



. Punn-Sally Eilers combo: generally: 
-'■plays Palace. Around |4;50O ' prohi- 
"^ble. Last week 'Lily turtier'^ (FN)- 
■'-V6t $6,200. ■ " ■■: '•■ 
Orchestra HatH (Jones) (l.feobj 
^,j^6).^:'Porgotteii Men', (Curomlhg») 
^Xid week). ; Getting .enough .of the 
. .^flOSiterp.^ along Boul,..M^ch . t^' tallir 
T rW*O0,flL ,or- bet]ter, and: no compialijit^. 

Nearhy ■,W9Tid . ' .Playfibuae . iwith ... a 
,^J6pQen,t. top ^and .'artistic, eiivlroh- 
' meht^could "not meet, the" oVVr^ 
and now dark.,. . Studebaker, how- 
ever, . has a lefrit attraction, .so 
boulevard has other'signs of life. 

Oriental (6&k) (3,200; 30^40-66) 
i^'Re^inton in Vienna' (MG). Adults 
^44hly f-cfh "this one. First week $10,- 
t&OOO,^ f olifowlhg resUhiptton of straight 
:£^ibtai:ed week ago (3). Second -week 
ISholiiTd'do $8,000. 




ydude. 

,^rr~r-^- . — . , Which 

■. fljrure.hpuse can break.; I^st wi^k, 
the. ledgers, were.'., .^patteted. , '^Itfi 

. blood at . aro.uivd. $il,OO0 ,for 'Diplo!- 

■jmaniacs'" '(Radio)'. . . ; 

' United Artist* (B&K) (1,700)-^ 
■Water' ITronf iUA} (2d week). 

; -Maybe-- $8^000— for-Jholdover,,— First- 
week got $ 10,20a. 



NEWARK NOT S6 



Just Full o' 



Heat— Not a 
Gross 



Decent 



Newark, June 12. 
There is nothing ' here but heat. 
^The temp Friday, officially rang the 
bell for 100 degrees and. no one had 
a decent opening. As the heat's 
holding over there Will be no 
grosses Worth telling, 
• 'Gold Diggers' Will .debut at the 
Branford, ' Tuesday (13), with a 
-i Holly wood 'premiere.' f 

The Jean Ange Players have re- 
lit the Lyceum, flast Orange, with 
■ ;.:*A Murder has Been Arranged.' 

Estimates for This Week 

- Branford (WB) (2.9^e: IStSS) 
i^ TLife of Jimmy Dolan' (FN) and 
'Dlplomaniacs' (RKO). In for one 
' "show less than seven days. Good 
' -double bill. With a weather break 
• = i Would ha'tre been nice, but won't go 
much over $6,000. Last week, •El- 
mer the Great' (WB) on six days 
"f arir on $8,000. . ; ^ 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 15-25-3B-50) 
'^♦Bed Tittie Story' (Par) and picture 
•"Sriatchor' (FN). Great double bill 
' tor this ' house, . wasted this Week 
with isomethihg around $4,000.' Last 
'•'Wee'k, 'Bondage' (t'bx) and 'Song of' 
,'ttie . Eajsrle' (Par) not 30 bad with 
''•$.^,«o.o;';: 

Little: (Cinema) (299; 50) 'Heart 
of Ireland' (Moore)' and stige .show. 
Better than German filnms anyway, 
but may have to be satisfied this 
week with $900.~ Last week, 'Kerry 
Minstrel,' dropped on . repeat week 
to $750. 

Loew's State (2,780; 15-75) 'Nui- 
sance' (MG) and vaude. Both bill 
:-and pic okay, but will hardly top 
$7,500. Last week 'Peg o' My Heart' 
(MG) disappointed with $9,000. 
Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 15- 
' 76) 'Interniatlonal House' (Par) and 
vaude. Would normally be near the 
top with radio names but this week 
will hardly break $6,500. LaSt We6k 
V>irl In 419' (Par) weak with $5,400. 
^^Ppocjo^r!?,, JSK£)^-r.:X-2.3JW ;.^ 
. 'Kiss Before Mirror* (U) and vaude,. 
; Showing eight acts and will try it 
.again next week. This week maybe 
$8,000. Last week 'Silver Cord' 
!l iCHKO) nice at $10,000. 

Terminal (Skoiiras) (1,900; 15- 
50) 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 
'Black Beauty' (First DIv.). Will 
scrapie bottom with $2,500. Jjast 
week, second of 'Adorable' (Fox), 
n.s.h. with $2.700..' 



man. .for' LOew." . Last- .week. 'Addr- 
able' (Fox) Hust 'skidded past the 
$4,000 mark. ' 

Broad (Loew-UA) . (2.500: 15r30) 
—'Terror Abroad' -.and. ^Phantom 
Broa,dcast'. (Mono).' ttoubie. bill just 
fair at .$3,000^. I^st ' week. *Made on 
Broadway' .,(MG) and 'Reform Gid' 
(Tower) Just hit. $2,400.. . ... 

Qrand (Neth) (1,100; 25-40)— 
—'Little Giant' (WB). Looks like 
a bare $2,500. Last Week 'Picture 
SnatcherV (FN), $3,000. 

Majestic (RKO) (1,100; 15-30)— 
'From Hell to Heaven' and 'Officer 
13.' " Double billed, hardly set to 
beat $1,800. Last week's double bill 
$1,700. 



L'yjUe B^Uying: Itself, 
) Getting Okay Attentioii 

I<oulsvllle, June 12. . 

Bialto trying best to attract at- 
tention to its vaude show-by ^ha'V- 
ing Dault and LaMarr, equilibrist^, 
balance on. chair 4>h three tables 
atop Kentucky hotel and theatre 
and by having variety giant ride 
^out city. In midget automobile. 
J/Funny thing about balancing act on 
theatre is that • Loew's - provides 
'shade for persons who watch act — 
since it Is just across the street 
from the Rialto, LoeW'ia- mgrr., Mc- 
Dowell, has no kick coming, though, 
for he gets as ihany patrons out of 
the exhibit as the Rialto does. 

Rumor still afloat that Loew's go- 
ing :to have stage shows shortly. 

National closed temporarily Mon- 
day' as result :Df lahor troubles. 

Hottest Wea,ther in years drove 
some persons who had to come 
downtown into refrigerated theatres 
for relief. " * 

Estimates for This Week 
Loew's (3,400; 25-40), 'Devil's 
Brother? (MG). Good going, $3,900. 
Last week 'Made on Broadway' 
(MG) drew $4,500. 

Rialto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 26- 
30-40-60), 'Picture Snatcher' (WB) 
and vaudeville. Okay trade at 
$4,800. Last week 'Hold Me Tight' 
(Fox) and rtevue, f 4,500, 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,786; 25- 
40), 'International House' (Par). 
With good ad. campaign and box- 
office names, fair at $3,300. Last 
week . 'Working Man' (WB), $2,fl;00, 
not so. ' 

rown (1,500; 16-26-40), 'Ann 
Carver's Profession' (Col). Fay 
Wray-comlng too frequently_t6_dj;aw_ 
heavy; off at $l,30O with fair re- 
views. Last -week ■ 'Tomorrow ait 
Seven' (RKO) starved along oh $1,- 
600. 

Alamo (960; 15-20-26), 'King of 
Jazz' (U). Reissued edition . clicked 
to $M00. Last Week 'Woman I 
Stole' (Col), .fair, ^l.iOO. 



HEAT CHASED M BIG 
INDIANA TO SHUTTERS 




'GIANT $21000 



Indfa'hapolis, ' Jiihe 12.' 

l*lieatre itaanagera' are ' still stand- 
ing around on street, corners down- 
town nightly ..cryiflir :0.n oiie an-, 
other's shoulders about the record-..^ 
breaking h^at wave .'which liasn't 
let', up -since iit -started 10; days ago. 
Their ranks have .tieen .depleted, 
somewhat, however, . with, the clos- 
ing of the big Indiana last Thurs- 
.day night and the closing of the 
little Ohio Saturday night. 

Indiana's closing is the first time 
that '3,300-seat deluxer has shut 
down since its opening five years 
ago, . The hot weather helped to 
finish It off a Week earlier than ex- 
pected, the unions having received 
notices only seven days in advance. 
A picture had' already been set In' 
for this week, but the house went 
dark at the end of the run of 'Below 
the Sea' when the books showed less 
than $3,000, Which is brutal in that 
spot. 

Ohio , filially gave up with 'Be 
Mine Tonight' after a fortnight of 
desperate effort. Bill Depperman 
did everything in the book in the 
way of plugging, but was hampered 
too much by the junky policy of the 
house under various, hands in re- 
cent months. 'Be Mine* didn't gross 
more , than $1,600 in its 14- days of 
trying. 

Estimates for This Week 

Apoilo (Fourth Ave.) (MOO; 25r 
40)-e:'Hoid Me .Tighf (Fox). Perked 
up a little this week and should 
touch $3,200 in spite of heat. Last 
week 'Silver Cord' (RKO) did only 
$2,800, although Ken Collins got 
extra newspaper breaks as result of 
Irene Dunne's visit in town. 

Circle (Circle) (2,600; .25-40)^^ 
'Cocktail Hour' (Col). Still in the 
rut with . a take of $2,600. Unions 
working under notice as house pre- 
pares to close unless . improvement 
shown soon. Ace Berry moved in 
to take' personal charge 'with the 
closing of his other ' house, the In- 
diana. Last week 'International 
House' (Par) did a shameful $2,700. 

Lyric (Fourth Ave.) (2,600; 26- 
30-40)— 'Cohens and . Kellys in 
Trouble' (U), and vaude reviie,. .A 
good stage bill will help this one 
battle through to $6,500; Lester Hutt 
moved in to. ..organ this week, re- 
placing Ruth Koller. 'Zoo in Buda- 
pest' (Fox) and vaude' revue lisist 
week slipped' after good start to 
finish at. $6,100. Sante story of too 
much heatr"=i=^^ --^-™^--^^ 

Loew's Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
25-40)— 'When Ladies Meet' (MG). 
Looks very good for these times 
with a gross in sight of at least $5,- 
200. National assist ads and good 
campaign, together with some of the 
business formerly diverted to the 
Indiana, kept this one ahead of the 
weather man's rapping. Last week 
with 'DevU's Brother' (MG) drew 
no htore than an average $3,800. 



B\ray WltHi^ On^ Heat 
Bat 2 Sockaroos, 'Cold D^gers' 
May Hit W; 'Jennie 35G s 



Boston, jiine 12. 

Hub's pne and only arty spot 
steals the week's show In the' biz 
kleigs.: . From everrseater, Finie Arts 
suddenly leaps; into never-peater 
class with a (jeniian repeat film. 
After breaking house .records first 
week, /MaedDheh in Uniform' is held 
over, and it had a winter rUn of 
two- weeks in dowptowni Majestic, 
at that. On hottest afternoon of 
year-lt.-turnediemiAWfty,Jlttja.:.that. 
evening. George Kra^ka can't exr 
plain it. At $3,800 It has more 
gravy than- any house. In toWn has 
seen In -moons. 

For rest, heat wave, is still wal- 
loping away. Met has small chance 
for velvet; best liegro show here- 
abouts since 'Rhapisody in Black' 
did wonders, and on its heels house 
puts forth straight variety bill, de- 
parting from Its routine of revues 
and such. 

Downtown came spurt of en- 
thusiasm in reopening of Tremont, 
plenty big ballyhoo for 'Be Mine 
Tonight,' which got a rave recep- 
tion and should build nicely. 
Estimates for This Week 

Keith's (RKO) (4,O0O; 35-66) 
'Professional Sweetheart* (RKO) 
and vaude. Good show hut -Very 
slow to pull, which may be laid to 
succession of so-so movies; $8,000, 
mebbe, terribly'. 'off. Last week, 
'Cocktail Hour' (RKO) and vaude, 
tough at $9,500. 

Orpheum (LoeW) (3,000; 30-40- 
50) 'Peg o' My Heart' (MG) and 
vaude. Looks as if house will, take 
it on chin at $9,600. Last week, 
'Reunion in JVienna* (MG) and 
vaude,' With Soriie "profit in $11,000. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50) 
'When Ladies Meet' (MG) and one 
stage act, with Sunday vaude and 
band. Film .satisfying, and may 
get $9,000, okay. Last week, 'Devil's 
Brother' (MG) .and stage act. fair 
at $8,500. 

Met (Publlx) (4,330; 30-50-65) 
'Little Giant' (FN) and stage show. 
Looks for only $11,000, away off, 
Last week, 'Ihterhattonal House' 
(Par) and corking -negro shoW. 
latter doing the trick hiandsomely 
for build to $24,000, splendid. 

Scollay fPublix) <2.800; 25-35-46- 
55) 'Lilly Turner' (FN) and 8 acts 
vaude. Sliding along, to $9,600, 
pretty good. Last week,- 'Sagle and 
Hawk' (Par) and vaude, nice $9,800. 

Paramount (Publlx) (1,800;- 26- 
35-50) 'Zoo in Budapest*: (Fox) and 
'I Love That Man* (Par). Good 
show but $4,600 not so forte. L^t 
Week 'Lilly Turner' (FN) and 'Trick 
for Trick' (Fox), had much profit 
at $6,800. 

=.jrx*jmLojilL_(I)aiUe)_.a 
'Be Mine Tonight' (U). Grind pol- 
icy, opening 10th, and finding favor, 
likely to build Exploitation, expert. 
First week may bring $5,000, which 
will be okay. 

Fine Arts. (600; 25-35-50) .♦Mae- 
dchen in Uniform' (Krlmsky- 
Cochran). Sell out and hold over. 
First Week, $3,800, thick cream and 
then some; expected to do as well 
'current week, 



Unseasonable heat is scorching 
the current crop of first run .plcir 
tures-. But two attractions, by - vir- 
tue of their hea,vy draft, are with- 
standing the onaJaiught. bravely. All 
others can't stand the gMf. 

Doubletoh bucking . the tough 
weather for good profit .ia. 'Gold- 
dikgers of 1933' at the Strand, aiidj 
Jennie Gerhard t';at the Pa.ramount. 
From indications the first week of 
the new Warner musical will bo be- 
tween $46,000 and $60,000, possibly 
beating initial week of '42d Street,' 
$46,000. ' 

Had not the elements brought tor- . 
rid temperature .'.Golddiggers' would 
be doing better* Warners guessed 
a little wrong in that respect, open- 
ing picture Wednesday night .(7)' on 
the eve of the blister wave.- Strand 
could have held 'Little Giant' ah-; 
other week on basis of $19^300 but 
wanted to get 'Golddiggers' going 
qviickly. Instead, of getting it in 
ahead of the hot /weather, it walked 
right into the furnace. 

With $36,000 as a likelihood, the 
Par may hold over 'Gerhardt,' the 
Dreiser story, a second week. ' Al- 
-though- alt honiges'-TfeltrrWeekend 
business slip away badly, .Ih' the 
first four ^ays of .'Grerhardt' the Par 
got over" $2.0.^000. 

',do61ihg. systems, of cour'de, are 
attracting thotfe . who would go to 
theatres just to dry oflC; but what 
little icing plants are dtawiiig is 
nothing conipared to the 'riiimbers 
goihg other places to avoid wilting" 
■feollars and moist bro'ws." '' " ' 
- ' Over Iri Radio City -the weather 
pains are also stabbing, with- -the 
Miisic Han lucky to touch $42,000 
oh 'Ann- Carver's Profession,* a new 
low, and the RtCO Roxy dipping to 
$11,000 or" below on. 'Warrior's Hus 
band.' . . 

' The Laurel and Hardy comedy, 
.'Devil's: Brother,' is struggling along 
at the Caipitol^ where possibilltleia to 
get over $30,000 look dim. 

Two pictures W:hich were being 
held over a second week, go put to 
night in advance of ' a^. full li days. 
• They a,re' -^elow the : Sea/ at the 
Rialto, lasting four days "on hold 
oyer and 'Study: In Scarlet,', at Mgiy 
fair, for five day^. . Take, respect 
iyely. Is $4,000 and $4,900.' Witli the 
.heat being .what, it is, both the' 
Rialto ;ahd Mayfal^ ..were perhai/^ 
smartih itot.wa-sting .ajiew.jfticture,' 
'Life of Jimmy Dolah^ opened last 
■night (Monday) on a preview at the 
tllaito: Walter P.>-ad6 brought 
'WhoOpee' Into the Mayfair- last 
night (Monday) and has bobked 
'Silk .Express' from Warner Bros, 
to follow that. 

The Rivoli gets a new one to- 
morrow morning (Wednesday> In 
'Liiv Turner,* which will make three 
Warner r>J->tures on Broadway con- 
currently at houses outside the 
Warner chain.' Riv winds- up its 
fourth week of 'Waterfront' at $10,- 
200, mild. . 

At the old Roxy, where 'Trick for 
Trick' has its sign out, the week's 
potentialities . appear to be under 
$15,000. Picture could be doing 
worse, considering everything. 

Palace this week adds soine draft 
through Baer-Schmeling fight pic- 
tures. Hou$e looks to do around 
$8,500, not so bad. The feature Is 
'Girl in 419,' but the scrap film'« 
drawing. 

Universal continues with 'Be Mine 
Tonight' at the Criterion arid On the 
third week receipts will be arOtmd 
$4,000. A distinct disadvantage here 
IS that the Crit isn't equipped with 
a cooling system. May try a fourth 
.week, however. In- view of . low niit. 

Estimates for This Week 

Capitol (5,400; 35-76-99-$1.66), 
'Devil's Brother' (MG) and stage 
show, Laurel-Hardy comedy h^s 
the odds against it, mostly through 
bpiier-foom ether, but may pick up 
to exceed $30,000, not so fancy, La^t 
week 'Hell Below' (MG) found $43,-. 
000 around. . ' 

Criterion (875; 26-75), 'Be Mine 
Tonight' (U) (3d week). Musical 
hangs on but hurt somewhat by the 
warm weather. Take for third week 
drops to alround $4,000, but likely 
U will try a fourth. Second week 
was $4,200, pick-up over first. 

Mayfair (2,200; 35-55-65), 'Study 
In Scarlet' (KBS-Fox) (2d week). 
Went out last night (Monday) after 
five days at $4,900, to let in 'Whoo- 
pee' (UA), revival. First week of 
'Scarlet' was $8,400, okay.. 

Palace (1,700; 25-40-55-75), 'Girl 
In 419' (Par), Baer-Schmeling fight 
pictures and vaude. Film account 
of--^big-=flstic-battler-attracting=bottcr^ 
coin here, $8,500. Last week .'Ador- 
able' (Fox) on second run got $6,700. 

Paramount (3.664; 35-55-75), 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt' (Par) and stage show. 
Aided by good reviews, this one's 
getting- a pretty good play and 
ought to kiss $35,000 to possibly 
hold-over. Last week, six days of 
Tntornafiohal House' (Par) on hold- 
over. $22,400, mediuni. 

Radio City Music Hali (5,945; 35- 



56-75), 'Ann CJarvsr's Profession* 
(Col) a,nd: stage show* Looks. to. bo 
headed for a new low of around 
$42,000,. after setting ah all-tinio 
depth of $52,000 previous week on 
'GocktalJ Hour' (Col), 

Rialto (2,000; 35-50-65), .'Below 
the Sea' (Col) (2d week). Oh four 
days holdover, $4,000 and out last 
ni?ht, 'Life of Jimmy Polan' (WB) 
coming in. First week for 'Sees' y/M 
okay, llO.OOO. 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-65-76-85), . 'I 
Cover Waterfront'. (UA) (4th week). 
Has held ttjp pretty Well, but like 
others, hurt during the past week; 
at $10,200 final week ending tonight 
(Tuesday) hot .'so bad, howevert 
Third week's intake $14,600, okay, 
liily Tu-ner^. (WB) opens tomqrrow 
a.m. (Wednesday).. ':' 

Roxy (6,200; 25-36-56), 'Trick iot 
Trick* (Fox) and stage show. G^eii 
under the break figure this, week' to 
beloW $15,000. Last week 'Goldie 
Gets Along' (RKO) disappointed to 
the extent of $16,500. > • - 

RKO Roxy : (3,525; 36-56-7I»)^ 
•Warrior's Husband'. (Fox). Second 
run will carry smaller RiC. house 
to a new low of $11,000 or under. 
Last week gross fell back_tojy:4^000 
6h~^"edtTme'Slory '"(Paf) , four d^ys, " 
and ^So "iJhis Is Africa' (Coi>; three. 

Strand (2.900; 36-66-75), 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933', (WB),. New musi- 
cal .making a gallant showlni^' ln 
view of heat and ought ^to r^Hge 
between. $45,000 and .$60,000 . op^n^ 
ing weelC' Las); wecic, sec6'n'd; of 
'Little Giant;' $19,30.0, good. . ' ' * 
. State (2;a00; 36-r65-T6)j 'WprklnB 
'Ma.n^ ' (WB) and vaude, Arlissf^ pic- 
ture should put house , in the $12,000 
Class, "maybe Tsi- little under; ' Pre-^i 
vlOus incumbent,- 'White Sister* 
(MG) same. - v' 



'SCANDALS' TAB IN DE 
UPS HONDACE,' $15,000 



Detroit, June 12. 
The George White ■ 'Scandals/ . 
playing afthe tfox this week, Bhow 
that even the heat can't hurt some* 
thing the public .Wants. . At 56c -top 
it's getting more money than ,ihd 
entire two ' 'weeks the sanie <^ow 
got at the State last year at $%M 
and with Vallee, Bolger, Marsha-ll . 
In addition ''10 ' the" Howards "aha " 
Eleanor Powell. Pidture is 'Bond- 
age,* so stage - attraction o0;h ha 
given full credit for all the busi- 
ness. 

. Other houses in town all diving 
with tlie heat. The only business in 
those that want to get coOl^ and 
they won't come downtown for that. 
All houses lucky to get what they 
are. The Michigan is away off with 
•Devil's Brother' and 'I LOve That 
Man.' The Fisher is likewise doing 
nothing with 'The Nuisance.' The 
Downtown With Henry Santry 'ahd 
band with 'World; Gone Msui' is Jhst 
going along, which makes, the 
'Scandals* date mean much more. 
The . Downtown stuck Santry in for 
a one-week date and reverts back 
-to straight picture policy after .the 
current week. 

Both the State with 'International 
House' and the United Artists with 
'.I Cover the Waterfront' a,re milking; 
by the holdover. Both pictures 
rated oi.Iy one week on the biz they 
did. But they will probably do as 
much as anything during -the cur- 
rent, heat. 

Last week 'Waterfront' and 
ternatlohal* got a little dough, _ _ 
not enough to warrant theTtoIdover.^ 
The Michigan with 'Eagle 'rfnd 
Hawk* was mild at $9,900 .with 
March attracting what did come 'in. 
Thci Fox with low nut fared well 
With a gross Of $8,000. The Fisher 
with 'Lilly Turner* was mild and oft 
at $4,100. The Downtown died With 
'I Stole This Woman,' $i;50O. 

Estimates for This Week, 

iMichigan (P-P) (4,045; 16-26-35- 
40-65), 'Devil's Brother' (MG) aind 
'I Love That Man' (Par), Dlpa to 
$7,000, bad. Last week 'Eagle and 
the Hawk' (Par) mild at $9,900, 

Fox (Inde) (5,045; 16-25-35-40- 
55), 'Bondags' (Fox) and 'Scandals' 
on- stage, . Terrifically big biz con- 
sidering the heat, etc.* a cinch $15,- 
000, Last week. 'Warrior's Husband* 
(Fox) and stage shaW, about $9,000. 

United Artists (P-P) (2,018; 16- 
25-35-40-55), 'Waterfront' (UA). 
Falls down seriously to $3,800, Last 
week same picture fair $7,100. 

Downtown (RKO) (2,750; 15-28.- 
35-40), 'World. Gone Mad' (Maj) and 
=Henry=Sahtrey^on^i?tagB.^""Only=$3r-"^ 
800, weak, In sight. Last week T 
Stole That Woman' (Col) brutal 
$1,500. 

State. (P-P) (3.000; 16-^6-35-40- 
55), 'International House* (Par), On 
holdover $3.20.0, mild. Last week 
same picture got $5,700. 

Fisher (P-P> (2,765; 15.^25-35^410), 
'The Nuisance*. (WB). X>ooks 'llR» 
$4,800, ;di.«iapp6lntlng. Last week 
'Lilly Turner' (FN) mild $4,100».« 



10 



VARIETY 



P ■ C TUB E C B O § S E S 



Taesday, June 1933 



3 




s. Stage Shows Expected to 
Up Biz; ^^' $11000; Heat Hurts 



Minneapolis, June 12, 
"With no less than three T-.oop 
liouses boasting Uve^ talent, stage 
policy has its biggest Inning locally 
Jn many a nioon and grosser, while 
Btlll somewhat anemic, probably 
will attain more imposing: piropor- 
tlons than have been their wont 
recently. Extremely Hot weather 
undotibteidily is one of the- factors 
ihaking for abnormally low takings^ 
RKO Orpheiim has the Marcus 
Show; the. State, Thurston, the 
Magician, and johnny Greeln an^ 
the Malerich-Madesen orchestra. 



lADIES' BRISK $14,000; 
RUBINOFF BIG, BALTO 



Baltimore;. June 12. 
Only two opportunities in .town 
for standout business. First is a 
vaudfllm spot; the: lattei: straight 
pictures. The first Is the Hippo- 
drome with RubinofC on tjiie- plat- 
form; the second is .the Stanley 
with 'When Xadies Meet' : on the' 



xne jwaiencn-j.'u.u.ueacii vivii^ant*,, i screen. - These are the ^tWp box 
and the Lyceum, X-cu Breese and omce, giants of town, witji the for 
his 24 musicians .and Gertrude Lutzi I meir having the edge as far as re 



and Stewart Johnson, singers. Pres- 
ent indications are that they'll fin- 
ish the seven days' box-offlce race 
in just about that order. In ^The 
Eagle and the Hawk' the State has 
thei strongest screen assistance for 
Us . stage show. Between them the 
Orpheum a,nd State should, gairner 
close to 422,000. Under nornjal con - 
ditlbiis they'd probably get around 
130,000. Both houses had Saturday 
openings kgaln, instead of the cus-r. 
toniary ^Friday, -and both g6t oft to 
good starts. 

Using a split .week arrangement, 
the- Orpheum 1b pulling something 
new for itself. The. Marcus Show 
Is offering a different bill for each 

^alf bt"^he weelr and the Tfiicture-| 
for the first . *.hree days is 'Below 
the Sea' and for the latter ' lour, 
*ParoIe Girl.' Jncidehtally, this 
Marcus Show was exploited and aid 
vertised in sensational fashion. 

Starting its ninth cbiiisecutive 
.■week; 'Be Mine Tonight,' at the tiny 
World jtheatre,. continues as the.sea- 

loon'a marYBt ;attta,6.tl.on;... em- 
.pha^ize thit it's.In its 'third inonth' 

' and no. end of the engagement is 
yet In slghtr Despite torrid.' tem 

peratures, -this. British picture 

.ishould cop around $1,500 this, week, 
which Isn't hard to take when the 
'nut' is dd^h to $600 or le'ss 

Although' it played the 15c. grind 
.loop third and fourth run Pantaiges 
theatre for a single day . a few 
months ago; 'King of Jazz,' the Paul 
Whiteman re-fssue, . is the Lyceuni 
(screen offering, Lou Breese's or 
chestra is the' main attractlipn here, 
however; 

- Estimates- for This Week 



ceii>ts .are concerned. 

At the Hipp is 'Professional 
Sweetheart,' a world premiere, and 
unknown on its arrival^ It's getting 
notices and talk on its satirical 
treatment of the goody-goody iradlo 
hour, but: film lw*t In the money as 
far as the box office is concerned. 
Rublnolt started . the house off to 
the best opening the Hipjp has seen 
in six weekis, and i^ destined to. de-. 
liver the best . gross since' 'King 
Kong* i-oared through the register. 
No question he's the biggest show 
thing in Baltimore thie week froni. 
any. and every angle. . 

Loew's hot for 'When Ladies 
Meet\ at' the Stanley, going over- 
board-: on —its— regular -ad vertislng 
budget to give this one .extra spkce. 
Reviews afe of rave type generally 
and house wf ll take to itself .all the 
.class business' of .th^ town, even 
without the extra, added^ attraction 
of the nanies of A^n Harding, Rob- 
ert Montgomery and Alice Brady, 
the latter' haVlng a. considerable 
fpllbwing here sin^pe her legit dctys.' 
Estimates for This Week 

CeHtury (Loew-UA) (3,000; 25-35- 
40^56-«5), 'IXevirs; Brother' (MG) 
and .vaude.-.Costunle -angle Is-hurt- 
ing this ^t^urel and Hardy full- 
length and the trade here, - led .by 
the exhibitors,' aire- beginning' to 
think up gags,'^ore or less serious, 
about Metro's increasing tendency 



*Iitti<^ GianV $6^00, Alone 
Offsetting BuffaloXHeat 

BuftfUlb, June 12. 

With weather hurting, business 
remains stagnant here, with excep- 
tion of Hipp, where 'Little Giant' is 
pulling for $6,200 on week. 

The Buff nitade some headway last 
week, but falls biack currently- to 
the $10'.000 level. 

Estimates for This Weel^ 

Buffalo <Sh$a) (MoO; 30-40-56), 
'Eagle iand the Hawk^ (Par) and 
stage show. Xiooks for only $10,000, 
poor. Last week 'International 
House' .(Par), and stage ishow, did 
better. $12,800. 

Century (Shea) <3,400;. 25-40), 
'Grieat Jasper* (RKO) and 'Girl 
Misising* ( WB). Down farther than 
previous we^k; only $4,100 in line: 
Last week^Airmall' (U) and 'Hello 
Sister* (Fox) $4,700. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 26). 'Little 
Giant* (WB). Ed G. Robinson pull- 
ing folrly well, $6,200. Last week 
'Looking Forward' ' (MG) and 'Ex 
Lady* (WB) got $6,000, fair. 

Lafayette (Ind) <3,iW; 26), 
'World Gone Mad' (Maj) and 'Blame 
the Woman' (Prin). Should do a 
nice $6.600i Last weelc 'Shall "We 
Tell Qur>ChIldren?' (Col) and 'Big 
enhance' (Eagle), fair at $6,000. 

I 

Denver s Record 




Denver, June 12, 

With thermometer hiiti'ng 9i tor 
the . hottest weather - of the year, 
grosses.:, ait . flrstrruiis .. .apLd. . other 
houses as well took a nosedive. 

"Ho-ases ttiBo buffering' froih-laok of 
pictures with drawing. power.. Den<- 

Iver bettering last week slightly but 
with aid of Beverly Hillbillies on 
State. Denver started better than 



♦rt oxfir -M/^ ofv^.^^*!, I Past sevoral months, but hot 

to go arty. No strength on th^^ 



stage. Whole thing looks weakish 
and not likely to better $12,000, one 
of the poorer sessions. Last week 
'Ex-Lady*" (WB) .proved meat and 
drink for the ladies besides the 



Practically every film in first run 
ners disappointing and apparently 
only regulars paid the tariff. 

Orpheum is topping previous 
week, along with slight hobst at 



Sr«o^n*'l^i* nf'^whin^^iS^^ DenhMn and Denver^ others are 

State (Puhlix) (2.200; 65), 'Eagle I JJ^S ^ ^ ' ^ I down.- Record crowdV looked" f6r 

and • the , Hawk' (Par). Thurston Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2.500; 
arid Johnny Green and the Maler- 25 - 35 - 40 - 55 - 65), 'Frofeiasional 
ich-^Madesen orchestra. All-around Sweetheart' (RKO) and vaude. 
strong show, with first-rate picture Dave RUbinoff irt person on the 
possessing some pulling power. I stage and doing the bus iness of the i 
Shoula hTflll.OOO; Pretty Wod, but ftawii from all angles. Heavy bill 
far. under what show deserves. Lastiihg as Eddie Cantor's pal is clash 



down. 

next week at Denham with Fanchon 
& Marco 'Desert Song' on 8ta,ge at 
40c top. Played- Denver last year 
at 66c and packed 'em in doing close 
to $22,000. 

Estimates for Th1S~~Week 



week 'Little Giant' (FN), Joan 
Blondell in person and Johnny 
Green ahd orchestra, $9,200, pretty 
good, but considerably under e^xpec 
tations. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,890: 35-50), 
*Under the Sea' (Col) and 'Parole 
Girl' (Col), split, and Marcus show 
on stage, presenting a different bill 
first and last half of week. . Attrac 
tion a.nd special midnight sihow Sat 
urdiay got plenty of. free, and valu- 
able advertising- fi-om 'Buzz' Bain- 
bridge, mayoralty candidate, who 
dared Mayor W. A. Anderson, his 
opponent, to halt it the same as 
was done to 'Crazy Quilt.' Admis 
Bion -boosted to 75c and all seats re- 



Aladdin (Huffman) (1^600; 25-40), 
ing somewhat with the Caintor I 'Sweepings' (RKO). Fair' at $3,000 
'Whoopee' revival at the Keith's. Ijast week 'Gold Diggers' (WB) a 
Rubinoff doing the whole vaude good $3i£00 on a second week.. The 
show with his mob and saving the previous/ picture had its world pre 
house the cost of pitmen. Rubin- I miere a.i both the Ald,ddln and Or- 
offi's draw counting for smacking I pheum and did standouts at both 
$16,000, the 'hottest - boxoffice week I housies most^very night 
since 'Kong,' which . established 
marks in this theatre. . Previous 



.Denham (Hellbom) (1,700; 15-25) 
'Rome Express' (U). A little up; 
week fell away badly to finish softly I $2,900. Last week 'Woman I Stole' 



badly off and the races, hot -weather, 
amusement parks $xe blamed. Ther- 
mometer wcur arbund.1 100 every day 
and the mats were light in spite of 
the chilled thatres to give comfort 
from the blistering sun. 

Estimates for This Week 
Liberty' (Dublnsky) (860; 10-16- 
26). 'Ladies They Talk About' 
(WB), first half; 'King's Vacation' 
,(WB), second half. Probably 
around $1,800, fair. Last week 'So 
This Is Africa' (Col) and 'Hard to 
Handle' (WB), ditto. 

I^ainstreet (RKO) <3.000j 26-36- 
60), 'Below the SeiL* Col) and Bill 
Robinsbnls 'GQln' t<> Town' stage 
show. Ojpened strong and should hit 
$12,600. liast week 'King of Jazz? 
(U) a.nd 'Kiss Before the Mirror' 
(U) opened well but flattened out 
the latter part Of the week for $6,- 
OOO.fair. 

Midland (Loew) (4.000; 25), .'the 
Devil's Brother' (MG). The fans 
laugh and shout at the antics of 
Laurel and Hardy in their short 
comedies, and this one will prove 
whether they will entertain through 
u full length feature. Expected to 
draw near $10,000, fair. Last week 
'Made on Broadway' (MG) never 
had a chance.. . Kewspaper ... critics 
gave it the works and devoted much 
of their reviews to the merits of a 
'Silly Symphony,' $7,100, poor. 

Newman (Par) (1,860; 2P-40), 1 
Love That Man' (Par). Fridiiy 
opening not so hot but Saturday and 
Sunday looked better and the pic- 
ture will turn in around $7,000, 
good. Laist week 'International 
House' (Par), $9,000. 

Uptown (Fox) (2,040; 26,-40), 'It's 
Great; to Be Alive' (Fox). Picture 
has been, given nice, publicity and 
predictions are for nice $4,0170. Last 
week 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) $3,500. 



'DIGGERS' Ms 
ON BIG WASH 



at; $10,200 for 'Elmer the Great' 
(WB) and Gene Dennis on the 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,400; 25- 
30-40-50), 'Whoopee' (UA). Cantor 



(Col) finished with a fair $2,700. 

Denver (Publix) (2^600; 26-35-40- 
60), 'International House* (Par) and 
I.Beverly HillbUlies in person. So-so, 
$6,000. Last week 'Reunion in 



revival is getting business from all I Vienna' (MG) a poor $3,500. 
the radio fans, with Cantor ad- LL.Orpheum (Orpheum) (2,600; 25- 
mittedly a bigger draw for the fire- 1 30-40), 'Warrior's Husband' (Fox), 



served for midnight show. Sizzling, side mbb at present than he was and Fred Schmltt and. orchestra 



posters and, newspaper ad copy, 
with inferences regarding undraped 
feminine forms and other naught! 
ness, luring the paying - customers, 
Around $12,000, good, - indicated 
Last week 'Diploman lacs' (RKO) 
$2,200. Poor 
Century (PuWIx) (1,600; 40), 'Peg 



during the first release of this pic-, Better at $6,000. 
ture. .House has patiently built up Budapest' (Fox)^' 



for the ether mob by presenting, 
week after week, shorts and fea- 
tures with radio names, ' In Cantor's 
all around draw ani the initial 
smacking success of the picture, the 
film is- holding steadily to a nice 




t week 'Zoo in 
nc\.floppo, tum- 



O' My Heart' (MG). Marion Davies- $5,000, Last stanza was down badly 



ing in only $3,760 Vor .the week. 

Paramount (Publix) ' (2,000; 25- 
40), 1 Love That Man' (Par). A 
little behind last week, about $2,100. 
Last w;eek 'Girl in 419' (Par) only 
$2,300 for seven days. 



Robinson 



Revue 



no card here and antiquated story 
too tame for these tough.dsiys. • Will 
be-' lucky to top $2,500, Sad. Last 
•week 'Lilly turned' (FN), $2,300 
Lyceum (Clifford) (2,500; 40), 
TKlng of Jazz' (U) and .IjOU Breese 
and 24-plece orchestra and Gertrude 
Lutzi and Stewart' Johnson,, singers. 
Paul Whiteman not evert mentioned 
In newspaper oir other a:ds - or on 
canopy. Bing Crosby and others 

igetting the- billing. : picture played I Profession* (Col) which hit solemn I the city schools' out fOr the summer 



to $3,200 for 'I Love That Man' 
(Par). 

New (Mechanic) (1^800; 26-30-40- 
50), 'Great . to Be. Alive' (Fox). 
Panned generally, in print and by 
tonisll, and isoing nowhere. No- 
names on the title frame is hurting 
miserably, and the house is suffer^ 
ing in consequence, by not topping | 
poor $2,600. And it was almost as 



Wakes Up K.a for $12,500 



Kansas City, June 12, 
With a promiaie from the weather 



|L i5c Pantaged a couple of months 
B ago in longer form. Orchestra the 
W main draw here... Perhaps $3,000, 
Light. Last week 'Study In Scar 
let' (WW), $2,400, Bad. 

Uptown: (i»ublix) (1,200; 40), 



^Central Airjport' <FN). About $2,000 Theatre .has • returned somewhat, to 
indicated. .Light. Last vireek 'White flesh by bringing buck the organ- 
Sister' (MG),$i2,200. Liight. Ists. First in le Bob West, some- 
- Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 35) '!Zoo in thing of a local fav among pipe- 
Budapest' (Fox). First-rate picture, pounders. If a click, house .will use 
but no bsust hame$ and title a detri- a string of 'em. Looks like happy 
ment. Lobkd lil^e around $2,000. days e^gain for this house after hav- 
Bad. Last week 'Made on Broad- ling been a headache for months- 



bad last week for 'Ann Carver's man for coolei^. weather and with 
Profession' (Col) which hit solemn the city schools, out fOr the summe- 
$2,900. the picture show managers are an 

Stanley (I.O(ew-UA) (3,400; 25-35- ticipating a little better trade this 
40-5.5-65).,... 'When Ladies Meet' week, Malnstreet . is dependihg f or 
(-M(3), Picture smack of the week, a number of extra thousands: upon 
and will bolster, house exceptionally the Bill Robinson 'Goln' to TOwn' 
to $14,000, biggest in a long while, [ stage show and as BUI has always 

been a big time favorite here a 



:way' (MG),, $2,200. Light. 



good week )s assured. Manager 
Lawrence Lehnian has arranged to 
accommodate the colored, adnilrers 
of the dancing star with a special 
show Thursday evening, and the 
demand for tickets has been heavy. 
Liaurel and Hardy's -The Devil's 



Last week was a slide from good .to Brother' is the feature at Loew's 



Grand (Publix) (1,100; 35), 'White worse for 'Ijnternatlonal House' 



Sister* (MG)., second loop run, and 
'Grand Slam' (FN), first run, split, 
: Maybe-.-$1. 000._.-L ig ht.. :for ,uricool.ed I 
bouse. Last week 'CJavalcade' (Fox), 
third loot) run And entire week, $1, 
200. Bad. 

Aster (Publix) (900; 25), 'Trick 



(Par), which finished in a , disap- 
pointment at. the mild $11,100. 

Valencja ( Lj3ew-. UA) Jl,500j ■_ ._ ^ . . 

3S-4(r-50),^upernaturaP (Par).'One flaps, are going for- if strong. 'It's 

of the very infrequent fir.Ht-runs Great to Be Alive' opened with a 

for this upstairs theatre, house midnite preview performance at the 



Midland but it is hard to estimate 
the result, although the Sunday 
opening was satisfactory. The New- 
. man^h.as.'I. Loye_That Man' .and-.the 



usually being assigned scdbnd runs 



.for Trick' (Fox), first run; 'King's of Century or Stanley pictures. Hut 

Vacation' (WB), second run, and this one was a picture Loewlrt had I 

'Cabin in Cotton' (FJ^), second run, to play and Buffer. And it'M going 

eplft: About $600 indicated. Bad. to suffer plenty at the brutal $2,200 

Jj&^t week '42nd Street' (WB), for a hopelem picture ahout houIs I manager Of the theatre, presented 

fourth ■ loop , run ahd entire ,. week, and doctors and Hupernatural thii-^ the winning owner with- a large sll 
4l,3p0. .Gdod. lory. ) ver cup. Last wieek ' business , .^v.as 



Uptown and . is set for the week. 
Opening was good. 

Newman purse at. Riverside wa$ 
won by Barbara 6. and Gladys 
Green, secretary to George Baker. 



NO HEAT WORRIES IN 
N.W.; 'ADORABLE' $8,000 

- •■- : ■ >. , 

Seattle, June 12, 
- Daylight saving- court decision 
due".-today-<Monday)on-^ sufficiency 
of 16,000 signatures petitioning ref- 
erendum,- offers isome hope for 
showmen, for if. court says petition 
stands, city council way vote to go 
back to standard time, thus saving 
special election. At any rate, voters 
will express themselves- at next reg- 
ular city , election on this mooted 

.question. 

" TBe Mine Tonight' is being held 
for fourth week; Biz very steady, 
vnrlth third week trifle ahead of sec- 
ond,, so Manager Houck thinks it 
may 'run all summer.' Matrons see 
this one, go away and boost, so the 
-grind-goes-on. — Fourlweeks-laJong- 
est run in this town for a de luxe 
theatre' in a long v^hlle. 

Paramount likes singles better 
^than doubles, but this house is still 
a question mark. ' Nut is cracked 
pretty low these days, with rental 
reported to be on percentage, so 
Evergreen is getting okay break. 

'Adorable,' with plenty of printers' 
ink back of it, arid plugging with 
exploitation and billing the past two 
weekis, started with a bang arid is 
given great baily break at Fifth 
aivenue. 

•Working Man' at Music Box 
proved great attraction for two 
weeks, but gave way to 'Christopher 
Strong,' with Katharine Hepburn 
getting tremendous billing. Also 
advance plugging heavy for 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933,' next at this spot; 

Coliseum is the lone di^al in town 
this week. 'Looking Forward' and 
'Central Airport' lop': ffood. 

'Sins of Jjove' (Ind) with lecturer 
and mats for women only, nites for 
men only, went big past week at 
Winter Garden (John Danz) with 
admish 35c. straight. Friday night 
was also ladies' night for 'working 
girls and business women.'- House' 
seats 1,000 arid got around $4,900 
Bi' " " /■ .;■ ■ 

Estimates for This Week 
Fifth Ayenuie (Evergreen) (2,400; 
25r40) 'Adorable' (Fox). .Gaynor- 
Garat combo liked and $8,000 big 
Last week, 'Hell Below' (MG), plenty 
Of campaign helped reach very good 
$7,100, 

Roxy (Jensen -Von H) (2,300; 26- 
36) 'Be Mine Tonight' (U); sur- 
iJrising, steady draw, so manage- 
ment holds fourth week, with ex- 
pected $5,800, big; last week, 'Love 
Me Tonight' (U), steady draw third 
week went for okay tiakings of 
around $5,600. 

Paramount ( vergreen) (3,106; 
25-40) 'The Eagle and the Hawk' 
(Par); holding nine days, tO bring 
change date back to Thursday, 
Hope to get $4,500; last weiek 'Lily 
Turner' (Par) so-so ut $3,800. 

Music Box (Hamrlck) (950; 25-35) 
'Christopher Strong' (Radio) with 
Hepburn billed above qix title, an 
ticipated $3,500, last week, 'The 
Working Man' (WB), second week 
lilced"arid^goWW$^;OOOr ""^^^^ 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (1,000; 25 
35) 'Ex-Lady' (WB),. with Bette 
Davis featured as her first starring 
pi , boxoHlce expects good $3,500 
last week, 'Diplomaniacs' (Radio) 
disappointed, failing to hold to early 
promise; Ground $3,000. 

Liberty (2,000; 10-25) 'Soldiers of 
the Storm' (Ool), with oke . shorts 
,enr<)Yte. ,tp' .$4i3Q9j lasti week .'Ap 




Washington, Jiine 12. 
Best line-up of pictures tovirn haa 
seen in weeks and plenty of ex- 
ploitation are battling beautiful 
weather which Is sending the cash 
customers outdoors. All in ftli. ?W!Pek 
should be above average. 

Earie is really money^riiaker with 
Gold Diggers/ Town has been, 
circused for three weisks -with iads, 
24'-sheet boards and Idg art in store 
windows. Trend of exploit stuff is 
openly follow-up of '42d St.' 

Pic opened with midnight preview. 
Thursday (8), which did fair busi- 
ness, although night was pretty bad 
all over. Fitted into ballyhoo, and 
Friday opening was tremendous." 
House is plteying Bix show-s dailyr 
with five on Sunday. Bbyis are 
hoping to beat record of '42 .St.,' 
which was iaround $27,000. If 
l;hey do It'll be first time any. local., 
tiouise has hit normal mldseason 
ilgure since hot weather set in. 
ought to get $25,000 anyway, 

Fox is up against it with 'Gold' 
Diggers' at opposition vaude house, 
but 'The Nulsariee' is getting the 
Lee Tracy' fans, and a swell stage 
bill headed by Benny Rubin is 
building. - Putting ujp game fight-— 
with almost as big spreads in the ' 
papers as Earle. Week should be 
o.k. 

Keith's has Gene Dennis back fOr 
third week after interlrii while, she' ; > 
played Baltimore. Pic Is 'Profes- 
sional Sweetheart.' With Gene get- 
ting the femriies at the mats, and 
Ginger Rogers enticing the pants at 
riffht, week shouldHold- up to-^ck; 
$6,000. Hardle Meakiri's' stunt o£ 
taking Gone- to White House recep< — 
tion . s^ead' her in society ^ColumnB_ . 
and should ' net some . new. "trade. ' 
Th^ old bunch will be4)ack, regard- 
less. 

Palace opened nicely with 'When 
Ladles Meet' (Metro). Nice stuff in rt 
Hearst papers , arid natural pull of i < 
Harding and Montgomery here ,j 
Should drag house up after slipping 
last week on.. 'International House' 
(Par). Met will do better this week , ^ 
than . any time- in. month with 'I^'- 
Cover the Water Front,* h«t that is 
largely because it's first real draw- 
er. Opposition too strong for any- 
thing big. 

Columbia is just . about licked 
without cooling system. Trade | 
which flocks to any house to cool > 
off .caJ3tt_gee. sitting . there, even _ if it 
Is cheaper. 

Estimates for This .Week 

Earle (WB) (2.424; 26-35-60-60- 
70)— 'Gold Diggers of 1933' (WB) 
and vaude. Town circused in open 
foUow-up of '42d Street' and hoping 
to equal record despite hot weather 
averages of past month. Beautiful 
$26,000 or better. Last week. 'Life 
of. Jimmy Dolan* (WB) up against 
opposition at Fox and first session 
of nice weather. Light with $13,000. 

Fox (Loew) (3.434; i5-25.-36-60- 
60)— 'The Nuisance '(MG) and 
vaude. Benny Rubin heading nice 
stage bill and backed up by Lee' 
Tracey pic should get by o.k. de- 
spite 'Gold Diggers' at opposition 
vaude house. . Probably o.k. $21,500. 
Last week 'Made on Broadway* 
(MG) and '^WhOopee' did nlco 
$19,000. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 15-26-35- 
50-60) — 'Professional Sweetheart^ 
(RKO) and Genie Dennis In person. 
Miss Dennis returning for third 
week with White House stunt in 
meantime should get women again, 
lif Ginger Rogers entices the men 
all week, house, should net o.k. $6,-1 
000. Last week 'Cocktail Hour*. 
(Coir) was better than most recent- 
ly at house. and turned, in fair. $6,000.' 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 15-25-35^ 
50-60)— 'When Ladies Meet' (MG). 
Hiarding and Montgomery coupled 
with Hearst build-up should see .- , ; 
nice $12,000. Last week 'Interna^: 
tional House' (Par) .slipped when 
word of mouth got around that 
names were iribstly only that. • PaBS-^ 
able with $9,000. . 

Met (WB) (1,683; 15-25-36-50-60- 
70)— 'I Cover the Water Front' 
(UA). Better than most at house 
recently, but tough . opposition. 
Maybe satisfactory $5,0OO. Last 
■week 'Murders, in the Zoo* (Par) 
suffered' frorii arilmai title. Light 
with $3,900. 

Columbia (Loew) (1,232; 15-25-36- 
40)-^'Silnset Pass.* House way off 
without cooling system. Weak $1»- 
800. Last week 'Mind Reader' (WB) 
fair $2,000. 



Devil Commands* (Col); 'McKerina " 
of_Mountcd' JGol)L_dual,_nice $4^000^;|^ 
~ CoTlseum: (Evergreeri).."irr;rOfi^^ I5r ■• 
25) 'Fast Workers* (MG); 'Dan- 
gerously "yours* (Fox), dual, four 
days; then 'Looking. Forward* 
(MG); 'Central Airport' (WB) four 
days, to tiake change date back to 
Wednesday, for first, half $3,200; 
last week, 'Gabriel Over White 
House' (MG) and 'Topaze' (Radio), 
dual, great show and big week at 
$7,000. 



Tnesdaj,, June IS, 1939 



PICT 



ES 



VARIETY 



11 



Going Places 

Bj Cecelia Ager 



Out of th« M«naaefi« 

Fa7 Wray haft become a lawyet 
In 'Ami Carver'a Protesslon/ the 
createst woman lawyer since 
Portia. Neyer-lo8t-a-case Anit Car 
yer; That'll show them. Byery 
body who had ticketed her as just 
a screamer, Just flighty bait for 
inonisters — may now Join the $nap 
Judg;menters and feel thoroughly 
ashamed.. 

iltlBB Wray's putting hier belli 
tieria in their pla,ce is all the more 
trltunphant because she's not only 
A woinsin lawyer now, but a woman 
lawyer whose success rests square- 
ly-'on superior mentality. Althougl 
Ahe remains Just as attractive a 
figure as she used to be in the dayt 
Wlien sh^^'.' was . running away f roni 
animal' nightmares,; ;78he —wouldn't 
stoop tO : counting on her modish 
femme appeal in the courtroom. 
All' those cases she wins, she wln4 
because she's so diarned bright. If 
she ' happens 'to be someone wholly 
fiitisfactory to look at . too, that's 
the judge's good ,iuck. . it . Is really 
.remarkable, what Miss Wray's 
achieved in one. single picture. A 
modernistic home that's yet smart 
comfortable, .and .'lived-in,'. tun of- 
rflce~t1^al' looks properly impres,sive; 
.and 'wor'ked-in' too; and withal the 
ability to rip off high-sounding 
legal and hnanoial phralaes witi: 
the "air of positively kiidwliig what 
she's "talking about. ^ake that, 
scoffeta. 

Claire Dodd,. torch singer. 
jnenacea--itiss-Wray'i3 -marital--hap^ 
plhess. for' a speill, but despite he> 
soft Deitrich make-up, the -be- 
. witching upward . slant ..of her 
brows, her golden curls, her strik- 
ing nightrclub sheath dresses and 
her. definite sex appeal — there't 
really: nothing that can endangei 
th6 <n^w Miss Wray, now that she'e 
beconie ah' intellectual. Besides, 
Dbdd drinks, and It makes 
her .a. llUle woozy in her pursuit 
of - other. ..people's husbands, where- 
as Mi^s- Wray has taken to seeing 
things very clearly. 



clothes Unmake the Woman 

When Thelma Todd put on her 
powdered .wig for 'The Devil's 
Jtoothex;!. tied her hoop, dklrt frame 
about her heretofore unhampered 
waist and then cloaked her truly 
excellent figure, if not her. bosom, 
in the modestly fulsome silk yard- 
age of the indeterminate period, the 
.sheer weight of her combined gar- 
ments simply took all the fight but 
of her.' I'oor thing, she wasn't' used 
to such concealment, she'd never 
met the necessity for.it, she'd alwayB> 
believed in frankness anyway, and 
euddenly there she was, going about 
Jlust as if her admirable form were 
^ihcihing to be ashamed of. It 
was enough to make a . girl lose her. 
mind. The more power to Miss 
,Todd that, in such a shattering 
plight, she managed^ to salvai^ at 
least a few fragments of her former 
lucid self and giggle only three 
quarters of her time before, the 
<».mera. 

None of her admirers need feel 
alarmed that Miss Todd's pernria-; 
nentiy affected. She'll be, all right 
again, soon. as she gets out of her 
present positively stifling environ- 
ment. It's - being in hiding that 

iiiii,kes her '^6 trsgicjiiiy coy, • that 
puts, her up to such painful coc(uetry. 
She's a warm-blooded thing. Miss 
Todd, and too much clothing undoes 
her. She eyen loseis her sense of 
humdr, . and when Miss Todd loses 
her sense of humor, something 
pretty cataclysmlc's going oh. 



. F. G. New Style 
liittle would one think, to look at 
'sen tie Ruby Keeler of 'Gold Di|rgers 
of 1933,' that she lis of the stuff of 
which , revolutions are made. Such 
a Bweet-facied . little girl, surely 
she's not the kind to start trends^ 
to set off nationwide reformsr-rand 
yet she has but' to make another 
picture or' two ere groups of flaps 
all over the country begin abandon- 
ing their saucy ways -renouncing 
their heady back-talk, giving up 
their minds-of-their-own and 
throwing themselves whole heart- 
edly. into^-the--busIness- of--makingf 
themselves over into replicas of 
pretty, pliant and meek Miss Keeler. 

Editorialis have been published, 
speeches made, nostalgic essays 
written anent the return of the Old 
Fashioned Girl— all to no avail. The 
flaps went right on being independ- 
ent. It remained for submissive 
Miss Keeler, by her own shininis' 



example, to lead the O. F. O. back 
to glory. Miss Keeler's success, 
when ail about her had failed, 
nestles in the fact that She presents 
a new kind of 6. F. G., an O. F. G. 
in modern dress, a maid as smart, 
as trim, as chic to look at as the 
Modern Girl, . a maid yrhd confines 
(Continued on page 3$) 



NOVARRO, IOC; IHADE 
B'WAY,' $9,500, MONT'L 



Montreal, June 12. 
With I»oew's -vaude house cut- 
ting its prices to 60c. from Satur- 
day (10) and Liarry Bearg in New 
York fixing up a series of vaude 
acts to run through the summer, 
the only variety show permanently 
runnjng.Jliii Canadais making a.new. 
bid. for maintained grosses. Mat- 
inee liouses have alnlost faded out 
during the hot spell with a hope 
that the fans will now. be patroniz- 
ing the top price shows at reduced 
figures. 

. Palace with best, flickers in town 
has been holding top-notch position 
past week and may- continue that 
way currently with 'The Barbarian,' 
for which a fair ^10,000 is looked 
for. Capitol's brace are 'Eagle and 
Hawk' and 'Sleepless Nights,' which 
may'-better-last-^eek's -pbor-'b; 
and reach around '$9,000. I^oew's 
with a dime reduction in' top price 
but biggest seating In (town has 
'Made on Broadway* . and vaude; 
maybe $9,500. Princess is a.gain all- 
British. 'Love on Wheels' and 'Wed- 
ding Rehearsal,' and gross isn't 
likely to exceed $6,000. The two 
French film h,ouses not likely to 
'show much". ' ' ' 

His Majesty's goes back, to French 
operetta : which' with subscription 
backing might gross $6,000. Nabes 
are feeling the heat' and only' about 
three of them making ends nieet. 
Estimates for Tiiiit We^ic 

His Majesty's (Ind.) (1,600; 26- 
$1,60). French operetta'. Big sub-, 
scription list guarantees against 
weather. Gross about $6,000. Itast 
week stock company at 76c. played 
'L>uck O'Shea' with Allen Doone, 
guest star, $2(500. 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 60)— 'The 
Barbarian' - (MG) . Navarro . should 
help, but $10,000 is the top and at 
that will lead the town. Last week 
'Adorable' (FoX) did nicely at $10,- 
600. 

Capitol (FP) (2.700; 60)— 'Eagle 
'and the Hawk' (Par), and 'Sleepless 
Nights' -(Empire)T- May-collect $9,.!- 
000^ dependent on breaking of heat 
wave. Last week ' 'Sweepings' 
(BKO), and 'Dlplomanlacs' (RKO) 
about $8,000. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 60)— 'Made 
on Broadway' (MG) and vaude. 
Montgomery-Eilers team and good 
vaude should do well but estimate 
is for $9,600 at . best. Last week 
•Fast Worker' (MG) and' vaude; 
weather beat this down to $9,000. 

Princess (CT) (1,900; 60)— 'Love 
on Wheels' and 'Wedding Rehearsal.' 
All-British not overly liable to 
gross more than $6,000. Last week 
'Below the Sea' (Col) and 'Strictly 
Personal' (Col) $6,600. 

imperial (France-Film) (1,900; 
50) — 'Le Picador' (French). May 
gross $1,800. Last week 'La -Belle 
Marlniere' French),- $1,700. • • 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 25) — 'L'Homme a I'Hispano' 
(French) (3d week), $600. Last 
week, $700. 



Nothing Else Matters in 
Lincolfi but 'Diggers' 

Lincoln, Neb., June 12. 

This .is certainly, a ohe. .picture 
town this week. The Stuart is 
putting In ' 'Gold , Diggers,' arid has 
the coolest house in town which- is 
two incentives for the pic to click 
here. All- of the other houses with 
the exception of the Rialto which 
has vaude haven't a thing to plug^ 

The cheap hoke stock at the. Lib-, 
erty is currently iareWelling, "since" 
last week's three days with tem- 
perature around 107 socked, the 
house in the red plenty. The Stuart, 
and the State are the only two 
houses in town that have any sort 
of protection against the oven tem- 
peratures. 

The outstanding news along, thea- 
tre row this week was the signing 
of .. leases on the . Liberty and Or- 
pheum theatres by the Independent 
Theatres. This assigns four local 
houses to that concern and breaks 
the J. H. Cooper, LTC supremacy 
here for the first time in 10 years. 
Leases stipulated that at least one 
of the ho\ises should have a vaude 
ox , fleshy p^olicy of some 8^^ 
marlts the first .turh'to pics for the' 
Liberty since Che. house was built. 

College closed with the gradua- 
tion ceremonies last mid-week and 
sent about 7,000 of . potential cus- 
tomers out of town. Summer school 
doesn't seem to b6 pulling very 
many to town to replace 'em. 
Estimates for This Week 

Colonial '(LTC) (650; 10-15-20) 



PORTLANirS B.O. PACE 
IS GENERALLY PEPPY 



Portland, Ore., June 12. 
B.O. biz Is picking up in most 
houses, which it should be with two 
largest spots In the burg dark. 
Paramount and Orpheum. Ham- 
rick's Music iBox is also dark. Un- 
derstanding is that Pan deal for the 
Orpheum held up until capital is 
raised to take over Northwest 
houses. ' I. 

•Adorabie' clicked at the Broad- 
way and looks good to hold. Second 
week stairting rather ctuietly. 

.'Secrets' did above average but 

failed to . warrant holding at the 
Fox-United Artists. House followed 
this week with *I Cover the Water- 
front,' .-well exploited, and going 
strong. 

'42d iSt.' is now m Its eighth week 
at Hamrick's Blue Mouse after five 
weeks at the Oriental, picture mak- 
ing longest rUn in the burg for 
years. 

Hamrick to take over the Rialto 
June 30, and already has_ exploita- 
tion canipaigh ' started" on 'Gold 
Diggers of '33,^ to open the house 
oh that date. Picture lined up In 
advance for a big opening and 
promises rUn of several 'weeks. 

'Strictly Personal' flopped badly 
at the Liberty and pulled after flye 
days. Liberty now has 'Pleasure 
Cruise' doing mUch better. 

Yen for kid acts last' week. Jack 
Biles had 'Kiddie Star Revue' at the 
Capitol three days. Oriental helped 
its b.o. considerably with Annabell 
Knowle's JUverille revue of 60 Tclds 
for .three' days. Both acts-locally 
produced. The Knowles act espe- 
cially warranted the biz it got for 
talent and productlori; 

Ted Fiorlto's band did a fair biz, 
grinding four a day at the Rialto, 
with local dance hall getting the 
act as nightly^ feature after the last 
show. Currently the Rialto hais- CBS 
.'BIue.Monday Jamboree,' stage unit 
Inl'for. one week at. 36c top,.' with 
.''Wheii Strangers Marry,' amd looks 
Just fair.'" .Blue. Monday radio 
troupe road -showed here at. $1 top 
recently and failed, to get -much at- 
tention , for single . performance. 
Present booking looks In line for 
better results. 

Greyhound racing still stealing 
the edge on pop attention, with 
b.o.'s suff«>rlng. Plans for night 
horse racing also percolating, which 
will be . another slap at the. picture 
grosses. New and louder exploita- 
tion needed to offset" this " type of 
new competlsh. General biz In the 
burg coming back Jteadlly. 

Estimates .for This Week 

Broadway tFox-Parker) (2,000; 
25-.40) 'Adorable' (Fox). Getting 



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500, okay. First week .did $6,200, 
okay for this house. 

United Artists (Fox-Parker) (1,- 
000; 25-40) T Coyer the Waterfront' 
(UA). Well, exploited and should 
answer for $3,600, fair.. Last week 
'Secrets' (UA) disappointed, only 
$2,900. 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2^600; 26-36) 
'Rome Express'- (U). Getting atten- 
tion and looks In line for $4,0<K), 
good, and may hold; Last week 
'Working Man' (WB), second week 
did okay $3,900; first, big results 
with $6,200. 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 16- 
26) 'Pleasure Cruise' (Fox). Lookp 
like a better break for this house at 
possible $3,300. Last week 'Strictly 
personal' (Par) flopped -badly and 
pulled after flve days, poor $1,800. 

Rialto (Helilg) (1,600; 26-36) 
'When- Strangers Marry' (Col) and 
CBS istage iinlt 'Blue Monday Jam 
boree.' Getting fair attention and 
possibly good enough at $4,000 for 
seven days. Last week 'Circus 
Queen Murder' with Ted Fiorlto's 
stage band, okay $3,800. 



•Blondy Johnson' (WB) and 'Tomb- 
stone Canyon;' Split,- just fair dur- 
ing this heat wa,ve $600. Last week 
'Ladles They Talk About' (WB) arid 
'Treason' (Col)i split, went average 
$650. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1.600; 10-15-25) 
'Sweepings' (MG). Very light $1,- 
500. Last week 'Little Giant' (WB) 
pee'weed in gross $1,400. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1^200; 10-15-25) 
'Secret of Madame Blanche' (MG). 
Will even offvto a moderate $700. 
Last week 'Trick for Trick' (Fox) 
and 'Song of the Eagle' (Fox) was 
stronger last half for $650. 

Rialto (MohrOe-Bard) (1,100; 10- 
15-25) 'Yampire Bat' (M) and stage 
presentation. . Good outloolC $1,650. 
Last week ^Should Women Tell' 
(M)' and Bell's Hawaiians oh stage, 
good enough $1,600. 

State (Monroe) (600; 10-16-25) 
'Night of Terror' (Col). Makes too 
many horror shows in the same, 
block. Possible slow $800. Last 
week 'King of Jazz' (U) playing 
fourth^tjme^died^on-the^second'-day" 
and 'was 'bolstered by 'Terror Trail' 
(U) for the rest of the week, slim; 
J700. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-35-55- 
60) 'Gold Diggers of 1933' (WB). 
Helped by a mldnltc prevue Sun. 
should take all the town's plC 
money, swell. $4,200, Last week 
•Hell Below' (MG) held its own in 
this iced-air hou8e,'g0od $2,500. 



Yesterday's Prices 



. . Ket 

dales. RlRh.Low.Iiast.cbie. 

40di Cot. PIct.. m 17% 18% + H 
BOO Cons. F... .4% 4K 

. 400 Do i>f . ... 18 12% 12% - % 

3.000 Eoat. K... 8S 81% 84% .-fS 

1,800 Fox ...... .4% 3% 4 + % 

.3,000 Loew'B ... 22%. 21% 22 
1,800 Par ofsr... 1% 1% 1% 

2,200 iPathe 1% 1% 1% + % 

400 Do A. .... 4% 4% 4% - % 

60.000 RCA ..... 10% 10% 10% 

1,500 RKO ..... 5 4% 4%+% 

20 U. iBt pf . 25 2S 2S 

11,100 W. B..... 6% 5 6% 

BONDS 

$8,000 Gen. Thr. . 6% 5 6% — % 

2,000 Keith ...i 4(% 45% 4S% -f % 
, . .C.O0ftJ[H»ew._-.^.^80.%_ 80.% -8Q%Hb 

»' 10,000 Par-F-I,. . . 15 14 14 —1 

18,000 Par-Pub ... 14% 14% 14% + % 

6.000 W; B...., 84 83 M 
curb' '; 

600 Gen. T. pt. % % % 

000 Technic . . 9% 9 0 

OOOTranB-L, ... 8% 3% 8% 4- % 



Ptsbg.-{iviiig Itself Up 
to the Themometer, 



ers 



: Pittsburgh, June 1:2. 
It's SRO for the heat wave, 
standing room outside, All June 
mercury records smashed around 
.here . o_yer. the _Wj^'?i.k-end, Jand ^^s 
zlihg temperatures sending the cusr 
tomers. every where but Into the. ther. 

atres. ,^ ......... ^ .. 

Only attraction that is successful- 
ly withstanding oppressive, warmth 
is 'Gold Diggers . Of 1933' at the 
Stanley, wlU likely lose a couple of 
grand because of weather, but at 
that! it looks like a cinch for pretty 
close to $20.006. Musical billed like 
a circus around ° here, with gala 
Hollywood premiere Thursday night 
and all of the trimmings. Got olf 
to- a great Start and should get by 
with plenty to spare. Shortage of 
product may lead Stanley to hold It 
over for a" second^ week and If that 
takes place;^ It'll be the first time 
in house's History that a film hdis 
along .ih-«econd--week-^or- about.-^3;r=-(-stayed"longer^han"the-Tegulax^ — In~thenttbBence"T)f ' any news' last 
* ■ days. 



That kind of money at the Stan- 
ley means a terrific drain on the 
other sites. Penn has 'Devil's 
Brother,' one of the poorest of the 
LaUrel-Hardy series, and will have 
trouble, and plenty of It, cracking 
a miserable $6,600, while Fulton, 
with 'Constant woman,' looks head- 
ed In the direction of a, woe-begot- 
ten $2,100. Davis, with a weak 
combo In 'Cocktail Hour' and 'Silk 
Express,' shapes up like a weak 
$1,800, while Warner, with 'Dlplo- 
manlacs,' will have to be satisfied 
with a tierrible $2,9(0. 

It's rock bottom all along the line, 
with the exception of the Stanley. 
Maybe cooling ' systems will bring 
'em in when people get -a- little used 
to the heS,t. As it is, it's so sudden 
that going to theatres is farthest 
from thoughts.. ' 

Estimates for This Week 
Davis (WB) (1,700; 25-30-40) 
'Cocktail Hour' (Col) and 'Silk Ex- 
press' (WB). Grade. B combo and 
will be lucky to get even near the 
$2,000 mark. Last week, 'Life, of 
jimmle Dolah' (FN) and 'Tommro\i>^ 
at Seven' (RKO) not much better 
at $2,100,: 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 16- 
25-40) 'Constant Woman' (Tif). 
This house feeling it worse than 
the rest because it isn't equipped 
with a cooling plant. Has managed 
to struggle through summer in. the 
past, and may do the same this 
season, although it's going to a 
struggle, no less. Current attrac- 
tion, lacking any.cast names, Shapes 
Up pretty depresslhgly for a likely 
$2,100. Last xveek, 'Looking For- 
ward' (MG) a surprise click at 
$4,700. 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3.300; 26-35^ 
50). 'Devil's Brother' (MG). Feature 
length Laurel -Hardy comedies have 
never done a thing aroUnd here in 
normal times. That leaves this one, 
the poorest of the lot, little chance 
in a week like this. Maybe $5,5Q0, 
maybe not. Las week, 'Interna- 
tional House' (Par) n.s.h, either at 
$7,000,. 

Stanley (WB) (3,000; 2^-35-50) 

is the one they've been waiting for, 
so heat won't make too much. dif- 
ference, although it's likely to mean 
a couple of grand under what it 
might normally do. Picture, billed 
like a circus and off to a great start, 
With groat $20,000 in prosport. I/ast 
week, 'I Cover the Waterrrnnl' 
(UA) around $8,000. 
' Warner (WB) (2,000; i3-00) 



dy AL GREASON 

Market tactics changed yesterday 
(Monday) as the .pivotal shares 
came the .fore, teel .was. puished 
abbye 68, and Telephone was sent 
above 130, while secondary ' Issues 
were. left. neglected. 'Volume passed 
6,000,000. iEtecShtiy the practice has 
been to trot mjlnor 
groups for demonstrations, while 
the blue chips were left in the back- 
ground. 

The change tended to give the 
moyeinent an--appearance ofl impor-- 
tance, lacking In previous sessions 
When the active stocks were almost 
exclusively in the low-prlced divi- 
sion, it stands, to reason that a 
bullish flurry led by Steel and Tele- 
phono carries more convlctldh than 
recent sessions in which the leader- 
ship role was taken by Radib at 
10, and Commonwealth Southern 
aroUnd 4 Or 6. 

Yesterday's buying . leading 
stocks-appeared^o-be^^-based-on.-the 
further riatreat of the dollar against 
foreign currencies, with sterling at 
one time' commanding $4.20 to the: 
pound, a new relation carrying with- 
it all the. old Inference of prospects 
for American inflation and invoking 
all ,the old arguments for getting: 
out of <^.h 'and Into stock8_a w| com-' 
modities. Wheat waS| "strong, scor- 
ing a new" tojj; of 82 ^^ehts for the 
distant option. 7' 

Amusement shafes' took but small 
part In; the day's happenings. VoI-< 
lime was small in active shares like 
Loew's, with prices about unchanged. 
Fresh progress by Eastman Kodak 
to a new top around 86 for a net 
gain of 3 appeared to have small 
reference to the amuslments, . since 
none of the group reflected buying. 
Columbia Pictures, as representative 
of the non-theatre amusements, 
made the best showing, continuing 
its outstanding performance of last 
week. . Consolidated Film gave way 
a fraction. 

Film Stocks Mark Tim* 



week touching the andusement 
group Individually, the active issues 
in that family made.^a ^ood deal of 
flurry, going nowhere in particular. 
At one time or another practically 
all the leading stocks touch a new 
high or repeated a former high on 
the current recovery, but Saturday's 
(9) Anal prices showed no appre- 
ciable change from those of ' the 
week before. 

It has been a characteristic of the 
market for some weeks to exploit 
one Or another group while .the rest 
of the list turned quiet. Week be- 
fore last and early last week the 
fllm stocks can^e 4n for special at- 
tention. Sudden decline In action 
might khean that stocks, had reached 
a- level -where' there was a good' deal 
of realizing or the various cliques 
felt that their favorites needed a 
'rest' at this stage of the adyancje. 
Probably there was . something Of 
both elements in the situation. 

Radio was ah excejptioh among 
the entertainment shares, turning 
over In enormous volume (week's 
total was 700,000), with the 
price touching a new top at 10%. 
and carrying most of: the .gains'.to 
the final going.- There was some 
'comm'ent bh the fact "that. this, time 
was chosen for a demonstratloh, 
since Radio Is entering upon . the 
dullest two months of its year, a 
time 'when current business is at an 

ebb in broadcasting, but 'WI^CP P**®" 
liminaries are under negotiation, for 
the autumn. Nothing in the news 
about, mergers of communication 
systems to affect Radio, except that 
the Government's thumbs down on 
the Postal-Western Union consoli- 
dation, would be bullish for the air 
system, which would have been out 
in the cold If the two big wire or- 
(Continued on page 25) 



Schofield Assigned 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Paul Schofield goes to Fox to col- 
lab with Marguerite Roberts in 
.scripting 'Jimmy and Sally' for 
James Dunn and Sally Ellers. 

— Cliarlotte.Ml)ler . -who -h.^d -bocn-on, 



the yarn, i.s off. 



'Diplomaniacs' (RKO). Booked In 
at Ja.st minute when cen.sors held 
tip 'Private Detective,' Wliceler and 
Wool.soy always have trouble lo- 
cally, and not n-Mro than $2,900 
lf)okc(l' for from llii^; oii'c. Last week, 
'Hold .\re TigliL' {Vux) about $3,200: 



^^Grond entettofrimeht,'^ says 
N. y. Paily News, awording 
4 STARS to '^Oold Diggers^M 



Jamming the ropes of 9:30 
A. M4, Philly matches ^M2nd 
Street'^ figures. 




nd 



VARIT.TY 




Thunderous applause from all 
critics— ''Defies descrip- 
tion'' (Tel.)... "Smash" (Ullrror) 



1 



B1;NC 





.... v.~v 



Thunderous ballyhoo sends 
Graumcui's Chinese to capa- 
city ot $1.50 top. 



now m 



Tuesday, June 13;; 1933 



I 



^5 S^. 





Celebs, society (on rollei 
skates) salute tremendousl 
Strand premiere l 



GREAT 



Cleveland Lake opening hits 
V42nd Street" record for 
16% knockout. 





GOLD DIGGERS TOP 



. • . WARNE 



Tti^dday, Jime 13, 1933 




^f•w York promEere busi- 
fiess fops "42hd Street^' 
by 42%; 




22% bigger foke boots hoot, 
ohd ''42ncl Street" in 
Momphfs. 



42"' STREET BY 42% 



VARIETY 




Gross in 2 pen ver Houses 
49% over "42ncl Streen'f 



i 



CASH! 



$1924 over ''42nd Street", 
New Haven wins ^^woW 
money'^ report from Variety. 




13 




N; y. American's "iftets new 
film pace'' eclioes praise of 
millions: ' 




Gold Diggers" sweeps 
country^ all runs to date tbp- 
42nd Street" by 32%l 






4 STARS in N, Y, Daily News 



BROS. HAVE DONE IT AGAIN ! 

X93.3-*34 Pre-JK.eIej^$e. Vitagraph, Inc,». Distribucars 



14 



VARIETY 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



tueeday, June 13^ 1^33 



CAPITOjL, N, Y. 

New Yorki June 9. 
. A big phow with a Jot of ytu-iety 
'names studdingr the progtam this 



PARAMOUNT^ N. Y- 

New Tork, June 8. 
Figuring on 'Jennie Gerhardt' 
(Par) to lam over and permit them 
I to cut on the stage end, the Parpeo- 



Sohooler has hecome^ Imhued "with 
the neighborhood atmosphere, car- 
rying his m.c, assignment with that 
familiar air that Is characteristic 
of the homebody atmosphere. Much 
of the staging and arrangement 
makes a fair delude front. About 



Ijreek, But again it's one of those hovered to Fanchon & Marco for i ra "alloflhod and mediocre. 

■ " 'a feasible priced stage unit and re- ^f^^'""??^;^ to the flat 36o scale, at 
;: though the hot spell makes almost I celved more than was expected. The aPPjJP'^ja^^^ way" the show , with 

;,ahy refrigerated cinemi *>relcome JJJ^^^J^^PJ^^^^V^S^ loSS'^^flonl^ f^^^^^ 6 a bargain for 

; interlude. Result Is that this is a S^VedS' to s?nd tSr^^^ 

,.,Bhow that invites lolling badk in- ers home happy. T^Ati^hnw ■ S^e^noll^^^ 

stead of makin' 'em sit up and take Biggest item oh the ciirrent bill, ^.^^J^SP/";,* fc,^^^^^^ wal 
notice. That's not good theatre, run off in vaude fashion; under the *"™^«f^^JSOT°Se devastaS 
e'speclilly for the flicker fans. Only F.:& M. staging* with the »ne of half filled e^^^ Xe eS- 

kicker Is-the flnaling Phil Spltalny girls as auxiliary, are the 16 <3ae heat or EWday e^^^^ 
•1812,' the majestic Tschaikowsky Foster glrla on roller skates. They Boing temillarlty of the s^^^ 
overture being well productioned do military swings and fo^ihatlon ceedings i°*®t^^^ 
with an augmented singing choir wheels, besides a toe tap on the tw^^^ 

and some nice lighting effects: rollers. Fast and okay when caught P^^^iSf^ wrS 

For the rest the components are opening day. Practice on these moderately ^clever^ ^b^^^^^ 
. highly satisfying if not cohesive, routines should make that line a f^o'^maniy «i^ed, On^Wils 
Probably the biggest disappointment crack Item f or F. & M. anywhere. high Bpots were » cpupie «*. J^eft* 
is the clhematlc stutteter. Rosco l Should be played Up here, but one j line .t"!?™*-^^ tt*"^;» o?^«J?^ 
Ates. with his daughter. Dorothy, In [ of those unaccountable JPar reasons, contribution of Harold Stern, ^rama 
d, sort of comedy crossfire that borr and instead the Columbia College band name, credit going jilso to the 
derg too often on the vulgar idea of Glee Ciub gets the exploitation energetic way In which ^Schooler 
.'-qulppiiig for film-fan appreciation, splurge, which seems a ujlstake. I picked up the often lagging pace 
The most legit contribution is the After hearlhir the boys yodel. It'q to and whipped a scattered perform 

' girl's concluding tap dance. For be questioned how much good they ance ftlpng, 

more tap entertainment there is Sid do the Piar b.o. currently* Up at the Opening waiB Schooler coming up 
_-:.Gary^the. vet-Arnaut 3ros..-and theJjCapItoI. :t^^ 
; Spltalny orchestra with the Nestle is holding opposition. However, the } sioh of comedy magic (feature is a 
'^hocolateers, hie commercial radio Colunibla boys and Par c^n have mystery murder with a stage ihagic 
- blllihg. one wee of satisfaction out of [slant). Qlrls are on for pinging cir- 

Gary isings his pOps wen but iei bit | thid melee in that the Columbia j cie bit that la very bad vowdly^ but 
1*00 Often. Should curtail as he not J boya being local; they sound like a; salvaged by novelty stuff, with elec- 
only 'jaoes a substantial straight pop I better attraction than Notre Dame, trie flashlights 4i,nd a flniish ih more 
recital but then adds a supplement-" Others on the ^how are Shaw and burlesque : magic by the ensemble 
ary aictlet with his radio Impres- Four Trojans, Arrens and Long-skirted '3ummer dresses on 

sions. It's all serviceable and high- iBroderick. Steve .Evans and Dorothy the girls not very striking. 
. ly palatable, but in view of the en- [poster. - Deliong Sisters, trio of trim 

'-BUing length of the stage proceed- Liine opens with one of those pre- hboklhg glrla who are the last word 
" iwgs it could be axed; The Arnauts' : dsloh iiumbers which Markert made [ in gymhtfstic style, albeit they do 
..flirtation bird stuff stlU registers, [fj^ous with his Botyettes, and this 1 nothing sensatipiial. Effect is 
..•Spltalny's-^-Youraans- Tot>-T)ourrl hfi^^^^^ for'"th^Trojansr^ut-in- white rf^^ier liti the way they handte tum- 
. /opener lis followed by the yery gport jgweaters ahd flannels to come J ^^^^^ and hand- to-hand, balancing 
.hieated ^Tlger Rag' and then '1812,' ^c^otjatlng over the ihalrs, of dif-land the wholesome b^uty of the 

. ra variegated enough program. Band ferertt quantities, up to tour. This Unerg^^ 
. numbers 31 musicians, including ^g^gt quartet struts dOwn' to 'one' ' 
.;two' femhae accordionists, backed up after theTEull stage opening for an 
with tvfo different vOcil and terp iQ^change of tumbling tricks that 
groyps, jinaking for a good stage Uakes very well. Oveir big when 

. « ^ > ^ -.. caught. But If what thiese boys do I ~tJ^fc*'j^T^echniquO, butlihey fitted 
• . .^be Notre pame Gee Club of Jl I j^^b a kick, that; one-legged highr jh perfectly with the family attrtojs- 
(with a. leader its 32) probably N^jg^ ^^^^y^n^je tujn^ of Dorothy F^^ by those who 

^doubled into the 'ISia' presentaUon. Uer, for five minutes, has the audi- ^ot ^lj^ patter. Overboard on time 
vln their own, thelr-prst stage^ap- r^^ce on edge. This blonde girl just |nd tallc however, for the rest. 
,peatance..thgr were anlce and brle^ holds attention with her jselda Santley, standard mimic, 

, l»*ni;3l™^^^\f**?®wv^^^^ wi* she doesn'f heed to do likewise long On .time with half a 

./..WPerlmpoeed . ^ Uozen impersonatlons-^Zasu Pltts.« 

the course^ of the finale number. ghaw and Lee are easy for laughs g^j^^ j^organ, Jimmy Durante, etc., 
Bryant. Rains and Young are a iUm double talk and hand- I leading up to a flashy produc- 

terp threesome, but unsensatlonjl J^Ji^tii items, while Arrens and 
enough for a mammoth picture | g^o^^rt*^ have everything ^fa^^^^Jroprlate 

their own way, except where the » ^j^pj^j^j finish. Schooler, with foll- 
girl. a natural goofy comic, makes contributed almost as much to 

spitting motion, down her bodice, i^j^^ t^,j.jj j^g jjigg. gj^^tlgy^. ^apeclally 
That's too crude for anybody on a ^j^j^ g^j^^, George Glvot tra 
stage. Outside of this item, the [.^^g^y .^^^^ Ayg^.j^a^e fun. 



NEWSREELS 



EMBASSY 



Two Davey s are man and woman, 
I man doing juggling and carrying On 
I a line of chatter for the iexcluslve 
rbenefit of the first dozien rows. Ar- 



^thoiise. Girls appear to be sisters, 
aithough not billed: man looks 
very nice In formal falls, 

. The XJhester Hale Girls (32) again 
.distinguish themselves with their 



Editorial Judgment Is askew at 
the Emba|9By this we^k. Just seven 
days ago the Translux had Presi- 
dent RposeivelVs delivery to the An- 
napolis grade. Currently,, the same 
detaila previously related by Unl- 
vereal afford the lead clip In the, 
house which htls alwayig assumed a 
patronizing attitude tpwtird the other 
emporium. Maybe - newsreel scOuta 
sllpiied up !ln their usual reports or, 
poastbly, it wias just that the F-H 
editorial board felt Once too often 
the pimple of supremacy. 

It may be. noted that the Luxer, 
as welI^ played foUow'-upper to the 
Embassy on several other dips, 
placed In positions of lesser Impor- 
tance In Itsvprogram, Par's Sher- 
wood coverage was a week old, al- 
though It ihust' have been comeraed 
at the tiame time ais F-H, because 
'the subjects 'V^ere- Identical— And- 
the l,ux.er followed the Emb by a 
Week on Matterh's take-off, It was 
also a full year behind the F-H 
house . on the Nyaok elephants, 
granting a more reciesnt Par view 
: because ef at least one Retail not 
Include!^ in the . original Fox project 
tion, 

Emb made a featurette of the 
West Point grad exercls.es without 
once indicating . that ;thei diplomas 
were being paisaed out, "Where the 
: k-uxer p&s.ge.d..lt Jup_^Ith;.ft.^.Qnvert- 
tional of the boys on librseback, the 
F-H - crew got ia cameraman . wedged 
In among the legs Of . the rankig. It 
also. had. a moving cahiera on the 
sideiini^s which kept a dquad In full 
camera measurement for part of a 
league. That type of pani shot, in- 
cide|itally. Is new even up at the 
Point, 'V 

Neither r of the reels hooked up 
Mrs. 'Roosevelt's western trip with 
thie .divorce action cphtemplated by. 
her son. 

Both houses 'had the annual about 
dumping j;angster guns into New. 
York's harbor, as. well as the Eng 
llsh: derby, another Cal. oil fire, and 
the Zep's trip to Rome. . 
' . Embassy was alone In Its reltera 
t|on of the dpshen trotters, Colum- 
bia grade, the Pope. Italian and 



.ypted the- most beauteous Gallic 
.blonde, 

.. .. Wealth of atage fare Is.usuially a 
.'tipoff On the flicker at this housed 



.' iaurel and Hardy full-length com*, 
i.^edy feature, 'The Devil's Brother* 
(M-6), sustains thait slsplclon. 

A*el. 



PARAMOUNT. L. A. 



cpncerte* numbers a knockout with her lunny T ^I^L the- H^^ contrlbu- 

■?o''\^\«w M«tr^\>en^^^^^^^ burlesque^o^ra Voice. LonilSck^Sg^^^^ 

to a uiew Metro French importee, | Columbia Glee Club does that ^^^^^-J, ^ the orchestra^ Stern 

usual college group picture for their loading. A capital bit of trick 

opening numbers, when showmg, mugjo^ ^jjat carried the all-too-fa- 

titioff on the flicker at thia house 1^* Btirprlse the audience very |njmar theme through symphony, 

by this time the audience iP watcn- jntjoduced for two numbers in his 

ing whafa going on the stage too ongaglng btoltone. . 

Intently to be distracted by any- ^^^^ ^^Uy on for- a 

thing in the pit. ,„^^r„^„-.tiona bright, fast session of their familiar 

Steve Evans *oeM™J«'^s°"f "5^f nut comfedy, and the only turn on 

of Will That S?e otrd that worked fast and got 

.others, including XK)nChMiey. That ! ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ through. 

Typical Fanchon & Marco stage ahow. His takeoff of John X>.Ro<*^^^ Jack Velvet 

Bhcwi routined along the customary feller. Sr., la not at all helming, i.^^^^^ ^jj^^^. 

with the 16 line glrla opening. Otherwise, Evans .f^VP'Jf, * fringe from wrist to shoulder and 

closing and making one In-between to knee height for an en- 

„ ; ,, i I speciaiizea m. ^, usee umy l Ju-ance tan routine. Schooler from 

appearance; all taleht working in ohanges to shift c»»aracteristics ,on djraj^ ^^^^ through 

front of the band, with Rube Wolf subjects he Impersonates. Also does system as though they were 

,Tm„,y save ru„. <wa, *i.h »J «ia°S*.^r:?onTs.'wurthe 
-Show, while Fraiik Mellno and Co.. p/inclpal entertainers or program I tor an exit via us aescent. 
two men and a femme, grab second name finished on the curtain as the 
honors. But It remalnei for a Palr H^and plays the tune. Katzman has 

■ of colored boys to. demonstrate what | band working smoothly and he 

■ they might do If glveii a free rein, pates the reception he Is getting 
'"Steems this pair of urchins has been from Par audiences. Looks to stay 

playing home-made inuslcal Instru- [ indefinitely. 

idtnents and chanting on street eom- | ghow Is set down for 40 minutes 
,^€rs ittnd lately has been hanging without pit time counted, and screen 
around the Par stage door. Two gjj[g jg minus the 10 minutes al- 
> are spotted and. given a chance this lotted for the newsreel and trailers 
week, to ishow their, worth,, and If | rphat makes for quick turnover. 

Shan 



.•they weren't curtailed there's no 
telling : just. how tight "they might 1 
tie up the proceedings. 
Holdover from last week la Art] 

. Jarrett, tenor soloist from the Cot 

' "coanut Grove, who shows a vast im- 
provement over his first week, both I 
in tiie selection of numbers and In 

■'his general stage demeanor, SavO | 



ROXY, N. Y. 



Trick for Trick'- (Fox) weak fea 
ture. Attendance half a house, 
which was hot so bad considering 
the heat. Rush. 

MlistC HALL 

. New York, June 8. 
There's so much of everything, 
none of It especially good, that it 
all adds up to practically nothing 
this week. Along with the pon- 
'deroiis, slow • moving, ielephahtirie 
stage show Is a frail feature, 'Ann 
Carver's Profession' (Col), a com- 
bination that offers little opposish 
for the heat. 
This week there Is only the the- 



New York, June 8 
A visit to the oslglhal Roxy after „^^,^ 
-1,4 ^ „i wovn * ^^^^^.J^^'^'®^*^ i atre, and that Just for those who 

^*f ,««"«'^ti/*^f,^^«'?«^"°^^^ policy, adopted rather in des- ^av^n't yet seen it. If s still some r 

^ .c«cks .solidly wlth^ hlB pantomime peratlon and to meet a troublesome thing to see. Upon entrance, a first 
m and his entire Tputlne. much t^he K^dget situation, Is slowly at the grand foyer strikes 

■ same as he has been doing In other L^^"^ ^ distinct type of entertain- I f,it ■ "tl^- 
p spots around th^e parts, ^an^^ It isn't exactly the type that 

^ registered with the half a lower fioor ^as called 'family vaudeville' a dec- 
^'Th?Sks aS'^lSTixe the two lade and a half ago, and It; Isn't the 



„ x».^ i„^.^<more modern deluxe style, but 
??i°.i:!ii^^t"',,;^i"ir*t.**'/v^-^^ partakes of both 



strumming a Uke a^nd the other cut- ^ some of the merits 

ting up with a home-nxade set o* '7 trtth Wnrf a ^nofl manv of their 
traps. Both have high pitched | a good many of tneir 



voices ^nd the way they P«t their faults, . -janageti 

SefSThem'lffhlyUth^^^^^^ 

"wifno an^ hlf twrnar^^^^ of the stage and theatre 

•dui^e"in Cckiboirco'Sedrpratt th its surroundings. Twen- 

fall? and Oie usual run of hokei but Uy-four girls, a stage band of as 
coming on., early they do not de- many and a lot of the old Roxy 

..JLIne girls do .a pretty -<aa.isy_numxr|ftt«tl^ Wt^^ 
ber for the opener, follow Art Jar- eve to TnaklTTg -the— nnjBt- -of the 
sett with a rocking chair tap rou, doxy's tradition for class they 
tine and wind up the festivities usually manage to get in a pre- 
■wlth a drum and tam routine which [tentious musical name of some 
tops the 48mln. Bhow nicely. Only f sort.^ There Is Dave Schooler, now 
Btraight band number Is a medley in his stcenth week, to sell: the bill 
of operatic airs, with Wolf getting in a vigorous style and give the 
everything out of the 20 men. proceedings something of dash and 

■iOn screen, 'I Love That Man' spirit, 
(Fai-). news, pictorial and-,. 'Popeye' The re«t is flIl-Jn material, moHt 
cartoon* 'Edtoa. I of it In the 'family wpirit. Even 



the. uninitiated like Baer socked 
Schmellng. and then the ^udl 
torium Itself Is a good enough fol 
low-up punch. For. the first-timers 
the double-barreled look should 
make 'em dlizzy enough to roll over 
and play dead for whatever takes 
place on the stage and screen.. The 
only trouble is thait there are some 
people who have already seen the 
theatre and can be neither socked 
nor shocked with it agd.ln. They 
are likely to ask. for some enter 
tainment, but their request, won' 
be answered this week. 

Between . show ^lfts_ the ^usic 
"IHall's" schiaule""lnclude3^an^^ 
soIo rQHninf ■ at least five" mTnuTes' 
apparently to cover up the break 
It was in Thursday night just ahead 
of - the next-to-laflt evening per 
formance, despite there was. hardly 
any break at all. The organist 
played, seml-classical music,' re- 
gardless of the fact that the pit 
symphony orchestra heavy overture 
immediately follows. It's a long 
wait, until something bright hap- 



TRANSLUX 

The Jobless maiy alwaya find rea^ 

son to take heart at a XiUxer alttlnjg. 

l>athe or Universal seldom overloolc 
opportunltlea to propa^randltte newer* 
paper reporta tha,t posUilohs are 
nearlng abuhdancy. In eui^nt Jua- 
tlce to Pathe It may be bAIA that 
the reel la iaufilclently enerife«tlc to 
have a blaOksmlth register the hope 
that hOrse-shoelng miij eclipse tire 
replacements, and 'that a tailor here 
and there, as well as an occasional 
restauranteur, haa developed a nOn- 
pesalmistlo slttnt, 

■ Universal hald the only .contribu- 
tion to the houses daturdiay which 
covered the adjournment of the 
Geneva disarmament conference. 

Par seemed to be the only reel at 
the aame time to be up on the Mor> 
gan testimony, recording a few coin- . 
metata of Oeiei^e Whitney. Tjhla reel 
alao- workedlln an. impreMVve_j5lip._ 
of Gold Star mothera In France. 
And It, aa well, sought out a rail- 
road prealdent on the need vt travel 
mergera. 

Pathe caught a-aemlrnude view of 
the new Gov.r General of the Phll- 
Ipplne? In Honolulu, as well as some 
of- Poultney BlgeloW's views about 
the former Kaiser. 

Rest Of the program was made up 
of magazine^ annuals . and short 
subjects. ATnohg the others were 
Ohio peonlos. Pike's Peak, para- 
chute Jumperarcontortionistlc wres*- 
tllng,- Mexican artist,- and California 
life preserver. Waly, 



English soldiery, Wales as- a farmer. 
Coney Island, and Australian rodeo. 

While the Xiuxer a week ago had 
iilent 'Views of the Kansas convict 
kidnapped victims, F-H currently 
malcea theim talk. The girl who 
would.jrather. have been Shot thao. 
liave. swung over to the convict's 
lap Just; reglfitera coploua laughs; 

Jesse Strauss,; as France's new 
U. .S. ambassador, and Speaker 
Ralney also give personal opinions. 
German processions are among 
other Embassy clips, as well aS' a 
Carpet re-lssuO, 'Sliver Springs,' 

WalV'' 



pens at the Hall this week. A 
shorter .organlog In a lighter . vejn. 
would be ' a lot more appropriate 
and not, half as boring!. FOr the 
first couple . of . minutes It's some- 
thing to hear how much racket that 
little tiny music box off to the left 
side can make In this huge thea- 
Jxe,_liJid_at-ihe. atactjylth the notes- 
sounding like they're being piped 
upi from under your seat, no matter 
which seat you're In, It almost 
makes you Jump. But If the Idea 
Is .to scare the customers Into a 
receptive move, the five minutes are 
too long for that purpose, too. 

Roxy Is again repeating some of 
his old production nuihbers, al- 
though this week he doesn't attempt 
to square it with a 'Reminiscences' 
label. The trick curtain in 'Man- 
hattan Serenade' Is nothing new to 
the regulars and 'Stepping* by the 
Roxyettes Is another rehash. "Voices 
of Spring* Is a dull vocal Interlude 
by the singing chorus, with the 
prop Roxy moon In the background,. 
The lack of lustre In these early 
developments throws the burden of 
carrying the show on 'Fiesta Ital- 
ien,' an extremely heavy produc- 
tion Item, which closes the bill. 

In 'Serenade' the ballet corps Is 
divided " into two groups, one In 
white and the other In black, each 
with Its own leader In Patricia 
Bowman and Von Grona, The stunt 
curtain, which changes from black 
to white in accordance with the 
diance action, wasn't , working' In 
several spots when, -caught. It 
wasn't working when last Used, 
either. A trick curtain that doesn't 
work Isn't as good as a plain cur- 
tain that works. >; 

Voii Groha is a boy who dances 
like a girl. Miss Bowman did about 
a,ll she could to uphold the num- 
ber's terp merit, but her, maie cooch 
dancing, foil made.lt a comedy. It's 
Von's second trip here. 

In 'Fiest^ Itallen' there's a mas- 
sive setting. Including a Venetian 
bridge and tower, Three' or four 
stationary gondolas .glide under the 
bridge and around the tower on a 
turntable, iike prOp gee-gees on a 
merry-gb •'round, and between the 
gondolas and the costumes and the 
100 -odd people on the stage there's 
plenty to look at it anyone has the 
time. Jan Peterce and Viola Philo 
do most of the solo singing, the 
latter in the arms of .a loud cos 
turned soldier most of the time and 
looking rather large for a romance 
In Venice. 

The overture ratjier than_belng 
"an orcheStraVlffiim'Ber tETs_week Is 
mibre of conceirt " prano" recftal'by 
Julia Glas^, who, with her grand, 
has the huge rostrum to herself for 
.about 10 solid minutes. The selec 
tlon is Liszt's 'Hungarian Fantasy,* 
whose cohstruotioh gave Miss Glass 
a slow and. uninteresting start, but 
an excellent chance to finlsh. In the 
money. She. tooK full advantage 
and earned her pair of bends before 
tho traveler. Bige. 



state; MPLS. 

. Minneapolis, June 8. 
The. State has started, a season of 
stage entertainment' in augment«i- 
];Ipn of Its screen fare. Current and 
initial offering at this ace Publlx 
house typically, enibodles the Ideas 
bf-John-j.-Frled1,-dlvlslon-manager,-^ 
anent the Ideal bill for a de luxe 
presentation theatre. More of a pit 
show than anything else. It haa a 
pit orchestra with & personality 
conductor and a singer in a brief 
but snappy musical prograim aind a 
Single "name* act, Joan Blondell in 
person, working in 'one' before- a 
house drop on the stage. 

As~~far as MlnneapOlle Is con- 
cerned, the policy alwaya has been 
a success, and this instance should 
be no exception. It stimulates the 
box ofllce and sends away the cuis- 
tomers pleased, The fiesh-and-blood 
portion of the program Is light In 
quantity but heavy Ih respect to 
quality. It does not stretch out in 
tiresome fashion. It has dash and 
sparkle, and there's a certain Intl^ 
mate touch about It that enhances 
Its effectiveness, 

Johnny Green^ newcomer here 
and a young and. suflOicIently dy- 
namic personality, is the guest con- 
ductor, wielding the baton for a 
first-rate local 14-plece orchestra, 
the Julie Madesen- Jack Malerlck 
band, which comprises a number of 
former Minnesota theatre musicians 
and which has been playing a long 
engagen^^nt at a Minneapolis hotel 
and some out-of rtowh PuhUx thea- 
tre dates. The pit platform has been 
raised, for the orchestra, and the 
members, wearing natty white full- 
dress Jackets and blue trousers, face 
the audience. 

Green wisely, ciibse a group of 
PQP hits , for his debut. Madeisen, 
whb. ls. a singer, introduces, the con- 
ductor as a leading composer and 
concert pianist, and the latter steps 
down from, the istage Into the pit* 
A medley of his own composltionsr 
Includinjgr Tm Yours," "Out of No- 
where,' "Livlhg Nowhere' and Haln, 
Ralh, Go Away* is a fiashy arrange- 
ment and gets the orchestra off to 
a, fine start.. Green does a bit of 
Ivory tickling at a piano, which Is 
lifted mechanically above the. pit. 

Paramount news and a Ml6key 
Mouse cartoon, 'The Mail Pilot,* 
precede Miss Blondell, Green works 
with the film star in a short act. 
which seems to have been thrown 
together and which Is pretty crude, 
bujt, Ji. eyerthe .less,_apparentl y_,satls - , 
fles . tite_ cusiomera..,. On. ,her..Ra33: 
Miss Blondell talks a song about 
her screen ambitions, does a dance 
and engages in some repartee with 
Green. The gags and dialog leave 
plenty of room for Improvement, 
but Miss Blondell is good to. look 
at and charming, and that's what 
seems to have counted In this case. 
Picture 'Littlo Giant' (FN) and well 
liked. Business good at matinee. 

Jtees, 



Tuesday, June 13, 1933 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



15 



GOLDDIGGERS OF '33 

(With Songs) 

Warner Bros, production and release.. I>i:< 
rooted by MervTn LeRoy. Screen play, 
Xlrwin OelBoy and Jamea Seymour; dIaloK, 
David Boetam and Ben Markepn, Based on 
pjay of same name by Avery Hopwood. 
Musio and lyricOi Harry Warren and Al 
Dubln. Camera, Sol Pollto: musical direc- 
tor, lioo F. Forbsteln. Musical numbers 
Btased by Busby Berkeley. At the Strand, 
N. commencing June 7. Runnlnar time, 

J.. I.awrence...,.....t.i.. Warren Wlulams 

Carol • • « •< ■ Joan Blondell 

Trixle. .................. •> Aline HacUabon 

Folly. ........ » ... ............ ... i . Buby .Keeler 

Brad #.i#*....f».'i...-.i ••...»••••• ^Iclc 3Pvwell 

Peabody. >. > Guy KIbbce 

Barney.. . •..»..>......•...•..• . .Ned Sparks 

Fay. ,.......,......«•.•... . • Ginger Rogers 

Don Clarence Noi^trom 

Dance Director. Robert. Agnew 
Eddie. , , , , , ,.f ... ... . . .Tammany Young 

Messenger Boy Sterling Holloway 

Clubman. . .... .Ferdlna,nd Oottschalk 



Anoth^ winner in thet -re- 
newed screen musical cycle. 'Gold 
Diggers' will top •42d iSt.' because 
It holds more. It wlU also makfr 
some sort of screen history in that 
It's the first of the 'second editions' 
of film musicals. In '29 WB miade 
'Goldinggers,' just as in '29 Metro 
clicked with 'Hollywood Revue,* 
whlchi MO is likewise remaking as 
a. 1933 edition. 

The Warner press.-aheet is an?t.. 
lous to accord 76% billing diisplay 
to Warren William, Aline Mac- 
Mahon,. Joan. Blondell,. Ruby Keeler, 
Pick . Powell and Guy Kibbee; but 
the real feature of 'Gold Diggers' 
are the numbers directed by Mdrvyn 
lieRoy and staged by Busby Berke- 
ley. 

The film's superiority to '42d St.* 
lay^ in the greater romance interest 
with a multiplicity of amorous com- 
plications wherein Warren WiUiisuia 
and Joan Blondell, and Guy Kibbee 
and Aline MacMahon are paired oft 
as dub-interest to the Ruby Keeler- 
Dick Powell coupling. The ^ubr 
romances become mild menaces, for 
William and Kibbee are the Back 
Bay rbluebloods- whor seek.,to -auell 
the kid brother's (Powell) ^tecge ror. 
znance. Kibbee, is the family attor^ 
ney and William the elder brother. 
They both fall for show girls as 
well. 

Adapta;ti6n. frdm'the Avery I^Op- 
wood-David . Belasco-Ina . .Claire 
original is as: liberal as was the 1929 
version. . ' At least, in 1933, they 
don't have Nick liUcas and Winnie 
lilghtner warble numbers every 
other minute. 

Not that the '33 version is par- 
ticularly coherent. There, can be 
much cause for captlousness so far 
as the story structure is concerned. 
There - are - two flagrant shortcom- 
ings. :Ohe lis the . premise of mis- 
taken identity, wherein Miss Blon- 
dell simulates the character of Ruby 
Keeler during the time Warren Wll-p 
liam (as the elder brother) plots to 
alienate his kid brother from the 

-so-oalled-^.-deslgning showgirl - by- 
making love to her himself. An- 
other element which is open to de- 
bate Is how so . sumptuous a -revue 
could be put on for ^16,000, the fig- 
ure named in. the picturje. But, for- 
tunately, for WB's cinematic pur- 
poses, there's so much . gilt and 
gaudlness to it> all that it dwarfs 
any script Inconsistencies. 

Once' "the" "numbers" get" going, 
iiothing else matters. And when a 
portion of the midsection sags, 
while the Back Bayites are messin' 
around with the pseudo-golddiggers, 
wham! come those numbers. 

There are five impressive songs 
by Al Dubln and Harry Warren, 
who more than qualitfy to meet the 
demands of the producer-character 
who .demands that Dick Powell- 
fashion this or that type of a song. 
This element is what places. Dubin 

. and Warren above the Tin Pan 
Alley plug-seeking class into the 
.field of film production writers. As 
a new medium of musical comedy 
expression, the screen's latitude per- 
mits a liberal Interpretation of any 
productioned number which no the^ 
.atre stage, no matter the number of 
cantilever platforms, could possibly 
afford. The staging of the songs, 
with riiulti- scenes embeHIshlhg the 
lyrics, was a highlight :of '42d St' 
and is even more so here. 

'Pettin' in the Park' permits 
sweeping camera angles and kaleidr 
pscoplc flashes of any number of 
contributory bits and . snatches, 
same goes for 'Shadow Waltz,' the 
opening 'Gold Diggers' Song,' Tve 

.Qot to Sing a Torch Song/ and that 
TOiUsing, rah-rah finish which, while. 
Cdhai^esque, is timely and patriotic. 
It's a plea for the arniy of the un- 
employed titled 'Remember My For- 
gotten Man.' A bing-bang build-up 
that'll have the American Legion 
proclaiming paehs of. endorsenient 
for the flicker. 

The neon, lights flash in the violin 
number; the mirror reflections; the 
overhead camera angles and forma- 
tions, and other highlightEi are. 'a 
tribute to the direction and stagings 
LeRoy's directorial skill in the real- 
ization . of the ^sumbers embellishes 
them beyond the usual scope of any 
disthce stager, although Berkeley did 

-_^:.ffoo* Job. _^ _ 

'l liotia of little ,fh3Tde..laffs. 'On^ hisis 
liOuis Shurr's name as 'secretary' 
to the producer. A quartet of Hebe 
Kentucky hillbillies is an incidental 
shtcker. Clarence Nordstrom, whose 
lumbago finally bests him, is an- 
other who registers with his com- 
plaint that he's been 18 years a 
Juvenile. 

Some good trouping, especially 
where expert playihg is necessary, 
to bolster the loose assignments, 



such as the difficult roles given Wil- 
liam and Kibbee. They had to 
make sap rolea steind up. Powell 
also overcomes the trite situation of 
the society blueblood with stage 
ambitions. For the rest, however, 
Misses Keeler, ^londell and Mac- 
Mahon are more or less faithful to 
their characters. Ned Sparks and 
Ginger Rogers also score. 

'Gold Diggers' should dig beau- 
coup gold f or exhibs. , It won't have 
another of Charlie Elnfeld's '42d St.' 
cross-country trains tb help, but it 
probably won't need one either. 

Ahei: 



JENNIE GERHARDt 

Paramount production and release. Pro- 
duced by B; P. Schulberg. Starring Sylvia 
Sidney. Featuring Donald Cook, wlthiMary 
Astor and H. B. Warner. Baaed on novel 
by Theodore Dreiser. Directed by Marlon 
Gerlng. Adapted by S; - K, -Lauren and 
Frank Partes. Scenario by Josephine Lovett 
and Joseph 'Moncure March. Photographer, 
Leoii Shamroy. At Paramount. .N. T,, 
week June 8. Running time. 81> mlns. 
Jennie Gerhardt...... Sylvia Sidney 

Lester Kane. ..^.......Donald Cook 

Letty^ Pace v> •>• * • Mary Astbr 
Senator Brander......... ...Edward Arnold 

William Gerhardt... ...... ...H. B. Warner 

Mrs. Gerhardt. Lioulsa Carter 
-Yesta -{age C) . .• . . . Cora. Sue^ GoUlns 
Archibald Kane.. .......... Walter Walker 

Robert Kane .Theodore von Eltz 

IjOulSe Kane. ............. ;Dorothy Llbalre 

VoSta (age 17) . . . > .Qllda Storm 

Ada ....... i ^ .... ^ .... . Greta Meyer 



There is tragedy and there is sen- 
tlnient in 'Jennie Oerhardt.' Showd 
off earnest acting, although not all 
of it is good. Contains Some good 
dialog, but also some that is not so 
adept. "Has okay photography and 
sufficient heart interest to attract a 
15fO0d femmey -bro;: in- the bigger 
towns. But the picture doesn't 
measure to become a general b.6. 
favorite because it is a story with- 
out action. Will need , support in 
smaller spots and inland. A border- 
line grosser with takes depending 
on kind of towns. Bookings look to 

need, selectiye handling. ' . 

True enough, the picture has that 
attribute of 'an enticing. . name ' of 
lurid' curiosity Value . in Theodore 
Dreiser, author of the piece. Also, 
the, Sylvia Sidney cognomen.. HoJw 
much these two; plus the -story, <:an 
drag over, without an action point 
On which to- hang the hearts and 
eyes of customers, is open. Past 
b o. history relates that it's still to 
b^ proved that a film without an 
action punch can take a theatre very 
far. 

Then, of course, there's that haz- 
ard of accentuating the unpleasant 
sex side of .a woman, which the pic- 
ture: presents, and in . many places 
this may prove too big a hurdle to 
overcome. Once duced, the heroine 
of this picture, a sordid, servant 
type, becomes the mistress of a sec- 
ond man, although the mother of a 
child by the first man. Kind of a 
crusty. ltemi.^..JB.utJtheL-general.runjjof_ 
femininity is likely to gargle the 
stuff good or bad, and their mouth- 
to-mouth talk should help. 

Assuredly, not -family audience 
stuff, and especially n.g. for kids. 
However, It has a nostalgic fiavot 
that gives ambitious stenogs a kick, 
except that psychologically or may- 
be pathologically they might have 
preferred the heroine to start out as 
anything but a servant girl. That 
gives a dumpy feeling to customers, 
right at the. start. 

Told in narrative style, as these 
kind of stories must be told; only If 
this film has to be compared with 
'Back Street,' by Fannie Hurst, and 
released a year or so ago by Radio, 
it's just to state that 'Back Street' 
moved faster and In a lighter at- 
mosphere with a brighter back- 
ground. 

The windup of the tale has the 
girl leaving her wea,lthy lover, her 
daughter dies from injuries received 
In a. fall; and misfortune brims to 
the top when the lover she left dies 
in her arms, leaving her with the 
one consoling thought that in his 
greatest hour of need, it was she 
and not his wife to whom he had 
turned for solace. 
" Weepy as that spunds, afid fearf ul 
as It could be portrayed, on the 
screien, It doesn't take in the cur- 
rent picture. The most touching 
point in the film . comes at the mo- 
meni when the heroine's daughter 
dies. Miss Sidney screams, and that 
scream reaction is the one heart 
angle that lingers throughout the 
picture after that; .It's the one 
touch thait makes cbnnectibn with 
the opening sentiment of the picture 
when Miss Sydney does her most 
effective film work, as the little ser- 
vant girl. . 

. That's the most touching manner 
in which she manages to express 
childish wonder and a sort of fright- 
ened naivette when she is con- 
f romted with the elegance of the 
quarters of her first benefactor, and, 
later, her betrayer. Her acting is. 
excellent at this point. 

The man is a U. S. Senator, and 
he is killed while on his way back 
to marry her. To escape her fath- 
er's wrath she leaves home, because 
som,e_day:,he jmayL learn of^her^ bC'^ 
triiyal.at'tlie handi?, o^f^JEtSnafi hVe KaST 
fotbldden her to see. H. B. Warner 
as the father has a brief role, but 
far too - melodramatic. He creates 
no. sympathy, nor does he strike 
contrasting inaction for his daugh- 
ter, whom he bullies. 

There will be some confusion 
among . customers whether the girl 
was actually driven from home or 
just left of her own accord. That 
means where the book was definite. 



Miniature Reviews 

'Gold Piggers of 1933' (WB). 
For any audience and can't 
miss getting above pr.r patron- 
age. Good cast names, songs, 
and more romance than •42d 
Street' 

'Jennie Gerhardf (Par). Un- 
pleasant story of a betrayed 
servant girl, . iaatefuUy done, 
carrying tragedjr and sentiment 
elements but lacking ' action 
strength. Lool<^s tb; need se- 
lective booking judgment, but- 
side of bigger cities... Sylvia 
Sydney in principal Vole. 

'Dev!i;s Brother' i : (M-G). 
Laurel and Hardy full length 
comedy with i>ennis King cb- 
. starred. Modern ver,sIon of an 
early 19 th century comic- opera, 
'Pra Diavoio,' Not strong A- 
house. material but fair •sum'^ 
mer fare in the subsequents. 

'Trick for Trick' (Fox). M- 
fort to capitalize interest in 
magiC: expose,' " but' a " sorry ; 
working, out of a good notle.n. 
Poor presentation of a' mur- . 
der comedy. Indifferent cast 
' ibtrength. 

'Somewhere i n Sonora' 
(WB). John Wiayne western. 
Weil made and all right' for 
western spots. Can't climb. 

'A Night of Terror' (Coi;). 
Once niore Bela Lugosi weats: 
a turban and. acts mysterious.. 
Top iftuch" effort at ' suspense ■ 
defeats Itself, leaving, an aver- 
sige B picture. 



the picture is sort ot non-committalv 
It's a point ' where the film sags a 
bit. becauise of thiis insufficiency. 
.. Dbrbthy. Libaire as.the swell sis'-: 
ter of the. nian who later bedOmes 
the heroine^s lover, radiates negar 
tive reaction only. Curious how 
those society angles go awry r in 
films.. Probably the toughest . stuff , 
to make realiiatlcv On the other 
hand, Donald Cook, . who jplays her 
brother, does rather well, although 
towards the latter part of ' the film 
he kind of forgets he has gtown 
some 25 years older. Also true of 
Miss Sidney^ who, while es^cellent In 
her opening roles, doesn't complete- 
ly suggest a middle-aged woman. 
Then, again, there's the trifiing de- 
fect to bei notioed in that, although 
the sweetheart of a, wealthy .man. 
Miss Sidney's costumes- are always 
so much louder than those worn by 
others. Not exactly a dainty touch. 
Mary Astor Is good to look at, and 
that's enough. Shan. 



DEVlL*SnBROTHER 

" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production re- 
lease and co-starring LAurel and Hardy 
and Dennis King. Features Thelma Todd. 
Directed by Hal Roach, Charles Rogers 
co-director. Adapted by Jeanle MacPher- 
son, based on the comic opera, 'Fra Dia- 
voio,' by Auber. Camera, Art Lloyd, Hap 
Depew; musical director, LeRoy Shield. 
At the CapltoL N. T., week Juno 9. Run- 
ning tame. 88 mins.- 

Stanllo Stan Laurel 

Ollverlo i Oliver Hardy 

'Fra DIavolo\ Dennis King 

Marquis de San Marco ...Dennis King 

Lady Pamela......... Thelina Todd 

Lord Rocburg James FInlayson 

Zerlina i...... Lucille Brown 

Lorenzo .Arthur Plerson 

Matteo ......Henry Armetta 

Francesco ^ Matt. McHugh 

Lieutenant ^..w.. Lane Chandler 

Rita Nena Ouartero 

Alessandra. . < .Wilfred Lucas 

First Woodchopper James C- Morton 

Second Woodchopper. .Carl Harbaugh 



As might be suspected, an early 
19th century comic opera doesn't 
make for particularly good film fare 
despite Its hoklng. For not even 
Laurel and Hardy, assuming that 
their Intermittent draw In a full- 
length feature Is assured, can off- 
set- the basic antipathy of the aver- 
age picture, house fan to anything 
smacking of the operatic. Yet, so 
well does Dennis King sustain the 
legit singing, aspects and the ro-, 
mantle phases tha,t he is officially 
given co-starring billing oh the 
lead title with L&H. Marquees and 
ads, however, may not acknowledge 



It Film Will need ample stage bol- 
stering if spotted in the deluxers, 
as at the Capitol; otherwise It's 
more for the subsequents. 

Basically the slapstickers' comedy 
moments could have done . well In 
a tWQ-reeler, as Is their wbntr But 
much of the footage here Is taken 
up by; Kii<g as ^Pra Diavoio' ('The 
DevlP^ Brother*), the romantic 
bandit who preys on the wealthy 
and masquerades as a marquis to 
ferret the hidden, treasures of 
wealthy acquaintances. 

Thelma, Todd is. the romantic 
yis-a- ■ , with James iFinlayson 
dropping his Scotch brogue to play 
the dour husband; Miss Todd's rb-: 
mantio assistance Is. spicy Without 
becoming too risque> although the 
boudouir business With the petti- 
coats and the hidden 600,000 francs, 
etc., builds Up a little. Henry Ar- 
metta, liucille Brown and Arthur 
Plerson, latter twb in the sub-rb-'. 
mance liitorest, stand out amohg 
the performances. 

XeRoy ShIeldSj . Chicago. NBC 
musical director, . did a good . Jbb 
bn the legit vocalizing. Tlie score 
is all legitimate (by Auber) except- . 
ing the- trademariced li&H hokum 
music- which is -utillzed-on -theiic' in<^ 
troductory, appearance; 

AS the title assays, it will have to 
be- sold away from .any operatic 
suspicibhs for, unlike whatever ap- 
peal the, current miusical vogue 
may have, it will not react favor- 
ably for . anything ttiat smacks of 
the grand opera.^ A!bel. 



Ann Carver's Profession 

Columbia production and . release. Di- 
rected by Eddle-Buzzell-. Pay-Wray-nnd 

Qene Raymond featured; StOry and adapr 
tatlbn by Robert Rlsklrt. Teddy Tetzlalt, 
photog. At . Music HaU, Radio City, week 
June 9. . Running time,' 71 mlns.. 
Ann Carver.. . ..ii. ............ I , . ..Fay Wray 

Bill Graham .Gene Raymond 

Carole Rogers.; Glalre X>odd 

Ken < Arthur Plerson 

Judge Bingham........ laude GHUnewater 

Jim > Thompson ............. Frank ^Ibertson 

Biklier ; . . .; . . ..Frank Conroy 



This version of the; independent 
wife case is -puch :too. bluntly.- and 
crudely stated and. oyerdra^xm . for 
acceptance on the 'A' time', .The 
combined handicap of inept writing 
and miscasting that . afflicts the. 
script's most Important character is 
too much for the picture, althbugh 
the rest of the cast and the tiechni- 
cal end stand up. . 

Fay Wray was an unhappy choice 
for the lady, lawyer who, despite 
her youth, becomes such a famous 
attorney that her every court, ap- 
pearance is hailed . by front page 
streamers in the Niew. York news- 
papers. She bars nothing. .She's as 
expert at breach of prbmlse .and 
murder cases as at corporation law, 
and she's so brlllia.nt that even ex- 
judges who are noted pleaders in 
theic-own. jight. .Just^l±akfl_a,_hacls. 
seat when she .discusses legal pro- 
cedure. It's . laying it ..oh too thick; 
and doubtful if the part could bave 
been handled convincingly even by 
an actress who looked and acted 
the role. Miss Wray, whole and 
hearty despite that 'King Kong' 
experience, never impresses as any- 
thing but a pretty little girl giving 
an imitation. 

While the lady lawyer Is winning 
fame and fortune, her young hus- 
band does a burnup fbr five straight 
reels because he's not making much 
progress In the" architect's office, 
while his wife Is paying the bills. 
Not being a gigolo at heart, he 
wants tb earn his. own living* As 
a crooner In a nite club, after toss- 
ing up his . architect's job, he gets 
mixed up with an butside' lady who 
likes her liquor and whose serious 
drinking: leads to her accidental 
death.. The boy is arrested for mur- 
der, of. course. 

The wife's last case Is In defense 
of her . husband, which should make 
for a high dramatic moment, but 
doesn't; Her summing up to the 
jury is so silly the Music Hall audi- 
ence laughed at it. 

Despite the dialog, the stOry and 
the rest of the drawbacks, the di- 
rector, Eddie Buziell, somehow 
managed to • bring home some sem-- 
blance . of a -picture. It looked llkie 
the direction alone prevented a 
complete flop, but still couldn't 
boost the . picture above grind and 
double bill levels. Bige. .. 




'Ann Carver's Pirofesdibn' (Col). What may happen when a career- 
seeking young Wife Is more successful than her husband. Conyihcingly 
directed and acted. New, timely theme that makes flrst rate fenime pro- 
gram fare. 

rggers of 1933' (WB). So much foir. the gals to look at, listen 
to, laugh at, so many personalities for them tb like, they'll never get the 
time to ponder the logic of it all. 



'Jennje Gerhardt' (Par). Tounger generations will find this once 

4aring..cIassic^a.tame,..heavy3foo.te'd.,anduhumbrJLEiasj.life.^hist 
matrons— f ond- of its period a;nd^Eaithful-to its-memor-y— should 
sympathetically. 



'DeviKs Brother* (M-(J). Laurel-Hardy slapstick elaborated with 
costumes and good roualc. Mothers accompanying the kiddies will be 
rewarded With some laughs themselves. ' 



TRICK FOR TRICK 

Fox production and release. Directed' Iff 
Hamilton MacFadden. Stot7 by Vlvhua 
Crosby, Shirley Warde and Harry Wag- 
ataft Gribbic; adaptation, Howard Greeo: 
photography, L. W. O'Connell. At Ui» 
Roxy, N. T., week June 9. Running jtlmei, 
06 mlns. 

Aerah . , . ... Ralph ' If orgaia 

La . Tour, i. Victor Jorr 
Constance RusaeU. ; , . . . ; . . . . < . .Sally Blan* 
Albert Toung. . . ...... ... . : . . . .Tom Dugsm. 

Metzger. Liula Alborat 

Ur. Russell ;^.... EM Vait Sloan 

Dr. 'Frank Fitzgerald.. IWiliard Robertson 

ProC. King...... Herbert Bunstaa 

Suale Henry ...;........;. Dorothy Appleby 

Da.vld Adatns... ;.Cllfrord Johca 



insil idea prbbably was 
murder mystery tale, woven - into a 
background of stage magicians. 
pending for novelty upon certain 
.inside slants on legerdemain^ The 
notion . has. It's p.osslbilitIeS,-but. 
the finished picture that tbchnique 
has .becoihe so. overlaid with forceA 
comedy,, foggy character, aiid Ibad 
exposition of plot that air you get 
is a confused inipres'sion of . the 
Eight Byrne Brothers,/ trick housd- 
comedy and stilted acting. Helease 
goias down aS pretty pbor. _. /-^ 

* Press "book stresses Ji' play on . 
magic expose, probably due to that 
topic being In the . public • ei-e 
through current cigarette advertise- 
ments.' A good exploitation ahglei 
and about . all the picture has. On 
th& screen it's tiresome in . compli- 
cations that, are tbb difficult to fol- 
low clearly. There are 15 charac- 
ters listed in the cast, and they 
play ring-around-a-rosy with . tho 
plot and each other- until the speo- 
tator gives'it all up and declines to 
be carr-Ied-albhg-by-jthe-prbgreas-'bf- 
criixie solution; 

Picture suggests that there has., 
been a good deal of tanipering with 
the .script. A great deal happens 
that doe.sn^t ..leadtb anything, sueh^ 
for instance, as a lohg^ opening se- 
quence that has to do with a 
.dredger, at work. ^on a waterfront 
during . bl. violent storm» ■ They. biiUd ' 
all kinds of atmosphere around this 
detail, and then forget, all about it. 
liater there's- a kidnapping— that -. 
might hav'e^ belonged In another 
picture for all its meaning' Here.' 

..Scene shifts ' to ;a mediuin'a 
seance, the ° heroine ahd her" father 
sitting in for a ghost confereno^:' 
while the juvenile-cOmediaii' • '<is 
climbing up the outside of the build- 
ing, only to go into a clinch Wttii 
the.. medium's accbmplice v^hen hO' 
gains entrance. All this Is prelimi- 
nary to the planting bf the idea 
that a inurder h{is be^n committed^ 
the.. ?n.edlum . .(Morgan> seenjlngly 
involved in some indirect capacity 
in the cjime. 

A rival magician is presently- In-., 
troduced,' and it becomes apparent , 
immediately that he is the guilty 
nian. . So there is 46. minutes more 
j>f_..Bhadow— .boxing-_and:_slapstIdk-. 
leading to the exposition of the 
truth. Expose , of magic is trivial , 
and uncbnyihcing, iibthihg develops 
to pique interest in the persons ot 
the outcome of the /complications* 
and, altogether ..it's . a dreary .flicker 
session. 

Subject will be cbndemned.to tho 
most modest of. loOfttions. or the: 
lesser half of double bills. ISimA, 



Der Liebling Von Wien 

('The Idol of Vienna') 

(QERMAN-MADE) 

(With Songs) 

Stiperfilm production. European PlImM' 
release. Starring. Willy Fdrst. Directed 
by Geza Von Bolvary. MUslc by Robert 
Stolz. At the 7»th St„ New York, weeli; 
June 9. Runnlns time, 74 mlns, 

Eln Festredner , Willy Forot 

Prof. Elihanuel Wlelander. .Paul Hoerbl^er 
Frau Baronin Undenwoeirtb. .Trudy Ueska 

Llllebll . .KIse .Blater 

Titl Elma Bulla 



'Trick for Trick* (Pox), Novel mystery situation tiiat gets out oC 
hand, smd beyond avetago Intelligence,' with too much .script and di- 
rectorial vacillation between playing it straight and slu a travesty. 



Undistinguished piece. Thai 
Viennese label on the. title suggests 
a camouflage to get the picture oyer 
in the States where a strict Ger-. 
manic label might hinder its appeal. 
Looks like unnecessary trouble, be- 
cause. It hasn't any; appeal except 
for those who., may like to hear 
German spoken and sung somewhat • 
shrilly. Only few English titles. 
Carries no punch from ah American 
angle. liimited appeal even for 
Germanrspeakihg. folks.. . . 

Even from. the. piitely Aryan an- 
gle, the: story , is weak. Jflas to dia. 
with a professional mx.. who; offi- 
ciates at private; weddliigSi chris- 
tenings, etc. in the Germanic way 
they call him a toastmaster'or fes- 
tredner. Wiily Porst plays .:h»nv 
and his most important bit comes 
when he -has to substitute his voice, 
for a professor who has suddenly 
lost his speech. 

Thus Forst does ofCside ventrilo^ 
qulsm, doing a sort of Cyrano, do 
Bergerac for the professor,, with ia 
baroness, who: loves both impa- 
tiently and in the dark. In between 
nearly everybody sings at least once 

or„ mor.e. JThe .m usic_^ is.^le asa nt - 

enoughj .but jth© ;be^^^^ 
the. Women and the quartet bi! 
scratchy jailbirds shown, in a later, 
portion of the flloi. | 

photography nothing striking 
with obvious canlera 'tricks used for 
.simple effects, such as' having Fofst 
flying through the air*. Just the old 
wire trick and very apparent. Set- 
tings nothing pretentious and alto- 
f?cthor looks like a cheaply-mado 
prpductibn. Shan*. 



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MARLENE DIETRICH...AAAURICE CHEVALIER...THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS... MAE 
WE$t...FREDRlC MARCH...SYLViA SIDNEY...GARY COOPER... CLAUDETTE COLBERT 
MIRIAM HOPKINS . . . BING CROSBY . . CARY GRANT . . . GEORGE BURNS and 



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W. C. FIELDS . . . DOROTHEATWIECK . . . CHARLES LAUGHTON . . . RICARDO CORTEZ 
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GERMANirS FILM 
TRADE AT 



Unprecedented Iott STro^ses ahd 
dimlnlablng attendance iat German 
cinemas during the month of April 
iB reported in Berlin advices ta the 
U. S. Dept. of Commerce. Blame Is 
laid on the political isituatlon which 
caused . a postponement of produc- 
.tion, until ' the- authpirltles okay 
scenarios and permitted producfTon 
to proceed! ". 

Distribution was at low ebb also, 
because of the coihpuls6ry shifting 
of the sales staffs of 'practically all 
the existing Oerman companies. Al^ 
together it had the German fllm 
men' worried because of a possible 
Bhorto|fe of films for .new seai- 
son'r eBpeclaily new . kontin- 

gent rules should be such as to 
prevent American films tfronii enter- 
ing the country, unless they con- 
form to Nazi principles. ' 

The German film men. have still 
to hear, of any progress toward re- 
duction in entertainment tax. Ex- 
iiibitors say that the high rents jand 
tough leases borne by; theatre 
operators are becpmihg bigger , and 
more unb eara ble. ; ' ^ ,. ., ,...„_ 

Beports" of production fdr April 
this year was worse than March, 

Of ; the 29 studipig i^t the, country, 
6 were enipty and 23 were, used 
only partly or ' were altogether 
closed. The Ufa stUdfO in Neubelsr 
berg was used only for Ufa Alms; 
the D. ij^. S. .studios in Staaken ahd: 
-the Etfn aiid Gruenwald -plants were 
practically without -any kind of 
work. The Terra studio was only 
partly occupied. 



NO WHITE MAN'S SPICE 
FOR U'L BROWN B'RER 



COMPETmON CONTROL 
HELPS CANADIAN WEST 



Washington, June 12. 
Trade Commissioner J. A. Embry 
at Vancouver, iCanada, reports that 
motion picture attendance in West 
ern Canada continues to hold up 
well, but dealers in equipment 
complain thiat replacement business 
Is still at a very low ebb despite 
the fact that in many theatres 
equipment now in use is rapidly 
approaching an age wiiere it can 
ho longer be used with any degree 
Of satisfaction. 

Of considerable iasslstance In 
maintainirfg fiairly satlsfactdry at- 
tendance at motion picture tiieatres 
still open has been the policy of 
restricting competition^ especially 
in the smaller centers, and cutting 
down the prices of admission by 
about 25%. 

The high average quality of pic- 
tures "sho.wh during "the past wlri- 
ter has also helped, as the public is 
becoming more and more critical 
and discriminating with the 
shrinkage of their funds available 
for entertainment.. 



Phantom Camera Dodge 
_ Fools Dotcii Players 



Singapore, June 12. 
The film censorship in Malaya Is 
-regarded as among the strictest in 
the world. The primary objectis of 
the censorship are to prevent the 

" natives from receiving impressions' 
of Communism, revolutipn and 
crime, and lax morality on the part 
9?L .y?blte persons,, and jp prevjent. 
ttie importation of immortil and bb- 
scene films., The definitions of the 
material cu^stomarily banned by^e 
censPr .are on file and may be bbr 
rowed for ja, limited time. 

An amendment of the censorship 
Jaw made it more stringent, re 
quiring that all films landing in 
the country be deposited Imme 
diately with the film censor and. are 
not permitted to . be previewed by 
the distributors to whom they are 
consigned. This has aroused con 
Biderable complaint from the dls 
tributors, but the police reason for 
the new regulation was that cer- 
tain distributors had reinserted 
banned materials in films exhibited 
in; the territory. Deleted portions 
of films are now retained in the 
censor's ofllce and released only 
When the film is. re -exported from 

* Malaya. 



Gov't After Control of 
All Czech Exhibitors 

.Washington, June JL2. 

Film exhibition in Czechoslovakia 
Is oh the eve of iei change, with the 
Minister of the Interior preparing 
a bill which aims at uniform regru- 
latlon of film houses throughout the 
country. Various . .provinces now 
have different regulatlohs. 

Feature of the Minister's i)lart, a:c-= 
cording to advices to the Dept 'bf 
commerce from Don C. Bliss, com- 
mercial attache at :|fria,gue,. is the 
organization of ah exhibitor society 
which will be consulted befpr^ the 
Government turno down. or grants 
a license. .This society' is to be 
known ai^ the 'Gremtum; and will 
control all licensees. 



Schlesinger in N. Y. 

I. W. Schlesinger, head of the 
African Theatres, Ltd., and brother 

-of-M.-A.-SchlesIngerrarrived^n-NeW' 
York Friday (9). He is here with 
his wife and son and probably will 
make a protracted stay in the States, 
which he hasn't visited for some 
years. . 

Tlie Schlesingers, besides their 
theatre interests abroad, boss the 
South African broadcasting and 
other amusement fields. They own 
.General Talking Pictures (Deforest). 



The Hague, June 1^ 
Pschorr. cafe In Rotterdam adver- 
tised widely - that they, wei^e. organ- 
izing a Hollywood ' gala. On the 
stage that night films were to be 
taken of prospective film stars,, who 
were -to - get -a chance at- thp Dutch 
iipme .film industry. 

Scores .came up and acted little 
bits, hoping their eff Prts would lead 
to spn^ething. - Audience, roared ^ith 
laughter. Actors did not know that 
tlibugh they Were in limelight' (spe- 
cial lights had been installed) the 
whole .stunt was only, a trick, to 
draw ' Customers. 

.... Tkough cameramen, were grind- 
ing, not a foot was really taken, as 
camieras' were empty! 



Fox Set for Germany; 
Others Are Hesitant 

Berlin, June 2. 
Fox Is definitely set on German 
production, with JB. Klagemann in 
charge. Six are scheduled for the 
thne being. Clayton Sheehan is ex- 
pected next week, to pass on. de-^ 
tails. 

Other U. S. companies here are 
still Btandlng pat with! regard to 
productibni including Universal 
which ' had planned a. .schedule of 
more than 10, when the political 
change here caused Co. to refrUn 
from any committment. 



Loew Nixes Berlin Studio Idea, 
Cne for Other Finis to Quit 




m 

BAM CREATED 



Simnp k Tropics, Too 



Singapore,-, May 1. 

The past year was Unsatisfactory 
fpr. both .distributors and exhibitors 
Iff British""Mal"aya. The former had 
difllculties because of the depreci- 
ation pf sterling exchange and the 
increasingly 'strict censoi^ship lawB, 
while the latter suffered from the 
declining box office receipts occa- 
sioned by the generally depressed 
condition of the country. '. 

The distributors handllngi Ameri- 
can films reported 1932 as a pddrer 
year than those immediately prior 
to it. The most successful distribu- 
tor stated that a general losW In 
gross revenue of from 3 to 5% had 
occurred; another large firni repor 
ted a. decline of .10 to 1B%, -'while 
still another said that business had 
fallen off 33 1/3% since 1931. This 
directly refiects the condition of 
box office receipts, since practically 
all distributors receive a percent 
age- of -the- theatres' grross receipts 
and not a fixed rental. 



Almost exactly on the lines pre- 
dicted by VARIETY In ■ March, the 
Filmkreditbank has just been 
fpundeid. Unit will supply funds to 
Indies on short, term to the tune of 
10,000,000 marks. 

These criedits are only to be ex- 
tended to such producers aiid pro- 
ductions as are approved of by the 
cpmmittee:in charge. whichLincludes 
governnrient reiiresentatlves. 

Nominal capital of - the bank Is 
200,000 marks only, shared by the 
Spitzeno.rganisatlon (top assocleitlpn 
of the industry), the Beichskredlt 
A. G., the Deutsche bank, the Dres- 
dener bank, and the Commerz & 
Prlvat bank../. Three banks' last 
named are puttlng-'up' the 10,0'OMOO) 
required for Actual production. 

Secretary of State, Dr. Funk^ is 
heading the organlzatlpn.. .a^ .GOY- 
erhment representative. Ludwlg 
Klltsch (Ufa), is on tHe board, and 
so Is Strehle (Agfa)^ J. Engl, presi- 
dent of the exhibitors association, 
as well as the presidents of the other 
trade associations. 

Trade circles here are anticipating 
a considerable production rush, due 
to this influx: of funds. If these 
hopes be justified, It would Indeed 
be a windfall, production,- for many 
months having beeh ^t an almost 
complete standstill. With the. sea- 
son as far; advanced as it Is, there 
was aiid still is considerable anxiety 
over an extreme scarcity of material 
which was. hojiind_to-b.ecome_evldent 
in the fall. 



Veto Ends Panama Bill 
For Titles, in Spanish 

Washington, June 12; 

For the second time In one months 
the City . Council of Pananla ap- 
proved in its second and' .last read- 
ing an amended bill providing that 
all mbvlhg picture films . shown in 
Panama City ,theatbres must carry 
Spahlsti titles, the U. S. Commerce 
dept reports. 

This bill for the second time. wAs 
vetoed by Alcaide Carlos M. de la 
Ossa. on the , grpunds. thiat It was 
Illegal and inconvenient. The orig- 
inal bill provided Spanish trans- 
lations of the complete text 

Such a law. If pkssed would seri- 
ously affect the leading theatres of 
Panama and Colon Which .at the 
present time receive considerable 
patrpnage frpm American and 
transients Visiting the Isthnius, also 
from residents of the Canal Zone. 



BYGONE FRENCH STARS 
UVE AGAIN ON SCREEN 



Canada Imports Third 
More British Pictures 

Ottawa, "JUhe 12. 

Trade Statistics for; 1932 show 
that 69 British , films were- released 
to Canadian theatres, this being, an 
increase of one-third. 6ver the pre- 
vious year. 

Features imported from France 
numbered 62, which was a slight 
Increase over imports of 1931,. 



Osso Has Boyer for Two 

Paris, 

Chairles 'Boyer his been engaged 
for the principal roles of two forth- 
coming Osso film productioris.. 

The first, 'La Batallle' ('The Bat- 
tle'), is an adaptation from the 
novel and lyrical play by Claude 
Farrere, and the second is "Li'Eper- 
vier', ('The Sparrow-Hawk')' founds 
ed pn the stage drama by Francis 
de CJroisset. 



Nelson Asks Release 

Los Angeles, June 12. 
Jack Nelson, Indiis shorts producer, 
left Saturday (10) for New York, 
taking with him a print of his first 
one-reeler, 'Superstition,* 

He will try and line up a release, 
expecting to be gone about 10 days. . 



Report Fox Ifigh Kd 
For Tolish Jaoniiigs' 



Paris, June 3. 

Sattiborsky, P^llsii cbaracter. ac 
tor, known as 'the Polish' iSmil 
Janning$,' has been approached by 
the Fox. Co. for a series of foreign 
productions. Offer is said to be for 
3,000,000 francs per year (|137,000) 
for a three-year contract* 

iSamborsky^s latest picture, "Baa- 
Fonds' CShallow-Water') from the 
Michel Waszynski idrama, 'The 
Snare,* a love-crime thriller. Is now 
playing in Paris at the Palace the 
atre, where the double program also, 
includes a short stage play, 'Les 
Marchands de Canonsr' by' and with 
Maurice Rostand. 



That Czech Impasse 

Prague,, June 1. 
The film relations between Amer 
Ica and Czechpslpvakla are some 
what amusing, follbwlng collapse of 
the Canty conference as the Czecho 
Slovak government really is anxious 
to have American films shown In 
Czechoslovakia, eispeclally film 
prpductlpn in Germany is now prac- 
tically at a standstill and owing to 
the unpopularity of everything 
Gernian in Czechoslovakia.. 

On the other hand the desire of 
the American film interests for the 
raising of the vexatious film re-^ 
strlction is still greatly ppposed by 
the subsidized Czechoslovak domes- 
tic film stiidto. 



Czech Opera Films 

Prague, June 1. 
Jaromlla. Novotna, the Czech 
singer, until lately connected wltjhi 
the" BerUii :opera7""b 
to sing in Germany under the Hitler 
regime, has siing two arias from 
'The Barber of Seville* and 'Car- 
men,' in films to be turned out by 
the A. B. Co. studios at Barrandcjw 
near i»rague. 

The Chicago film studio of Prague 
is turning out two Czech fairy tale 
films, with the aid of the ballet of 
the Czech na'tlohal theatre. 



The 'Divine Saraih' Biernhardt, 
Coquelin, Bejaine. Cleo de Merdde, 
Little Tich and other favorites of 
.th^ French stage of more than 30 
years ago are" being shown h(§,re as 
.talkers at the Marignan. in an .en- 
tertaining feature called 'A Retro- 
spective of -1900.* 

The pictures were first made at 
the instance of Mme. Mairguerite 
Chenu in collaboration with Clement 
Maurice and Felix Mesguicii for the 
Paris ^xpositlbh of ' 1900. Mme; 
Chenu had the foresight to have 
the artlstes*^ voices registered on 
wax phonograph disks which were 
played while the films were being 
shown. 

Roger GpupllUeres, director of the 
French version of Fritz Lang's pic- 
ture, 'M,' and 'Polgnard Malais/ 
resurrected the old pictures and rec- 
,ords from an attic and has suc- 
;ceeded In synchronizing the sound 
-on -the- same films bearing-the- pic- 
tures, in the modern methods 

GPuplIlieres photographed the 
sound on the original wax records 
and made new copies of the filmis, 
duplicating and revamping until lie 
could fit the number of sound 
metres to a corresponding number 
of metres pf. film. . .Sometimes he 
had to work two whole days - to 
synchronize just three words. * The 
result ''is extremely Ingenious and 
proving very populaf w|th the 
French audiences, who are ever 
faithful to their old-timers. 

Bernhardt. Is seen and heard in 
a sc^ne from 'Hamlet/ Marrlette 
Sully, Jeanne Hatto and .Coquelin 
livie 'again in 'Cyrano de Rergerac,' 
and a particularly interesting bit is 
Rejane In 'Madame Sans Gene 
POlln, Footltt, Chocolat. and several 
other bygone favorites are likewise 
recreated.. 



All indications are that the U. S. 
companies will now pull out bC 
Germany. They would have done 
SP Isome moliths back^ but for 'the 
annpuhcement that Loew's Intendeil 
to: establish & production unit in 
or near Berlin. Lbew's has given 
up that idea, the situation shifting, 
practically, as soon as Arthur Loew 
arrived in Germany on his recent 
trip. . 

Outlook now is that the U. S. 
firms will pull out anyway, regard-, 
less of what concessions the new 
Kontingent may provide. Condi- 
tions in Germany are regarded as 
too hazardous fbr American, film 
investmertt The . new Kontingent 
may hasten withdrawal by U. S. 
firms if . new.- kontingent terms 
shpuld stipula.te ., acquiescence t<> 
Nazi propaganda. 

pepehd on Caitty 

George Canty, U. S. film trade 
commissioner .in Berlin is the one- 
hope 6f the U. S. film makers that 
the propaganda angle ma.y - not be 
made too rigid attd that Berlin may 
permit the importation of a oeritaia-. 
number' of amusement films. 

The majority of A°^erican pro-, 
diicers see,; the Gernian market is 
too narrow to pronilse sizeable 
profits. Territory hasn't been prpf.* 
itable for spme tiine^ which, ap- 
parently explains the Loew, cbiiEtinlge 
of front.. , , 

.- The compiainy that has most coii-' 
slstently done a profitable biz in the 
German- -field has been 'Universal 
The other, firms' biz has beeh un- 
satisfactory. Warners . are known 
to have long been dissatisfl^ed ivlth 
their Germtih deal. 

The new German Kpntlngent Ja 
slated to' be 'ahnouhc'ed'ahd become^ 
effective July 1, biit lasit year same 
was delayed and there' isn't ahy- 
thliig to Indipatei that it wlU come 
on time this year. 



Canadian Women Call 

For Juvenile Films 

■"'Ottawa,' 

The National Council of Women 
in annual session critlciised British 
film producers for the lack of films 
l<iuitable for juveniles and decided 
to urge upon the British industry 
the' necessity and expediency of 
producihg a share of featufes that 
would be acceptable for -ctiildreh.- 

If : this failed, the decision yr_d,B 
reached , tp. consider a move to se- 
cure legislation in Canada pro- 
hibiting the admission of juveniles 
to theatres for certain types of pic- 
tures now being sent .over from the 
United Kingdom, 

Thiis was the first occasion on 
which a Canadian organization had 
officially offered opposition to the 
British film industry. 



568 Europe's '32 Output 

, - . .:. . Lpjnd Qn, . JU ne. 2. „ 

-Offi^cTal -figures reveal a. total of 
568 pictures were produced in Eu- 
rope last year — approximately the 
same number as the previous year. 
England made 141, Germany 1C4, 
France 143. 

The number of picture houses 
built during 1932 was 490, compared 
with 428 in 1931. 

At the end of the year there were 
16,847 theatres wired in Europe. 



Czechs' Gym Sod^ 
Owns 52i6 Rhi bob 

"Washinglpiij June liS. 
The Czechosiovak 'Sokol* gym- 
nastic Society owns 626 mptipn 
picture theatr^d in Czecho|?lpvdkt& 
which 41*6 oper&ted independently 
by local groups of the 'Sokor or- 
ganization under supervision .of the 
central organization. , Most' Sokol' 
theatres ' are' sihail houses "'since' 
more, than two-tblrda are in places 
with not more than 2,600 inhabit- 
ants. 

The seating cat)aclty ranges be-, 
tween 200 and 300 and only 21 tiie- 
atres havb a seating capacity ex- 
ceeding 600. However, the totia re- 
<;?ipts. p;t/ the. . '(Sokol*, cinemas ^e 
remarkable and amounted to i$6,- 
000,000 crowns ($4,600,000) in 1932. 
Rentals paid for films are estimated 
at 20,000;000 crowns (|600,o6o) |tn- 
nually. 

All the 'Sokol' theatres are sup- 
plied with films by the Film Sec- ^ 
tion of the Czechoslbvdk] . 'Spkol' 
Society in Prague which, as a film 
distributer, has the largest number 
of customers In the countiy. The 
data • is contained tii a f epbPt~r e-? 
celved from 7 Commercial. Attache 
Don C. Bllss/Rrague. 



Frenching Oats Operas 



Holly wpodi June 12; 
French distribution rights to two 
Hoot Gibsbn westerns have beeh- 
bought from Allied by the Sackin 
Synchrbnlzatlpn Co., ne^ly .organ- 
ized Paris company headed by Moe . 
Sackin, former Hollywood .i^gent. 
Pictures, 'The Dude Bandit* and 
The Cpwboy Counsellor,* will be 
dubbed. .... 

Sync company has dubbed Unl- 
versal's 'Back Street' and is nego- 
tiating with U to version others of 
its pictures for the French market; 

Sackin and Jean' De Rue, French 
director, ^organi zed the >ync,.oiitflt. 
usliig' French capital. Sackin 
agency represents them here. 



J'arratt's Denial 

Arthur Jarratt claims he was in- 
correctly quoted In a recent Issue 
as admitting to booking errors. 

Jarratt declares that lae did not 
make the admissions credited to 
him. 



18 



VARIETY 



T^iesdny* Jpne 13, 1!^39 





IT AT-ONCE 





HI6HS IN TWO 
SOCK OPENINGS 

Hot WEATHER MEANT NOTHING f 
CROWDS STORMED BUFFALO AND 
SPRINGRELD BOX OFFICES IN THE BIG^ 
GEST OPENING IN THREE YEARSr-AND 



25 

tlVE WIR£ EXPLOITA* 
TION STUNTS THAT 
HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 
PROVED GOOD BOX] 
OFFICE < 

SO 

NEWSY, TICKET-SELL- 
ING, EASY-TO- PLANT 
PRESS STORIES FOR 
EVERY DEPARTMENT OF^ 
A NEWSPAPER 

15 

FEATURES THAT ARE 
CERTAIN TO CLICK 

and 

JOHN SHOWMAN 

The hardest thinking, straight^ 
est talking, hox-ofjiee boosting 
man you ever vnetl^ 

BE SURE TO 
READ THE 
PRESS SHEET! 

If sd Showman's Paradise I 



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Tuesday, June 13, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 19 




Timely. l the manager's pjersonal- aasurance 

TTnlvArnara 'Luckv Doe' hits the L^*^ * show, and the con- 

UnlY^rsais XiUCKy iJOB nus ine fl^g^^g violated, it will be 

schedule Just In time for those who possible to draw better money for 
plan to put -It over wlth^a pet dog cheaper .picture^^ 



parade, since It is pp9Sible to hold 
the event out of doors and most 
schools wiU. be closed by the time| 
the picture comes alongt 

if the police will permit, the show 
should be held In front of the thea- 



Star names and . first- runs, are 
often two of the greatest handicaps 
to good biisinesi?. 



Another Oldie 

..^ ^ Edward Sellette, who seems to 

tre, but in these days of tough pnow All the old-timers, dug out 
parking Problems It might be better another ^f or the Colonial theatre, 
to lay it oft to a vacant lot-Asi-con-4-yjica. About a„third of a colored 
venlent to the theatre as is praci- is; lettered, 'New Parking 

t;icai, Law,' and the cards, which afe 

Rules should require that all dogs in autos, read: 'Section 999, 

be muzzled and on leash, itnd it's ^^"cle 9. Made necessary by the 
handy to have a hose attached to "^t weather. On Friday and Satur 
the hydrant to check any accidental ^ay young ladies,, young ipen. chil 
fight. dren and their elders, will change 

Dogs should be classed for age, parking places from street 

size; looks, both the handsomest and corners, lonely roads, porch chairis, 
ugliest, best trained and best ft*^*» 'he cool, comfortable CO 

^rooiued. It's a good by-prOdUct to to see^; ' the show adver 

require that all dogs be led to the tisfed- With auto edicts constantly 
field blanketed for the picture, with tbls is certain to get at- 

an additional prize for the most >ention^ 

efCtetive blanket. Mr. Sellette is strong for hook- 

I£ the Judging is held>way from "P^: Recently he tied the A. & . . 
the thea:tre, the prizes should be etchings of designated pa- 

awarded in the lobby, to bring the i^*'"^' another, afternoon 

cifowd down to the proximity of the poo^f? the local, market to a dis^ 



box .of&ce. 



- CycloramarS 

It's often effective to make a par- 
tial cyclorama out of a lobby ban 
her, particularly those based on 2.4 
Bhe^ts. This can be done either by 
setting the sheet or painting on the 



tribution of Jigsaw puzzles for the 
kids. Every week the shops kick in 
with stuff for his country stored 

Plays two features and ia vaude 
show or tab for a dime' adnfilssion. ' 



Send 'Em Cards 

House manager who is planning 
a , . r ' I. I bis vacation soon announced he is 

the floor and building out or by going to completely forget the the 
hangmg the banner and leittlng tj-ee atre for his two weeks. That's a 
trunks run down to. the floor. One good idea in- its Avay but one small 
very effective use of the latter was town manager makes a hit when he 
a banner of bd.nana, leaves^ with the goes away by sending ciostcards to 
message painted on, these aind leg all the rfegular^ patrons, using the 
drops on either side of the lobby mailing list and building on that 
arid one beside the bOx office to with his own list of editors and 
CArry the idea down. Others. 

But the ground cyclorama is even People like to think thatt he re- 
more effective where there Is lobby membered them while he was gone 
space. Foreground i s extended wit h an d eve n in the c itiefl, wh^r^ the 
dirt or grass maits, and various ob- personal touch is less practical 
Jects placed, on this to suggest a there is stiU a chance to score a hit 
continuation of the painted Scene, with newspaper and political friends 
Painted drops are better than post- No reason why. this should eat 
©rs right now because so many of J into the i>laytime. It's a simple 
%he latter have failed to conform to matter to get some friend or work 
the old art standard since economy through .the exchange in the city 
^let in. I to be visited, or the nearest key, to 

obtain a supply of postcards in bulk. 
Laneh Prams l These can be addressed iand stamped 

/sut-v# ^ 1 > 1,.. before, departure.and.dropped In the 

Chief engineer of a small towner mail box a day or so after arrival 
gets more return out of his street 



per ambulators than other single ad 
item, because he makes them hu- 
morous. 

For 'The Woman I Stole* he had 
a man going arbund town with a 



Wigwaga- 



Wifh the schools closed. It's a 
good time to revive the wigwag 

„ ^w„H* .V. Involves the use of two 

dressmaker's dummy, arid the added '^""^ 
©xplanation, 'She lost her h6ad or I o"® other youngster 

couldn't have stolen her.' For Fox's P'rJL"®^ *?**^ . 
•Infernal Machine' he rode around ,u stationed atop 

town in a decrepit Ford, and for „ 1. '^'^ the marquee with 

♦Hot Pepper' carried a tobasco satfCfe-f ^J***'" ^^^^^ signal flags.- The- 
bottle filled with tomato Juice. Every ^i'l*'^ signaler is across the street 
half block he would lecture about *"5^f distance up or down, ac- 
his fondness for hot stuff and then 2^™*"^ to which position Is more 
Bprlnkle his tongue with the liquid, ^"^f"*'^^®**"^ '^^ advertising 

Small stuff, but it interests the |f®*. , 
email towners and they look for the L^^,,^®f ■ signals the other, who 
man to come around with each ^^^Vh!' J** >»y 
change of bllL When he isn't on °" f^alk calls off the mes- 

the street he's doing lobby work in vi.i^!fi,o?fT^^"'***"'«. T**"^ * 

the paint .^hop, which is his regular nit^ fK^V^*"®"^ to suggest 

Job, but which gives him time for :|?*,^*"® boys are merely practicing 



Whooped Up Beatiy 

Edgar Hart did not trail the cir- 
cus parade when the Hagenbeck 
show came tp town. He thought Up 
a better giag. He had 'The 3ig bage' 
for the Majestic, Columbus, O.,^ and 
got RKO to i^dya:hce the booking 
coincident "with the circus date. 

Picture .was sold with a circus 
front and the big display was a 
3?she^t of Beatty pasted to the tiled 
front of the boxofflce and then, shel- 
lacked and given a painted border, 
giving the effect of; aii oil painting. 
That gag seemed to be ineW to thie 
town, and It stopped them plenty. 



Beal ShiTers 

Minneapolis. . 

;D6n A. Williams. Journal column- 
ist, records the^ fact that' Lillian 
Thies, doing a *cooch dance in a 
shadow-box atop the Century the- 
atre marquee every night last week, 
Shivered 'somethihg terrible' in her 
scantles while it was raining. The 
stunt was a ballyhoo for 'Lily Tur- 
her.V playing the Century ahd Miss 
Thies didn't even take time out for 
rdin. 



Par's Hat Service 

Hollywood. 
Paraniouht studio is amplifying 
its service^ to- -newspaperfl-- with a 
Series of weekly one* and two col- 
uiiin mats. Tom Baily, ' publicity 
director, in a letter to .the. news- 
papers, asks the Veditoirs to note 
which of the following mats are 
desired: one and two col, fashions, 
illustrated feature story, one ahd 
two col. portraits and one' and two 
col. portrait sketches. 

Service to the . papers is gratis. 

^Ar^Konl* Mie^ 

Los Angeles. 
Using the enormous head of 'King 
Kong*^^ for. lobby ballyhoo, Dick 
Dickson, P-WC div.. mgr., piled up 
hea;vy grosses with the Radio pic 



•in the three towns where the stunt 
was used. Head, measuring 26xl& 
feet, proved a b.o. magnet at the" 
Pox, . Pomona; Alexander; Glendale, 
and the Pasadeha^ . Pasadena. v 
Radio expects to seiid the' 'Kong.' 
head, on to the Chicago World's 
Fair within the liext IQ days, where 
it will go on. display in one of the 
motion picture exhibits. 



* Putting- Mickey Over 

Signing, the. Mickey Mouse car- 
tpong- for a half year, NC'tivell "T. 
Howard, publicity man of - the. UU- 
man theatre, Salisbury i' Md:, cam- 
paigned the cartoons for a flying 
start. 

Local dairy provided ice: cream 
cups "for -all -children -who attended 
Mickey's debut and further provided 
that the lids of regular containers 
would be good - for one admission 
for a limited time* 

That pushed 'the advertising bill 
over to the milk purveyors, leaving 
Howard to spend his more limited 
appropriation in other directions, 
including the buildup for a general 
Mickey Mouse 'week in which all 
the local stores participated. Gave 
the house, more free-space. 

Now Michael is all set and home 
folk all ready; 

Alarming: ihem.- 

HollywOod. 
As' the 'basis of a window tieup 
■tor 'Nine O'clock Revue,' at the 
Holly wood .Music. Box, local drug 
store is featuring clocks and 
Waltches, with a large photo show- 
ing John T. Murray, of the cast, 
presenting the chorines with alarm 
clocks. Photo carries thej caption, 
'Girls of the Nine O'clock Revue' 
who have been late , for rehearsals 
are being presented with an ala*'m 
clocK. -With - the ^ .explanation -that ^ if 
set for 9 o'clock, iipon retiring, it 
will awaken them in time! to get 
-to- work.' Gag can 'be worked for 
Any stage production or picture in 
which time is a part of the title. 




San F.ran<;isco. 
Dan Markowttz has made a 
'steenth change In policy of his 
Eknbassy. After straight pix, tabs, 
revues, burleisque, double bills and 
what-not. it's two old films at 15 
cents. '-—^ — — ^ 



New Haven.- 
A. J. .Vanhi Is now city manager 
of Fox theatres here and In Hart- 
ford. Vanni h^is operated local 
Palace, College and BIJou .during 
past winter and now takes on all 
Fox Hartford houses. Appointment 
comes from receivers of Fox N. E. 
chain. Vahrii, a nephew of iS7 Z. 
Poll, was formerly , associated with 
the Poll chain. 



the perambulations. 



.Crazy Weeks 

Crazy weeks. suggested 
Vawbtit some .^vee.ks ago. ,9eem to 
be taking hold in some sections as 
an excuse to Jazz up house fronts 
and gather a little extra business. 
Some of the exhlbs are working it 



their scout duties, but when a crowd 
is gathered the message runs Into a 
plug for the current or coming show, 
the boy on the roof being provided 
In suitable copy, which he should 

' actually transmit. 

Waving flags heljp things along. 



Plenty of Kids 



with a stage show by booking in I go]Jg^or*kVcohisrin ^ 
films virhich are out of the Ot^iiia HarrV MaVrtAt in 

and then going lunatic in the lobbj?: of Ixplof&lbKoi^h^^Rfe^^ 

One theatre, for example, had as in the BrnnV n-vii « J-fl* 
exhibits the Old 'invisibl^ goldfish.- to his 'sStlm/stoJv^Blhv i^n^^^^ 
the goose that laid the golden egga held In con Wctl^^^ 
and similar fooleries, while another InTof thrchSfl^r tJi^h.^a ^ 
had all the posters upside down or prfzes and awards of theSr« ff.v^*^ 
on a slant, with the back of the box Vent to the b,fh?;, h!o^^^^^ 
office to the street And a clown to SLt ?esembl^n?i fa^^^?^^^^^ 

from the ticket shelf to the door- | Many , hundreds of photos w*re 



Montgomery. Ala. 
Verhoii Cox goes to Strand as as 
sist mgr. and will also serve -as 
doorman. Cbx has been usher at 
Pair. Roy Gafford leiaves Parainount 
to Join usher staff at RItz in Bham, 
Both houses owned by R. B; 
Wilby. 



Waller have been let out. Waller 
again takes charge of the Harlem 
Opera House, displacing Al Sterling. 



ronx, N, T. 
Jack Callahan out as manag er of 
the Bronx tneatre, formerly the 



Bronx Opfera house, 
him is A. M.urphy,,' 



Succeeding 



Los Angeles. 
Picture house ownership changes 
recorded here last week include: 
Baldwin, at Baldwin Park (suburb), 
from Frank Ullman to Harry Kopic; 
Ojai, at-OJal, Clyde E, Bartley from 
Mrs. James Dodge; Lbmita. at 
Lomlta Park, acquired by L, Z. 
Berkholder after being dark for 
several months. ^• 



Canton,- O. 
Johnny Manuel . now manager of 
Warner's Alhambra. succ^ding F» 
E: Wadge, who has returned to 
Trenton, N. J. 



Youngstown, O. 
Paramount has been reopened 
here by Feiber-Shea, with Joseph 
Shagrih. also manager, of the- F-S 
Park, ._In icharge. . .Twice . weekly 
change. 

Warner theatre, local, will change 
its film programs twice, weekly. Has 
been running full week. 



man, vfith a little patter tvlth the 
doorman if the crowd was -coming 
in slowly. 

Just another case of suggesting 
novelty by a different sort of lobby, 
Just'fts a string of pennants will get 
more attention than the regulation 
bill stands. 



entered. 



Break 'Em 



Stinger Helped 

Packing the sidewalk for a stunt 
is a pretty good sign that a gag is 
effective. Here's how One head . of 
the house worked it. 

He got a man who could sketch 
well enough and set him in a win- 
dow to draw from a concealed model, 



With a lot of outside stuff being fitting, in such a pose aS permitted 

taken up .tp,.make up -for short .the crowd a full view of -the sketch, 

schedules, it would seem to be a Figures were lightly clad girls and 

good time to educiate the patrons f'^o™ where he sat the artist could 
to the idea that because a picture Nook behind the curtain which hid 

Jjicks^ big^tar_name It_c an_ _be the girl. A sign jpn;_the _curtain_itt 

"^goodl: ^rhe-.Vefcy-- SaFisfac ariSoiihced that., it -would be' 

tertainment is found in the lower drawn every 15 minutes., 

liats with good ensemble -work re- Promptly ' on the quarter hours 

-placing the star's efforts. Some- the artist rose and pulled back the 

times the story is much more even, curtains, disclosing a lot of adver- 

When one of these stories come tising for the current feature at the 

along it isi apt to sell to small busi- theatre, and a small lay figure 

neas the first day and build up draped in a bit of gauze, 

through personal advertising. That's Plenty of people who got stung 

tough on a two-day run and tougher brought their friends around. Gag 

with a daily change. If the audi- wa.s dead by the end of the first 
enc6 can be trained to re.spond to I day, but it had .served its purpo.se. 



Grinnell, la. 
Colonial theatre,; owned: and op- 
erated for 10 years by Lawrence 
West, , has been , acquired . by the - A. 
H; Blank i h teres ts at Des Moines. 



Los Angeles. 
Zack Harris has taken over the 
Glassell, nabe pic house, from Al 
Hansen, 



•Burlington. Ia. 
Central States Theatre Corp. has 
started switch of managers. Harold 
D. Barnes, managing Palace, to take 
over Capitol at Clinton, and Law- 
rence Wegener .coming ■ to manage 
Palace from Clinton liouSe. 



— ' PlattevUle. Wis. 

Chris Caeredes. owner of the. Gem. 
theatre.-^-^has-taken-bver^the^house/' 
Edward J. Wiseman; manager, haiv- 
Ing resigned to enter other fields. 

Tucson, Arl^, 
Roy Drachman now manager of 
Fox, replacing Rlfton Rogers, 



Houston. 

Consolidation of publicity and ad- 
vertising of former Publlx and RKO 
theatres here places Jack Chalman. 
former publicity man for Publix, In 
charge of exploitation for Metro- 
politan, Majestic, klrby and Queen 
theatres. Homer Jordan Is assist 
ant. ' 

The show houses, now operating 
under receivership out of Dallas, 
remain unchanged otherwise as to 
personnel. 



Los Angeles. 
. Frank Uiman has tjaken over the 
Rosebud, in the Central avenue col- 
ored district. Lease Of this hoiise 
was recently disaffirmed by " irbx- 
West Coast. 



San Francisco. 
Frank R. Newman Is again back 
as a Fox -West Coast manager, re- 
turning to the Grand Lake, Oak 
land. 

i'^oTows George Roesch, who goes 
into the Oakland . Parambunt as 
p.a., while Frank . Burhans is In as 
manager; moving from the Or- 
pheum. Ed Sullivan comes In from 
Vallejo to the Orph. 

Other F-WC shifts are Fay 
Reeder Into the California, Sari 
Jp.se, from Stockton; Ray Duddy 
from Salinas to Stockton, with 
Harry Hun.suckfer Ihto the Salinas 
Job. 



Summer Colors 

If you want something that will 
knock the. observer's eye out and 
still look cool and. inviting* try a 
brlgh't green On . a glossy white 
ground, for your sljsns. Almost as 
good as yellow on red and not as 
torrid, but green should be bright 
and light, though riot too light 
Dress up a lobby with a complete 
I suite of signs In this combinatioa 
arid you can. ease up on the air con- 
ditioner the place will look So cool. 

There is a coriibihatton of a light: 
purple, Just off the lilac, arid a pea 
green that will give more delicate 
effects. If a more quiet lobby Is de- 
sired, but until the frost hits the 
pumpkin again, there's nothing to 
beat the green and white. 

Deep blue on a greenish light blue 
can be made to suggest ah icy back^ 
ground, and light blue let^er^ against 
a very faint pink is another good 
coriiblnatiori that docjs not heat up. 

Strong reds arid yellows should 
be omitted from lobby displays until 
the snow flies, and it's an inviting 
stunt to drop the cross lobby ban-< 
ner down to within eight feet of the 
paveriient and light from behind 
with plenty of rose -colored bulbs. 
If you use spots, use steel, light 
blue arid pink mediums arid lay off 
the strong purples and reds. 



New York City, 
hlanhattan Playhouses has closed 
four of Its theatres foif' the summer, 
the Regun, Stadium, Florence, and 
Clinton. All managers but Nat 



Los AngeliQs. 
Fox- West Coast managerial 
changes as follows: Roy Drachman 
replaces Willard Osbofne at • the 
Fox, Tucson, Ariz., Osborne replac- 
ing^ Way ne^Dalllard-iat-^the--Fox,^ 
PhowHX " Ariz."' Jack Ryan' goes 
into the Virginia. Vallejo. Cal., re- 
placing Harry Hunsucker, who in 
turn replaces Ray Duddy at the 
California, Salinas. Diiddy goes to 
the Fox California, Stockton, in 
place of Fay S. Reeder, who re- 
places VI. J. Sullivan at the Call- 
forla, San Jose. Harry Dennv i.s 
replacing Morse Rabwln at the Gra- 
nada, Wilmington, while Rabwin in 
on a tbree wcck.s' leave of ab.sfnc-c 



Ulnsion 

Mental suggestion often helps- 
more than actual fact In selling the 
patron, and One • manager has capU 
tallzed this jby creating his own 
breeze for the lobby. He picked up 
an air compressor In a second-hand . 
^machinery shop and he has the 
sides and front 'of his lobby pipeil 
for air, with an opening every . foot 
. _ Still . days the . compressor is run 
and keeps in motion the artificial' 
vines, Chinese wind bellis and light' 
drapes r which cfell' the lobby from 
late May until mid- September. 

The sight of the fluttering decQ-V 
rations seems to pull more transient " 
business than the. location has ajiiy 
right to expect. People stop, mop 
their foreheads and slip up to the 
box office, feeling that here, at. last, 
is a coOl spot on a warm day. 

The Interior Of the house is kept 
well cooled, too, but that piped atr 
does more selling than all the argu-^ 
ments he could bring to bear about 
thO refrigerating plant. 

Picnic Napkins 

If you run to paper napkins tot 
standing -ads-atrthe~soda- barB~a'rid — ^ 
lunch counters, contact all Sunday 
Schools, organizations and clubs 
with an offer to* supply napkins for 
their outings. Some house bosses 
go further than this and supply ap- 
rons for the refreshment workers; 
a service that's mxith appreciated. 
One bought at wholesale a stock of 
aprons Such as are supplied at beef- 
steak dinners, had them-priMted.Tl>~' 
with a straight house ad ending in 
■This week' and stencils in the cur-, 
rent title as required. 

Cost IS not great, but the adver- 
tising value Is strong, for most of 
the workers carry them home and 
use them around the house for weeka 
afterward. 

Another iiOuse has a water cooler 
constructed of a barrel set Into n 
box for Ice. Lettered - on att'Ioiir" 
sides foi: the theatre. It Is kept at 
the favorite picnickirig spot, but 
moved oyer to other locations on 
request; Ice company has a standing ~ 
deal to supply the Ice In return for 
. mention on the Sign. 

Tricky Gags 

tr «... Portland, Ore. 

,^ Homer Gill got results - for.-Par'«: 
^^\f. ™f«s?*<>n' at Jhe Liberty 
by dolling up his lobby with distort- 
ing carnival mirrors. B, O. line had 
to stand In the mirror angle, and It 
gives laughs. Got attention outside 
the house. 

Doorman controlled skirt lifting 
air Jet in the entrance. Had to use 
good Judgment to avoid offense in 
the wrong places. But, used with 
dlscretipn, the old gag still works. 

Lobby done up. in carnival etyli* 
and picture exploited' as 'Laugh 
Week.' Gill got results on this angle 
where Ordinarily a quiet week's bis 
was In order. . Cost was mirror 
rental from local . amusement park. 
Estimate b. 6. boosted about, 20%. y 

living Sign Eevived 

Pittsburgh. 
. Warner Brothers gave 'Gold lJig- 
1,'er.s of 1933,' rtow current at the 
Stanley, the biggest splurge on rec- 
ord here. In addition to lO.OQO 
shcetis of billboard paper, house' took 
considerable extra space in the 
newspapers;'ope.ning^jTqrgasc3r=nlgttt^ 
ahead of regular opening with 
gala, premiere. 

Above marquee was constructed a 
liuge fla.'jh sign, spelling out 'Gold 
Diggers,' and standing In.slde cacli 
one. of- the rai.sed letters was a 
Uvo bathing beauty. Pittsburgh's 
Mayor Jforron unveiled the living 
billboard, with qity onicial's prcs- 
fMioe bolng good for extra ne\v.spapec 
ansu'C. In afldif ion, five gal.s with neo-. 
(Continuc'd on p.age 38) 



20 



VARIETY Tuesday, J«nc 13, 1938 



picture 



what ifou will of a 
this one meets every test ! 



mm: 



WARNER BA7CTER, better dian he 
!*42nd Street." EUSSA LANDI, a fiery flame of tickle beauty. 
VICTpR JORY, suave and sure of his technic. MIRIAM 
JORDAN9 sleeic, silken and seductive. 



r A free-and-easy playboy ivho fooled almost 
every woman but hiis wife. From the Broadway stage smash. 

ROAAANCEe a two-fisted man's man who^ 
knew what he wanted and a beauty who wasn't so sure. 



■ir 



% Dialogue sparkling with merri- 
ment . • • rollicking^ rough-house action. 

SPECTACLE 

« A luscious, lavish eyeful 
of tantalizing ladies in *T%e Dame of the Maidens," 



I Supreme thrill of motion 
-pictures:, in-^the— terrific Bouldier_J>am_sequence.- 



m 




WARNER 



ELISSA 






MIRIAM 



JORY 



lORDAH 



Directed by Henry King qnd William Cameron Menzies 
From the ploy by Molly Rtcordel and William Du Boi$ 



A FCMClpicruiii 




Tuesdayt June 13, 1933 



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VARIETr 



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hdie s Unique Court Plea for 12 
1st Runs Tied Up by Publix Turned 
Down, but hdie Gels 40 2d Runs 



MfnneapoUa, June 12. 
Purchase o£ 12 mord flrsNr^n 
pictures than are. hecessaty for three, 
theatres does not CQnstltute 'over 
buylngr,' accordlnir to the opinion 
handed down by the federal court 
In. Its capacltjr as_ receiyeir fof the 

' Minnesota Ainusemient company, the 
Publix Northwest circuit in receiver- 

.ship.. 

The opinion emanated in i^sponsei 
to a plea by Joseph Friedman, owner 
atrd operator of the Tower" theatrd. 
Independent St. Paul loop first-run 
house, |||j»t .the: court dir.eQt its rep 
.resehtaiMye, ' William . Hamm, to turn 
over some of the fllm product tied 
up by Publix to the Tower to enable 
It to continue operating ia opposi- 
tion to the Publix theatres. 

While declining to reqiulre Publix 
to share any of its first-^ruir product 
with jEYiedman, the court grranted 
the latter relief to the extent of 
orderlher Publix to relinquish 40.sec-^ 
pnd runs to the latter. Publix is 
..9y®rJ^usht for aecpnd-runs In St.. 
Paul to this extent, the court iield. 
Selection of these pictures will not 
be left to Piiblix, but must be made 
In rotation according to order of. re- 
lease, the court specified. 

'Leeway 

'Twelve first-run pictures in ex- 
cess of actual requiremients -are not 
an bver-a.b'uridahce ' for the" three 
Publix loop first-run theatres in St. 
I?aul/ the . court ruled, 'Some lee-. 
Vay must be left in case pf emer- 
gency and to "permit choice of "at- 
tractions to a certain degree.* 

Because iao actual evidence had 
...been off ered. .and it was npt acting 
as a trial court, the . court refused 
to pass on Friedman's charges that 
Publix and some of the leading film 
exchanges were guilty of conspiracy 
In restraint of trade and unfair com 
petition, it accepted the Publix 
claim that it had been negotiatifig 
for Warner product before It knew 
that Firledman would take the Tower 
-theatre away from it^ Friedman had 
claimed that Publix grabbed up this, 
product af ter his decisipn to operate 
his own theatre, although it already 
had indre picturect than it' n^ded. 
He charged that Publix simply 
wished to make It difficult for him 
to obtain sufficient first-rate pic- 
tures. 

Another Friedman allegation was 
that Publix had bought pictures for 
the Tower while knowing It would 
■-not have the- -house-aind- that prac- 
tically all the leading first and sed- 
bnd-run product was corralled. He 
Bought particularly to have Warner 
pictures and films bought for the 
Tower turned over to him. 

As a result of the ruling, Friedman 
may use second-runs along with 
first-runs henceforth. He has had 
some first-run United Artists and 
Universal pictures. 



FEES FOR RECEIVER 

Mountain States Corp. in Bath for 3 
Mpnths— May Turn Back Houses 



Denver, June 12. 
Wilbur • Nenyton^-receiver-'for the 
Mountain States Theia,tre corpora- 
tion, was granted a salary of $3,150, 
and bis attorney was given a fee of 
$1,000, for the period a little less 
than three.._mpnths _ the .. corporatiQix 
was under their care. The Moun- 
tain States is a Publix subsidiary, 
The United States court judge 
will .decide Wednesday on proper 
rentals for the theatre properties 
while under receivership.. This week 
the trustees, are to determine 
whether to attempt a reorganlza- 
tipn or to turnjthe houses back to 
the owners, 



If Unions- 
San Francisco, Jund 12. 

Fox-West Coast was all set to 
return stage shows to Its nabor- 
hood El CaPltan on June 23, but 
unsatisfactory union prices are 
holding , up the switch. 

If and when It happens, 
O'Neill wlll a^raln produce, iising a 
.line of her own girls, and a stage 



Hpyt Doing An Oricf 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Harry O. Hojrt is at Metro to 
pound out an original. 

It 'will be produced by the Lucien 
Hubbard unit. 



Coast Tide Changes 



New handle for lilfe Worth Iilr- 
Ing,' Will Rogers' feature at Fox!* is 
'There's Always Tomorrow.* 

Metro switched title of its auds 
short starring Ted Healy from 'Beer 
Garden' to 'Beer and Pretzels.* 

Ticketii for Two,' Utle of first 
Ijaurel 'and Hardy Pomedy of the 
new season. 



Contracts 

Badio lifted the option of H. W. 
Hannenian; writer. 

Another; year at Warners for 
Sheridan Glbney, scenarist, whose 
option has been exercised. 

Robert Barrat signatured a termer 
at Warners, following his work In 
Lilly Turner' and 'Heroes for Sale.' 

Fox did a pick-up on the options 
of Boots Mallory and Raul ttoullen. 



BACHELDER IS LIKELY 
AS TEC-ART RECEIVER 



lids Angeles,' 
At a hearing scheduled before U. 
S. District Judge George Cosgrave 
late today,, .a recelvdrr In bank- 
ruptcy for 'Tec -Art Studios, inc., will 
be appointed. Indica,tions are that 
H. K. Bachelder, secretary . of the 
Motion Picture Credit association, 
will be named. 

Harry Sherman^ now operating 
the studio for J. W« Clune, dwiier, 
expects to have , all the sherUf s 
chased off the lot and sound prdof- 
ing of a silent stage completed- in 
three weeks, with studio open again. 
Latest attachment on the equip- 
ment owned by Tec- Art was fPr de- 
linquent taxes. ' ' 

Glune had previously lifted- his 
own attachment on the equipment 
to permit its being sold to pay back 
salaries to former employees. 



Fihi Colony Drive to 

Clear Hospital Debt 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Release of ^Innocence of Youth,' 
long held In the vaults of the Royal 
Laboratory because of film union 
equities. Is. the first step taken by a 
group of screen promlnents In a 
campaign to lift a 1207,000 debt oS 
the li. A, Free Conisumptlve' Hos- 
pital. 

Mpye was led by Phil Goldstone. 
who axranged for distribution and 
guaranteed the workers equities^ in 
sale of pic. Laboratory in turn 
agreed to turn over 10 percent of the 
gross to the hospital, 

Angels from Dixie 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Angels are coming all the way 
from Louisiana these days; with 
Mace Kaylor, a tractlon-king-pln in 
that state, bjr.'ing Vin Moore for a 
series of shorts made from old films. 
Each subject will deial with pne 
specific star^ the producer believing 
that this idea will give a marquee 
billing possibility. 

Shorts are beliig assembled at 
Metropolitan. 



RKO's New Series 

Hollywood. Juine 12. 
'The Vdrking girl' series of shot ts 
which George Stevens will meg fpr 
Radio as yet untitled, is in prepara- 
tion with Stevens and Fred Gulol 
writing the story. 

■ June Brewster, Carol Tevls and 
Shirley Chambers, have been cast 
for top spots. Louis Brock will pro- 
duce. 



Xoy Heads 'China Seas' Cast 

Hollywood, June 12. 

'Chltia Seas' is now set on Metro's 
production chart, after having been 
taken off . thd shelf by Al Lew:In. He 
Is supervising.. 

Myrna Loy is cast as an Oriental 
in the Chinese story. Clarke Gable 
will do the lead If he Is available. 
G. Gardner Sullivan is adapting. 



Nathanson Drops Thomas 



Ottawa, June 12. 
In the re-Canadlanization of Fa- 
mous Players Canadian under the 
new N. L. Nathahsdn regime, one 
of the first to go was H. M. Thomas, 
western division manager, replaced 
by Harry Dann, formerly of Mont- 
real. Records of the Canadian De- 
partment of Immigration and Cdlon- 
Ization, Ottawa, show, however^ that 
Thpmas took out his Ca-nadian nat- 
uralization papers some months ago, 
but this was apparently ignored. 
Thomas was formerly with the A. 
H. Blank Enterprises In Nebraska. 
His plans for tbe future have not 
been made'known; 



SEPJ. 1 SET AS 
CLEAMPON 
F-WC 



Los Angeles, June 12. 
Reorganization of Fox- West Coast, 
though making marked head'^ay, is 
not expected ta be definitely set un- 
til. Sept. 1, with the new* setup em- 
bracing between 100 and 125 houses, 
mostly in California, with few 
scattered Idcatldns in Arizona, Mon- 
tana and Oregon. 

Approximately 60% set, is the 
way Charles Skouras» operating, 
head of F-rWC, sizes up the reor- 
ganization plan, after a survey of 
houses already lined up and those 
for which dekls are in progress. . 

Skouras' statement is baged on 
the assumption that Skouras Bros, 
will acquire the remnants of the 
bankrupt circuit When liquidation 
is finally completed by the trustees, 
of which he is one of the trio. 

Presently, there are 102 houses In 
the Fox- West Coast setup, not In- 
cluding the nine. United Artists 
houses which aire returning to 
F-WC operation after being dumped 
several months ago as unprofitable 
ventures. In- addition to these 
houses, tentative deals are on for 
acquisition of other houses In Cali- 
fornia, and possibly one or two- in 
the Northwest.- 

~ BeorganTzIHo Plans "^"^ 
Spyros iSkouras, president of 
F-WC arrived hero Friday night for 
extended conferences with Charles 
Skouras and the other trustees; 
planning to remain here possibly 
t\nro weeks in. an attempt to work 
out circuit reorganization plans. 

Witii' more than 60%. of the pres- 
ent F-WC houses in the profit -mak- 
ing class, and many of the others" 
showing spdradle profit weeks, trus- 
tees in bankruptcy express them- 
selves as satisfied that. Uquldatidn 
of the defunct circuit wlU be worked 
out before the end of summer, pav- 
ing the way for & complete new set- 
up with Skouraa Bros, again at the 
helm.. 



Bacic to Nature 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Wells Root and Cyril Hume are 
adapting 'Green Mansions' at Radio. 
It's the back-to-nature novel: 



P-P Stock Guarantee Deak Told 
About at Hearing for Trustees: 
Par Went Panicky Over RCA 



BANKER HEADS CRItS 



Bahn's Syracuse Society Holds An- 
nual Election 



" Syracuse, N. T„ June 12, 
" Jacdb~Blds3 was eldcted president 
pf the Cinema Critics club, pioneer 
.fan organization under newspaper 
sponsorship. Bloss, yOung banker, 
succeeds Mrs. Ella R. Jost. The fan 
club— was— established in Januai^, 
1927, as a. prdmotional venture by 
the local 'Herald'^' dramatic editor, 
Cheister B; Bahn. It has flourished. 

Other officers for the new Tri-C 
year; 

yice-presidents, Paul Balles, Mrs. 
Marie Koppenhafer, Victoria iSchott; 
secretaries, Irene S. Bahn and 
Eleanor , Kinney; treasurer, Donald 
Axe; historian, Louise D. Mcintosh; 
directors, Edward Wood, Walter P. 
Mcintosh, Mrs. Jost. 



SUPER NEWSREEL TITLE 
THIS IS AMERICA' 



Washington, June 12, 

'This Is America,^ featured pro- 
duction- pf - the Beekman Film- -Cor- 
poration, was given a preview in 
the auditorium of the National 
Press Club Saturday night before a 
distinguished andlence; 

Produced by Frederick XjHman, 
Jr., a,nd edited by Gilbert SeMes, 
with a musical score by Dr. Hugo 
RIesenfeld, 'This Is America' Is^a 
complete full-length newsreel, done 
in the grand manner, showing the 
high spots in American history since 
the World War. Fifteen years of 
vigorous activities aire' crowded 
within the running space of 81 
minutes. 

Ullman and Seldes have done 
rather a fine Job In assembling these 
scenes. The picture stands as the 
super-newsreel. 



Monogram Readying Four 
Yarns for Sununer Slate 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Four stories are in preparation at 
Monogram for summer production. 
'King Kelley of the U.S.A.' being 
adapted by Howard Higglns and 
John Krafft, and. 'The Ape,' Al De- 
Mohd adapting, are .scheduled for 
July filming. 

•The Ghost of John Holllng,' 
Edgar Wallace novel, is being 
whipped into screen «hape by 
Wellyn Totman, and will -be re- 
leased as 'Mystery Liner.' Tristram 
Tupper is doing an untitled original. 

Monogram currently has . a pro- 
duction peak of four picture^, and 
an equal number to start within 
three weeks. Going in are 'Sensa- 
tion Hunters,' 'Devil's Mate,' 'Sing- 
in' Sandy' and 'Galloping Romeo.' 



J. J. 






Ordered Back to Cleveland to Straighten 
Jam With Merchants 



Cleveland, June 12. 

Questlpn of what to do with 
perishable vlctualii In the lobby of 
the Palace, local RKO spot, has Im- 
pelled the RKO higher uppers to 
request J. J. Franklin, brother of 
Harold B. Franklin, to return to this 
tdwn. He resumes where he left 
off only a week or so ago. He was 
Intended to <take over management 
of fhe Albee, iBrOoklyn, for RKO. 

J. J. hid gone to New York for 
that= very= Albee -purpose.^ '=:He-"ha:d= 
even looked over the Brooklyn house 
and started on some changes when 
the Cleveland call hied him back. 
Back of the victual prdblem is what 
are Cleveland butchers, grocers, et 
al, to do about that Industrial Ex- 
position they are holding In the 
Palace lobby. 

This expo is J. J.'s scheme and 
Cleveland merchants went for the 
idea, agreeing to buy 2,000 tickets 



weekly for four weeks, just as a 
boost for the theatre. In return 
they could sell their meats, onions 
and what else In the Palace theatre 
lobby. 

Admission to the eipo Is free, but 
froni the expo into the show a cusr 
tdmer must pay. What Is ailing 
the merchants around is the ex> 
pectatioh of 60,000 customers dally 
for the expo when their first day 
only totaled a gross expo biz of 
under $300, 

"^Fortfid^kiaTdlksrTrwS nPtlcea/ 
that sintio the expo ppencdi only 
a handful of those free customers 
d<icldcd to visit the show. That 
makes it about an even break be- 
tween the merchants and the the- 
atre. 

It was felt that RKO's way to do 
right by the merchants was to send 
J. J- back to Cleveland, where he 
could give the expo thing his per- 
sonal and expert supervision. 



Paramount at one time was afraid 
of radio, partly because df rCA's 
entrance into the amusement busi- 
ness by way of RKO, but now those 
worries are gone. Par even cpn- 
sidered creating its own radio net^ 
work; with dlscus^idnB ' in ^ this "di- 
rection mainly between Adolph Zu^ 
kor, Sidney R. Kent, Jesse L. Lasky 
and Ralph Kohn. all of whoni feared 
what radio and RCA's ttioves might 
mean. , , 

This was revealed by Raljph Kohn 
to the. trustees of. Paramount Pub- 
lix at a meeting tp; 'determine tbe 
nature of the Par 'deal aicquiring 
60% interest in CBS on the stock 
repurchase plan 'aind sisallar trans- 
actions in annexing theatre chains, 

Kohn stated that everyone in Par 
was worried about- the radio thing 
back in 1929 when RCA, then owing 
National . Broadcasting" Systeq), in- 
directly went into pictures and 
formed RKO. -Par execs had reason 
to believe the amusement biiBiness 
would follow a - new trend partlcu- ; 
larly in connection with artists who 
Would be sign6d to work exclusjive-' 
ly in pictures; vaude and radtd,. 
Kohn stated. 

He added that if Par -could - not / 
offer, these three-way contracts, as 
RCA-l^iBC-RKO' could. It would be 
.pliaced -atQa, distinct disadvantage, • 
hence the Cbs. i»urcha^e. : By . the 
spring of last year. Par _was con- 
vinced' Its fears were " Ihcdrrect. so 
determined to turn- back" the rCBS 
'50% stock interest It had takdn aa.- 
protectlon. 

In this case Par guessed wrong 
to the extent of some profit; -'jECohn 
did ndt mention how much in the 
aggregate was In Par's favor after 
the whole transaction was washed 
up. ' ■ ' 

Original agreement, executed wttb 
William S. Paley, pres. pf DBS, was . 
on June 13^ 1929. Par got 66,000 
shares of CBS stock and- in turn Is- 
sued its. oWn stock, under the re- 
purchase agreement to .the extent of 
58,823 shares fOr presentation by 
CBS between March 1\ and 10, lf08 
atrJSB a~-8harer~Ar"pfoylHlpn 'unaer ; 
the repurchase agreement was that 
the net of CBS for the year Sept.8, 
1929 to Sept. 6, 1930 should not be 
less than $2,000,000. It was was in 
excess of this figure, CBS balance- 
sheets showing a net of |2,960,0QO 
from Aug. 31;1929i to AUg. 314930. 
During its interest in CBS Par re- 
ceived dividends of $1B9,750. 

Under the turnback .deal of March 
7, 1932, Par sold its CBS stock three 
ways, to Columbia Broadcasting 
Co., Parkhold Corp. anp William S. • 
Paley, . personally, a:rtd associa-tes, 
repurchasing stock in return to 
amount pf 27,202 shares at $85 and 
also receiving dividend eharPs. 

In connection^ "with laying these 
and theatre i^tock repurchase deals 
on the Federal 'record, trustees 
Stated the condition of •. the Par 
stock at the time of the contracts. 
When the CBS interest was ac- 
quired 50%, with stock eruaranteed 
at $86, it was selling at $63. At the 
time of repurchase it was $10. 

S. S. Izekks, pf Root, Clark, 
Bucker &^ Ballantine, attorneys for 
the P-P trustees, went into' coh-i.. 
Bidefabie detail in questioning Kohn 
on stock repurchase deals acquir-' 
ihg control of the Marks Bros. 
(Continued on page 30) 



FLT Drops Demand 
To Include Editors; 
Cutters in Union 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Film Laboratory Technicians' 
union has dropped Its insistence that 
the fllm editors and cutters be iri- 
cluded in any deal the union makes 
with the producers. - 

Union wired Pat Casey ih New 
"JTork of the acceptance of tftrj prd- 
posed minimum wage scale for 
lab= warlrcrs,^WhIcli-^ 
up when the union representktives 
walked «ut on the recent XATS.E- 
producer conclave because the latter 
refus&d recognition of the editors 
and cutters, who are a part of that 
local. 

P]ditor-cutt.er situation Is on the 
itl.ro ^or fu.rther debating when 
N'ioholaa .Sc;honrk j,'Ot« here in the 
noxt two wcelcs to ijo over existing 
labor diff'^rencos. 



VARIETY 



Tuesdny, June XZi 1933 



Wftit *?ltol,* V*' 



DINNER AT t»CHT ' 

MCM George GuWor 

.....George 5. t^a" Frances' Man 

- WuUam Dar^iels 



DirecViOP r ■ 

pjay by— ^_ .wii"-— - 

^hbebe fj>^*f\;irvaughn. . ^ ^xxjcc attractions 

^__3et^ord. H^Ula ^^^^^^ greatest ]>ox^Siwv^ 

Vy/hat should l^^^^f u^en^asW^^^^^ 
of Wern Htt^es, has J^^en J ^ Se\zn.ck . t^^^^ 

^^^^^^^^ ""^ 

t?s a great attract on, a sa ^ ^^^3, 



I 



^S^S^^:Ho^ of .he best bV.s ^ --^^^^^ 
With th^P^^'V^^d^^e^byl*^^ 



f^rit^'player .s. - -^-^ F,orn ^^^J-I^^cJe; without takir^ 

m this g'^^lf/brigh parties or rnore out- 

Dressier as the brignvw ^ any ot tne t, _ 

S.ay one <^"r^^^ , u ^ worth the price 

standing parts^ g.rl does trbupe! it .s wor . 

How that Dr/,^f3;e^and hear »^er read the^^^^ '! SSl 

Reviewer, who couia have g ..jvebeen 
is Miss Dressier- thev both go iri^o oi „ says that 

* Harlow tells Dff »f^„',VSd of a book ^ The. .T«n^ V 

reading a booW. ^* °i'^''^Si cH^^'^^^^' 

l^rvarhincry wiH taKe ^"^^ down, and 

Ks her up and down -^^^^^^ ^orry about. ^^3^:been 
picture star. Uttie , 



With theT»cT";.*''..r' *uercby littmg '^Jl^'x^^ 
tion wme at the f.^.^*^^^^^^^ ^^^I'uTdfrec ion. one that 
Sait^ment than-ws^JM . job with his dire^t^PJ^.^p^^^a^t 
George Cuicor |%andling a "sVo^ J^^*^eaXother. 

v,o Jd §e ha/d t^^^^^^^^ is a job 

SSlt'SlSSrrS) no?^^^ *^at ten^arj^nt Cu^^^ 

^fn addition to the, Ob ofha^^^^ ^^arrativf e^^^,?^^^^^^^ 

another called for every ,^,eptionaily fir^c direc 

rectors laci<. „ j^^^ as an e^cep ^.rectors as 

' P"t*y'nnerAtt.gm^rW 
toriai job and P'ace v." . « Uw this time to 

result of it; ,^ . ^^^^ably too well Hn^;^" 'Kg hit in New 

The story i^se^^ JelUn^ Th« P'^^ ^JSiny ^weVt „ 
r>eed space out like a 

^o'*^- "^^^fll'-Shf But the fact r^^^^^^^ out of .t 

it at great le"Jg"^hrA4 have made a Ferber did as a 

'g^re thumb^thar MCM hav Kaufman and E^na ^e^ ^^^^^ 

^an Sam Harris. George ^ave oee ..j^-^per At 

fer^^P^tureW-ll be giver, more enter 
^±'JLl.^ ... ..«.melv. fine photograp 



„ghf asa picture v...."-o ,^ .-.ne photographic 

paid to see- . . , extrernely fine 6 ^^j, 

^ William Daniels, w^^l^fdj^'^^mes e?e a treat, 

accomplishments "^he sets by Hobe }<y"^^^ ^\\ those 

;ra!^a1h:J:^ n- r^^^^^^ 



P ■: C T 



ES 



VARIETY 



2S 




Downtown' Advantage May Be Cause 
Of Indie s Mono s Leap to Hays End 



storm of protests, that Ikionogram, 
by considering the Hays offer, .to 
becqmie a special member of the otr 
ganlzatlon, Is a traitor to the caii^e 
of picture independence. It Ig serv- 
ing to record the first definition of 
'independence' .a^ applied to the in- 
dustry and also to provide some reia,- 
sons, why the Hays flaig Is. a more 
deslra,ble- ensi 

The biff " appeal in a Hayslari af- 
filiation to Mono is being able to 
look at the business from the inside. 
From all indl<::ations Mono has about 
made up its mind' to join. The de- 
-ctalon is-3ust"a-fdf maiity; : - - - 

Mono sees a chance through Hays 
-to get^ recognition -downtown, if fot 
no oth€r reason than th6 additlohal 
prestige which it Is cbu'ntlnff upon. 

Like the world had a beglnriing 
so, Monogram is reasoning with 
some of the complaihln.^ Indies and 
publishers of ail -indie house organs, 
the Hays organization had to have 
a beginning; 

Steppi 

And how did it.have-a' beginnirig? 
Ray .Johnson, M;pn.o president', anr 
swers: 'Through the independents.' 

J phhsbn doesn't feel' that Mono Is 
doing anything different from Co- 
lumbia,/ Universal, Warners and the 
others; As they Inct-eased In size 
they slipped, under the Haysian 
"Ving,.. Ajnd now, askig. Johnson, why 
ehotildn't Mt>no, thoroughly Initiated 
. in . the business of an indie, iayail' 
Itself oi an opportunity to =• step Into 
the major class; 

At no time In Its^iiistory-have.-In'- 
die exhibs rushed to g;lve' Mono 
bookings just because it was ain in- 
die, comnients Johnson. • That it is 
set -for the Hays routine, doesn't 
mean that circuit houses ai^e SPl^V^^ 
to open up their bookIng;p., John- 
son, in observing this, concedes thdt' 
after all it's the picture. 



Smitii Pial(^[mg 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Jules White has just completed 
'Fine Feathers,' technicolor bird 
short, for Metro. Pete Smith is di- 
aloging for the Oddities series. 

•Happy Warriors,' fot which 
WWte wen^t to. ■ tbeij^^ . Jn.- 

aiah reservation at Smoky Moun- 
tain,. N. C, to film, has been dialoged 
by Smith, and is ready for release. 
Oricr-reeler showia an Indian ball 
^amci similar to . la crossei. 



Studio Placements; 



Laura Hope Crews, 'JRafter f 
mance,' Radio. 

Lou Breslow. Jack Jevne, Arthulr 
-Ripley- to adapt, land Alfred-Werkerr 
borrowed from Fox, to^ direct 'Joe 
PaloQka,' Edward Small-UA. 

Fi>ancii9 Hylahd to write Two 
Sons,' U.. 

Ethel Hill rewriting 'Fury of the 
j.jrungle,' , Col. 

David Manners, 'Devil's lii Love,' 
Fox. 

Charles Irwin, Desmond Roberts, 
Ralph Bellamyi 'Fog Bpund,' Radio. 

Lai Chian Mehr, 'Death Watch,' 
Radio. 

Dorothy Lee, untitled Wheeler and 
Woolsey, Radio. 

Rlchey Craig, four-week writing 
assignment, Warners. 

Eleanor Faire, Montague Shaw, 
Clarissa Selwyn, 'Lady for a Day,' 
Col. 

Nydla "Westmari, 'Way to Lo««».' 
Par. 

Philip Fayersham, 'Female,' Warr 
fters. . 

Trying Cummlngs, to direct 'The 
Mad Game,' Fox. 

William K. Howard, borrowed 
from Fox to direct 'The Old Maid,' 
• Metro. 

Ted Healy, Jean Malm, 'Dancing 
Lady,' Metro. 

Elizabeth Allen, borrowed from 
-.Metro,_to replace .Mimi Jordan In 
'Shanghai Madness,' Fox. John 
•Blystone- directs.^'- . - 

Frank :^orzage, to direct 'There^s 
Always Tomorrow' (formerly 'Green 
pice'). Fox. 

Aline McMahon, 'Footllght Pa- 
rade, Warher. 

Neil Hamilton, . Mary Carlisle, 
Georgie Stone, 'Lilies of JBroadway/ 
UniviBrsal. ' . 

Herbert, Mundin,. Allen Fb^ 
'Shanghai Madness,' Fox. 

•Teddy Joyce; . '.fa,lent on Parade,' 

Maude Ebume, . Guy Kibbe, 'Hold 
Your Man,' Metro; 

Sterling Hollo way goes to Uni- 
versal for two shorts. 

Grover Jones and Wrti. lavens 
McNutt are doing the rewriting job 
on 'Gambling Ship,' Par. 

Sonya. Levlen, .screen treatment, 
and John Blystone to direct 'As 
Husbands Go,' .iPox; ot . 

Wellia Root and Cyril Hume are 
adapting. IGreen .Mansions' at.Radio. 

'Ch^iiiley Chan;s Greatest Chance' 
Ia=being--scrlpted^at-"For'byLester 
Cole and Marion Orth. Hamilton 
McFadden will meg, 
. narothy. Wilson,.. ' 
Radio. 

Josepliine Lovett, script, 'Laugh- 
ing Boy.t Metro. 

Ralph Morgan, Marian Nixon, 
Fiftie Ellslcr, Louise Dresser, Andy 
Devine, Howard . Lally, Berton 
Churchill, Dorothy Peterson, Charles 
(Jrapewin, Louise- Carter, Elizabeth 
Patterson, Tempe Plgott, George 
Humbert, Reginald Barlow, Roger 




Offers Protection 
ForNew Season 



Lbs Angeles, June 12. 
Tentative, clearance and price 
zoning for Southern California pic- 
ture houses has been worked but'j 
with the details to be perfected dur- 
ing the next two. months, to permit 
the protection .'Tiecom'lngf b'pei^tive 
a.t ,thfe start- 'off the.; n^W selling sea- 
son^ • ' * .• 
. ..ZUning.. will', be. based <5n .40c, 30c, 
25c,. 20c, ifec. and iOc admissions,, 
with a spedial ' zoning for exhlbs 
playing double' features and:' using 
two-for-one rackets at ■ the: "b.o. 
Houses,, coming under the latter 
classification will bef forced to folr. 
lo,w aU other theatres^ 'regardless .of 
.what admlsislon may. be charged. ' 

Movement to estabUsli, price zon- 
Ing.in this tertltory-j after two years, 
of almost, unres.tricted dating, was 
brought about' at tliie Instance of the 
Iniplependent Theatre Owners of So. 
Calif., with ail major dlstrlbs and 
Fox-Wfest Coast and otber" clrcultsr 
joining In the project.' 

Cpnsensus of opinion amohg ex- 
,iiibs *nd- /dlstrlbs Is. that thj9 pro- 
posed price zoning, will-, mark a for- 
ward step for the Industry in South- 
ern California, and will clarify the 
muddled situation that has existed 
between clr^cult and indie houses 
during the past yOar and a half, or 
since shortly after zoning and clear- 
ance was eliminated in. this terri- 
tory. 

New zoning plan, when finally 
adopted, will virtually eliminate 
double feature programs In all but 
the smaller of the subsequent run 
houses In the downtown section, as 
all . new deals for pictures will be 
based on the new setup. 



Toa Fast 



Hollywood, J'un© 12. 

Fornaer stage directort who 
pretends to know everything 
about pictures; was filming a 
scene that shifted about too 
:f^t for the cameras. An as- 
sistant: said; 

•i guess we'ii better wait un-i 
til later and take it In Akely.^ 
1 suppose so/ replied the 
inegger, 'But gee how I hate 
to work In those small towns.* 





MESS GROWING 



Metiro Buys Cropper 

Hollywobd, June 12. 
Milton Gropper goes from the 
paramount writing staff to Metro 
on a, deal whereby the latter buys 
the remainder of bis Par contract, 
having three weeks yet to go. 

Gropper recently returned to the 
studio, after a six weeks' leave of 
absence. He prevloply: Wbte ^ 
■treatnient.bn .^The Trumpet Blows,' 
for Al' Lewis supervision. 

:'Trumpet^ currently is on the shelf, 
although It Is ilkely that another 
story will be bought to go out under 
that title. Too much goriness In 
the bull fighting seqiiesnces put the 
original yarn among the dust. 



Imhof, Jessie Ralph, 'Life Worth 
LIving,» Pox. 
-Trtivor Bland, Reginald Mason, 
Margaret . Lindsay, Roger Imhot, 
'Paddy, the Next Best Thing,' Fox. 

Emll Chautard, 'The Devil's In 
Love,' Fox. 

Tammany Young 'I'm No Angel,' 
Mae West-Par. 

.Norman' Mark well and Ben 
Holmes, to . write script for Clark 
and MeCullough, 'Zum-Zum-Zum,' 
RKO. 

Sharon Lynn, Corothy Peterson 
and Barton McLane, 'Big Executive,' 
Par.' 

_Chick_Chandler jind Arline Judge^ 
'Flying Down tb"Rio,'"rtk6. 

Robert McWade and. Edward" Mc- 
Wad6, 'Flaming Gold,' RKO. 

Mildred - 'Cram- to write - screen 
play, 'Beautiful,' RKO. 

James Bush, 'The Doctor, Radio. 
I?aul Porcasl, 'FOotlight Parade,' 
WB. 

Arllne Judffe, Chick Chandler, 
"Flying Down to Rio,' Radio. 

William Gargan, 'Sweet Cheat,' 
Radio. 

Marjorle Rambeau, William Col- 
lier, Sr., 'Joe Palooka,' Small- UA. 



-""^-"Denver;' 
jFred . Schinltti Orpheum orohestra 
dii'ector, has posted guards around 
his home day and night as the result 
of the effort to bomb his home. The; 
bomb was thrown Irbin a passing 
auto, but was tossed Into the street' 
before it exploded. Schmltt goes 
.bome ijiightly in a police car, 
guarded; by four idetectlyes.. Schiftltt 
was fined $S06 and expelied from 
the ..^ musicians! . unlort. recently.:, on. 
charge^ (Df insuhordlnatloin and sit- 
tempted collusion. \ - 

The offices of the . operators" it'nd' 
stage hauds union were broken into, 
and $65 cash,: $300. in Jewelry and, 
$30. In office effects^ were stolen. The 
je.'s^iEslry -bjBlonisred *to George. Bray- 
field, president and business agent 
of. the stagehands. . Police. beiie.ved 
the robbery iiilght bave been looking 
for certain: records' of the Union 
^Y^^hiph were involved -In the- recent 
lockouts at- nlne< local- theatres.- 

The hearing on . the mandatory; 
writ Issued . by the district court 
will be hekrd June . 20. In this writ 
the theatre inahagers, Harry Huff- 
man, Jde' Dekker and Tony . Archer, 
were ordered to put the union meii 
bick to work pending an Investiga- 
tion and 30-day liotlce. The man- 
agers, refused and the union- fprped 
the state.' industrlai commission .to 
appiy-fbV i -^writ. The-theatre meii 
will argiie fbr. the dissolution of the 
writ, they dalmlhg the law does not 
ai>Ply to Industries not attect^d witb 
the publi c Interes t. , ^ ._ 

Sieat SlaiBhers 

Seats In the drpheum theatre are 
being slashed. Harry Huffman Is of- 
fering a reward of $100 or the ap' 
prehension of the guHtx_partIe.a __. 

Heretofore local theatre managers 
have arbitrated their differences 
with the union, or .have used thd 
facilities of the state Industrial cbm- 
mlssibn In the settlement of labor 
troubles. At present only 10 out of 
the 36 theatres In Denver are union. 
The state law provides a 30-day no- 
tice In strikes or lockouts. Penalties 
provided are $60 or six months in 
jail, or* both, for employees; $1,000 
or jail for six months, or both, for 
employers. Each day to constitute 
a separate offense. >■ 



Little Hope Is leftior Generally 
Op[M^ Studios Clearing House on 
Coast: Too Miidi Money andThinffs 



DeMille lliis Extras 



Holly wood, June 12. 
^Cecil B, DeMjllle was the virhite 
h"oi>e: of 'the ejctra fah.ks la&t 
his heavy calls fdr youthful talent 
on 'This Day and Age' (Par) being 
largely responsible for the 8,964 
talent, voucher total for the -week. 
—Means a- - j ump-bf- 200-b ver the-pre-r 
vlous stanza. 




'Innocence' in Title 

Columbia thought the title sound- 
ed top honky-tonk and a; little bit 
like one of those sex things for 
men only, so have changed 'Shall 
We Tell Our Children,' impending 
release, to 'What Price. Innocence;' 

In getting a line on picture and 
ohances, 'Cbl put it' to two test en- 
gagements, in Springfield, Mass., 
and. Huff alo, sending out men on It 



Los Angdles, I June 12. 
With bail of $6Q,00.(!| . t^duced ,tQ 
$5,00a, following their Indictment 
on charges, of conspiracy to com- 
mit' assault. Ernest 'W. Apperson, 
business agent; - ."and ' Thbrhai V W.- 
AtjmentrOut,. ass't biz. agent, of . 
A; Projeclioblsts local, "IBO, were 
released. The two men were In- 
dicted. JfoHowing the . stench bonib 
epideinic which has: been, harassing 
Southern, California theatrek' .f6r 
over four mbnths. . 

They will plead to the -indictment 
June 14 before Superior Court 
'J'udge Ci. .W. Frlcke. " ■- ■ 
. B,esldea the two union officials, 
lo' Jbhh Does and three Jane Does 
were also named In the Indictments, 
that" listed overt "abts, including the' 
attempted extbrtiort of • $29,50, yr^ek-^ 
iy frorii Harry Swan, mf^tiager of 
the ' Vermbrit .tbeatpe (indie • nabe) ,- 
by threats oif vlplenic'fe. " ' ''■ 
Bombings In 14 '■ picture houses 
charged In the Indictment.' 



L, A,:. Alhfimbra aftd Garfiel^, Al- 
hambra; Monterey, Monterey . Park* 
and "Wilshlre, Santa Monica. In.ad[- 
ditlon, nuhieroiis other circuit and 
Ihdie houses were bombed during 
the past several nionths. 



Agnew, Schaefer's Asst. 

Nell Agnew, Par's 'western sales 

manaiger, ta.keB a. new titl0 as as- 
sistant general dales chief for 
George Schaefer. With these! added 
duties Agnew dpea not relinqiulsh 
the -western post 



Metro Cohvehtion^ 

Kansas Cityj June' 12. 

The western, middle western and 
southern a.nnual sales conventions 
of the Metro-^Goldwyn-Mayer Film 
Company, will be held here June 28- 
2d, It Is expected that over a hun- 
dred salesmen will be present. 

Felix F. P^eist, E. M. Saunders, 
western sales' manager, and Tom 
Connors, southern' sales manager 
are announced to be In attendance. 

Next Dietrich Script 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Josef von Sternberg is back pn the 
Paramount lot, oa the. script of an 
original stpry In; which Marlpne 
■Dlbtrlch Is to be starred. 

Misai Dietrich Is expected back In 
September. 



HollsNvood, June 12. 

"The Service . Bureau, 

hatched at the Industry's Hollywood 
round ..table'" conferences last March 
to emancipate" 'the' urik'nowh~artisl . 
and at the sarhe time to free .major 
producers of agentry, has been ih- 
definltfely postponed. 
-OCJaatirtg i-asidie. present of 

this I: stitutlon was decided on by 
i^^.5^.X9''^:£?^ps after 
mltteeing arid" the di^cov^ry that its 
operation would cost the Industry 
$159,900 a year. Xlso entering into 
its present- demise wag the ' ques- 
tion Pf whether or not the bureau 
would be In accord with President 
Roosevelt's Industry recover^' plat- 
form. , . 

.In this regard It ' is telt tfi|t.t the 
bureau -Would be a detail .-.In the 
code which the industry will have 

-ta_aubnxit._tQ , Washingtoriv — - 

. .' . . .J. F^ur . .Pha/ses . 

H6ilywbod'^ .part of '" the industry " 
code is expected by production 'of- 
ficials i tb comprise .fp^ujLjectipusiHi 
iiroductJoh code, advertising code, 
labor agreement and geneifal arbi- 
tratipn. Execs figure the produc- 
tiom? code will be the easiest of the 
master code for all dep^rtmenits tp 
institute.. 

Coast executives, now'* fn New. 
York, say that Were th'ia bureau, 
with itia heavy expendituiie,- to bp. In- 
stalled now It would be in violation 
pf . the allT-ecbnomy-prograni- agreed 
to by all companies. 

In aiddltloh tp t^iese ' two chief 
reasons for abandoning the plan is: 
an admitted third . reason— that ia 
that the" people "already established 
as actors, directors and writers arp 
opposed to'. Qpening the gat6» for an 
influx of talent,'' 

. ' All . pfganlzations t'epresenting 
tajpnt Jifve, since Its Igluhiihingr gooe 



^as charged In the Indictment.' A^^jr-^ltri^^ 
hoiises Jisted-being.-the-Irisr Holiy-: 

wood. Western, Boulevard, KnoU. In ^"^ P'^"' ^® eniplbyee groups 



BtTBLEY GALS DT PlO 

Ilios Angeles, June 12. 
On a call from MCiM,' Jack King, 
pf the ..local RKO bbokiing ofilcesy 
supplied nine . old time burlesque 
chorines On short notice,. , 

Gals will be used in sequences ih 
'Danolng Ladles.' 



hdianapolis 



Downtowners and Nabers Make 42 days to 

18 Montlhs 



Indianapolis, June 12. 
After long wrangling,- operators of 
down-town deluxe houses have 
reached a tentative agreement with 
operators bf the nabes on 42 to 45 
d.ays' protection date. 

If any house-fllUng angles, such 
as family night, two for one, or spe- 
cial Inducementa^ are used, the pic- 
ture must have a nine months' dat- 



ing from the- tirtie it was ahown 
do wn town. Nabes o i)efratrri g 'at a 
5c prlco, are under an 18-month 
time restriction. An agreement to 
this effect has be^n reached by 
repfesontativcs oC both. sides and the 
papers a,re now In the hands of a 
lawyer to draw -up. 

This going Into effect, Loew'a Pal- 
ace will give up Its explij.qive run 
policy. 



. iplbyee groups 
of the Academy passed resolutions 
agaTns.r It; the. first 'article 'in the 
new code bf the Screett Writers' 
Guild wad that a member algnatory 
pledge- himself hot to do busihess 
through such a bureau, and further 
the agents agreed not to deaLwith 
prodcere. through a central body. 

Formulating of the plans for the 
bureau was put Into the hands of 
a committee consisting of B. B. Ka- 
hane, Jesse Lasky, who In turn gave 
the jbb of lining up the details to 
Jason Joy, formerly Hays attache 
and now an exec at Fox. Joy 
turned, in, his report two weeks afio. 
It called for an elaborate affair, 
which, besides handling the casting, - 
of all talent and the engaging' of- 
all directors and writers, would also 
.embrace, the duties now conducted 
by the call bureau. 

In addition the bureau would be 
used, according tb Joy's plans, for op- 
eration of all centralization schemes 
outlined at the producers' confer- 
ence^, sufch as the.__generdl loaning 
of sets, the. exchanging pf stories, 
the swapiping of players and the 
cbllective buying of material and 
supplies. 



Indie Co. takes Qver 

3; Houses in Linc<jn 

incoih. Neb., 
New supremacy appeared on .the 
Ipcal r theatre situatlpn when .the 
Independent Theatres, „ vice- 
l>res'ed by Carl Rard, .signed a 
lease with F. D. Eager for the. op- 
eration of Iberty and Orph" 
eum ..houses^ i-^ - v 

Liberty Is at ;present operating 
with hoke stock, but according to 
the lease, will be equipped with 
sound arid- ready to start with a 
picture policy by June- 26. Orpheurn 
will not cbmie to the independents 
unMl^Sepbi^lr— — ---Tr-' 
This:. puts- four 51 tf'ie" major the- 
atres in the hands of the Tndepend- 
ohts arid drop's "the dePade- supreme 
J. H. Cooper back with three. ..Ac- 
cording to stipulation in the lease 
just signed, one of the four thc^- 
atres riiust have vaudo or some 
sort of flesh attraction. The 
Rialto is npw handling the vaude 
for the Inclle, but It -yiriii probably 
bo movcid. to a larger capacity 
house. 



124 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 13, 193B 















MADDENING MUSiiCT...<DC 



P H I L H A RR I S 

GRETA NISSEN, MARJORIE GATESON, 
HELEN MACK, Chick Chditiller^June 
Brewster, Shirley Chamber*^ 



and Vel Burton, Dmcted by 
Mark Sandrlcb. Marian Jl. 
Cooper^ eyecut/Ve producer, 
Associate producer^ Louii Brock: ' 



COMING TO RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEXT WEEK 



TVieadUy, luiie 13* 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETy 



25 



Siock Market 



(Continued from page 11) 



ganlzatlons had been brought fo^ 
Crether. 

RKO was drawn In the llmelisht 
by the RCA flurry, with vagrue re- 
ports early In the week about a 
possible discharge of the receiver. 
Nothing came of the talk, and RKO 
,was disposed to retreat as the Week 
closed. The . longr stretch of dull 
summer. Just ahead disposes clique 
{operators to hold their fire for the 
time being. * 

Xoew's had its moments of action, 
moving jip for the second time to 
Its former top at 22%, but lacking 
the follow through to penetrate that 
llgure. However, the stock acted 
well. Instead of a sharp decline 
from the peak, as happened before, 
prices ruled within a narrow range 
and the Issue ended the week at 
i22, less than a point -from the top. 
Suggestion here Is that offerings 
were not so very heavy iand the 
stock's sponsors • were engaged in 
absorbing minor long stock as a 
preliminary to a new drive for a 
better level. MGM followed. Its par- 
ent company, going to a double top 
for the year also at 20^. 

W. .B. Mieets Opposition 
- About mid-week the operation In 
Warner Bros, met some sort of ob- 
8ta,cle In lis march. The spectacu- 
lar campaign of the previous week 
appeared to weaken. Early Thurs- 
day several slzea,blo blocks of stock 
■(onenear 2,00a shares) came out bh 
the down side, which checked the 
enthusiasm of the spe6ulatlve fol^ 
lowing in that issue. Recient Unan- 
eial statement of the company indi- 
cating that losses were being great- 
ly reduced, principally. It was ad- 
mitted, by drastic economies rather 
th^n any important, upturn in busi- 
ness, -had ^ ah initial encouraging 
..effect, especially as It was bol- 
fitered by a demonstration in the 
stock, but the eietback . dampened 
hopes ot outsiders. - The new top of 
6%, achieved early in thd week, was 
shaded later on, and closing prices 
ranged close to 6 for a trivial net 
gain. _ ' ■■ 

The " operation ' In Pox likewise 
came to a halt after a flurry in the 
early part of the week. At that time 
a new top of 4% was marked up, 
for a gain of nearly a point All the 
gained ground was retraced and the 
Issue ended the period net off an 
.eighth , at 3%.. Kodak,— which has 
flgured in rather a brilliant way 
during the recovery, seemed to 
catch something of the cautious 
f P*"t of the amusements. After 
touching a new top for the year at 
84%, it slid gradually back to 
-acound 80, finishing at 81^ for frac 
tlonal. net loss. 

While these technical jn^aneuvers 
In the common stocks were staking 
place, a definite new trend appeared 
among the senior Issues, which have 
been, rather^neglected during the ex-^ 
citement of the Inflation market 
.Wall street obseryed in general ai 
drift toward preferred stocks on the^l 
part of the public, concentrated 
mostly on the low-priced shareia. 
probably Inspired by a desire to get 
Into stocks that ought to go back 
to a dividend basis ultimately, , if 
there is to be anything In the fore- 
cast of material Inflation. Anyhow^ 
runs^the buyer's logic, If there Is 
any basis for a run up In common 
stocks on the inflation theory of 
out-of-cash-and-into-securltles, the 
oame thing ought to apply to shares 
that have a prior claim on proflits, 
making them a reasonable gamble. 

All the amusement preferred 
stocks prospered, though dealings 
were .small, principally because 
buyer and seller were far apart on 

Summary for week ei>d!ng Saturday, Jun» 9 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



Ideas of price. Orpheum preferred, 
for instance, was carried nearly 3 
points forward to 7 at which level 
Saturday, the flnal bid and asked 
were C and 8%. Buyer and seller 
were 6 points apart in Keith pre- 
ferred at 21. and 27. lH>ew senior 
stock closed at 70 bid, 72 asked and 
Universal first preferred com- 
manded a bid of 27 arid asked 29, 
after moving up to a new top for 
the movement at 28. 

Bond . List Spotty 

Results in the bond section were 
spotty, reflecting more than any- 
thing else the drift of speculative 
play. lioew's lliaris were irun up 
more than 3 points on small deal- 
ings at 80% after touching 83 when 
it was within a narrow margin of 
its best before the 'new deal' mar- 
ket. Profit^taking of a minor scope 
brought a decline of 4 points to the 
Pathe debentures a:t 74. 

Old Keith bonds were slightly 
lower, while the two Paramount 
issues returned to their old rela- 
tion; disturbed the week before after 
existing for months. The newer 
5%'s re-established their premium 
over the old 6's, amounting to about 
a point This applied to the bonds 
themselves. Both Issues are. in de- 
fault and holders have been invited 
to deposit their paper. Certiflcates 
of deposit are quoted as well as Cie 
bonds themsclved. Certiflcates for 
the old Par-Famous bonds, com- 
manded a slightly higher price than 
receipts for the hewer descriptions 
at the close, (reversing the situa- 
tion of. the bonds proper) although 
the relation was subject to. violent 
changes during the week. 
: As the new week starts, the World 
Economic Conference opens In L.on 
don, involving, market., potential de- 
velopments of the utmost Impor- 
tance, first of all some standard, 
stable system of exchange. Finah 
clal commentators stress the im- 
portance of news from this source 
as a market Influence, but the 
chances are that nothing will hap- 
pen of immediate import to prices. 
Qovernment experts, have been dis- 
cussing the outlook for I^ndon for 
weeks, , generally expressing vague 
hopes for a better bksis of world 
understanding, but really preparing 
the. public for negligible Immediate 
resdlts. They probably have put the 
BubllQ JUi_ft..state of mind to accept 
small results with a good measure 
of complacency. At least that Is 
the attitude of Wall street 

Last week's market had to absorb 
a good deal of bad news, particu- 
larly confessions from the railroads 
that several- -systems were- hard 
pressed and would need aid. Ijegls 
latlve affairs were not very favor 
able, with a revolt threatened in 
Congress on the President's voter 
ans*' economy policy. Germany de- 
clared a moratorium on its external 
debt- and the -dollar lost ground 
against foreign . currencies, a not 
unmixed blessing since it involves- 
many '-possible compllcatfonsi In- 
cluding the flight of capital from the 
.country. News from the steel In- 
dustry was unquallfledly good, with 
a favorable tonnage report for May 
and a generally stljffenlng of prlees 
General business news was hearten 
Ing, with the prospect that forth 
coming quarterly reports will make 
very favorable reading after nearly 
four years of headaches. 

Exchanges report of the short 
position for May indicated a wave 
of new bear operations early in the 
month, followed by heavy covering 
with the oi4tstanding short account 
substantially unchanged from May 



t 1933 

High. 


Low. 




■ % 


c% 




18^ 


m- 


14% 


5% 


84% 


40 


4% 


% 


24% 


10% 


25 


8 


22% 


8% 


72 


35 


4% 


1% 


aovt 


13% 


7 


1%. 


2^4 


% 


2 


% 


, li% 


1% 


10% 


3 


5% 


1 


28 


10 




1 


ioy» 


4% 


4.8% • 


10% 



Sa.le9. ■ Isaue aWd fate. 

.1..000 Amerlcaa Seat....... 

I?, 400 Consol. Film........ 

11,000 Columbia P. vtcl.. 

M.SOO. Consol. Film pfd. . . . 

11,500 ISastman Kodak (3) 

41,000 Fox, Clasa A....... 

340,700 Gen. Elec. (40c.)... 

200 Keith pfd 

44,700 Loew (1) 

.800 Do preir. (C%). 

8,800 Madison Sq. Garden.. 

200 .Met-G-M prcf, (1.80)...;.... 

100 OrphcUm pfd....; 

30.800 Paramount .; 

48,700 Pathe Exchange. . 

20,200 Pathe. Clasa A 

707,800 Radio Corp...... 

22;300 RICO ........... 

100 Universal pref... 

102,100 Warner. Bros.... 

1,100 Do pfd 

144,700 Westlnghouse .. 



HiBh. 

4% 

C 
18% 
14 
84% 

4% 
24% 
24% 
22%^ 
72 

4% 
20% 

7 

2% 
2 

6% 
10% 

5%. 
28 

G% 
10% 
'48% 



^3% 
. 4% 
10% 
11% 
80 

S% 
22 
24 
20% 
07 

«% ■ 
10% 

6% 

1% 

1%. 

4% 
.8% 

24 

K 
15% 
43 



. .Net chgi 
Last for wk, 
.4 

4% 
18% 
13% 
81%- 

3% 
24 
24% 
22 
71 

4 
20% 

7 

1% 

1% 

4% 
10% 

4% 
28 

5% 
10% 
47 



+1% 
+1% 
% 
+ % 
+1% 

— % 
+ % 
+2% 
+ % 
+1% 
+2% 

- % 

'+% 
+1% 

t*^ 
+ % 

+1 
+3% 



100 Columbia PloM 

2.800. Gen. Thoo. 13. pfd .!".. 

4,000 Technicolor 

4,400 Trails Lux 

BONOS 

il $230,000 Gen. Thca. Eq 

= 40,OOa^6lth,=0^8r^:'4CT:T,^..::rT^;vv:v:^=.=^ 
-2!^---- 03,000 Loew C'sr ?4.1..i., v.... -.V 

'5 2.1.000 Pathe 7's, '37 

i4 J.kI.OOO Pnr-Fam-Lasky C'a. ' 

ii,, i:.7;000 Par-Pub 5il.'8, '50 

ii''' O.OOO RKO debs G's;.., 

209,000 Warner Bros. G's, '30. ;.. 

Produce Exchange 

.38,(T00 Par-Publljc 

ver the Counter, 

AsUed. 

' "* I ..... Roxy Class A 

.StlJ n.'^'*^".''"*.*''""- >23,0b0, high 0 '.iiwV%; 'close K net up 1%.' 
i.;V o".*""^ *'»'000 at Ifr, J0%, lit, unchaneed. 

liir-Pub cfa. sold $2,000 at 15. 14%, 14%, down %. 



18% 


+3% 


% 


0 


■f % 


3% 


+ % 


!i% 


- V« 


•^"=44%- 


;-^i%- 


80% 


+3% 


74 


—4 


14% 


- % 


15% 


+ 1% 


23 


+ % 


34 


—1 




+ % 



IRETURN TO SINGLE BlUS 
DEMANDED ON COAST 



lEIpllywood, June 12. 
Dual program situation remains 
In state of upheaval in downtown 
Los Angeles with Charles Skouras 
stepping in today and. demanding 
Prlhclpal's houses^ Cameo, Rialto, 
Tower and Palace return this week 
to single bills. 

Pour houses only last week re- 
,verted to duals. 

With Pox West Coast owning In- 
terest in Principal circuit Skouras 
deman£ will be fulfllled. 

Incorporations 

Californi 

^ I ™ "Sacramento, June 18, 
. California Soand Studios, Xtd. Cao- 
•Ttal Btock. $1,000 subscribed, $80. Ham- 
DiMii ' -^®'"'"*'» Broeker. DenvSr 

AMoclattot;. No capital atock. Loula " 

H ^l'^'^K Davles, Macy Barnard. 
. BoTeriy-Folrfax Oroyhoond Owners 

Assoclatloa. No capital stock. Xouls D. 

C'ark Davles. Macy Barnard. 
^ Certlflcate of dissolution of Hollywood 
Photoplay and. Ilctlon Instltnte, Ltd. 
Permits to sell stock: 
Fox Tncsbn Theatres Corporation: the- 
.atre ^operating; to Issue all 1,000 shares, 
par $1, ■ v., 

AlOtrotone, Ine;. securltiea. Louis S. 
Stone. Hazel Elizabeth Stone. Virginia 
Stone, To Issue three aharea out of i60. 

no Pfljr. _ . 

Bo-Bo Serrleo, Inc. FubUshlng man- 
uscripts. To issue ail l.OOO shares,, par 

. P. Scliulbors Prodpcf Ions, Ltd. Mo- 
tion picture .producing. To Issue all 250. 
sha.re8, . no ' par. • 

Manai^emeht, Inc. Theatrical agents; 
To Issue 102 out or ^0 shares, no par. 




Judgments 



Robert ST. Catts; H, R; Reploge; $1,047. 
FellH-lsinain; F, A. M. SchlefteUh; 
$4,994. 

ManaKers*' Protective Assn., Inc.: A.c- 
tors* Saulty Ass'n: $24.010,. 

' .United Film Indoatrles, Inc., and. Hans 
von .Fy«antaoter; M. J. Jungers; $5.1S3. 

Craft Film Labs, Inc., and Alfred E. F. 
BfcCorry; .J. S; Hessr $6,667. - 

Hattie Camesle, Inc.; M. B. Paterno; 
costs, $101. 

Los Angeles 

Cinema Bealty Investment Co.; 7. D. 
Chipron. (default): $32,859. 

.Antolne do Vally; .Kendall -de Vally 
Operalos Co., Ltd.. U. B. Kendall. G. U. 
S. Kendall;: costs.' 

Mervyn Freeman ( Western Sound Sta- 
dios; costs. 



Favors Loew's Requests — Empire, Bronx, 
From $1,500 Wkly Profit to Nothiiis 



ARIZONA'S NEW TAX BILL 



Agai May Include 10% Agaiiist 
Amusements. 



Phoenix, Ariz., June 12, 
Theatre, interests in this:: state 
anticipate fitnotlfer" fight shorTly with' 
the reconvening of the Arizona 
legislature in special session to work 
out a sales tax plan. . Proposed law 
is expected to again include in its 
prellminar^-^form a 10%;-aniusement 
admission, tax. 

W. H. (Bud) I^oliier, of Pox West 
Coast, led a successful campaign for 
the theatre men in the last .legisla- 
ture against the; admission tax, 
which was stricken from" the > sales 
tax measure as finally adopted^ 
Now the State Supreme Court has 
ruled that the tax measure passed 
Is Unconstitutional and the solons 
have been reconvened to draft a 
hew bill.' 



Freiiler, Moving to Coast, 
Will Do Nine for Monarch 

Hollywood, June 12, .. 
John R. Preuler' has nipyed his 
headquarters here from New York, 
and announces he will complete , the 
nine features still due on Mon- 
arches program of 18. First is to 
t>e' 'Marriage On Approval.' novel 
by Pricilla Wayne, for which Olgia 
Prlntzlau.: has ...written, the screen 
play. 

Freuler has' had -difilculty here 
in the past with his 'ndependent 
product; Last two features prov 
duced for him by Burton King and 
another by Ralph -Liike, were not 
Picked up in the east by the Em- 
pire Laboratory, which was to take 
them oh a CCD. biasis. Phil 
Goldstone, who .financed, had to 
untangle the negatives^' 



Che of tug-o'-wars going on Is 
between BKO and Loew's over 
double featuring which Loew's is 
doing with consent of RKO and the 
latter afterward squawking. Seems 
as if RKO hits asked Loew's to de- 
sist twice' already, but to no avail. 
The ' cbngeHf .' f or Lbew's'~to' double 
feature was through Harold Frank* 
lln direct, so far iets known. 

The most flagrant instance of dTs- 
advantage to RKO is at the Empire 
in the Bronx. This spot-whiGh RKO 
took over from Sidney Cohen, had, 
been a .consistent weekly winner 
for RKO for an. average profit, or 
$1,000 to $1,500. Then Loew's asked 
Franklin for the privilege of dbuble 
featuring at the Loew's Spooner in 
the same -neighborhood. Was to 
have been for ..five weeks or so. Re- 
sult has been that the Empire is 
now in the red and, although the 
five-week period is up. Loew'is la 
still double featuring.. 

Another warring spot is In the 
Ohio territory, where Loew's. cono^- 
promised with Franki'lh by granting 
RKO the privilege of picking th©' 
best of Loew's double feature films 
for RKO's own spot in Columbus, 
in. return, Loew's is grianted the 
privilege by RKQ to continue dou- 
ble featuring there. 

The thing has beeii going for 
many months aiid always tiirnis out . 
the same way; Hko agrees, then 
squawks, ..and Loew's continues* to 
do what it set out to do in the first 
place. 



BIYKIN-WOLFSOH SET 

Culver City, June 12. 

Allen ^Rlvkm and P. J. '^Volfsoa 
have been given a one-year contract 
to write for Metro. 

Team has been at . Metro on. a 
week-to-week basis, Just completing 
the script of 'Dancing Lady.' 



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fti i« Aft 



tuesaay, June I'S, waS 



P I C ¥ V RES 



VARIETY 



2T 



Marco s Localizied Operation of Par 
h LA a Staggerer for Chains 



Ijos Ahseles, June l2. 
,. Here on the coaat and In the lO;- 
cal PataniQuht theatre^ the Industry 
as a.-yi^holeV a:nd Parmouht particu- 
larly, has its most crying, example 
of the difference between, localized 
operation by sltowmen . who; kno^w^ 
how, as aeraiitst a chain system that 
tried tP operate by te lephone, ■ tele- 



graiil' and ereneral swivel-chair tnile 
age. ' 

In the 14 weeks, since March 2, 
that the Par theatre. has been oper- 
ated by Marco, of Fanchoh & 
Marco, it has paid in to the Par 
company 70% more film rental than 
the compahy had received tor a like 
X»eriod previously; Films .are- oh 
.percentage. 

Attendance under Marco's . local- 
ized; operation has. increasied 500% 
at a time when general condition 
reports around' ^the cduhtrjr w'ould 
indicate a lowered general attend- 
ance. This, under a tariff of 25 -40c, 
as prevailing among coast deluxe^s 
igeherally. Biggest thing- is that 
grosses have doubled, jumping l6o%' 
from an average weekly take of 
$9,600>^^ to. somewhere bety^ceh $17,004 
arid $19,000. i . -, 

This comeback is the biggest talk 
on the coast. So. much so that in- 
dications have been thiit about 
everybody is now trying to swipe a. 
piece ot. the pie, even Fb.x-West 
■Coast. 

C<>mbo; HousQ 
The whole, thing has giveii the 
di^-hard. proponent' of the chain 
theatre system and the strictly, film 
minded theatre operators something 
to think about, because Marco operr 
ated the spot as a, combiftation .;stagQ. 

■ ehow'ahd "picture spotV 

The curious part of ' the thing and 
Its localized operating angle is' thait 
the only time the house ever paid 
before' ^as likewise when Marco 
had something to do with the opora- 

• tion, some three years ago, when It 
was in the F-WC fold and. Marco 
supervised the stage shows here. 



State couldn't prove case 
against Ralph' O'Uara, organizei* of 
the Motion Picture-jOpegators-Unioiy 



ONIONS SECURE PAY OF 
COHEN'S $900 BOUNCER 



A bad check charge a^inst Er- 
nest J. Cohen, operator bf the West 
End theatre, upper New York Com- 
bo house, was settled out of court 
after the exhib had been arrested 
and released in $500 bail—in. the 
West '54th street court on complaint 
of the lATSE No. 1 and liocal 306 
of the M. P. Operators union. - Set- 
tlement came when Cohen paid off 
the $900 in full for the booth and 
stage crew. House Is now dark. 

Rubien & Bregoff who acted for 
the unions in this matter also ar- 
gued the No. 306 Injunction motion 
against B. S. . Moss. on. the Alden 
theatre, Jamaica, L. I, ouster miat- 
ter when Moss substituted an Em- 
pire crew for the 306 boothmen. 
Justice Ingraham has reserved de- 
- clsion. 



WB Chicago Houses Not 
Glpsmg for Summer 

Chicago; June 12. 

Reported shutdown: of all Warner 
theatres here over the summer is 
denied by James Costou.. Avalon is 
Closed to permit mechanical repairs 
to its cooling apparatus and the 
Shakespeare, small nabe house, may 
go into, camphor for the heat. 

Otherwise^ a g:eheral ; closing over 
the sumnaer is not contemplated. 

lOc Book Tickets 



d'HARA GOES FREE 



state Couldn't Convict Union Orr 
izer of Murder 



^h,o shot 'Fred Oser, union rebel 
O'Hara's self-defehge plea won him 
an acq,xittal after a trial of only a 
few hours, when , the presiding judge 
instructed . the . jury to bring in a 
not guilty verdict. i 

• Widow of Oser swooned' and 
loudy lamented the state of justice 
i$ O'Hara walked out of court a 
free man. Trial af ter . severiat post- 
ponements oanie up about three 
months, after the killing in union 
headquarters. 



HuffmanVU^Hoiise 



Denver, June 12;. 
. Hiury HufCmaji, manager of the 
Orpheum land owner of five other 
film houses here, has formed the 
Broadway Amusement Enterprises, 
composeid of himself, Harold Wilbur, 
attorney, and Arthur Jacobson, 
Jeweler. They have leased the 
Broad^way, long the home of legit 
in Denver; from the Cosmopolitan 
Hotel company, owner of the prop- 
erty. '-' 

During: the ptwt sieVeral years the, 
Broadway has been mdre less a 
-lemen. 



PIC BALLYHOO TOO OPEN 
FOR U DOWNtOWNERS 



liOs'.Ane^eles, June 12. 

Curb of promiscuous, street the- 
atre sidvertising . through, use, of 
banners' and flagd b'ti . principal 
downtown thoroughfares is ex- 
pected to , follow* as a i^esult -.of "the 
lengths to which 'some of the h^tise' 
operators are going currently In 
exploiting their shows. Straight 
but'^ahd-Qut advertising is used 
primarily on the banners, with 
BroadWay, Hill, and Main. .streets in 
sections on the. appearance of a 
holiday de^ibratiori"; ^ 

Wiarners' Downtown has banners 
and flags for half a block In all di- 
rections from "Atli and Seventh 
streCtis. President had a lavish 
display of advertising banners sus- 
p,ended. over the _ car tracks on 
Broadway, and oh Main street; the 
California, with an out-and-out 
sexer, has also gone the limit in 
'decorating' that thoroughfare. 

Police dept." has been willing to 
co-operatei with the theatres by 
-permitting- -street-^decorations- —for 
semi-civic events or outstanding- 
screen or stage attractions, but has 
alvifays ; insisted- that the decorar 
tions must at 'no tim'e take on the 
.nature_ of straight ■..iadvertising. . 

This ruling is being violated so 
strongly currently' that a ban on 
su^h type.:.of. advertisiing is. being 
seriously considered. 



Oi>EN SUNDAY 
DPHEIDDi 




Minneapolis, June 12.: 
Some of thei local neighborhood 
theattes, which are supposed to 
have a minimum admission charge 
of I5c or 25c, according to their 
film; contracts, are selling ticket 
books at the rate of 10c a ticket. 

Complaints of contract evasions 
havoj^been rece I ved by sorne of the 
"eirehahgegrHeT^"^rid^ i n- ' 

vestigated. 



Gutntian Shorts 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Henry Gutman has taken space.at 
Alexander Bros, studio to produce 
a aeries of novelty shorts. 

First is titled 'Forgotten Hands,' 
and will be directed by Richard Le- 
Borg. 



Indie Producers Don't Aid 
By Late Selling Season 



An early bird 'harvest 'of bookings 
figured" ais' reapfiil through major 
companies delaying this year's sell- 
ing season is jproving a delusion for 
indie producers; Reason is the ex- 
hibs won't bite. 

, GettingT- underwliy V*n May and 
June, instead of July as the offlcial 
sales opening .month agreed upon 
amorig the majors^ the Indies found 
themselves uP against a walU Ex 
hibs just refuse to bbblc indie prod- 
uct untlLthpy 'get" a line on .big com 
pany offerings. 

Indies have learned that even if 
the. majors put the season back to 
December indie exhibs will still 
wait, and continue to . regard- their 
namesake producers as providers of 
filler and emergency . material. 



F-WC PAR GROSS DRIVE 

Qniy 'Twc Districts Behi in 4th 
.Week: of 'dollars .and Sense' 



Los Angeles, June 12. 

Standings at the. close of the 
fourth week of the Fox- West Coast 
'dollars and sense' biz drive found 
six of the eight districts registered 
at over par, with only Will Stegge's 
Montana division and the Nick Tur- 
ner division in Northern CaliCornia 
=falllng-to-rea.ch^theT)rofitf^q:uptaT^- 

After .holding, first place for the 
.first, three weeks of the drive^ Dick 
Spier's inetropolltan diatrict (Frisco) 
was displaced by George Bowser's 
Beach division, which moved into 
top position from second place. 

First three individual: hpu.scs in 
the- standing column -Were the St. 
Francis, FrisrfJO, A. A, Erickson, 
mgr.; Loew's iptate, L. A., Ray Dcu- 
sern, mgr.; California, San Diego, 
Bert Naus, m^fr. 



Kansas City,. Jui^e 

Sunday films In Ka^is^ts scored a 
victory when the sta,te supreme 
court, dismissed an appeal -in which 
the Pp^-West ' Coast ' theatres had 
obtained ' ati. in jiincttoii to pre-Vent 
enforcement. . of a Hutchison, .city, 
ordinance. 

The district Court hoA. held that 
the Hutchison ordinance : against 
Sunday, picture, theatres, ^aei -dis- 
criminatoiry In thstt ' exclude:^ 
frona Its operations an - amusement 
park in the city. 

Under the ismissal order the 
city ordinance remains inoperative 
and the Sunday shows, may be con- 
tinued. . c 



Pobb Now Sees Local Partnersliip 
Operatioii Most Effective - Going 
Along Those lines in New hnjwak 



COAST TAtilFF TILT 



Loew's Statie, :L. A. Qoihg To 55c— ^. 
Paramount There Not Yet .Set. 



Holiy wood, June 12. 
Mike Marco is due back from 
New York June 20. He went east 
two weeks ago to confer with Jack 
Partihgton,- his 'partner in Partmer 
Corp., operators of the Pairamount 
here, regarding pldns fOr' next sea- 
.son, and ttlsp to line up name, aicts 
for: F&il coast dates. 

Upon Marco's. ' decision is 

expected to be .. .reached, ,, as to 
whether the Paramount .wili tilt its 
b. o. tariff, to compete with Lioew's 
State, which jumps to.a 55c top (22) 
when. T.cd Fiorito and hand ,bpen a 
two week's engairement. 



UWYERWnH MOTIONS 
AGAINST PP TRUSTEES 



LA. SUBSEQUENT RUNS 
BREAK 0NE41C PLEDGE 



Lios Angeles, June 12. 
Four additional downtown sub- 
sequent run pic, houses, all in the 
Principal-Gumibiner-Cohen pool, 
resumed duar features the middle 

of la8t^week,_jnaEkine_the — first 

united break in the single, picture 
program front since it became gen- 
eral -in Southern 'California , a. little 
more' thiart a month ' ago. -Houses 
reverting to double bills are_^ the 
Tower, Rialto," Palace"" " ~ the 
Cameo. 

•Tower's dual policy. Js for. _ohe- 
week only, as • the . house goes Into 
first runs (15) showing United 
Artists and sloughing. Metro prod- 
uct, released by Fox West Coast 
because the circuit is overboard on 
features; Cameo resumed the duals 
two weeks- ago, and after six days 
resumed a single pic policy with 
the showing of 'Basputin,' then go- 
ing back to. doubles. 



U Takes Musical Shorts 



E. M. (jrlucksinan has obtained a 
Universal release for the product of 
iii^ New ^York^ shorts producing, 
company, Metrotone. U has taken 
his first release of 13 musical ohe- 
reelers -and an; option oir a-second 
non-musical series. 

Glucksman|s first two-reeler, 
which sold tiie whole release to U, 
comprises mostly yaude talent and 
runs in variety show fashion. Cast 
includes Joe . Laurie^ Jr.; Hugh 
P'Connell, William 0'Neal« Ann 
Lester and Ettiiel Cole. 



Laying low for a fe^- weeks, wfth 
trustees of Paramount Publiic .be- 
ginning to believe certain . milnority 
cneditoc lawyers had given ujp, two 
new motions -were filed- in -the .Fed- 
eral Courts .la$t week. 

Both ; wer6 registered by Saniuel 
.2irn, who represents Chicago bond- 
holders of, par. He has been the 
stormi(>st among creditor attorneys 
In the - Par equity and bankruptcy 
proceedings. 

On one miction,. Zirn asked leave 
to appeal :from , the decisi6n, oif 
Judge Caff ey, last , handed down in 
the Par matter, and to restrain PP 
trustees from reorganization,, any 
settlement 6f tcla-Inls with banks op 
other major actd alleg'ed' not in the 
best Interests of the bondholders. 
This was hea.rd in the Circuit Court 
of Appeals yesterday (Monday). 

'Once before the Circuit. Court de- 
nied a minority stockholder a re- 
strainiwg~6rd6f on the" ground' that 
the. rights of stockholders were 
jeopardized and that stockholders; 
had. hot b^en - consulted In filing of 
the Par .voluntaryi petii:ion; ' 
-Removal Motion 

Zirn's other mottol^v is., ian-. 'orjjer 
to show cause, returnable tomorrow 
:(14). betore; Judge ColemaitL~iiL_th^ 
U. S. District Court, why the presr 
ent trustees of PP should not be 
disqualified and Henry K. Dayis re- 
moved as referee in bankruptcy due 
to bias. 

At first trying to upset the equity 
receivership In Par on grounds an 
involuntary petition h^td preference, 
Zirn and other attorneys later tried 
to disqualify Adblph Zukor ' and 
Ciiarles D* Hilles as receivers. FaU 
ing In this, attempt was madd to set 
aside the Par voluntary i>ankriiptcy 
adjudication, also on grounds Of in 
voluntary priority.. .Leave to appeal 
-through • the Circuit'. Court t$ikes in 
these matters. 

Zirn's attempt to remp-ve Referee 
Da Vis ' !from' thd > proceedings arises 
out of futile, attempts to be. heard 
at..' the _flrst. creditors' i m.eetlng to 
elect trustees and at the subsequent 
meeting when Charles E. Richard- 
son was chosen to succeed Louis J. 
HorPwitz. At both Zirn and other 
lawyers merely were permitted to 
g;o on the record entering their ob- 
jections, .Referee DaVlis indicating 
they recourse through t^^^ 

cpurts. 



Only 600 Chain HousesL Lett 



Figures on Changes— 300 Indie Circtiits 

Have 4>50p Houses' 



How decentralization, rcceiVer- 
:dliip.^and^other^angles^have=8hifted: 
the country's theaitre map is indi^^ 
cated by newly released figures from 
the ^rPverriinent through the Depart- 
ment of Colmmerce showing an 80% 
reduction almost In the number 
■)C producer-distributor controlled 
hou.ses. 

Former figures ga:v6 the major 
r;ircuits control of something like 
2,800 houses before localized opera- 
tion and other itenui struck the biz, 
around two years ago and Hince. 



Now the producer-distrib control of 
■thealre3=^is'=put=br^hxr;=Bwet^^ 
as limited to around 600 theatres. 

Just iibw the cut-down. is. made 
i.sn't given. Figures are as of June 
I. It is indicated that there are 
some 300 Independent circuits op- 
'jratihg in the Country Cpntroiling an 
•xyerage of 15 theatres each, or in 
thf! aggregate 4,500 houses. This i.s 
i>ijt of a total of 19,311 theatres, or 
around 27% of the country's spots'. 
(The 19,311 figure may hot be ac- 
c(»ptfid by the trade.) 



. . Partnership operation of all i»ub- 
lix theatres, \as the most -economical 
and the most effective,. Is favored in 
the rehabilitation of the circuit- 
This .may even ^o &o far as to in* 
elude the NevV York and Brooklyn 
ParaiihountEi, in lino with , a poller - 
which would Ihdicatei that Pariai- 
mouht or its theatre subsidiary*,. 
Pui>lix, would , not directly . continUo 
in the field of operation.. 

Aside from the reported desire ; 
thie theatre reorganizatioh comniit- 
tee In Par to .set up partnerships 
all over .the country where not tiOW_ 
existing^ there seems^ to be magnah-> 
inious accord in other quarters ..in/. 
Par and PubUx, notably among ttOe- 
atro men, that this Is .the desirable 
thing to 

This is based largely .on what re- 
sults have been - generally sinjco 
Publix ; increased its partnershipa. 
throughout the Sta<tes last summer, 
whittling its directly-operated units 
about S^0%. 

Local 

.Right now .Publix. is making part- 
n^bhips oyer Individual situatlonB, 
in numerous calses lining them iip 
over only onei house; . In most ca^ea. 
the partnerships are with ^ local 
Operator who may have a house.jor 
two- and through operation of th». 
Publix theatre, as : well, does better 
both for himself . and Publix. i 

T. . Prank Freeman, Par^s-' >reattjr 
chieftain, is proceeding on partner- 
ships., on the. theory of the personaL . 
qingle on operation. This is baisdd 
on the fisdumptlon that a miln 
locally, with the theatre. Whether 
Publix or his ownr will giVe it bet^^r 
/care .ahid attention. i 

A iCew-ca'Ses in point aro: notablo 
when results 6f former home ofllco 
or local Publix ' operation Is com- 
parejl: t6 showing made, tinder pqirt- 
nershlps. , j 

Recently Publix set up a partner-' 
ship over the Quirk, at Fulton, N. 
a small, theatre, with Myron Blootai, 
local, exhibitor, in co|itrol of Ijho. 
Happy. Hour. This . is Ji. 8mall-up>^ 
state town which would .not have 
been considered under last suipn-*.. 
mer's localized operating policy.^ 
While .piiblix had been losing monjey 
cohsistentiy at the Quirk, :Fult6n, . 
for the first four ' weeks' iihder ^ho"^ 
partnership arrangenient AVlth Blodm. 
In full charge the prbflt has b«eh 
|l,5l?0v - - — ■ -— - 

No InterFereoeo 

Another notable partnershijii ' Is 
that whicjti. governs oyer the Rialto, 
New York, with Arthur Mayor the 
boss and, as In other partnerships, 
no interference by thie home .office; 
The new policy is not to trouble 
partners unless they're starting ;to 
run aWjay with the theatre or thea- 
tres. The Publix- Mayer partnership 
Is on a 60-60 basis, with the rent fisr* 
ured M 12% of the gross. There's 
been only one losing, -week sltioe 
Mayer went In. I ' 

Theatre reorganization commit- 
t^, ' -working In behalf of t|ie 
trustees for Paramount Publix ahd 
Publix Enterprises, is handling 
partnershiip matters. Its first; 
through trustees, -was worked out 
last week, With Louis Marcus -over 
Publix-iSaltV Lake. Those In work 
include partnership with Jo^n 
Balaban over the Kunsky-Publtx 
bunch In Detroit. ; 

Through N: L. Nathanson's: .elejc- 
tion to presidency of Famous Play r 
ers Canadian, operation of that 
group now In .the hands /of 
Nathanson locally and J. J; Fltz- 
gibbOn, division manager, formerly 
under close h.ol supervision, and 
John Balabah. Fitzgibbon went on 
tlie FPC board with Nathanson'is 
r^-^induction Into^tbe company. — 

Question pf . Balabah &, Katz In 
Chicago, still under h. o. supervision, 
does not appear anywhere definite, 
though - it was reported a parther- 
ship .arrangetneh t would be worked 
out with Btarniey Balaban. On gping 
into Detroit, John would leave 
B, &fc entirely. 

New England, certain midwestcrh 
i^roup.q;--Fr^^Rf=aitd=Netco=(TipstatBr= 
New York arid Staten Island) are 
among' the major Units remaining 
under PubUx's h.b. aegis. 



Ed Smith in Bostoii 

IGd Smith, well-known in theatre 
operatiTig ranks, is bound by car 
from Lo.s Angoles to Boston to as- 
.sume an operating po.st for Publix. 

He will probably have charge Of 
the Metropolitan, Boston, 



28 



VABIETY 




ON THIS O 



'f^hen yOiTsee that 20 toot python coil himself ] 
wound^ortd around>?i^the n wafch^ ^ 

their fight^o^a-finish, THAT'S BOX-OFFICE l.^ 

When ybiT see the huge jaws of the kiiler-shork snap 
down on the terrified boy, THAT'S BOX-OFFICE! 

When TSiTsee of the eight 

armed octopus and the killef-shark^ mighty tentacles 
Against giant teeth, THAT'S BOX-OFFICE ! 

\When"yoir'see that girl dive into the deep/ and watch 
her fight the killer-shqrk^ side-by-^ide with her mate, 
itHAt'S BOX-OFFICE . . . ALL OVER! 



AND J^r: when you post that ticket-seliing paper, run 



those ticket-seliing ads, and use that ticket-selling 
exploitation campaign that shrieks /: IN SAMARANG 
ITJS LAW JHAT LOVERS MU^T LIVE..40R PERISH.^; 
lTOGEThlER;iyou1l know what BOX-OFFICE MEANS.' 

Then yoo'con shoot sencriHhe~#»rid^aW lre«tr 

SAMARANG, THE BELL... AND HOW! 




Toe8<3ay» June 13, 1933 



PICTURES 



YARIETr 29 




OFFICE! 



Now Booking At 




'iSiiil'M-ii'i'ltf/lf'itii-'i'f^ 



p iclr a R E s 



Tqeadiiy, lune 13/1933 







; Pathe Studios, Allied • ^2? Seventh Ave,, 

Culver <Jlty, Ca.i.. .TMtlca New York.. N. Y. 

.Et^venth CommandmeM, The, From, the" play by Brandon Plemlner. Marian 
Marish, Theo. Von Bitz, Alan Hale. •• Din Qed;' Belford. 64 mins. Rel. 
Feb, 20. 

Intruder; The. Monte Blue, Llla I^ee. : 62 m Ins. Rel. Jan. 2B. 

Rev. April 25. ' 

Chesterfield- bfHce8:l64Q. Broadway, 
x.^aescerneia New York, u. y. 

;Foroot^en. Original. Story of a- forgotten man. June Clyde. Wm. Collier, 
Jr., Natalie Moorhead, Dir. Rich .Thorpe. 6(> mins. Rel. Feb. 15. Rev. 

June...'!S. 

I Haver Lived. A girl's attempt to . down her past. Ailan i:>inehart. Anita 
Page, Allen Vincent. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. Re.l June 15. 

Studic?: Gowej at Siinjet, . Gdiumllia • 729 Seventh Ave., 

Hollywood; Qal. VPlumPW - New York, N. Y. 

Air Hostess. Thrliirng^tbry of the adventure and fotnance of a 1933. girl Who 
>- rearlessly flies across the continent in passenger ships. Evalyn Knapp, 
,. . . James Murray., |Dlr. Al RogelL Rel.. Jaiu. IB. Rev.. Jan.. 24. 
. pelow; the Sea, A thrilling tale of treasure on .the ocean floor. Ralph* Bel- 
. . . lamy. Fay \yra,y. Dir. Al Rogett. 79 mins. Rel. April 26. Rev. Juhe 6. 

Itter J«a/.of Q)»n^r.?! Y?.^' Romance and adventures. of an American girl 
caught In th^ maelstrom of Shanghai. Barbara Stanwyck. Nils Asther, 
Walter Connolly. Dir. Frank" <?apra. ReL Jan. 6. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Callfprnia . Trail, The.. A .buckaroo hero wlio combines . old world gallantry 
..With .dashing twentieth century action. Buck Jones. Helen Mack, Dir 
.I^ajn.bert .Hillyer, . 67; m'.ins. Rel. March 24. 

Child. pf^iyianhaitari. .Sta£e play by Prestott Sturges/ Romance of the dlme- 
ft-dance. Nancy Carroll, John. Boles. Dir. Eddie Biizzell. 73 mins. 
Rel, Feb, 4. Rev. Feb. 14. , ., 

-..Oirc'ur Queen > IVIuirderr^ The.: MuMer under th* . *Ig, top.^ Adolphe .Menjou, 
greta N;i8aen,. DJr, Rgy Willlain N6iir.. 60 ' mIns. Re*. A&rll 10. iRov! 

•.rf^.'?^?^' .*7P>''-.„.Gi^^ ll^ustrfttpr narrowly escape^' mlsSlng^ the right man. > Bebe 
.Daniels, Ranaiplph Scott. Dir. Vlctoi? Sfehertzingrer. '73 mins, Rel. Jdn« 
-.5, .'Rev. ffun'e: 6.' •■ " <•.,.., 

' deception. Story of t^e 'Wrestling gam'^ and-^t#/ fra'meups:- ■ Garrlilb'. 
.) Thelma . Todd/. Diokie. Moore. , Dir. Lew; Setlen ■ 67' mind. ; Nov. 4; 

.•«ev^,,Jart^;.:l,7. •; -• 

«*;Actiflh,. OHg^naL putdoor ;d^^ lm . M«Coy.; Dir. Geoj Melfordt 

67 mins. .Reii Jan. 20. / ,,. ' ! -i .i,:,-.;.- , 

Mussolini Speaks,' ' *he_iiw aciaress ,'with hewsreel shots. Interpolations by 
Lowell Thomas. 74 Rilns. Special; Revv':llar/14. -. i . 
i^ht of Terror. ■ Bela Xiugosl and.hls hiauhtrnlr eyes— brood-6bfdllh^ suspense 
' o:?«5'l^^r*ji"^ '^**'*PP®<iWces. :BeIa LugosI, Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 
StolofC. 66. mliis. Rel; April '24. ,., . . , 

; Obey the Law. Original of an easy marts ' Who, tulrhed fli-Abraiid. Eqo' CaHIlb'i 
. : Lola Wilson. iiPlrilB e nJ. Stoloff; 69 ini ns. ReL Jafn. 20. Rev^ Marl 14 

Parole Qlrl. From Dance of the Millions.;*.; Fljl^sroSfehder,. sent to' jiD, Wots'^^c 



..j^^.,.. xjAiivv oi me iuuiipns. r irst piiender,.sent to ma, plots to 

be revenged on the man who piit her iherci, but. lt bobiiierangd "Male 
Clarke. Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prevost. Db. Eddie Cline. 67 mins. Rel. 
. Mar, 4, -ftev,: Aprll U; . • 

^iSf *. '^•".'I** T'" McCoy'. curbs crime a^t every turn with his ever- 
: faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
0 -Liedcrman, .6S mlhs. Rel.- May 26. '/ 
llent Men. Tim McCoy western original. . D.' Ross 

.-> ■ Xiederman. .Rel. Mar. 3. 

Spldiera<of the^Storm. The. first film f^a^t'iiflpg 'th^ U. 'k' 'Bprder ^atrbt 'and 
the part played , by planes. Regis Toomey, Ani£ia Page.' Dir. D. Itbsa 
liederman. 69 mjlns. Rel. April 4. . Rev. May 23. 

^.•.T*''" Africa. 'Original. 'W^heeleri.aiiid Wolsey iso to Africa with' sdtne!' 
tame Hons; Riacquel Tttrres. ir. i:ddie Kline.' 67' min'd; ' Rell Feb. 2i4 
Rev; April 26. • ' 

>8tatw Trapper.' Original; Story of A war;^'etWcieh two gas' ^ottipkhle's'.' Begls 
Toomey. Evalyn Knapp; Barbara "Weeki; ' Ray Hattoiti. Dltr Dl' Ro^rf 
:., ' .J^e<ierman.:;,^8t;,min^^^ . 

The Woman I Stple. -Jftpfe Holt a swaggeriiig'' overlord or £hi'6U flel^^^ 

outblults doublecrossers. Jack lloit; ifay" ,^rtty; •Dir..: Kvini 'i^nl- 
ttling*' 64 nlltta. Rel. May 1. ■ • ' '^ 

Triskson.' Original. 'iCatiisaa ; after 't'he civil war. Buck Jones, Shirley Grey, 

\l .2lJiix..4i^--,BiJSal^^ J-u _ .. - __ 

Unknown Vallgy. 'A ftill-pf-flght -vi^eqteVn drama, tfepietfe with unidue "situa- 
tiofns. • Buck Joned, Cecilia Parker. ■Dii*. Iiamb«k-t HUlyer. 69 'minsi 
,,,, Rel.,)4ayg, ; , .. ,.: 

WI?e.ni^ .Stranaera ;Marry, : !Drama against the riienaidi'hg magic of the tropIcB. 
Jack Holt, Lilian Bond. Dir. Ciarencd' Badger; 68 mins. Rel; March 20. 
Rev. May 30. ' ., 

Whirlwind, The.._A roundrup of thrills and aCtlo'h. Tim McCoy, Alice Dahl, 
•Dir. p.- Ross .Ledeifman. 69 " minis.'' Rel; 'March " 14; • 

Woman I Stole, The. A swaggering overlord! of the oil fields. Jack Holt) 
Fay Wtay. Dir.. Irving Cummings,.. 69,4nlns.- Rel. May -1. - - - 

Firqt niviMon' Broadway, 
rirsc t/lVlSIOn New York, N. Y. 

Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Ig Drive, The.^ Authentic war pictures from records of eight governments. 
91 mins. t^el. Jan. 19. Rev, Dec. 27. = ■ 

lack Beauty. Anna jSewell's famous book; -Esther Ralston, Alexander Kfrk- 
i*"<*'..9*Vl?^ .Gor^Pn. Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 mins. Rel; 
July 16. . 'i.., .... I ■ i .r 

Dassan. Life, customs, morals, habits atid whatiiot as lived Tiy the penguin 
birds on Penquin Island.' Cherry Kearton produced and directed. Two 
running times: 38 mins. and 61 mins. Reii Jufte 16.' 

Dud^ Bahdlt.: A dlitm^ «owHand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 
S?".^'*^*"'* solves a murder. Hoot Gibson, Gloria Shea. Dir. George 
. Mielford. 66 mjlns. R^. June. 15. • S ■ 

l^orgotten. A kindly Jewisli' immigrant father, cast ofE in his old age by 
his &ohs, brlhirS th^m to their senses.' June Clyde, Willlaih' Collier.' Jr.; 
Lee Kohlmar, Natalie Moorhead;' 'Jean' Heri^holt, Jr. Dir. ^Richard 
Thorpe.. 67 •mlns,..<Rel.> .May 1. ' ' 

;Juitale Bride. A i murder. auspecti Is! ship'wrecWeidi^ with his captors; in the 

Jungles. , Anita .Page,,,Charlesi Starrett" Dlr;' Harry Hoyt and Albert 

Kelly. .62 mins. 'Rel, Ma^ •2.5, , iRev. May 16. , . 
Lpve, rs }.lK.e. That,^ A. s^ven'teenj-ye^aip^o^^^^^ yoMHgst^r gets mixed up 'in a • coui>Ie 

of; domestifc tangled and. a; neajr jmurder mystery. ' John Warburton,- Ro- 
"cheire Hudispn. iDiif. <Richatd tliorpe. 66'miQS. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 
llVdr TWist. Thd ' i^attiiotis' Charles .EfrckeHS liia&glc. Dickie Moore, Irving 
'!..Plchel;.!WiJlia;m Boyd, . Ale<J Francis, Dcii'ls' Lloyd; Barbara Kent. Dir. 

:\yilUain CowAnv .7.4 >ln3.^/:R.jl. .May)l. / j j ....i' .. .« 

Secrets of Wu . sin.-, iCoolie .ainuggilng racket' une4rthed;= 'Lois Wilson, Grant 

Withers, Toshia Mori. Dir. • Richard Thorpe. 65 mins. Rel. Jan. W, 

.Rey.. Feb._ 28. 'f m. . .. ..».r ':■„< ... 

Shriek in the' Nl^ht. A" hi'tlrder mystery in a swanky Park Avenue apart- 

■ment 'house; , Ginger Rogers; Lyle JTalbOt Dir, A:ibect Ray. 67 mins. 

Rel., Juhe 16. ' r., •■ ' 

lightly Married; Marriage in a night court turns, out .well after all. Evalyn 
Knapp, Walter Byron, Marie Prevost. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. 69 mins. 
, — Rel. pec,,.10.. . Rftv; Jaui^-S; - : - - - - 

Strange People. "Thirteen men and .women, twelVe .of whom recognize each 
-other as members , of a murder jury, find themselves gathered in the 
house or the murdered man, near midnight of a stormy night. John 
TJarrow; Gloria Shea,' Hale TTafhirton^^^^ Rel. June 16. ' 

First National ^^^en 321 W. 44th St., 
rirsi iHaUOnai New York, n. y. 

lohdie Johnson. Thie female Public Enemy No. 1. Joan. Blondell. Chester 
Morris. Dir. Ray Enrlght. 67 .mins. Rel. Feb. 25, 
Central- Airport. A triangle in the aviation game.. Richard Barthe^mcsB and 
Sally Eilers,. . Dir. William A. Wellman. Rpl. April 15. Rev. May 9. 
jmei? the Greatr Baseball story. Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis. ir, Mervvn 
,. LeRoy. 64 mins.,. Rel. April 22. , Rev. May 30. >• 
~Efil&l?^yee:«^Entra_^ .L.^Warren.=Wimamr 
Loretta Young, Alice White. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. ins. Rel. Feb 11 

Rev. Ja,n, 24. cu. xx. 

risco Jenny. 'Madame Xv In San Francisco locale. Ruth Chatterton, Donald 
Cook, Jas. Murray. Dir., Wm, A. Wellman. 73 mins. Rel. Jan; 14. Rev 
Ja.n. 10. 

rand Slam. A burlesque on the popular bridge fad. Paul Lukas Loretta. 
Young, Frank McHugh, Glenda Farrell. Dir. William Dieterle. ' 67 mins. 
Rel; March 18. . ' 

Hero^rf'f'p'p Sale. i?ost. war activities of American vets. Rich. Barthelmess. 
" •• Lbretta Young. Rel. June . 17. 

■Littlid''ti'lanlt;''tHe,'''ft<>birisdh''is'^a gangster. R O. Robinson, Mary 

Astor. 'JDlt.' Roy'Del Rulth," trmins. Rel. May 20. Rev. Miiy 50.' .''^ 



Burbank, 

Calif. 



These tabulation* are .eompiiec 
frpin information supplied by the 
yaricitis production conipanies afi( 
checked up as soon as possible after 
release. 'Listinp is givion Vfhan re* 
lease dates are definitely set* Titles 
are retained for six, months. Man 
aQers: who receive service subse 
quent to; that pciriod should pre 
'serve a copy of the calendar for 
reference. 

The runninji time as ^iven hero 
49 ppesumabl/ that of the projection 
rponri showings and can only api^rox- 
imato the actual release length in 
those staltes or communities where 
local or state con*oi'*hi may result 
i deletions.. If|unhmg..time in th« 
reviews, 'as givien In 'Vanety' carry 
the actual time clocked in the the 
atre after passage by the New York 
stats censorship, ihco .pictures are 
reviewed only i actual theatre 
showings* 

While, every effort is ntado to hold 
this . list accurate,. : the information 
sujjiilied miny riolfc always' bo <;i^orrectf 
eyep' though officiiil. Yo Ibbjiiain the 
ifiillesi. degree, of !e^acta'esp.'^Yat^iety' 
Mrili appreciate the co-operation b 
lall managers who: niay note discrep- 
aiiOi 



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CJhIcapo . circuit k'n^. the; 'Wlljliam A. 



-Leaeh-lnterestkrlnr MiamtT 
;, Papie?TS, identlfted by, Kohn; plus 
testimony on the part . of the Far 
treasurer, revealed that Par made 
its deal with the Marks Bros, oh 
Oct. 31,1929. Issuing to them 13, 
239' shares of stock at $75 each,' re 
deemable between Nov, I and 10, 
t^O. A^ additional .i,<69.4 aha,i:es; 
guaraiiteied'.at the same figure, plus 
1.140,000 In cash, went ta- David A, 
. Warner,.. Chicaeo banker^ for his in- 
terest in the Marks strinjg.' E. H 
RoUihs & Son^ Chicag'o, controll- 
Itilr a minor Intefeat 'ia Marks,' ^g^^^ 
1$67,000 cash... ■ ; .. 

; In repurchasing ;th^. ^^ock, kcfhn 
revealed that Par paid?$46 a stiare 
as:' a '■ result: of contention- by Par 
that the Marks Bi^ois. aiudlt bf their 
properties-lat— the-time -ot the— buy 
was Iricprrect. Balance under the 
$76 gxiarantee teppsetf in Ghifcago 
y8|,j|lts in . escro)^ Ipendthg' disposi- 
tion of litigation oyer thei audit, 
iclaltna .land counter-claims ^arising 
out of the transaction.. 

, A bloclc -of • this stock;. amounflhg 
to Boo shares, was Wipe^- out as a 
repurchase obligation at $45 a share 
through thai amount having come, 
into , the , hands of Leo Spitz, then 
associated with B. & K. who didn't 
want to assert furthei' claim. Spitz 
got. the stock, Kohn believed, as 
fees for legal or other work in be- 
half of the Marks Bros. 

MarksV Net Dropped 
Earnings of the Marks' theatres 
for 22 months, prior to Par take- 
over were $43?,000. For the 14 
months' period following P-P pur- 
chase net was $12i/000. 

The liieach stock' repurchase deal 
was in the acquisitioii of the 50% 
Interest .' of the . Leach family in 
Paramount Enterprises, Par-Publix 
having other 50%. A total of fl,- 
028 shares went to the Leach fami- 
ly'and: 27ff"td' A. T. Wylam, who wa^ 
Instrumental in creating deal, with 
agreement to repurchase between 
Qct 1 iind 10, tno at $80 a share. 

In addition to repurchasing this 
?tock at the guaranteed flgyre, l>ar 
purchased dividends receivable of 
$505^000, a note for $67,000 and 
claims of Par Enterprises of $72,- 
OOOi Par Ent. subsid consisted of 
nine theatres in Miami (one an 
oiflce building), two sites and a 
lease on the Bradford hotel.' 

Subsidiary for the year 1928 
showed net caish earnings of $108,- 
000 and $195,006 foc the first; nine 
months of 1929. Falloff for the final 
three months of 1929 was to $38,500. 

At the lime of the Par Ent. deal 
the Par stock Was $73 and at date 
of repurqha^fe, $48. 

Last week the number of exhibits 
in tire P-P examination of officers 
(iti's been only Ralph Kohn so far) 

went^oyer the 200 -mark, - .- . 

KOhh resumes on the stand Fri- 
day (16) at 10 A. M, at which time 
trustees will complete the placing 
in evidence of certificates attesting 
to, finance committee and board of 
director aproval of stock repurchase 
deals, a few of which, including 
Kunsky, D^jit ' Theatres, Williarii 
Morris Agency, Oreat States, Rlcki 
ards. & Nace and Hostettler cir- 
cjuiti/ arci already in. 



Mind Reader,; 'The. Mlnd-readlng tui" a new racket. Warren William and 
Qonstance Curamihgs. Dir. Roy Dfel Ruth. Rel. April 1. Rov. April li^ 



Twenty Thous'and Years in Sing Slhg. Visualissation of Warden La wes' book. 

te Davis. Dir. Michael. Cur tiz.' 78 mins. Rel, Jan. 3i^ 



Spencer Tracy, .Bette 
Rev. Jan. 17^ 



Studio: Fox Hills, : 860 Tenth Ave.. 

Hollywood, Calv .rox York, n V, 

Adorable. Original. With inuslo. Jainet Gasmor, Henry Garat. Dir. Wm. 

Dieterle. 86 mins. Rel; May 1?. Rev. May 23, 
After the Ball, British made. Love at k diplomatic ball. Esther Rklston. 
' Basil Ralhbipne. Dir, MlltOn Roqmer. 68 mins. Rel. Mar, 17, Rov 
Mar,.^l. '■ ■ *^ 

Arizona t6 Broadway. James Dunn, Jas. 
June 23. 

Bondage. "Origiriaii Dram^a."- Dorothy' J^jrd Alex. Kirkland. 
tell. 67 mins, Rel. Wiar. 31. ReV. April 25. 

9roadv»ay Bad. Story by V7m. R. LIpman and W. W. Pezet. Modern drama. 
Joan Blondell. Ginger Rogers, Ricardo CorteSs, Margaret Sadden. Dir 
fifidney Lanfleld; 61 mins. Rel. Feb. 24. Rev. Man. 7. . 

Cavalcade. 'Noel Cowaird's pageant of British society. Diana Wyhyard. Cliva 
Brook, Herbert Mundin^ Ursula Jeans. Dir. Frank Lloyd. Roadsliow 
length 110 mins. No release date set Rev, Jan. 10. 

bahgerbiiiily Vbura.' Society thief and 'girl detective. Warner Baxter. Miriam 
Jordan, . Herbert Mundin. Dir. Frank Tuttlo. 74 mins. Rel. Feb 3 
Rev. Febi 22;.' ' . ■ ** 

Face In the 'Sky. ' Romantic adventures of a billboard sign painter. Spencer 
Tracy. Marian Nixon, Stuart Erwln. Dir. Harry Lachman. Rel, Jan 16 
. Rev. .Feb. 21. - .. - — ..: — i. 

Five Cents a '<ala8s. Love, music and beer. , Marian' Klkoh- 

Rel. June 30. ■ 

Hflllo Slite.irj. '; Stage Play, Jas,. Bbots Mallory,., ZaSu' Pitts. 

Rel. April 14. Rev. May 9. 

HOlfl Me Tlah^. , ^ye , In , a department store. . ' Jas. . iSliers. 

David Butrejr.. . Rel. May .26., R,ev: May 2?. , 
Hot i^epper. Flagg and Quirt— with Lupe. Edmund LoWe; : Via , McLaelcn 
Lupe. Velezv Dir. John Blystpnp. , 74 mins? , ReL Jan. 1^, Rev. Jan. 24! 
Humanity. Original. Phyidcian who seeks to ^saVor his son from ia, ..wohian's 
Influence. Boots Maliory, Alexi Kirkland, Irene Ware; Dir. John Fran- 
cis DJllon.v! Pel... Mw.. 3.;, Hey. AprM 26,. 
' LoVed You Wedneaday^ Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner Baxter. 

Blissa ,.Landi> Victor Jory.- Dir. Henry. Kl.n& Rel, June 9. 
Inferrtal Ma6hlniBf. Froni the- neyel bi> GaM Sloboda. rama. Genevieve To. 
bin-, Cheater Morris. :Plr.' Marcel Varnel, 65 nfilhs/ ftel. Fob; 10. Etev 
Cis Dillon. Rel. Mar. 3. Rey. April 26. : 
it's GreatvtQ ;Be.;^Aiiv^;^ ,An only man in a .world' of beautiful women, Raul 

. . Rou UeiVr Gloria Stuart . Hefber i; Mundin. Dir. 7 Alfred W erkoi^l__Rfli:-^ 

"T^une 2. ■ : ''- ■ : — - y ■ 

" Gia)re Trevor;? Louis 



Life jri the' Raw.' . Western drama. 
King. Rel.' June 16. 



Pleasure Cruiae. JPlay by Austen Allen, . Jealous: husband trails his seagolhg 

wife. Dir.. Frank Tuttle. Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. April 4. 
Robbers' .Roofet._ Rustler discovers t^ With calttie stealing. 

George O'Brien.: Dir. Louis King. 63 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Mar. ill 

^*"**''wii^!?''^vi«9'''^t"*'- Romance of a ^U, S; Navy gob. Jas. Dunrt, igaUy 
Etlers. Victor, Jory. Dir. Raoul Waish.: Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 21. 

®**'^"qAnv"w.wi'*T»o?.i"'S^*? secretary steps from his office into his heart. 
®tt^^ r*"®^^'^ ^^'P*'^?^"**^^-^ ^^^^^ Hamilton McFadden. 64 mins. Rei. 
Jan... if. Rev. Jan. 17,, 

Smoke, l-lahtnlng. From ,Zane ipray's 'Canyon Walls.' 
O'Day. Dir. . David Howard, Rel. Feb. ;7.. 

Zfj"": J^on?. *he novel by Phli Stong. Love and triumph at the state 

wi^'.^ ' or'**^' .^KFI?' S^'" Rogers, Louise Dresser. Dir* 

Henry King. 98 mins. Rel. Feb. Rev. Jan. 31. 

^^*'^^'ifLT^'^^::'^^^^^,R^^^^ ^^P^ Morgan. Victor Jofy, Sally 

.^l.afie.,,,I?|r., Hamilton Mcpadden. 68 mins, Rel. April 21. 

^^-^^hhA o "S^fl?**'' I.!?^ Stage play by Julian Thompson; An Amazon who 
-^r^^ Landi, Marjorie Rambeau, Ernest Truax, David 
SrRcr 1^^^^ mi ns. Rel. May 12^aakyJ&rpducir. 



Freuler Associates 



Zoo i»J Budapest. Original, Mystery story in a foreign zoo ahd an anlmaU 

RM Anrn"*??^' rII"* J^^'?^"?^ ^' Haggle. Dir. Rowland V. LeeT 
K.I. April . 28. Rev. May 2.. CLasky production.) 

ce: R.k.Oi, 6ldg., 
New York, N. Y, 

£3^^i_4>f.l6'-nat^ Wester ahd government-aKenta. 

ZT- Wally Wales. Dir. J.- P. mQo^In'^Tuit!'& 

Majestic <^'''ce»: RKO BIdg., Radio City, 
' New York City 

^'"**^JuneV^'^''*" ^'^'^ * """^^^"^ ""y^t^nr by Octavus Roy Cohen. RCl. 
Free Love.,. Ret. May 1. 

Gun Law.; Vestern. Jack Hoxie, Betty Boyd, Rel. May L 

Trouble Blisters. Western. Jack Hoxie. Lane Chandler. Rel. May 16 

""'V?r5:3!«. »£fer ^^^^^^^^ - 

'"''m^i.i. Ma,fair '^^xr-y. 

many'^adVenuIre^^lfK^^^^^^^^^ ^"^^^i'^*' » Jury-Jramlng caeo-aftoe.- 

^ mn%.RR'ic.T^R^?^^^^^ Breezy Eason, 

Justice^ Tak^s^a Ho^^^^^^^ We. drives a convict back t<|| 

neti. AZ ^kFene^?AptU^^^ Dir. Spencer Ben- 

Crisbo "^Whlelfr '^^^^ a^ small European kingdom. Jose 



Studios: 



C^llf. 



'nIw YOrk'^lS''' 

ReU May ^iV. * Denny. Dir. Sam Wood. 80 mins. Jlel. May 12. 

o'Sr're'S^oni^nL^^^^ Broadway hit about a foreign 

Rel. fX 17; Rev. Mar: 24. ^ George Hill. 78. mins. 

°'^'''lcinr*&m^a''^Tod^d^^'^^^^^ blavolo.' Laurel and Hardy; Dennis 

May 6. F'n.la.yson. Dir. Hal Roach. 91 mins. I<el. 

Fast ^"/."^^Z?^ JO^^^ worker. Robert Armstrong. Mao 

G»h.. M n I' i!!,.^ I. ^'^'^ Browning. Rel. Mar. 10. Rev. Mir. 21. 

^ a'Kto!^ wi&^ir^l'JT' '^"anonymous novel. The U. S. under 
5r?'l^*S'ava!^*A\? 2r 3i: ^Rev.^SZ' "^^^^ 



Tuesday, June 13, 1933 



PICT 



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VARIETY 



H«ll Below.- The suliinai'lne heroes of the World War. Robert Monteomery, 
Jlmitiy Durante. Madge Evans* Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. 
. . Rel. June. 9. Rev, May 2. 
Hold Your Man. A smart , aleck Crook "who escapes everything but love. 

Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart £rwin. Dir. Sam Wood. Re). June 90. 
Lady of the Ntoht. Night life in. a great city. Loretta Tpung, Ricardo Cor- 
.itez, Franchot Tone, Una Merkel; Dir. William Wellman. Rel. July 14. 

LOokino Forward. The story Of a great London department store.. Based on 

the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, L<ewis. Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence Brown. 93 mins. Rel. April 7, Rev. May 2. 
. Made ' on Proadway. Original. Press agent power In politics and society. 

Roi^t. Montgomery) Madige EVaris, Saily Eilers, Eugene Pallette. Dir. 

Harry Beaumont. 70 mins. Rel. May 19. ' . 
Men Must Fights Picturlzatlon of the Broadway, play. ' The war problem . Iti 

1940. Diana Wynyard. Phillips Holmes, Lewis Stone. Dir. Edgar Sel- 

wyn. Rel. Feb. 17; Rev. March 14. - 
Nuisance, Tbe. Lee Tracy as. an ambulance-chEislng lawyer. Hadge Evanis, 

Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mins. Rcl. 

June 2; Rev- May 30. 
Outtider; The. An unlicensed surireon perform^ seeming miracles. Harold 

Huth, Joan Barry,. Frank; Lawton. 90 nrilns. ;Rel. .Ji^n. 27. 
Peg o* My Heart. Froin the famous play. Marlon Davie's, Onslow. Stevens, 

Juliette Compton,. J..; Farrell MacD.Qnaia,.....Dir, Robt...Z. :Leqnard!__Rel,_ 

•May ■■26.. -Revi May 23. . ' ", ' c ' 
Raaputin and the Empress^ vTlie Russian overthrow and its cause, John, 

Ethel an- 1 Lionel Barrymore. Dir. Rich. Bolcslavsky. Roadshow time, 

.133 mins. Rel. , March 24. Rey. Dec. 27. 
Reunion In Viennii.- Frdni Sherwood'is stage play. Exiled royalty returns for 

a last fling.' ' John Barrymore, Diania. Wynyard, Frank Morgan. Dir. 

Sidney Franklin. Rel; June' 16. Rev. May 2,-- - - 

Secret ot Madame Blanche, The. Based on Martin Brown's play 'The Lady-' 

Irene Dtinne; Phillips Holmes. Dir. Chas. Brabin., 83 mins, RCl. Feb. 3. 

Rev. Febi 7. 

etrange Interlude. The famous O'Neill plJiy. Norma Shearer, Clark Gable. 
Dir; Robert Z: Leonard. Time, 110 mins. Rel.»Pec. 30. Rev- Sept. ft 

'StraiiiiBe Rhapsody. Love story with a backgrounffrbf Sarajevo and the.- assas- 
sination "Which Drecipltated the World War; Baaed- on the Hungarian 
Play 6f the sariie title. Nils Asther. Kay Francis, Walter HUston. Dir.. 
Richard Boleslavsky; Rel. July 7< 

Today We Live* An .English Birl. ambUlanccdrlver during the war. Joan 
Crawford,' Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard . Ha wkisi Rel. April 21, Rev. 
April 18.. 

WhatI No Beer? Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante In the^beer .racket- 

Phillip Barry, Roscoe Ates, John' Mlljah. Dir. Edward Sedgwick. 64 

mins. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. Feb. 14. 
When Ladies Meet. Based on Rachel Crothers* Broadway success. Ann 

Harding, Robert Montgomery; Frank Morgan7~Dlr; Harry Beaumont. 

ReK June 23. • 

White Sister The. Based on the famous F. Marion' Crawford novel. Helen 
Hayes, Cliark Gable. - Dir.- .Victor Fleming. Rel. Api>il 14. 

Whistling In the bark. Adapted from the Broadway bt&ge success, In which 
a famous mystery writer Is kidnapped and Jprced.;t0_j>ia^ 
himself. Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, Jeain HersholL Dir. Elliot Nugent, 
Rel. Jan. 27. Rev. Jan. 31. 

Office: 723; Seventh Ave;, - 
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Tonight Is Ours. Noel Coward's 'The Queon Was In the. Parlor." Claudette 
Colbert, Frederic March, Allison Sklpworth. Dir. Stuart Walker. Rel. 
Jan. 13. Rev. Jan. 2.4. 

ilnder ths Tonto Rim. From the Zane Grey story. Stuart Erwin, Vema 
Hlllle. Ray Hatton. Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. Mfir. 24. 

Woman Accused, The. From the story in 'Liberty' by ten well-known authors. 
Girl accused of murder with action chiefly on a pleasure cruise, Nancy 
Carroll, Cary Grant, John Halliday. Dir. Paul Sloan. Rel. Feb. 17. 
RevvHar. 14. 

Otnces: 11 West 42d St.,^^ 
New York, N, Y. 

M mins. 



Principal 



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— Holtywood,Xal, ■ "*""°8''**" 



Dreed of the Border. Western In which an auto racer turns cowboy:' Bob. 
Steele, . Marion Byroii. Dir. B. N- Bradbury. 53.. mjns. Rel; Man 1. 
Rev. May 16. 

Idden Valley.^ A ranch fbreman 'takes.td a blimp to locate a spot.' Bob 
Steele, Gertrujle Messenger. D|ir. R. N. Bradbpry. B7 mine. Rel. Jan. 1. 
liver Twist. Dickens' story. Dickie Moore; Irving Pickel, Wm. Boyd. Doris 
Lloyd. Dir. Wm. Cowen. 80 mliia. Rcl, Feb. 28.- Rev. April 18. 
Strange Adventure. Sob sister and- detective avenge a mllllonair^; ^^sjf 
Toomey, June Clyde. Dir. Phil Whitman and Hampton Del Ruth. 60 
:mins. Rel. Feb. 14. Rev. Feb.-14... ' — .... 

Tralllna North. Texas ranger gets far from' home, but gets hla .man. Bob 

Steele, Doris Hill. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. . 75 mins. Rev. June 6. 
West of Singapore. Romance In the tropics. iBetty Compsbn, Weldon Hey- 
burn. Dir. Al Ray. 63 ;mlns. .Rel. Jan. 31. ReV* April 4.. 



Paramount 



Offlcet: 1601 Broadways 
New York^ N. Y. 



Louis 



: 6861 Marathon St., 
Hollywood, Calif 

Bedtime Story, A. Original. Chevalier adojpts a baby. Maurice .'Chevalier, 
Edw. Everett .Horton, Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 
.. mins. Rel. April 21.., Rev. .April 25. 

Illion Dollar Scandal. Based on the Teapot Dome .investigation. Robt. Arm- 
strong, Constance Cummlngs, Olga Baclanova. Dir.. Harir'y Joe Brown. 
76 mins." Reli Jia^n. 6i- -RevT-Jan.-lO. - .- • ^— : ^ • = 

College Humor. Comedy. BIng Crosby, Jack bakie.-RIch. Arlen,- Mary Carl- 
isle,. Buroa^and Allen. Dir. Wesley Rug gels. Rel. June 30. 
rime of the Century, The. Fronfi the European stage play of same title. 
Jean Hersholt. Frances Dee, Wynne Gibson, David Landau. Dir. Wm. 
Beaudine. Rel. Feb. 24. .Rev. Feb. 21. 

Dead Reckoning. Original . sea story by Robt. Presnell of a Flying Dutchman 
of today. Shirley Gray, Chas. Ruggles, John Halliday, 'Verree Teasdale. 
Dir. PittTil Sloahe. RelrMatpa4^- ' — ■ .-. 

le and the Hawk, Tiie. Story of the Royal Flying Squadron in the World 
War. Frederic March.-Jack -Oakle, Gary. Grant, Carole Lombard. Dir. 
Stuart Walker. 74 mins. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16. 

Farewell to Arms. Hemnlingway's novel of war. on the Italian front. Helen 
Hayes; Gary Cooper, > Adolphe Menjou. Dir. Frank Borzage. 90. mins, 
Rel. Jan. 6. Rev. Dec; 13. 

From Hell to Heaven. Romance story based on play by Lawrence Hazard, 
\vlth a race-track slant. Not a racing drama. Carole Lombard, ^ack 
Oakle. Dir. Erie Kenton, Rel. Feb. 24. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Gambling Ship. Explanatory title.. Cary Grant, Benlta Hume 

Gasnler, Max Marcin'. Rel. June 23. 
Hsilo, Everybody. Original radio story by Fannie Hurst.. Kate Smith, Ran- 

dolf Scott, Sally Bl^ne. Dir. Seltcr. Rel.. Feb. 17. Rev. Jan. 31 
Irl In: 419, The. Mysterious beauty in a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn', Gloria 

Stuart; David Manners. Dir. George Sommes, Alexander Hall. 65 mins. 

Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 
I Love That Man. (Rogers production.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe^ 

N^ncy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Browici.. 74 mins, Rel. June 9. 

International ' House. Farce comedy. Peggy Hopkins Joyce, W. C. Fields, 
Rudy 'Vallee, Stuart Erwln, Sari Maritza, Burns and Allen ,Cab Callo 
way. Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 mins. Rel. June 2. Rev, May .30. . 

Island of Lost Souls. Novelty story. Chas. Laughton, Rfcbard Arlen, Leila 
.Hyams. Dir. Chas. Kenton,^. December special, Rev. Jan. 17. 

Jennie -Gerhardt. From the Theo. "iJreise'r story.- Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, 
Mary Astor. Dir. . Marlon Gerlng. 96 rolns. Rel. June 16 

liig of the Jungle. Novelty story;. Buster Crabbei Frances. Dee. 
berstone-Marcin, Jan. special release. Rev; Feb. '28. 

li.ady'^B Profession, A. Story by Nrina Wilcox Putnaih. Speakeasy prop; mas 
1- querading as riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari Maritza. Dir.. Norman 
MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. . 

LuKury Liner. From the novel by Gina Kaus. Grand Hotel on shipboard. 
Geo. Brent, ZIta Johahn.^ Alice White, . Verree Teasdale. Dir.. by Lothar 
Mendez under B. P. SChulberg. 70 inlns. Rel. Feb. 3. Rev. Feb. 7, 

Murders In the Zoo. Original by Philip Wylle and Seton I. Miller. Drama 

largely held to a zoological garden. Chas. Ruggleis, . Lionel Atwill, Ga:il 

Patrick. Dir. Edw. Sutherland.' RCl. Mar. 17. Rev; . April 4. 
Mysterious Rider. Western. Kent Taylor. Allen, Rel. Jan. Rev. 

June 6; — — 

o Man of Her Own.. Froni .the novel ed of Her Own.' lark Gable, 

Carole Lombard, Dorothy Mackaill. ir. Wesley RUggles. December 

special. Rev. Jam 3.. 
Rek Up. (Schulberg.) A girl' of the people and a service station «shelk. Sylvia 

Sidney, Geo. Raft; Dir. Marion Gerlng. Rel. Mar., 31. Rev. Mar. 28. 
(Mm Done Him Wrong. Paraphrase of 'Diamond Lll.' Mae West^ Cary Grant. 

Noah Beery, Owen Moore. Dir.' Lot^ell Sherman. Rel. Jan; 27. Rev. 

Feb. 14. v: • ■' 

■ton of the Cross, The. Spectacular version of Wilson Barrett's play of 
Roman persecution of the Christians. Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, 
EHssa Landl, Chas. Laughton. Dir. Cecil B. De Mllie. 118 mins. Regu- 
lar release Feb. 10. Rev. Dec; 6. 

Seng of the Eagle. Beer'oproblem from the angle of an honest brewer.. Chas. 
Bickf ordr JlichT:;Axlenr^ 
65 mins. Rel. April 28. Rev. May 2. 

ttory of Temple Drake, The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary.' The stprj- 
of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins, JAck. La Ruie, Wm. Collier, Jr.. 
Dir. Stephen Roberts. 68 ixiins.. Rel. May 12. Rev. May 9, 

Strictly Personal. (Rogers.) Original by Wilson Mlzner and Robt. T. Shan- 
non on the matrimonial agency racket. Matjorle Rambeau, Eddie Quil- 
lan, Dorothy Jordan. Dir. Ralph Murphy. Rel. Mar. 19. ReV. Mar. 21. 

Sunset Pass. Zane Gray western. Tom keene, . Randolph Scott» Kathleen 
Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaway.^ 46 mins. Rel. May 26. 

Supernatural. Original. ' Odd story 'of a transferred soiil.' Carole Lombard, 
Randolph Scott, VIvIenne " Osborne. Dir. ' Victor llalperln. 66 mins, 
Rel. May 12.' Rev; April 26. 



Devil's laygrouhd. The; George Vaiiderbllt'B expeditionary film. 

Rel. Jan. 1. Re'v. Jan. 3. - 
Jungle Glgllo. Travel. Humorous treatment of Sumatran customs. 66 mins. 

Rel. Feb. 16. -i 
Voodoo. Travel. Voodoo ceremonies in Haiti produced by Sergeant Wlrkus, 

'White King of LaGonaive.' 4 reels. Rel. Feb. 16. ; 
With Williamson Beneath the Sea. Underwater exploration.' mins. Rel 
Jan. 1. . Rev. Nov. 29. . 

Studios: Hollywood, R IT n Rtt<i;A Office: .R.K.O, Blcig.f- 

Calif. lv.fL.V/. KaOlO Radio City, N.Y.C. 

Animal .Kingdom, The. The 'man' who could not distinguish , between., his wlf«: 
-— and -mistress;— Leslie Howard: •Anir-Hardlng,^yiyrna- laOyr^Dlr.-Edw.: :H.- 
Grifflth.': 86 mIhB.:_ReI. Dec. 23. Rev. Jan. d. 

Cheyenne kid, Th«jl. Tom Keene Western. Dir. Robert Hill. 66 mins. Rel. 
Jan.. 20. . . - ... ■- , ^ 

Christopher Strong. rom Frankau play. .Story of a daring English avia- 
trice;- Katherlne HepburnrCulIh-GHye, BHlIe Burke; Dir. Dorothy Arz- 
_ ; ?®r._.77_minB. ReL Mar. 31. ,Rey» Mar; 14. 

t)lpi6manlac8,. "The. Wheeler and "Wbolsey are sent i)y an Indian . tribe.. tC 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. 'Dir. Wm. Selter. 69 mins, Rel, 
May;. Rev. May 2. ^_ _ _ 

Goldie Gets Along. Movie-struck girl who works the beauty contest racket. 
LIU Damlta, Chas. Morton, Saih Hardy.. 68 mins. Rel. Jan. ^7. Rev. 
June 6. 

Great Jasper, The. Novel by Fulton Pursier. DIx as a motbrman who turns 
" palmist .Rich. Dlx, Wera Ehgels, Edna May Oliver; Dir. J. Walter 
Ruben. 83 mins. Rel. Mar. 3, . Rev. Feb. 21. 

Half- Naked Trutiv The. . From Harry ' Rielchenbach'a memoirs of a press 
agent. Lee Triacy, Lupe Velez, Eugene Palette. Dir. Gregory Le Cava. 
76 . mins. Rel. Dec. .16. Rev. Jan. 3. 
King Kong. Origihal. A 50-fpCl ape Is captured In the wilds and creates 
havoc when It escapes while on exhibition In New York, Fay Wray, Robt. 
Armstrong.. Dir. Merian C. Cooper. IQO mins. Rev. April 7. 
Lucky Devils. Original.. Glorifying the.,picture stunt mep. Bill Boyd, Wm. 
- Gargan, Dorothy Wilson. . Dir. . Merian C; Cooper, 63. mins. Rel. Feb. 
3, Rev. Feb. 21. " 
Mali H unt. . Junior amateur detective captures jewel thieves. Junior Durktn, 
Mrs. Wallace Reid, Virginia Henry. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. 64 mins. 
Rel. Mar.' 24. Rev. May 9. • 
Monkey's PaW; The. W. Jacobs mystery story of -a- hoodooed charm. C. 
- Aubrey Srtlth, TvAn Slmpsoh— Louise Carter. Dir. Wesley 'Rugglps.- 66 
mins. . Rel. .Jan. IB. Rev. June -6. 
No Other Woman. Steel worker who risies to affluence and drags his wife Intb 
the mire.' Irene Dunn, Chas. Blckford. Dlrr J. Waiter Ruben. • 68-mInB. 

.Rel. >TnnJJ6_JRey.>_Jaii_31.' ' . - ■ ' ■ ■- ^ : . ' -1.- .l — 

Our Betteirs. From Maugham's playi Eiigliish high society. Constance Ben 
nett, Gilbert Boland. Dir. Geo. Cukor.. 84: mins. Rel. Mar. 17. Rev. 
Feb. 28. • ■'• - • " ' • 

Past of Mary Holme's,' The. Destitute opera singer unwittingly accuses her 
son of .murder. ■ Helen siacKetlar, Eric Linden, ' Skeets Gallagher. . Dir. 
Harlan Thompson, Slavo .Vorkapich. ..f2 mins. Rel. Jan. 20. Rev.' May 2, 
Sailor Be Good. OrlginaL The fleet's In again. Jack Gakle, VIvIenne Os 
borne, George . E. Stone. Dir. Jas. Cruze. 68 mins. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev; 
Feb. 28. 

Scarlet River. Picture company Alms a western film. Tom Keene, Dorothy 
Wilson, Roscoe Ates." Dfr: . Otto' Brown; 64 inlns. Ret. Metr. 10. Rev. 
May '30. 

Stiver Cord,' The. Mother love Carried . to excess. Irene Dunne, Laura Hope 
Crews, Joel McCrea, Frances. Dee. Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mins 
Rel. May 19., Rev. May 9. 

sweepings. NoVel. Blogrsiphical study of a merohaiit prince. Lionel Barry 
more, Alan DInehart, Gloria Stuart. Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mins. ' Rel 
- April 14. Rev. Mar. 28. 
Topaze. From the stage play of that title by Marcel Prevost.. French. story 
of an Iniiocent who gets wise to the way of municipal graft. John Barry- 
more, Myrna Loy, Albert: Contl. Dir. Harry D'ArrSst. 80 mins. Rel 
Feb. 24. Rev. Feb. 8. 



B&K Seeks Kd 
Trade at 10c; 
HoEdays,Too 



Chicdigd. i2. 

Baiaban & Katz is out io entice 
kiidg baclc into tlieir theatres 'with 
cheap, prl<^s; .Startlner - jSaturdieiy 
(lay the first iday of the. school vav 
oatioii new Cheap admissioi^s for 
^las "went" into Teifec't;""" — r^— 



Irs. Hum 



Henceforth, the Chicago theatre , 
will have a tini'versal 16 cent price, 
for children, Saturdajr, Sunday aind 
holidays will be ignored, the. price 
remaining fixed at all times. At.:thei- 
same time the Oriental, United 
Artists, Roose'veit, UlcVickers in the 
loop and the'Aelghl)orhood~deluxers 
such as Tivoli,. ijptown, Marhrp, 
etc.,. will let youngsters throug^ the 
barriers for 1^ , 'cents straight. ' 
.Expo's Nickel Day 
Several motiyes prompted - thia 
jpolicy .voh the part of Balaban & 
Katz. Desire to get the family -brade 
t>y making' it cheaiier. for parents ;tO' 
take :the whole brood at night was 
one factor,. Another was' to meet, the 
World's 'Fair competition, especialiy 
with the latter adopting a ^ ^nickel 
day' ^policy ' for Kids 'pvery .Firiday. 
Aduiit prices are unaffected. 



Hallelujah, Vnh^ Bum. . Al Jolsoh Introduces the . ne,w 'rhythipCC:::)dialo£ue/ . 
Jolson, Madge Evans, Harry Langdon, Fraiik Morgan, Cheiater Conk- 
lln. Dir. Lewis Milestone. 80 mins. ReL Feb. 3. Rev.. Feb. 14. 

I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation of Max Miller's, best seller about his 
exploits iri the San Diego harbor. Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrence^ Dir. JameS Cruze.. 70 mins... Rel, May 12. Rey, May 23. 

ki'd-from SpalnrTlie. Eddlia - Cantor, masquerades -as a bull fighter.- down In 
Mexico.. Cantor, Lyda Roberti.- Dir. Leo. McCarey. 74 mins, Rel. Jan. 
21. Rev. Nov. 22. 

Perfect Understanding. Swanson original laid In England. Gloria Swahson, 
Laurence Olivier, Genevieve .Tobin. - Sir Nigel Playfalr. John Halliday. 
Dir. Cyril Gardner. 84 mins. Rel. Feb. 22. Rev. Feb. 28. 

Samarang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Ir. Ward 

Wlhg. 60 mins. Rel. June 23. 
Secrets.. Stage play. Man tries to hide from hl6 wife secrets she pretends not 

to know. Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mins. 

Rel. April 16. Rev. Mar. 21. 
Yes, Mr. Brown. Tafce comedy, with music, laid in Vienna, Jack Buchanan, 

Margot Grahame and Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 

No date set 

StudlQi Universal City, ITnSvikMal Offices: 730 Fifth Av«., 

Calif. universal yorki n. y. 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded in scenic beauty ol 

Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Kiepura. Dir. Anatol Litwak. 86 mins. Rel. 

Mar. 23. Rev. April 18. 
Big Caige, The. Original. Man. against beast, different from jungle films. 

Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Devlne. Dir. Kurt 

Neumann. 78 mins. Rel. Mar. 3; Rev. May 16. 

Cohens and Kellya In Trouble. Comedy. Famous team In story with nautical 
background. George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. George Stevens. 
Rel. Majvch 23. April 18. _ . . . _ . 

Destination. Unl<nown. Adventure on. a rum runner adrift in ttie Pacific. Pat 
-r - -O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy,- Betty Compson. Dir. Ray .Garnett Rel. -Mar, 2. 
Rev,. April 11. 

Fighting President, The. - Newsreel assembly of the Jife of F,- D. Roosevelt 
Screen lecture by Edwin C. Hill. Special release. Rev. April 11. 

Hidden Gold. Toifi Mix pals with bank robbers to locate hiding place of their 
loot. Judith Barrle, Ray Hatton, Eddie Grlbbon. Dir. Arthur Rosson. 
68 mins. Rel. Nov. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Kiiig of tile' Arena. Ken Maynard in a circus story; 
Kprtman. 6 reels. Rel. June 18. 

King of Jazz, The, ..JRelssuie,, with. Paul Whiteman, John 

" Murray Anderson. -9 reels. Rel. May 18. 
Kiss Before the Mirror, The. Pcwerful draina of human emotions. Nancy 
Carroll, Paul Lukas,, Frank Morgan^ Gloria. Stuart. Dir. Jas. Whale, 
67 mins. Rel. April 20. Rev. May 16, 

Laughter In Hell. Chain gang story, Pat O'Brien, Merna Kennedy, Ir, 

Edw. Cahn. 72 mins. Rel. Jan. 12. Rev. Jan, 17. 

Luci<y Dog. TouChiiig aiid draniiatic story of devotion that exists between a 
man and his. dog. Ch|c Sale. Dir. ?ion Myers, Rel. April 6. 

Mummy, The. Mystery thriller. Roris Karloff. , Zita Johann. David Manners. 
Dir. Karl Freund. Rel.. Dec. 22. Rev. Jan. 10. 

Nagana. Tropical drama. Tala Blrell, Melvyn Douglas. tr. B. L. Frank. 

Rel. Jan. 25. Rev.. Feb.- 21. 
Out All .Night. Comedy. Slim .'Sum.mervllle-Zasu .Pitts, Dir. Sam Taylor. 

Rel. April 13. Rev. April 11. 

Private Jones. Comedy in which a slacker finds himself very much in the 
war. Lee Tracy, Donald Cook, Glorisv, Stuart. Dir. Russell Mack. 70 

.. .TnlnH. -Rci:-Feb... l6.- Rev._March, 28. 



Rebel, The. Napoleonic story In the Austrl.an Tyrol. Vllma Banky, Luij 
Trenkcr, Victor Varconl. (Foreign made.) Dir. Luis Trenkcr, Edwin 
.Khopf. Reli June 1. 
Rome Express, The. British made. Grand Hotel on a French train. Esther 

Ralston, Conrad Veldt Dir. Walter Forde. . 85 mins. Rev. Feb. 28. 
Rustlers' RoUndup, The. Action Western with Tom Mix, Diana Sinclair. Dir. 

Henry MacRaCi 66 mihS, Rer. Mar. IC. 
Terror Trait Original. Tom Mix western. Naomi Judge, Arthur Rankin! 
Ray Hatton. Dir. Annand Schaeffcr. BO mins. Rcl. Feb. 2. Rev. 
Feb. - 14, 

(Continued on page 32) 



ffighlifiiig Old Westerns 



Hollywood, June 12. 

iie-sha^pinef qi old silent westerns 
to fit them for piresent' day aiidic^- 
ences is becoming a common prac-^. 
tice. Denver. Dixon, has obtained-.^ 
large can Qf ancient sage operas 
starring -Buddy .Roosevelt and Buf- 
falo Bill, Jr., and is re-cutting them 
and adding sound, 

Sound recording and otheir heces- 
sary work is being done on a co-op 
basis. Pictures: are released .in 
three or foui* reels to take the, place 
of a second featiire in lOiieatres not 
playing double bills. 

Willian^ Steiner who made a 
three-reel western from old clips, 
filming-tje-ih-scenes, -didn^; Ilke-^e- 
completed pic and shelved it., .He: 
has,. nnw -rrStarted: on. anotherT^^^with . 
Jack Perrlh and Ben Corbett In'the: 
cast and B4nnett . Cohep >direcjting. 



nse 



San Francisco, June 12. 
Fox- West Coast is taking i>ids on 
a bronze plaque for Bob Sharp, 
manager of the Fox in Richmond. 

Tot first'time since' the house was 
opened, and for nu apparent x^aMon,- 
house showed a profit on the week; 
It was $50. 



BEAUT STUFF TIE-III 



RKO .Goes for Pajgeant— Usiial The- 
atre Rigamarole 



Tie-in which RKO has made to do 
the picking of the 'Miss New York 
City' candidate f oir the Atlantic City 
Beauty Pageantj is slated to get un- 
deir way July, 3.. Aim is to have .over 
70 foreign -language papers In and 
around New York City co-operate 
by publishing entry blanks and ac- 
cepting applicatiOiiS from contest- 
ants representing around 30 nation- 
alities. 

Besides what RKO can tie up 
with, the regular Amerlcan-lahguage 
sheets. 

The sehii-fl.nals will start July 22, 
at RKO's' 36 . metropolitan .;area_ 
houses. 

Special nationality nights are 
planncd.for the theatres, with the- 
finals to be held some time in Au- 
gust. 

Tl)e girl, selected as .the winning 
candidate will represent New "York 
City irt the beauty ' pageant. She" 
w|U receive .expenses to. Atlantic 
eity and for the duration of bet 
stay at the pageant, to which she 
will be accompanied by a chaperon. 



LEWyW'S NEW SEEIES 

Hollywooci, June 12. 

l.Ouis Lewyn resumes producllciin 
next week on the Becpnd shorts 
.scries of. 'irdiy wood on Parade,' rcr 
leased by I'aramount. I-<!wyn will 
do i;i for the Tar '33-'34 prpgrahi. 

.Motion I'ictui'c Relief Fund Par- 
ticipator, in the profits. 



32 



VARIETY 



PIC¥VRES 



Tuei^jf lime 13» 1933 



Hollywood 



(Gohtlnued from page 6) 

Pox's 'Shanerliai Madness.' Now 
studio, decides: Elizabeth Allen Is 
the type and Miss Jordan, who won 
k beauty contest because of her 
hair; Is all jittery. 



Roy Walker, from New YorH 
legjlt, gets his first picture break in 
Monogram'ii 'Skyway/ 

Salvage Films . ' 
George Merrtck, liester Scott and 
Dudley Blanchard have C ped into 
the stock libraries and come but 
with 'Memories,' a isemi-historjlcal 
pictUFe of Hollywood's past film 
celebs. At least a half ddzen such 
features and twice as rhatny shorts 
have bee n made f rom old cli ps in_ 
"th'e^a.st'Two months. 



Words )^h0ut Music ^ 
Last day's work oh 'The Deluge' 
at KBS was marked by. a run-in 
between Felix Feisty . Jr.; directing 
ahd--Sam-Blsph6flCrT>roducer."~Ijatter 
kicked ' because Feist called eight 
extras for a scene for which he 
considered \ extra;s'" not" hecessairy'J 
There' had been considerable tiffing 
between the two during the making 
of the picture. 



J. J. Milsteiri Is at Santa Fe, 
"N. M., representing Metro in its suit 
seeking to restrain the State of New 
Mexico from enforcing a law re- 
cently passed that throws all film 
booking open to competitive bldi- 
ding. 



TJnlyersal Is dickering with Irving 
Cummings to meg 'Giant TPlane.' 
Paul Lukas stars. 



Universal wants Belasco and Cur- 
ran, to release Alice White, irom the 
coast compahy of 'Diinner at Sight,' 
now In San Francisco,, so actress 
cafl go into U's 'The Orchid lAdy.' 

AtLMetro-to^trectr«traiig*5r'j8Tie^ 
turn,' King Vidor l3 dickering with 
the studio to. meg another, 'Oh; 
Pioneer,' Willa Gather novel. 

Frances Fuller Set 

A^ter Patamount execs ogled the 
rushes of 'One Sunday Afternoon,' 
they took, up the option on Frances 
Fuller's contract, given her only 
two weeks ago. 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT REUASES 



Warner Brother. "'""•''aVyYiaf.tJ.V 



(Continued from page 31) 

They Just Had to Get Married.. Matrimonial adventures of a hewlyrlch 
couple. Slim Sqmmerville, Zasu Pitts., Dlr, Edw. Ludwlg. 71 mlns. 
Rel. Jan. 5. Rev. Feb. 14^ 

Studies; Burbank. 

Calif. 

Ex-Lady. An experimental hutrrldge stakes: a snag. Bette Davis, Gene Ray- 
mond, Frank ^cHugh. Dir. Robert Florey. 67 mlns, Rel. April S. 
Rev. May. 16. 

42d Street; A musical production with the theatre as the background. Bebe 
Daniels, Warner Baxter, Ruby .Keeler, George Brent, Ginger' Rogers, 
Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee. Dir. liloyd Bacon. 89 mlns. Rel. Mar. 11.- 
Rev. 14. 

QVr Missino. 'fwo girls cleverly foli a kidnapping plot. Glenda Farreii, Ben 
Lyon, Mary Brian,. Peggy Shannon. Dir. Robt. Florey. 69 mlns. Rel. 
Mar. 4. Rev. Mar; 21. 



J:iard-io-Nandle.^--Cagney~as-a-high-.powered -promoter;r^.Cagn^y,~Mary^ 
Dir. Mervyn Le Roy. 81 mins. Rel. Jan. 28. Rev. .Feb. 7. 

Haunted 'Gold. Search for gold. In a haunted mine. John Wayne. In Mack, 
r Wrlghti B8 mlns; yRel."Dee. 17. Rev; Jan. ir."^^^"" -- - 

Keyhole, The. A . woman flhds herself the wife of two men. Kay Francis, 
George Brent, Glenda Farrell. Dir.- Michael Curtta. Rel. Mar. 26. 
Rev. April 4. . 

King's Vacation,. The. JFrom a story by Ernest Pascal; The king takes time 
out tc visit his flrst wife. . Geo. Arliss. Dir. John AdblfL 62 mine. Rel. 

^:*?^.28^.„iRev^.Jan5 2^^ 

Lawyer Man. . Inside story of the profession. Willlani iE^oWell» Joan Blohdell. 
Dir. Wn>. Dieterle. 68 mlns. Rel. Jan. .7. Rev, Jan. 

Life of Jimmy Dolan, The. From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regener- 
ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr,, Loretta Young; Allhe McMahon, Guy Klbbe; 
89 mins. Rel. June. .3. 

Mayor of Hell; The. iProm Iselin Au'ster's drama. Reform school backienround. 
Jas. .Cagne>yr Madge jSvans/fYankie parrow,-- Rel, June 24. 

6ne Way Passiage. Love develops for a prisoner. .Kay iB'rancls, Wililam Pow- 
ell. Dir. Tay Garnett. Time, 69 mlns. Rel. Oct. 22. Rev. Oct 18. 

Parachute Jumper, The. ^wo ex--marines and a girl who go aloft. ' Dotig. 
Fairbanks, Jr., Bette Davis. Dir. Alfred B. Green. 72 mlns. Rel. 
Jan. 28. Rev. Jan, 31. 

Picture Snatcher, The. i3emI-gangster'^8tory' of a news photographer. Jas. 
Cagney< Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dlr, Lloyd Bacon. 
70 mlns, Rel. April 19. Rev. May 23^ 

Private Detective 9Z. From a fiction story, WtUiam Powell, Margaret Lind- 
say. 67 mlns. ReL June 17. 

SUk Express, The. Mystery drama of . silk shipments. Nlel Baniilton. Alien 

- Jenklns^ - Dudley Dlgkeq. -61 'mlns// ReU- Juniei 'l^^^ 
Telegraph Trail. Difficulties encountered in the building of the telegraph, 

John Wayne, Frank McHugh. -Marcellne Day. Dir. Tehny Wright. 66 

lorns. Rel. Mar. 18. Rev, April 4, 
^t_arn.<y|_i«if!jM._JUuJUlng:^^ 



Metro is after Benn W, Levy to 
return here from England for the 
screen adaptation of 'The Fountain,' 
George Morgan's novel; 

Metro want's Jacques Duval to 
4dapt 'Prisoner of Zehda.' ' 

Ralph Like" and Wiliia Kent 
started production last week on 'Her 
Splendid Folly,' first of a series of 

-420,00l)-features.' —r- ~ ; 

Tenn«yJWrlght^:procluction-man- 

ager for KBS, returns to Warners 
to. replace Edward BbeVle,- -now with 
Twentieth Century. 

Sam and Bela._Spewack^have com- 
pleted 'Cat and the Fiddle'! at Metro 
and are now on the 'Auctioneer' 
ficripC 



D. . Hubbard, F.A.G.S. Rel. April 8 

Wax Museum, The. Original. (.Technicolor,) Mystery and thrills In a wax 

works. Lionel Atwlll, Faiy Wray, Glenda Farrell. Dir. Michael Curtlz. 

78 .mlns> Rel. Feb. 18. , Rev. Feb. 21. 

Working , Mah^ The. Original, Romance in the. shoe business. Geo. Arllss, 
Bette, Davis. Dir. John Adolfl. 77 mins. Rel. May 6. Rey. AprU 26. 

_i Wftrl J -Wi«l#i ^™««»'--^Wi- Broadway, 

^ oria W lae New York, N. V. 

(Releasing Through Fox) 

Between Fighting Men. Conflict between the sheep men and eattle raisers. 
Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall. Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Time, 62 mlbs. ReL 
Oct. 16. Rev. Feb. 14. 

Constant. Woman, The^ Prom Eugene O'Neill's play "Recklessness.' Conrad 
Nagel, Lella. Hyams. Dir. Victor Schertzlnger. Rel, Mar. 18. 

DruW Taps. 'A Boy if oup' to th^ rescue of Ken .Maynard. Ken May- 
nard, Junlojr. Cotighlln, Scout Troop 107 of Hollywood. Dir. J. P. Mc- 

Gbwan. . 61 mlns.- Re1< Jani 29.- Rev,- May- 2. - - - 

Dynamite Ranch. Ranch manager falls to vanquish the hero. Ken Maynard, 
Ruth Hal). Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Time. 69. mlns. Rel. July 31. Rev. 
Dec. 27,. ■ ' 

Fargo Express. Straight-shooting sacrlhce In the career of a. cow country 
h erg Ken Mayii4rdc.HLelen_MAck.. ..DJr._Alan--JameB.-— T-lmer^'62-m 
RelTTNbv. "20, Rev. Mar. 7. 

Lone Avenger^ The. Original. Ken Maynard western. Muriel _ Dlr 
-Alan James.-^61- mlns; -Reh-May 14.:. —7 ■ 



Lloyd to England 

Although Frank Lloyd will leave 
within a few Weeks to Inspect Eng- 
land for poisslble locale for 'Tale of 
Two Cities,' the Dickens opus may 
be largely filmed at Fox Movietone 
City, no final decision having been 
reached\ 



. Petition before L. A. Superior 
court, for the apjproval of a contract 
between Rex Amend, 19,' and Oliver 
Morosco whereby 'the juve would get 
a- sliding weekly wage of from $200 
to $5(i0 between his first pic and the 
fourth. 



Alleging that a circus horse 
-virrecked his auto and injured him 
while driving along the street, Ar 
nold Reneau is suing the Al . G. 
Barnes .circus, the Al G. Barnes 
Amusement Co;, and two employes 
for $26,260. 



.Warners contemplates moving Its 
radio station KFWB'frbm tlie pres- 
ent location In Warner Theatre 
bldg., to the Sunset Blvd.^ studios 
to utilize waste '.space iat the now 
. almost disused plant; 



•Wild Boys of the Road' and 
•Footllght Parade' started today (12) 
at Warners. .. Richard: Barthelniess; 
' Jpah Bibndeli and AUne^ M-cMahon 
reported back for work, ■ 



Roach Loees Kid Actor 

-^^Dickife MoorerHal Roach contract 
washed up by^ mutual consent. Next 
option called for twice: as much 
money, with Roach .attemipting 
: comprbmi^e. Kid's parents' refused 
to. cut .and a,re . negotiating ^Ise 
where. ' ■ 



Appeal of iadwln Carew^ from a 

" Schum^rin.-Helhlt two.yeats ago wias 
denied by the California, district 
court of appeals, . S.uit was . o vex*, an 
alleged, breached starring contract. 

Fllmi around the history of the 
United Fruit Co. and Central Amer- 
ica will be made for next year's 
Paramount program biy Charles R. 
Bogrers with the fruit conipany's co- 
operatlbn*' 



Phantom Thunderbolt. Ken Maynard. .j?.eatern_fn. .Which he -helps Coyote 
Gulch get thei - railroad by cleaning out a- gang, Francis Lee. Dir. Alan 
James. 61 mlns. ReL Mar. 6. 

Study in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story, Reginald Oweii, June Clyde, 
Anna- May^ Wong.j; Dir. EjJw, L; .Marltf, 73 -mlh8.~Rel.~ May 14. "Rev. 
June''6v ■ 

Race Track, riglnal. Turf story. Leo Carlllb, Kay Hammond, Junior 
Cdghlan. ir.' JiEis. Criize. 78 mlns. Rev. Feb. 26. 



Miscellanedus Releases 



Bachelor Mother, The. (Hollywood Pro,) Original. A mother borrowed from 
an old ladles' home walks Into tragedy. Evalsm Knapp, Jais. Murra, 
Margaret Seddon. Dir. Chas. Hutchinson. 69 mlns. Rel. Jan. 3. Rev. 
Feb. 21. 

Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain lions with bare hands. 
■ 70 mlns. Rev. May 30. 

Daring Daughters. (Tower.) Two girls In the big city. Kenneth Thompson, 
Joaii Marsh, Marian Marsh, Dir. Christy Gabanne. 63 mlns. Rel. Jan. 

./ ..,l3.-:. JteVi .Mar. -28,. -■ " . — - - 

High Gear. . (Goldsmith.) Auto race 'story. Jackie Searle, James Murray, 

Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason. 66 mlns. Rev. April .18, 
Hotel Variety. (Capital.) Griand Hotel In an actors boarding house. Hal 

6kelly, Olive Borden. Dir. Raymond Canncn. 71 mins. Rev. Jan. 10. 
India Speaks^ (Walter Futter.) Travelogue with interpolated dramatic epl- 
< Bode. Talk by Rich. Halliburton. 80 mlns. Rev. May 9. 

Pride of the Legion. (Released also as 'The Big Payoff,') (Mascot) From a 
Peter B. Kyne story. Barbara Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald; Glen Tryon, 
Matt. Moore. Dlr; Ford Beebe. 71 mlns. ReL Jan. 16. Rev, Jan. 24. 

Racing Strain, The.- (Irvlhg-Maxim.) Original of the' auto races' wlt^^^^ 
^ stuff. Walljr Reld; Jr.. Dlr, Jecom^^ 

Sucker Money. (Kent.) Expose of fortune telling. Muscha Auer, Phyllis 
Barrlngton. Dir. Dorothy Reed and r MelvlUe Shyer, 66 mlns. Rev. 
April 11. 

Tamlnig of the Jungle. - (Invincible.). Animal -training methods. Rev. June 6. 

What Price Decency.. (Equitable.) . Frpni a stage play^ Jungle background 
for story of a girl tricked by a mock .marriage. Dorothy Burgebs, Alan 
Hale. Dir. Arthur-. Gregor. 60 mlhs^ Rev; Mar; 7; ,• ■ 



British Releases. 



Night and Day. (Gaumoht-Brltlsh.) Farce comedy of a thief chase In a wax 
museum, .Jack Hiirlburt, Cicely 76.mlris, .Rev,.May 30. . 

Wives Beware, (Regent.) Farcical story of a . would-be cheating- husband. 
Adolphe Men Jou, Claude Allister. Dir. Fred Niblo; . 61 mlns. Rev. May 30. 



Foreign Language Films 



(Noter ecause of the slow ..movement of foreign flinis, this list covers one 

year of releases.) 

(Most 9f these available with English titles.) 

^arberlna, die TajenzerJn von Sansouct. (Capital) (Ger.).- Musical comedy. 

Lji Dagover, Otto Gebuehr. Dh*. Carl Froellch. 83 mlnS. Rel.. Nov/ 20. 
Berllnr Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Sti-ong crime drama. H elnrlch 

George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzl. ,90 mlns. Rel. May J. Rev. May 16. 

Brand In der Oper. (Capital) (German); Musical drama. Gustav Froellch. 
' Dit. Carl Froellch. Rel. July 19. 

Broken :-Y<>wr^The7=^(eapltal)=^(P6lIsh)7=^Fr6M"^^^^a 
M. Cybulskl. 89- mins. Rel. Aug. 26; 

Cinq Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (French). Mystery drama. Rene Lefevre, 
,.Harry Baur; Dir. JuHen Duvlyler,'' 78-mlns.- Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Clown George (Rpss.) (Amklno). A down saves the nation. Dlr, Solovlev. 
68 rtlns. Rcl. Aug. 21. Rev. Sept* 13. 

Coiffeur Pour Dames (Paramount) (French). Musical farce, Fernand Gravey. 

80 mlns. Rel. July 1. ReV. Nov, 8. / . 
Das Nachtlgall Madel (Capital) (Ger);. Love In HawalL Ir. Leo Lask>. 
80 mlns, Rcl. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 

Das Schoerte Abenteuer (Gorman) (Protex). Rohiantie comedy.' Kaethe 
von Nagy, Dir. Relnhold Schunzei; 83 mlns. Rel. Dec. 1, Rev. Dec, 13. 



0«v|d Qolder (French) (Protex). IHmiul 'Banr Baur. XMr. Julien Duvlvier. 

90 mini. ReL Oct 1. Bey. Oct W. . * 

aer Ball (Qerman) (Protex). DomeatIo comedr* Dolly Haaa Dir. Wilhelm 

Thiele. 83 mlns. ReL Oct 9. 
D«r Brav* Suender (Oer) (European). Fast, obmedy. . Max Pallenberg; Dlr* 

Frits Kortner. 90 mlns. ReL AprU 1. BeT. April 4, 

Der Falsohe Ehemann (German) (Protex). Fare*. Dir. Johaitnes .Outera 
86 mins. ReL Oct L Bev. Oct 23. 

Der Faliche Feldmarschal. (Capital) (German), _ MUJtair^ musleaL Vlajsta; 
Burlan. Dir. Carl Lamac Time, 81 mlns. ReL July 12. 

Der Hauplniann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Oer). Comedy. Max Adalbert, 
IDIr. Richard Oswald. 96 mins. ReL Jan. 16. Bev. Jam 14. 

Der Sehwartze Hutsar (Protex) (Ger,). Costume romance^ Conrad Veldt 

Dir. Gerhard Lampreoht 90 mlns. ReL Dec. 1. . Bev.' Jan^ 3. 
Die Blumenfrau von. LIndenau (Cierman) (Protex).. Comedy. Renate Muel- 
ler, HansI Niese. Dir. Georg Jacoby^ .70 mlns. Rel. Juljr L Bev. July is. 

Die Lustigen Welber Von WIen. ((^pltal) (Ger). Willy Forpt Irene Dlslhgen 
Dlr, Geza von Bolvary, Time, 97 nims. ReL July 1. 

Dos Noches (HefCbei^) (Spanish), Musical. Conch'lta Montenegro, Ir. Car^ 

los Borcosque.- 65 mths. Bel. May 1. 
Donna d'Una Notte (Portale) (Italian). Court adventui'e; Francesca BertlhL 

Dir. Marcel L'Herbier. 86 mliis, BeL March 1. Bcty. March 14, 

Drel tage M Itteiarreat (German) (Capital), Fa^iGermAn far^ 
~ -cast: "DlrrCaf r Boese, -"^0 rfflns; Rev, May 28. 

brunter und. Drtieber (Gier.) (<3ermianla). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu<i 
^ feid. 86_ mlns, i.Bel. I>ftc.-16. -Bey.- Deft_2^^ , , „ 
Eine Llebesnacht (German), (Capital). Farce; Harry Liedke. Ir. Joe May, 

82 mine. BeL May. l, Bev, May 23, ^ 
EIrfe Nacht in Paradiet (Klnematrade) (Ger). Musical comedy. Ahny Ondra, 

90 mlns. Rel, Feb. I.,- Rev. Feb. 28. 
Eine Tuer Geht.Auf. (Protex) (Gehji. Mystery thrillVr." Dir. 

68 mips. Rel. Feb. .!. Rev, Feb. 7. ^ _ 

False Uhlf(>rme (Buss.) (Amkino)7 Dlr, Lopas'hInskL 68 mins. 

18, Rev, Nov, Z9. , 
Frau Von Der Man Spricht (Cierman) (General), Mady Chrlstlaris. Melo* 

drama. Dir. Viktor Janseh, 76 mins< Rel. April .16, Rev. May 2. 
FrIederIke (Klnematrade) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe's life. 

Mady Christians. 90 mlns. ReL March 16. Bey. Feb; 28. 
Gisfahren Der Liebe (German*) .(Madison), Sex drama, Tony Van Eyck. 

Din Eugen Thlelis. 66 mlns. ReL May 1, Rev. May 2, 

vSitta Entdeckt Ihr Herz, (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy. itta Alpar, 
Gustav Froellch, Dir. Carl Froellch; 90 mins. Rel. Oct. 

Gloria. (German) (New Bra), transatlantic aviation draima. Gustav Froeli- 
llch. Brigltte Helm. 76 nilns, ReL Nov, Rev. Nov. 1, 

Hertha's . Erwachen (Protex) (Ger.). Delicate life prPbleim.:.. Dir. fl^ 
Lampfeeht. 96 mlns; ReL March .10. Rev; March 14. 

riolzapfei- Weiss Ailes (German) (Gapltai). Comedy. Felix Bressart Dir. 

Viktor Janson, 86 mlns,. ReL Jan. 1. Bev, Jan, 17. 
Horizon (Russ) (Anflclno). Jewish search for home. Dir. Xiev Kuleshov, 

mins. Rel. May 10. .Rev. May 16. 
House of Death (Russ.) (Amklno), Based on Dostoievsky's life. 

erov, 79 mlns/ ReL AUg. 12, Rev. Aug, 16, 

Hyppolit a LakaJ (International) (Hungarian). Fast farce. Dir. Sselcely Istr 
van. .77 mins. .'Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 17. . ^ 

Ich-Wlli Nlcht WIssen-WerrDu Bief irnfefwwid) Mus^A. Dlrircfiza. 

von Bolvary. Hald, Froehllch; 70 mins, Rel. Feb, 16, Rev, Feb. 21. 

Ivan.. (Garrison). . (Russ,)k . Transformation of peaiBants..- . Din Dovzhenko. 
mlns. ReL Feb. 1. Rev, . March. 7. 

kamaradsehaft, (Asso, Cinema) .((iler). Sensational drama. Alex Glrahach,' 
Ernst Busch. Dir, G. W. Pabst Time, 78 mlns: ReL Nov; 8. 

Kelne Feier Ohne Meyer (Ger.) (Germanla). Musical farce. Siegfried Arnoi. 

Dir. Carl Boese. 83 mlns. ReL Oct 28. _Bev. Nov. 3, 

Korvettenicapitaen C(3ef;).'^(Generai), Military farce. 76 mlns; BeL April %, 
La Couturiere de Lunevllle (Par) (French). Musical of. woman's love. 

Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar, 90 mins,' Rel, July 1, Rev.. Oct 22; 

Lo Ba I (French) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dir. Wilhelm. Thiele. 83 mins. 

ReL Oct. 1. Rev. Oct 4. 
LJubav 1 Strast (Yugoslav) (Croat). Drama of life among N. T. Imlgranta. 

Rakel Davldovlc. Dir. Frank Melford. 60 mlns. ReL Dea 16. 

Lulse, Keenlgin von Preussen. (Asso. Cinema) ((3er).. HIstdrlcaL HenrF 
Porten. Din Carl Froellch, Time, 92 mlns. ReL Oct 4. 

Lustlgen Mu8lkanten> - Die. .(General) (Oer.) Musical' fairce; 'Camilla Splra. 

Dlr, Max Obal, 80 mlns. ReL May 80, 
M-(Ger) (Foremco). Powerful dramatic study, Peter Lorre, Dir. Frits Lang. 

95 mlns. ReL April .1. Rev. April 4 and April 18. 

Marius (Paramount) (French)I Marseilles satire. Dir. Alexande r K orda. 

.^103-mIns.-l-Rel.-Jan, li- - Rev,- AprU-26, '—' — " " 

Maedchen in Uhlform (Fllmcholce) (German), Poignant drama. Thielei, 
Wiecke. Dir. Richard. Froehllch, ReL. Jan.. 10. Bev. Sept 27. 

Man Braueh kein Qeid. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Dir. Karl Boese. 

ReL Nov. 10.- - - - 

Men and Jobs ^(Russian) (Amklno). Ah Amerlcati englneei* looks at Russia. 
Dlr; A; Macheret- 70 mins. Rel, Jan, 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Menseh Ohne Namen. (German) (Protex). Poignant drama.-— Werner- KrauBS<; 

Dir. Gustav ..xrcicky. - ^95-TnlnB, ReL Nov. l, ReW^ - 
MIche (Paramount) (French). Musical comedy. Su9sy'Vern6n, Robert Burhler^ 
Dranem. 80 mlns. Rel. July 1. Bev. Dec, 6. 

Mond Liber Moriskko (Protex) (Ger). See Clng Gentlemen Maudlt 
Morgenrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. 

Uclcky. 80 mlnsi Rel. May 16. Rev. May ' 23. 
Morltz Macht Sein Qlueck. (German) (Capital). Farce. Siegfried Arno 85 

min& Rel. Dec, 16. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Namlnshelrat. (German) (FAF). Drama, Dir. .Helns PauL 90 mina. ReL 

Jan. 1, Rev. Jan. 17. 
Noc LIstopadowa (Polish) ((Capital). Historical romance. Dir. J. WarneckL 

96 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. .May .2. _ 

1914. (Capital) (Gei',) Prelude to the world ^r. leh. Oswal Time. 

73 mins. ReL Sept 1. 1 ; _ . . . 1„ 

Ob'ersf Redi.' (Ca'pltaii) (CSer). Spy thriller. ■ Lll Dagover, Theo. Loos. Dir. 

Karl Anton. Time. 79 mlns. ReL Aug. 30. 
Paris. Beguin (Protex) (Fr). MusIcaL Jane Marriac; ir.. Aujsusta Genlna. 

90 mlns. ReL Dec. 16. Rev. Jan, 17. 

Pension Schoeller (Schneider). (Ger), Comedy wltH music. Berliner, Tledtke* 
Schultz, Dlr, George Jacoby. 90 mlns. ReL Sept 17. Rev, Sept 20, 

PIrl Mindent Tud (Arkay) (Hung.). Farce. Dir. Stephen Szekely. - 76 mlhs. 
Rel. Jan. 16. -Rev. Jan. 31. 

Foil de Carotte' (Aiiten) (French). Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 
J>iT. JuUen, Duvlyler. ^90. .mlns. Rel, May: 16. Rev. May 30. 

Potemicin (Russ) (Klnematrade). Sound version of Elsenstein's classic. 70 
mlhs.- ReL April 4. 

i*urpur und Waschblau, (Capital). ((3er). Dramatic, comedy. Hansi NIese. 

Else Elster. Dlr, Max Neufield, Time, 86 mins, Rel, July 30, 
Reserve Hat Ruh, (New Era) (Ger).. Military farce. Frits Kiampers. Lucia 

Engllsche. Time, 94 -mlns. ReL Aug. 11, 
Return of Nathan Becker (Worldkind) (Russian) (Yiddish), Comedy. Dir. 

Shpiss and Mllman. 72 mlns; ReL April, 1, Rev, April. 26... 
Rhapsody of Love, (CapitalV (Polish). Hardships of an art career, 
Petereen. Mosjuklne. Tlm^, . 89 mlnsi . ReL Aug. 26. 

Scampoio (Klnematrade) (Ger:) Clndereila .romance; Dolly Haais.' 
StelnhoII. 93 mlns. ReL April -1. Rev. April 11, 

Schutzenkoenig, Der (Ger.) (Germanla). Max Adalbert, Gretl Thel 

Franz Seitz. 90 -mins. ReL April 16. Rev, May -9. 
Shame (Amklno) (Russ) .Problems' of liew Russia, Vladimir Gardin,. Dir. 

Sergei Yutkevltch, 76 mlns. ReL March 1. Rev. March 14.. 
Sniper (Russ.) (Amklno), The war terrors.: Dir. Tlmoshenko. 61 mins. 

Aug. 25. Rev. Aug. 30. 
Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy), Art and photography pre> 

dominant Dir. Granpwsky, .70 mlns, Rei. April 1. 

Soviets on Parade, (Russ.) (Klnematrade). Historic record 
sla. 65 mlns, geL 'Feb. 1. Rev. March 7, '■ 

Storm .Over Zaitopane, The, (Capital) (Polleh). (Synchronized.) Danger In 
the mountains. Time, 89 mlns. ReL Aug. 26. 

Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wiecke. 
Dir.- Karl Boese. 80. mins. Rel. May 1; Rev. May 16. ' 

Trols Mousquetalres,_Les (General) (French) ._.J?,uin*!s.=filassJUjuW^ 

DirrHSTifr irmorifTITergef7~lM ml^^^^^ Rel. .May ^1.. Rev, May 9. . 

Uianl) Uiahl, Chlbpcy MalowanI (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musicai .comedy, 
mlns. ReL Jan. 1. 

Ulica CCapifa:i) (Polish). Life of the neWsboys. 
73 mlns. ReL Aug. 25. Rev. Jan. 31.' 

Unknown Heroes. (Capital) (Polish): Polish police, activity. 

Adam Brodzlcz. Time, 89 mlns. ReL Aug. 25; 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Klnematrade) (Ger). Viennese operetta. Michael 

Bohnen. Dir. Richard Oswald. 90 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April H- 
Voce Del Sangue (Synchroart) (Italian -German). Dubbed Into German. 

mlns. Rel. April 16. Rev. April 26: 

(Continued on page 33) 



Tuesday, June 13^ 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 



93 



Coast RKO $150,000 Red in 5 Mos. 



Circuit May Abandon Coast Operations-^ 
Only 3 Open Houses on Slope 



Lio^ Aneeles, June 12, 
It's probable that RKO may jump 
cieav of Ita coast houses most any 
time. Ab°".t '^^^ oAly thing that 
looks to keep the H&rold Franklin 
operation tied to the coast spots are 
the . home ofllce feei3 which are col- 
lected for. s u pervising the losi ng op- 
eration; • 

The coast theatre operation lor 
HKO i& only around - $160iOOO In the 
aed sinc« the first of the year. That's 
foT around five houses. Fact that 
the HKO people were thinking of 
letting ItiQse of the coast situations 
could be Indicated by the fact that 
J. J. Franklin, brother of- Harold 
Franklin, is being retained east 
rather than having him sent to the 
coast, as was requested by himself 
and as was even contemplated, by 
the higher up RKO theatre man- 
aigement. Other indlioatipri comes 
by way. of Skouras Brothers anjsling 
for the HlUsteet, local; RKO strong- 
hold. / 

There are around, six spots op- 
erated by RKO on the West slope, 
three- of which are dark. Dark ones 
include the. Orpheum; San Diego; 
Orpheiim, Frisco, and Orphieum, L.6s 
Angeles.- Houses operated are the 
Orpheum, Portland; Goldeh Gate, 
Frisco and the HlUstreet,' here! 



Heat Folds 2 in Balto 



Baltiniore< June. 12. 
Unusual- heat has hiigtened the 
'closing season, for several theatres 
in- town. Several, are not Waiting 
until -.tbe-iyaditidnal July-S-to-siiut-- 
ter. . Two' put up the blinds last 
week. 

They " are the -Griand and" Pacy's 
Garden, controlled by the Dvikee 
Circuit, the big fitriiig. of nabe the-, 
atres locally.' More: closings - 
pected. all through this territory. 



AUTO DELIVERY CHEAPER 



New Express Rates No Help to 
^ Coast Exhjbs 



a EARS SELECtEDLBy _ 
U.A.FORRMN.Y 



Under the hew deal with Para- 
mount. United Artists gets three 
pictures xor-the Jlivoil^-^ew Tork, 
this fall. ' 

Having the right to pick the pic- 
tures it wants, UA has taken Cheva- 
lier's 'Way to LiOve,' Mae West's 
second/ 'I'm No Angel,' and 'Duck 
Soup,' which the Marx Bros, will 
make. 

When UA took oyer the Riv 100% 
In lieu of rellnquiishing its 50% In- 
- terest in the Rlalto to Publlx, agrees 
jnlent was that it would have the 
choice of three pictures a season. * 



Ed Olmstead East ___ 

Finishing his special exploitation 
iasislgnnient oh "pictures at the Par 
Cdtlst studio, Ed Olmstead returned 
to New York Sunday (11). | 

He will either - aittacir to the h; o. 
advertising department, with han- 
dling of Par Brooklyn when house 
reopens, or shift to Boston in aii ad 
capacity up there for Publix. 



FREE FILMS AND 
VAUDEATPARK 



Los Angeles, June 3 2. 
lightly reduced rates oh film 
shipments which go into effect June 
15 are hot expected to bring any ap- 
preciable amount of business to the 
Railway Express Co. First reports 
received here weref that a 50% rate 
slash .had . been- provided, but the 
new tariff reveals that the 50% rie- 
ductidn applies only to return ship- 
ments, with the old rate applying 
to all forwarding movements, 

Exhibs who get film shipments 
direct from the exchanges, and re-- 
turn-^henrdirect-to-the distributors.i 
are the only ones who will benefit 
by . the, reduction. Where one exhib 
ships to ahpthfer theatre, the former 
will be obliged to. pay the full old 
rate, with thie second exhib paying 
a" similar 'tarTff "on his receipt of the 
can; 

For niore than a. year exhibs have 
been using the several motor film 
delivery services and contend that 
even the 50% slash on return ship- 
ments will not offset the lower rates 
provided by the auto delivery. 



Easton, Pa:., June 12. 
Free films have beeii adderd to 
free, vaude at parks, ih. this section 
as fight for patron^-ge. goes on. 

Sisters of the Skillet appeared at 
Dorney .Park on Sunday, giving 
afternoon and. "evening performances. 
Central Park had the Wonder Dogs. 
Both parks show films. Eddyside 
Park also starte d t o sho w free pic ■- 
tures, while George Olseh and fithel 
Shutta were it Dorhey Park dance 
Thursday (8). 



Another Metro Name 



M-G-M Is a little perturbed over 
learning that cinbther company in 
show buslnesis is using the Metro 
name. It's Metro Sales Co., Cleve- 
land, which MG . says is in thfe busi- 
ness of buying and. selling theatres 

Notifying the trade that the Metro 
Sales Co. has no connection with it, 
MG does not indiciite whether" It will 
take steps to attempt to prevent the 
Cleveland concern from using the 
Metro name. 



Portable Tent Show 




With Electrician Pilot 

Cantoii, June 12. 
Casey M. Dougall, electrician, at 
■the- -State— theatre, =-CleveIaiid,^_iii^ 
tends to take out his portable, film 
-tent show, embellished by chorines; 
to small towns on one night stands. 
Same venture ok last summer. 
Outfit will be transported by 
motor trucks. 



'impersonations Different" 



PARAMOUNT 

N E W Y O R K 

(THIS WEEK JUNE 8) 

F O X ' S 

PHILADELPHIA 

WEEK JUNE 16) 



Direction 
HARRY. YOUNG 



Starving Chicago Theatres Hope 
With Fair for Better July Days 



Direct Labor RKQ Contact 



With- Charles Koerner's shWt to 
Albany in charge of operation of 
both upstate New York and New 
England, for RKO, the latter firm 
begins to decentralize some of its 
ho me o ffice authority, par ticulaijy 
ail regards union affairs. 

Hereafter the division men in the 
field will handle all labor stuff di- 
rectly. Contact wth the lATiSB in 
New York will be handled by Her- 
schel Stuart,, general manager \mder. 
Harold Franklin. 



Duals Out of All 
Ace 'Ham Houses 
And Some Neigbbs 

irminghami June 12. 
Double features are out of every 
downtown house here through an 
agreement with each other and the 
film exchanges. Understood, also, 
that-^aA-r^,number— pt-^neighborhooids. 
have sighed the agreement. 
-Competition ..getting so tough 
around town that something had to 
be dohe to protect the exchanges 
and the unwise exhibitor.' It was 
getting so the second rims were giv- 
-ing so much- for a. .dime that patrons 
began bringing cushions with them, 
also their lunches. 

Five downtown houses announced 
last Sunday in a two-colunm ad 
that double features are being dlS' 
continued. Theatres were Riialto 
and Galax (Wilby houses), Capl 
tol and Royal (Merritt houses), and 
the' Lyric Ihdependeht, 

.So in future exhibitors will have 
to devote their tinie to other types 
of twins. 



PLENH INSIDE 
GRIEF INPHUA 



Philadelphia, 12; 
Plenty of grief Is being manifest 
in indie film circles, here in Philly 
right now. Lack of product, tilted 
percentages for hit pictures and 
chain cdnipetition* which Itlself is 
having plenty of trouble getting the 
dimes in, are combinglng to cause 
the blues singing. 

Prospects in many, spots- are for 
pp-t-tiihe" "closlngsr~w^ • many "oF 
the houses just showing Friday and 
Saturdays or for the last half bf the 
week. 

The fact; that the number of the- 
atres trying to stay open has not 
been appreciably diminished is 
helping to -cause—groans. Reported 
50% percentage tilt, on 'Gold Dig- 
gers' has the independent theatre 
and. managers especially up in 
armsi 



NSS Gets 3 Circuits 



lx)s Angeles, June 12. 

After two years, three Northern 
California theatre! circuits are again 
using National Screen Service 
trailers in all housfis,_j 

Circuits are the Goldien "State 
(Robt McNieil) ; T&D, jr. (Mike 
Naify), and San Francisco The 
atres Corp, (Sam Levin): Deals 
were closed by m; Van Praag, gen 
sales mgr. for NSS. . 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from page 32) 

Voice of the Desert, The. (Capital)' (Polish). Algerian story in authentic 

locales. Adam Brodzlcz, Mary Bogda. Time, 89 mins. Bel, Aug. 26. 
Walzerparadies. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa. Dir. 

Friedrlck Zelnick. :Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7. 
Weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger). Farce. Otto Wallburg, Elsie Elster. 

Trude Berliner. Dir. Robt. Land. 81 mJns. Bel. Nov. 1. 
Wenn dem.Esel zu Wohl let (Ger.) (Germania). Comedy. Charlotte Ander, 

Dir. Franz Seitz. 8S mlns. Reh April 15, 
Wenn die Sdldat'erTTSchlriercler) (Ger). Military mUsical. Otto Wallburg, Paul 

Heidermann, Ida Wuest. Dir. J. Fleck. 85 mlns. .Rel. Oct. 27. 
Whither Germany? (Kihemati-ade) (German). DifflouUles of life. Hertha 

Thlele. Dir. S,^ T.. Dudov, 7.1- nilns. . Riel. April 15, . Rev. April 25. 
YIdishe Tochter (Yiddish) (Quality). Old-fashioned Yiddish drama, idOish 

Art and Vilna Troupes. 75 mlns. Bev. May 23. 
Yorck (Germdn) (Protex). -Historical drama. Werner Krauss, Rudolf Forstef^. 

Dir. Gustav Ucicky. 90 mlns. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zapfenstrelch Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger.)» Musical farce. Charlotte Susa, 

Siegfried Arno. Dir; Jaap Speyer. 90 mlns. Rel, Feb..!. Rev. Jeb. 7. 

ZIrkuk Leben. (German) (FAF). Circus drama. Llane Hald. Ir. Heinz 

Paul. 70 mins. Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Zwei Herieh und EIn Schlag (German) . Lilian Haryey. 

Dir. Wllheim Thlele. 90 mlns. Rel.. 13, 



Chicago, 

July is the prortilsed land towards 
Which Chicago is hopefully progress- 
ing. That applies not only to the 
World's Fair which expects its 
gravy then, but to , the picture 
houses, the legit, and the nite clubs 
outside the. fair grounds.. Every- 
body has their fingers crossed wait- 
ing fpi-.- that. anticipated influx, 
tourists that will enliven the town 
and ehrich the showmen... 

While the World's Fair has suc- 
cessfully scuttled the business, of 
all the theatres and diverted from 
all' but a feW hlte clubs and road 
houses, the World's Fair itsielf is far 
•from satisfied. Only a handful of 
concessions have done anything to 
speak of and the expo regards June 
as marking time and working up to 
July and that high tide of prosperity 
that is expectied to roll. in. 

Theatres - Starving 
Theatres -and cafes meanwhile exr 
pect July to end their present, hor- 
Tors. Thousands of tourists, if ar- 
riving, ishould inevitably bring pat- 
ronage, however small a percentage 
of the floaters wander into the loop 
and beyond. Normalcy among the 
natives is deemed a matter of froin 
four to five weeks after' the Fair's 
opening and that should also fall in 
July. 

Meanwhile picture houses are 
starving and the legit is scarcely 
dignified by its ■ xepresentatives of 
tfie~m6menfl ~ ' 



'Earth Turns/ $25,000 

.Hollywood. June 12v4^ 

After bidding in New Tork be-, 
tween- Warners and • Universal-, the- 
former company won out s^nd pur- 
chased 'Ai3 the. Earth Turns,' which 
is a best seller by Gladys Carrol. 

Price paid was $25,000. 



Many Thanks to 



BORROS MORROS 



Amkino, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Associated Cinema, 154 W. 55th. 
Capital Film, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Embassy PIcts;, 729 Seventh Ave. 
European Film, 154 West 55th., 
FUmchoice. 33 West 42d^ 
Foreliffn American, 111 West 57th. 
Foremco, 1560 Broadway. 
Garrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign Sales, 729 7th Ave. 
Germania. 22-33 19th St., Astoria. 
George-Schnelderr-.57.5^RiyeX:Sid/etja 
Harold Auteh, 1560 .Broadway. 



Key to Address 

Intcrnat'l Cinema,' 1490 First Ave. 
Interworld Films. 1540 Broadway. 
J. H. Hoffberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
J. H. Whitney. 350 East 72d.. 
Kiriematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Plcts.,-lll''West 57th. 
New Bra, 6S0. Ninth Ave. 
I'ortale FilmSi 630 Ninth Ave.. 
Protex Trading, 42 E. 58th. 
Quality Pictfl., 630 Ninth Ave. 
Syncho Art, 630 Ninth Ave. 

_W orldk lno. 1501_ %oadway._^. . 

Zbyszko^ Film, 274 Madl^ori^'.Ave. 



Will Pay Cash for Pacific Coast States Rights 
for Deluxe Motion Picture Features, American 
or Foreign Productions 

Address BOX t, VARIETY, Hollywood, Calif. 



TWO MOEE WEITEES TKY 

Holly woodi Juno 12. 

Radio's 'Tvittle Women'. Is in for 
another rewrite, -with two previous 
treatments of the story being 
thrown out. 

Now yarn Is being written by 
Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Hcer- 
man, 



and acknowledging the excellent co-operation of the 
Paramount personnel and gentlemen of the orchestra, 
also Leo bdwards and LdcrATlCempih^tci combining to 
make my Engagement at the 

PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK 

This Week < June 9) 
An Exceedingly Pleasant One 

LOUIS KATZMAN 

On the Air WEAF 

JAMES MELTON— 3 Times Weekly 
JAN PEERCE:rTf very Wed. 

COUNTESS ALBANI— Moh. and Thurs. 



WESLEY EDDY 

V ersaiil^ Master of Geremomes 

"CONTINUES tc-rKEEP the WORD 'WELCOME' on THE 

MAP"— says '♦Variety.'* 

FOX'S BROPKLYN,:i4TO 



"VARtETY," JUNE 6 

"It's Wesley Kddy's 13th lap as m. c. hero and, 
judKinK from the demeanor of that fiaturd<'iy 
mob, the fellow .shows no .sign.s of wearing *>ut 
his welcome." — Odeci 



rcrHonal Dlroctlon NAT KAXCIIEIRf, WIIXIAM MOIIHIS A«BN( Y, INC. 



R. A H ftJD 



Tue^f^ . Juae> 13^, 1 1983 





.ITnllke the/Schmelingr'dliarkejr B$ht, etherized from Afa^ieron Sq Oar- 
^^eaupon payine^nt 1}y NBC of a nominal sum ($5,000),. no staged Isi^t inin> 
-ii^e 'arrangements' were znO'de for the. Schmellng-Baer bout, although 
radio insiders helleved something would materiaiiz^e at the 11th hour. 

The Crarden deal had been set all along, but anhouncoment was Aot 
made; until the day of the fight as a means to protect the gate receipt^. 
Butjthfe Jack Pempsey- presentation of the two Maxes: sjpeeiflcally tabco^^l 
tudio unless- by tiiutual -consent. Dei^psey held out for an adolltional 
$7,6"00 for the short wavelength hookup to Germany. These figures , were 
nixed bir NBC, which coiuldli't afford the. tap or find, a sponsbrr NBC, 
Inciden tally, denied any official Hitler - embargo on the. German hookup, 
stating the. $7,600 albrte ellmiinate 

NBC didn't 'steal* the broadcast aa Was/ballyboped^ Graham. McNamee 
merely giving some buU^^ aulte a few. minutes behind the 

actual 'flisrht. Thja sixth round's desciflption was interrupted by a 'flash' 
tfftn&Uhceihent of"3ae^^^ which IgTves aii idea how far back' of 

actual proceedings McNamee Was. 

: CBS' Harry BonzeU essayed only k resiithb, round^by- round . .of the 
fight , after it was bver. At lOtlfr Bonzell put on a good account of the 
, proceddlngs. ■ - 

. Spme. oi:. the.,Jesaer stations -essayed- ringside descriptions. One- statiba 
In Philly was picked up at 10:30 m. simulating a ringside explana- 
tion when the fight had been oyer; for 20 minutes. There w^re the 
usual telegraph clicking keys as props, alongV witii, sjlmulatlng 
■■ -.Crowd ■iifoisea; etc.-' ■•..••< 



Society vpf European Stage Authors and Composers, .CQritroliing sorn^ 
German, Spanish, Austrian and Frehch. Works; which are ,nbw; in' the 
. ASCAP epmbine,: has started a serle* of .suits; an4 . made' seti;lei|j,eht8 
almost ihimedlat^liy oh some 6f these,:' fbr alleged infringement of cbpyi 
rights. Tw6 E4st -8Bth street (New York's Ybrkviile section) GermaA 
spots using some of the Gerinan compositions are named defendants. 
,^ Brooklyn Broadcasting: Corp., operating statioh WBBC, Brooklyn, Nt, 
T., waa sued but settled by taking out a license. t«tto the Biltmorfe a.nk 
:"?""™94or»:bot^^^^ Who settled, s.uits by betibmihg licensee^. Sta^ 

^on WHN and Loew's are being sued twlco as is the St. Morltz liotei, 
N^. X, and othera for similar causeis. , Three- actions i,re pending- against 
the NBC, Silthough hrought through Rublen & Bregbff Mirho are also pfe- 
.pa.ring further Utigfation against alleged Infringer^ in Detroit and Cleve-i 
land. ■ 



, , j^J^eajt^» of Cyrus Hr K.j.Cur^ls,, the Philadelphia ^ publ^i^he^ created 

— ,7ej^SKe^d^ 

IsP not Held likely that thb Weeiiisks adamant stand against radio will tak^ 
art:;abbuj;;face-lf.Jtox!n^ .out. of regard f or -Its-deceased 

publisher; _. _.. j_ __ ^ v • ■rjjl •' •_ ' ' •■ ' [ 

•s^Sll sales promotion campaigns, ctiatts^ literature and everything eilise, 
3*pertainirig to the 'Saturday Eyening Post' made .no bones about stressing 
w the printer's ihk advantages over radio, with a definite anti-radio staiid. 

/Iier';S'. and 'TCim*' aw. .to what direct pro-radio expAoitation hsLs done fpf 
...magazine circulation.. 



Dog Mu^t T«ke it 



John F!. Medbursr^ CBS air 
humorist, calla hla New York 
pooch 'Sponsor. Gives him lotsa 
satisfaction to be mble to' holler 
down at leaat one sponsor. 

He used to call one of his 
dogs 'Supervisor/ when liv- 
ing In Hollywood, for the, sapne 
reason.. 



Mpitaiiis 
Pri^pni Despite 




nsor 




Proposal by the N. W. Ayer agen 
cy to continu© a radio .feature in 
stitutibnally, aieter ' the commercial 
sponsor drops otit, may go through 
, ;it:s the 'BUcU Rogers' "kid series 
which Kellogg cereal sponsored for 
eight monthe^ on a three, year con 
tract. 

.With Kellogg deciding tO pass it 
up . the Ayer agency^, handling th<^ 
account, figures it may. continue the 
period institutionally until another 
Etponsor pops up. Theory is that the 
script, :through felght - months of 
etherizing, ha^ . attained a standins^ 
.This, in a. measilre, parallels 
OBS' idea with : 'March ' of : Time. 
Oblumbta donated its \ facilities to 
Start off .'Time/ and. after six weeks* 
of! gratis broadcastihg the, maga- 
^in€»->cOmnierclanyT-engaged--the-fa 
oilities. The i033r34 deal for 'Time' 
is reported ■r.set undeirv similar ar- 
rangement, Columbia to . donate the 
flrdt six we^ks gratis this fall and 
'Time' then to pay fbr the time. 



The Chicago NBC studios have sent ; a crew by plane to Edmonton, 
'Canadai to greet Jimmie lilatterii, ; round-the-world flyer, because NBC 
has an oral tf nderstandihg, to do ' things for and ;TVlth the' ' aviator, ■ NBC 
ftad' rid . prearranged deal With Post and Gatty ■Wheh-th^y -made thbir- 

";ight^^--- • \ '^^'--^ . r 

Ih toe Post --Giaitty Iri^tance^^^^ the flyers oh' 'lecture plaPt- 

' i|brnis\4ud. other p^ whatever deal evehtu- 

.ates. with Mattern will be set on his' firat' landing epot oh the 
. lljt^^ with transmitter-lbcated at Edmo nton, will M .Utt- 

liized' for the hookup.. ;., ' ' 

Expected, elevation of .Sid Stro'tz in the Chicagb NBC office to joint 
managership .of the- program and artists departments .will be a pre 
.'cedent. and an experiment. If the Chicago arrahgemeht works, out, it Js 
reliably indicated New York may follow, suit. Meanwhile^ M. H. Ayles 
:-. 'Worth: 'Was- in- -Chicago last week and the StrotZ : deal- ia officially - ex 
jiOcted ■■ inomentaclly., . Strotz. ia .the former, headi of. the_Chicago Stadium,, 
sports arena. He has been In radio about four months, 

As .manager Of both departments .iStrotz 'will be answerable on. the 
Chicago end to Niles Trammel. In New York he will have George 
iSngels a's his superior on artists service ^'niatters ahd John Royal as 
his captain for proerram items.. 



With the Hollywood Bowl programs off thl^ year because of a sauabble 
=with the musicians' union, coast stations are fighting for the $12,000 that 
Union Oil, intended to spend .with KHJ for broadcaats. of the programs. 
-KHJ,- local Columbia outlet,: had-woh the aercotint' for.' tiii^ -year froih KFI 
(KBC), 'which has had the bowl ether privileges for several years. 

Deal is now on in which Merle Armstrong may put tho Philharmonic 
orchestera (bowl cbmbinati6n) either on at the bowl :Or else at the Shrihe 
Auitqiriuni, Los Angelea, with KFI getting the nod for etherizing. 

Present bowl operators propped the annual concerts when the inuaiciana 
refused to take a 331/3% reduction in salariea. 



A combination of radio, and beer is keeping fans away frbni' the Min- 
neapolis bajseball park, according' to. Mike Kelleyi, piresident of . the JnUn- 

.■AeajP.8U4j!V;*.-Aoplub,. .-.'^^^^ J . .... , '' 

'Here's whaf a happening,' say$ Kelley. 'People a'rb beer crazy. In-, 
atead of spending for baseball in .the afteriioona, they're getting them- 
eelvea a comfortable aeat in a beer cafe • \vhere there'a . a " radio.' They 
llsteri to; the game while spending the admlaaibn pritfe fcr^j^.^. If I'd 
known about beer coming- back when; I, made the deciaion about permits 
ting .gairie broadcasts, ,1 w6uldn't have ^permltt'bd thei^^ fromi the park/ 



., Vincent liopez and Leo Reisman' are' in' direct competitloh'' with' eabtt" 
other at the Coiigrbss Hotel, Chicaj^o. Unusual situation ! of two name 
orcheatraa inatailed in adjacent robma under one management has oc-' 
caaioned much cbmnteht In the tirade, tt ia igWneraliy thought that each 
is -apt to dull, the edge of the .other. 
Hotel is evidently' anticipating boom dining trade because of the Fair 
^•ahd figured that if one name-band. Wa3 . a. good thing, two name'; bands 
"T^vould be twice as: gbbd. 



., It is specifipally provided in the Kraft-Phenix cbntracfe with Al Jojabn^, 
for his onerahot on the inaugural two-hour ahow (NBC7WJ3AI?;), that the 
. comedian can ad lib all he wanta. 

For, that. purpose .a apecial Invitation audience ia .being aaked to at-, 
tend the opening at the Tl«nea Sq. atudio, on the theory that the more 
gala the tur^hout the jnoro brilliant arid apontaneoua will be_Jol80n'a 
""funaTeruig. .. '. -—-=■ - ,.— - ..,=™>---^^=:^ - -.-.^.^^ 



Los . Angeles "papera have been taking awats at Cottst radio stations for 
allowing so much dirt on the various air-vaude progiama. Moat activity 
in thla regard ia t>y the Hearst .'Examiner' which has had several edito-i 
/rials on the aubject. ' 



One- of.'' the moat moderate payroHcd men, on the air is the Waah- 
IrtgtCHW 'fe'britalct for one of the liet MirOilks. It's 'a $10,.00O appointment for 
the chain on >Ie^telatlve mattersl ' ' ' 



WORLD'S HUGEST HOTEL 
BELATEDLY GOES RADIO 



"chicagb, 'June 12. 
; In accepting the Stevens llotel 
dance job, Charles AgrreMr has irnade 
it a e'onditlbh that the-'hotei Iget a 
radio outlet i?his caliy attention 
to the unusual circumstance '""that 
t he Ste v eha. hotel , lar gest in t he 
world (3,000 rooms) has never been 
on the air. 

lladlo^mlhaed' folks " hereabouts 
are inclined to attribute the Stevens 
failure to click as a hoitel up to now 
tb' just such omiasloni^ of : manage 
nient. Hotel lisi hoping the World's 
Fair may be. the da'wn' of a better 
era. - ' ""^ " 

Peal for Paul Ash to go into the 
Stevena cbllapsed at the last min- 
ute. Hotel has tnade an arrange 
ment with WGN to outlet Agnew. 



Standard 03 Now 

Preparing Coast B31 

Los Angeles, June l2. 
.Standard Oil of California is lin 
ing up a bne and half hour 
vaude program, but ie not yet set 
ori a station, expecting to go out 
over one of the two chaiti stations 
from: here for coast co'veraere. 
. Meanwhile company contracted 
this week for tlme signals over 20 
Tdba;at- stations, ;froitt Portland," Ore.; 
to San 'Piego. On this station oil 
cbmpariy Is mostly using NBC out- 
lets with the exception Of Lost An- 
i^eies wh^re KFI Is passed up -for 
KHJ, the CB3 outlet, and KNX, 
independent. 



0.; G: Adding 21 

Old Gold Is.addlng 21 stations, In- 
cuding 'the American possesaiona, 
for ita broadcasts. 

It starts with Honolulu being 
shortwaved onto the CBS hookup. 
That is a new merchandising sec- 
tor for the cigaret. 



C^I^BpirS EXTENDED 

Chicago, June 12. 
In the third week of hia five week 
broadcaatinfi deal with the Palmer 
J[21iS®^an_e?teMtolI.J5^^ 
waa giyen Floyd Gibbona by th^ 
hotel concern. Palmer Houao thinks 
the mail bags prove Gibbons is sell- 
ing their tavern in a big way to the 
people in the provincea who will 
soon be packing their valisea for the 
World's Fair. .; 

New deal was made direct with 
palmer HoUse by Gibbons repre- 
sentative, A. P. Waxraan. 



Air line News 

By Nellie Re^ll 



The family of "Bruce Qulaenborry Is much, alarnted at his disap* 
pearance. Bruce Is a nephew of Mrs. Will Rogers and hegbtiated the 
Will Rogers air contract. Recently he went to his home in Joplin, Mo, 
to recover .from pneumonia, but left there three weeka ago for Okla- 
homa. He has not been , heard froin.-ilnce. 

Qulse^bl^itry had Expected a large aum ih cbirimlaslohs On 
was informed that It was riot forthoominis, 



Dave and Rudy Pout 

Rudy Vallee and Dave RubihofC are pouting. So much jSo that when 
Rubinoff w-ent back stage where Rudy was playing in Philly recently 
Dave waa ejected. Feud arose through RubinoflE'a reaigning from the 
Orcheatra, Corporation in which Vallee had sponsored him. 

Embarrassed' No ^£nd 
Harold .Stern, .refused tf> okay supper checks for newspaper people 
executives whom his manai^er^ Ed Dorian, had invited to the 
Stei«h orchestra premiere at the Btltm'ore (Ni Y.), last week. Sb Dorian 
has. resigned. : ■ ■ 



.Wi'nhihger as Producer 
•Wfnnirtger la going .into ' the . buainess. 
grams. He has offices, too. Pete Mack, former 
aaaoiilatM 'yrith" him. 



An Aljger 'P(et 

.The atory of the Sizzlers might have been, written by Horatio Alger. 
Last December Ontf wfl-s a grocery clerk,, anbther was a soda jerker, and 
the third worked in a mill. Theyi used to get together in Rarneaville 
O.; to sin« at church festivals. iThls Friday <16) they open a 
week's bngageihent at the Old Roxy (N. Y,); 

' Thinki 

. It'^ 'dog days with the radio p'.a/s> One 'a bulletins from one space 
seeker .reveal: that James Melton is teaching a bulldbg to- ride in- the 
prow' bf - his yacht;' that Barbara iBlair -places flowers^ on the grave -rOf 
her first dog named Snooney;, that Lee Slma has a. Great Dane weigh- 
ing 200 pouhdb/ heralded as the biggest bdw-bow in broadcasting circles. 



. tranige people these -radio , artists. .This week Kate . Smith makes ' 
debiit with ., ah operatic, number ahd ne<t week will find Grace koore 
chahf ing 'Storiny Weather/ " 



John de Jara. Almonte, NBC's manager of night -operations, once: ap- 

plied for a 'job as reporter in top hat/ jprraiy-strip'ed trouaera and fi^ock 
coat, and fifot- the job! ; . . .Robert' Royce, ,tenpr, ;;raja a hotel in , Bridge- 
port, Mich.;v.Budd Hulick ahd''tVe^dle >5axtin used to airig dueta in 
New Jeraey- dance apbta/. . .Erho .Rapee played piario in an east side 
restaurant.... Virieeht (Blue) Mbridi, WRNY one, man band, wais 'yt^hat 
could be called an interior decbratbr; he. was copk in' an Italian restau- 
rant. .. .Jirtimry-firieriy. NBC •vocfetllst, .wi,th Harry Reaer'a Eskimoa) was 
a church organist., ; . .Waddell jone;?, secbii^ trumpet , In the Milla' Mu- 
f^t?i,^l^y^oys,-s^as a Baptist' minister in , Chicago. ! . .EVan Evans. 
luriibia soloist, was 'an English cotton T>uyer.;..Alk,h Coi-elli, WRNY" 
news commentator;- was featured in vaudeville In a weight resistance 

sma ll, town ne wapapera. . . .Mae .Queatel, aerial 
Betty- Boop, ^ae In vaudeville. . . . Jalce'^atta, who~directs 'Dbwh Hill ~ 
Programs' (hillbilly entertalrimeht on WRNY. lived in the^Kentucky 
~?«"Mit vSf^.^ scar received during a feud in which four of hia 

fi« ^ • • -^J^'sperin^ Jadk' Smith Was a .photo-engraver. . 

..Sidney Strotz, new head bf NBC3. Artists Service in Chicago. ZL a 
promoter of prize fights. ■oi.iuat,", was » 



Shbrt. Shots 

gium "ttol2l?' cSsSa'- "^'^^ Kraft Cheese -pro- 
gram. . . .Robert Simmons is playing the Fox theatre, Brooklyn Jack 

Arthur starts on his second year with . WOR. . . .Geors^ Lottmin a^S 
Dave Green have buried the hatchet. . . .Ed Klauber! CBS viTe-PrLi- 

the heat... ^toopnagle and Budd go to Steel Pier. Atlantic City, end 
.„ Preston has returned to radio as an artisf w« 

will sing in 'Pinafore' for NBC 'A.r^AM\^T.^\\^^ f an artist. He 
WOR thia Thursflriv T-fl^ i^" • , • Btm\.B a new aeriea on 
VRo c„ -Irene Franklin baa finished her austainine on 

grama, tt\Zeero?tS?.^eav:' "^^^^^ 

planiat, haa been irlven a Snnflil ofi':-: * Vienneae concert 

1« being audUioneird^fferert^^^^^ WOR ...Irene Rich 
play to aummer week enda J? th/Atf NBC. .. .Fred Waring will 

turning to New Ywk W his ^.l^^f ^''^^ ^"^""c City, re- 

on WEAF aa a ™ornrn/Lt^^ four years 

falI;...Bide Dudley vet n^w«nir.!.' ^"^ ^^^^^ evening spot in the 

yiaitors ro Niw^Y^k^ tS"^^^^^ ^"^ Interview out-of-town 

program on NBC next Sunday (18) ' pjn, ^?S' ' " 'S."** 

Pluggera to his broadcaaKo^hai^ "l^n^^^ ^^-^^ 

gingerbread, go . on WOR five niJ^ht^ ' " * makers of 

press department "hS signaled the sto^^^^ Halloway, NBC 

ofl: .20 pounds for his film teste's w^ ; * ® 

his Signature ion testim^nfilt ^ F^ 

PhylUs Baxter;, she learned b^w'orhif^^^^^ "^'^ sinffer 

tory, . . . Alihe.Berry a^J Pete? S^i snooty Holybke Gonserva- 

CBS publicity head. Tva^XSg'^ ^^J^-'^"^ 
has signed to make Phonograph recoril r' l f*'^^^^ 
giving ,iew artists five Ste ano?^ f * fve . languages. .. .WOR la 
and May, Muth. harmony duo aas?gned° 6 !f /''frJ; M"'-'^* 
Manny Fiddler Playa the violin In luSLw *° ^'^ Tueadaya.... 
Breuer.^ xylophonist. la rltSnl to wSr ZTtu "^^^^^ • ...Harry 
William Wile ia off the air until fS hJ<? a"ot»»er aeriea. .. .Frederic 
adie., ^maie. .uartet, r^^;:^ ^ ^l^^^- Or^' 



More WCAE Changes 

Pittaburgh, June 12. 

urtire-Hearsl-owned WCAE. Paul 
Gannon, tenor, lateat to leave with 
Ralph Federer, planlat, and Kathryn 
Rcickert.. singer, going, over to 
WJAS. A commercial haa been 
lined up for the trio there. 

Jim Haya, of WCAE announcers' 
staff, also. out. Quit to go into sales 
work for local pickle factory. Leon 
Churchbn,' on station's dramatic 
staff, replaces Hays. 



Airciiie-Watanabe Now 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Honorable Archie and Fra;nk Wat- . 
anabe, KNX Japanese houseboy 
serial, gets into Australia and China 
on records. 

Series will be used by 203, Syd- 
ney, and by a station in Shanghai.. 
Freemain Lang who is discing tho 
feature also has negotiations on. for 
apots in Cleveland and Salt ir.>ako 
City. . . . ,r 



Taes^y» June l3, 1939 



■ AD I • 



VARIETY 



55 



WHAT A STAGE YEN CAN DO 



You May Be Just a Steno^, but 
On a Coast Station Yonre Talent 



i^bs Angeles, juhe liZ. 
hold a job in a radio station 
. around these' parts you have to he 
, a veritable Jack-of -All-Trades. Out 
,4iere.. they, even aiiditlbn press 
'agents, for no matter how good a 
copy writer he is, he can't get the 
berth unless he can double in front 
of a ihike With 'Mandalay.* 

Even station, managers must be 
adept in thb broadcasting room for 
^ some of the small outlets. Nof un- 
usual for a manager to excuse him- 
self while talking business with a 
prospective sponsor to slip into the 
next room to tell a waiting world 
•that 'When you, hear the chimes it 
. will be exactly onei o'clock.' 

Poor Press Agent 
And doiublin^ is not wholly con- 
fined to. the smalUes. Press agent at 
■* one of. the chain spots wields a 
baton occasionally, and does oi'ches- 
trations between typewriter blurbs. 
Others announce, play flute, sing a 
•squawky tenor or do straicht ' for. 

coinicS. This^ m ight b e t he ii p for 

the type df^pu^lIcIt3rir6py~emaHat"^ 
. Ing from ihe stations. 

Several stations eVen use their 
phon^ girls -and stenographers. One 
station uses the switch girl as a 
stooge oh a morning program. But 
that's Jake, as one of the announc- 
"^ eifs sits In at the telephone while 
she's on the air. Another phone 
girl who usiecl to fill in on several 
occasions, now has a regular spot 
on her station's weekly revue hour 
isince the manager found she was 
itrightened by the mike and has a 
comedy delivery. In this case the 
girl is allowed on the air once a 
-Vreek in lieu of . a raise 4n sc^ary^ 



Teaili Wbrk 



VARIETY SHOW 



Wpn's Vacation — 
Theorized As a 
Help AD Around 



Ed Wynn will be ofC the air July 
B-Aug. 17 durlrig his Hollywood in - 
tervai for Metro on. his film con- 
: tract. Texaco is lining up another 
ehow and will not go off the air for 
the summer since motoring is 

• strictly bullish dv^f ing the hot 
- months. 

Heason for dodging a Coast pick- 
up on Wyiin is a belief in the Hanff- 
Metzger agency that a vacation will 
help the situation all around. But 
'Wynn is coming back. He had a 
62-time contract in two series of 
26' weeks, the second six months 
having been okayed, in May. 

An unofficial deduction in chain 
circles is that Wynn's absence from 
the air for a number of weeks, espe 
dally right now, wouldn't be such 
'a bad idea in view bf Wynii's Afiier 
-lean Broadcasting - System. This 
proposed third chain Is looked upon 

• askiance by certain agencies and, :of 
course, also by the two major webs, 
so perhaps Wynn's withdrawal is 

■not amiss, according to these 
'theorists. 



'Junior' as Act 



. Pete .Dixon and Alene Berry (Mrs, 
Dixon) will breaic in their WOR 
•Raising Junior' script as a vaude 
act Julie 30 at Loew's, Jersey City 
Joe Wilton, formerly of WHton and 
Weber, will, be in the turn which 
Gus Edwards is producing and 
agenting. 

Dixon writes the 'Junior' mate 
rial besides playing it. He's also 
;the New York 'Sun's' (dally) radio 
=coiumni&tr^^""=^7""""'™'"^""^""^^ 



CANCELLED AIH) BENEWED 

Campagna's Italian Balm 'Firot 
Nighter' program, out of Chi NBC, 
wag cancelled but renewed shortly 
thereafter. 
. Program Will bo heard on the 
WBAP hookup henceforth instead 
of the WJZ chain. 



Radio'is freelance press agents 
arid columnists now work that 
brotherly Jove, routine so fast 
and furiously that the actors, 
again in the middle^ ^rp dizzy 
trying to figure wjiether the 
couple of blut>bs are '•^orth the 
$26 a weeli;, 

The p.a.'s and columnists 'do 
straight for each other so flu- 
ently some of the p.a.'s can 
guarantee mentions in .this br 
that columnist's pillar and' 
even go so far as naming pub- 
lication dates in advance, with- 
out fear of being accused' of 
overselling themselves to their 
actor-clients.. 




My Broadcasting Station From 



Execs and Talent Catering 
ta Studio and Theatre 
Audiences Rather Than 
Listeners 



ADVERTISERS, TOO 






Carnation Milk program, on a na 
tlonal hookup out of Chicago, now 
alone stands in t^e way of the 
Kraf t-Phenix cheese two hour radi? 
commercir-1 going on a coast-to 
coast NBC hookup. Paul Whiteman, 
for the cheese program, sp far is 
only set around New York starting 
June 26 to run from. 9:30-11:30 p.m. 
EST. Hartford,. Boston; Worcester, 
Providence and Portland, Me., are 
only available for. an hour. 

-Carnatlon^sllO-10^30- half-hour,- if 
cleared, will expedite everything. 
Likelihood is that this will be ar 
ranged, as the conimercial is up tot 
a renewal, and with the reiiewal a 
change in time may be effected' 

Apart from Al Jolson's one-shot 
on the Whlteman-Kraft: inaugural 
program, the succeeding shows will 
be variety programs of standard "tal 
ent, but no expensive stars such as 
Jolson, who grudgingly acceded to a 
$6,000 bid for his one time on the 
opening program. WBAP will be the 
New York key station, not WOR as 
reported at one time. 



I<os Angeles, June 12. 
Coast radio is iiifFering throuoh 
the. «p.mp.i«x. of brbadciuitenL want - 
iitg to become stage producers. 

Forgetting that their mission is 
to supply entertainment through 
mic.rpphonesy the radio executives 
out here' ^«re putting all ' effort 
toward staging a flash for the 400 
to 800 persons attending the broad- 
casts. 

Some of the .blame 'also goes to 
the strictly air talent, whom the 
free customers out front have made 
stage struck and . who now have lit- 
tle regard for the dial turners. 
-Neither-are-the-advertlsers-ent-lrely 
innocent in this respect. Seeing ah 
audience enjoying the gratis show 
seems- to be all the proof they want. 
It's a set rule at all local stations 
that performers must be in costume 
for these public, performances, dive 
a- oomic-an- audience and -a costume 
and you can bet he'll forget the 
microphone. 

The calibre of Coast air-stage 
shows is ofr. This is because of the 
tendency to put 'em on* any place 
where a large, audience, can be ac 
commodated Irrespective of how 
It'll sound through a I'eceiylng, set. 
Shows cuirently are conducted In 
former silent picture theatres which 
have been abandoned because . of 
their inaptitude to, sound and even 
lir'{nitombbile~sttiesiro6ms. ~~ 

Results for the radio listener ai; 
the other end of the mike is a riot 
of faulty enunciation, echoes and 
pfX-tone sounds. But It's appa)rently 
oke to the broadcaster and the tal- 
ent, for they're in their glory play 
Ihg' at being stage performers. 



ROGERS' SPOT BECOMES 
AGENTS' SUMMER PLUM 



When Will Rogers goes, off tlie 
Gulf Refining half hour June 25 
anybody from Sir Harry Lauder io 
Jack Benny mky succeed him. W. C 
Fields has also been . prpppsed. 

This is the. big plum for the agents 
right now, with all sorts pf ideas 
proffered since the prpgram stays 
on over the summer. Cecil, Warwick 
& Cecil agency had been proposi- 
tioned to pick up Lauder by low 
wavelength . as an international 
bally, . but ^the surcharged static 
conditipns of the ether during the 
hot month's ruled ' that idea out as 
too great a risk. 



U.S. REPS PREPARING 
FOR NJL CONFERENCE 




Gets Around F; R. C Restrictions 



Dead or Alive 



taft tenor on a New TPrk 
Indiei outlet was getting sp 
much faii inail the rest Pf the 
studio , people became suspi- 
cious. So they put him on in 
front of a dead mike. 

Next day the tenor gpt 260 
Iptters; .4B . telegrams and six 
postcards. 



IMITATORS ON 
AIR PEEVE 
FRMES 



JjoB Angeles,. 
Talent that has been working fpr. 
' cup of cpfCee around these parts 
now gets , a break. They can get a 
glass of whiskey; champagne, 
even a full-fledged, bup on for their 
seryices. 

This is part of .vthe inducement' 
being used to^ get free tal ent fo r 
the most unique commercial station 
to date, the one that now brpad- 
casts nightly from beyond 
three-mile limit, under a Panama 
license. 

Talent is invited become 
'guest artist' on; the S.S. City of 
Panama, which, is the. hew 

broadcasting station RXKR. There's'^ 
no salary; performers are told, but- 
the bar is . free . ^ Sp ar e t he g a ta - 



Hpllywoodj. June 12.. 
Warners is eliminating tabloid 
dramatizations of its pictui^es over 
KFWB due to squawks from stars, 
who -piro test against some one else: 
playing their parts over the ether. 
Aerial versions were a part of ex- 
ploitation for films at Warner thea- 
tres, in this teirrltpry. 

After running these weekly tablpld 
air editions for 8i:c months the idea 
is being dropped this week princl 
pally on repeated kicks . from Ed- 
Ward 6. Robinson, and William 
Powell. These' piiayers- claim that 
listeners think thp actors are the 
same as In the^ fi lm a nd that th e 
readIhg'~of the lines by tne air 
troupe doesn't, do the picture talent 
any gopd. 



TALENT, STAFF, Hit BY 
KMTR NUT SLASH 



CAMPAIGN FOR KPO 



NBC Concentrating on Coast Sta- 
tion for Local Attention 



San Francispo, ..June 12: 
NBC is out to emphasize its 50,000 
watt KPO arid today (liz) begins a 
'KPO Jubilee Week' to build interr 
est locally. 

--^-L6w--I^06tr=-netw-ork^p£aduiitioj^^ 
manager, has shifted from the KG 6 
network to KPO such sustainers as 
'Waltz Time,' 'Story Teller,' Anson 
Weeks, Abe Lyman and Doric quar- 
tet. He is also framing t^yo new 
ones, ^Sunburst of Song,' musical 
showj and 'Carefree Carnival,' yarir 
ety hour, which will be broadcast 
from the stage of. thp Community 
Playhouse. 



Washington, June 12. 

with list of delegates announced 
and Juily 10 ' definitely set as date, 
U. S. representatives are getting^ 
down to plans for action, at North, 
Anierican Radio Conference. Thus 
far no decision has been reached on 
the biggest question of widening the 
broadcajst band so as to give other 
natK-ns channels without decreasing 
those already used here. 

National Associatibn of road 
cMters took advantage of the. un- 
certainty of the set-up to petition 
Federal Radio Commission to ex 
tend present term of station, licenses 
from six months to three years. Ar- 
gued, that move waS essential to 
stabilize Industry which Is on too 
siiaky ground. Commission has 
taken no action so far. 

Delegation n<>^ Incliides Judge 
Eugene Q. Sykes, FRC -chairman 
who represented U. S. at last par- 
ley In Madrid; Rep. Schuyler Otis 
Bland, Virginia, chairman pf the 
House Radio Committee; Roy T. 
Davis, Anierican Minister to Pan- 
ama; Davis was appointed to give 
delegation, one inemb'er with exper- 
ience in Latin Anierican diplomacy. 



Hollywood, June .1^. 

Talent arid . office staff of KMTR 
suffers In. a shakeup to %ut -down 
the weekly overhead. 

Salvatore Saentella's orchestra 
Is down fronl 18 to 11 members; 
Henry Murtagii, organist, and 
Pprbes Van Wyiej chief englnieefi 
dropped. Somia anriouneers and 
clerks out, with others compelled to 
take a salary clip. 

Roy Tlsdall Is - elevated to the 
chief, engineer's berth with Roger 
Love added to take Tlsdall's for 
mer spot. 

Leslie Adams, production man- 
ager, jefused to take a salary cut 
and resigned. He Is suc/:ee)?ed by 
Gus Mack, who haS' been handling 
the iBeverly Hill Billies. 



XANET'S NEW JOB? 

Chicago, June 12. 

Expected addition of the pro- 
^grani . -depart-mcn t ^oycraeer^ Jiob.:^o. 
the duties of Sidney Strotz as 
artists bureau manager will prob*- 
ably result in a new berth for Sen 
Kaney. With Strotz managing both 
departments Kaney will have a 
special job as continuity censor, 
according to the dope. . ... 

Nothing dfllclal about either 
Strotz or Kaney, but the chainge 
is imminent. , 



STANDARP OIUS 52 

Year for .New Coast Program — Ex- 
pect Other Oil l^iHms to Counter ' 



San . Fraiicisco, June! 12. 
Standard OH of ' California hais 
finally gone for that new NBC pro- 
gram,' sighing for 62 "weeks' of a 
weekly hour 'Sta.idard on Parade.' 
This takes to the " Orange, net- 
work June 18. McCaiin-Erickson 
agented. 

Show will have . the detective 
yarns of Capt. Don Wilkle; ex;-U. S. 
Secret Service , -agent; /-Meredith 
Willson's oi-chestra, Tomimy Harris, 
Knickerbockers'- quartet, Barbara 
Blanchard, Helen Mussciman. and 
Barton Yarborough. 
-=-StandaiFd!8 -okay-^may-enllveri- the 
Shell and Associated oil companies 
into doing something, about the 
bcaucoup programs they're been 
trying out. Associated Is particu- 
larly interested in football broad- 
casts and Harold Deal, concern's ad 
chief, went . to Spokane ..for the 
Intercollegiate doast conference, 
where etherizing the games Is up for 
dlscussioh. 



bling tables' and if tiie- ether boya 

andi' girls have any bash and 

gambllnjg urge. It's a dnch . they'll 
cPit,trIi;>.utie other than thelir yocai 
services. rf^:. 

Whyfore of tii«. :.Charige 

*GIty of Panaina* Is'' ihe .former 
'S. S. LA Playa* that makes lilghiiy 
trips beyond the 12-miIe lliblt 0 
give the boys and . girls a break, i^t 
the bar and'th.e tables.' Back oif , 
the name change Is interesting' ra- ' 
dio histpFy. ' . . • 

A .certain chap selling radio ma^* 
terial found hlmsialf creditor' iFor 
12,000. of a. local concern that -manu- 
factures ether equlment. *He '. crossed , 
off the debt for a hpme-inade transr 
mitter. He tbeii made ai deal wjth' 
thengawlniTTBhliiiPWners ~to~"piut 
station on -the -boat in exchange, for 
plugs arid a slmllkr. c^eal with the* 
Panama. -government -.for a Ucense 
and the call letters RXKR.-: 

Then followed the as$eirib)ing' of ' - 
a- commercial and program, staff "arid 
a promisp to the- Federal /Radio- 
Commission, to ke.ep.. within^ thp 
bounds~of 'Itir; ethical requirements. 
However, first account signed up- 
was Zandra, fortune teller, who 
can't get . bri local statldns . because 
of xyia FRC ban against the' orystal.; 
gazers. 

,. Zandra Payses Out $306 

2Sandra pays $300 a week for five 
half -hour . I^roadcasts, over - ^hiph 
lie invites llsteners-ln to. send, ^n . 
their questions for" peeps Iritp t^e' 
future at three for $1. 

Bert Knight,, who . org'anlze^ the 
company running the ' statlpn,. has 
61% of the stock. . Program 'direc- 
tor Is Michael Fltzmaurlce,. local 
advertising agent, 'who was fer^ 
merly 'Michael KpUy,' announcer at. 
KNX. Cecil Neucorn is general 
manager, and Wi Cr Gilchrist; colin- 
nierclal .manager. Francesco La 
Guardipn, ppnSul; here tot the Re- 
public of Panania, is on .the' ;board ; 
of directors.' 

Station first, went on the ah- Sat- 
urday, night (3), but receptipn, was 
not so ;gQOd. Announcement .was ' 
that the formal, opening would be 
the following niiBht with 'guest artr - 
ist.' Land reception, was a. JIttle 
better but still off, so announcement 
Was made, that the formal ^opening 
would be the follpWing Monday 
night with more 'gilest- artists.' 
Broadcasts are nightly from seven 
to one b'clpck, while the pleasure 
boat is outside the. three-mile limlt.*^ 
Registered in Pa^nama 

To avoid complications with the ^ 
FRC the boat has been registered 
in Panama and takes out clearance 
^papers as a foreign vessel tor each 
trip. 

= -It=IS"Under8to.odi-thatMt&»-promot---^ 
ers are trying- to' sell time mostly 
to advcrtisei;a whose . typ^ of pliigs 
are ppisoii on - stations Under FRC 
regulations. Outside of the 'guest 
artists' the material Is disc stuff 
plus a turn now and again from the 
ship's orchestra and the floor rihpw 
that are part of the free and easy 
critcrtainment tl^at fcature^t the 
nightly 'trips to -nowhere;' 



S6i 



VARgETT 



Coast One-Lungers on Carpet * 

Better Business Bureau on Trail or 

Misrepresentations 



Lbs Angeles, June 12. 
Better Business Bureau here Js 
seeking to revise Its code of busi- 
ness ethics for local radio station 
as a result ot complaints to the 
bureau of wltbin-the-lavr practices 
by small, stations 'whtch border on 
the , racTiet line* 

BBB has. ciiUed a conference of 
maljor station executives to help in 
drafting the code, by whlich it 
hopes to prevent' the smallles. from 
cut-rrating their time' and making 
promises to advertisers that cannot 
be fulfilled. 

Squawk la chiefly agaiinst one- 
lungers that sell time for a cup of 
coffee and guarantee coverage 'way 
beyond the poiwec of their trans- 
mitters. 



Trio Resume Name 

Chicago^ June 12. 

Songfeljows,. £j[BC maile trio, has 
made, an .arrangement with Paul 
Whlteman wherebjr they are per- 
mitted to resume the use of theilr 
icings Jesters., billing. 

Paul Capp. who recently left 
MCA, Is inanaf ingr this threesomei, 
as well as Harriet Griiise. Capp lis 
also staging' the special . Monday 
njeft t 

hawk' 'caf eV 




Robert 
Siminoiis 



V«p«Isr MBO 



Thvndsy/ 9aM • 

_ Vemooal AppewaBM 
FOX THEATRE, BROOKLYN 
StorjMa r grld>y, J— » 

Met. ilBO ASnsiS' BBBVICnD 
CteorcA tbtgOa, Maa'c INractar 



BEST FOODS 
MUSICAL 
(3ROCERY STORE 

HARILYVSALTER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 
VYC^^^r N.B.C. Network 



Perkins' Co-Management 
Conoert Deal with Ci^ 

Before returning to the coEUi.t over 
the weekend, £d Perkins, Hollywood 
concert Impresario closed with the 
Columbia Concerts Corp. the 
CBS subsid to take pver co-manage- 
ment with him of the several JCuror 
pean concert attractions which Per- 
kins signed when abroad this month. 

He has Asaf and Sulamith .Mes- 
serer, Russian ballet dancers, com- 
ing over next winter for U. S. Can- 
ada appearances, on a guaranteed 
minimum ef 12 concerts to be per- 
formed in four weeks. Option is for 
four more weeks. 

Perkins and CBS. will tUso co- 
present Janet Olcott, 17-year old 
concert pianist and daughter of 
Chaunoey Olcott. it's her. Ameriean 
debut.. Liushanya,' Amerldan Indiaoi 
contralto, will be similarly routed. 






SOCIETY'S CHOICE 

EMIL 
COLEMAN 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

WJZ 

Tues. and Sat. ^ 
7:45 P. M. 

Vational BroadcMting System 



I«t>s Angeles, June It. 
Approximately IS hours ot air 
time weekly; in several far western 
states, are being used presently by 
the Hearat neiwspapera for four dtf- 
ferent^.type8._of .-broadcasts.. -Tiioae 
used Includes about four hours by 
'American Weeklsr* programs, which 
are also put on the air in the east- 
^ik provinces. 

Other tfearst broadcasts In Cali- 
fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, and 
over one Utah station are the Funny 
Paper Man, a Saturday or Sun- 
-day—i6-mln< -feature,- sent out -over 
14 Western stations. Ray de O'Fan 
interviews of radio names are BtoialL 
out in IS-mln. programs over a 
similar number of ether lanes. 

Greatest, number of . broadcasts 
used for any single program is for 
the Prudence Penny housekeeping 
hints, which are etherized ove r 13 
different stations, with KfWB, 
Hollywood; and KGBR, Long Beach, 
getting the recipes and menu sug- 
gestions each Monday, Wednesday 
and Friday mornings, for a ZO-rmln. 
Interval. . 

Other stations hooked up with the 
Hearst broadcasts are IjISV, Glen- 
dale; KREG, Santa Ana; KFXM, 
San Bernardino.; KXO, Gl Centre, 
Calif.; KUMA, Tuma; KVOA, TUc 
son; KO]r> Phoenix;. KPJM, Prea- 
cott, and KCRJ, Jerome, Ariz.; 
KGGM, Albuquerque,. N. M,; KLO, 
Ogden, Utah. 



XBE SIMS 



ItOMAY BAILEY 

. Cliase .* Sanbon Ho«r 
WKMf-VBO Network, B-» P.M., EOT 
Ulrectloa HOblfOM A. uOufAN 



EDDY BURTSON ORCH 

SnninMir Seasob 
FELTMAN'S f^PLE GARDENS 
CONEr ISLAND, NEVT YORK 
Mannsement Tom O'Ctennell 
1560 Broadway 



WBBH'S ALL-WAX HOUK 

Chicago, June 12. 

United Remedies starting tomor 
row (13) will have the solid hour 
from 8-9 p. m. over WBBM to plug 
Peruha, Acldine, Colorbak and per^ 
haps some of their other, numerous 
concoctions. Gntire hour will con 
sist of radio disc entertailnmeot 
from the C. C. Pyle studio. 

Gus Arnhelm, Jimmy Grier iand 
Phil Harris orchestras wlU be .vsed. 
Because of WiBBM's importance a^i 
the key CBS station of Chicago this 
dominance of the^peak evening hour 
hy. wax programs, is notable. 



Chandu's 65 Weeks 

iios Angeles, June 12. 

io Grai^e Oil rene'^s Chandu, 
i thp flesn, for another 13 wi?,eWs 
over KHJ, Los Angeles, and ItDB, 
Santa Barbara. 
Deal covers 6G 15-mIn. sessions. 



Personal Direction 
of Ed Fox . 



EARL HINES 

AND HIS N.B.C. ORCHESTRA 
NOW ri.AVING GRAND TBRRACR CAVR, CHICAGO 



A radio combtnatlon turn com- 
prising Jdaa 8ar4pent, Red ifc- 
Kenzle and liOniile HaytoaTs orehM- 
tra has been set tor six Iioew Btage 
weeks throvfl^ IfdrclsoA A m^fikler. 
starting June 2t at the Valencia, 
New York. 

Miss Sai:;0ent opens at Meirden's 
Riviera on the Palisades next week 
and win dOiAle bi the ▼aude dates. 



East 



DiiiDeadUne 



(Continued from page 1) 
present Insurmountable height, sonie 
amastng esUntatw of grime that 
fouhd Its ynr through thie prbduc- 
tion machine axe presented. 

la 1981-U. ^proziinat^ SSS of 
440 features turned out la Holly- 
wood are now tabbed as possessing 
some sex taint. Of that total at 
least 44 'are now coticeded to have 
been critically sexual, khUe another 
145 are said to have gone through 
with one or more questionable se- 
quences. The remainder had one Or 
more touches .or flashes of sex; sex 
in the latter cases was an .^pparenf 
incld.ent. 

In other worda, over 80% of the 
wotld'B chief picture output was 
partly* .jMurtlally at completely fla- 
vojred with the bedroom.- esseiicbi 
And Into that flavoring. It Is also 
admitted, hu strongly iBowed, espe-^; 
cially during the past year, the 
stream of perversion. 

With stbrjr cliques among other 
Hollywood factions admitted aibet^ 
ting the Coast^s popular material 
famine cry, companies generally are 



his 
in 



now opeiUy. aceused of halving re 
sorted to the easiest h.o. themes- 
sex. 'When all otiier types of stories 
j^lled^ at least seemliigly, a pepper 
yajrn seemed the moot certain way 
out. And, observe those close to 
the situation, the «»notlonalism, 
which such a constricted life as 
HoUywood affords, dulls national 
perspective and proportionate thlnk- 

Jng;_-^.. 

Too Elastie 

ReaUcation that the very elasticity 
ot the Hays Production Code Is 
among, major reasons fior the pres- 
ent sex exaggeration. In advertlslhg 
as well as on the sbreen, is finally 
dawning. 

Interpretations/ as to the codish 
qualifications of any picture should 
bestrlctlylii'thelight of ah abstract: 
right and aa abstract wrong. But, 
;tt la now reported, Vb» specifications 
of. the code In many instances have 
been viewed broadly; soi broadly, it 
is conceded, that a picture, a se- 
quence or a situation could Just as 
easily be Interpreted 'righe as 
'wrong,' 

This' 'mebtaT greiiasbig;' as code 
conscience balm Is now called, has 
reached Its mllennlum. No longer 
Is the Industry up aigalnst blue- 
nose factions. Responsible people, 
lawyers, doctors and other profes- 
sionals are resenting the screen, and 
lettering by the biishel about it. 
Speeches and statements by indus- 
try wise men, long ago discredited 
within the trade Itself, have finally 
reached the point where the better 
public has been forced to set wise. 

Haysites. thiemselves, are tired of 
the producer alibi that sex irregu- 
larities are life, and that the screen 
should strive for honesty. They are 
being told that many other matters 
are more commbnc' In life, but that 
their very delicacy prohibits even 
allusion to them. Promiscuity is 
life, the same as fllegltlmacy Is life. 
But, hold, the industry's code watch- 
ers now turned crusaders, they are 
a part ot life Inexperienced by mil- 
lions of film tans. 

Prom Desperation 

Producer fears . that their com- 
pany Is In bad shape and they can- 
not afford to ditch the story .are 
also admitted to have more than 
once during the past three -years 
softened the great Haysian heart. . 

The alibi that one conipany got 
dirt through and that the other 
should not be disorimihated against 
have, as well, proven difficult for 
code thlnksmen. 

But durlng:^the past weeKT^with 
the Roosevelt enactment on the ho- 
rizon, the Independent declarations 
of censors that despite their friend. 
Dr. Wingate, and his position , as 
head.codist^4h6y^iI1^8helve^^6liear 
and slash anytaing that has the 
least semblance of filth from now ph 
—that has finally brought the. Hays- 
ites Into tackle fprmation. 

Before another two weeks the 
H?iys machinery on the Coast will 
probably *be strengthened. The 
'kidding* will stop and some of. the 
holes in the. code may be diked. 



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ditionsi, FRO hM authorlzea WPFB. 
Hattlesburg, Miss., to remitln ellent 
during June.' 

Fred Ii. Packard and G. Hepp, do- 
ing business as the Acme Broad-^ 
casting Co., Huntington Park, Cal- 
are after a SOOrwatt construction 
permit to share the aame frequency 
with KFAC, Los Angeles. 

WMT, Waterloo, ia., has resiib. 
mltted its request tor A Jump in 
night power' from 60ft to i,ooo 
watts. 

Gus Arnhelm- s band will alternate 
with Anson Weeks on the MJB 
Deml-Tasse .Revue over NBC's 
C<wst network. First broadcast was 
Monday (12), continuing as long a:a 
Arnhelm remains at the SL Francis. 

Announcing staff at WOW now 
Ihcludes John K. Chapel, formerir 
of KDKA ahd vaude. 

MJB Coast NBC program out of 
San Francisco is being done al- 
ternate weeks by the Anson Weeks 
and Gus Arnhelm bands. 

'California Melodies,* CBS. eman- 
atlner from KHJ, JLios Angeles, ex- 
tended from half to three quarters 
of an hour weekly. 

. Don Lee chain gets another year's 
contract for 'Betty Crocker.' house- 
hold hints program commercialled 
by General Mills. Bill emanates at 
KPRC, San Francisco. 



Phil Rubinoff representing 
brother, Dave, on road tours 
stead, of Orchestra Corp. of Amerl 
ca as heretofore, 

'Three Shades ot Blue,' male sing- 
ing trio whe NBC via WGY, iidw on 
iocar commercial. 

For the :fir8t time ball games 
played in the xamlra New Toric- 
Penn- league are being broadcast by 
WESG. 

Monte Hackett (Lucky Strike 
program) has his brother, Ilarold, 
with NBC on the program end. 

Father Coughlin, ether pastor, has 
had 'Shepherd of the Air* dedicated 
to him by Clarence Gasklll, who 
wrote It; Abe Olman publishing. 

Paul Whlteman vacationing with 
his parentis In I>enver before open 
ing, June 98. on the new Phenlx 
Kraft Cheese show. 

The Slzzlers open- at the old 
Roxy, New York, Juno 16, for tw* 
weeks and then for a fortnight to 
the Fox, Brooklyn; . 

Wlndup of WABCa 'HSolhg to 
Press* series for the summer 
(June 14) will feature Norman 
Klein, newspaperman and novelist. 

Maxwell House 'Show Boat' .pro 
vgram, June 15, will be a tab version 
of the Kern-Hammersteln 'Show 
Boat' operetta. 

Keller Sisters and Lynch back on 
air. this time NBC. after being 
grtfomed via WOR last falL 
\ Herman Bernle Is taking over 
Emite Boreo for radio management 
Bernle handles the Greek Ambas- 
sadi .*,. George Givot. and plans to 
make Boreo a French-Russian air 
ambassador. 

Chesterfield Is said to be con- 
aid e ririg another halt hour cin CBS 



in addition to the present Holtz 
Hayton show. 

Thomas B. Robinson, merchandiz- 
ing vlsuallzer for WSYR, Syracuse, 
N. T., since its afflllatlon with NBC, 
has resigned to join the John B. 
Flack general advertising agency 
here. 

Vincent' fBlue* Mo ndi, one-man 
band, goes on WElAF's morning 
hour Parade Thursday (lfi>. 



Mid-West 



Howard NeumlUer will Improve a 
two months' layoff from WBBM, 
Chicago, by a trip to Surope. Sails 
June 16 from Montreal. 

Art Krueger, musical director at 
WISNk- Milwaukee, is at the- Chez 
Cheval for the summer with his 
band. 

Louis Roen, WTMJ announcer, 
has Joined NBC headquarters In 
Chicago. 

University of Iowa's radio isitatloh. 
WSUI, will get In summer lecture 
courses of . music, history, and po- 
litical science. Summer session. 
.June 12-July 20. 

Charley Hamp washed up with 
Red Star Teast on WBBM, Chi- 
cago, and left for his home in Cali- 
fornia. Four, staff artists, Phil Por- 
terfleld, Ed House, Norm Sherr, 
Ruth Howard, follow Hamp for Red 
Star. 

Ben Pollock returning to the 
Sputhmoor hotel, Chicago, from 
which point he made his start as a 
bandsman eight years ago. Brings 
with him a CBS wire. 

Burr Blackburn wlU be the 'fam- 
ily financial doctor* " in a new 
Finance program over 
CBS from Chicago, starting June 13. 

Jim Cook joined Charles Lyon in 
the trip to Alberta. 
r^S^^J^. 'W^indsor-Detroit ouUet, 
CKOK, is now CKLW under new 
call letters alloted this 6,000-watter. 



West 



Purltas Water Co., has contracted 
for KFFs 'Makers of History.' 
.Larry Burke, tenor, formerly with 
the Dobbsle hour, KPO, now on con- 
tract at KFAC, Los Angeles, 

Joe Rodriguez, KFI, lost his ton- 
sils last week. 

Billy Li we, KFWB blue singer.has 
Ipst 22 pounds by dieting in a months 
She Ti^antS'to fit Into her new billing. 
The Blue Shadow.' 

Red Robinson, of the King's Men. 
learning to fly. 

New equipment having arrived, 
NBC will be broadcasting from its 
new studio on the Radio picture lot 
ill' ti\^0 Tvftft lf 

^ Finals of KF AG's spelling bee wiil 
be remoted from U. S. C. Hall 
holds 2,300 persons. More than 6.000 
have applied for tickets. 
Because of current business con- 



KFRC Experimentuig 

With Spiind-oii-Filiii 

San Francisco, June il 
Locals are experimenting wiih a ■ 
sound on film device lor broaidcast- 
• ng. Reproduced the setup by photo. 



electric, process oil an ordinary 
projector via KFRC one night last 
We*k. 

Lynn Church and Billy Holman, 
of KYA, wrote and played in the 
skit which was recorded and filmed 
by the Skinner labs. 



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RADIO AGENTS 
HSCOURAGED 
ONSELUNG 



8m«ller Web PMshed Around 
World's Fair 



Aeents who have been interested 
In radio talent Billing conclude that 
the straight act seller can't get any? 
'Where in radio and point, to Mor- 
rlson-'Winkler relying so much on 
their stage bookings; ditto Kd 
Scheuihg and others to carry 'era 
along* An agent like Mort Mllman 
haa an angle with the J. Walter 
Thompson agency, giving him an 
unusual in, but for the rest, the 
agents gtate, it's no secret thnt the 
ad agencies aren't wild about . the 
talent agent. The ad men have all 
they can to do to Justify their own 
15% oommlsh< 

Agents who've gone into radio 
And that it gives them a fund of 
aoaterial to sell for stage,^ cafe and 
otheir purposes, ahd that' the best 
conelstent outlet for a radio act is 
thrcufrh. some booking office, usually 
Lioew's under the present setup. 



Chicago, June 12. 
NBC ahd Columbia had a minor 
clash, by report in connection with 
the Opening of the Hollywood-radio 
building at the World's Fair Friday 
(9)i Columbia found that NBC hal 
tied up .the largest broadcasting 
studio for the entire evening and 
declined to share the facilities witli 
programs CBS bad . in mind. 

Not caring to. play second fiddle 
to the larger ' network,; Columbia 
practically withdrew from the 'pic- 
ture. 



KNX GETS JUMP ON 
METRO'S VILLA YARN 



Hollywood, June 

With Metro planning a picture 
on the "life of Paricho Villa, KNX", 
.local air station, is beating the 
atA idio to .it 'With a ■ daily ai r se^ 



rializatlon on the same character. 

Ether's yarn Is by yirglnla May 
Cooke. Harley Stafford' plays the 
revolutionist, and Frank Nelson and 
SI Kendall are in other Important 
spots. 



A B E 

LYMAN 

AND HIS 

CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia Broiidcattiiis Byttepi 
PHILLIP'S DENTAL MAGNESIA 
Toefl., Wed... Than.,. a:45 to 0 VJlt A.8.T. 

COAST-TP-COAST 

W A B C' 



Isham 
Jones 



ON TOUR 



Direction 
Colombia Broadoastliv System 



•nriie Human Si^e of the Nevwsl' 

. Mon.-TaeB.-Wed„ 
^ 10:30 P.M. 



WABC 




.HILL 



WABC 

*THE INSIDE STORY" 

ttj ~ Friday, 9 iso P. M. '<M 



DON HALL TRIO 

. WJZ , yvK/iv 

ly 7.30 A.M. Sunday 11:10 P.M. 

VERNA* BURKE 

Vark Centiral Cocoonui drove 
NBC Network 

SOUTHERN SINGERS 

NBC Network 

Mnnneement 
M. GA1.1:, 161 West 46th Street 



NBC ELBOWED CBS 



at 



EASTERN LADSl 
SCOFF AT CHi 
ASCENDENCY 



DayligKi Saving Time 
Is 6i?en Pr^ercnce 
On Oraltine Checknp 



, JTihe 12. 
bvaltlne, sponsor of 'Little Orr- 
phan Annie' which originates from 
WGN" NBC, has decided to drop all 
stations on standard time over the 
summer^ Only outlets adhering' to 
daylight saving -will be retained. 
Full Schedule .will be resumed In the 
fall. 

Confusion of the- conflicting times 
promjpted the ion, account fa- 
voring those to^ns with an a.d- 
vanced clock agaihst those, mostly 
rutal, sticking to the ways of their 
fathers. Eliminatlonis start July 1. 



Eastern radio defenders depre- 
ciate any anticipated hopes in the 
Chicago radio field that the World's 
Fa;ir . will centre activity in the 
Windy City. Talent angle alone ii? 
cited as the whyfore of Chi never 
becoming a- true big league centre^ 
of activity with or without tbe Fair. 

Kraft-Phenix account Is given as 
an example, for this NBC deal was 
signed in Chicago via a Chi agency, 
but it was figured that Chi was no 
spot frbm which the two-hour pro- 
gram should emanate. It'll be a 
variety show; and good variety ta- 
lent is abundant around New York 
and nowhei"e ielae the agency, ac- 
count and NBC people agreed. 

Any geographical advantage Chi- 
cago may have as the centre of the 
U. S , and because of the time dif- 
ference. Is offset by thie talent ele- 
ment. 



' ■ San Fraheisco, June 12. 
Oval{ine drops its western broad.- 



ing its western "producer and child 
performei' to Chicago for brpad- 
castihg there. . Max Waiznian, w ho 
directed and staged the Coast 'An 
hie,' and Floy Margaret Hughes, 
child actress^ .make the hop to Chi 
Anhie'Ms due to resume ..here Sept. 
24. 



HORWm PARDON PLEA 
VAIN IN LOTTERY CASE 



Houston, June 12. 
A long legal battle fought 
through all the higher courts in be 
half of Will iHorwitz, local th^tre 
xtperator, Jiad.L its., finale this ., week 
when President Roosevelt on ad- 
vice of the "Attorney General, de 
clined to grant a pardon to Har- 
witz. He is vnder sentence' of 
year and a day . for lising the mails 
in furtherance of a lottery. 

As soon as the mandate In the 
.case arrives here, Horwitz will be 
gin serving his .term, in Xeaven 
worth. 

Charges against Horwitz were 
based upon using the mails in the 
furtherance of a lottery, , by sending 
lottery material of the International 
LiOttery of "Tamaulipas, Mexico 
into the United States, and adver 
tising it over a radio station at 
Reynosa... Horwitiz, his wife and 
,^hree others were tried' at Corpus 
CHristi a year ago and found guilty- 
on all counts, in federal court. 
Originally ah 18 -month sentence 
and a $6^000 fine were Imposed, upon 
Horwitz, but the prison term was 
reduced to a year and a day. 

Meeting failure in all appeals to 
higher courts, Horwitz appealed to 
the president for a pardon. The 
petitions presented included: ohe 
signed by two-thirds of both houses 
of the Texas legiislature; 10 of the 
12 Jurors who returned the verdict 
of eriiilty; former Gov. James E, 
Ferguson, the Texas Federation of 
Labor, and inany, others. 

Horwitz operates a chain of small 
theatres here, including Texan, Iris 
and Riiz. 



PIGKFORD DEAL COLD 



Ra<lio Negotiations May Resume in 
r Fall Though 



Mary Plckford returned to Holly- 
wood -via a World's Fair stopoff 
without making^any deal with Ply- 
mouth- (Chrysler motor subsid) for 
a radio commercial. It may be re- 
sumed in the fall. 

Miss Plcitford. was east for that 
purpose, with her attorneys offlcl- 
ating in the ii.eg;6iiationa. Was to 
have been a 1>alf hour series, based 
on her life, with Miss pickford's 
$6,000 weekly to cover script, east, 
etc. 



1 IN 3 FARMS 
HAVE RADIOS 
DinWA 



wuw-wjis CASE snu. 
OK mRE ifimiws 



Washington, 
Petitions and counter-petitions in 
the WIBO-WJKS-WPCC case have 
b e en flying thick a n d • fast, befo re- 
Federal Radio Commission the jpast 
week. Louis G. Caldwell, former 
FRC counsel, has been filing them 
for WJlCS and Mabel Walker Wille- 
brandt answering for WIBO.. 

FRC dismissed petitions of WIBO 
and WPCC, Chicago, asking PRC to 
reconsider its original action of Oct 
6 deleting both stations in favor, of 
WJKS, Indlaua* Supreme Court 
sustained FRC on grounds of en- 
forcing quota system. 

Next ihove was filing of applica 
tlon by State Investment Co.,. for 
merly. Nelson Brothers Bond and 
Mortgage Co., operators of WIBO, 
seeking facilities of WJKS for new 
station.- > Petitton states station 
would have studios *ln Gary, Ind.j 
present location of WIBd. Case is 
set for hearing. -pending filing of 
similar application by WPCC, North 
Shore Church, Chioago. 

Case now hinges on claims of 
WIBO and WPCC that quota argu 
ments don't apply since WJKS; 
althp in Indiana, is actually primar- 
ily concerned with serving Chicago 
Action of FRC deletes WIBO and 
WPCC at 3 p. m. Jiine 11. Former 
station represents- Investment of 
I40O.0OO. 



25 imP^oll Wins 
Musicians' OX for 
l^dnsored Programs 



Chicago, June. 12. 
After several weeks of haggling 
the Holly wood studio group at the 
World's Pair, -which includes the 
broadcasting studios, has. agreed to 
employ 26 union musicians as a 
permanent -musical staff. This will 
be divided into 16 and 10 'piece or-^ 
chestras, which may be used in a 
Variety of capacities in this group 
6t . buildings 

Following acceptance of the 25 
musiciahs as part of the . weekly 
payroll, James Petrillo, priesident 
of. the musicians' union, j-emoved 
the last , objection to advertising 
^programs' broadcasting from the 
fair grounds without hiring stand- 
by musicians. Standby rule' is ab- 
sorbed in the 25. s^afC men. 

PromOtc-ra nf thft Typllytgnhft anii 



radio . studios hb.pe .to _have-a-Jiunrl' 
ber of commercial C4:)onsors use the 
'premises over the summer as 
ballyhoo for the pliaxse to which an 
admission is to be charged. HoUy 
wood group opened to the public 
Saturday (10).. 



Des Moines, June 12. 
There is a decrease' of 29.2% in 
lowa farm-owned .radios foi" the 
year ending Jan. 1, 1932, according 
to reports compiled and coming in 
from township assessors to the 
state. 

About one Iowa farimi in three has" 
radio set, bureau officials -have 
estimated. They declSxe tliat the, 
decrease in active, radio, sets . is a 
good barometer of ' the ready cash 
on farms. 

In almost every instance difscon- 
tlnuance of sets was due to the 
inability of the farmer to provide 
replacement batteries and tubes, it 
is explained. .Nearly half the farms 
had radios in the 1931 checkup. 



FED. RADIO CONTROL 
URGED FOR MEXICO 



Mexico City, , June 8. . 
Federal government control of all 
radio stations in Me3):ico as a, 
ineans of ieliniinating overlapping In 
broadcasts, superfluous costs,- etc^, 
has. been urged uppA the national 
authorities :by .a. commission. _ . 



IN-LAWS' OF RADIO 
GO IN SHORTS' SERIES 



Hollywood, June -12. 
Tn-rLaws,' 16-min. radio act. that 
has been broadcast over KFAC for 
the I past three months, will be 
turiied into a series of film shorts. 

Melville DeLay, iisaistant director^ 
and Hal Berger. auth or of the radio. 
|material, are producng, starting next 
week at Alexander Bros.'' studio. 
E. J. Wohlfeld, electrical appliance 
seller, is angeling. 

Producers have no release, but 
will make two shorts first -as 
samples. 



mEcraphonia^ f olds^ 



Hollywood, June 12, 
'Micraphonia,' weekly vaude show > 
at KMTR is out after six Weeks, 

This was the first program- pro- 
duced by the Thomas Lee Artists* 
bureau outside .of KHj, which. Is 
operated by Lee's father, Don Lee. . 



All Dixie Tunes for 

New Zealand Program 

All the Carolina pops, which the 
Bronx songsmiths have fashioned, 
will be featured on a special Caro- 
lina program which WBT, Char- 
lotte, N. C, will etherize as a good-r 
will half hour show to New Zealand 

N. Z. has been receiving the N. C. 
station regularly, and the 10-10:30 
p.m. EST show June 27 will be spe- 
eiaiiy; dedicated to the Antipodes; 
Carolina cotton and tobacco spokes- 
men will, also talk briefly on the 
industrial aspects of this state. 



Protests Choke WCAE 

Sustaining Serial 

Pittsburgh, June 12. 
.Hecent protests of the. local Par- 
ent-'T-eachers association led. to 
I WCAB eliminating a siistaining 
weekly erime serial, Vengeance Is 
'Mine.' Script was authored by Tom 
Wilmot, who also played one of the 
.characters. 

'Vengeance,' a 13- week serial, had 
run off less than half of its install- 
ments when the protests brought 
'about its cancellation. Being a sus- 
tiiiner this station gave in without 
I much fuss. 



'Lady o' the Radio" 



JANE 




IN SbNCS 

Irectlon,' MorImb A WinUcv. 
Park Central Hotel,. 
N«t* Tork Cltr 



"The time boa come," 
the WalroB said, 

rto talk of many thlngv: 
Of Shoes and Slilps-r 
Of Beallnic-Wax-^ 

Of CABBAGES 
And KINGS." 

AUSTIN STRONG 



Monday 
Wednesday 



w 

E 
A 
F 



5:16 P.M. 

14.B.0. 
network 



Airing the Horses 

" Hplly wood, June 12. 
Proponents of the amendment go- 
ing on the ballot June 27, to legalize 
horse racing and pari-mutuel bet- 
ting in, this state, will wage their 
vote getting campaign mostly on the 

starting thli3 week the liberals ^ill 
buy time on stations broadcasting 
the various weekly fights in this 
section to put over their . message 
to -the sn orting- fraiernjty. 



,'s New Station 

Capetown, May 18. 
Equipment for the neW Capetown 

Broadcasting Studio will arrive June 

5. A Marconi company engineer will 

superintend installation- 
New station is at Milnerton, near 

here. 



Myrt and Marge Fib 

Hollywood, June 12. 
ryan Poy ^111 make a film fea- 
turing ^Myrt and Marge' of the CBS, 
radio serial. 

Donna Damerel, 'Marge' in the air 
act, is. now oh the coast,'going into 
the Paramount, here, week June 22 
and then to the Warfield, San Fran- 
cisco. Her mother, Mrs. George 
Damerel, 'Myrt,' is expected here in 
two weeks. ^ ^ " 

Picture d^Mil is espedted to put 
back the personal appearancie tour 
of the two f<}r Fahchon & Marco, 



- GItA3^TEACT*S CAE— — 

Walter Anderson, radio press 
agent, who M^on a judgment, for $585 
from Arthur Tracy (Street Singer) 
by default, attached Tracy's $13,000 
car in front of the XJBS building in 
New York last week. 

Anderson sued for :okK' 
salary at Tr.icy's p. a. 




YOU HEARD HIM ON THE 

RUDY VALLEE Prograa 

WHERE HE APPEARED AS 

GUEST ARTIST 

LAST THURSDAY NIGHT (June 15) 

and if not; he HOPE^ou v^ill SEE and HEAR 

RKO PALACE, New York 

This Week (June 10) 



38 



VARIETY 



ADIO 



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Radio Reports 



ARTHUR TRACY and LONESOME 

Songs and •Comedy 
15 Mins. 
COMMERCIAL 
WABC, New York 

New quarter hour on CBS' key 
station Wednesday nights at 9:15- 
9:30 E.D.S.T. is sponsored by 
Nonspi, anti-perspiration, product, 
which Is a Cecil, Warwick & Cecil 
account. It's of the formula genera 
with a free gift offer and so paced 
as to .impress In by no means a' 
subtle manner that LonesoiftQ Lula 
Is lonesome for ah - obvious body- 
odor reason, li. I/. Is sub-captiohed, 
*who never gets h6r man.' 

Trftcy cohtribs. the legit warbling 
for the . enl^ertaihment. draw and 
XiUla CAgn'es Moprehead. who also 
does heir stuff on the Bourjois pro- 
gram) Is the tragico.-comedy relief. 

Primed for the femmes, Tracy's 
program runs to the very romaiitic' 
type of song, with a suggestion of 
the hpme-and-heatth stuff to drive 
home the. maisculine appeal and the 
benefits of Nphspl. 
' A Plymouth: car is. the giveaway 
on a rhyming stunt with Nonspi. 
A .summer weather shot and not too 
bad for 15 mins. Ahel. 



HEDGES TO PITTSBURdH 

Vetemh Chicago Broadcaster Goes 
to KOKA 



JAMES KERR, 
Songs 

Commercial 
WGY, Schenectady 

Kerr, driglnally heard pn - lunch- 
eon hour sustainers, is now also 
doing a Monday a, ni. commercial 
for a furniture company. He is a 
lyric tenor with a nice though not 
powerful voice. Upper register Is 
good and the falsetto is a clincher. 
Kerr sings with musical InteHlt- 

gence,,.. . .. 

His forte is better gVade ballads, 
to which he conflneis himself oh sus- 
tainlng proCTams. On tha hnrrt- 



Chlcago, June 12, 

William Hedges has <beeh ap 
pointed general . manager of KDKA 
Pittsburgh, effective June. 1,5. Ap 
polntraent was made by M. H 
•Ayiesworth personally. 

Hedges is well , known , in ' broad 
casting baving beeh president of 
the ffatlonal Assn. pf Broadcasters 
,and former i>resldent of. WM.AQ, 
Inc, ince that staltlptfs change 
of status Hedges has held the title 
-of sales inanager fpr NBC's Chi- 
cago branch;' 

Hedges will take Roy Hazenbalg 
and Johri Glhon with him . to Pitt 
Hazenbalg wlll .be sales ^manager 
of KDKA, and Glhph production 
manager, Niles Trammel, local 
NBC vice-president, refused "to 
transfer Gihpn so the latter re 
signed as Chicago continuity bdss 
In order to accompany Hedges. 

Who will' succeed Hedges and 
GiKon in Chicago id hot yet de 
termlned.. 

John Gihbn will rehtaih : with 
NBC in Chicago as . continuity dl 
rector. Niles Trammel persuaded 
him to reconsider hl^ rlBBignatioh. 



Gus-Anson Alterhatiitg 

San Francisco, Juhe 12. 
Gus Arhheim's orchestra from the 
Hotel St. Fraiicis vlll alternate, 
with Anson Weeks' Mark Hopkins 
band on the MJB Demi Tasse Re- 
vue broadcast oyer NBC's coast 
network 



Renewals 



Campagha Corp. Has re^ 

newed 'First Nighter,* dra- 
matic sketch series, over NBC 
and out of Chicago commenc- 
ing June 30 for 13 times. New 
time Fridays at 10-10:30 
EDST, McCahn Brlckson 
agency. 

Gutek (Nor.tham Warren- 
Corp.). 'Starts June 23 on 
Prldays, 9-9:3D p. m. EDST, 
presenting' Phil Harris drches- 
tra with. Leah 'Ray vlia WJZ- 
NBC het. New account. J, 
Walter Thonipison agency. 

Dr. Lyons .Topthpowd«r. Re- 
newal starting^ July 2, Sundays, 
9-9:30 EPST via WEAF-NBC. 
'Manhattaii - Merry r Go - Rpund' ; 
: With GeheiRbdemich orchestra, . 
jean S.argetiti .Pavid Percy and 
Men About Town. R. lil 'Wat- 
kins Co.,. the ^sponsors; 'Black-' 
ett-Saraple-Hummert agency. 

Kraft Pheni Cheisse, Corp;> 
Paul Whiteman orchestra a,hd'- 
varlety s h o yr , commencing 
Junie 26; via WEAF-NBC 
chain <maybe natiohal iC time 
can b(B .cleared); J Walter- 
Thon^i>so.n agehpy. 

Resort'. Assfn America. , 

'The "Vacatiohpers,' orchestra, 
headed by Allan Small. Diener 
& Dorskind,' agency. Started 
June .9, 'Frida'ys, 7: 30- : 4.5 p.m., 
EDSTi WEAE ohly. 



Going Places 



Ether Shnis 



Polly Morajn Was a panic on the 
Fleischmanh Hour (8), being 
Tightly saved for the top-off spot 
The. pacing of the Fleischmann 
Yeast program la B howman ly- Ttnh 



(Continued from page 11) 
all her Old-FaQhlohedness to her 
character, so combining the best 
features of each. Miss Keeler shows 
the'erals how much easier it is — and 
how verjr much mere effective, after 
phe has gotten one's self up to one's 
prettiest, to let someone else do the 
thinking. Miss Keeler never for a 
moment questions ihe supremacy of 
the male; she, wouldn't dream - of 
competing with him. No, her mis- 
sion In life is to be tender, depend- 
ent* docile, admiring, to look up to 
him. wide-eyed with wonder at his 
wisdom, his strength, his master- 
fulness. It's a lot less trouble and 
a deal nibre' sure- Are in the all-ab 
sprblng battle to get a man, the 
flaps, will find, to go after hlm with 
Miss Keeler's passive weapoits; he 
doesn't wriggle so, for, her way, he 
doesh't realize he's hooked yintll It's 
all over and top late. Hers is such 
a pleasant, peaceful attack. 

Right in the ■ same picture the 
strident modern methods are dis- 
played, all the better to cpntrast 
with Miss Keeler's soothing cam- 
paign. Joan Blbndell, Aline IVTac- 
Mahonj Ginger, Rogers plot, strugr- 
gle and daish about all for the same 
jgroal, wear themselves put, rack 
their brains thinking up smart 
answers, and what does It get them 
but the supporting cast? Miss 
Keeler's had the leading man from 
the beginning. Sensible, instinctive- 
ly, right llttie girl, she has nothing 
to do but take It easy, show how 
much she's learhed about' ma;ke-up 
sinCe her last picture, and see to it 
that .her own personal style tri- 
umphs \pver th& wild creations of 
'Gold Diggers' costume designer. 



who wonder whai'a eating tho 
black satin half of the troupe led 
on by Writhing Von Gr'ona— cus- 
tomers who have difficulty recon- 
ciling the golnga-on on the stagp 
with the nervous activity of tho 
back-drpp, which ehanses-^by an 
intricate arrangement of slotsr-^ 
frorn murky brown tp white and 
back again — well, that Just showa 
what Art's up against. The thlng'.<i 
called. 'Malihattan Serenade,' Isn't 
It, and the : cream ' satin girlig strike 
virginal attitudes and classic for^ 
mations, don't, they. While the 
black satin girls act like they're 
full of the Old Nick, anybody can 
see-T-so why can't, the custpmers 
i>eallze that it takes all kinds to 
make a* town like ours and stop 
whispering questions of phe an* 
other while the thlhgls going bh? 

The Roxyettes' now— they've been 
sp biisy learning how. to trip iighf- 
ly, hut always synchronously, up 
and down their honeycomb of 
staircases that they^ve .neglected 
entirely to be slgniflcant. Besides^ 
they don't believe In worrying 
folks. Thit's' why folks are '^o fond, 
of- them. .Give them ^ome lebtarda 
f ashroned after mtedleval page cos-' 
tumes — half scarlet, half gold, give 
them a. cjfopd hard intricate routine, 
and they're happy, so full of zest 
and precision, once they've ma.<i- 
tered' their hMmiBer,;'^that the only 
problem they are going io put be- 
fore the customers is the wonder 
that ao many girls can all agree to 
do exactly the same thing AK ex- 
actly the same time; 



^ EISHFACE' GOES WBC 



mercial,, however, he mixes in pops 
and not always to best advantage. 
Mushy, f ast- tempoed hot . numbers 
are linsuited to Kerr's style.. 

In oonnectioh. with the commer- 
cial,, a contest to give Kerr a suit- 
able 'trade' name is being conduct- 
ed. Plenty of advertising on his 
paid slot. /d<;o. 



First of the new series was 
started by Weeks last MPhday . (5) 



LOU 
H 0 L T Z 



Ltoir HOPS wuh hopes 

Chicago, ..June 12. 
Charley Lyon,. NBC's perambu 
latoiry announcer, hopped to Ed- 
monton, Canada, -.by plane with 
hopes of meeting Jimmy Mattern, 
glpbe-cltclihg aviator, on his -arr- 
r^val from Siberia. 

Lyon, accompanied, by Jim Cook, 
did similar service in Edmonton 
for NBC on the occasion of the 
Post-Gatty flight. 




EXTEND ON HItOHES 

San Francisco, June 12. 
— Lan&endorf~IJnited~Bakeries has 
okayed another six weeks. of 'Lang- 
endor^ Pictorial.' 

'This' is a dally by Rush Hughes 
on 'NBC's KGO' and KFI; 



WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. M. 

^togrant 



Exploitation 



(Continued from page If) 
nized violins, similar, to those used 
in picture, did a tabloid version on 
marquee of Aim's 'Shadow Waltz' 
number. ' ' 

Picture opened big, and if It lives 
up to expectations will be held for 
two weeks, flt'st time in history that 
Stanley has held a picture more 
than single week. 




PHIL BAKEit 

Spon86red by 

ARMOUR CO. 

., 8:30-0 P. M.,.CDST 
iViVfAQ (N.1S.C., Clilcago) Network 



WE PARSONS 

Radio's I.OW Tolce 
AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 

Moa-Wed-Frl. •:I5 P.M., COST, WMAO 

SmCLAlR MINSTKEL 
Every Moh., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 
CHICAGO 



laves Welcomed 

Los Angeles^ 
With the advent of summer vaca- 
tions, . F-WC managers are being 
urged to make extra eflortis to draw 
kiddle patronage. Circuit's house 
organ exhorts, managers, tp sell 
parents the idea that . youpgsters 
attending, the theatres alone will be 
welQome .and taken , care of i^hlLe 
under the supervision pf the house 
attaches. 

Point is made that if children'can 
be Induced to attend one of the 
circuit's hous"fes once a week during 
the summer months it will make a 
big difference in the volume of biz, 
as well as providing the, juves : with 
a vacation diversion; 



Mex Raffles 

Mexico City. - 
Thirteen well-dressed and masked 
youths, appeiarihgr separately In 
various business sections and 
awarding identlflers with a bank- 
note worth $16 and free tickets for 
the National Lottery, put 'El Prls- 
lonero 13' ('Prisoner 13'), historic 
drama produced by National Motion 
Picture Production Co., over with 
abang. 



Hope^ the comedian who.;, was In 
'Ballyhoo' ear.ly In ;the season, led 
off brightly. , Then came the saxo- 
phone virtuoso, Rudy Wiedbef t, her- 
alded by his disciple Rudy Vallee a^ 
the Krelsler of the sax, , and Bennie 
Krueger, uo : small reed exponent on 
his own, particularly with the many 
novelty effects he can get out of the 
sax. That run? the gamut from 
islap tongue, hiccup, barnyard' 1ml 
tatlons, steel guitar, and other ef , 
fects, including. KruegCr's famous 
lafflng sax;. The trio ultimately 
Joined In a group number, with the 
announcer identifying each, as he 
essayed a strain. A part of the good 
showmanship evidenced throughout; 

Yallee himself is no slouch on the 
showman angle. He lends color to 
every new : number he plays by re- 
counting a. brlQ^ history thereof or 
making some remar k ab out _ the 
short "life of ia popular song due to 
the radio's overpopulari^ation and a 
HatterlhjB^ ' introduction in general. 
These little things have made him 
a fave.,. with the tinpan alleyltes, for. 
unlike the other users of popular 
muislcv Vallee recognizes the grief 
that lies behind .every -song., before 
it attains, a. too-suddeni popularity; 
and when It does^how. Inadequate are 
the returns to Its ,cfeaf dirs, consider- 
ing what the same material means 
to the radio programs. Vallee him- 
self is, of course, the best example, 
for without constantly new song 
material he'd - minimize: his appeal. 
Accordingly he does all he can 
whenever taking up any new num- 
bers to build, the songs and try to 
add a little stability to them. 
. Katherlne Perry, who will be In 
the new 'Blackbirds' reivue, did the 
former Lew Leslie's show hit, 'Can't 
Give Tou Anything But Love,' and 
introduced a: new one out of the 
forthcoming 1933 edition, 'Doh^t 
Blame Me,' also by McHugh and 
Fields. Leo CarrlUo, with a CanuCk 
'pome,' next and okay. Tlien the 
effervescent Polly, who debunked 
Hollywood plenty. She'll probably 
be no rave with the Beverly Hill 
bill-dodgers ' for. the things she 
ragged . 'Cm about. It was kiddln' 
pn the, isquare. 

Carrlllo is to be continued oh the 
air for Standard Brands, shifting to 
the affiliated; Chase & Sanborn pro- 
gram Sunday night. ;Hope also 
seems Worthy of grooming, for he 
hasi limitless air posslbllties. He's 
a facile .creator' of his own mate- 
rial, along the, lines ..of Fred Allen, 
but gets 'em down to earth a bit 
more. His material Thursday was 
crisp and effective. , 



Bides on Radio 

Salt Lake City. 

Falli in llne,,Mfith Paraniount'is 
cutrent-c6iatestr-'SearehH[or-Beautyv- 
irt which fifteen men and fifteen 
women, selected from all English- 
speaking countries, will star in pic- 
ture of same, Caipitol theatre has 
started local contest. 

Present .. contest is confined ex- 
clusively to' KDYL. Ten merchants 
are tied up with contest and pro- 
vide Cor the radio time. 



WMCA-WPGH'S inaugural as a 
full time .indie station was celer 
brated with a marathon show 
Wednesday night .(7) to an invita- 
tion audience in the Manhattan the- 
atre, Which building houses iponald 
Flamm's station. It marked the offi- 
cial' culmination of a . long and ex- 
pensive flght by Plamm and his 
Knickerbocker Broadcasting Co., 
Inc., to shift the City pf New York'9 
WNYC station to another wave 
lengtK^irwdSF^lO^^lear^fhe'^amer 
for WMCA-WPCH continuing an 
uninterrupted broadcast instead of 
splitting, its time with the municipal 
station. , 

Rudy Vallee headed the special 
show, being one of the WMOA 
alumni, where he first came to at- 
tention via the Herbert's Blue Dla- 
waamA program. 



Butterfly Qerhardt 

Sylvia Sidney dties have at least 

a little bit of fun in 'Jennie Ger- 

hardt,' driesslng up in Jennie's 

clothes and playing grown-up-lady. 

Such a little thing she is, so Small 

and grateful, so sweet in those 

great big hats with their sweeping 

willow plumes, so cunning ln_ those 

long full skirts, such a perfect little 

doll in those slender corsetted 

waists, those enormous puffed 

sleeves— a little Japanese doll so 

beguiling the costume designer jUst 

had to do some quaint American 

costumes for her she'd look so 

piquant, what with the fascinating 

Oriental plane pf her face, the NIp- 

ponese-outlihe-of -her coiffure and 
all. 

The sorrowful story of 'Mme. But- 
terfly' still saddens sympathetic lit- 
tle Miss Sidney even If they do 
say that now she's : Jennie Ger- 
hardt. The same quick, tremulous 
llttie smile crinkles up her slanting 
©yes, the same passive reslgnatlpn 
slows her heart-heavy movements. 
Since it seems she's doomed for- 
ever to be unlucky In love. Miss 
Sidney gives in to her fate right 
away, predicts, by her immediate 
Ill-omened aura, the minor note in 
her vplce — that happiness as others 
know it Is not for her. A girl sa 
plalhtively rejoicing at landing the 
job of scrubwoman in a gaudy ho- 
tel, so dewily eager to get laundry 
to take home for her leisure time, 
can come to no good. She's a per- 
fect set-up for a selfish masculine 
boot. Miss Sidney doesn't only get 
what's coming to her, she begs for 
it, begs for It like a little child for 
all the gray streaks they Anally put 
in her hair. 

Age la absplate in 'Jennie Ger- 
liardt.' Everybody is either very, 
very young or very, very old. Louise 
Cairter plays Jennie's , mother made 
up to look like her great great 
grandmother. Gilda Storm, Miss 
Sidney's little daughter, looks like 
her mother, besides proving to her 
that whatever she sacrificed for her, 
It wasn't worth it.. Perhaps she 
is supposed to take after her father. 
Mary Astor Is lovely in her periol 
clothes and plausible too. Dorothy 
Llbaire, the proud, haughty, rich 
sister, practically hisses her stock 
meller hatred. 



"San Francisco,' June 12. 
Elmorp Vincent, who did the char- 
actpr ISenatpr Fishface'. oh kjR, 
Seattle, added to the staff of NBC 
here. 

Charles ' Cpncannon on KJB9 as 
announcer; formerly on KYA. 



PHIL 



"Melody Headlines'' 

SATURDAY 
7:45 P.M. 



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VICTOB BECOBBS 



Clear 



as 



There's a moral lurking in the 
ballet 'Manhattan Serenade' at the 
Music Hall, something that means 
to teach . the cusotmers a lesson. If 
the customers persist in being: puz- 
zledrit'^nKSiF=own"TiWd"I^^^^^ 
toniers who can't figure out why 
dancers In cream- satin evening 
dresses and long white, gloves lie 
on the flpor and wave their arms 
until Patricia Bov/man, In a cir- 
cular chlfEori sheath glistening with 
diamants, wanders in on her toes 
and bids theiu arlser-customera 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD-WILL 

GEORGE 
G 1 V O T 

Sole Direction 

Herman Bernie 

1619 Broadway, New Vork 



MARTHA «•»> HAL 

ittle Southern Girl 

and 

Her Good Natured Boy Friend 
Moh-Wed-Fri, 8 A.M., WJZ 
A BEN BOCKE PBODtCTlON 



MANDY LOU 

with FBED WABiNO'S HUSIC 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

WEDNESDAY, 10 P.M. 

V/ABr* Columbia Broadcasttng 
^ ekO\, System 



■niMdar. Jim« 13, I<>33 



E V I L I. E 



VARIETY 



39 



Beck Hunks Hel Show 'Em How to 
Operate New Grcuit of (0 Indies 



. Out of little time i>ler time used 
to grpw. By the same calculation 
4otb large theatre circuits, maybe, 
vprlncr from 30 or 40 little telegrairiB. 
,,The. t>lg circuit Is going to be es- 
tablished by the reolpleht of the 
.telegrams, Martin Beck. The wires, 
«ald Bepk, were received after word 
that he was through a:t RKO got 
around. All Were frOim Independent 
managers who want him to take 
«ver their houses and run them In 
their behalf. 

Beck :t^as. lhterylewed In Ills quiet 
little ofbce yesterday (Monday) In 
his own Martin Beck theatre, Mew 
Tork. As he Wove his dreami^ of a. 
Martin Beck circuit of theatres, 
inuch as a pOet::Would write: an ode 
to hij9 mother, he was the perfect 
picture of pieace. 

-When Beck left the iRKO efflce 
Ftiday (9) for. the last time he was 
supposed to have been a rip snort- 
ing demon In human form, Intent 
upon wr^klng vengeance upon his 
^-enemies and sworn to sue RKO Over 
"'the Orpheum' circuit and the Palace 
theatre, New York. But there, was 
no such person In that little offlce 
ip the Martin Beck theatre. In- 
stead, behind the desk In that little 
office In the Martin Beck theatre 
eat a disciple of peace ou ea#th and 
gnnd will toward, liryen^^ — . ■. — 



NO GUNS BOOMII^ 

Dance Director Createi Tenseness 
In Goldwyn-Warner Studios 



T ; am not • suing.-KKO-or— anybody- 
else,' he said. *! have ho grievances 
against anybody. The boys over at 
.BKO are all okay with me and I 
ihlnic Harold Franklin Is a great 
cperator.' 

Sea Air 

A good- Will tour oii !F^anklln's 
96-foot yacht Over the weekend pre- 
ceded the change In Beck's attitude 
and It was reported-the sea, air had 
a, lot to do with it. When the boat 
departed things w^re hot so rosy, 
but. by the time It docked Commo- 
dore Frankllh ahd First Mate Beck 
had become bosom palsy-walsles. 
The new feeling grew out of Frank- 
lin saving Beck's life when the 
Pranklin floating palace Just missed 
belnjgr rammed by the Vanderbilt 
yach^or-vlcerversarWhen it-lpoked 
like the boats would kiss each other, 
Bomebodly on board the Franklin 
yacht yelled, 'We're doomed!' 

The boat trip was In lieu of the 
Ibrewell luncheon that Franklin said 
he would toss for his pal Martin, 
but whKh Was called ott at the last 
ininute* causing nasty rumors.' 
, Beck said he's going, to attend 
the Palace stockholders' regular 
monthly meeting today (Tuesday), 
also 'Uie forthcoming meeting of the 
Orpheum preferred stockholders 
committee, of which he is a mem- 
ber, but that lie would rather talk 
about his new circuit. 

Needs a Title 

. It looks nice he'll have _about 60 
theatres, said Beck, but 'he doesn't 
•wish to divulge the- names or loca 
•tiona till later. The only thing that 
Isn't straightened out,, he said, is a 
jname for the circuit. ISuggestlons 
have been made: that he call it the 
Martin Beck . Circuit, but Beck 
doeftnt' ^ant to do that, he de- 
clared, 

. It'll be a vaudfllm circuit with 
operating offices In Atlanta, San 
SVanciscp, Chicaga and New Tork, 
with a vaude booking office In New 
York and George Godfrey associated 
In the vaude end. 

The man who .talked, about the 
future had nothing but kind words 
for . the past was a new . Beck, sort 
ft- a this year's trade-in Oh last 
year's model. As hie concluded his 
poetical discourse on- the future ot 
Martin Beck a robin red breast 
burst into song on the Martin Beck 
theatre canopy, which that little 
office in the Martin Beck theatre 
overlooks. It seemed to chirp, '60 
.theatres, 60 theatres, and nobody's 
going to be sued^' 



Hollywood, June IZ. 

Conflicting demand on the tinie 
and services of Busby Berkeley 
may shortly break out In verbal 
warfare between Jack W;arner and 
Samuel Goldwyn« 

Dance director has a contract 
with Warners permitting hihi to 
work at other stiidloai during off 
time. Qoldwyn signed him to pick 
a:nd rehearse girls for Eddie Can- 
tor's pic, Homah Scandalis,' around 
June 15, . contingent . on . his being 
free. Meisintlnie Warners decided to 
call rehearsals on 'Footlight ' Pa- 
rade,' going into production today 
(Mon). Warners' current dehiand 
on Berkeley, is presumed to last un-~ 
til late Into July, with further use 
of the dance stager on musical 
shorts, until early September. . 

The Cantor pic hiust go into 
work hot later than July 16 foir him 
to fulflU later broadcasting' cohi- 
mltmeiits. Goldwyn lot. has been 
waiting in vain and in repprtied Ire 
for Berkeley's appearance this 
week.' Observers say blow- is 
overdue. 



Miscue 



A dlgnlfled man selling neck- 
ties rang the Jack Ostermai>'s 
doorbell. He told Mrs. Oster- 
man he used to be an actor 
and that he knew Jack very 
well. 

'Vaudeville?' Mrs. 
Osterman. 

•No,' the man 
•straight legit.» 

Mrs. bstermah bought a tie 
and the. man told her 'to give 
Jack his regards'. 'Tell him 
Brownie Of the Four Dancing 
Brownies sends his. best.' 



summ SHOW BIZ 

PUZZLE TO THE BOYS 




The: boys just can't flgiire show 
biz for the summer. EVen the cafe 
jokers who see their Juiciest op- 
portuhity between the Chi Fair aihd 
the resort spots are beginning to 
discount the beer thing. 

'You .cian get beer anywheres for 
a dime; even in drugstores, so that's 
not gpinig: to mean so much,^ they 
conclude.', .---r. 

Surprisingly hun^ber of 

standard acts are available at Wool- 
wOrth prices for any. beer. garden, 
but indicatiohs ali*eady are that un- 
ss-'the enter.tainmeht is superlative 
they'll not pa;tror|ize a beer spot re^ 
gardless of the pop price appeal, if 
It's a big show such as Benny Mar- 
den and Sam Salviix's Riviera, or the 
Paradise and Hollywood on Broad- 
way, they'll go for the $2.60 and 13 
minimum check. 



DROPPED BY 
FEDERAL HAN 



. James A. Horton, assistant chief 
exaniiner of the Federal Trades 
Commission,, is understood to have 
dropped his investigation of the 
naaJor variety circuits^ vaude . sal- 
ary pact and booking agreement be- 
cause of failure of the alleged com-, 
plainant, yonlta Gould, to press 
charges. 

Horton questioned th$ circuit ex- 
ecs In New York on the Gould mat- 
ter "before leaving-for: Washington. 

No formal complaint was entered 
by Miss Gould, whose case against 
the circuits has been since settled, 
but the information reached Horton 
in a . round-about way. He was re 
ported to. have been unsuccessful In 
an attempt to discuss the matter 
with Mfss Gould. 

Miss Gould' walked ofC the bill be 
fore the opening show at the Pdra 
mount. New York, some tlmie ago, 
objecting to the i^--..ge settihg for 
her act.. .The theatre filed a .claim 
with the V. M. A. for a week's sal 
ary under the play or i.>-y contract 
clause. A compromise decision was 
later reached. Meantime the matter 
was said to ha,ve been discussed by 
the circuit bookers at one of their 
regular haeetings, with the usual 
'blacklist' rumors resulting. 



Mis. WHITE'S BAD FAIL 

San Francisco, June 12. 
■ .^ad fall f rom a^ balancing pole 
W the otcMstra pit of RKO's Golden 
Gate last week sent the wife iand 
partner of tJpside Down White to 
pt. Mary's Hospital here with an 
hijured back and arms. 

Suddenly plunging into the pit, 
™ra. White narrowly missed sev- 
eral musicians. White continued the 
act despite the accident,' and fin- 
•Bh^d out the \veek. 



The Norwoods' Divorce 



Los Angeles, June . 12. 

Alpha- Hair Norwood has filed 
divorce action here, against her hus 
band and;, former stage partner, 
Harry Norwood^ now ian RKO, agent 
in New Yoric. She charges desertion. 

The Norwoods, ad Norwood and 
Hall, were a standard vaude team 
until the husband turned agent" 
about two years ago. 



Hickey~R]eiifstat# 



After = being kept ofC the RKO 
booking floor for six months by the 
agents' association, John Hickey 
has obtained access as an associate 
of the Harry Norwood offlce. 

Hickey was dropped from the 
floor after marrying Charlie Free- 
man's secretiary, Helen Daley. 



Despite Pirotests by N.VA Patients 
San s Lady Super Upheld by Fund 



COMEDY GUN CHARGE 



Dismissed Against Cider Medley^ 
Us«d in Soh^s Stage Act 



Medley and Dupree found out that 
vaude acts using guns or firearms 
as props had .better have permits. 
Although Harris Medley/ father Of 
Ed Medley of the act, was dismisised 
in New York Special Seissions when 
Julius Kendler in his behalf set 
forth the innocent circumstances 
which liad caused the elder Medley's 
arrest. 

Medley, Sr.* is property man of 
his son's turn and had called at the 
New York general, postoffice for 
some .32 guns shipped him from his 
home in Muhdelein, ill., when it was 
found that the .22 blanks didn't fit. 
Medley had wired his hprne in frank 
manner to ship him thei .32 guns and 
cartridges, figuring the usual fire 
depti . permits at the theatres, okayed 
everything. 

He was arrested uppn receipt of 
the parcel at the p. o., the telegraph 
authorities haying seemingly tipped 
off the cops when transmitting the 
message. The guns In the Medley 
and Dupree act are used for comedy, 
purposes. 



Jersey Grand Jury 




Ted Fioritb Rehims 

Fleish to L.A. State 

Los Angeles, June 12. 

JLoew'a State goes back to stage 
shows Junei 22, when > Ted Florlto 
and his band g o In for a two weeks' 
engagement,' with options. If" oufflt 
clicks it will be switched to a week 
at the West Coast, Liong Beach. 

State boosts Its b. o. tarlfC for 
the Florlto engagement, going back 
to the 25c, 35c and 65c scale that 
prevailed before Fanchon and 
Marco sta,ge shows were eliminated 
some months ago. 



Glens Falls Lease 

Glens Falls, N. .Y., June 12. 

A- new deal at the Bmplre here 
namea. David. W. Collins as sole les- 
see and manager, Collins has oper- 
ated the! theatre as an associate t>f 
Lawyrence J. Carkey, who .nOw bows 
Oiit. . _ 

Present stock . policy will be 
changed to vaude and pictures. 



Jersey City, June 12. 

Charges against Nils Granlund 
(N.T.G.) and three girls in his act 
of giving an improper performance 
at Lpew's last Week were remanded 
to the Grand Jury at the police 
court ' hearing yesterday (Monday) 

N.T.G. was released in $1,000 bail 
and the girls in |600 each when ar 
rested on the next to laist day of 
■thelr-week*s-engagement-at--Loew'sr 

Arrests were made by two police 
women who caught the show after 
N.T.G. had received an order early 
in the week from the police depart 
ment to put more clothes on his 
girls. It was chiarged N.T.G. had 
not complied Bufflciently with the 
no-nudity Order, , 



TEAM ENGLAITD-SET 

Yates and Lawley are set for six 
weeks, at least in Bngland, opening 
at the Palladium, Ijondon, in late 
July. Male vocal team sails July 
14 on the Manhattan. 
- Dick Henry -of- -the-.Jack - Curtis 
offlce. 



The Mrs, Katherine Murphy con- 
troversy is up again at the NVA 
Sanatorium at Saranac Lake, 1^.. Y., 
and. the charges, sanie as' before, are 
that the San's lady superintendent's 
treatment of patientis' .Is detrimental 
to their health rather than an 
aid to recovery. -The charges are 
agaih disputed and Mrs. Murphy 
upheld by the NVA Fund commit- 
tee, which guides the destinies, of 
the San, 

To the contention of some of the 
patients that Mrs. Murphy 1^ too 
severe in her supervision of their 
recuperative routine and personal 
conduct, the NVA Fund replies that 
if Mrs. Murphy has any fault at all. 
It's that she's too lenient. 

According to the NVA Fund, the 
discontent among, protesting pa- 
tients grows- out. of resentment over 
Mrs. Murphy's: interference, as su- 
perintendent, with personal liber- 
ties. She is' upheld by . the Fund in 
these charges. . _ . 

Petitions 
A petition was signed and sent to 
New York two years ago, with Mrs. 
Murphy's resignation requested. 
The NVA Fund Investigated thi© 
charges , at tiiat time and decided 
they were unfounded; '^'TAra. "Murphy 
remained. The new charges, prac- 
tlcially the same, are also challenged 
by the NVA Fund, which declares 
Mrs. Murphy will continue to stay. 
Another petition w:as forwarded t^ 
New York Just lately. 

William J. -Lee., vice-president of 



the Fuhdr iand, wit h HenryjChester^ J, _ 
field, in ' change of the NVA's, 
flnahces and., affairs, both in New 
York dnid at' Saranac, went to the 
San for- an inquiry . couple of" 
weeks .ago upon receipt of the latest 
complaints, According to Saranieu: 
reports, Lee isaw four patients, none 
"of "whom. Is a member of the anil-" 
Murphy faction« and then went fish- 
ing. Lee states he saw and heard 
enough while there to balance the 
case In Mrs. Murphy's favor. 



Poppets on Big Stage 



Chicago^ June 12. 

yictorlo Podrecca's 'Plccoli,' which 
ijust^oncluded- three weeks-as- a -le- - 
git attraction in the £3rlanger the- 
atre, oi>en'B June 16 for Balaban & 
Katz at! the Chicago theatre. It's 
the marionette attraction's first 
booking in tUe varieties. 

Despite the size of the auditorium, 
Lou Llpstone okayed the turn be- 
cause the puppets are of unusual: 
slzcj ranglng-up to four and a half - 
feet. 



RKO Agents Ass n Must Hold Election 
Or Disband, 'Copper Agents Advised 



Marco in East Delays 
^ Al Pearce Bamstomiing 

Los Angeles, June 12. 

Al Pearce and his , radio gang, 
who were doing a nightly broad- 
cast, excepting Saturday and Sun- 
day, from the stage of the Para- 
mount theatre here, want to break 
away for a 'few weeks to make a 
personal appearance tour through 
the Northwest, but are unable to 
make any plans by reason of Marco, 
who operate s the- Par, b eing in l^Icvr 
York7"^^ 

Pearce and his outfit put on a 
30-minutc progriam, which Kocs out 
by remote to KFI for the cc^ast 
NBC. The radio act ba.s been play- 
ing numerous one-day stands in 
Southern California since bre.'ikinp 
away from the KUJ. 'Happy-(5o- 
Lucky* hour and wants to invade 
Other terrftory. 



Re-election of officers otf the RKO 
agents' association (ARA) has been 
ordered held this week by the cir 
cuit's new booking regime . headed 
by Arthur Wllil and Bill Ho Ward 
The agents' only alternative, as al- 
iowed by j^KO, is to disband the 
association. 

Purpose -of thorough, reorganize-^ 
tion, according to RKO, is to rid 
the ARA of the political back- 
ground that bias existed since its 
formation under Martin Beck and 
George Godfrey's direction over a 
year ai^o. 

The clique of a few policeman- 
agents through Which Beck and 
Godfrey controlled the affairs of 
the entire agents' body lost Its 
power when Beck and Godfrey 
were. .droppcd_by_ JIK^ 



cuit believes the favored group 
still . exerts unwarranted influence 
because the ARA setup with the 
cliquo on top remains unchanged. 
Same Officers 
ARA onicer.% not changed sinof 
Iho assoriation was formed In May. 
19,12, are Maurie Rose, prcsidcni; 
Alox (Jerber, v. N.. Man war- 



ing, sec.;" Eddie Keller, treas. •Bc' 
sides the officers the arbitration 
board members are Hugo Morris, 
Arthur Blondell and George Wee 
deri. Although the byrla:ws call, 
for an . annual election, the officers 
voted against holding one and to 
continue themselves in office last 
May. This was okayed by Beck, 
and as the rest of tbe agenis had 
no voice In the matter, the decision 
stood. 

In none of its -operation has the 
ARA been truly representative of 
the. agents it was supposed to rep- 
resent. It has been more of a 
b.oo.kin.g .0 CO blackjack over the 
agents' head to keep the agents 
in line. With ' the exception' of 
Blondell. (Blondell & Mack) none 
of the officers was among the lead-r 
I ng-^RKO^agen ts--^in.— -vol ii mo-^bf- 
weekly business when elected. The 
arbitration board's decisions were 
generally known to have been 
based not on the principle that the 
ARA was for and by the agents, 
but always Suspected of being G.od- 
frey and Beck's own ideas and ju.st 
delivered through their durnmy 
ARA. 



House Tops First Vaude 
Revival at L.A. Hillstreet 

Los Angeles, June 12. 
. Opening. .biU for. the new vaude 
policy opening (16) at the RKO 
liillstreet will be headlined by Billy 
House, and includes Three Zechos, 
Blossom Sisters, "The Burroffs and 
Claude DeCarr. 

Karyl Norman tops the show for 
the second week. 

Horace Heldt's band of 18 will 
work in pit and stage, as . a. back- 
ground for the five acts, booked 
locally by Bern Bernard. 



Tamily Upstairs' as Tab 
May Play Butterfield 

Chlcago. JUne ll. 

•Family .Upstairs,' about ready ito 
end its long run at the Gorfe (legit) 
theatre, may be condensed to an 
hour for picture houses. Tentative 
deal with the Butterfield circuit In 
Michigan is on a 60-50 sharing basis 
of the gross. 

This play by Harry Delf has pre- 
viously been presented In vaude- 
ville as a sketch running about 40 
minutes. 



MABELLE PEARL TO ENG. 

Mabelle Pearl, who hurried back 
to the States when her mother was 
injured In ain" automobile .accident, 
!ls"fikIngTier"meW^^ 
England on the S. S. Manhattan, 
June 21, to resume her professional 
work with the Four Mu.sketccrs. 

"With the Musketeers she has been 
playing the Paramount theatres In 
England arid also obtained a return 
engagement at the Royal Bath hotel, 
Bournemouth, the Hwank Britiuh 
seaside rcfiort. 



40 



VAHiETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Tuesdaj, Jfiiiie 13, 1933 



World Fair's Wandering Mmstrels 

Few Vaude Acts, Though, Finding Engage- 
ments at Chi's Expo 



^ . Chicago, June 12. 

$o.me vaufleyllllans are flndlngr 
occasional work iii the World's Pair 
here. A free show of 10 acts was 
ataged by Joe Coffey one night. 
Unusual stage was a barge on the 
lagoon. Spectators sat in bleachers 
facing the water. 

Acts for this' occasion Included: 
Flnxiin and Devries, - Cutler and. 
iprlbbs, Waddy Wadsworth, Two 



Graced, Deimar, Suzanne France, 
Three Iiarconlans, Gold Dust Twins, 
Novak and Fay. 

At least four acts appear to have 
gotten a more or less permanent. 
Job at the expo to become 'strolling 
playerd.' They are. Three Acea^ 
Reckless Trio, Four Nlghthawks 
and Two Graces. These turn£i wan^ 
der through the grounds and enter^ 
tain the crowds gratis. 



Beer and Vaude Help 
Perfonners Club Fund 

Chicago, June IS. 

Performers Club of America now 
established in an eztenaive upstairs 
layout on North Clark street is giv- 
ing bi-weekly vaude shows. Prac- 
tically nothing but novelty acts on 
the bills. 

Performers Club circulates the 
neighborhood widely with Invita- 
tion tickets that contain the Infor- 
mation that a 25 -cent 'dO<iatlon' Is 
taken. Club, thiaatre can -seat 
nearly 500 'persons. Beer Is sold 
from a bar and also in the audi- 
ence with sales reported brisk. 

Shows are well liked and a con- 
siderable revenue for the club 
treasury has already been taken in^. 



Foltowing Her Sensational Appearance 



AT THE 



WHITE HOUSE 

WASHINGTON, D. G. 
(Saturday June 3) 





THE jMKIST AMAZING GIRL 

IN THE WORLD 

RETURNS IN TRIUMPH 

TO 

RKO Keith% Washington 

FOR A 

THIRD WEEK 



Record Business At 102 In tlie Shade 

June 17 RKO Keith's, Flttsliing 
June 24 RKO Madison, Broolilyn 
July 1 RKO Coliseum, New York 



Coast Time for Eastern Acts 

5 or 6 Wks; Sufficieiity Say Elasterners-^ 
8 10 Wks. Now Open with Vaude 



L08 Angeles, June 12.. 
With from eight to ir weeks of 
vaude time on the coast either avail- 
able, or to be after the middle of 
the month, eastern aqts are begln- 
ningr to flood the. local bookers With 
letters and t^elegrains seeking,* dates. 
Most of the acts are wiUine'to come 
west If assured flye to six weeks'! 
work, which can easily be given 
them under the present setup. 

ForthcQiiDing: additions .to . .the. 
rapidly growing ll^t of vaude 'houses! 
will be the BKO HlUstreet hercT.and 
El Capltan (E-WC) In Frisco, both; 
starting June 16. Xoew's'-State h^r^i! 
Is also expected to fall In line, with! 
stage shows then current in four 
li. ^A. downtown houises, others be- 
ing the Paramount (Partmar) and 
Warner's Downtown.. 
. "Two-day weekend ' vaude policy 
inaugurated a week ago In the 
Casino^ Frisco, proved profitable 9.ndi 
an extra day will be added, 
liong Beach, Salt Lake and Wc^r 



stands; Fresno offers four days at 
either the Warner house or the fox- 
West Coast, and there are three 
days, available 'frith the two cir- 
cuits In Santa Barbara.' FuU weeks 



in Frisco, other than El Caplta:n, ar« 
the Golden Qate (RKO), and tho 
Warfleld (P-Wb). •' Fuiton In Qak<> 
land adds another, deveii days, .wltfi'. 
numerous . one, two Oir three, da^ 
spot^ av;Et.ilable In different .lbcalitle«li 
at various Intervais. 

.Only town of any importance In 
this sta^te without stage shows; (^t 
ainy type is San Ptego, and Fox* 
West Coast execs are strongly eon^ 
siderinig relnstatlrfg vaudeniiere bei 
fore, the end of July. 



Berle Needs Rest 



:trp6n Dr. Jerome Wagner's ad- 
vice, Milton '.Berle is seeking to gel 
out of the three consecutive weeks* 
booking aX Loew's State,^ iNew Tort, 
and go away for a i:est at the end. 
of this weeki 

Berle .!has propositioned Marvin 
Schehck to return to N. Y. Stat^ 



-ner's Hollywobd--r£^ weeks iiway and! 

remain there two or more weeks, 
hilt ' that the thre^ straight weeks. 
In view, of his intensive playing 
around 'New' York, was too milch; 
for him physically. 




Gerwrcd &Ketutiue Offices 



^Porso^naJJW an ager 
A. L. BURKS 



Bepresentatim^ . 
MILES INGALLS 
Curtis &. Allen Agency 




EARLE and PETITE 

This \Veek . (June 10) 

RKO ALBEE, 




Next Week (June 17) 

, NEW YORK 

Then Vacationing After three Consecutive Seasons 





Just ReCamed from 11 weeks' run at Crauman's Chinese Theatre, 

FRED ZIMBALtSir 

Rusciian Harmonica Virtuoso 
.■j' with 

MltDRED HAMLIN 

RKO PALACE, NEW YORK^ This W«ek (June 10) 

Direction— RKO— WEniSR^SIMON AGEHCX 



\ A 



C V I I. L E 



VARIETY 



41 



B^ger and Better Backyard Circuit 

Max Tishman May Start to Book Revived 
Chain, Despite Janitors and Dogs 



ByJoeBigelow 

Revival of the Ba<5ltyard Circuit. 
iB bri, l>lgB«er thaii ever. That busl- 
iiesB was practically washed up a 

4evv years "ago wh6n: most. of the 
iHevf York backyards were wired 
lor sotind; but lately the landlords 
ha.Ve ; found • that straight sound 
'doesn't draw any more and needs 

"help. Instead of straight flesh, as 
In the old days, most of the liew 
backyard time will be on the com- 
bination policy. 

Max'.Tiehmah is booking the re- 
vived' open-air playing .time and 
claims to have aboijt 60 choice en- 
g^gemenlts lin^^. up. They're all 
Bhprt junips and confined, to W(an- 
hattah in the area extending froni 
7iid street to. iSist street, every- 
.tjiing ; ill . the residential districts. 
iLater on he expects to, have some 
'nice yards up in the Bronit, .an<5 by 
Jali •flg.ures'on branching out to the 

—other; three-^ew "rorlt-bormigha. 

"A .hew twist is that the Janitors 
are considering getting together irt 
iai jqiht demand for 5^<», commish 
irom all talent appearing in their 
respective yards. .This, is going to 
liiake things a bit tpugli^r "on the 
talent, but is called inevitabl6 and 
■Just another trend of the times. 
■Janitors in the - intervening yeare 
•have; it seems, become educated. 
Dog Bites Free 
The former clause insuring the 
backyard players against dog bite 
will be e liminat e d from the ' 



TWOF&M 
ROAD SHOWS FOLDING 



SYRACUSE STAGE SHOWS 
HINGE ON PAR THERE 



IjOB Angeles, June 12. 
After out 13 and 10 months re 
spectively,. IJesert Song' and ^Fol 
low Thru,* Fanchon & Marco 
miusicals, are ready to close. 'Follow 
Thru' folds after its current week 
at Ft, Worth, due^ primarily, to the 
ill health of Joe' Penner, featiired 
coniedian, 'Desert currently 
is playing a repeat in Denver, and 
folds after Salt Lake aiid Ogden, 
which follow... 'Song' opened Miay 
27 of last year, 'Follow Thru 'started 
Aug. 19. 

'Georgia Minstrels'- , which pre- 
ceded 'Desert Song' ' by a Week, is 
n6w playing in Iowa,- after 
tt: mt 87bTrth~e-7ro?rert^r^Tbse7 
other musical, 'Whoopee' has been 
out -since* Sept. 22. Unit currently 
is in St. Louis, after -which it either 
goes to New Orleans,' with Texas to 
follow and then winds Ub in Iowa, 
or the- Iowa dates ■ will come first,* 
with, the show closing after its 
Texas engagements. 

Those are the only F&M road 
shows,!, all other; units being locally 
staged wherever tho producers' 
stage attractions are used. 



which 
F&Tirs 



Syracuse, N. T., June 12. 

Vaudeville closing at the Para- 
mount Thursday <*), Syracuse will 
be without stage shows during the 
summer months. 

Plans for stage shows here in the 
fall hinge more or less on the fate 
of thi Paramount, sought both by 
Schine of Gloversville and HKO. 
If the house, controlled by Empire 
State Theatre, Publix solvent sub- 
sidiary, goes to the Schines, it likely 
will have a straight film policy. 

If, however, RItO finally takes it 
over, either., under a pooling arrange- 
ment, .or outright," another possi- 
bilitj, stage shows are expected to, 
go into Keith's. 

. Loew's also may be a party to the 
RKO deal now being negotiated 
with Publix. It is suggested, that 
paramount product be split between 
Keith's and Loew's State, with Loew 
agreeing to leave the local vavde 
field for RKO. 

At various times the State has 
been reported as ready to resume 
vaudeville. Recently, the house re 
turned an organist to the console, 
while this week it ha,s a stage at- 
tractioiFof sorts in SanaDria'sTele 
vision. For the week oif June aO it 
will have, a dance reVue, produced 
locally by Sonya Marens. 



Coast Talent -Winners 
Go in Bud Murray . Unit 

Los Angeles, June 12. 
Bud Murray is framing a 40-min 
unit comprising the 10 girl Winners 



Star-Headed Road Shows in FaO 

Morris Office Arranging for Several Outlits 
— Four Weeks of l-Niters 



PANTAGES REQUESTS 
VADDE SALARY DATA 



Chicago, June 12. 
Alexander Pantages may return, 
to vaudeville. A request came 
through., to agents here f rom the 
i^^bast showmen for reports, and. sal-, 
ary data on standard acts. 

Understood Pantages bviiding 
a file of the vaudeville talent how 
around arid wants dope on several 
hundred turns. Conditions are 
greatly changed since he stepped 
out as a vaude showman. 



of - Fox "^est Coast's Talent quest, 
and a band, and will play It in F- 
WC h0UBes_as far north as San 
FYancisco.^ ~" 
Girls, as part of their award, will 
first appear in a Clark and McCul- 
lough comedy at Radio. Short is to 
accompany the unit wherever it 
plays. 

Murray is after a tie-lap with 
Pickwick' stages "to transport the 
unit and with Geuieral Electric to 
supply an electric kitchen display 
truck .from which meals Will be 
served. 



Al Jolspn, Eddie Cantor, Mae 
West and possibly Amos 'n' Andy 
will h^ad their own shows when th<> 
William Morris otflce resumes with 
its two-a-day variety roadshows in 
the fall. They will be constructed 
along , the samie lines as. the Cantor- 
Jessel and Whiteman.-F'earl-Boswell 
layouts of last season. 

For Cantor it will be a repeat trip. 
He will start it off nex,t season, 
probably early in September, with 
Jolson following, then the others. 

The Cantor and A. & A. line-ups 
will feature radio tialent mostly. 
Miss West W'ill b^ surrounded, by a 
couple of picture names and vaude 
turns. 

Dates will all be one-niters and 
on a percentage basis. Morris of- 
fice, will shar6 as the booker and "In 
partnership With the star or; stars- 
on the gross. Expectations are that ! 
ea6h bill will be out about four 
weeks. 



Keeps On in Montreal 

Ldew has changed its niind about . 
taking the vaude out of Montreal 
for the summer. Straight ; fllmls^^r 
would have started next Week (16). • 

The Canadian week stayis oh th* 
books with no change in budget, but 
under a Week-to-week protective, 
notice. 



new 

""coilti'Stctr, " "declares- -Tishmany -wh<^ 
maintains the moneys collected for 
"blties was ' the real- reason for -the- 
"dowofall of the backyard biz .in. the. 
past. But as a prbtective measure, 
Tishmaii declares, tenants, in the 
apartment buildings will be request- 

— «d"to muzzle -pooches when airing, 
them. 

Some have been considering doll- 
ing up their offerings with special 
Scenery to" give the business a little 
inore class, especially under the 
combination vaudfllm policy;^ but a 
survey made last week of the ace 
yo^rds of the town showed that, it 
couldn't be done. In former times 
inost of the wash was hung in the 
.yard, and some of the boys figured 
.they'd use clothes lines to harig 
. their -Bcenery-on.— In recent. yeacs 
-the majority of people have been 

^hangin?^ lt^:oiiJthe_roof^That's too 

high tOL. stretch, a sti;eet or park 
drop from; so rather than cart 
.around heavy flat pieces in the 
emergency the boys have decided to 
dispense with special scenery. If 
t he buildi ng . can't supply a little 
dressing up in form of grass arid. a 
lew trees or bushes, that's the 
building's tough luck, they say. 
'Way Up. 
Height of many of the apartment 
.buildings where the best backyards 
are now located is causing further 
dlfticulty. There's the matter of 
coins tossed from the top floors. A 
dime flung-^from ^- 35th-floor kitchen 
window may not look like a' dime 
.tapon landing. The attempt to over- 
come this probable drawback will 
DC made, through use of baskets. 
Tenants will be asked to toss the 
dough one at a time, unless the tal- 
fent is a quartet or more and there 
happens to be enough catchers to 
grab the money on the fly, Bills arc 
barred unless weighted down. 
• Salaries won't be veiTr high oVef 
the summer months, says Tlshmari, 
. but they'll be raised to more satis- 
^tactory levels iri the fall. In the 
payoff organ grinders with nionkeys 
will be' classed as singles, as will 
Comedians who use a stooge. 
\ Hearing about Tishnian's inten- 
tionia of extending the Backyard 
Circuit, Inc.,l beyorid Manhattan, the 
Staten ' Island Ferry-Boat isnter- 
:tainers' Association . filed a protest 
over the week-end. They ' say- the 
yards of Staten Island are wide 
open .for Tishman or ariy other 
booker, but declare that ariy act 
that decides to work the boat on the 
.y(?.y oyer will .b.e...deciared opposlsh. 



THE OUTSTANDINC 
NIGHT CLUB 
THEATRE ENTERTAINER 




Mix Defers Dates 



Tom Mix has . postponed his mid- 
. dle. ^western ■RKO--percentage:==.staBe 
dates till August in order to beat the 
hot weather. The postponement was 
satisfactory to RKO, which figured 
the weather would be against the 
theatres' chances. 

. Mix, who has eight weeks booked, 
^ould have opened this .month. His 
wow is being laid out by the Morris 

lofflce. 




GUINAN 



And HER GANG 



After Completing 18 Record Weeks of Capacity 
Business at the Frolics Cafe, Chicago 




Here Is What the Boys In the ''Know" Say About Texas Guinan 

"Texas Guinan eeile p«Wt«r 




Ashton Stevens, dramatic critic, Chicago American, 
for platinum and crowds love it." 

Charlie Dawn, cafe critic, Chicago American, says: ''Queen Guinan gives 
entertainment." 

Hazel Flynn, columnist anci movie critVc, Chicago American^ M^^ 
dollars' worth of entertainment for thos* who seek whoopee. 
Gail Borden, columnist and dramatic critic of Chicago Daily Tirties, 
can provide my night club fare at any time." 

Amy Leslie, ex -dramatic critic, Chicago Daily News, says: . . . 
Guinan is one of the very few night club ©htertainere that can provi 
.those from nine until ninety," 

John Laws© n, cafe crit! icago Daily News, says: ''You can't go ami 
entertainment." 

Claudia Cassidy, dramatic critic Chicago Journal of Commerce, says: 
Guinan stijl has the tempo of New Year's Eve on a bulj market." 

The "ChTcagoan" says: "La Guinan is a national weakness." 



royal 



inan offers aimilH 
"La Gui 



" ife with Texas 



PLATED TO OVER 40,000 
AT THE HARDING THEATRE 

ALL HOUSE RECORDS 
AT THE SOUTHTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO 
OPENING DAY OF" WORLD'S FAIR 



42 



VARIETY 



VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS 



Tiiesdiif,. June 15, 1935 



ROYAL» CHATHAM 

London, June 2. 
This Is VARiErri-'s first review of a 
vaudeville Iiouse outside London in 

BiiKland. Keason for report is titat 
this, is the first attempt of a bunch 
of American standard acts experi- 
inehtihg with a unit idea on a per- 
centage basis. 

. Chatham is an important naval 
town, $0 miles from London, with a 
population of 72,000, countingr the 
adjoining town of Rochester. Be- 
sides the Theatre Royal, which has; 
a capacity of over 2^000,. there is on- 
other hous^-T-Barnard's niuisiQ hall, 
th6 oldest in England. The two 
towns also boast seven picture the- 
atres. . 

,. But». despite that, the Royal occa- 
sionally grosses^ big. monejr. Gracie 
Fields recently played to ii/a/Tt. 
Jack Hylton came next with 15,016. 
Jack Payne grabbed |4,068. white 
Debroy Somers scored $3^200. AU^ 
these: were, on . 75-30; with.. the big- 
gest end going to the .acts. In all 
the above cases, the prices- of ad- 
mission weire raised about 60%. 
Otherwise admission ranges from 
SOc. tojp to 7c> and' capacity at these 
prices cannot be more than $3,360 
fbr 12 perfornvances. 
' The Americans gambling- on per- 
centage are Count BernivicJ, with a 
locally gathered male orchestra of 
12; Fred Sanborn, Bobby 'Uke' Henr 
Shaw and Dezso Retter> To comply 
witli M inistry ot Labor rulin g. ' there 
.inust- be some English acts in 
. aggregation, there is a line of girls, 
a femme singer, and a couple of 
:Comedy acrobats. 

Opening, were- Hintohl Brothers, 
standard < acrobats who do some 
leaps from j^iled-up chairs, and also 
l ihdulge ih come.dy antics. whi<ih dO 
' Qot enhance th^ir value. The na- 
tives okayed this opener. 

If enshaw follows, and from then 
on aets as m;c. Bobby cracks i. gag 
here and there, but it does not 
amount to much. Regina West, a 
hefty blonde who attempts every- 

iblhg mftra thAn ntirA, HftAn nnf 



Broadway edition ' of the Lincoln 
Square; They, are Violet Carlson 
and Bob Hope. 

Honey Family, formerly the 
Honey Ti-oupe, now comprising 
seven people, is this week's profi- 
cient opener. The feminine angle 
sells it easily, and the hard-work- 
ing members, three of whom are 
girls, make it a cinch, 

Fred Zimbalist. No. 2, is an har- 
monica player who formerly did his 
stufC in knee pants with Borrah 
Minevitch, According to the bill- 
ing he's on hiis own now, but tia- 
xording.to the act he's hot. There's 
a girl in the turn,, a short blonde 
girl wllo sings in .^semi-oiperatlic 
fashion' and who« accdrdirig to the. 
announcement, used ' to " warble for 
the San Carlo company^ Her name 
is Mildred Hamlin; according to the 
samie announcement, but it Isn't bh 
the cardis, which Just: say Fred Zim- 
balist. . The boy is a first-rate 
iiiouth' organ player and the girl an 
excellent opposite. She'd enough .of 
the act to rate -equal- billing. An 
excepttonaliy youthful-looking cou- 
ple for an act of this sort,, they did 
very well, in . the Palace deuce spot. 

Miss Carlson follows with her 
n6w familiar, alniost .too familiar, 
.clowning, as does Hope, in turij, 
with his stooge manipulating;. They 
provided the light touch needed to 
prepare the customers for: the lieavy 
vocal closer. .. 

Ordinarily it would be tougli sled- 
ding, for the Palace, this week; but 
|li;^-+itV-llkely-the-flght-^lniTi^^ 

through. Business bfett6r than aVetr" 
age early Saturday afternoon de- 
spite the heat. 'Girl in 419' (Par), 
second run here after the Para- 
mount, is the picture. Bige, 

ORPHEUM, N. Y. 

It might have been the Alin' or, 
perhaps, Ray Bolger, but - more 
likely it was the hot weather that 
had most influence ih getting a good 
hoiise Friday. But if they did cniwft 



STATE^ Y. 

Virtually a unit show with a bit 
Qf trimming and an excellent com- 
edy performance,' running an hour 
And 16 mlniites. That's principally 
because of Milton Berle, who is all 
over the show. Some of his fellow 
m.c/ may make cracks about tho 
kid, but he sure works, hot weather 
or not. . 

Friday night, the culmination of 
a week's heat wavie,. a,, spot in the 
loges couldn't be beaten- .as .a re- 
treat from .the heat. That section 
Avas fairly well tenanted; but the 
rest . of the house ordinary. Suf'-': 
prising that the jK>puiace doesn^t 
play the modern vaudflim houtses 
under such cbnditioits, but perhaps 
it's easier to attend the neighbor- 
hood spots whete atniospheric con- 
ditions niay be as good, even If the 
ahow iisn't. 

^erle, his stooges and the acts 
have been together for several 
weeks. The comio Is booked for 
three weeks at the State, and will 
have a fresh supporting lineup 
starting. Friday, :.He said that the 
house was- once rather a itampinfr 
ground for him, but that was before 
he blossomed out as an m^c. 

The crux of the show is Owen 
McGiyney and his *The Wager.' In 
the old days the protean sketch and 
its resultant afterpiece In which the 
Mahdel Brothers and Dotsoti ca- 
pered was a standard show. ;It 
still rates highly for rou gh ftntar^ - 



tainment. Quite a comebadk for thd 
older type of vaudeville sketch. 

By the time» Berle went Into the 
travesty he Was. soaking wet with 
perspiration, and it was a relief to 
off his coat, and. pants for that.mat- 
ier... No:doubt he xelished-thesquirt 
from the soda bottle. The McGlv-r 
ney afterpiece is now billed as the 
'Manor Murder Mystery.' 

The Chester Hale Girls are billed 
as an act, .but are on for but one 
number. That may be because of 
running time limit, but the troupe 
miEiy be ' assigned to more 'ro.ii tines 



in n e xt w e ek ' s sh i iw. 

Paiil" ' and Nino 'Gheizzl opeinigd: 
What a night for an equllibristic 
turn, even- In- an air-cooled -theatre^r 
Turn looked as good as the others,' 
but put In front with the finale 'up— 
side down blackbottom' bit. Berle's 
•Off to the Races' blackout came on 
top of the Hale dancers, with Ann 
Greenway accounting': for' the'hest" 
laugh. 

Miss Greehway, something real 
nice in brunets, weint into high with 
the prima dottna number. She stood 
for plenty of rough stuff from Berle, 
but as they've been together for 
several weeks she's probably used 
to It. 

Berle has two Hitler gags, shoved; 
in a lau£:h Orack about the Baer- 
Schmeling fight, clicked with ia 
medley^ alSo the radio bit, which 
about went for the most laughs. 
Feature. Aim fs 'The Working Matii 
(WB),.'V(rith*.Gebrge Arlissn— a' pleas- 
ure to watch this fine actor at work, 
— ^_ — 



himself and his orchestra In ex- 
haustion. RublnofC saw to It that 
the Hipp's customers got their 
money's worth. Twice the audience 
scrambled back into thetr seats 
when RubinofC gladly obliged with 
additional encores.^ 

Opens with the Chase & Sanborn 
theme, 'Give Me a Moment, Please,' 
and finishes with the same tunei» 
getting a round of -applause each 
time. Goes Immediately into a 
round of pop tunes and then tunes 
up the Strad for his own moment^ 
going particularly to the liking of 
this audience with his *Fit as a 
Fiddle' in ft trio, of moods. Then 
the blg^ orchestral wallop in i. re- 
sume of Gypsy airs, directed in that 
dynamically showjnaanship manner 
by RubinofC^ First time this town 
has . seen a vaude orch«9stra leader, 
do more than waifily wave his baton 
in time with the music. ~ . 
• All striaight announcing is done 
>by the pianist, though RubinofC 
wisely takes.the mike himself later 
to inform the audience that 'really 
cietn speak Ehgllsh,^ in Rubinofl's 
fashion. 

One weak number In the entire 
turn, when compared with the rest 
of the act^ is the 'My . Darling', and 
'Play, Fiddle Play,' number, which 
is not up to the standard set ih the 
iearlier part of the act. 

The excelleht house in for the 
first show also saw the world pre- 
miei*e of 'Professional Sweetheart' 
(RKO), Clark and McCullough 
comedy, and the . regulation Pathe 



newscups. 



PALACE, CHrCAGO 

. Chicago, June 9. 
'.No clues Friday, as to When, that 
hobgoblin low, ' grosses, the 

World's Fair, would relent and let 
the theatres make ..a little coin. 
Business was..: discouraging. And 
that makes about four weeks of 
niood indigo for .the Palace. From 
its companion in misery. Balaban & 



ACADEMY, N. Y, 

Only three acts on the current 
Aci&demy layout, but one of those Is 
Anatole Friedland's revue, iwhich 
kills 36 minutes. Even at that the 
vaude Tuns only 62 minutes, with 
the orchestra up ahead and Al Cur- 
tis in for an organibg with a set of 
comedy slides which drew a hand 
either in appreciation of the humor, 
or because he did not ask the crowd 
to sing. 

Opening is Taketa Brothers and 
Sister, : two Jap boys, and a girl,, 
the latter more shapely than the 
average celestial f eihme. She does . 
a bit of wire walking that is not 
too difBcult with the always re^ 
liahle swaying to cop the apiplause; 
Boys Open with . a:, high perch and 
close with foot-balancing;, - in each 
doing the standard stuff well but 
not outstandingly. Just a good 
flash turn for an opener; 

Cookie Bowers on second . and a 
mop-up here, where they knbw and 
like him. Chances are that if 
Bowers: dropped; aiiy part of his 
routine half the house would get up 
and iremlhd ■him. Went, right 
through .the act, biit the mob k'neW 
that Was'alir thero was and did not 
ask; for more, 

Friedland next/ and over nicely 
in spite of tlie fact that he talks 
t oo m Uch for what he s ays. AlHt» 
his habit of bobbing up Just before 
a stunt is o-^rer is a tipofC that spbils 
a possible finish. 

Fourteen girls, hot counting the 
woman stoOge, and eight boys, 
which Is plenty of people for a flash 
act, these days. Turn. does -not ap-. 
pear to have changed since the last 
time around, but that was okay 
with the push; and there was plenty., 
of applause for the Individuals^ 
most of it deserved. Good talent, 
though, the stuff is not smartly 
staged and some of the costumes 
for. the line look bunchy and lack 
t h at d ag h ' whieh would h ^ p. That 



. .mean la.thing. Her-dandhg-is not 
H-hy better than thie average chorus 
girl's. 

Polly Day, in private life Mrs. 
^-I^etizSo Retter, gives the locals a. 
thrill with a rumba number, leaving 
theni plenty to talk about.' Retter 
does some monkeyshines with . his^ 
: table, ^good- for laughs, and seemed 
new .around here. His. comedy 
wesHihg. bit, which is built up by 
the entire gang into a sort of wres- 
tling arena, seemed much too . short 
for all the hullabaloo. 

Sanborn, besides doing his spe- 
cialty, also indulges in various com- 
edy bits with some of the company, 
all good for laughs. Frooa a comedy 
wangle, Sanborn Was the hit of the 
hlllc - A-^Samson^aiid Delilah' bit by 
Sanborn and iEletter .was particularly 
funny. The Eight Sunshine Girls, 
from ai local dancing school, are a 

;.- -tBCraggy-outflt.- ^ — 

Second part of show is taken iip 
..with..^CQunt Becnivici and Ms l^and^ 
■ Boys look, small-timey, and, despite 
' " thjair Viennese uniforms, have' cock- 
ney stamped all over them. Band is 
iiU too brassy, almiast to deafening 
point. Customers, with few excep- 
tions as evidenced from those leav^ 
... .ihg the . theatte, .did: not seem. to_ 
tnind the din, and went for the 
Count's '1812' in a bier way. 

Show as a. whole was well liked 
and should improve as it goes along, 
but is encountering tough breaks 
this week, being Derby "weeintHd 
about the hottest to date. Gross 
may amount to about .$2,000, of 
which Bern^vici, Sanborn, Retter 
and Henshaw get 60%. After they 
■have paid off the.^ band, the troupe 
br"^ffs,"tt wo"' act's, Andre ""Navarre 
(Sanborn's nian), t'rahspd^tatioh ' of 
Count's scenery, and carpenter and 
publicity man, the four will have 
about $400' to share between theni. 

Looks like a pretzel date with 
prospects at Hippodrome, Leeds, 
next, week, even worse', as house 
rarely grosses more than $1,000 per 
Week. 

PALAtE, N. Y. 

The thrill of an otherwise routine 
bill this -week is that, moment in 
the 10th. round Of the Bear-Schmel- 
ihg. fight picture when the California 
M!axie' starts .one in. Jersey City and 
lands it. on the chin of the . Berlin 
Maxle, who happens to be in the 
center . of the Yankee Stadium' aX 
the time. ..The photograjphy is so 
good the splattering from Baer's 
water- soaked glove is sieen as the 
-right-handed roundhouse swing is 
Stopped by Schmeling's chin. 
" With the film covering the fight 
.almost fuU-lenlBthj there's over a 
half hour of it on the Palace show. 
Several gents left .ait the finish of 

- the fight -picture -without -waiting to 
seie . the first vaude show Saturday. 
They missed . neither, a sock show 
nor a flop show, ^ut a layout of 
five standard acts that strike a 
fairly satisfactory entertainment 
medium. 

There are about 30 people in->' 
='^volved""ln ^the'"=x3Urrent"^Palace^ bill 
and the budget is around $2,000 
That's buying 'em pretty cheap, and 

- It sounds even cheaper for the Pal- 
ace, than the ordinary theatre. 

ThO' most highly-populated act, 
also the closer. Is the Lester Cole 
nlale singing chorus. Up ahead are 
five- sets of . familiar faces, of which 
at least tviro go bisick to the days 
when the I*alace was not the 



In to get cooled- off -both the picture 
and the show should be credited 
with assists. They, helped to . flll 
most of the downstair seats in the 
afternoon, and there Was more than 
a quorum on the shelf. Show runs 
Just short of three hours, with the 
vaude taking: 76 minutes, of which 
the overture under Teddy King 
consumed six minutes. 'Rest of the 
time: was split four wiays, with Ray 
Bolger getting nearly half. 

Opener was Gautier's. dogs. GoOd 
for the children, but too slowly 
worked to go over smartly. Kot the 
fault of the dogs. They Work when 
they have something to do, but thfey 
are not given much, .and the -trainer 
strings it out With stalling. He 
Seenis to lack 'theTtr lick, of shbWmain^ 
ship and falls to keep the stage In 
action, spending too much time get' 
ting. readyJo.5hQw_a.ti:iick.thajLiifln^ 
much when shown. , 

Roye 'a]nd Mayo on second with a 
dancing number that Btarts-oif-^th: 
Roye at the keyboard -Of an--im 
mense painted piano with the girl 
posing behind the scrim. - The ef'' 
feet is not worth the trouble of 
carting and. hanging .the . drop. It 
doesn't make an effective picture, 
and the— dandngr Is plenty able to 
get over on Its own. Opens with a; 
ballroom dance, into a squirmy Har: 
lem suggestion to the music Of 
'Stormy Weather,' and closing With 
-a-romp that-had— them-slt ting— up^^ 
^art of the interest Was In the girl's 
bodice^ Which is craftily cut to sug- 
.gest it is going to fall oft, but never 
does. It's as sensational a bit of 
dressmaking ad has hit Yorkvllle In 
a long time. — — - 

AH three dances reerister With em 
phasis, for both are good steppers 
and limber. Roye Is a dancer In his 
own right and not merly a stooge 
for his partner. Costume changes 
broken by a girl who sings Just well 
enough to get over. ^ A male pianist 
also is carried. The act is terriby 
cluttered -with excess baggage; 

Melson.and Irmanette get off to 
a^bad-start with Melson's idea. of a 
Mississippi song with a Small spe- 
cial drop with a. profile steamboat. 
Lower part Of the drop falls away 
to disclose a stagehand. At the 
show caught Melson did all the 
laughing. He goes into a short gag 
routine that does not pick up many 
laughs, and then brings on the girl. 
Who garners a isurprisingly good 
hand for a straight violin solo and 
more applause for a ."solQ while 
dancing. She!s been around some 
time, but does not seem 'to hav6 
gotten up the courage to branch 
out ias a dancer to give variety to 
the turn. Melson back- to show- his 
special film Ih which he talks back 
to himself from the screen. It's 
nicely timed and gets sonie laughs, 
but not very amusing, the humor 
being too forced. Ends with a song 
with the girl playing the accom 
panlment. Melson has a nice way, 
but nothing of Importance to do, 
The girl is what there is to the act 
In spite of the fact she's kept too 
much In the background. 
- -Bolger^ got la^receirtioh"'^ 
tered, and did 18 minutes before he 
called (t a day. Then back again 
for ainother nine mlns. It takes ex 
pert, salesmanship to last 27 min- 
utes without wearing but, but that's 
what Bolger has. Ho clicked every 
hiinute and could have come back 
again. 

Film is 'White Sister' (Metro). 
Brief newsreel. ChiCi ' 



HIPP, BALTIMORE 

. Baltimore, June _ 

After four weeks miserabio 
business the . town's Ihdiie . vaudW 
house Is back in the money. . And 
due strictly to a money . attraction, 
one of the few that are available 
for Baltimore. It's Dave RubinofC, 
as-the--bllling-5iays; -ahd-*is-vioHnr 
with his orchestra, also Ih person, 
and with a 60-minute vaude shOw 
that's about the final syllable in 
Stage entertainment. 

For RubinofC it constitutes, a new 
act.T -■ The -OOrmlnute- show-is-being 
tried out here and if it clicks; will 
likely be the formula for all ap- 
pearances by RubinofC in theatres^ 
It's a click, an Idea and a cinch in 
anybody's theatre. It spells enter- 
tainment and box office, will hit the 
G's as easily as RubinofC fiddles to 
high C. At this house the 0t'a are 
going to count up higher than 
they've dohe since way back. 
. For his., vaude show RubinofC is 
.carrying, besides . his 17 -piece, .or.r 
chestra,' :two standard , turns, Eddie 
White for- the major comedy, and a 
femme hoofing foursome, badly 
named Nine, Ten, jack and Queen. 
Girls deserve a better tag. Like 
their name, they get better as they 
go along. They open mildly with 
a rather Jumbled routihe, but finish 
strong on their .ehallenge work. A 
revised opening . and a. hew label 
would be to the gp.od. 

White! can play stock at this 
hoiise._ ...His third visit and set 
stronger than ever. Tied the pro- 
ceedings in a knot at the first show 
Friday and had to beg to giet the 
act going. White is a comic with 
Hebe dialect and a voice that can 
get by in vaude nicely. Knows his 
airdiences - and his material." A 
strong contender for a place among 
the up-and-icoming comickersT' 

These two acts are spotted in the 
center of the Rublnoff turn and 
consume 26 niinutes without trouble 
and With excellent results. On the 
:tWo.^,ends comes . _the, violin ; _ and 
Rublnoff, and the orchestra. Rubi- 
nofC is still miaking faces when he 
rips Into that flddle, but it doesn't 
make any difference" because the 
music that results is showmanship- 
perfect and comes nicely under the 
heading Of the 'dynamic maestro,' 
He proved the dynamic part here 
by-his- evident exertion, his profuse 
perspitation despite the cooling 
system aha his willihgness to flddle 



Katz,^it^erlvcsLthjiieftJiandje.4ja>n=. 
solatloh that RKO has .Only one the- 
atre to lose money on account of the 
exposition. B&K has: 30. fountains. 
all^poUting ' red- iiik^ 

Omitting Oedepus Rex and play- 
ing down the mother-in-law thinl^. 
the tactics of John Joseph in jsellfng 
•Silver j3ord' (Radlo)_haYe been . to 
'avoid' the things which admittedly 
dOn't sell tickets In Chicago. It's a 
tough picture to sell to the Palace 
clientele. 

On the vaude end there's -Benny 
Davis with a new, or partly , new,- 
bunch of talent, and Herb. Williams. 
Davis has done well - on previous 
visits to the Palace and also to the 
Oriental and has a type- of turn they 
like on Randolph street. ..So, too,, 
has- Williams, with the qualifying' 
reflection that even the public by 
now must know , his every gesture 

and_aaticliiate.i..every_.-blt. Davis. 

turn time consumptloh cut the bill 
to four acts this week, ^ 
-^It's-a-flice- shbw~"fDir «ll~of~thutr 
■Chung Tee-Wah Troupe/-with one 
of the celestials doing Hebe for 
comedy relief, are casual accomr 
pushers of the Impossible. They 
speeded the performance down the 
turnpike at a zippy clip. ' Clifford 
and ' Marion— last in town at the 
.Oriental some ndohths ago; have 
some new snappy retorts and 
wheezes to. upholster their stand- 
ardized routine. Did extremely well, 
-but succumbed unwisely-to-a. speech^ 

Land; 



the-crowd-can -appteciateT dressing' 
was proven by the individual hands 
for the ..costume: para,de. - The turn 
could be whipped Into a much bet- 
ter''act ~ ' " 

Film bill is 'The Warrior's Hus- 
band' (Fox) and ' the newsreeU 
Business- off Sat. afternoon. Chid. 



HOLLYWOOD 

-Hollywood,-. J.une-9._- 

Uslng the. theory that the best 
manner to revive vaudeville is to 
pat it forcibly in the face with a 
shovel, this house can sport but tWo 
items Worthy of note this week. 
One is the. chirping of Armonde 
Chirot in a badly-framed Spanish 
flash . act, and the other a nif^7 
wire-Walking opener, Frank Evers. 
Latter does a. spirited dance, me-^ 
lange on the tight string. With, a 
femme to flll in with accordion 
Squeezing between numbers. . 

Claire Bros, and Lee are the.usue|;l 
uiiison tappers, a type oif act ground 
but by dance 'schools all over , the 
country. They look neat but offer 
nothing to merit out-of-the-ordl- 
nat-y attention. Individual numbers 
by the two boys are not strong 
enough to hold solo spots. 

Tipoff on the Franklin Ardell act 
is the opening music, 'Happy Days 
Are Here Againi.' Ardell goes into 
a line of chatter that would be a 
collector's .item for vaude historians. 
One blue crack should have been 
snipped by . the house manager. 
Same goes fbr some body-feeliiig In 
the next turn, D'Amore, Lane and 
MoFohi'. These boys, 'who've' played 
everything around town, aVe not 
socko enough to hold the next-to- 
closiiig spot, although Lane's neck- 
rolis, twist nipups and flips are 
class. Act has an applause flnish. 

Miss Chirot, with Cohtu's Mex 
Tlpj£akJbftDd.Jind.a_.teanujc>i.Spanish= 
dancers, gets 'em with her cleat- 
tones and coloratura warbling. Does 
only two numbers and act cbuld do' 
Well tb cut dbWn on the hoofing and 
give the singer another spot. Girl 
dancer should be taken in hand and 
taught something about makeup. 

Half a house matinee of second 
day. Feature is 'Private Detective 
62.' A Bobby Jones golf lesson 
rounds out the bill. Leny^ > 



DOWNTOWN, L. A. 

Los Angeles, June 8. 

Gbod > vaude show individually 
here, with all acts but one regular 
vatide turns. Unfortunately, how- 
ever, show was improperly blended* 
but at same time proved-acceptable 
to the audience at- the opening 
matinee. - , 

Seems as though all of the stand- 
ard turns' feel that acrobatic and 
eoncortlon— -work— Is — ^essential~~in 
dajice routine, and four of the six- 
turnshad_a_blt-x>f_it.as-outstahding- 
Heatures, with the fifth of the sixth 
being a cbmedy acrobatib quartet 
and having to close the show. It 
Just seemed as though the acrobatio 
aspirants got into each other's 'hair» 
as the stooges, db in Jack Wai-ner's 
soup when, he holdis^court at . the . 
Brbwn Derby. 

House , Is the most suitable in 
town for vaude shows.. It also has 
the only vaude orchestra I]iead la 
the pit. He Is Cliff Webster, and 
^th-the -aid of ^ve ~men~giveB'iaDst 
helpful musical aid and carries tho 
acts along In their work In magnifi- 
cent style. More pit aiggregatlons 
of this type with a head that knows 
vaude tenipo wquld.do lots to hblp. 
carry an assemblage of variety .en- 
tertainers who. may Just not come, 
up to the standard of top entertain- 
ment providers. 

Opening turn on bill was Kirby 
and the Du Val alters, a dance turn 
which has been around pic houses 
and the cafes. The man in the turn 
feels that he must be somewhat of. 
a comic and tries a , sneeze chant a; 
la Boyce Coombs. He might forget 
it and stick to the yiarlation of 
hoofing with the two damsels Whlch- 
is veiy pleasing. Their routine Is 
waltz and acrobatic mixture, finish- 
ing with :a bit of shake hips follow- 
ing a, 'Luhi Belle' and 'Sadl^' 
Thompson' characterization by the 
girls. Act was pleasing opener and 
followed by Bill Borzage, accordion- 
ist. Borzage in rural makeup has a 
great routine of trick sound effect 
instrumients.. Efforts bf mimicry 
get over great. . Act, however, can 
be bolstered and have its showman- 
ship value increased 'by saving ' the 
pianb 'accbrdlbn for a sort, of opeir- 
atlc finish instead of using it in the 
middle and flnishlng With a, comedy 
routine which should have opened 
instead of closed turn. 
-Irving Newhoff,- formerly Df New- 
hoff and Phelps, scampered through 
his -'Book of Knowledge' menu, 
aided by a man and dancing girl. 
The talk is comedy throughout^ and 
geared for laughs. With his chant, 
'Dance Hall Doll,' getting over lA 
great style._ The girl whom he 
'6aiIs"Bobby"ls""nb^mean "dish as"aH 
Acrobatic cohtbrtlohist exponent.. 

Following the Borzage offering 
they proved flrst solid hit of bill. 
Next was Marlon Wllklns and Co;, 
a flasfti dancing turn, two- thirds, 
femme. Smartly mounted ' and 
dressed, the turn is one that <&an bo 
standard at all times ' for- a panto- 
mimic presentation in either vaude 

(Continued oh page 64) 



TueB^p Snne 13, 1933 



VARIETY 



43 



Variety Bills 

NEXT WEEK (June 15) 
THIS WEEK (June 8) 

K^ufnerais tn obnnectloifk with bills below Ind'Cate opening. <Say af 
8hoW| whether full or split week 




KKW TORK CITY 

Palace (It) 
Medley- & Dupree 
Adelaide Hall Co 
<frbree to. nil) 

• .-■ my - 

Honex Fam 
Fred S^lmballat 
"Vlplet CarlHon 
Bob- Hope 
tcBtei' Coilb; Co 
Academy 
tst Halt (17-20) 



CITT 
MaJmatrecit <10) 
&111 Robinson Bev 
B8ADI60N 
Keith's 
aa. balt <21*23) 
Ttaurston . 
HXNNKAFOUS 
Orphebm (10) 
'UarouB .Rev. '. 
NEWARK 
State (17) 
Diaa & Powers 



TWO DAVEYS 

BOXT and 
ARREN AND BRODERICK 

Parantoont ' 

BOTH PLACED 



Sob Rlpa 
John Fogarty. 
Sidney page 
Qneat Xioater 

2d. half (21-23) 
K T (l^Bev 
Bretns^ltz Co: 

2d half (14-16) 
Connie's Co 

BIIOOKI.TN 
Albee (17) 
Polly Moran 
Diamond Boys 
4Three to fill) 

6 Buccaneers 
:8ldney Page 
iiow.ci BerdoK & 



Zeleyii" 
Rlmac'fl 



vr 



Lee Port & Dotty 
Ann Prltcbard Co 
Al Verdi Co 
Red Dohbhue: & XT 
JiAcll: Arthur 
Hilton. &. Qarbn 
Blglns 

(10) 
Crystal 3 
Joo Wong 
Ray & Harrlison 
Dennts "White Co 
Walter Walters Co 

Franks . 
Marty .May 
Jack (Swyniie Cq 

WBiy ORT^B!Am 



Orch 
AI^BANT 
- : PnlnCe — 
1st half (17-20) 
A'aron ^& Bioderfck 
Angus & S^^arie 
Herman Tlraberg 
Vann.' Robinson Co 
. 2d halt (21-23) 
Jbhn-Foftarty 
Cafe Zanzibar 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 414-16) 
X^aBelle Pola 
Win Ebbs 
-Barney Orant Co 
Pblly Moran 
Degltanoes 

BOSTON 
Keith's (17) 
B De Cardos 
Car I -Shaw- 
Barney Rapp Orch 
9 Beverly Sid 
(One to fill) 
(10) 

Violet R«y & N 
Hall &_ Dcnnlaon 
deofge Beatfy 
Barney. Rapp Orch 
Bomby G&ng 

Kay ilainlirtfii 

Vaye & Sayr4ft 
CEDAR RAPIDS 
Keith's (17) 
Starciis Rev 

CHICAGO 
Palace (16) 
Don Iiee- £. Trudlii'a 
J & y McKenna 
Klity Doner 
Stan Kavanaugb 
liUlu McConnell CO 
Aiint Jemima 
Ben Blue Co 
Buflslan Art Circus 

• _(?> _ 

• Xntung Yce^'Woh 
CIlfTord & Marlon 
Herb Williams 
Benny Davis Rev 
DBS MOINVB 

Keith's 
Ut half (10-13) 
CaT) Calloway^ Bd 
DISTROIT 
Downtown 
Benry S antre y 
HBMPBTEAD 
RlV<ril 
Ist half (17-20) 
•Harry Savoy 
;<Three to flll) 

Ist half (10-13) 
' 1<arlmer & Hudson 
a- Rhythm Girls 
Frank Dobson 
Welch & Hill 
■^arre -LieBaron Co 



bai^timorh: 

~Contiiry ilQ) 
GambarelU Co 
<7has King 
Welat ft Stanton Co 
Benn y Ru bin 
J ft M titSSn 
BOSTON 
Orphenm 
France ft LaPell 
Ruth Ford 
PfiAse ft .Nelson. 
Brltt Wood 
Sammy Krevott Co 
(One to fil l) 
CliEVRIAND 
State (16) 
Whoopee 

JERSEY CITS' 
lioew'0 (16) 
Paul Remos Co 
Bddle Miller Co 
Reiss Irving ft R 
Bmll Bbreo 
DeToregos 

MONTBEAI. 
I«bew's (16) 
3 Victor Girls 
Homan ft Arden 
Ferry Corwey ' 
MellB Kirk ft MC 
Bernice ft Bmily 



NEWARK 

State (16) 
3 Calif Pirates 
Millard ft Matlln 
GuB Vaii 
Great Huber 
NEW ORLEANS 

State (16) 
Bedford ft Wallace 
Jean Granese 
Lewis ft Moore 

WJlUe Solar . 

Rolsihan's Co. 
PALISADRS P'RK 

lioew'8 (16) 
Randow 4 
Palermo's Dogs 
Hip. Raymond 
PROVIDENCE 
Loew'd (16) 
Monroe ft Grant 
Frank Donla Co 
Helen Llnd 
Collins ft Peterson 
Rae Bills ft LaRu^ 
WASHINGTON 
Fox (16) 
Daro ft Costa Rev 
Sybllla Bowfaan 
Bert Gordon 
Notre Dame Club' 
(Qne to fill) 



1VARNER 



Picture Theatres 



NEW YORK CITY 

Paramount (8) 
Shaw & Lee 
I<ouis Katzman 
Col V Glee Club 
'Jennie GOrhardt' 

Roxy (9) 
Harold Stern 
Bin Smith 
Zelda Santley 
King Bros ft C 
De Long Sis 
2 Daveys. 
Dave Schooler 
Trick for Trick' 

BOSTON 
Bfetrppblltan (0) . 

Harry Herschfleld: 
Roxy Bhs 
Sheila Barrett 
Geo Andre 4 
O ft J Dormonde 
Lorden's 
Fall Rise ft F. 
•Little Giant' 

CHICAGO . 
Chloaco (9) 
Win Mahoney 



Baby Rose Mario 

Radio Rubes 

Vlvlaii Fay . 

ChM Kaley 

Josef Chernlavsky 

'When Ladies Meet' 
DETROIT 
Fox (9) 

Geo White's S'd'ls 

W ft B Howard 

Bleanor PowoU 

Melissa .Maaoq 

RoB$ McLean 

I^mis Sis' . 

Helen Gordon 

Joseph Vltale 

James Howard 

Bdna Pence 

Florence.. Healy 

Julia. Gorman 

Alice C&rleton 

Don Stewart 

'Bondage' . 
\, ST. XOUI8 
Ambaseadoc (9) 

8 Swifts 

PiohiannI Tr. 

4 Silondes 

rLittle Giant' 



._XI»phenni_(16)^- 
Dave Apollon 'Co 
(8) 

T.r.acey..A Hay. ... 
Farnell ft Florence 
Venlta . Gould. . 
Jay C Fllppen 
Ben Bliie Co 
OMAHA 
Keith's (17) 
Cab. .Calloway Bd— 
PROVIDENCE 
Albee (17) 
Carl Freed Rev 
Hall ft DennlBon 

(10) 
Bbb Rlpa 
Bolce ft Marsh 
Harry J Conley Co 
Diamond Boys 
Miles & Kover Rev 

PEORIA 
Palace 
Sd bait X14-17) 
Clin Nazarro 
Ginger Lowry, 
Bernard ft Henri 
Frank Libuse Go 
OBrien Dancers 

SIOVX OITV 
Keith's 

^d-httlt-tW'--l 6)^ 
Cab Calloway Bd 
ST. PAUli 
Keith's 
1st half (17-20) 
Thurston 

SPRINGF'LD. ILL. 
Orphenm 

1st half (11:^13) 
Cliff Nazarro 
Ginger Ijowry 
Bernard ft Henri 
Frank Libuse Co 
O'Brien Dancers 

TORONTO 
Imperial (16) 
-DonatellaHBroB— Go : 
Bert Walton 
Pickens Sis 
Buck ft. Bubbles 
June Purlnns .Co 

(9) ' 
Mann Robliison Co 

Vox "ft Walt ers 

Carl Shaw Co 
Rae . Samuels 
6 DeCardos 

TRENTON 

. Capitol 
1st half (17-20) 
William Ebbs 
Cafe Zanzibar 
(Two to fill) 

2d half (14-16) 
Larimer ft Hudson 
Frank Radcliffe 
KarrO LeBaron Co 
(One to. flll) 



ELIZABETH 

RltB 

' 1st halt (9-12) 
Russian Art Circus 
Bernardo DePace 

ft A Skelly 
Mills Gold ft R 
Rhaosody in Dance 
PHILADELPHIA 
Eorle (16) 
Alleen Stanley 
Friedland's Rev 

m 

Joe- Peanuts 

Bony Bros . : r. — 



Huber 

Neville Fleeaon. Co 
Mitchell ft DurWht 
■fiorry Pollard 
WASHINGTON 
Eiwrle (16) 
D ft B Barstow 
Walter Walters 
Stewart Sis 
Mitchell ft Durant 
Harry Pollard 
(«) 

Seller ft Wills 
Alleen Stanley 
Wm Dc mftreBtg- ; 



iBIanche Bow 
Marguerite ft Leroy 
Chas Davis Or 

Hotel Lexington 
Ernie Hoist Oro 

Bptel HoDtdalr ' 
Charley Eckels Or 
Hotel New Yoiker 
Don Bestor Orch 
Hotel pehiisylTaola 
Rudy : Valibe Ore- 
Alice Faye 

licidtel" Boesevolt"^ 
Reggy Child's Oro 

King's Tenttee 

Al Shayne 
Blta Rlnand 
Bdltlt Murray 
Gweh Milne 
Gladys Bentley 

Marden's Riviera 

Joey. Say 

Rita Bros 
Martha Raye 
Frances Hunt 
Bmll Coleman Ore . 

No* Clab 
F ft M Brltton Bd 

Paradise 

fj T, jO^ "gey 



NEW YORK dTY 
Roxy (9) 

Gaudsmith Bros 
Bobbins ' Fam 
T-ft-B - Wonder - - - ^ 
Sizzlers 

BROOKLYN 
Fox (9) 
Do Long Sis 
King Bros ft C 
Two Daveys 
Beatrice Howell 
Mae West Ens 
ATLANTA 
. Fox (9) 
Balabanow B 
Dault ft La Marr 
£K>we & Hits 
BOSTON 
MetropoUtfln (9) 
Wm Demareat 
Mai Hallett Orch_ 
Irene" ToyWr 
Ray Waily 
INDIANAPOLIS 

Lyric (9) — 

Demorest. ft Sibley 
Rodney ft , Gould 



PoIIadlnm 
D»W'lf M'tC'f ft F 
Duke Ellington Bd 
Murray' & Mooney 
4\lax-MlUer ... 
3 Whirlwinda 
Co as booked 
FINBBVRY PARK 

Empire 
Miss 1933' 
Bennett ft W'ms 
-Crlclrton Boys 
Beryl Bxetts 
Billy Ruaaelt 



.OFFICIAL DENTIST TO .THE N. V; A 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1560 Broadway 
• Thh W««fc: Emll Boreo; Mr. and Mrt. Jamw 
.walMnBton. 



ioew 



Mew YORK CITY 

V. Cairiifdl -(Ifl) 
Tito Gulzar 
Vivian Faye 
Yorke ft King 
^ Bonlevard 
let half (16-19) 
Morgan ft. StOne 
2*'® * "Cft'eoin --• - 
JBlock ft Sully 
Air^Loyafs Dogs 
,^2d hall (20-22) 
JTft B Perez 
*evan ft WatBon 
■Ann Greenway 
Bobs .ft. .Edwards 
,W>vejoy Dancers 
.. Orphenm 
-=^lBt^half =(16=19)--- 
Raaao ' 

Bellitt ft Lamb 
Keller 61b ft L 
Jtex Weber " 
Stanley & Harris 2 

2d half (20-22) 
AM Loyal'a Dogs 
,Jf Organ ft Stone 
Uieator Fredricks 
Mel Kieo 
wab 2 Co 

Porndifle (16) 

George Prendce 



Rbscbe Ates 
Street" SinBer 
3 Siailora 

State (16) 
Samuels Bros Rev 
Buster Shaver Co 
Milton Berle 
Art Landry Orch 
(ene to flll)--- ^ - 
BROOKLYN 
Goites Ave. 
let half (16-19) 
3 VSrdcU Bros 
Ahn Greenway 
Melson ft Irmanettc 
Wbitealde. A ft B .. 

2d half (20-22) 
Mack ft LaRue 
"LyDn8=&'^LaRocca= 
Henry Fink 
Block ft Sully 
•Rita Roy CO Co 
Metrbpolltnh' (IC; 
C ft J PrelSBer 
Vic Oliver 
Bob Murphy . 
Walter Powell Ore 
(One to fill) 

.Valencia (16) 
Kitchen Pirates. 
Lllllnt) Shade 
Edwin C Hill 
Al Trahan 



Fanchon & Marco 



Ted Claire 
4 'Queens 
Kirk ft Lawrence 
LOUISVILLE 
RialtQ- (9) 
Jerome Mann 
Lambertl 
'Seed ft London 
Murand. ft Glrton 
Al Belosco 
PHILADELPBIA 

Fox (9) 
Steve Evans 
Renott ft Renova 
"Fops ft. Louie 
ST. LOUIS 

Fox (0) 
•Whoopee' 
Buddy. Doyle 
Bobbe Arnst 
Jane Lee 
John Rutherford 
Pietro GentUi 
-Carter- tte-Haven-Ji^ 
William : Dyer , 
Virginia L Bouldln 

iEddfe-^bdo 

Howard Nugent 
Juan vniaiaana 



London 



Week of June fSt 



MUo 3 

HOLBORN 
Empire 

Palladium C'zy Co 
JNervo ft_..:Knox 
Naughton ft Gold " 
Eddie Gray 
Bower ft R'therf'd 
3 Emeralds 
Karlna ^ _ 
Harvard M ft K 
WiUinors - 
Bulgar 4 _ 
Sherman-Flaher Co 



Provincial 



Week of June 12 



BIRMINGHAM 
Hippodrome 

Count Bernlvlcl 
Fred SOHborn Co 
fiobby. Henshaw 
Dezso' Better 
BRADFORD 
Alhaihbra 
Hilton Sia 
Powers , ft Page 
Les Storks 
Halg ft Eacoe 
Terrlanos' 
Lealle Strange 
Togo 

Rubs Carr ft Ptnr 



Peter Fannan 
EDINBURGH 
^npire 
'Variety -Vanities?' 
Arthur "White 
PORTSMOUTH 
Hippodrome 
Lay ton ft Jo.hnat'ne 
Wright ft Marlon 
Juggling Demona 
Ara ft . Zctto 
4 White Flaahea 
'Lucan ft McShane 
Shaw ft Stanton 
Victor Moreton 



JerryJ FreemML-Oes. 

Park' Oentnd' ilotet 

Rachel Carlez 
Bert Lown Otp- 

■ RoyiBl Box- 
Glbrla Orofton 
Loretta Sayres 
NlshtiAgales 



Polly Walters 
Ben Glazer Orch . 

Basslan Arts 

Joe Uorantz Orcb 
Renee ft Laura 
NIckolas Hadarlch 
Barra Blrs 
MlBba Usonofl 

SImpIon Ciab 
Yacht Club Boys 
Larry Slry's Crcta 

S«<-Horits^HoteK 
Leon Beiasco Oirch 
Alfredo's Orch 
Ctypsy Nina 

St. Hekle Hotel 

Meyer Davis Orch 
SmaD't . Paradise 
•BlkCtl Rhythin' B 
Nyra JobAson 
Meers ft. Norton 
S Speed Demons 
Geo Walker 
Win Spellman 
3 Palmer Bros 
May Alex 
Chas Johnson Orcb 

rati Orui 
Geo Hall Orch' 
Vanit y Fai r- 



Mickey— Alperi 
Dorothy Justin 
John Dbnahtie. 
3 Bachelors 
Gertrude Nleisen 

~ Waldorf- Astbrfiii 
Nina Laughlln 
"Jack. Denny Orch 



CHICAGO 



Cabarets 



NEW YOEK CITY 



. Bal Musette 

Anita , ft Millard 
.Leonard Keller 
George Pierrot ,. 
Madam DeFerbault 
L' Apache Orch 

Blltmore Hotel 
Horold Stern Orch 
Ann Pennington 
Stone ft -Vernon 
Hermanos Bros 
,Gap.ortofl_, & jBlgdle 
Central" ^'k iCasIno 
Paiicho Orch 
Cotton Club 

Ethel Waters 
G D Waahington 
Hend Wesaek 
Swan ft Lee 
Anise Boyer 

NlcholaB Bros 
Ultha Hill 
Elmer Turner 
Normal Aatwood 



4 Ftaeh Devils 
Necodemus 
Alma -Smith 
Uttle Bits- 
Bobby Sawyer 
Jlmmle Baahette 
Mills Mus Playboya 

El CIilC0''8 
i:>uran ft I^breno 
I.oreiizo Herrcra 

Er CarirOfl" 
B B 13. 

-Max-W.oU^:;^.,- - : 
Otto Walde 
Kenny & Lewitf 
Bernice Poe 
Buddy "Vyagner Oi 

Embassy Club 
Helen Morgan 
Jane Vance 
Henry Klrttf Orcb 

G.oday.'s Bd . 

U'lyw'd R'alauruut 

Collet te -Sla 
Frank Hazvard 



laefch^wk 

Wade Booth 
Ruth Pryor 
Diana ft DeMar 
Deane Janis 
Hal Kemp Orcb 

Bismarck 

Verne Buck 
Rutb Pryor 
Xerenoft 
Doris Lenlhan. 
MacLean- Sis 
Vaughn. Sis 

Cafe DeAIex 

Irene-George 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 

-Enrlco-^lausl: 

E Hoffman Orch - 

OheS' Paree 
Harry Richmein 
Collette Sis 
4 Albee Sis 
Rose Deeripg . 
Florence ft Alvarez 

Doris Bobbins 

Ben Pollack Orch 

Clnb fioyale 
Joe Frisco 
Jack Waldron 
Nancy Kelly 
Nellfe Nelson 

-May field -Trio-. - 

Mickey Mao 
Billy Severn 
Murry Browp Ens 
Bennett ft Green 
Bernice Marshall 
Klllap ft Dupree 

Club Shallmar 

Ann Hammond. 
Hel£n Nafe 
DeRonda ft Barry 
.'Al Xieeing 
Buddy Lake 
Lou Pearl Orch 

College Inn 

Jackie Heller 
Ben Bernle 
Buddy Rogera 

Congreas^Hotol 

(Joe iBrban Roo«n) 

Vincent Lopez 

Leo Reisman 

Rol>ert Royce 
..Congress Hotel ^ 
(Hawaiian Room) 

Robert Royce 

3 Debs 

Ben Jerome 

Sis- ft Bud Rober:te 

Jimmy Hadireas 

Leo Reisman Orcn 
dob Alabam - 

Evelyn Nesblt 

Don Barabgos' Ore 

Clab lido 

Eliz Kelly . . 
Gaines ft Bell ' 
Jlinnile Noonan Ore 

Clab VosQue 
Al GArbell 
Art west 
BHiy BuBsell 
Buddy Beryl 
Bdna Lebnard 

Edgewatcr Bea^b 

Mark Fisher 
Eathor Todd 
DoRonda ft Barry 
Art Corroll 

FroUc'e 
Mcryda 

U^o t) 0 1ft J ee^^^^^^^ 
I<oma Ruth 
Iioia Bartram 
Phil Sax 
Dndea 

Billy Severn 
Murry BroWn Ens 
Eddie Nlebaur Ore 
Cliarile Crafts 
(iranada 

Unily- Ouinan... 
(firnrd & Peggy 
"('linriKiio' 
Hct'by MintK Orch 



Inside Stuff-Vaude 



Despite the early negative reports concernlrife the mild nite life In 
Chicago, -with the World's Fair getting solo attention And the hite spots 
and theatres very light, more arid more aets are flocking Chl-'ward, Onei 
reason Is that Y'hat theatre work is available is at such uniformly small 
money the acts woiiid rather risk It around Chl^ 

Some of the smarter hotels are reported paying $760 and $1,000 a week 
for olaas dance teams in the t^^lndy City, arid these reports are proving 
a lodestone for the gamhllng type of turri. The major circuit bookers 
with their uniformly established valuations on acts leave no alternative 
i;o acts -who find that the. first dougli offered th«in by one circuit is the 
rule among' the other 



Matty Rosen who left Lyons Ly oris, to join the Morrison -■Winkler 
agency in charge of yaude bookings has broken the ice with Loew's by 
setting the Chesterfield radio shoW as an act, Lerinie Hay tori, orchestra. 
Jean . Sargent arid . Red, McKeri^^ act opeiiirig Jurie 16 at Lqcw^s 

Valencia, Jamaica, L. I., although this may be switched through Edwin 
C. Hill, another radio act. having okayed .a $1)000 bid for Loew's ."Valencia. 
This worild set Hayton, et al. back. Act's show salary' is under |2,000 
but asking $3,500. Keller. Sisters and Lynch on k rebooking with Loew's 
operiirig at the- Gates, Brooklyn,, this past last half, was a siniultaneous 
buster-inner for Rosen into Loew's. 



In the vau4eville comeback, if any, there will probably repeat the 
olden days oif tlie chiseling and Adain Spurguy small-^tlme house man- 
ager. An instance is reported to have happened last week in iNew. tbrk 
nhat indicaties as much. 

At oiie of the New York indie houses, playing double features arid five 
stage ^cts, at the opening perfprmance the manager sat in the box and 
the booker in a front o rchest ra seat. Aft er th e turns had fi nished the 
manager, irorn his box seat and disregarding the audience, called -to" the 
booker in his. front row, crying, 'Go backhand can those first two acts.'. 



Isri't.ofteri that the stage handi3- pick up actors' grievances, but at the 
8th district coriverition of th6 I. A. T/ S./^. in Cleveland June 3 the sesr 
sl.Ori..'werit bri rjBcord as.opppsed to the .Camer a.dB.exipqsing magical tricks y, 
bri the ground that it would shut the magical shjows and deprive, stage., 
hands of jobs. 

The action is the more ineisplicable because .many magicians have 
written the tobacco company that the exposes have created a renewed 
interest in xnagic. --Practically nb touting riaagic shows last season and 
difficult to see where the stage hands could be injured. 



r©u€k--«Jid--Bubbles'-spHt-from-Nat?i<Faaarrc 



. , jementnaft^irtS^'yessrB- 
"ciiraaxes'.-aTnanagerial-att 
in any other part ot sjiow brislriess for that matter. The . colored teami 
ascribes theii' split with Nazarro to differences arising when the miari- 
ager refused ta take a cut along with Buck and Bubbles, who took the 
cut, althbugh under a full salary contract wHh Loew. 

The original contract expired in 1926, Buck and Bubbles maintain 
they've been under Nazarro's management minus a coritract since then. 



Hangar 
<Hot«l LaSalle) 

Chas. Koley 
Joresco ft Lydla 
Aber Twins 
Nina Laughlln 
Billy Sevrln 
liee -Barton Evans 
Johnny Hamp Orcn 

Hl-Hot Clab 
Dick Hughes ' 
Betty Burnett 
Effle Burton 
Jeffevy Tavern 

Saihmy Clark 
6 Saccoetts 
BabO'-Payne — 
Ray Parker Orch 
K-9. 

-O-ftjT-in-Dnrand 

Billy 'Brennen 

Jean & Bob LeMar 
Lincoln Tavern 

Ted Weems Orch 

Andrea Marsh 

'Red' Ingle 

Parker Glbbs 

C Washburn. 

Dick Cuihlifte 

C Maxellos 

Baron ft Blair 

Sammy Walsh 

6 Lucky Girls . 
Metr<H:toIe Hotel 
(Empire Room) 

Al-Mandell 



Code Fireworks 



Lolo Bartram 
The Inter'n'l Dades 
Annette Andre 
Jack Tunlck 

Hlnaet Clab 

"Frank Sherman 

Art Buckley 

Fhylls Noble 

Margaret Iiawrence 

Joe Buckley. Orch 
Old Heidelberg 
(WOTld'0 Fair) 

E Kratzinger Orch 
Heidelberg Male 8 
Roy Deltrlcb 
Herr Xiouie 
-Hungry Five. Bd 

Pabei Casino 
(World's Tair) 

Ben Bernle . 

Buddy Rogers 

Tom Gerun 

Carter Fashion Sho 

Dale ft Meyers 

Buddy Howe 

Brbdy ft Deievan 

3 Thrillers 

Bee Hee ft Rubylatt 

Pinlmer House 

'Veioz ft TOlokida 
Ella Logan - 
Hlehard Cole Orcb 
Paul CSodlebx .. 
Richard Bennett 

Pa^ihoanl' 
Lola Bartram 
Francetta Malloy 
Lllllon Reynolds 
BMy Cart 
Sid Lang orcb 

Playgroadd 

Mary Novels 
Betty Burnett. 
Benny Strong 
Corl Lorraine Orch 

Sky iaigh Club 

Junior 4^all - 
Eidwina Mershon 
Francctta Mally 

^OrgA n -ft^LOWe 

Leo 'Wolf Orch 

Terrace Gardens 
Lulu Bates 
Loma Ruth 
Connio Bee 
Roy RUa ft Roule 
Lamberts Ball«<t 
Don - iTviin Orch 

Vanlt* Fair 

Joo Wallace' ' 
Bco Jackson 
Klrby ft DeGago 



< Continued from page 6) 
tory pbsitlbn at the second gerierdj 
session, due this Thursday (IG*), The 
TtfPTOA dlfebtOira.te is m««tlrig to- 
day (Tuesday) arid Hays executors 
(Wednesday ). There wili be a gath- 
ering of the TOCC, as well, and 
probably-another meeting .by Allied. 
If the groups are riot prepared to 

session scheduled for that .date^'vrill 
prbbably. go over another week, 
Borah's Amendment 

Over the weekend film men were 
apprehensive of the Borah -amend - 
meri t to t he industry .reg.ula,tory 
measure as adopted by the Senate; 
Monday New York picture head- 
quarters got the full ' text of the 
amended amendment, revised in 
comriii ttee s o as to ins'tall the teeth 
which "teorah had sought to extract. 
Had the first Borah writing been 
adopted, the film business, at least, 
would have found 'Itself in virtually 
the same position. . as iriiriiedlately 
after the Thacher decree. Under 
the edited codicil, liowever, the 
barbs of the Thacher decree are re- 
moved frorii price fixlrig and acting 
in concert and combination, the new 
amendment nbw reading in part: 
'Such code or codes shall not per- 
mit monopolies or monopolistic 
practices.* 

Industry .attorneys regard this 
amendriient to Borah's amendment 
as conceding that ei-ny - code ficcepted 
by the majority bi' an industry will, 
thereafter be legal and binding. 
Under it they see. whefe arbitra- 
tion can . be once more -set up, and 
have its. decisions euferced,' as .well 
as the; bstablishment .bf a Uriiform 
contract which will have the; ..back- 
ing ol "Washington. 

On the matter mergers and 
consolidailons the bjpinlon in legal 
ciircles is that there is little chance 
of- such, being -cbiintenanoed ; ' that 
.at the earlleist this phase bf gov- 
ernment regulatibri will have to be 
tested after a code is in effe^ct. In 
the final arialysis it ii3..thie laarriSters' 
coriclusion that the^ President will 
weigh a proposal for consolidation 
in the light of its benefits to an 
entire Industry. 



Bab.c' Sherman 
-£3rank^Jilurlctt^Or.cK^ 

'Victor 'Vienna 
(World's Fair) 
Eddie iahcdeby Oirc 

Via jpago 

Jackie ilAtnUn 

K ft li Bonda 

Wlkl Bird- 

MarJOfle Lewis 
Al Handler Bd 



.. IVO Club 

Hit he) Norrls 
:Yvonne Morrow 
Job Lewis 
Earl Richard 
Dan Alvin Orch 

22li Club 

Sophie Tucker 
TWO. Soltjyrt 
-MildrCd Tollo 
S'linny CDea" T" 
G ft O Herbert 
Juica Stoln Orch 



Zanuck^s Mess 



(Continued from page 5) 
present,— Schenck told the- meeting ■ 
that they would not try to have 
people violate their contracts but 
felt that Zanufsk not being a;, mem- 
ber/ or 20tli Century either, thej^ 
did not have to come before the 
-Pr-oducers^-Arbitratiori— Committee 
tq make any olTers . for people 
whosfiucontractS-Were expiring thaj^ 
could be cbunted by the companiea 
for whom they were working. 
Badly Hit 
Warners and Radio, it is claimed, 
were the companies worst hit bj 
the ,Zariuclt lampage^ Warners: 
claim that in Zanuck's 2est for em- 
ployees he even took four stenog- 
raphers, a number of script clerks, 
several assistant, .directors and a 
jnari jEr.om_their.^prbductlon. depart- 
ment. 

■They aJsp -claim that their con- 
tract of Loretta Ypung whom Zi- 
nuck signed, had not ofilclally 
-expired, even though final -4ate was 
given as May 23. Warner's claim 
is that Miss Young was out bn loan 
to. Fox and still owed the company 
60 days, arid an ojfer had been.- 
made through the Arbitration 
Committee of the Producers' AssOf 
elation for a new cbntract, but no 
attention was paid to this by Za^ 
nuck who immeditaely engaged the 
piayerr -j- 

Several,. 'ptoduc^ers claimed that 
raldlrig of Metro and Paramount 
people had been stopped by loans, 
to 20tiv Century.. They pointed Out 
'that "Wallace Beery had been flirt- 
ing with iO- Geritury prior tb - sign- 
ing, a new cbntraot with Mietro, bvt 
that when^ Metro, agreed to let 
Zariuck liaye Beery for a .picture, 
thb offer was withdrawn. 

A -similar instaiibe mentioned is 
that, of .(Seorgle .Hafti who. is aliso .- 
said to have been talked to by 20th 
Century. Paramount agreed to lerid 
hlni to Century for one picture, 
whlcii also stopiped further interest 
in. thie. player,. 

rrarige Deal "' 

.It Is «-clalriied that Radio got a ^ 
truce with respect to John Crom- i 
well. This director, it Is under- 
stood, will be permitted to make 
one picture for the 20th Century 
.^Qrgarii2atl0xi,..^witIx;.^.HadiiL'fe^ 
able to make a new deal . with him 
for three pictures. Studio heads 
here affected by the wholesale of-- 
fers to their people from 20th Cen- 
tury clalrii that unless the Hays— 
organization in New- York halts 
the IndiiBcriminatc process imme- 
diately, th.ry will start their.. re- 
prisal measures as well. 



VAmJISTY 



E D I Y OR I At 



Tuesdtiy, June 13, 1933 




Trade U»rk Redstered 

fe^bUqhed Weekly i>7 VABIBTV. Inc. 

Bid SilveroiaD, President 

Xfi4 West 4Cth. Street! New Tork City 



' SUBSCRIPTIOtI 

Annual .$6 Foreisn .17 

Single CppleSi ; . , . . . .16 Cebta 



Vol. Ill 



No. 1 



15 YEARS AGO 

CFrom '^AHiBTT atiS ^Clipper') 



Balloon, ascenstonq at rural fairs 
threatened. Chemicals for eras were 
used In tnuiiitibns and almost im- 
possible' to 6btain. .Only if»ot air baps, 
itvailable. 



Revival of the lightless: -idea 
iDlapped the theatres. No coal short- 
age this time, but feared the glare 
in. the sky might serve, to guide 
German. U boatsi. C6ney Island was 
not darkened. Theatres reaigh ted 
sooii. 



Chicago again -in the- thrdes of a 
cainpal^n agaihs^^ speculators.. 
Usual result.., 



Irving Place theatre 'fthally gave 
tip Germ&n drama and a YtddliBh 
'Stock caihne in.' 



. . .CJeprge M. ' 'Co.hah- had , fthistied p, 
spn'g, witjbi the G.heerf,ultltle of 'When 
Ti"p,u . Come- Back— If -xou .1>6 Come 
'Bac|i';' 



; , WithMtailcoad rajtes iip -the Amer 
-r^s^itT^iurieaaue7W*»e^^ 
-r-rflquiplng-il6~li;irlBrii- chpT^ 

fnanager could> take out i20 for. jeach 

-girl itilsslngi' V 



Mianager Iri Spartansburg, S; .-G., 
bawled- out the otch for 'Carelessness 
^and-.the band walked.-. Show was 
■.glvesil: wltlf^'bne "of^'W 
'Whistling, the music for t:h6 other 
acts;- 



Now figured that the- war tax on 
tickets would go^ to |120,(l|00;000 the 
flrs£ year, with NeVi^ Tork supplyihgf 
about one'- fif til.' - 



t,.IIilQtipn pictufe factions wejre pi^i- 
paring ifor a flglit at the coming 
jBonyentiop, but that wasn't. _ news, 
f^ee- :Ocha^ aiid; 'C.~e— Pettijoli 
.the- two sides. 



Scarcity' ot picture projectionists. 
Now they're tWo to the booth and 
still unemployment. 



50 YEARS AGO 

(From 'Ctt»p'er*) 



.-E'ayr.TempletpnrThadrrtafceii-on-her: 
flr^t matrimonial venture. Hitched 
to W. H. West, of minstrel, fame in 
Nashville. Date was May 2. 



Gus Hill posted a forfeit with the 
paper to back up' a challenge for 
froin $1D0 tp |2,500 a side> light pr 
•heavy clubs.' i?eeved at the claim- 
ants tP the championship. "He led 
them all' then. 



Fpr three years . Liouise Montagu 
had .been suing Adam_.lFp]repaugh Qh 
-two countis. Jj^orepaugh" Anally paid 
her $500 because she fell off an- ele-- 
'-phaht and she withdrew tbe charge 
he had nicked her on photo, .sales. 
Was his famous '$10,000 Beauty'. > 



Small ciircus was triiveling be-^ 
tween Kansas . points. Private van 
pl^ a snalte charmer tipped over and 
a boa constrictor escaped into., a 
cornfield. Lassoed My a canvasmah 
' Who" had i'been "a Texas ranger. 

■ *■ 

music festival a flop and 
nicked for 8% of .their 



Inside Stuff-Pictiires 



Charles Petti Jphn, Hays lawyer, now touring In Elurop^ with Mlrs. Pet" 
tijohn, is on a regular vacation trip and may even viiilt Germany to take 
some of that 'water cure' thing, it is said In the Haya ofllce» This is 
just as a matter of recora because the fact that Pettljohh was gping.to 
Eurppe, Ippks to have aroused curious talk that perhaps he was Filmdom*s 
official rep to attend the .Lipndpn EJCohomc Conference, unpfflclaliy. 
. I^act is claimed that nP Industrial or cpmrnbditj^ reps are delegitted to" 
that confab, Qhly reps attending are duly assigned and authorized U. S 
Government appptnteesv Lbndbh Conference diplomatic and riot 
industrial. 



'Behind the additiohal briefs which \iiave just l>eeh . submitt0d in the 
'iiietty iiynton' plagiarism $uit is a series of palayei^ between Mitrearet 
Ayer Barneis jicpt-author with EdWard Sheldon, of 'Dishonored a 
Katharine Cornetl play) against J: Bobert Rublii, the liO^w'A-Metro 'ex- 
ecutive whom she had pwdpnally contacted at the time Metro's 'Letty' 
came put. Mrs. Barne?, Jtold Rubih th^t she and Sheldon valued the 
Cornell playts screen rights at $30,000, but that she would alloW; $5,000 
off for the rlghtis Metro- meantime had purchased^tb -a. former 'Lynton' 
novel. (This figured an oyer^estimation of $2,500; ^ Metro had only paid 
$2,506 for. these rights.) 

When O'Brien^ Malevinsky & DriscoU were consulted by Mrs. Barnes, 
Rubin Offered the attorneys . $30,000 for the rights to the play— Instead 
of the, $26jQflO Mrs. Barnes jvas .willing to accept— but th« attorneys de- 
cide^ tp. fight it through for heavy damages under the copyright statutes. 

A decision isn't expected: until the end of the summer; as^ Judge John 
Wpols^y. in Pp<Jeral Court pf New.Ypj^k rttlll has the Oscar- Goebel^ mat- 
ter under; advisement, in the $3,000,000 stock selline scheme; to Catholic 
laity fpr the alleged productio.h . pf Catholic aiotlbn pictures. HPwe 
Ju<^ge^WPolsey:had^r.essed^niketf-v^^ 

tpn suit and heard it ph, Saturday and alap on Sunday to the Bar Bldg. 
a very unusual procedure. ' ' ' 



.ThPUgh his PWn .statement; pf May;, 18. tp . Mtnneslota and iNorth ; Dakota 
exhibitprs .admitted that the northwesterjii. Allied., unit thaa. l>een._Qa the 
dp>y'nward gFade^ Berger, new i»resident, now. claims 

that from the date 6f AI SteffesVrjesighation.fron^^ the uiiit it$ greatest 
detpirioratipn hsis pccurred. Berger offers thlq post-iE|tatem6nt .side to the 
matter after tlve trade had Jearned' of his appeal tp eichlbs .fbr isuppbrt in 
the face- pf ah apparent losing battle to. maintain the orsanizaiion. 

Imniediately after .Steffes' resignation, member, after member withdreiy 
and, .Would not pay the ir dues, -states Berger>;. ^Piat the condition 
:d: to.- what exteht tfaip organization hiad biaen' oh the down 
grade-priorrtorStefees'-qulttlMg; w-^^ 

set forth. vSteffes, now bperiating five theatres,. Is alleged to still refuse 
tp take an active part In the organrzaf^iPn's 

-The--May 18 appeal to exhibs, sent- out over Berger'er signature,; made 
no mention Steffes whatever. ..^^ 



Anything that retards the auto, radip, goU, beache^T^and A 
for f hsi't malter^is heaVen^^eiit; to tlip exhibitor. Obseriiring' this,- spokei 
men fptiiiidl'e ahd inajdi- in New York declared - thp industry- will- taKe rno 
posi'tiOnragalnst. Mayor 0|Brieh's taxicab and private car tazatioh. Se- 
cf etly, they're glad it . happened , and hope it won't- be -upset.. . 

-Except oh opening nights of the old $2 kind,, exhibia. in .the. O'Brien 'bor- 
oughs dort't\khPw the meaning. pf - carriage trade. iSo, tbiey cPmment, the 

auto tax ' woh't keep' liicture-goers . away. .. ' ' , 

For every car that nla^ drive into the city and tiark atjthe box .office 
there at-e i£t le^^st lO' that gp Ptit in Search of Westc'hest'er 'and Long 
Isliand'' breezes." ; If ■ the . O'-Brten taJ^- cuts the outlet dpwn <» - fiye^^ 
^uly 1 on, it'dw York exhibs lpok for- the "best home trade 'they have^had 
in countless summers. 



Ppir once the stick, theatres are taking the lead over key city houses in 
a.vailing-themsei«e s o f . a b oxpffice-invention, — Some-oC-the-laiat-houses-to 



install'' sound . eauipmeht nPw ate. among:the flrstr -'according -to the-elec 
tries, to add tpnality regulators. 

Of tl^e .3.00 cpiitracts and. installations for Western /Electrlc's wide 
range the largest percentage is fbr towns far away from the keys. 

Wth range and 'high fidelity', as RCA Photophpne calls it, ^ year old; 
W. jS. .reports its equipnient in only three - of thp-main'BrPadway theatires,: 
Gaiety," Ri vol! and old Roxy. Strahd" expects ' to have an Ihstallat'ibn 
before the end of this w;eek.i Producers are equally as slow in going for 
tonality recording. 



"Although - the new" stage -policy going" IrtCo" the" kii.u ulllstreet, Los 
Angeles, (lO), after house has been straight pix for nearly a year, con 
templates straight -vaude, with the Horace. Heldt band as a permanent 
background, plan is to utilize the stage as .a show window for picture 
prpduce.rs, through frequent use of unknown tptlent . who may haye pic- 
ture possibilities, .. 

Bern Berna,rd, booking the house, will specialize on acts of this -type, 
according tp present plans. 

Both.Doug Fairbankes. in. pne flicker is a b.o: idea to offset. sPme. of re 
cent Fairbanks, Sr., picturps of . 'which 'Mr. Robinson Crusoe' ;ran a-way 
over the budjget and wasn't comra^jcially satisfactory. '' Ditto the pre 
vious travelog release. It having been an idea to turn out an inexpeh 
sive flicker arid 'perhaps get. the -world's tour expensed .back,, etc. 

Hence it.^becomes necessary for the. elder Fairbanks to turn out some 
rtljting.of a sturdier b;0. timben The Chinese' .'.Cavalcadei*' story idea.; hs^ 
been' abandoned in favor pf 'Zorro,'. remade from the sileiit, version. 



Y6ung member' of a . prominent film family, working only a few months 
in his first studio job, had a quarrel with another employee whb had 
been, appointed to teach, him tliei rputine. of the reading department. The 
youn^' reiatvey a foreigner atid:. experienced in handling a' rapier, Imme- 
diately challenged the . other to a duel. 

-Other. employee,. who kne^w notiiing about sWords, said that, as the per- 
son chdllehged, he hitid the right to choose.the weapons and he was pick- 
ing flsts. At this the fiaming youth copied dpwn,; isaid something about 
'fists, hot for^ gentlemen;' arid 'atalked but.'.of the 



Xiizzie 'IMay Evans had taken over 
'Foggs. Ferry,' which Minnie Mad- 
dern Piske had played for two sea- 
sbns.. 



==ExCiIratohn|t^?RHeF^m 
and . Cape May. was repeating its 
success of the previous year with 
a mlrtgtrei shpw aboard. Cape May 
was then the premier shore resort. 



Sells'^ circus was advertising for 
^'aeHa^ acti ''introducing b'no" or more 
ieniales.* ■■ 



Probably rough a lobby as Broadway ha,3 eVer seen is that at Walter. 
Rcade's Mayfair theatre at 47th street. In the lobby are free peep shows, 
abput six machines, besides still pictures and sP forth, which give^ the 

idea;-. ■ V 

The limit s^ems^t.b hav,e been reached when 'Bondage' played the hou'sgt. 
Some-sort otnreCOPni;'l5Ch"Ool flim'.~ The Mayfair f brli ballyhoo had a Hoiise 
of Refuge Wagon backing up before the front doors; every little 'while 
■with the staff running planted women oiit of the theatre into the wagon. 
This niight have- gone on foFev;er had npt the cops t5hilled^t; - ~ 



Un.iversar recently paid ITOTOOO for the Screen xlghts to 'Blosspm . Time' 
and . is now undecided when pr whether it will make , a picture of the 
Romberg-Kearns operetta^ It announced that Jan Klepura, the German 
leading man in 'Be Mine Tonight,' -would be brought over for the male 
lead. However* studio seems to be marking time on preparation and 
casting of the picture.. 



New York labor Unions' presertted to the Haya office tl^e premise of 
honie town pride, etc., as part of a squ^iwk against' Cblumbia Picta hav- 

• • 1'.'. I • ,, ■ 



Inside Stuff-kgit 



Return engagement pn Brpadway pf ^'Qf Tl;ee I Sing* ended Saturday 
(10) after fojir weeka at the ImlPierlal, whei^e lt waa slated for pnly two 
weeks. Show played 59 wwks. hpre In all. vlt oDened at the Music Box 
where It stayed nine months, moving tP the 46th Street tp complete an 
original date of 65 weeks. In addition to ' Infe's' box office success in 
New York and b,n tour, it attainigd the distihction last season of being 
the. first musica,! to Win' the Piilltier ; prize. It weathered- a Cliim pf 
plaglarlsmi which was tossed; put pf . court last 

■Sing' may be recprded as the aast\8hpw at .$5.60 top pn Broadway. It 
held to that scale through last slimmer,, dropping to $4.40 In October 
Latter tpp was highest, attempted, by any sbpw during" ;thfi past fleaaori' 
scale^ being reduced In each case, during tlie run. At the •64th St^6ft^ 
'Sing* was $3.85. and ,$2.85/ 

For the repeat date .which was ajt $2.75 ;tbp, Wijilanj Gjixtbn and Victor 
Mpbre played on percentage. Sl)ar ting , gross bf ai)out , f 16,000 at the 
Imperial was a;pprpximateiy half the Weekly gate Whefn it was selling.rt)ut 
at the .Music Box. • :He?it; slapped dbwn attendance,, with the third week 
$13,500 and less fot-./the blbw off week. 



The Players Club revival 6t. 'Uricle Tom's 'Cabin* at the Alvln is the 
first name .Qast^preseintatioh- pf the Classic in In iOOl 'William 

A. Brady revived 'Tbin* ;irt',New York iif the Acadehiy pf Siusic Whete 
it sta,yed 20. weeks^, .atv $1.60 f bp. In the cast wefet Wiltbn Lackaye, 
Thiepdore Tloberts,. li.. R. Stockwell v (piroininent Califbrnia ;|>layer); Artie 
Hall> Frank Hatch and 'Emily Rlgl. - ShbW went tp Boston for sl5r wedks 
and during that engaigenient Lac^ciye WltHdrew attef- an argument with 
Roberts; Ned Harrigan replacing him; " 

' In 1897 -Jacob Litt staged a iiame revival " .-"Paul, *th^ t)layers in- 
clyjaing.JLpij,ia"l Julia .AJcthur,:Ruth^:^^^ 



Prank Lpsee' and Marian Eimore. There Is considerable ihter(>st ambftg 
oldtlmers in the pl:esent naiRi'e"revlyal as- compared' with the 'Tpm's'' tit 
the turn bf'thfe century, especially b6catjS'e= the shoW's erigagertlent heVe 
has! twice been extended. ' ■ ' .'■ ' , 



.-Ai)bey, Players, -the Irish troupe which played the Beck 'XN. t"^'' tHeSt^e 
was not listed among Vabibtt's. Iiox score compilations last 'webk be- 
cause , regarded as .a special attraction. Thb Dutylin group played' 'two 
successful engagements here- during the past. 'seaSori, reaching a Vrbba 
of $16,000 the. ^nM weelc pf , .the Initial bpokihfer, " Gi-ba^ wis sdiii^th'ing 
ot a record for the visitors >hd mbre thah' doubled the 'best takings fbr 
.^'^J^ ^.he . week during previous ^eaisbns. 

P '^8fi'^*^%^»Wl^tolw-new ; o u. tlU aide, Alternating- 

!i5ljej._do 

^ *^^* .^-™°"^ ^^® -Othe«: succpBses of the season, too, was the repeat 
date of • Counaenpr at liaw/ .a^ hlt of. the^ previbua Reason ' 

Lew-Leslie figures he'll build Up considerable advance interest in his 
1933 'Blackbirds' revue yia the ether. He l»ad Katherlne Perry on the 
Flelschmann Yeast program introducing 'Don't Blajfie Me' 'by " Dorothy 
Piplds-and- Jimmy MpHugh;-the -same wHterb Who^^:!^ "'1^32 
colored musical. Miss Perry alsp did '/Can't Give "^ou Anything &ttt 

Love:'- ■ ■ "' ' ■ ^ <■-•> 



ing its year book printed at the non-union, shpp of 'McCall's' mjagazlne 
4S Brown,;PUb and ad.head of poi.tpld the Hayaitea 

That If the New Yprk printer^ could m^tCh, the. $24,000 bid it would be 
°^f. TT"** best N. Y. bid' for the Cpl Job -vyas $46,000.' Shipping 

will "be out 6f Dayton and that tpb^ will be. saving: becji^use of the cential 
location. ■ '- " ■ 'T' • .~ ■ ■■• • - - •• 



.^r^mpunt .Thursday night (8)-gPt -but one-page. newspaper---sizrextra 



'J, " i ■ ■ . . — "--^ v»^-vci,Bc xicwBpaper-size. extra 

annpuncmg winning of the Schmeling-Baer fight by Baer, with, dlatribu- 

tlon the mi'nute the 3cr ap_jL4ftjQvec^roundJPnaes-Squarer-at-^^^ 
elsewhere. .. . _ ; .... . , ...^ ... 

^Zfirt nn??"f Y^J? Worked Put the idea, had boys hSd out a total 
of 50,0^0, b^ance of Par extra containing dope abput CUrrerit show at 

^tili tf® ^^'^ f®*3 printed in advance, ohe that Schmeling won. 
Other that Baer was victor. ■ 



Thrie generatloris p-f -stage celehritiei" a?^ bpund together in a dra-" 
^f^T'im^.^'w^lf K ^ the theatre in the revamped form of Metro's 'Mar?h 
of Time, which has Just gone into production bn the cbast. 
Hri^l ,^ r!"^' first cbnceived, 'March' has been shaped aa 

~^f^^f^^^^^^^:<>^sb^^^ Moss Hart. R^^suit Is a\S- 

S^dlvf^^'V^^'V^V^^*'""^ °« American theatre from 

the days ot Tony Pastor to modern talkers. « .iru^ 

Willard.Mack, who dialoged the new story. Is also directing it. 

^cording tP Paramount exchange reports, . "Night After NIgHf had 
400 booking dates the week ending June 11. 

.a!^^*^'"''® played Pn the Mae West reputation, with about 

4o;b of the dates reported as. repeats. 

This; is the first West picture with Mae not importantly cast Georgie 
Kaft^was heavily featured when film first released. Alison Skipworth 
also in it. " 



Twentieth Century pictures is combing the inactive stpry. shelves bf 
other studios for possiblev production material. .^^ 

Parampunt>eht over a batch of . properties to the Schenck-Zanuck out- 
fit,, spme of 'which have been made before. List included -As Husbands 
Gfo', 'Are Parents People', 'Biarbary Sheep', 'Bluebeard's Eighth. Wife', 
'Cobra',, 'The .Copperhead', 'Crowded Hour', 'Kindling', 'Lovers in Quaran- 
tine', 'June Moon' and 'Applause': 



ilJnIversal has one of the most, expensive bit casts .in ^Only YestCrdiy,' 
which John Stahl is directing. Ten of the pebpie have salaries ranging 
from $500 to $3,000. a week -w^ith their 'rples 

These toppers Include Edna Map . Oliver, Bgrton 'ChUrchiil, Edg;ar 
Norton, Walter Gatlett, Frahkllh Parigborti, Dorothy Christy, Natalie 
Moorhead and BramweirFletcheri ■ ' ~ '- ' r 



In writing the screen version of 'Threie Cornered Moon' at Paramount 
the title was thought towbe some obscure mythological allusion about 
people being highly scre^vy whp were born under such a sign. To bring 
the title down to eartft^W provides a wild- 

cat stock in which characters dabble, with- the picture's name also the 
moniker of the stock. 



The Los Angeles, downtown L; first run. operated by Joe Lop for 
William Fox, is further caplfalizihg on tiie fact that it still shows double 
.feat.ures.:^Sidewaji£^i^ 



double-header show in town. Outside billing has the dual policy pre 
dominating over the attractions. 



Chelle Janis, manageress of the Loew's Ziegfeld, New York, isn't the 
only metropolitan femme manager. Grace Niles has been officiating slmi- 
'arly at the Astpr on Broadway, Loew's $2 stand, for no little time. 

,1 j. ■ 

, Metro Informs that it Is Roland V. Leigh and not Rowland Lee who 
Will work with Bertrani Block on the adaptation of 'I Love an Ang^l.* 

, ' - . . 1 .1.1,1(1.. 



Taesdayf June 13, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VAitlETY 



45 



EQUin SHEDDING UNIONS? 



SHOW STUFF IN 
POLlnCAL 




Minneapolis, 12« 
Tiie A. B. Marcus Show, playing 
the Orpheum here, got a lucky jpub- 
liclty break when A. O. Bainbrld^e, 
Veteran theatrical manager and a 
mayoralty candidate, injected It in-: 
to .the political campaign and made 
an Issue of it. 

Balhbridge, who has operated tho 
IShubert (dramatic stock) ifor mord 
than 20 years, challenged his oppon- 
ent, Mayor W. A.. Anderson to pro- 
hibit the show and particularly a 
tnAclnlght performance advertised 
Vor adults oiily,' . just as the lattet 
di4 In the case of 'Crazy Quilt' tWio 
seasons ago. 

Mayor Anderson has ha4 heat un- 
der him ever since the 'Crazy Quilt' 
Incident and it has been a source 
(Continued oh page 46) 



Oaul's Following 



Pittsburgh, June 12. 

A lialf hour after the Uni- 
versity of Pittsburgh had c6n^ 
f erred the honorary degreie of 
Doctor of Music upon Harvey 
Ga,ul, 'Post-Qazette's' dr&ma 
.'and' muslo critic, he dropped 
into the city room and was 
greeted by a copy boy with: 

'Hy'a, Doc. How t^bout a 
prescription?' 



MORE MUD SLINGING IN 
MINNEAPOUS CAMPAIGN 



LABOR TOP 
II 



ScUessingers Newark Czar 





Fittsburgh Rirals to 
Do Plays New to Town 



Pittsburgh, June 12. . 
Pittsburgh y?lll have two rival 
semirprb groups in summer opera- 
tion under subscription policy; 
Each, will present, series of islx 
plays, all of them works which 
never got here oii tour. 

First of the outfits, Summer 
Playhouse, holding forth at Shady- 
side Academy theatre. Fox Chapel^ 
opens June 26 with 'Springtime for 
Henry,', and 'Second Man,' 'He,' 
Three to Make. Ready,' a new pl^e 
by a locaf author, Helen H. Mason, 
HSoodbye Again' and Tlangerouig 
' cotner;' " ~ 



Framing Review Here 
For Monte Carlo Run 



Felix Ferry is-preparlng an- Artier 
lean reva6~which will open in Monte 
Ciarlp (French Riviera) about the 
middle of July, It will be known as 
the 'Midnight Follies* and will be 
jBtaged at .lhe_Summer Spprtingjclub. 

Players listed to appear: Carl 
Randall, Mitzi Mayfair, Jean Sar- 
geant. Dave and Dorothy Pitzgib 
bon, Tito Coral, Reva Reyes, Oliver 
McClure and 2.0 show girls. Randall 
and Barbara Newberry are staging 
the dances. 
. Marc Lachman is handling spe^ 

-.1 exploitation frofn this side biit 
w"l hot go abrpad with the com- 
pany. 



Indie Woiiiett Producers 
Had Other Troubles, Too 

Suit for unpaid conimlisslohs filed' 
agaliist Florence Halsey and Eliza- 
.lieth MIele, reveals that in addition 
to her losses as a. producer, the 
latter 's ad agency business is also 
In the red. Clalinant is H. A. 
Wytikoff, who wiais manager of the 
Club Service Publishing Co., which 
placed- advertising in women's 
>nagazines. Miss Halsey and JMIss 
MIele were co-partners in the com- 
pany. 

. MIss- Mlele,' former Newark' at-^ 
torney, 'figured in. the presentation 
of several unsuccessful shows dur- 
ing the past season or two. Her 
*lrst try was 'C!Ity Haul,^ ^hich, 
vhile unpretentious, was said to 
have dropped $40,000. Last attrac- 
tion carrying her name was called 
•Anybody's Game,' a flop at the 
BiJou ..(N. Y.) Inst December. 
Show's locale was the office of an 
J^^9,eency^^^ ~ ^ ^.^^^ 



Minneapolis, May 12. 
In a desperate effort to djefeat 
A; .6; 3uzz' Bainbridge, veteran 
thetitrlcal man, for mayor^ his op- 
ponent, Maypr W. A. Anderson is 
engaging In a campaign of per- 
sonalities. Campaign pamphlets 
are being published and distributed 
citine a list of alleged Bainbridge 
creditors in a bankruptcy many 
years aj^ro. A truck load of the 
ne wspaperjs was hi - jacked last 
week. 

Theatrical performers summer- 
ing here have volunteered their 
.services to 'Buzz' and his political 
me^tlhgia Kave~"1)eefl~^anBfoTmed- 
into Tegular shows' with profes- 
sional talent putting on vaudeville 
acts. ■ XBst week Bainbridge 
charged that agents of Mayor An- 
derson had asked several membeirs 
of his stock company to sigh af- 
fidavits to the effect that they had 
been unpaid for theilr services. 

Whilei conceding that Mayor An 
dersoh had rtiade 'a major mistake' 
in prohibiting the engagement '^pf 
'Crazy Quilt' here and while dis 
approving his ttttltude toward beer, 
the 'Star' came out editorially in 
favbr of his, re-election. This 
despite the fact that <3eorge Guise, 
'Star' city editor, is on a leave of 
absence tp help manage Bain 
bridge's campaign. 'The Jpurnal,' 
in an editorial, took Mayor Ander- 
son to' task for permitting hfs sup- 
porters to indulge in personalities 
Bainbridge charged that one of 
the publishers of the campaign 
pamphlets has been riding to and 
from business in. a city-owrted 
automobile driven by a policeman 



Actor ^liody Feels. It Is On 
Its Own Despite A. F., of 
L. Ally — Player Pay Of- 
ten Below That of Union 
Men — No Player-Stage- 
hand Bond in , Legit- 
Equity Pledged Against 
Sympathetic Walkout 



ALUFOR-ONE MYTH 



Vyhether Equity should, continue 
affiliated with union labor or 
whether it shall be a labor union at 
all seem* a moot question. There 
is an undercurrent within Equity 
reflectinq that sentiment, question- 
irg the economics of the affiliation,' 
with the realization that Equity i« 



-on - -Jt« — own-^regardl«: 
unions within the theatre; 

'A rope of sahcl' is the way one 
staunch Equityite described the tie 
fia. .it.:now ia with the American 
Federation of Labor. Too many 
things have happened to show 
business in the last few years, and 
recent- events have: eniphasizeci the 
point that unionization in the labor 
inanner appea>-*s° A' futility for ac- 
tors. 

Back stagd unlpns (stage hands 
(Continued on page 46) 




as 






Bonelli in Col. Ghost 
Town Widow* Revival 

Denver, June 12. 
Richard BonelU; Metropolitan 
Opera star, will carry the role of the 
prince, in 'Merry Widow' to be prot 
duced at the revival of the Central 
City, Colo.,, opera house, Aug. 6 kO 
19. GHadys Swarthout and Nktalia 
Hall of New York, will carty the 
feminine leads. Others sighed Ih- 
clude Ian Wolfe, SYederick "^orlpck, 
Edna James Chappell, Arnold Ron- 
nebeck, Frank C)hapman and (Miss) 
Xiee Whitney. 



TLY BY MGHr SCRAMS 
AFTER BRIEF TRYOOT 



.Record of 'Fly By Night' emulated 
its title by opening at the Belmont 
(N. Y.), and disappearing after two 



Morris S. Sclilessinger is through 
as operator of the Broad Street, 
Newairk, and .his position .as that 
city's legit, 'czkr* Is threatened. 
Claims for back rent amounting to 
$28,000 are pending. Saturday, when 
stock company under his manage-^ 
ment ended a season of eight weeks, 
apparently without profit, a. city • 
marshal was on hand; a writ of 
restraint preyentinig the removal of 
any house accessories having been 
filed against the manager. 

Schlesslnger operated tho Broad 
for 17 years, present lease with the 
annual .rent and taxes of $20,000 
payable $500 weekly during the sea- 
son, having seven years to go. Xiease 
called for.: the owner getting, one- 
third of the profits, a debtable claim 
that may accompany suit for pos- 
sible recovery of the .rent. 

Property is owned by R^d6Iph 
J, Goerke, Newark department store 
owner, whose large realty interests 
are handled through . the 'Fulton 
Realty Co. When foreclosure of the 



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TENT SHOW MAYBE IN 
LIEU OF NO WASH LEGIT 



St Louis Opera Draws " 
Reccyrd 13,000 Opening 



KNIGHT'S 'BAIXyHOO' 

San Franclscoi June 12. 
lenn Knight is in town with 
plans for producing 'BallyhPo' which 
had a run In New York last Beasoh. 

Knight, iai3t associated with 
l^'ranklin Warner in", production pf 
'Teroptations' in lio^ Angeles, .has 
neither cast nor house yet. 



St. Liouls, June 12. 

There's little doubt about it now 
— St. Louis' Municipal Opera is de- 
pression propf. The fifteeuth sea- 
son of al fresco musical productions 
in Forest Park was inaugurated a 
week ago (5) before the largest au- 
dience an opening performance has 
ever drawn. 

Thirteen thousand persons turned 
out. Ten thousand pf them got 
seats, another . 2,000 stood up and 
1,000 were turned away. Attendance 
for the first week was well over 
«0,000. ' 

Ojpening attraction was l^oel 
Coward's 'Bitter Sweet.' Among the 
singers engaged for this, season are 
Marlon Claire, Allah Jones,. Leon- 
ard Geeley, Nancy McCord, Doris 
Patston and Geprge Hassell. ShU- 
bert director and scenic artists are 
staging. 



Harry Puck Prbducing 

Chicago, June 12. 

Harry Puck may emerge shortly 
as . a legit producer. He . has |Mary 's 
Other Husband' dressed , up for 
World's Fair airing as 'Hired Hus- 
bands' with himself and James 
Spottswood to head the cast. Horace 
Slstare will be in on the manage- 
ment end. " 

Understood attraction will be 
spotted at either he Selwyn or Cort. 

Hollywood Play Showroom 

-HolIywoodT=June=42.. 



New concern known as the Pro- 
ducer's Showroom has opened offices 
in Hollywood to put on new plays 
with new players, for trade preview 
purposes, ai Ing at picture produc- 
tidp. 

Gus Ingli j-Ethel Clifton,-Bay0ne. 
Whipple Huston, Roy Sutherland 
and Wulter WhijUJlc arc opi^ratint? 
the plant. 



■^ashiiigton, June 12. 
With the National -Theatre Playr 
ers folding their ninth local season 
of summer stock after eight weeks, 
Washingtpn Is left with no profes- 
sipnal legit, isituatlon has prompted 
plan for first tent drama in- yeaiis 
here. 

- liouls J. Fosse, generarmanager_ 
of the Washington Auditorium, is 
making dramatic pages .with , hopes 
to set up canvas on two local lots, 
Plan is to do heavy melodrama of 
JIncJe_Tem's Cabin' typ e. , Sc ale 
would be down around 26c. 

Early closing of National Play- 
ers Is variously attributed to hot 
weather, depression and' popr selec- 
tion of plays. "Hay Fever!, headed 
list for b. o. results, wlth'^VAnother 
Language' in the - cellar. 



'Counsellor V Return 
Hit by Kruger's BaDi 



HQllywoo.d, -June. 12. 

Plan of the 'Counsellbr-at-Law' 
company to go to San Francisco for 
a return , engagement, following Its 
run here, was abandoned with the 
announcement on June. 8 that Otto 
Kruger definitely would finish at 
the El Capltan June 18 and report 
for his first plc assignment under 
the Metro deal, pn June 19. 

Kruger Is Understood to have 
balked at rehearsals with new 
principals slated for the cast, owing 
to demand of -^he present players 
for salary tilt. Herice the , cancella- 
tion. 



Brown's Nighters Fade 

'Hollywood? ^Wlne 12i 
Joe il. Brown's one nighters with, 
'Square. Crobks'' are understood to 
be off. 

Henry Duffy show was :to. boolc- 
Into Fox West Coast houses along 
.the^coast,=.hiit.itbA.U^lfleEata:ndlngJ^ 



that, the circuit was spotting. toP 
high ia figure on nut. 



'Laist Judgment' at Pasadena 

Pasadena, June 12. 
'The Last- Judgment,' comedy by 
Gennaro .M, Curci and Eduardo 
Cianclli, will follow the current 
'Volpone.' into the Pasadena Com- 
munity Playhouse next week. 



week, but on Monday (5) Just be 
fore curtain time the management 
Was unable, to agree with the. cast 
on salaries. 

Play, also knpwn as 'Under Can- 
vas,* was backed by Wee & Leven- 
thal, specialists in revivals on the 
'courtesy pass' system^— actual ad- 
missions at 50 and 75 cents. It 
was preiaierited by Charles B, Sul-; 
livan, acting for Richard Flburnoy, 
authoir oiE 'Night.' Following ad 
verse notices the backers advised 
Equity that they, were out. 

Show was rated a try-out. 
Equity rules permitting such sfatus 
during the summer months, play 



ago, prbceifedihgs were -tempor^irily' 
halted when Schlesslnger repaid -a 
^1,000 loan to QPerke. During the- 
sprlng Schlesslnger .fprnied. the As- 
sociated Players. First four weeks 
said to have shown a loss of $2,700, 
with rent charged in;;- 

Rich Try-out. Spot 
Schlesslnger whose controverlea 
with the stage unions -aroused Bome 
feeling over a period of years, had 
seveiral partners whom he bought 
out about four y^rs ago. He also, 
operated the Sbubert^ Newark; 
.wb.ich played, major musical shows, 
usually before their Broadway debut. 
(Both theatres wero^ used for try- 



— a " — — ■ • ' - t uwAA vA4vi«*w« «D nva V ua^u a va. m ^ — 

era being guaranteed one week's outs and were considered the inost 
salary Instead of the usual two j pjofltable Ispots on the former 'sub- 
weeks' minimum. They were, given j^ay 'Circuit.' 
-one— week's- salary- and -agreed td-j— Tjijj-Q- - -shuberf""~ia' 



continue provided they ..were paid 
off nightly. Sullivan ' sought a 
three to seven-day lieeway with the 
resiilt the players walked. Prior to 
Its two days'' run,, show had been 
given to pass tax audiences. 



Two Broadway Shows 
Heading for Chicago 



— 'Goodbye Again' wiU-clbse-at^the 
Plymouth (N, T.) July i and will 
jump to Chicago. Bead rights to 
the show have been taken over by 
J. H. Del Bondio from Arthur J. 
Beckhard, and former -Will present 
the comedy in the Loop, 

Del Bondid is company manager 
of 'Gay Divorce,' which also leaves 
Broadway (Shubert) at the same 
time and also joins the World's Fair 
legit attraction's. 



Eqiiil7-1IM*.A. Award 
ConTinned by Court 



Judgment of 124,100 was entered 
against, the. Managers' Protective 
Association by. Eiquity last week. 
Court verdict coniflrms the arbitra- 
tion award, as to unpaid salary 
claims, handed down . recently when 
both Equity and the M, P. A. 
charged, the Basic Minimum Agree- 
ment had been breached. The ar- 
bltfailors decided thiat both' . sldeis 
had broken the agreement, but that, 
the mana.gerlal association must 
pay the full amount of the claims, 
otherwise the contract might fee 
scrapped by Equity. 

Equity's .present, action, was a 
move to f presta.il the M. P.. A.- from 
any legal move that ''might delay 
the specified payment. M. P. A.; has 
the privilege of making quarterly 
payments, first of which Is dated 



BALIEIT IN AUTUMN 

Ballcff Is coming over In the fa.ll 
with his 'Chauve Sourls.' S. Hurok 
will -handle him. 

Bftll.eff was. last over in 1030 Under 
Morris fJost's- direction althougfi 
towarli.s- the end ho boolcod himself, 
ilo'.s now at the Madolcire, Paris. 



r former 

Keeney's, being, taken over by the 
Shuberts and the late Joe Leblang. 
Lease on the house expires soon, 
and it is reported TyiU not be re- 
newed. Undei-stood the. Shuberts 
will operate the house. 

Last week Goerke announced that 
$^6,000^outd be expended on the in- 
terior oi: the Broad witii the idea 
of attracting a hew tenant. 



DRAIN OH REUEF FOND 



CUTS BALANCE FURTHER 



Stage Relief Fund's outdoor fete, 
which was slated fpr late June, niiay 
be put over until next montbu In-, 
ability to close for spot accounts for 
the delay. 

Expendltiires continue to exceed 
new- donations, and cash on hand 
has been further depleted. 

Flnanolai statement up to last 
Friday (9): 

Previous contrlb • $58,544 

Hope" Hampton ' .> • • ♦.• • '• * • • • ' " 23" 
Sen. W. W. Stokes . • r • • . • • • • '20 

Jessie Ralph 10 

Other contrlb. ..... i. • .f ^1 



•Total . ... ........ . $58,641' 

Gross disbursements.....;.. 52,100 

.Balance ' • ; • • • • • • • • • • • •. • * • • $6,^41 



Filming of 'Cbance' Set? 

William Rowland, Monte Price 
and ..Laivence Schwab may make 
the picture version of 'Take a 
Chance, current at the Apollo (N. 
Y,). Film naay. be shot starting July 
10 at the Eastern studio, formerly 
Paramount, Astoria, X*. Ethel 
Merman alone from the original 
cast is to be used in ..the picture. 
"Eadle Was a Lady' , and 'Smoothie' 
are the only numbers from the orig- 
inal score to be iised. 

Show was produced by SciiWab 
^nd:.-=Ejiddy^ JtjeLSyiy-a, .=thfiy Jta^get 
50% of the profits. Contract may 
be signed this week;. Brice and 
Schwab will co-direct the pic- 
ture. Universal will release it about 
the first of the year. 

The Casino (formerly Carroll) Is 
being, uand: tliis. .week by. Brice &' 
Rowland for the backstage location 
Kci-rics in anotlior musical, 'Moon- 
light and I'ret^els.' 



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Wals-Lynn Stage Partnership Ends, 
Pair Go British-Gaumont for Term 



London, June 3. 

The partnership between- Tom 
Walts and Halph Lynn has now 
been .disiiplved. A year or more 
ago, when Walls fell trom' his horse 
and was Injured, he erave up staise 
appearances and confined his efr 
forts %6 .' screen work, retaining 
his flnancial interest in the partner- 
ship at the Aldwych for 11 years. 

Practically all,, that time the 
fipirces they presented were identical, 
and tipparehlly the public has 
grown a . trifle .weary of It. The 
more or less permanent company 
appearing In these farces has been, 
dissolved. 

The f ornier ' theatrical partners 
have contracted to be co-starred in 
three pictures annually for three 
years for Gaumont -British. 

Lee Ephralm has notified all i^on- 
Aon 0abaret band leaders they inust 
hot play .any. numbers from 'Gay 
Divorce.' Thli^; confirms th0. rumor' 
' Ephralm has the English rights to 
.tlie musical.' Understood show will 
be produced in London in the fall, 
In conjunction with Howard. & 
Wyndhaih, With Fred Astalre and 
Claire Luce' In their, original parts. 

London Hippodrome management, 
to be in fashion, built a revolving 
stage for. theiir new iniisicaL 'After] 
the thing was J(lhish6d'- it wsls found 
the stalls were out of perspective, 
ne<:6ssltating the raising of the. en- 
tire orehestra floor. ' ] 

Harry Dufor here .looking over 
things prior to opening at the Em- 
pire, Paris, June 15, .with his danc- 
ing partner; Victoria Regal. 



Archibald Haddon, for Ave years 
director of publicity for Sir Oswald 
StQll at the Alhambra and Call-- 
seunt, ■ has. succeeded. St* John-Er- 
Vin(e.{^i drtimatic critic for the Brit- 
ish Broadcasting COi He held this 
post In the early days of. the B. B. 
Qri from 1028 to 1924. 



English. Amateur Rule 

Labor Permit trduble Id nothing 
compared to the trouble William 
Mandel started when he made up his 
mind to stay over here to play In 
the British Amateur Golf tourna> 
ment. BiU thought it was the 
easiest thing in the world, once he 
showed he was ia member of several 
frolf (plubs in Anierlca; 

His cards did not mean a thing; 
neither did. his handicap;' What he 
had to'have "was: 'A Certiflcatlon 
of ^Amateur Status, to be signed by 
the United States Golf Association.' 
Everybody thought Bll| wais gohig 
home, without playing, but he fooled 
thent He got hl^ certification, etc., 
and will play. 



Author Finaneing? 

■'Eight Bells' was tried out by the 
Rejftertory. PlayjEi,. and la. now to re- 
ceive a West End showing at the 
Duchess theatre next month. Its 
author is Percy Mandley, Man- 
chester shipping merchant. There 
is. reason to believe he 4a financing 
tue^ venture. ' 



Banks Renewal Up 

It .'hausi been definitely stated that 
..the .. Monty Banks contract with 
British International Pictures will 
not be renewed. At- present. Banks 
is receiving $40,000 a yea,r from 
B.I.P. 

Altemativelv he has an offer from 
Gaumont-Britlsh for $10,000 a pic- 
ture with only a guarantee df three 
pictures per iannum. This might 
mean, more in the aggregate, but 
there is no guarantee of it. 



What's In Name7 

Max Milder,' head of Warner 
Brothei*s (London), Ltd.,~in dispute 
.-with C. F. Kea;rley, the dwnerr build- 
ers of Warner House. Warners 
have long lease . on premises, oc- 
cupying five-sevenths of the bund- 
ling, with Milder claiming he has 
■clause in. lease that building be 
■known as Warner House. 

flcult to let the balance of the j^urenco Marques <Portuguese ter 



propierty on . account of the moniker, ritory) 

Latest instance is Columbia, who on hotels, Barueua 
■■ ^breaking away- from United Artists gambling casino 

are ipioklng for. new premises, in the ' 

film district, ;and;i would like the.un' 

occupied, part of the Warner build 

in^, but will not go' in unless the 

•Warner House* sign is deleted. 

Kearley claims he Is not obliged to 

<;aU his property Warner House and 
.ihijeatens to remove the sign. 



ment did not help. But With - all 
that act has possibilities. 

At lUeicester Square 

.. Nothing outstanding at Leicester 
3quaro theatre, week of May 29, 
with only newcomers Lassiter bro- 
thers. Boys have enough versatility 
to get anywhere. Three Whirlwinds, 
skaters, back here- after .Continen- 
tal sojurri, now have Elsa Korsten* 
German, replacing Frank Fivek, 
with femmie ineiusion adding .to. 
value ot act. 

' Sbnie of the holdovers are Bobby 
May,^ who. is working with a- pouple 
of stooges. Interruptions from a box 
during a juggling act is something 
new in comedy over here and Is" 
funny. Slate brothers doing new 
burlesque adagio bit, using a 
dummy, get plenty of laughs. 

Show as a whole dragged, with 
too many intermissions ' and over'^. 
tureS by the^ various orchestras. 
Somebody In charge should have a 
better knowledge of the time each 
act is doing, instead of asking theih 
to pad. Otherwise, there is the 
dahge^r of the Americans :getting as 
slow fls the locals, which will prove 
hurtful erentually. The advantage 
of Americans hais been quality and 
Speed. 



Sally Blane will play opposite 
John Stuart In 'Mayfair Girl' at the 
Warner studios here. 



Temple Thurston, recently de- 
ceased author-dramatist, left $32,- 
000. Dorothy Massingham. young 
actress who wrote 'The Lake' and 
•The Soldier and the Gentlewoman' 
|ad_com mltted antcMfl, lAft a round 



|12>00a,. 



. Innle Hale making her first film, 
replacing Lily Morris in British 
Lion'a ^The Singing Kettle.' 

South 

By H. Hanson 

: : Capetown, May 18*, 
An attempt to wreck the screen- 
ing < of 'Madchen in Uniform,' ex- 
hibited by British Universal Plc- 
turtjs, Ltd., at the City flail, Cape- 
town, nearly succeeded. Previous 
to opening it was decided to test out 
the sound apparatus, , and It was 
found dead. AU wires had been cut 
Repairs were made and the show 
proceeded. 

Invite 8. Boxer- 

Transvaal National Sporting Club 
unable to find a suitable feather or 
light-weight to fight Laurie Stevens, 
Johannesburg holder of the Olympic 
light-weight championship, have 
cabled Los Angeles to ascertain 
what terms Fidel La Barba requires 
to come over. 

Likely that Clyde Chastlan, the 
American boxer may . -meet Jack 
O'Malley, the English fighter, who 
is on his way here from England. 
Snakes On Day of Rest 
The proprietor of a Snake Park in 



magistrate with keeping open ^ 
place ot entertalnihent on the Lord's 
Day. Policeman saw several people 
purchasing tickets and enter the 
park. ' Case remanded. 

George Vanderbllt, IS-yettt-old 
grandson of Cornelius Vanderbllt, 
got some thrills In the north of 
Africa. A carcass was fastened to 
the end of a 'rope attached to a 
motor truck in -which George was 
sitting. The meal attracted some 
lions. George got a close-up picture 
of the feast, with the animals snarl- 
ing at him. 

Eventually the' lions retreated into 
the bush, leaving a lioness who got 
the rope In its mouth and aittempted 
to pull the truck away. The driver 
started the engine, and the beast 
dashed into the bush. George 
Vanderbllt niade the travel picture 
'Devil's Playground' in Central 
American waters^ and is now doing 
a jungle feature of East Africa: 

A company Is applying to the 
Portuguese authorities for conces- 
sions on an island, adjoining 



Political Wrangle 

(Continued from page 4S) 
of much grief for him. Foes made 
it an issue In the present election. 

Putting the miayor on the spot, 
Balnbrldge hiu-ied his challenge 
over the radio and in platform 
speeches and the. newspapers quoted 
him.. He pointed out that the post- 
ers and advertising niatter we're 
more daring than that Of .^Crazy 
Quilt.' to which the mayor h^d ob- 
jected. At the same tlnie, however, 
Balnbrldge prdnllsed 'There'll be ho 
more of that 'Crazy Quilt' moiikey 
business in Minneapolis, while I am 
in the mayor's office. I don't be- 
lieve in sending business out Of 
town.- I believe Hi^ should be kept 
here. That pi6ce of. foolishness cost 
our businessmen thousands of dol- 
lars and deprived many unemployed 
men of a week's work/ 

As a result of the episode, the 
Marcus Show opened to tumaway 
crowds and the Saturday midnight 
performance was a sell-but. Man- 
ager Jack Gross ot the Orpheum 
wasn't shedding any tears .over the 
development.' 

The Billing 

Newspaper ads for the Marcus 
'midnight frolic,' called « A Night 
at the Folles Bergere,' called It ' A 
seething blast of frivolity — a' daring 
night club jamboree such as the 
blase thrill-seeker might be regaled 
with at Club Gulhan or the gay re- 
sorts of Montmartre. A full 2^ 
.hours' stage show — ^no pictures — all 
fiesh. Marcus peaches In. costumes 
(what there Is of 'em-r-the .costumes, 
we mean) as usherettes. Bring your 
own horns. We supply the con 
fetti. Owing to ■ the sophistcated 



Vienna Actress Wins 

Title After 40 Yeaisl 

Vienna, June I. 

Hedwlg Blelbtreu, honorary mem- 
ber and star of Burg theatre/ re 
ceived Professor's title in honor of 
her 40 yearS of association with 
Burg. 

There is to be a spdoial per 
formance of a new play with the 
Prau Professor playing the lead to 
commemorate the occasion. 

Her last appAairances were as 
Napoleon's mother in. the Musso- 
linlr£^orzano play 'Oampo dt Mi^g- 
gio.' 



BERLIN TiUl 
DEEM $1 i 

DAYLINX 



merGrattiig 

Fortign Plays 
BtfoK Openmg 



njiturS .ofjbliL SP<9£liaL jterformancie^ 
which is unrelated to the other bills 
in. tine. Msurcus npertoire, children 
under 16 will not b6 admitted.' 

"rhe performance, coming two 
days before election, was extremely, 
embarrassing for Mayor Anderson 
who makes no bones about being 
a reformer, probably fearful of the 
political consequences and liavlng 
learned his lesson from *Crazy 
Quilt,' however, he did not accept 
the Balnbridge challenge and there 
was no Interference With the Mar- 
cus show from the police. 



Equity anil Unions 

(Continued f ronii psga 4S) 
and musicians) have grown doml 
nant and while Equity ta Well 
equipped to guide and control Its 
legit membership, the allied unions 
appear to have become a hlndrf^nce 
rather than an aid tO It. The 'One 
for all and all for one' thing has 
become something of a myth amid 
th~$' decline of show business. 

Equity looks to one valuable re 
suit of its unionlssatlon and that 
dates back 14 years— to the actors' 



^ ^ ^„.„— ^„ „ elation— Shuberts and allied pro 

Cap;^toVn'''T^a^cAiaicgSC^^ 

magistrate with keeping oDen aTald of the stage hands' union, then^^"° ^"^'^^ flTyears. 



as a tourist resort, with 
gardens, _ dance, hajl, .and 



Pavilion Bill 

Only Important newcomers at 
London Pavilion week of May 29 

•gregatloh originally Viennese. Girls 
are good to look at and. harmonize 
wcU. A sure attraction anywhere. 

I'ick and Edna Adaire, couple of 
local comedy dancers, look fair 
proposition with right kind of mia- 
teriai. Girl has naturally funny 

L manner, and^^per^ about the. 

Kbest Irish jig that's beeii arbund in 
some time. Bad band accom'pani- 



Old Thieatre Borned 

Mexico City, June 8. 
Teatro Herrera^ 160 -year-old 
playhouse In Torreon, was de- 
stroyed by fire, with a. loss esti- 
mated at about $100,000.. 
jfobdcly was hurt. 



Passes U p_ Class J ob 



Vienna, June 1.^ 
Lotte Lehmann, who was selected 
to create the leading part in Richard 
Strauss' latest opus 'Arabella' at the 
State's Opera in Dresden, refused to 
accept.. . 

This in spite of having been 
grahfed leave! fif'om'^ tate's 
Opera In Vienna. 



nauslclans ^IsO something of a .fac 
tor at the time because working In 
sympathy with the other back stage 
group. In looking backward, how- 
ever, the credit to the stage hands 
is tempered with the Idea that that 
union also wanted to end the strike 
which was starting to liurt the 
older unionists. 

Lowest Paid 

During the past season the sal- 
aries of not a few players dropped 
under the back stage unions' wage 
scales. The result did not make 
for bolstering, the morale of actors 
so far as the stage hands and miu- 
siclanS were concerned, but seems 
to have aroused the iold animosity 
between actors, and other stage 
unionists. Despite Equity's becom- 
ing a union there never was any 
real love; between legit actors and 
stage hands. It's quite dllferent in 
the vaudeville and picture lipuses, 
where the. actors and department 
hekds have generally been friendly. 

Equity's pOsiUOn as a labor unibn 
has always been a peculiar one, one 
opposed to unionist principles, be- 
cause It has no minimum wage- 
scale. The resson why the A. F. 
oC L, ever , admitted Equity without 
such pF(^vlslon has never been ex^ 
plained, unless It be that the labor 
Chieftains counted on the publicity 
that a Broadway campaign- would 
and did bring. Only part of Equity 
that has a minimum wage Is 
Chorus =Equlfy-=($30-ln-New^Torlt 
and $36 on tour), and It Is claimed 
that plenty of regular actors are 
earning leas. 

The value of unionism to Equity 
was the possibility of sympathetic 
strikes, yet in 1924 when another 
Ps\t .3 trlkfL.waA . threatened. Equity 
sighed up with a group of mana- 



Parls, June 3. 
Gilbert Miller arrived here May 
27. .from Ltondon to look over the 
Prehch plays, join his wife on a 
brief trip to the Blvlera. 

From France^ Miller Will go to 
1 Vienna to have a look at 'Geli 1st 
nlcht Alies' and 'Maedchen Jahre 
yon Eine Kpenlgln.' After, a visit I cern. 



The Berlin season is almost it 
an end and a, . quick survey ' Is i 
order. So much has happened , .flur- 
ing the . last three months and so 
cppnplete was the breakdown of 
business during that period that 6no 
Is prone to forge': that this season, 
thtf Worst ever, had a surpri^ihgiy' 
good start Toward the end of last 
year, before the ppUtical upheaval, 
business Was not bad, and some 
producers were .'actually on velvet. 

The Massary Operetta ('Eino 
Frau die welss was sle will,' by 
Oscar istraus) in the Metropbl had 
something like $8,000 average gross 
for many weeks running. 'Pygma- 
lion' in tho Lesslng theatre avei>- 
aged $4,000 for several weeks, whlclh 
Is a lot for a Berlin legit house. 
•Ball Im' Savoy' playei. to as much., 
as $20,000 gross during the first few 
weeks, and even later kept aver-i. 
ages of $10,000, to $15,000. Neverthe- 
less, this success couldn't stop the 
inevitable crash of the Botter con- 



to Budapest he returns to London 
to make plans for the fall season 
there. 

He expects to . do a play with 
Herbert Marshall and £dna Best, 

^a!tr.n^?S2'wo«,J^''^^ «very management lost 

« ■ • Also heUonby and at the moment the vast 
i^^iii^^t^Sn^?:^^^ uf the Berl tii-l eAll houses ' 

J^^u® "ve basis. Any number of high- 
JS»f^^J-!"i«^^,^*l^^_«?'^ cl^^^ areTcontent if on tSeir 



Since the political change early 
this year the legit business has gpnei 
to pieces at an. alarming pace. .With 
very few exceptions (such as R; A« 
Roberts in the Theatre in der Beer- 
enstrass) 



eighth Molnar play Miller has pro 
duced, 

Ho Is looking for European com 
edies and dramas which have not 
yet had a hearing rather than ack 
howledged hits, and contemplatecf 
separate adaptations for England 
and America as in the case of 'Chris- 
topher Bean.' Since 1916 Gilbert 
Miller has produced -over 00 plays 

russels Summer Rivals 

Brussels, June 1. 

Brussels opera. Theatre de la 
Monnale, now switching over to op- 
eretta for the summer season, thus 
ehterlng Into Competition with the 
Alhambra. '. ..^ — 

Monnale will resume opera on 
October 1. 



share they 6&n~in&k~e'~^ ' much"as . a 
dollar a night and maybe three .or 
four on a particularly good Satur< 
I day or Sunday: night. 



Anna Hesse Passe* 

Death at Bussum in Holland of 
Anna Hesse, age 72. In her young- 
er days She. was a well known 
soubret in revues and operettas. 

She wsS.On stiage until two years 
before her death. 



Janninsrs for Vienna 

Vienna, June 1. 
Local announcements have it 
that Emll Jahn.lngS, who has been 
popular in Vienna' In two Haupt- 
manh plays aind In Oct&ve Blr« 
beau's 'Business Is Business,' is 
due here for the autumn season in 
two - or three new parts. 

E.mi]Ca_jjijat_wUl.Jia_ShakeSpear!a- 
'Othellos' and there is likelihood Of 
Ills Starring as 'Eskimo Oscirak,' .& 
Dutch play, by Peter Freucheiiu 
and In the posthumous Jerome K. 
Jerome play, 'The Soul of Nicholas 
Snyders.' 



At the time the Actors Fidelity 
League was still a minor factor In 
the actors' situation. It was agreed 
.??«™hers of the M. P. A^. could 
engage two non- members of Equity 

in every 10 players in any one show, | "T — — " "-^ * 
while the independent -managers P'^^s in their repertoires owing to 



Interhatiohal Peeve 

Brussels, June 1. 
Anger at the recently enforced 
nieasure restricting the. engagement 
of-^r-eign-ar-tlsts-^in-France-is-grow^ 
Ing here and the question of calling 
on the Belgian public to 'boycott 
French troupes Is being discussed. 

The situation is aggravated by tho 
f Set that Belgian artists find it next 
to Impossible to include French 



the stiff sums demanded for per- 
I forming rights. 



which Included many of Brotid 
way's best known showmen— had 
to engage full Equity casts. It .was 

iSrLSS cteUr^SlI cole poetee-s.mew obc 

closed shop and bitterly fought It. Cole Porter is back In Paris frOm 

Equity said it was 'Equity shop' CarlSbad bringing with him the fln- 

and sWore it would nOver closd its ished manuscript of a new musical 

membership rolls, In the paSt year Pli^y *<> he called 'The Nymph Er« 

the initiation fee to Join Equity rant'* 

was made $60,: or double the pre- Cole has written both the music 

vious tee, but som^ unions have and thS lyrics and the book is by 

Charged as high as $600 and $1,000, his latest collaborator, James Laver. 

without guarantee of a job-^in ef- who Is the curator of the Albert 

rect clOsed_^hop. and Victoria Museum and writes 

Waitina for Payment fpr a pastime. Porter is negotlat- 

.JSa ^' • A- ins with Elisabeth Welch, stage and 

«fili!^»Sf singer, for leading 

meut, will expire next season (May, role. 
1934). RecenUyv. Equity sought to 



have the agreement declared void, 
the M; P. A. countering for Its re 
tentlon. Arbitration straddled the 
issue as both sides breached one 
or more clauses but ordered the 
managers to pay the claims fpr sal- 
ary listed) by Equity. First quarterly 
payment Is due July . 8 and If hot 
forthcoming Equity can teair up the 
contract. 

- The M. p. A. flguires that Equlfy 
might make it tougher for the man- 
agorsMf^hB^^^agreemeKi^isic^^^ 
Equity anticipates no strike withlh 
its ranksr— employment Is th^ main 
thlng-^and whatever its objective 
In wishing to do away with the 
obsolete Basic Agreement, Equity 
apparently believes itself self-con- 
tained a,nd -able to- proceed -without 
union afniia,tton. That is the! clear 



gers (Managers Protective Asso- 1, Indication at this time 



12 acts; 26 CENTS TOP 

Brussels, June 1, 
Palais d'Ete, Brussels' only music 
hall, has Introduced summer prices 
with 26 cents top and 10 cents for 
the prom. 

Program generally has a dozen 
turns, niostly forelgm, and lasts 
three hours including two entr'actes. 

Arturo Borin Dies 

The Hague, June 2. 
Commandore Arturo Borin, man- 
aging director of Italian Opera Cy,, 
Ltd. in Holland, died in Milan. He 
.was In that city to engage new ar- 
tlstff fbr-the epiritfig winter season. 
His widow win carry on and take 
management 



tiieeaay. June 13, 1933 

Summary of PhiBy 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



47 



Few Houses ^i^ighted, but All in Red, Even 
Forrest, Which Had Most Hits 



Philadelphia. June 12. 

With, the wlha-up of -the run of 
.'ToBhe Kalb' at the Chestnut Street 
O, H. Saturday night, Philly^s legit 
season caiAe to a close. 

The Broad will have a stock, com-, 
paiiy and the musical, 'Shady t^dy' 
iB Bi\\\ mentioned 'for a try-out at 
the Chestnut, but the':-latter fs now 
very indefinite. 

1932-'33 was notable f or the. sntall 
numbers of productions, the Tew 
theatres Qpe.n a.nd the low grossers. 
It was .the leanest season in local 
theatrical history. 

Including the specialized, attrac- 
tions (such as Cornelia Slcihner, 
'The. Piccoli,' Shan-Kar, Mask and 
"Wig, .etc.)». and aliso Including all 
the ■ full-length plays presented In 
the repertory of the Abbey com- 
pany, Phllly had 69 attractions, of 
which '^en were revivals or return 
engagements. . . ^ 

This is the . low- water, miark of 
recent years iand looks' especially 
low when compared to^the 1928t29: 
season^ which had 123 'attractions.. 
That season saw from- eight , to 10 
houses open; this year most of the 
bookings were in four houses, and 
three open at the same time was thei 
aV'^rag€. . . 

'The Green Pastures' had the 
longest run. with six weeks and 'Of 
Thee I Sing' had fpur weeks. .Only 
three others got as ma,ny as three 
and a .great many cut their local 
stays down to a single week. 

Year's successes were: fMusic in 
the Air,' 'Reunion in Vienna,' 'Qreen 
Pastures,' 'Dinnier at Bight/ 'Coun- 
Selldr-at-'Law,' 'Of Thee I . Sing, 
— UJyiiagar ' 'The ■ Go G>d-Bap th,' * B how 
—Boat'- : (return),- 'Cyrano'- -(revival)-, 
'Take, a Chanite,* 'The Cat and 
the,. Piddle' (return), 'Alien Corn/ 
'Pigeons and People,'. 'Toshe Kaib' 
ana the repertory engagements of 
IjC Galllenne and the Abbey Players 
<flrst appearance and hot return). 
About ten other shows may have 
bettered an <Bven break. Most of 
the try-outs, 'Music in the Air,' be- 
ing .a striking exception, were losses. 

Virtually every house went into 
the red, including the Forrest, which 
had the greatest numher pf hits. 
The Chestnut had- the American 
Theatre Society aiid did well, dur- 
ing its first' subscription season of 
five plays« but not so well with the 
second group of five because of de- 
lays in booking, unsuitable plays, 
. - etc. 

Chestnut Was open most consistr 
ently with Po rrest next and then 
the ,(3arrick, operateiff Indepiendently. 
Bhubert. also indie, had only three 
shows, 'Melody,' ^Pigeons and Peo- 
ple' and 'Both Your Houses.' Metro- 
politan Opera House had 'Friedburg 
Passion Play' and White's 'Vari- 
eties' and Broad was lighted about 
20 weeks, few of them profitable. 



Winnipeg Little Group 

Has Field to Itself 



Winnipeg, June 12. 



The ambitious Xlttle Theatre here 
vnd^'r presdency of Lady Tupper, 
titled Stage devotee, sponsored a 
large production of 'He Who Gets 
Slapped' at the Walker with Jacoh 
Ben -Ami as guest star. 

Well patronized and grossed well. 
Ben-Ami -was heavily guaranteed. 
The Little Theatre now is left alone 
In charge of the local theatre situa- 
tion. There is still a demand for the 
spoken stage and they are the- only 
ones supplying it. 



(For Week June 12) 



'Alien Corn/ Ha,rriSi icago. 

'AndrocleS and the Lion,' Holly- 
Wood playhouse. Lbs Angeles. 

'CounseUor-atrLavtf/ El Capitan, 
Ix)si Angeles; '2Qth Century,' June 

. *Di Shubert. Boston. 

^'Dinner at Curran, Sah 

Prancleco. 

'Family Upstair^,' Cprt, Chicago. 

'Music in the Air,' Belasco, Los 
Angeles. 

*0n the Make/ Garrick, Chicago. 



Future Plays 



Vu Hu/ Chinese locale musical, 

r.H.^^/ia=JjLuBsclL_=and.-j3ertrand 

Robinson, is in the nriaking, pos- 

«Wy for Jack Haley and Fred Al- 
len. 

'Bruised Lady/ by Arthur String- 
«r, concerns a girl missionary in 
vhina.. 

'Explaining lizabeth/ P. 

JBradbury ifoote, Is going the 
JouDdK. Anont .the ciueen and takes 
»«e position she really was ,a man. 



SWEET $14,000 FOR 
'DINNER AT 8.' FRISCO 

' San Francisco, June 12. 

'Dinner .a.t Eight* is plugging 
along at top money in Its third 
week , in the Curran, Saij Frar(Cls- 
cans going In a big* way for the 
show. Take wlU be around $14,000," 
which' Is sweet, 

The musical, *Only Girl/ did about 
$M00 In its first week at the Co- 
lumbia, bowing out after seven 
more days. 

Nothing' else in toWn, Alcazar 
and Gearj- still being dark. 

'CORN; m 

IN cm HEAT 



Shows in Rehearsal 



'The Ghost Writer' (Hopki 
& Heyer), Masque. 

'Not a Siaint' (Splllane & 
Montague), Beefsteak Charlie's. 

'Shady Lady' (Harry Meyer), 
Harris. 

'McQfilight arid Honeysuckle' 

(Mint!! & Weiss brothers). 
Mansfield. 



RADIO SKETCH A PLAY 



icago,- June J 2. 

•Dinner at ight' and 'Take: a 
Chance' are on the horizon together 
with a ' locally-produced 'Hired 
Husbands.' But up to now there 
is little indication that the legit will 
participate in any princely style in 
the activities of the World's Fair 
summer. 

— Esti mat es f o p-La45t- 



. *A1ien - Corn/ Harris (D-l,084v 

$2.76) (2nd week). Kot decided 
whether extending - beyond .two- 
week booking. Advance sale ytiW 
determine thiEtt early this Svee'k, 
probably. Meanwhile, as expected, 
the Katharine Cornell following 
gave Harris a dandy first, week of 
near 114,000.. This . must be. meas- 
ured in .terms of the terrific heat 
last week, iylus the fact that . the 
World's Fair, with' masterly thor- 



'Moonlight and Honeysuckle" Head- 
ed for , Stand iri- Montreal. 



'Moonlight aiid Honeysuckle,' r 
dip sketch, has been eil^panded into 
a jstage show and talcea to the road 
next week. It will play upstate, 

with Montreal the first major stand. 
Robert Mintz and the Weiss Broth- 
ers, indie picture makers, are .pre-^ 
senting the show, with .George W. 
Gatta also said to be interested, 
. ..In the cast: George Oliver Tay- 
lor, Ernest Pollock, Larry Jphns, 
Joan Sudlpw, Sarah Hadden, Frank 
S. Boberts, Elisabeth Lpvef Thomas 
Hoyer and Theresa Wittier; 



Tropic Heat Drives B way Grosses 
To New Lows, Pop Opera Supported 



roadway offers IB legit attrac- 
tions this week and one grand opera 
presentation, a s'jrprising showing 
considering that.more than l6 days 
.of steady June heat of unprecedenti 
ed severity dropped grosses from 25 
to .50%. ' 

Every surviving attraction struck 
a new low on the engagement. That 
Included 'Strike Me. Pink,*- which 
held over. Abnormal . weather af- 
fected the gate about |10,QO0; groiss 
pf $21,000 for the final week about 
doubled the nearest' contender. 

With 'Pink' iput, 'Take a Chance' 
figures to come back, although last 
week's gross slif>t>ed to HO.OOO. 
*Gay Divorce' and 'Music in the Air' 
were pegged around $8,000. Only 
other musical, 'Tattle Tales,' was 
blighted at entrance and was fig- 
ured around $6,500 for its- first full 
week. The heat killed off the re- 
peat date of 'Of Thee I Sing* at the 
Imperial last Saturday. 

'Uncle Toni's Cabin' holding over^ 



oughness, ruined the ^htire indoor 
ishow world, liegit and films. 

'Family Upstairs/ Cort (C-1,100; 
$2.20) (24th week). About ready to 
slide under deadUne^and out. Re" 
markably low operating: figure of 
around $2,200 weekly, but gross only 
a couple of C'a over that. 

'Hats Off/ Studebaker (Mr J, 250;. 
$2.20) (2nd week). Bunch Of col- 
lege kids from North w'edterri Xlni-,- 
verslty put this one,. together; betr 
ter than expected. . Good looks and 
least-a^d-pFoduetion an asset 



ShOw may -put In a. couple . of pro- 
fessional comedians pr specialty 
people for the wallop hpw lacking; 
on comniohwealth and piooling .basis 
might ' get by. First week around 
$4,000. 

«0n the Make/ Garrick (P-1,276; 
$2.20) (8th week). Lloyd Lewis, 
dramatic critic of Important . '^Daily 
News,' has 'been taking potshots a,t 
attraction because of its 'em 
barrassm'ent passes.' 




P|ays Out of Town 



HATS OFF 



Chicago, "June 5". 

Joe W. Miller presents muelcal comedy In 
15 Bcenes with' Northwestern University 
students. Book by RolUn. liaugbner."MUslp 
by Charles Dletz. Settings by Hany Beatty. 
Llghtlns by Bdward J. Moore. Staged by 
Jack C. Hlgg'Ins. ' Chuck Tesar, musical 
director. At Studebaker, Chlcaso, opening 
June 4 for a run at $2,20.. 

Dan . Owens J Vic Stock 

Dr. Wilbur Spearjltters. . . .R. B. Laughner 

Princess Margot ...Bonnie Ballantlne 

Jane Porter ........ :....>i,.W'nt Ij^tnaq; 

Jack Martin .Charles Apley^ 

Jessie. . .Ruth DeWoIf 

Betty .....Mary Franke Lemmon 

Helen .' Jcian Johnson 

Mrs. Wallack Marguerite Stokes 

Kay Downing. Mary Jeanne Tanslll 

rfEhree-Polnt-TwoTTT-WllllainTS'cott Shepherd: 



How long 'Hats Off' will stay at 
the Studebaker is entirely a ques- 
tion of (1) the arithmetic of its 
overhead and. (2) the pushing of. the 
tickets. Pledge to avoid cut rates' 
is risjcy. It's a cut-rate sort of 
show and it must compete with tbe 
World's Fair and summer. Com- 
pany is 100% collegiate and com- 
monwealth, so the salaries of the 
actors aren't half the problem the 
musicians' and stagehands' pay roll 
is. Petrillo was around opening 
night wanting the musicians' money 
in advance. 

- 'Hats -Off-' -is. a college musical 
that- gave five performances at 
Northwestern Univerisity during the 
winter. Its merits are youthfulness, 
bouyancy, good "looks, and several 
youngsters with a theatrical yen 
and niore than an outside chance of 
landlhg-professionally. Indeeid, . this 
college musical might irepay the . at r 
tention of ialert talent scouts. 

Bonnie Ballantine pjayed. the 
P'rincess Margot with trim girlish- 
ness backed by poise' and a .fair 
Voice. Opening, afte^ an. all-night 
rehearsal, the voice seemed tired 
and possibly is of superior quality 
than fatigue indicated. Many a 
musical comedy ingenue hasn't aiiy 
more than Bonnie's got. 

Charles Apley sings With pretty 
good diction and enough volume to 
carry above the orchestra. He is a 
clean-cut lad who looked' great ;in 
an extensive wardrobe of. snappy 
togs. His reading of lines is also 
pretty good. He's a distinct possi- 
bility as a! roniaritic juvenile. 

Vic Stock and Wini Hahan veer 
Tcr":tKe"=eccemrlirr'a^a" a^^^ 
their dance specialties were strp.ng. 
Both have i^ersonalUy and pep. 
Number of others displayed an in- 
stinct for stage deportment. Com- 
edy efforts were, in. general, atro- 
cious, a fault of the book by RolJin 
Laughner as much as the would-be 
funnymen. Fortunately, the scenes 
are short and the amateurish clo- 
rhents are covered over by a speei.iy 
tempo. lii fairness to the collegiate 



librettist' there is an .Intelligent 
sense of satire manifest Intermit-, 
tentiy through the performance that 
would shine brighter If some of the 
bits, notably the professors, were 
more adroitly handled. Emphasis of 
hu^ior, plot, music, background, is 
strictly collegiate. 

Charles Dletz.'s music listens 
pleasantly If remlnlscently. Prp- 
ductlon has been nicely taOiin ted by 
Harry. Beatty. Chorus is well .bred 
m Its prettlnesa,'. well drilled In its 
precision, a distinct asset. This is 
the real McCoy, as all the meihbers 
of the company. Including princi- 
pals, are students of Northwestern. 
-joe.-Wr-MUler-doWtt^on^program-AS 
presenting the xnuslcal Is personnel 
director of the. uhl'versity. 

High hopes of the collegians Is 
that they can grove for a summer 
run ..because . of jthe.,.F^l.r, ,crpwds 
Meanwhile they may ]parn much of 
the grim realities of theatrical 
arithmetic, but in any event nobody 
would think of discouraging their 
fine youthful self-confidence or of 
disputing' the likable attributes of 
natural gaiety and nice looking 
freshness which the production ex- 
udes. Northwestern University has 
a good advertisement in this cluster 
of its students. Land. 



SUGAR BABY 

Hollywood, June 2. 

riesented by Kdward Clark and bis 
Aoademy Players. Written .and directed 
by Clark". Cast: "Warren Glasser, Jacque- 
line Usrey, Janet .Elsie Clark, Eklward 
Clark, Margaret Howard, Helen: .Tobias. 
Edgar- Roberta, Edwin Smith, Louis Llnd, 
Grace Sage Foss,' Emmy Anne Josepb, 
Euciia Henderson, William Robertson and 
Stuart . Gordon. 



ISdward Clark dragged this one 
out of his trunk, where it has rested 
for seven years, to produce for the 
first time with members Of his dra- 
matic school as players. Play 
serves oke as a. trial horse for the 
youngsters' enioting ahd the few 
oldtimers in the cast, ' but has no 
commercial possibilities.- It will 
probably go back in the trunk. 

Story deals with a mother Who 
hopes to marry off her daughter to 
a wealthy man. Financed by a: 
family friend, they go to a Florida 
resGrt-,=-where-the.-gaKs=.hear=t=.noEer-= 
dives for a wealthy young, steam- 
ship owner, who is posing as sec- 
rotary to a man really his valet. 
That's so the gals won't love him 
for his money. 

Whole story too outmoded, and 
rriakcs an audience wonder how 
they ever fell for such .types . of 
y.'irns even seven years ago. 

Play preceded by a pne-acter, 
•S<jiiealer.' 



"Whether" It .was the tourlsfs, or 
the locals' desire for shows in the 
flesh, the past week brought- good 
.money . inJto_ the boxoffices—Pf . the. 
three legits operating. 

At the El Capitan, 'Counsellor-at- 
Law' continued to entice those hav- 
ing $1,66 in their jeans, hitting 
above a week ago. Seven days 
brought in better than $7,000, with 
current week the last, although an- 
other stanza would prove profitable 

The two co-ops, 'Business Before 
Pleasure' at the Hollywood . Play 
koiise, 'and 'Nine O'clock Revue' at 
the Music Box, continued fair on 
their service charge proposition, with 
Alex and Nat Carr garnering around 
$1,200 In 'Biz,' and Eddie Lambert 
knocking down around $1,600. at the 
Music Box. 

This week brings a complete 
change^ hi_. the legit situation. 'Biz' 
walks out, with George KT Arthur's 
'Androcles and the Lion' taking 
the stage at the Playhouse Thur$ 
day (15). There Is nothing new for 
the Music Box, with /Chickens Come 
Home' having been given the chill 
after a try-out. '20th Century,' 
With Gregory Batoff, opens at the 
El Capitan Sunday (18), following 
'Counsellor's' ,excepti<>inal run.;fpr 
this house. ' 

Outstanding opening of recent 
weeks was Belasco and CUrran's of- 
fering of 'Music in the Air,' which 
had Its premiere a,t the Belasco to- 
nlghtr^Only-drawback-to-the-plaji^ 
is its $11,000 nut to crack this first 
week. When production cost has 
been eliminated, play should turn 
In a nice ledger report fbr B-C. 

There Is a bare possibility that 
the Mirror, Vine street house -which 
has tried pictures and vaude . and 
was formerly a leglt house, will take 
on 'Low and Behold,' musical which 
was produced by the Pasadena 
Community Players. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Music in the Air/ Belasco (1st 
week) (C-l,l03-$2.75),. uff to a good 
start tonight, with week likely to 
pujl ln^betwpen j$15j,000 andr$16,O0Q. 
Nut on the first" stahzai' however," 
will set the management back $11,'. 
000. 

'Business Before Ple.a8ure/ Holiy- 
wood Playhouse .(3d week) (C-1,152-. 
$1.65). Take of around $1,200 noth- 
ing to boast about, considering the 
fact that $1,150 comes out. for rent 
and other nut before the cast cuts 
iri. " ^Androcles and • the Libri' suc- 
ceeds Thursday (15). 

'Gounsellor-at-Law/ jEI Capitan 
(8th-final week) (CD-1,571- $1.65). 
Although closing Saturday (17), 
with '20th Century' moving in, Elr 
mer Rice play has been building, 
with last week ah easy $7,000. 

'Nine O'Clock flevue,' Mu.sic Box 
(2d-flnal week) (R-965-$l.C5). . Mu- 
sical failed to hold on, although 
$1,600 take wouldn't have been bad 
if the musicians, stage crew and 
chorus didn't get the first divvy." 
Not certain what will follow this 
co-op. 



-Not-T^o— Legit-Minded 

Tacoma, June 12, 
Pauline Fi-ederlck company tried 
to. wake up legit fans with 'Ilor 
Majesty tfje Widow.' 

Weather too hot, advertising weak 
and rtatives seemingly not much in- 
terested. 

Played in: ' usi- 
ncfls. 



although getting much less than the 
initial week, , virtually doubled the. 
gross of any other drama. Takings 
were close to $12,000. Revival will 
continue another two weeks^ firiiai ' 
date being June 24. Was; aimed for 
a clean-UR until Biroadi^vay. turhed 
tropical. 

The Chicago Opera Co.,. holding 
forth at the Hippodrome at 50 cents 
top, wa:s excellently supported and , 
holds over. Another extended en- 
gagement Is 'Both Your-' Houses,', 
the: Pulitzer prize • Winner, which 
moved Monday from the Barrymore 
to the Guild. 

'Peace" Palace' 
Summer jprodiictlon -venture" at 
the Westcheigter County Center 
theatre. White Plains, opened last 
week and attracted New Tprk's re- 
viewers. First presentation was 
'Peace Palace,' and it . rabies aiS the 
first fall Broadway possibility 
anibng the Summer theiatre .. prod- 
ucts. 

One new shOw this wfeek 'Shoot- 
ing Star,' at the Selwyri. One is 
slated for next week, 'The Ghbst 
Writer,' at the Masque. One slated, 
closing next ^aturdaiy is 'Rlin Little 
Chilluri,' Lyric, but if the,- heat 
doesn't abate by them, the curtain 
may ring down oh half the remain- 
ing shows. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Best.. Sellers,' Moroisco (7th 
week) (C-830r$3..30). Went into the 
red last -week along with nearly all 
others; estimated under $4,000. 

'Biography,^ .Avon (27th week) 
(<ji830-$3.30). . lated off In; three 
weeks; has' been consistent monigy 
maker; dropped to about $6,000. last 
week- 



'Fly :by Nisht;»-Be1mpHtr ^Lasted 
two nights; failed to light up last ' 
Monday.- 

'Gay— Divorce,' ■j-ShubeEt_.-(2ftth.- 
week) (M-l,395,-$3.30). Leaving July 
1; dropped to lowest mark last 
.week, when gross was about $8.000 ; 
lost money, for first time since open- 
ing weeks.' 

'GoodbVe Again/ Plymouth (35th 
week) (C-l,042-$3.30). Also goes to 
Chicago July 1; like other attrac- 
tions was heat, victim; around $3,- 
600. 

'Music in the Air/ 44th St. (30th 
week) (M^l,396-$3.30)> Torrid- 
weather sent gate down .around. 
$8,000; engagement «lated for an- 
other seven weeks; diie in Chleago 
early August. 

'One Sunday Afternoon/ 48th St. 

-a7th_Jwe.ekJ|._XF-968-$3^Qi^^ftet.. 
getting best nioney Memorial Day 
week, takings dropped almpist 50%; 
about $4,000. 

'Run Little ChillUn/ Lyric (16th 
week) (D-l,406-$2.20). Final week; 
cut rate ticket deal got show by 
under $4,000 guarantee; colored, cast 
shpw due out two weeks ago. 

'Shooting Star/. Selwyn. (1st week) 
(GD'.li06T-$3.30). Presented by 
Crosby Galge; written . by Noel 
Pierce and Bernard Schoenfeld; 
opened Monday. 

'Take a Chance/ Apollo (29th 
-week)-^-4r7^0-$3T3fr>T-^lth-Plnk'- 
out, this musical again takes lead- 
ership; lowest gross of $10,000 last 
week should materially Improve. 

'Tattle Tales/ Broadhurst (3d 
week) (R-l,ll«-$3..30). What with 
the heat and 6low .start, «oast revue 
(Pay- Stanwyck) had mild take 
around $6,500 first full .week. 

Repeats ahd Revivals 
'Uhcle Tom's Cabin/ Alvin; re- 
vival's 3d week; Players Club and 
cast on percentage; holdin.g over 
another two weeks. 

'The Climax/ Bijou; 
tonight (13). 

'Both" Your Houses/ GuJld; retlurh 
engagement; moved here from Bai-^. 
rymore Mpnday. 

'Iron Flowers,' Westchester CJoun-' 
try Center, White Plains; presented., 
fay Herbert J. ieberman;. written 
by Cecil Lewis; opened Mondiay; 
'Peace palace' was firist attraction. 

'Of Thee I. Sing/ Imperial;, repeat 
date ended Saturday after heat shot 
gross, 

'June opn,' Ambassador; 
holding over. 

'Another Language,' Waldorf; 
Vi'vai. 

'Yoshe Kaib/ Prospect, Bronx. 
Grand Opera (Chicago Co.), Hi 
pddrome^ 




MGM STUD.I 
CULVER CITY, 



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BltTMOftE ROOF 

(Cascades) 

Neyr York, June 7. 
jlphe top rcJot.entdrtalJiment at $1 
couve'rt ($l.feO oiii Saturdays) holds 
i6rth currently iatop thtd Hotel Bilt- 
. mote in the Casoades TOom with a 
type Of .show that's far ; inore elab 
orate than the . usual run Of hotel 
divjertissertierit^ Aug:men1;lngr the 
Hatbld Stern orchestra, whlcli, his 
bp^n , moved: from' .the .dowhsta'irs 
iauppec" room . (grill), is ani enter-, 
tdlnm^ht . which more, or less . intact 
'cbmes from: the Miami . BUtmore ho- 
tel, the affiliated Bowihan' hostelry. 

iTfoupe ificitidiass Ann PSBiintngton. 
.Tito . Cprali ' Caperton arid Biddle, 
Intone and Vernon, Jjalanda,. :B4rry. 
Devine, Hernandez B?;other3 and 
th,e : Serib.r. Alfred Mani eswir th mar 
rimba band. .- That's plenty of 
sTibw for the '|i OOuyei't. ■ 
■'••'"Barry, DeViAe m.b's '• and tenors 
elfectlvely On his bWh. The StonW. 
and Vernon' adagto foursome top 
the floor show with ' yro'vr terps." 
Tito Coral Is .the radio tenor, 'who 
registers well.. Caperton and Bid- 
Ate, are a class . ballroom tmi'osome: 
.with a dignified handle thit sub- 
stantiates the reputed social, arite- 
.. cedents, tif jthis;:jteaLmii' J^^^^ ia.A: 
JobkOi' ■ wM^ll "g¥t' the Biltmdre old 
boy^ back more; than bnbe. She 
gives but a' sort ' of rumba cboch 
that's plenty ;.oke< -Hernandez 
•Brothers, trio, with accordions, ahd 
the, Alfredo marimba .band fo^ the 
tangos are 'aUernate. musical - bacfc-' 
round.. . , , 

//Arid , Ann .Pennington^^ a pleas- 
arit . surprise, ; Looking as cute 
W^r, the intirtjcte'tbhffries a; cafe' 
floor 'ate not' too' severe: She's, 
enough of a iiamid to piinctuate this 
revue' and^ive. It ac- prominent Iead>, 
off, and: ahft'H ; hipialr. ynA Tiftt«.Hi^ii|l 



_mouglkj:<ii!ie4>Jt)ii^^ 

th,^ Biltmore, xgax^erai^^t was Wl 
concerned over Penny's quallflca-' 
tions for th©.; ebnservatlve ieast i?idel 
hO^cIr but the hoys;-ln- tropical mess 
Jfvjckiets.and.forriial tiei went for her 



le Heirold Sterji.WEXP orches- 
tra Is- still among the tops oh dan-' 
• Siapsttian,. A swank premieriei turn- 
> out shifted the usual tin pan alley- 
*^ convert charge mainstays to the 
walls, but again it is to wonder how 
41re .might he some o.f thiese open 
tngs sans the sorigmen's support. 



Pelhctin Gardens, N. Y, ; 

New Torlj:, June 7. 
This , is ,the> former <CastilIian 
Rbyat," once one f of Al and Jack's! 
spots, .now maestroed by Murray 
Kramier. Latter experienced a 
tough break aft^r heralding Hanna:. 
Williams tor the premiere. She took! 
m;aria didn't phow. It %.is to h&,ye 
been . a twi>-ni^ht ' gd,la, .preceding- 
UrtA on the night- sifter- the' Biker-i 
SchmeUn^ fight, - '*ylth' Jack Demp-; 
sey- aa unofflclial" lure. > ! 

The illness" turned . oiit the Mc-: 
Coy,- as Miss Williams ._l9 in thfii 
Pblyclinic. Ho^pitat Although the 
managen^ent learned., of it at .the< 
llth hour afte.i:^ .having invested ex- 1 
terisively in ad space. Miss Wil-' 
Hams further forti^ed the oocasionj 
by personal hand- written invites to; 
intimated^. 

Hal Hlxon- runs the show; .with| 
Minor and 'KDbt, -ba'llroom. dancers,, 
formerly at the Biltmoire hotel. New; 
York, as .sub-features along with, 
the Joe Candullo orchestra. Lat- 
ter^ as always, dishes up a good: 
Pleischmann Hour Vallee's theatre °? dance compelling Jazzique, 

--bookings^have-beett-i3poradicr^th- -although -he -hasn^t-been, around for 



Rudy'VaHeei 

— - -tiii Vallee;--the -Hotel- tennsylvanijK 
has probably the ace New York 
band draw, tot name value, thlp; 
dummet. Always a • good spot for 
roof biz, more so than during the 
winter season in the grill. This isn't 
.Vallee's first time at this Statler 
hostelry. He's been here before ahd 
has. done well. . - 

With a good ^an.ce style, acquired 
by rib .Ilttle -seasbnlng on one-niters 
this winter and spring, Vallee can- 
dish It out on the hoof with any of 
'em. Because of his Thursday nite 



As sodh ad the ;i>.iEt 'system works 
better, the^acts- may mean ritiore. ' 

Best appeal for the spot is that 
this Pelham Parkway roadhouse is 
some: place to go to for an inexpen- 
sive evening. Both bands are oke 
but the ' colored Hehdersbnlans 
shiver the gals' timbers. The best 
attraction, accoi^dlngly^j is unbilled, 
for the type , of piditrbnage attracted 
the opening night was 'decidedly 
partial to the Lindy Hbp and similar 
type of advanced dancehallblogy. 
The Henderson music gets ' 'em and 
the flips a;nd flaps go t6 town with 
a Lindy Hop that's got more <*n th^i 
ball than the rest of the paid, talent. 
.... ■. ■■ '■ " ^Abel. 

KING'S TERRACE 

New, York, .June 4; 
This is Lou and Dave Schwartz's 
nitery with slidlrig doors and a trick 
entrance a la a/'Fu Stanchu' fllnn 
set. Gbod hOke and s.well showman-, 
ship, including an identifying tag: 
s^rid key ring for the. club riiiembers,. 

Although' a closed door spot, it's' 
been^ advertising Gladys ^Bentley'sj 
advent generously; She's the 
na,ughty Harlem songstress who is^ 
now edifying the bf ays in a much 
more . swank enyironment than in. 
her shifting Harlem retreat. But; 
it'fr- d-questiori- It -she .doesn*t--belong- 
in the native haunt where, .as- a late, 
hour interlude, her rib9.1d doggerels^ 
might be better in accord than in a 
relatively nice room in the- midtown. 
lj>elt. . . ... . ., . , •, 

Al Shayrie is .rii.c. 9-rid .a .prolific: 
sbngSter: Firialiy : has to beg- 6itJ 
po.es, all tl^e tcurrerit;. hotpha, f ayes; 
arid sells, in , per usual, oke mariner.'. 
Shayne's 'been 'arbun'd 't6t some iiriie 
in all ...sbrts ■ oC oaf ea andi .ds ivery! 
much a,t. hom.e. . Klta B,inaud^ a sort; 
of'.a.^rench chanteiise; Edith. M'ur-: 
ray, .ipifinolbgiist,^ and Gweh Mlltte,; 
jai za • tbb fetopli>6r, , plug k ' col o r e d. 
danc^^ comhd rotind-it -Out;-- j 
Apart.' f rbm . ' the- ^xlubibils lyrics,'; 
anybody; interiSst<^ ,;ijri ra Ipwdown; 
sample of ,£(^i :,rhythmp^tlbn . will 
go -fop ;the -Bentlf^ school of song< 
ology. ' ■ 



Head to Foot 



Hollywood, Jiine 12. 

Richard Whiting had been 
limping around' for a week 
with- a bad foot arid finally 
went to a doctor about it. 

He found out that his toriaita 
were in bad shape.. 



DOWNTOWN L A. 





MR YEN 



Los Angeles, Jiine 12. 
Another night spbt beer garden 
With floor show has made , its . apr 
pecirance in the downtown business 

section, the third ih little more than 
two weeks. TivoH, With a continu- 
ous grind policy from noon- to tilos->' 
ing, is now -in its- first week with- & 
fiQor show. and daixce. policy. 
"BbbrHolmaTri^s ' Dfchegtra' is fea- 
tured, , with other acts including: 
Ukulele Myke^ m.o.; Nena and Ted 
Adair,: dancers; American Melody 
Bbys, Valery Varioe, Ross and Ran- 
dal,' a,nd Robertson and DeGramco.; 

Plabe is operated with a view tb 
catching the younger element, with 
no admish or cover icharge.' 



Los Angeles, June 12. 
l^ewest downtown lieer garden 
with fiobr show^ is the Hotel ^tilU 



we ira - S p anish roOm, Just, bpbnedt 
#lb<]lr~ Show- -ia-'Oii- -night ' Giilyr-M'th- 
dandng af ternoons and. early ' ever* 
hings:^ Clai'tk 'Sisters* orohestra ha.^ 
.been engaged for the mat and eve- 
ning dancingt and the Rhythiri 
fClngs', orch 'for 'the main night per- 
forraiances;- " 

Valary Varlce, dancer; Joe Howr 
ard» juggler, and the Blue Sisters^ 
hbdifers, make up the current floor 
entertainment No couvert or minl- 
riium charge. 




!-'iV 



lA pag.e A<i '.<iarrying a lead, ^hfeet ot a i^bng hadn't appioared in Varibtt 
for three 6r.,four ye«lrs, until iBoTjby Crawitord's firin/I^eSylva, Brown & 
Henderson placed a page ad last Week on Lew Bt^own's new song, 
'I've Got to Pass Your House to Get Jto My House'. Crawford states 
that the replies^or special inaterlaVetp.,..9in the. ^opgrhe^^ exceeded his 
expectations ifor ''not only radio and ba^id ,«tct8 have written, flind, \(rlred ia 
for mt^terial. but what surprised Oirawford the most were the, ^umt)er of 
standard . vaude . acts from' whom he h'ear^-^cts cbmHiibiily ' helieved 
passed any practical usefulness as. plugs either' through retirement ' 
existing conditions; - 

Crawford saw in the true-type yaude acta' interest < an . unsuspected 
determination to keepi Abreast of thinga, probably rehearsing constantly. 
Just in case. Crawford was particularly anxious not to run his ad until 
all hl's special >mateFi(il w&s. ready, canceling a reservation one week to 
postpone it until the following on the theory he ^idh't want to t>e ciiught 
unawares if.' the; response for the ape'olal stuff was heavy. ^' ' '.''*' 

. Herb li^arple, head of ^hbrnaan, ; Clay, Frisco music pubs, is- "in Ij'ew 
York on ;a;ibrti>ight's stay amoiig 0tW: things to. aet a diistrib.d^ai wjij^h 
MD^ and al^b .to pos the .S^P,. claim ipigai^st, Rbbbins'i 'ilqld 

M'e* for aUeijfed copyright ihfri^ Shermkn Clay's number ia titled 

'Oriental I^^y.e p'reams,' wHlchi.^.staie«!a. Maffple*: firm, was about tp . re- 
vive, in line with the recent ttend itb . resurrect past song: hits, until 'Hold 
Me' pbpped up as Bobbins' No. 1 song. . 

On the MDS deal,. Sherman, Cla;y,N^hp. also do, a- music jobbing. biZi on 
the coast, would like tb arrange fbr^MDS. to handle SC^s eastern shipping. 

•■ ■' ' ' ' ' " ' ' 

Warner Bros, publishing group is . spotting. technical public'itl'cJn 
rights in one or another of its music' pub sirbsilis= in brd^r to eqiialfzo 
^he. AseAp;rlrattiH^g:T)rTaayha3rs-fficf6as-6^ With ^emick's MnFab- ~ 

corded the copyright ownership o< the' 'Aolddlgkers' songs. " Wltiriai-ka 
feels it has enough to iget it into. A A classification albrig with Ifieriin. 
Harms and Feist j ; -Harms is also a WB subsid.' 

When . Paramount bbws . out .of . Famous Music Co.," which is 60-60 owhed 
>wlth .-lyB, Warn^ritea throw,. iicturb -songs tc Famous just ad' i*ar 
did with its, big screen musicals. , ^ ' • • ■ : ;. 

.... ■ . .1 tVl»:l ■ • 'j.. I .. ■ .. I. , \- ... 

Sid Lipi>biart;'whb compbae'd lthi riiusictor 'A Pool In tbve* is ffla 
musical,^* — — .^-^^i- — .... _ » 

requeata 
which ibear 




number '(^nt. ofi,, ;ji^eiiine: Tonight' Cl?)v 



the one- nite dates predominating 
for economic and .bther reasbns, 
taking him out as tar west as Ohio 
:and Illinois, through Pennsy, Vir- 
ginia,, south and. into. New England, 
•but always with ei 'must' return to 
New York by Thursday noon for a 
rehearsal. 

Alice Faye warbles, with the or- 
chestra although VaJlee does plenty 
of' vocaling himself; so much so 
that he'll probably have tb cut down. 
OOuvert is '76c for dinner, '$1 ahd. 
$1.50 after the show, iattefr on Sat 
urdaya. 



Reggie ChUds 

Childs is f rom^ .the . Coast. He was 
at the El Cortez hotel,, ^an i)iego, 
although east before. Now installed 
-i-^-iiw-iitendrtk Hudson room of the 
Hotel :R0bs4velt,>>a> sort -of sum'riier 
■i;arden effect ort -the .riiezzanme floor 
,WiIth palms .'n'l .everything giving, it 
^n L. A. •Cbco^nu.t |^|-ovish., aspect: 

it's -a nipe ;f iimmei^ roorti with \ 
plenty of ventiliatibn and an attrac- 
tive envlronriieht where Ghlids" urti: 
covers acceptabl'e' ' danstipation fOr' 
the youngish • pati^bnage- this spot 
draws. No cbuyert but. a $1.60 sup- 
per menu which covers .eyerything; 
That $3 a couplb'tor a. supper spot 
means lots of competition; for the 
other nlteries, " Abeh 



Hollywood Be6r Gardens 

PelhiEm, N. 'Y., June id. 

■Joe Moss has ' fechnstefted his 
Hollywood Gardens the '•Hollywood 
Beer Gardens and is going ailter a 
Feltman'a type of patronage at pop 
-=6eale;=with=a-*75c=-mlriimum=-check- 
per person which covers a club din- 
ner or supper. Or, otherwise, It 
must . total at the rate of IBc pec 
glass of beer, sandwiches 20c, and 
a 'kindred pop scale. 

Since the capacity is 3,500-4,000, 
the management ctin dp handsomely. 
There are two bands, Fletcher Hen- 
derson and Earl Gafp&nteir's, Also 
4-.s¥ipw of some'soi't, w.ith.a suqces-, 
diovi of nondescript variety turns. 



some time. He was formerly a 
staple in Atlantic City and Long 
Island resort spots. There's a WOR 
wire which should help establish 
this Pelham. Parkway roadhouse. 
Nb couvert, but'a' $2 arid $3 riiini- 
mum check per person. 

The former outdoor gardens 
which Al and Jack essayed, a la 
Woodriiansteh Inn, is now a golf 
driving range, -which probably helps 
take the spot off the nut a little. ° 
If. the heat keeps up and with 
the beer thing nb reason for Pel- 
ham Gardens not getting its share 
of the. motor trade. Abel. 



Victor Vienna Gardens 

(Century -of Progress) 

' Chicago, June 12. 

Lbbated al the far erid of the mid 
way, ^ Victor Vienna Gardens will 
have : a hard struggle to attract the 
.mob, .who in oirder . tp reach the 
yienria. must pass Pabst iCasino and 
Old Heidelberg. ' 

Vienna Gardens is bperiated by- 
Victor. Denanhofer; who had a -sim-' 
liar establishment at the World's 
Faii^ iri 1893. Denanhofer has been 
in and out Of the local cafe field 
since then. For the past;several years 
he has been operating a bakery. 
Eddie Sheasby, one-rtime, arranger 
for Paul Whiteman. is 'partnered in 
the venture and is featured with his 
band aS the attractlori. 

Band, is an. acceptable, combina- 
tion leaning towards sweet music, 
with the arrangements running to 
symphonic type. Sheftsby leads the 
Combination in a musiclaniy fash- 
ion, omits the hoorah showmanship. 
-While^other -spots-==arei-=-featuring 
fashion shows, singers and other 
types of floor entertainment, the 
Gardens will depend on dancing. 
Most of the people - who visit the 
beer gardens at, the Fair do. so in 
order to take a load off their feet. 
Pancing.is something, they miay not 
want. , .It's their rest peripd., and 
Victor Vienna may have to" do 
sbmethihg about this angle. 

Construction of the Garden.q ha»q 



EXPO NO HELP 




Chicago,. June 1,2. 

'With few exceptions, business the 
past fortnight in the local nite clubs 
and cafes has been poor. This has 
discouraged some impreaarioa,. while 
panicking others. Admittedly the 
beer- gardena, Pabat . Blue. Ribbon 
Casino, Old Heidelberg, and Schlitz 
Gardena, with a combined capsusity 
upwa,rd to 5,000 peraona, plua 
'Streeta j;>f Parla,^ have been taking 
the edge off the placea outalde tlie 
World's Eair grounds. These spots 
have done very well. 

-Cafe- men hope- the next couple of 
weeks will see an improvement. 
Otherwise some closings will prob- 
ably result. 



EDDIE JACKSON'S PLACE 



Popular Entertainer Opening Own 
Resort in Brooklyn This Week 



At 846" St John's Place, corner" of 
Nbstrand avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., is 
.Kddle Jackson|s Tavern. It's a three- 
story building and Eddie's own. He 
is using all floors. 

The Tavern is on the atreet. level; 
with the Rendezvbua just above. On 
the second story, .-riil be a floor, ahow, 
with Eddie - in charge and, taking 
part, 

Big Opening will take uP two 
nights; Friday and Saturday^ June 
16-17. 

Brooklyn is Eddie Jacksbn's home 
town, He is of the former Clay tori, 
Jackson' and purante trio. Recently 
Eddie, al-ways among the most popu- 
lar bf entertainers, had a long run 
as a single entertainer alt the Para- 
mount C^rlH, New York. 



the orchestra located in a wing of 
the outdoor section with less than 
half=the=patrons "able='to "Bee"=thBmr 
which will work to a disadva-ntage^ 
Probabilitlea are that the entire 
scltenie of the venture will be 
changed before many days pass, 
with an element . of showmanship 
being injected which at the present 
is lacking. 

Attendance for- the band's opening 
was poor, consisting mostly of 
new.qpaper and radio friends, all 
cuJfing it„ OdII, 



Society .dWldehd money -i^ith reservations, 
clalmmg enti^^ent to:AA:clais!^^ 

g)i-raed tiopyrlghts.;: Suit la threatened.;, Ohe suit is already pbndiiie by 
Jlobblna vs ASC.AP. dating. Wi. to a iechnlci^ demotioj frorS ClaL Z 
to p over. the . proper ownership of Copyrighta. ,n. 

Tlje. big league, piualc'pub pan bi-ekijfi'.even if selUrig, 4,000 coDles of shceh 

Som'th^s^:ny.'^'- That'a^SOP t»i^^^^ 

a .fit and P«at Catalog as a by-product. This flgurea 

$3o2L' a^^'^fK^^l'!' ^^^^^ P^b's nut is abound 

zone Society , money, etc^ take^ him, but of the ,daV^r 

,HoweYer,,th^t;>l.bod'copie^;a d^ ^3„.t ^asy theset 

Sek"in^'&S*!?''' - *»»M«5t.hM been planting copy on him- 
checkin ^"^^^^ there would be L 

h..n5f *^ front of the l»arambunt fN Y) brtie« 

farre onTpTSlJk som^ VS"' ' ^''^ tL" Jazz Va^" ^e! 
Of the^^ini'SnM,*^rV«^^^ T'^^ - — 

^Jllght uptrend in music biz la noted by the Jobbers. More stuff turn- 

Coming at-thla time of the season the margin of UDned'hi 
with uncommon favor as an omen tor the fufure? • 

de^^aTielf ilf with'^^un?^^^ eolo-pianist. la 



Mormon Town Going for 
Panze Roadhouse Show 

. ^ajf I^ak? City, Ju;ie 12. . 
. P^FI^Phed PAnsy show at Tait*^ 
cafe, .San Francisco, wherein Rae 
BourJ)on. and .Wa .'Boy^ Will. .Be 
Glrla show were given a free, ride 
to the S. .F» . wg^men'a court la now 
booked hero into. Coon Chicken Inni 
Salt. , ,L4ke .,0ity roadhouse,! indef J 
Bourbon ia, top^bUled.and pUbUcIa- 
ing, the show under same name aa 
in west coast town. 

Show hasn't been bothered by 
sheriff's office, and the natives are 
taking to the . entertainment big. 
. In Frisco, Bourbon et al. were 
discharged. 



B.B.B. at Garron 

Bobby >Berman-(BBB), who came 
from Hollywood to "open as m, c. 
at the Monte Carlo on Broadway 
and who closed in two weeks and 

JWA days=<=with-mbney--d ue-=himHls 
m.c'ing the El Garron which Rafel 
Aleva is nianaging. 

Aleva had the room when Rariion 
and Rosita ran it It's riow a ho]t- 
chaspot with Maxweili' Otto Malde; 
Kenny and Lewis,' 'Bbrinle Poe,- % 
floor show and the Buddy Wagner 
orchestra holding forth. -Hbw^ard 
Deighton and Gene Bell S^tagedl 
GoifVert.Jl. 



ROAD HOUSES' CHARGES 
Ip SWf UP (fflEeK 



. , the New/Y(irk 
roads this sUmmef in the places of 
large capafeity is to drop the mint- 
mum cha!rge tb 76 cerits. For that 
amount all the beer you cih drink 
during the evening is promised 
any . on,e person. : 

That uses up th^ rnlnimum imme- 
diately. Scheme appears to be that 
therefore, that anything else ordered, 
besides beer will go on the check 
with the expectation that the check 
would cLulckly exceed, the former ii 
minimum charge of last summer. 



EABL BRONSON m CHI CAFE 

Chicago, June. 12, 
Earl Bronson arid Irene Rene* 
.wiil-head=the-flooir-show-at-the=GaEo== 
de la Paix on i)earborn street, This 
is the former Coffee Dan's brought 
back to life by Morty Hyman, 

Spot will get going June 15> 
Former Coffee Dan atmosphere and 
style will be eliminated. Seven 
■pietie orchestra and^ .four specialty 
•turris will be used. ,Nb' cover charge 
but probably a: ■nomi'nal minimum 
check requirement. ■ 



TaeeSuf, Jane 13, 193S 



M ■ $ I C 



49 Muskiaiis Out on Sub-Scale; 
PetriDo Sez 'Just a Beginnn^' 



Chicago, June 12. 
James > presiaent of thfe 

Chicago Musicians li'iiioni Is bearlniE: 
down heavily , against ,. members 

found guilty of under-scaling.' Some 
49 musicians including several, leadf 
ers were expelled from the union in 
a stormy session before the trial 
board .. last week. Mexican . band 
booked for 'Old Mexico/ concession 
at the World's Fair wai9 kicked out 
bodily. Howard XeRoy of Cafe de 
Alex was another victim. 

Petrillo is on a rampage against 
under-scaling. He states, 'This busi- 
ness has been going on Jong enough. 
It's timie to stop it if I have to re- 
organize the union.' Essence of 
Petrillo'B comment on the situation 
Is that the musicians working for 
sub-scale weren't fooling anybody 
by their clever tricks of covering up 
or giving rebates. Expulsion of the 
49 members last week ways charac- 
terized by the union leader as 'Juiat 

"ia beginning' in his fight to Show 
that the rate of compensation can- 

'liot be conveniently forgotten.. 
On Rampage: 
Several weeks ago the Musicians 
Union expelled Chiarley Straight and 
fined him |6',00d. At the same time 
and in the same case HoAvard .Os-: 
borne, at that time head of the Chi- 
cago CBS artists bureau, was der 
prived of his union membership. 
Since then Osborne is out at CBS. 
Under-scaling . has been wlde- 

' spread In .cKlcago by more or less 

nBOmmon Ttfi6wle"dB<E"TSf ter-repi6at€i^^ 
Tirarnings. to the membership, Pe- 
trillo started his present drastic 
campaign some - weeks ago.:— While 
the union has sometimes given per- 
mission to certain ..contractors to 
make ■ special deals where circum-^ 
stances warranted, - this has been 
•only permitted with the express and 
specific permission of the union. 



MSKERS UNITE VERSUS 
RECORD PRICE CUTTERS 



Los Angeles, June 12. 

The three major phonograph re- 
corders/- Victor, Columbia and 
Brunswick, have, ihade an agree- 
ment not to supply any morie discs 
to dealers in this territory who cut 
below the standard price. 

At the same time, discounts to. 
studios have been discontinued, folT 
lowing the revela,tion that many of 
'this lots were purchasing records 
at a 26 to 60% reduction for indi- 
viduals, in addition to the regular 
music department needs. Brunswick 
is the only one of the trio that had 
previously refused to give studios 
discounts. 



-■~Rpmberg~-is-dickeElng .with attor- 
neys for the picture producers for 
a. minimtim basic agreement. .be- 
tween film companies and ditty 
deylisers. !with L. Wolfe Gilbert 
as chairman, a western council of 
the songwriters bias been holding 
mieetings to discuss whiat should be 
incorporated in this istandard con 
tract. 

Miisik^rs will seek screen credit 
on any picture where two or more 
songs are usied. Point , pow being 
mulled has to do with the right of 
producers' who are without pub 
lijshing. afflllations to participate In 
royalties of ^umbers in their pic- 
tures.- 

Western council of SPA Includes 
Harry Warren, Charles Daniels, 
-Bert Kalmar, Arthur Freed, Al- Von 
Tilzer and Edward Eliscu. ^ 



BENABD BAimiUPT 

Jaciquies ReiiiEtrd, radio maestro, 
has gone the voluntary bankruptcy 
rout J, admitting debts of $3,965 and 
1260 in assets. 

Benard. filed the petition from his 
home at 99-19 Herrick Aye.. Forest 
Hills, If.. I., under his name in prl 
vate life, Jacob Stavlskl. 



Fat Eennedy-Benii(!i^ir(; 

Chicago, June 12. 

Pat Itennedy has left Sen Betnie's 
orchestra after three years as solo- 
ist. Kennedy received a great build, 
up over the radio from Bernie 
Tenor hopes to go it alone. 

Meanwhile, Jackie Heller is back 
.With Bernie. 



Eassell Spotted on Coast 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Art Kassell's orchestra opens at 
the Marigold gardens. Culver City; 
on June 20, with a large floor show 
headed by Jean Malln. 

Show will be staged by' X^roy 
iPrinz. 



KAPP IN L. A. FOR CEOSBY 

Hollywood, June 12. 
Jack Kap p. Brunswick's, recording 



1. is here for several weeks. 
He'll supervise the cutting of 
some new Blng Crosby sides. 



Ted Lewis opens June 29 at the 
I>ells, Chicago, for eight weeks, suc-r 
eeeding Guy Lombardo, who returns 
to the PavilUon Royale, New York, 
Lombardo will hit the expo city 
^fsnin lator in llie summer. 



Fields Family's Spot 



When and if Dorothy Fields 
and. Jimmy McHugh go out. as 
a songwriting team on one of 
three offers they halve from 
Charlies R. Rogers (Para- 
mount). United Artists or 
•Metro, it will have the entire. 
Fields family to California 
With t^® exception of Lew 
(Weber and Fields)^ pere. 

Joe Fields and Herb Fields,- 
her brothers, are already on 
the 'coast on the RKO and 
Metro lots, respectively writing 
dialog for the 'Rio' and 'Holly-^ 
wood Party* musicals. 



Songwriters Hay 
Become Members 
OfWraers^fiuild 



Hollywood, June 12. 
Laurence W. Beilensoii, attorney 
for the Screen Writers' Guild, flew 
to New York to confer with Sigr 
mund Romberg and other ofiicials 
of the Songwriters' Protective As- 
sociation regarding the entrance of 
the western members of SPA in 
the-scennrlstB* hndy. _1_ .^^^ 



PUTTER DEBUT 

Dick iPowcll to Brunswiok-~Bing 
Crosby's Disk Chores 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Dick Ppwell makes his debut as a 
Brunswick recording artist with two 
tunes from Warners* 'Gold Diggere 
of 1933.* which weire cut out on the 
Coast last week. 

Blng Crosby also ma,king a num- 
ber, of sides. Including bne of 'My 
Love,' by Victor Young, which has 
been restricted— for 13 weeks by 
Harms to Young's own use. platter 
will be cbld-storaged until then. 



$8,000 FOR 8 NITES 
FOR WARING IN A.C 



Some Cafe Men Afraid Chicago 
Over-Expanded on Expo Hopes 



Back to Ea^ 

Hollywood. June: 12; 
. Sonny Brooks, local i>and- 
ieader, wanted monici;er 
with more class when he wont 
into the Club Ballyhoo, so he 
became Sherwood Beasley. 

Happens to be his 
name, 

-r-From . yARiETTT's If olti/topod. 
BulJetin. 



timers iva.ude-8h6w_hece-ai; jnidniglit. 
June 24.. 

Chic Sale and Trlxle-Frlganza will 
Play a return.; haying participated in 
tiie first vaudie revival staged Mem 
orial day. Numerous ' other vets.- of 
vaude are ezpiected to participate. 



Coast Tmiesters Busy 



Hollywood, June l2; 

In .addition to the score of 'Ro- 
man Scaindals,' Harry ' Warrieh arid 
Al Dubln will write two songis for 
''Nana,' first' Anna Sten production 
for", Goldwyn. 

Richard ,.. Rodger s arid .Lorenz 
Hart have written 'Dancing Lady,' 
themer for the Joan Crawford-Rob- 
ert' Montgomery-Clarke Gable pleat 
Metro.. Arthur Freed and Nacio 
Herb Brown are doing the remain- 
ing music and lyrics in the picture. 

Will Jason and Val Burton have 
been assigned to 'Preferred List,' 
singing short at Radio. 

Gordon and Revel are here look- 
ing around on spec. 



SOVIET MUSIC AWABDS 

Mpscow, May -29., 
Six musical child prodigies have 
been rewarded with sums ranging 
from 3,000 to 4,000 rubles by .tliie 
Council of People's' Comnilssars in 
a decree front-paged throughout the 
country. 

The recoghltibn is, of course, in- 
tended to encourage youthf ill talent 
and to indicate the Kriemlln's 
fatherly interest in its growing 
generation, 

HOTEL'S COtXEGE BAirp 

Los Angeles, June 12. 
Arcady, class Wilshlre hlvd. 
hotel, goes supper club June 24 
with a collegiate band and a BOc 
cover. 

orchestra, off the U: C^ L, A, 
camiiuB, is headed by Larry Kilius 
and was booked by David Hillman. 



.^Lippman^pnganking. 



Los Anigeles, June 12, 
iSld Lippman, who has a year's 
contract with the Ambassador as 
musical director^ Is gathering to- 
gether a band which will open at the 
CocOanut Grove August 1, with a 
name leader waving the baton, 

Charles Bradshaw. has left Ray- 
mond Paige to Join the Lippman 
oombo ,n« hot-tuno .n)innpf^r. 



Due to Fred Waring and. his 
Pennsylvaniiaris being, compelled to 
return to New York everey Wed- 
nesday for the Old; Gold broadcasts, 
Johnny O'Connor is routing the 
band to dip in and out of the big 
town on dance, dates. 

For this reason ^iily 1-4 and July 
2S-30 will see those eight dates at 
$l.POP .:a night for. Warin at the 
Gateway Casino, Atlantic City. 
Other bookings are on similar spor^ 
adic appiearances. The A. C. octet 
for 18,000 Is protected by half of 
the . money beln|; put up In advance. 



Another for OIAh 



Beverly Hills, Cal,, June 12. 
Beverly HUls Little Theatre for 

PrnfftHHln n ia.lii will fttAgft nnntlntr nid- 



HERE AND THERE 



bah Aiimundei** Vagabonds play 
ing .at Lyndhursi Pavilion, Snyder's 
Lake, outside Troy, N. T. 

Charles Bbulanger's orciiestra, 
formerly at the. Park Central hotel, 
N< Y., to Ocean View Park, Nor- 
folk, Va., with a WGH wlrei 



NAME BANDS Q.T 




Chicago, June 12.: 
the • majority- - -dance 
orchestras now In town ftre com- 
posed of members of the Chicago 
musicians' local. Vincent Lopez, 
Leo Reisman, Buddy Rogers, Bernie 
Cummins, Jan Garber and . other ag- 
gregations nominally non-Chicago 
in classification have only a hand- 
ful of out-of-town musicians. 

Economy ezplaiiis this. Firist the 
riilci that cbmpels the leader to pay 
ji O% more for •mo mbers^of^<>thep-lO- 



Chicago; 
Bobby M^t^ker's orchestra sud- 
denly was yanked ouv of the BIst 
marcic Hotel last week and a six- 
piece aiggrekatibn headed by Verne 
Back substituteC. Over 60% econ- 
omy .was thereby effected. 

Locally the action of ihe Bismarck : 
was taken a telltale of what will 
happen in many spots unless the 
doldrums of the .past three weeitS 
are ended by an influx of out-of- 
town spenders. Up to now the 
World's Fair has betr. great for the 
World's Fair and nohody else.' 

Right now the Dells, Lasallc Roof, 
Pulmer House, i:id Edgewater 
Beach appear to be out front in the 
highly competitive nite life of this 
burg so far as'.the sipots outside the 
exposition are. concefned^ All the 
restaurants within the fair grounds, 
Pabst Casino, Old Heidelberg, Cafe 
de Alex, Schlitz Gardens, and Victor 
Vienna Gardens ap>pear to be ^oing 
excellent, and . consistent JtradC-and 
with eivery prospect of. banking 
money in wheelbarrows. 

Too Soon to Know 
Whole story cannot be written on 
a. basis of two weeks, but the first 
fortnlj^hi o^ .the exposition; has .cer- 
tainly had a defiationary Influence 
upon the optimism of ,rome eafe 
men here. Right now with the nite 
life expanded four, times its normal 
self^ the fear has. been bom that- 
capitol sunk ' in making ready for 
happy days may not be gilt edge- 



-cals-terids-to; favor-Chicago-iBiusU 
clans. Secondly^ the tendency of 
many name bands ..has been to re- 
trench and reorganize morejor less 
quietly and" iii ' the direction orf e- 
duced payrolls dropping their high- 
priced soloists for ' cheaper .substi- 
tutes. 



L A. Bands Switch 



Earl Burtiett who lias organized, 
a new band under his own name Is 
at the Gunther hotel, San Antonio, 
and moves shortly to Cincinnati. 
Meanwhile the remnants of his 
former organization under Jess 
Kirkpatrick la the so-called Buddy 
Rogers orchestra alternating be- 
tween the College Inn and the Pabst 
Blue Ribbon Casino at the World's 
Fair. 



Louis. Panico gets. a . berth at the 
World's Fair as one of the dance- 
hall units. 



- Pali! Specht is on a New England 
barnstorming dance tour. 



Freddy Engel-Chuck Miller or- 
chestra back at Taylor's grill. Lake 
Luzerne, N. Y., for eighth consecu- 
tive summer. 



Los Angeles, June 12. 

Band changes . in L, A. include 
Huey McCarthy now at Lake Ar- 
rowhead; Brick English at Valencia 
Balhroom, Santa Ana; Callie Holden, 
Laguna Beach ballroom; George 
Redmond, Ship cafe, Venice; Harry 
Owens,^ -Antlers.^--liotel;_JColorado 
Springs, Colo., starting June 20. 

A band yet to be selected follows 
the George Pemberthy combo, into 
Venice, Calif., ballroom next week. 

Peggy Gilbert's girl's orchestra 
playing tea-time .music at the new 
Tivoli cafe, L. A., and Charles Jos- 
lin is at the Silver Spray ballroom, 
Long3each._. , :. .. 

iiOU Singer's band furnishing the 
tunes aboard the S. S. Panama, 
pleasure schooner which alsp broad .- 
casts, out of Santa. Monica. 

BAIIDS MOVINa IH 

Guy Lombardo returns to the Pa- 
vilion Royale, Long Island, early in 
July, and Pancho has replaced Eddy 
Duchin at the Central Park Casino. 
Isham Jones will again be at the 
Ambassadior hotel, Atlantic City, 
this summer. CBS will etherize 
him. 



iii v estm e hts af t er all: Howev e r, boy s 
e holding i>ft iintir tff ter Uuiy 4"to" 
make up their minds more coiuilu- 
slveiy.. 



RIVIERA'S EMBARGO ON 
NON-FRENCH MUSICIANS 



London, Jiine.; . 

Fillioux, managing director .of-' 
Palm Beach Casino, Cannes, inti- 
mated to Ralph Dean, the- London 
agent, that the Frenchr Ministry of 
Labor has refqsed. to grant p^-. 
mits to imported acts. Dean has 
Jack Harris and his band, from the 
Cafe de Paris, booked at the Ca-' 
sind . for- the summer aeasom Chlc - 
Endor and Charlie Farrell are an- 
other act booked there. Dean is In 
touch with the American Eioobassy 
in London regarding the situation. 

Funny part is that Dudos, the 
head of Deauville Casino, has Roy 
Fox' and his band booked there for 
a season from Aug. 12, but he has 
confirmed the contract 'Without 
raising any difilculty. 



Helpless Society on Song Sheets 



Those Be song sheet peddler^ are flanking thve Strand oh Broadway 
with a special edition of the 'Gold Diggers^ (WB film) lyrics which 
seem to be selling well with exiting film fans, and unquestionably dent 
the prospective sheet music; Sales. The same thing happened when '42d 
Street* held foirth at the Strand when a special edition of these Warren 
and Dubin tunes— aloiig with many other pop hits— were unlawfully sold 
oh the Streets adjacent to the tiieatre. 

Music men bum iat this plagiarlsttc practice but seemingly the Amer- 
ican Society of Composers, Authors and- Publishers, as the copyright 
assignee, which should have the situation under control, is apparently 
helpless. It has been a Mostly procedlng for the Society to make ex^ 
amples through legal prosecution against the song sheet sharks off and 
on, but they crop up repeatedly^ 

The audacity of the lyric sheet sharpshooters is appalling. It smacks 
of out and out racketeering, but efforts to curb the chiseling have met 
with indifferent success. When arrested the sheet salesman usually 
has the alibi that some nondescript individual delivers the sheets to 
him. He usually answers to the name of Joe or Mike and nothing else. 
When and If a Joe or Mike is ever taken Into custody they,.;iri turn, 
never know the source of the sheets: 
- iiaw - Bpeciflcally^ pgovides , f or, the„..sou^ 

the printer^ iand calling for the s61zufe of all Plates, etc. Efforts alont; 
these lines have met with little success. Racket has been extended into 
Canada and while Gordon V. Thompson, Canadian rep for the ASCAP, 
has been able to effect ibome more legislation, and also has enlisted the 
aid of civil authorities, there too his succe.ss has been very much limited. 

New York tin pan alley Hes grouse at the sdhg sheet chiselers also 
parking themselves in. front of the Paramount building which houses 
the home blBces of the ASCAP and the MPPA, and there sell their 
Illicit sheets under the very noses of the Society and the Music Pub-' 
li.sliors' ProtooHvp AsnooIatJon aiifhorltlrs. 



Idea Triplets 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Next headliner short at Radio will 
exploit the same song idea> done by 
three different sets of writers. Harry 
Akst and Edward Ellscu will devise 
a musical comedy type of . ditty; 
Charles Daliens and Harry Tobias 
will turn out the pop kind of num- 
ber, and a yet-to-be-selected pair 
of colored writers will deliver a red 
hot scat song. 

Lou Brock is supervising the 
effort. 



Medal for 'Bird' 

Hollywood, June 12, 
Max Steiher, musical director |it 
Radio, has been notified that he was 
awarded the Austrian prize for the 
best symphonic compdsitloh of the 
year oh his scoring of 'Bird of Para- 
dise'. 

Picture was given top laurels by 
the Concordia society of Vienna as 
the best ctnemagraph effort of the 
past-yiMir.' , 



One of the Mew York lUontlc 
Aces Is 

LEON BELASCQ 

Who. -with hie orchcBtru 
provides melloW music' from 
ihi St. MOritz Iloof and. via 
WABC. Of course lio fca- 

"Hold Me" 

"Love Sopot of the Nile" 
"Sweetheort, Darlln' " 
"I'm Thru Snylhg I'm Thru" 
"Hold Your Man" 
''Let's Make Up" 

ROBBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
■III 199 SEVENTH AVENUE 
III! . ^- NEW YORK * III! 



VARIETY 




Pegler on a Cdimuust 



By WESTBRpOK PEGLEll 

In Walter Winchelt's inside, coat pocket, carelessly held in a card 
case, is a nice collection of soft soap spilled over Winchell in the very 
nice way of Damon Runyon. If Winchell can halt a bystander long 
enough, the victim is made to read the Ruriyon stuff on Winchell. Wir^ 
phell enjbys: it so much that he often asks the bystander io read it aloud, 
because Winchell can't believe his eyes. 

We^ibrooic Pegler has a nice way of writing, too. Th&tisarids anS 
thousands of newspapjer redders have learned to think ioery jiighly of 
th&. Chicago *Tribune\ syndicated voting iice. 

Mr. Pegler one day a few days ago wrote one of his daily columns. 
The Pegler Column was, about coluninisis: Pegler called it a sport writer 
talking to himself, but you have difficulty in recognizing any stort 
Aoriter it fits. The first hasty cbnclusipn is that the Pegler interview 
.seems to fit rather a Broadway colnmnisir maybe any Broadway col- 
u/ninist. 

; For fear Walter, me boy, failed to see. Mr. Peglefs contribution it is 
here submitted, as it's quite well kiiown in the night clubs . of New York 
Where stews assemble tliat Winchell's first crack Tuesday morning is: 

'J wonder what that louse Variety has in this week about me.' 

With Winchell inviting some of the bystanders to read the Runyon 
essay over in person there's d chance, he will also be. informed jiist whom 
iir. Pegler had in mind. 

(From the New York * vening Post') 

A sport writ€)r Interviews hlmselt after the fashion; 

Oh, how I love iny beautiful^ . darlingr: wife and kiddies. .1 am one df 
the best husbands in the world. And fathers^ too. Some husbands, and 
fathers keep, these things in the bosom of the family, but It is a business 
: jiirith JniB,.andlI-blilb..iitallidye^ 

IJello, sweetheart. Here Is a kiss for you. I am sellingr this kis£< to 
the customers for three cents a copy; ten cents on Sunda.ys. Don't forr 
get to .give little Shirley her spinabh tonight. I have your photpgn^^ph 
in the drawer beside me, d&tling. In my watch, too. Also in my hat. 
Hello, Shirley, darling! Toilr papa sends you a. kiss. . Your, pap- loves 
you. Papa loves' baby. X$n't that original, darlltig? 

Sometimes I get disgusted when p«bple ihlnic I ani hard boiled and 
blase and cynical, People are. al-v^ys thinking about me. Oh> why does 
everybody think, about .me. an the -time? And why do people think. I am 
conceited and stuck up trhen I am one of the most democratic and kiiid 
hca.r.ted and fatnlly Ibying people in all the. world? Even if I am stand- 
ing on. the pinnacle of success^ am always 'vrillihg t' lend a helpinis 
hand to those who afe stnigglin^ in the battle o£ life 



iThis. is^ the-e7-$at--hum.anit;apian-inr^me,--althoughr-^^ 



tell it, you wouldn't know It. I used, to be one of the humble class, my 
self,, once, before -I became so successful.. 

. But is it worth while to. .be fl. gr eat ma n? . Sometimes. I wonder, da ri-. 
ilng. 

^ .1 .must remember to write something nice about George Washington. 
He deserves it, even froni me. WiEilnuts grow on trees. Shakespeare 
died at the age Of .fifty.. 

ilWher clever, I thought.^ I mean what Izzy Blotz, the featherweight 
.;fighter, said to the elevator , boy at the Garden the other night. 

'Hello,' piped l(lotz, 'I see you have your; upB and downs.' 

Wonder , if is true. I mean about what I . mean. I mean about that 
rumor what I mean. It certainly will prove wha| I mean if I mean what 
I mean. 

A certain party has been writing poison pen letters about me. And 
. .the party is. known*. Jealous of my success, that's all. 

I am so important that a gret^t many people Write poison pen letters 
about me. But what they forget is that I love my wife and ki<'diea. 

Hello, darling, here, is' another kiss for you (tiiree cents dnily;. ten 
cent a on- Sundays). , ^ _ ^_ ^ 

Tily gooHness, iiow the .mon^^^^ 

dh, wefll,. if .you wiant .to be an hoiiest, featiesis and a big, outstanding 
"sHccess7"y olTHa^^ a tfrave bodyguard so 'yoii^wiinnot l^T'^Tappe^ 

on the nose. Bodyguards cost, money, but wlicin I need money I Just kiss 
my darling wife and' little Shirley in print and meet the pay roll. 

Butch Butcher certainly is a grand jguy - and a. true pal. One of the 
sweetest pals in the world.. They call him a racketeer. The big bankers, 
that is. But they don't know wh&t a grand. guy and a true pal he is. 
._Whil$lthgy: iiris -tob.bihg the- 'pbdr people,"' he! robs^.the" rich. They jsay lie. 
icjcs his mother. 

But they don't, tell you that he kicks her with his • right- foot. And 
Butch is left-footed. .Rope, is made of hemp. 

I must remember to put the blast on Pontius Pilate. There was a 
dirty coward,, if .there ever. was one, I am not afraid to speak out, let 
the chips fall where they may. 

That certainly was nice of President Roosevelt! to write me that boost- 
ing letter telling me how much he liked my stuff. I wrote him, saying, 
'I certainly hope- you. have, a successful .a^dministration,' . and he- wrote 
back out of a clear sky, 1 cannot, find words to express my opinion of 
your stuff.' 

What is life, after all? A guttering candle. A flickering flame, a cast 
of the dice. A -wee deoch and doris, 

Hello, sweetheart, here is another kiss for you (three cents a copy to- 
day). Doii't forget to give little Shirley her spinach, dear. 

Benedict Arnold certainly was a dirty bum. 

Henry the Eighth was a king of England. 

Good night> sweetheart. 

(Gopyright, 1933,. Chicago Tribune) 



Douglas. .Used Nyhip- 

W. A. S»' Dou^lias, well-known 
Chicago correspondent for eastern 
newspaper?, revealed by Chicago 
'Herald- Examiner' as the man 'Who 
horsewhiiE>ped Jack Whitohouse, lo- 
cal ba:nker,-the night of June 2 at 
• the Four Arts ball, staged In the 
'Streets of Paris' at the World's 
i'alr, 

, The former Mrs. Douglas married 
Whit6hpuse the day, after the horse-' 
whipping. Horisewhipplng incident 
was widely whispered around town, 
^ but names of principals hot gener- 
ally, known. before story broke to- 
day. 



~^Coast Changes 
Ray Van Ettish, who. as city edi- 
tor antl acting nianaglng editor, of 
the libs Anjgreles 'Examiner,' has this 
.=papeE=at^the^top^of^;theiGoast=:morri^ 
ing dailies; and who did a similar 
job in handling the Seattle 'Post- 
Ihtelllgenc^r' for three years. Is back 
at his . old desk. He is functioning 
currently as day m. e, df the 'Ex- 
aminer.' The post he v.ai3ated in Se- 
attle has beea taken... over by Ray 
Polccr,. who was Sunday editor of 
the L. A. 'Examiner.' 



Literati Bankrupts 
William Faro, Inc., 41 West 46th 
street. New York, book publisher, 
has been petitioned Into involun- 
tary bankruptcy by thb usual threie 
creditors on nominal claims! 

Merle W. Hersey, magazine 
editor, 168 West aith street. New 
York) In voluntary bankruptcy list- 
ing ^1,723 in liabiUties; no assbts. 



Bop)<8 at $7:.50 

Something new and courageous Itt 
the publishing field these doldrum 
days. The entire edition of 'The Sil- 
ver Horn' by Gordon Grand pub- 
lished at $7.50 per copy— was sold 
out. Before very long the book was 
out of print and fetching $15 a 
copy. The Derrydale jPress, cater- 
ing to the sportsmen of . America; 
announces a second book at the 
=same^ta'ggcTiTigTji'ic6T=T=^"^~^^ 



Livenght Memoirs 

■Although he again heads the pub- 
lishing house which bears his name, 
it is Simon & Schuester who will 
publish the memoirs of Horace Live- 
right....- Title -selected is ^Turbulent 
Years,' and it may be out' late this 
year Or early next. 



C. Hoopvr Trask Killed 
Charle* Hooper VrMk who was 
killed when his ftutomobile plunged 
o^er the edge of * mountain road 
hear Boi^no, Italy, was formerly 
Berlin correspondent for VARmrr 
until a few years ago. An Ameri 
can newspaperman long domiciled 
in the German capital, be was prom 
inent In Anglo-Oermanic film and 
Journalifiitic afCalrs, latterly also be 
coming tiie general mid-iEuropa rep' 
resehtatiye of the Columbia Broad< 
casting System. He was headed for 
Milan on concert iaffairs on behalf 
of the CBS. 

Trask was bbst known in America 
as the dramatic, correspondent of 
the New York 'Times," covering 
films and the tlieatre, in bdtii of 
which fleidfl he was well versed. iBie 
was with UFA Films in Berlin .also, 
and Intermittently did a bit in one 
of their pictures, more or less as a 
lark, since hid principal pursuit was 
that of newspaper correspondence; 

Mrs. Clara Trask, his wife, is 
seriously hurt In a hospital in Bol- 
zano but she is expected to recover. 
She was rescued by another auto- 
mobile party.. She is a concert 
singer^ Mrs. Trask also represents 
the 'Musical Gourier.' 

Trask arranged two of the biggest 
CBS broadcasts, notably the Ober- 
ammergau_Festival and^lso thejte- 
ceht Hitler Hookup. " ' " ~' 



ists and Quns 

Xast week's .Lamson murder case 
on. the Stanford campus has driven 
the 'Frisco dailies to such fierce 
competition that fists have flown 
and guns have been drawn by rival 
newshounds Who are hot for exclu- 
sive stuff. Tiie sheriff in San Jose 
Is holding David X^amson, 30, sales 
manager of the Stanford University 
Press, a publishing house similar to 



-eambrtgge P re ss, f o r the alleged 

"mWdef ~bt^¥ls "wlfeTTaiehe" TRol^^^ 
Lamson; in tiieli; campus home on 
Memorlid Day. 

-rOn-the-courthouse^ounds-at^SanT - 
Jose a pair of reporters from the 
rlyal sheets went at it round and 
rduhd, ending In a knockout for one 
of the boys. - — 

Next day two others ' got In. an 
argument that was settled In double 
quick time as one' of the boys drew 
a 'iriclous-looking Colt to emphasize 
his poiht.- 

'Midst all t^ls is WUli^m O'Brien 
who was let out at the .'Chronic' 
day after the case broke, and imr 
mediately went over to the 'Ex* to 
continue covering the affair for that 
sheet. 



— -«I=ittIe-Giant' -claim- - ~ - 
Emlle.'^ Gau'vreau and George 
Clarke,— respectively— managing-and 
city editor of the New York 'Mir-, 
ror,' haye retained the tabloid's at- 
torijey, Edward A. ' Robertson, to 
represent them Ih a claim against 
Warner Bros, over "Little Giant.' 
'Gauvreau , and , Clarke's original 
story-was titled 'When Beer Comes^ 
Back.' 

Script went rounds including a 
trip to J. J. Geller, of the William 
Morris agency, who. sent It out to 
Willie Morris, Jr., on the coast, for 
possible sale, It returned unsold. 
Robert Lord authored the WB 
story. 



Best Sellers 



Best Sellers for the week eftding June 10, «e reported ky the 
American Newe C.o„ Ine. 

Fiction 

'Zest' ($2.00) j . , ; . . , . 5y Charles G. Norrls 

•As the Earth Turns' (|2,B0) ............By Gladys Hasty Carroll 

'Album, The ($2.00) ... ... ^ ........ . ... .By Mary Roberts Rinehart 

•Grand Canary ($2.i;o) .By a. J. Oronin 

•Little Man^What Now' ($2,50)......., ........By Hans Fallada 

•American Girl Mytotery' ($2.00) ....By Ellery Queen 

Non» iction 

•100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' (12.00) By Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink 

Marie Antoinette' ($3.60) ,By Stefan ZwSg 

;House_ of Exile* ($3.00) ..By Nora wSn 

British Agent' ($2.75) . . , ... ., , ., . ... . . . , . . .... .By Briice Lockhart 

booking Forward' ($2.60) i ........ . . . . . .By Franklin D. Roosevelt 

Xife Begins at Forty* ($1.60) , . ; . . , /. : ■ .... , v. By Walter B; Pitkin 



Laments Philly Taste 

According to the Philadelphia 
'PubUsher's Weekly' the Phlla. Art 
alliance Is terribly distressed oyer 
the poor local taste which .prefers 
Beth Brown and Tiffahy Thayer to 
G. B. Shaw. It gasped at the dec 
laratlon that Beth Brown's 'Man 
and Wife' ' was ■the current best 
iaeller, pressed by Sinclair 

Lewis^ •A.nn Viokers/ A. B. Idell, 
who has 76 circulating . libraries, 
declared Phira'd<§rpKIan3~we^ 
ing more bopk^ than ever, hut they 
steered clear of the heavy think 
ers in favor of 'hot' books, mys 
tery stories and westerns. 

That brought . a _yawp . from 
Emma Feldman^ who tries to sell 
books instead of loaning them. She 
lamented .that booksellers are 
starving to death while "any wom 
an who wants to. can start a lend- 
ing library In her dining room.' 
One ray of light was contributed 



by Francis Frazl6r, of I rfpiUHCirtts; 

wh6-ffi6sured-"thm-%h-efrTPhima^^^^ 
phla did take a fancy to a solid 
book they bought and bdught; 
-Af ter^that- - -someone-^emarked- 
that poetry was ah entirely out- 
moded art, and they stopped talk- 
ing and just wrangled. 



Co-Op No. 7653 

Another cd-operati've book pub- 
lishing organization, similar to the 
recently formed Equinox Press, has 
been gotten under way by a miscel- 
laneous group of book people. They 
are Walter Goodwin, Tom Hibben, 
Florence Codman and Walter Cha- 
rak, and they will call their venture 
Arrow Editions. 

Like the Equinox publications, 
too, the Arrow Editions will consist 
of limited printings and pamphlets. 
First will be a new edition of George 
Ade's •Fables in Slang.' 

C>oodwin is a former Llppincott 
executive and Hibben is a scribbler. 
Charak and Miss Codman have also 
messed around the publishii:ig cen- 
ter. 



'Atlantic'. Winner 

The Atlantic prize of $5,000 for 
the most Interesting work of non- 
flctlon has been awarded to 
Frances Winwar, of New York 
City. Titles 'Poor Splendid Wings.' 
Subject: A biographical narrative 
of yoiing . revolutionary poets and 
artikts. 'To be published: Septem- 
ber. Publishers: Little, Brown & 
Co. 



New Paris Cd. 

When Marjorle Howard recently 
retired as Paris fashion ' editor of 
'Harper's Bazaar,' after being con 
nected with that publication iFor 
the past nine .years, .Canuel Snow 
was sent over from N. Y. to 'find 
a successor^ She has signed Dalsjr 
Fellowes (the Hon. Mrs. Reginald 
Fellowes), well known social leader, 
Mrs. Fellowes is not only an au 
thority dn 2.what jthe well dressed 
woman should wear," but hita wbni 
h er spurs in the literary "w orld with 
"two booKs to her credit— "Gats, In 
the Isle of Man' and 'Les FUles 
du plable' (The Devil's Daughters) 
She will have as her assistant, 
Lillian Fisher, in private life the 
wife oie Frank Farley, of the Para 
mo.ynJC'orgffwisJatloh, 



Another Vice Slap 

Magistrate "Van Amrlnge,.' dismlss- 
the case of the vice society against 
the Vanguard press for publication 
of Donald Henderson Clark's 'Fe- 
male,' hands the second swat to the 
snoopers within the mOnth.. The 
first Was the decision favoring the 
Viking x»ress in the ''God's Little 
Acre' matter. 

Magistrate Van Amringe drawls a 
distinction between dirty literature 
and literature about dirt, finding 
nothing objectionable in the book 
after three readings. 



No Mystery 

Viking Press, which has Its sec- 
ond mystery storjr scribbler in 
eight years In Joseph Paker Carr, 
won't use any mystery angle in- et- 
pioitihg him. It's the publisher's be-r 
lief that the mystery thiing has been 
overworked, with too many masked 
or whiskered fictipneers to make 
for any more novelty. Carip will get 
the same sort of build-up that Vi- 
king would giv6 any other of its au- 
thori. May be even started off With 
a tea. 



Productjon Drop _ ^ 

"^T^ItlirWsr TiaTT^ sii6ws~a^ 
decrease of 13% in new books pub- 
lished. Fiction titles Wfent down 2%. 
Biography 25%. Travel 26%. Text- 
books took the worse tumble o£ all, 
while juveniles went up 20%. Does 
this mean that the public rated with 
the intelligence- -of -fourteen year 
olds by motion pictuic producers is 
also going moron in literature? 



English Writer Honored 

This year's annual Paris Femlila- 
Vie HeureusiB Prize has been 
awardied by the ITrench Committee 
to Mis^ Bradda Field for her book, 
'Small Town,' chosen as the best 
English In^aglhiatlve .^ork of the 
past 12 months, j. t, Garvin will 
make the presentation on June 21 
at the Institut Francais at Crom-* 
well Gardens,' London, 



'New Yorkers' Crik 
'New Yorker' has a new book re- 
viewer who's associated With dne of 
the large publishing houses. He's 
Clifton Fadiman, one of the edltord 
of Simon & Schuster, 

Fadiman succeeds Robert M. 
Coafes on the 'New Yorker' - mag, 
with Coates having resigned to write 
a novel. 



Cyrue H. k. Curtis Dead. 

Cyrus H. K. Curtis, who would 
have celebrated hie 83rd birthday. 
June 18, died at his home in Wyn- 
cote. Pa., June 7, iafter an illness 
of more than , a year. He was 
stricken with a heart attack in May, 
of -last yeair and n6yer r'ebovered.' 

Starting as a newsboy with 
cash capital . of tltree cente. 
made a huge fortune out 
'Saturday Evening Post' 
kiiiared : pin>Trcpldn hdtably' tho 
•Ladies Home. Jdurnal' a-nd the 
•Country Gentleman' which, like 
the 'Post' he put oyer with tre- 
mendous .advertising campaigns. 
In 1910 he added the Phlladelphi 
'Ledger' to his string, but hi* 
money was made. In the period- 
icals. V ' 

He had been Inactive in recent 
years^ but the papers etill.go on. 
under the impetus of his original 
push, with the aid of . those who 



wer e tra ined under his business 
methods. 



8uee Chicago 'Defender* 

^MrKlHelehrAbhirttrewtTPafi^ 
of Robert Abbott, publlEj^er of the; 
Chicago 'Defender,' leading negro 
newspaper, went into...cour.t. Jast. 
week and. asked that heir, lawyer be 
appointed receiver of the property. 
She alleges her husband Is /too ill 
to operate It. 

She also is reported seeking $100,- 
000 cash settlement from the negto 
publisher on the marital end. 



0. . Manager Di 

Homer L, Roberts, 34, newspapei* 
man^ died June 7 in .Sacramento, 
Calif.,, following an appendix opera- 
tion—- - Deceased—; -uhtit receirtlysr 
Sacramento manager of the United 
pressr^s-sUrvived-by^is-wIdow-andh 
daughter. 



Made Good 

In Its initial issue the new 
'Greenwich Villager* announced;: a* 
article hy^ Theodore Drleser, and It 
made gddd. ~~ ' " ~ 

But. it was only a ten' line appre« 
elation of Hubert Davis, the artist; 



Chatter 

Beth Brown, now that 'Man and 
Wife' is best-sellering, at work on 
'Lady Hobo.' 

Frank Scully's new Hollywood 
novel is titled 'Bitches on Bicycles.* 
Simon & Schuster will pub. 

Brigadier-General Hugh S. John- 
son, slated for appointment by; 
President Roosevelt as adminis- 
trator of the new National Indus- 
trial Recovery Act, is the author of 
several boys' books about the army. 

Thome Smith back from the 
Coast. His family with him, which 
meane he won't return so soon — if 
at all. 

Blair Nlles the latest df the Llve- 
i lght scribblers to find another pub- 
lisher. It's Longmans, Green. 

Ishbel Rosa going to. Scotland ta 
write her new book. 

Ogden Nash doing most of that 
new book In Baltimore. 

The newspapermen who covered 
the 1893 Chi Fair wild are heing re- 
united for the 1933 World's Fair read 
like.-a who's - who of finance- and- in- 
dustry. ' 

Mordecai Danzisi newspaperman,, 
discharged from bankruptcy.- 

Allen McEwen, 45, San Francisco 
newspaperman, died June 7 in Saa 
Jose, Calif., following a short illness. 
Survived by his widow and son.-< 

The Wddnesdaj^ Literary Club, 
which meets on Fridays, is planning; 
to shift to an outdoor cafe for the 
summer and retUm to the Algon- 
iuin:jyidtfil_UN.iY.)4in=the^fall,.^ 



Ernest W. Gross, former 'VARiBrrr^ 
correspondent in Prankfurt-am- 
Main, back in the U. S. for good. 

With Bernard Sobel's first novel* 
•Indiscreet Girl' (Parrar-Rinehart) 
ust off . the press, he's getting one 
of those literary., cocktail pgirties.at, 
the Hotel Pierre. Mrs. Camille 
Drpyfus (ex- Jean ('Follies') Tennyr 
son) hostess. 



I^e6d|iy« Jane 13, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE^ SPOR¥S 



YAtmry 



SI 



Baer Looks Like a Champ 

Pemp8ey'« First Eastern Show Nets %201j( 

New Rickard' 



By JACK PULASKI 

Mak . SphmfeUh^ 'won> the heavy - 
weight chaihplpnshlp ixorti Jack 
Sharkey resting on the cailvais. He 
iQsthls chance to battle fpr the title 
again.— ^standing up. Max Ba.er .in 
beiatlhg the .German, ph points' and 
iePbnicaJly . knocking him . out» looks 
like the new title man because he 
ibould defeat either Sharkey or 
Camera, who have it put fpr the 
iafecbrid time June 29. Later in the 
Sjummer th© big bout of" the yea,r 
between either of the latter and 
jBaer filiould cpmp off, . 

The Calif ornian upset all thte dope; 
A few experts figured hini to win 
by a knockout, but that he would 
outpoint Schmellng was not consid- 
ered in the forecasts. The contest 
in the Yankee Stadium. Thursday 
j^lght (8) was dn prd.eal:;fpr.the..p 
■ JbokerB,-^h6 "^te-wie^^^^ 
ihg heat. It was 10 degreea hottesr 
under the rinf arcs and the German 
later complained that got him. He 
crl6d in his dressing room, while his 
.manager, Joe ? Jacbbs, wh o rea lly 
won the title, for jolm by claiming 
fpul in the first encounter with 
Sharkey, said nothing. 

The whole set-up is favorable to 
thp iight ga:me. ' It brings Jack 
De'mpsey and his partner, Tim Mara, 
intp. the field aa^ successful promot- 

-nessrtoTnixjninruiffledtemvetp^^ 
trying labors and his generosity, 
augur his success in the managerial 
end of fifiticufC s. - - . 



BbtK Talkers 



Hollywood, June 12, 
'Walter Wlnchell* is sitting on 
the porch of a Hpllywood 
.house and loPkihg in- vain for 
Armageddon, a little white dog 
•that disappeared from the 
place - s eve r: a, l days ago, 
Wlnchell is swearing 81 little 
because the. hound - doesn't 
show up. 

This Wlnchell is a parrot 
owned by Barbara Dow who 
named It after the keyhole 
commentator.. 



$201,000 Net 

Total net gate was $201,000. There 
were. -48,000 paid -^admissions. How 
ta&ny cpmps' there were only jDemp- 
sey cdn giiess at. He turned nobody 
down -who had even a semblance of 
a-claim for a ducat— third rate fight 
managers tirere even taken care of; 
Mara. esti.inated Dempsey. hiinself 
^as responsible for |100,000 of the 
draw. The former champ made ap- 
pearances here, there and every 
where and the reward was the . fin- 
ancial success for Jack's first fight 
show in the B^st^ _ _ 
■*Fact tfiat~tTie~cohTest Ttself sails' 
fled the. custpnterS alsp ups Denip 
Intg^hir f oreTaBk,^~lEle~Tflw 
atepp^t^ntp Tex Rickard's shoes 
and what. Dempsey stands for is a 
new deal for boxing. Unsatisf actPry 
melees such as the Sharkey-rSchmel 
ilig events chased thousands of fans 
*way : f rpm thejjpx ofHcp. TKi& iress 
■liad. been antagonized by boxing 
show powers. But there prpbably 
Isn't one newspapermen who . isn't 
Yor? Dempsey. As for the champ, 
he's for. them and frankly thanked 
the fight writfers for supporting the 
ballyhoo that brought the customers 
back. 

* Schmeling putgamed. 
The German- put up a good fight; 
but he wais dutslugged and out 
gamed. As a. contest it was excellent 
from thp fans' standpoint. The men 
fought into and out of clinches, the 
referee never having to break them 
t>nce. Schmeling walked in most of 
the way, but the Uvermore Lar- 
ruper tantalized him with long lefts 
that had the German oft balance 
He reached under Max's guard with 
rights to the body, battered hlna 
around the hiead sending him back 
on his heelsi Often Baer yanked 
Schmeling and shoved hlna ontp the 

■ ropes.. That drew some bPoihg, also 
Baer's Inclination to; hit ^ith the 
back bf his , hand when he missed 
right swings. Such taps did no dana 
age and kept him from going off 
balance but counted against him on 

-score. Fight was "slow, but Inter- 
esting from tKe third to the ninth 
round, Baer claimed, his arms w'erie 
leaden in the interval. 

After all, Schmeiing*s ring record 
^as blown, up, while.' Baer's powers 
were underestimated. Both of the 

,. ^erma^^s — contest^.-- wlthf - -Sharkey 
unsatisfactory and last sum 
"len when the disputed decision 
Went to Sharkey, Schmeling did not 
impress the unijiassed as being Of: 
=-..9hampionship=icaHbrei--=His--icnpek>- 
9ut of Stribling. was something and 
Ills work against UzcudUn and Kisko 
^PPed his stock, but BJter was the 
ntst really hard-hitting heavy he 
went up against; except the excit- 
able. Sharkey, 

21..y ear.a . .Ql.di_a:. kW J.n^a. 
Whse. lie likes to caper, and why 
"ot at^his age? He doesn't intend 
'^ficoming ,a pu« but wants to grab 
(IJontinuod on page 54) 



Chicago, June 12. 
Electric signs have blosisomed 
like' dandelions in Maly. across the! 
Illinois Central rlght- 6f -^way ad- 
'acen0o~the world's D'air, it's rem^'' 
inlsceht of Times Square in the 
most bulbous , era pf electrical ad- 
vertising. Giant signs, mpstly ani- 
mated; have appeared to' emblazon 
the messages of scores of national 
advertisers. 

--^Thefse-H^gftiaHaefflin a s kylin 
wheh~the- exposition •4s-viewed--from- 
the island looking toward the main- 
land. Prices for chpice io<lations at 
a premium becia use of th e' Fair ar e 
^ Tunnmg nigh ■ as 



cm MAZDA ADV. SPACE 
IN SKY UP TO $100,000 



Sazaime's Temperament 
^ee vHalf Pay 



Tile' HagUP, Juhte ST. 
Suzanne Lienglen, French tennis 
prpfessional. star, left Holland in a 
huff. Was slated to play on Ascen- 
sion Day .(holiday here): It pourpd. 
So she played the Saturday, after.. 
First she made audience wait and 
then when she arrived at last and 
started her exhibition match in a 
double, some could hot See well from 
stands around , her court. So man- 
agement allowed these , ylsitprs. tp. 
-taice better-seats, but tax-'coilectprs- 
objected. It was suggested that' Su- 
zanne should move tp another court 
where all could, see well. She re- 
fused, saying it would mar her style. 
Public starte d to bop. Management 
pointed^ui^hat she was "a' profes- 
slonal playing under a special con- 
tract, but she. kept firm and also 
refused to staiy over for a special 
gala dinner at Carlton hotel, ohe of 
the conditions Of contract. 

Flew home by airplane and only 
alance-in-cdur-t-ni 



reported" 
$100,000. 



AU Nile Rule 
Socks Nearby Spots 



.-San Diego, June 12; 
Lpcal nightery business has been 
shot since the 24-hour opening, of 
the border here, with ' ttie supper 
rpom of the Et Cortez \ closed and 
the Aaron Gonzales band return- 
ing to Lps Angeles,: BandJeaxLerJ.s^ 
how forming a rumba and . tango 

cbniboV J' . 

Biz at the tT. 8. Grant hotel and 
other dancP spots has fallen way 
off since the Mexican line was 
throwii wide open. 



Nq[1it, Monung 20-Hoiir 
LA.-N.Y. Planes Start 



Hollywood, June 12. 

Two hew .20-hour plane schedules 
were, put into service between Los 
Angeles and New Tork yesterday 
(11) by United Air lines.. 

One plane leaves here at 6:46 p. 
m, and the other at . 7 a. m. Night 
plane arrives in N. T. at 6 : 26 p, m 
and morning ship gets there at 7:45 
a. m. Arrivals in Manhattan are 
at N. t. daylight savings time. 



Pooch Derby Nipped 

By Pinch at l^ack 

Hollywood, June 12. 

Opening night of the new Bever 
iy-Fairfax Kennel club dog racing 
Sieaspn was halted during the sev 
enth race when CJapt. Clyde Plum 
mer and 20. investigators from the 
District . At tbrhey's staff arrestee! 
10 bettors, 16 option ticket sellers, 
Paul Ferguson, track g. m,; and 
George Cresseyr- chief caiculator. 

Ail wbre held for violating statie 
gambling codes and. iwere released 
on Individual bonds of $500 each ex- 
cept for Ferguson's. $1,000 bail and 
CreSsey's $5,000. 

Greyhound sprlnt^>t>pened-ln^ the 
face of advance "info that the D- 
A.'s oflice would take action to pre 
vent option betting. Crowd of 2,000 
was on hand for the ppehihg of the 
new^' ]a.ntT=='^^=="====^ 



Ci>icago Sapolioed 

Chicago, June 32. 
Parts Of Chicago are so clean be- 
cause of the World's Fair that tht 
glare -vfj^om ulldings hurts., .the 
eyes. 

These .struct uro. , long Kr.ay «i 
black, are irlj;Ht<'riini; In Jioliday 
briglitrioss. 



Tacoma's Bike Day 

-Tacoma, June 12. 
liOcal business association boosts 
its thoroughfare with big bicycle 
day celebration, carrying the old- 
timers back to the bloomer days 
and stage parade. 

Street, which used to be main 
thoroughfare of city, packed on the 
sidelines for parade of hundreds of 
bicycles. Frizes awarded and queen, 
crownied. Hurt miat business over 
entire city and theatres tipped their 
hats in. a goodwill gesture. 



U; S. Beer a Smacko for Canadian 



Brew (My l^o More Alcoholic 



Nudism Under the Elms 



Rutland, Vt., June 12. 

'The Nudists have invadied* 
Verrnont. A colpny is sched- 
liled to open three and a half 
miles putslde this city early in 
the. summer. 

Plans, call for an equal num- 
ber pf each sex to attend. Lo- 
cation is on ^^ mountain stream. 
So far. announcement of . the . 
project has not resulted in any 
official action. 



Mecca Temple as Beer 
And Music Spot with 
Damroscli, Newest 



Of the various beer spots 

nientipned for road-wayi whaT^doks 
like one the mPst likely pros- 
pects is Mecca Temple, Its large 
capacity,', restaurant equipment and 
a" tie-up with a parne band figure 
in the set-up. 

Proposition is for Walter Dam- 
rosch, to conduct a 20O-piece orches- 
tra in the Shrine auditorium. Idea 
is for the band to operate the ^ppt 



Hamilton, Qnt,, June 12i 
In the two months that 3.2 beer 
has been legal in the States Can-r 
ada's brewing and distilling indus- 
tries have, taken a severe licking. 
Tourist trade^has dropped off about 
30% with the legal beer blamed. 
Hotels, cafes and shops, halve ahso 
takPn the rap.^ 

'Ca,hadian; bePr runs 4.4 per cent 
in alcoholic content. That one 
point doesn't make sufficient differ,^ 
ende to warraht & trip across , the 
border to this town. Fort Erie, To;- 
ronto or Montreal, eastern Canadian 
cities which cashed in heavily on 
the tourist trade during the sum- 
mer, months heretofore. 

"With recent U. S. Government 
let-down. on prescription liquor, On- 
tario Ijiquor Control Boa,rd has 
noticed, a sharp decline bn short- 
term liquor purchasing permits of 
:thej:type_1asued-:iaa:.tpurists*-^I^ 
liquor sales are off about 20%, 

.Short Visits 

Tourist crossings at Niagara. 
Falls and the 'Buffalo Peace Bridge 
are . also down. In the .past most 
tourists would come into Canada 
for a. three or four-day .visit. Auto 
permits, are now mostly one day 
passing 'through . permits^ which . 
mean that the average motorist is 
in and .out of Canada within 24 
hours, ■ ■■■ 



L. A. Is Spouting More 
^Beerilan 1&ficip 



Xos Angeles, June 12, - 
With more than 3,600 beer licenses 
issued in IjOs Angeles- <city) ; eey^ 
eral- buhdned in Beveirly Hills and 
between 1,000 and 1,600 in unincor- 
porated spots in Los Angeles county, 
legalized brew iS flowing f rpm more 
taps and being served by the bottle 
in several . thousand more locations 
than was predicted when the sale of 
the amber was authorized.- 

Only noticeable change in the local 
beer (Situation In the past week has 
been the boosting of prices by the 
Beverly Hills 'drive-in' sandwich 
standsr-whioh-are now demanding 
35c for two bottles of local beer, 
as compared, with a 10c to 16c tariff 
In most. other spots. Stands in Bev- 
erly sell for outside consiunption 
only, and the demands' on them fpr 
beer is now so small that the higher 
tariff is necessary in order to offset 
the license charges. 



Good Doornrtan Gone Wrong 

Oklahoma City, June 12. 

Wendell Johnson, arrested at 
Amarlllo, Texas, June 2, charged 
with being an accessory In the kid- 
napping, of Mary, daughter of City 
Manager H. F. McElrpy, of Kansais 
City, is knbWn here. 

He was a former ticket taker for 
the Isis theatre and had excellent 
reputation .while there for 10 
months. \ 



■attvely, -.€ach man to pur. up 
$300-401- -a^ total of- $60,D00r ^ - — 

Figured that With that b' r. the 
auditoriurP could be; remodeled : and 
de corat ed, with niecessaEg.^--^uip=- 
ment installPd, leayihg sPmething 
over for promotion. Seats "would 
be removed the floor already being 
level. -However, there is 'an- 
other place within the MoSque 
being considered, that being the hall 
beneath. *he street- level, where -2,- 
000 persons can be seated at tables. 

Other Broadway spots mentioned 
for conversion into beer gardens 
rPmain as before, with ho details 
closed. The .dark. Winter Garden 
was figured for a modern honky 
tonk, but the ShUbert^ are figuring 
on presenting a revue there early in 
the fall, show to' be either a 'Grepn- 
wich — Village — Follies' - or- Blllle 
Burke's 'Zlegfeld FoUi 



Jobless Theatre PA 



Works for Sky YM 



Houston, June 12. 

With sedate business enterprises 
adopting showmanship methods 
local theatre press agents dropped 
for the summer are turning to other 
fields with their ballyhoo. 

Jack McCulipugh, recently let out 
by the -RKO publicity' department, 
is in charge of publicity here fpr 
Raympnd .T. , Rlchey, .evangelist. 
Roland. Douglas, drppped by RKO 
last week from the publicity man- 
ager's post at the Majestic, is pub- 
licizing Morris Siegel, wrestling 
promoter. 




Osterman 



ight from the Ringside 

We worked our >way down tb the 
second row and saw what is cPm- 
monly termfed the big fight. : SchmeiT- 
ing and Baer had tough opposish 
from some of the boys in the au*^ 
dience who decided that It shPuldh't 
be a private affair and so staged a 
few combats Pf their own. 

Hov/ever Max finished up victorl-. 
ous and kept the flag in. this. cpunT. 
try. Two fellows behind me came 
to- th^^h/aw Jn^ tuxedos. Lee Shu- 
bert eat directly behind me and 
when the 10th round began to get 
everyone In an uproar, ,lt was the 
first time in my life 1 ever heard 
.Lee=.get=exGited.:.^^He_y-eliedJiaQ.Q41I^. 



Smart Guy 

A guy at the fight asked the boy 
for King's beer— in Ruppert's ball 
park. 



Description 

A radio artist ifl alwayn acUnj,', 
She never relaxes .'md i« very af- 
fected. AHkcd Dauny WinJUei what 



was Vtrrong ^ith. her ..and Danny 
answered: ; 

'She's the kind of dame that won't 
get ..out of ..bed until she hears her 
intrpduetipn music' 



Wall Street Wailing 

A pal of mine reports he has a 
stock so low it is now minus two. 
Now he would love to meet the guy 
who said, 'Tut it away and forget 
about.it' 



Observation 

' It's said Bue^ of Buck and Bub- 
bles .was teaching Louis K. Sidney's 
son how to play the piano. We can 
teach hinrirthe drums toti and don't 

forEet/._we_ haven't .:play.ed\,thejS t .nte: 
in . a year. 



- Ostermani 

Met two acts today that weren't 
going to Chicago. . .Johnnie Jen- 
ning.g, 47t.h street's popular traffic 
cop says he has 52 weeks solid,,', 
LdtCSt report. , .JTmihrie '* Matterh 
lands nftar Irkut.'<k safely. . .Would 
you o.ill that mind over Mattern?. . . 
ARli; YOU H.I5A DING? 



Y^'s Worst Art Adorns 
farmsrs' BMg. Walls 

.._ . Hollywood, ..June... i 

Probably the worst exhibit of bad 
paintings ever : assembled.1s..Bported 
on. the walls- of Henry -Meyertf- of- 
flce in the Paramount writprs* 
buiidihg. The daubs, works of sun- 
dry scribblers oni the Iot> have been 
acclaimed by art critics as the top 
eyesores of 1933. 

Canvases, in Pils; pastPis, ink. and 
pencil, are 'Cpmmunistic, cublstic 
and futuristic in . execUtipn. Works 
being exhibited were splashed t)y 
Claude^ Binyon, - Eldward Venturlnlr 
Jpe . Mankeiwicz, Frank Butler,. 
Kesne _Thompson,.^-Edwatd -Kautr.- 
maii, DImitri Tfomkin' and Leslie 
Baine, as well as. Meyers, 



Radio Recruits Coast 
Ki£ to Peddle Ducaite 

Los Angeles, Jxme 12. 
Fearing that., the National air 
races, scheduled here fpr July 1, 
2, 3 and 4 will be a flpp, local pro- 
moters are calling in', the kids to 
help them dispose of the advance 
tickets. This follows a previous 
attempt to give cut rate prices to 
those ■ who would Uuy in advancer 
LPcal prpniotera will ,use the 
fadlp to line-up the icid salesmen, - 
offering 1,0% . commission to the 
youngsters, plus prizes, for those 
disposing of most tickets. Winner 
will be given ah automobile and 
runner-up two trips to the Chicago 
Fair- 
Solicitation of the kids will gp 
out "from KFAC with that station 
set for a 6% split pn all tickets 
sold by the youngsters. 



HUNT SUIT BEIEIAL 

Worcester, June 12. 

Retrial of the $B'0,000 breach of 
promise suit which Mary Hunt of 
Auburn,. N. T., vaudeville, brought 
agalnist John J. Remick, Milford. 
Mass., antique^, dpaler, prpbably wiil 
comp up 111 Superior court here nPxt 
October. 

The suit was filed Prigihaily 
October, 19i26. It was tried in May, 
1928. 'but resulted in a mistrial when 
Remick cpliapjsed on„the. stand... 



birthTs 

Mr. and Mrs, Charles Beldon, . son, 
June 5,. in Lbs Angeles. .. Father is a- 
writer and mother is the fqrmer 
Beth--M 11 t6nr=-stage=^^^actre BSr ^-*- — 

Mr, and ' Mrs. Lisle Esler, son, 
June 7, Los Angeles. Father Ik 
house manager at the Empire; 
mother cashier at the Alyarudo, 
both L, A, nabe pic houses. ^ 

To Mr, and Mr.s. Aaron Green-- 
field, at the. Michael Reese . -Hpspltiil.^^ 
Chicago June 8, a daughter. 
Molly Kru^or, .mctiuT wdrkod for 
fiovoral ycar.s in the Chicago yARiBTjr 
offico. 



3% 



VARIETY 



Tuesdajf June 13, 1933 



East 



Arturo Toscanlni cancels his trip 
to Bayreuth after iall. No like Hit- 
ler. 



Mine. Schuniann-H^lnk back lii 
•N. after western trip. Tells re 
porters she'll slner as lon^ as she 
has any voice left. 

Equity how requires that chorus 
ihemhers he pai<J one-eighth tot 
radio perforihances ahd : half a 
week's i-alary for. a motion- picture. 
Regiilar ticket wins at election, with 
Paul . Pulzell chairman executive 
committee. 



Newport Casino opens Sat. (17). 
Melville Burke will sta^e eight 
f>lays for the ,seas6n. 



Philip Moelier, of the Theatre 
Guild. :to work PIT the Uhretto. 6t an 
opera for which Zjouls druembferg 
win do th^ music. Latter wrote the 
music for 'Emperor Joneis.' 



Figured there's about 60 summer 
theatres this season. Only 15 years 
ago there were around 200 suiiiimer 
stocks. 



Alma Gluck, prima dpnna,.. huft 
In an auto accident Ih Conn. Re- 
covering at her home in Ne w Hart - 



Group Theatre working on five 
plays which they are rehearsing at 
Warrensburg, N. Y. They are 'Pure 
In Heart,' John H. Lawfton; 'Crisis/ 
Sidney S. Kingsl'ey;. 'Fortuhie 
Heights,' John Dos Passos t- "Gold 
Eagle Guy,' Melvyn Levy; 'Gallelry 
Gods,' Riehard Duschiiisky; Al^o 
tinkering .With a" new version of 
Hauptmah's 'rfhO Weavers.' 



Thomas. Mltcheli wires Equity he 
had no interest in Alfred E. Aarohs^ 

-*r-9d«ction-o£-ii^^n_Hour;;'---Just- 
the^ dlrectftr,_03ijlLJii: on. jhalpEonts. 
Equity has on file - about .>1,000 
worth of saliry claims. 

Former Magistrate, Jean Norrls, 
who sued the authors and producers 
of ' 'Four O'clock' because she 
thought it libeled her in its men- 
t'on, of a; Jivomaa thaglstrater drops 
her suit; All. concerned denied that 
they had her in mind. 



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News From the Dailies 

This department contains reuorilten theatrical nevs Hems as published during the toee^ in the 
daily pap^s pi Nevf York* Chicago, San Franci$cOt JHlvll}f1»ood and London, yariet}) takes no 
credit for these nei»s item; each has been reuiritten from a daily paper. 



r I ri t i i I'n^i 1 11-1 14 'bi M i;rnn 111 I n-f umim i i-ii im i i i LTfin 



between a dirty book and one about 
dirt. 



Residue of the estate of the late 
William Muldobn will go to his 
adopted ..daughter Margaret Farrell 
Muldoon. Small beciuestB to rela 
tives total $29,000. 



Head of N.--J. medical, society 
urge^ radio UsteherB to .Join . their 
physcians in a campaign $igainst 
medicail quacks on. the air. 



Ruby. Keeler ..may be starred .With 
Al Jolson in the i^icturis viersion of 
'Wonderbar.' Warrter Bros, own the 
screen rights^ 



Fox takes ov6r the Gaiety, Nv Y., 
for. roadshowlng of 'Pilgrinriage' 
early in July. 



Lianxbs cliib will try out unjpro- 
duced plays at their clubhouse gam- 
bols instead of the variety skits igen- 
erally..used.. Hoped it WiU bring, in 
new. plays, which wiH-Tnean^obs- for 
actors. 



Drive-in theatre' at Caniden, N. J. 
opened last Week. " Has room., for 
400 cars ohd s61ves the pairking 
problem of pictur e-i'go e rs. ' ■ ■ 



. Ray. Gallo, _ Cecil Miyberry and 
O. T. Crawford summoned to ap- 
pear in court "Thursday (14) to an- 
swer charge of jglvlng" Sunday bpiera 
at the -Hijppodrome. - Benefit per- 
formance, but pinch ^ust the same. 

,'^adie~ ,Posnert^:rOf— ^he ^-^l^?onxr 
phoned -the^poUeer Stijiday, -her- glri- 
friend was terribly buriied. Head- 
.auarters gent ia; fire call, a radio car 
ftnd two ambulances to. find it was 
sunbtirn. 



- -Blanche - Bow,-tjf the' Holly wood 
restaurant, being sued by Eddie 
O Rourke for divorce. She saya she 
could defend the suit, but what's 
the use? 



Ak C. Blumenthal in contempt 
When; he did not appear for jury 
duty In Westchester court. .Excused 
when his attorney explained the 
notice was left at his Larchmont 
home— and he isn't there any -more. 

Peggy Wood Is going to try but 
some-plays^ In -h^l»^umiitfeFTi^ine^ 
Ctfnn. No admission chfirge knd 
profits from refreshments, if any, 
to some stage relief fund. Just b. 
busman's holiday. ~ 

Eva L,e Gallienne plaAa to take 
the Civic - Repertory on" toup neit 
season with 'Romeo and Juliet' and 
Alice In Wonderland.' Starts in 
Boston in Oct. 



Vice snoopers take another slap 
when Magistrate Van Amringe finds 
no obscenity In Vanguard Press' 
'Female.' Says there's a difference 



Hew York Tt^atres 



II 



LOEWS 



ARLISS. 




iffnON.«*FRI. I 

-On Scretn — 

George 
Befte DAVIS 

. In ."THE WORKING MAN" 
8tao«— Xlltoh - B«rle. 4 R«vaa;Oth«r« 
Fri.: M. Oavlei. "Pai •' My Hnrt'- 



Ruth St. DeAnis will tackle the 
speaking stiage. Goes Into Ogufi- 
qult -playhouse -in Maine. Has had 
talking assignments before, though 
not generally known. 

•Yoshe KaW back . from its tour 
and Into the Prospect theatre, 
Bronx, for a couple of weeks before 
calling it a season. . 

No Saturday mat of 'Best Sellers' 
last week. House waa closed to per- 
mit Ernest Truex to see his son 
graduate at Haverford, Pa. 



Evisn Hackensack, N. „ will have 
a summer theatre^ thls^ear.-^-Eric- 
Kalkhurst and Alan Brock bossing^ 



TacqUeUhe Doret, -who won -a 
Paris beauty contest, to Hollywood 
foi: a screen test at Metro. 



Harbor . hospital^ where surgeons 
were waiting, and the operation 
was iinmediately performed. Mend 
Ing nicely. 



Paul Specht appeals to .-State dia- 
partinent to permit American , musi- 
cianid a voice > at the 'comlner world 
economic conference. Says foreign 
treaties protect commodities only, 
and Wants American' artists helped. 

Both local ball piarks get licenses 
to sell beer. .In the Yankee stadium 
in time for the big flghtr: - 

'Permit' men In ^roijectlon local 
306, suing for admission as full 
itiembers, held over from ladt week 
to yestierday (Mon.). In a Brooklyn 
court. , • Two are suing.- If an -award 
is gained, about ilH will demand 
membership. 

Georges iFon tana, 'Moss and Foh- 
t'ana, drew a Suspended sentence for. 
parking overtime In W. 44th st. 



^Not Tonlte. Baby' will haye half 
a dozen, invitation; performanties at 
Daly's h^fore public .bpenlng; First 
be Sat; afternoon (It).: 

Ka tharine Corhell d enies, by wlre7 
IHar;she hds. any conhectioh with 
the National. Theatregoers' Assn. 

Police Commissioner Bolan tells 
the. 42d St. Assn. he'll clean up bur- 
lesque all over .again. 

Reported that Dorothy Hail Is re- 
jftairj ed to.Neal R. An< ^rews, froih 

'[^omTahfi: lEaa ; spUt^last j.Sept. " ry: 

Repertory Playhouse Associates 
Open -a jSiimmer seieusbh. af Putney, 
Vt., June 28> Will alab^ do two plays 
at Bro.okfieldt Mass,; at the summer 
theatre there. 



Leola dourtemanche, former 
showgirl,, settles out of court her 
breach of promise suit against Theo 
dore Stegmaier, of ' Scranton. She 
claimed he took her to Stroudsburg, 
obtained a license ahd then chilled. 

Widow of Rigo, gypsy violinist 
who was brought Into the limelight 
by Princess Chimay. Ill and In want 
here. In the free ward of. Presby- 
terian hospital. 



Felix Ferry, European impresario, 
over here picking -up people for 
Monte . Carlo. Wants to take back a 
line of 20 girls. 



. .Senate all stlrred._up.jat leiarning 
that JLioiiia.. How«, secty. to Prez 
Roosevelt Is to get $13,000 ' for 13 
radio , broadcasts. Doesn't know 
just what to do about it.~ ~ " 

Two Hindu palmists heading for 
the Chicago fair were sent to Ellis 
Island until the! Immigration officials 
could be satisfied they would leave 
the country at the end of the fair. 

Mary Hay back from Pai'ls with- 
out:, the divorce from Davidd Bath 
she intended to obtain In Paris. 
S4ys.she-;wants-more tlnie In which 
to think it, over, but that doesn't 
mean the divorce Is off. ^She'll, play 
TfT stock: at~AtIantlc City and then 
go to California to visit her diugh- 
terSi 



Playing, 'Only With You,' 'Gowns 
by Roberta,' a niuslcal, and the road 
tour 6f 'Design, for Ijlvlng.' 

Thbrhe Smith back from HoUy- 
wood; Says the dislike Is mutual. 
Has an Idea for a hew book and 
will work on that. 

I^st Friday a . girl , reporter for 
the. N. Y, 'News! fried two eggs on 
the steps .of the. public library. Just 
dropped them on the: steps and they 
cooked. 



Playeris' .'Uncle Tom!s Cabin' to 
go to three.mats and drop th^ Sat 
nlte show. 



Channlng Pollock back, from Eu- 
rope with . Mrs., the ' da,iighter and 
an idea for -a book. Latter will be 
A Synthetic Gentleman' : and made 
into a play. 

Irving Caesar revising the. book 
of 'Shady Xady' against the .dpen- 
lng: -"Ejtpected here about July 10." ' 



Coast 



Depbrtatioh warrant issued against 
John V. Farrow»- writer, last -Janu- 
ary has been canceled, acbording to 
a formal notice received In Iios An- 
geles from the U. S. Department of 
Labor. Farrow 'Was indicted by a 
Federal grand Jury on charges of 
making false statements in an alien 
r^glstratlon-peEmltr-^Her^asHdaced^ 
on five years' pirobatlon after deny- 
ing criminal intent. 



Settlement out of court closed the 
$1,500,000 suit filed In L, A.. Superior 
Court by Marie Mannix against Fox 
Film Corp. Miss Mannix alleged In 
her complaint that the defendants 
used her submitted story to make 
the film 'Delicious.' 



. .. OlLve Beck filed a $260,000 «uit in 
the. Sacramento, Caillf., Superior 
Couft against Max Baer, prize- 
fighter, alleging in her complaint 
that the bozer broke' his promise to 
marry her, causing her to undergo 
an operation. 



George Abbott tinkering on 'Man- 
hattan Melody' for Xiawrence Weber. 
Latter, has the production and 
thinks the play ean be pulmbtDred;' 

'An American Plan' Is being tested 
in Red Bank thiis week. If It looks 
all right it will be set for fall, prob- 
ably with Hugh 6'Connell. 

Dr. H. V. Cagney, brother ot the 
screen actor, tells Queens police he's 
been .robbedk Yeggs beat It before 
radio cars could arrive. 



, Announcement mieide of a dual air 
race between Hoot Gibson and Ken 
Maynard, actors, as an added event 
in^^^he^National- Air-Races to-be -held 
this summer in Los Angeles^ 

Charles Chaplin accepted a com 
promise claim of $7,297 against the 
L. A. Board of Supervisors for an 
assertedly exorbitant assessment on 
500 shares of stock which the actor 
held In the Charles Chaplin Film 
Corp. Chaplin paid $14,594 in taxes 
6:i the stock and later went to court 
and demanded a refund of $11,280, 
alleging in his complaint that the 
stock was not worth the value of 
the assessment. 



Midwest 



Mrs. Leona Ahia, 22, whlt<» wi(« 
of a Hawaiian musician at the Gwu, 
greas hotel, Chicago, reported be<i 
ing forced by an armed bandit td 
drive from the loop to Winnetka, Vk 
miles north. Therei she saya, sho 
was attacked. ' 



Seven masked handlts held up the 
Irying Tavern, Chicago, for $200, 
Dencers were forced '- to line ub 
against the wall. 



Lester •Curly' lllott, nlte club 
proprietor, was locked iip after a 
fight with Chlcjigo traffic policemen. 
Later several Yellow .cab drivera 
said hO: was the man who earlier 
the same day fired a shot at a cab. 
Charges of driving while Intoxi- 
cated weipe preferred against Elliott 
and his girl .companion. 



Jesp Williams, invalid proprietor 
of the Club Chisca, colored resort 
went to the Bridewell in Chicago. 
Police said his -place was a den of 
corruption for adolescents. 



One of the Chicago dailies re- 
ported that Al Capone> Indirectly 
through -Jimmy -Mohdi t)f - Cicero,' 
was In on the gambling concession 
in 'Days ot '49' at the World's Fair. 



Chicago police Sought Harold 
Burger, aged 14. Harold, v amoosed 
and took $1,000 in cash' belonging to 
his uncle, CJiarley Agnew, the band 
leader. 



Detroit reported the formation 
there of a National Negro Sym- 
phony orchestra of 70 musicians, 



Lyette Teppaiz, 29, who cameTfoni 
France to participate in the World'ti 
Fair beauty queen contest, died In 
Henrotln hospital, Chicago. Acute 
perotihitls following colitis caused 
the girl's death. 



MARRIAGES 




— On'. 4he Srreon — '■ 

nwilV '"^^'^ Devil's Brother" 
DWAl.. On the stage— R«Mo« Atti. Netrt 
Dtime Gl«« Club, Spltality . 
and OiHtrt ' 
^ fcomlnQ 

"Reunion In 
I ^^1^ Vienna" 




Castle theiatre. Long Beach; L. 1., 
will open July 3 for a 10 weeks 
Reason -under-Edward^Nv RugoflC and 
Herman Becker. Cooling system 
being Installed. 



(Mteyel ALWAYJ A 
BETTER SHOW<^RKO ! 



PALACE •^^'^ 



H -K II r-MhMhE irtr Sh 

"THE GIRL IN 419'' 

jntnes Diinn, Gtoiia Stuact 
I^Ins BKO Viiadevllle 



RK 0 66 tk ST.ie/W 

"OUT A1.L NIGHT" 

and 

"ALIMONY MADNESS" 




61s t 



AKO 

Wfid. to Fri., Jane 14 to IG 

"OUT ALL NIGHT" 

, 8ilm Suffimervlil»— Za«y Ptttt 



Duncan sisters In the financial 
bath. Voluntary bankruptcy with 
1400,000 liubillties and $22,00 assets 

New press gag is to have half the 
Roxyettes drink three bottles of 
beer a' day ~ while" the others stay 
dry. If the wets take on weight it's 
supposed -to prove that; beer is fat- 
tening. 



Boston League of Nations offer- 
ing a prize for the best three 
stanza^, jn Ihternationftl amity to be 
sung to the first 16 bars of Bee- 
thoven's Ninth Symphony. Contest 
closes Sept. 1. 



Stat« . beer control body rules that 
clubs must have a charter and 
membership list' to Obtain a permit, 

-Meyer -Rothsteln and hfe wife, the 
former .Etta Leblang, daughter of 
the late -ticket but-rater, >in the 
courts. She wants a separation; 

Mildred Betts, 23; known on the 
stag* as Jerifr Rogers, and who had 
worked for two seasons in the 
jaiSiEuai..^==the==Ed=^Wyn'h^s^ 
Jumped from a window on the 13th 
floor of the Hotel Lincoln. Notes 
left told she had employment in a 
store but had an unhappy love af- 
fair. 



:Mary Lewis, operatic soprano,, 
waiting to g.6..on the air at WMCA 
Wednesday night (7) was stricken 
with appendicitis. She finished her 
broadca.<»t and was rushed to the 



Fire In a wastebasket In a mez- 
zanine rest room at thei Strand the- 
atre extinguished by ushers Saturn- 
day (10). 



Gambling in the Park avenue sec . 
tor responsible for a big police 
shake-up last week. Said to be on 
the edge of the biggest gambling 
sensation since' the Rosenthal case 

Vlce^Pres. Gamer turns down ah 
offer of $62,000 for one fivermihute 
broadcast a Week. , Unnamed com- 
pany reputed to have made oflCer in 
good faith; 



Coney Island showmen' to com 
bat plan to tax all employees of a 
'common show.' Take woulii be $10 
par. Held to include pitchmen, bally 
workers, shllldvand even the waiters 
where shows are given, free or 
otherwisie. Should yield $50,000 in 
Coney alone. . v 



Walter . Damrosch appeals . for 
more funds for the Musicians' 
Emergency Aid. Looking ahead to 
a hard winter. 



Delps Chappell acqOifes Arhei^r.' 
can rights to 'The Naked Lady/ 
Which opens- in^Londbn June 22. 
Gbing over /to see what he bougiit. 

Cherry and June Preisser. to go 
into eitheir the Joe Cook ."show or' 
'Greenwich Follies.^ 



Police Commissioner Bolah threat- 
ens to broaden his drive on bur- 
lesque theatres to include' 'sb-called 
decent theatres.' Says he can pre- 
vent licensing even though courts 
may pass the show'. 



■■ Max Gordon announces he's going 
to shoot the works next Oct. Will 
produce his entire . output that 
month. Plays are 'The Wild Harps 



Motion pictures of the Grand Can- 
yon of Arizona and of Arizona In- 
dians will be made and shipped - to 
Germany to gratify a wish of Presi- 
dent Von Hindenburg of that coun- 
tiry:^- • -~ " ■ " — ■ ^ 



Antonio Robert Is In Hollywood 
making a survey of the motion pic 
ture studios for the Spanish govern 
ment. 



Robert Chung sentenced to life 
i™PJ"jspnnient.fo.llo.wlng..his.:cohvic-- 
tion of the murder of Tuck Ming 
Ung, Chinese actor, in L. A. 

Marion Slielton, actress, filed suit 
for $60,420 damages against Edna 
Schipnerer and others. Alleges in- 
juries received when defendant's 
auto eollided with one in which she 
was riding caused her to lose stage 
and film work. 



Mae Murray, actress, has filed 
fl'vprce against Prince 
Mdivanl, charging cruelty. 

Jean Gersten, show girl, released 
on bail pending her trial in X". A 
Superior court on charges of bur- 
glary and grand theft, growing out 
of her asserted stealing of jewelrv 
valued at $1,200, from the apartment 
of ^Dolores ,Rey, film .«stra. 

Federal, orohi jagents arrested^two 
men and donflscated a quarttlty of 
liquors following their raid on the 
Apache club, Hollywood nite spot. 

Bebe Daniels Corp.. In which the 
i^ctress and heiLm 
clpal slocKh51ders, filed a certificate 
of dissolution in Sacramento. Com- 
pany was. formed several years ago 
to handle realty transactions. 

..J^^Ti^^^^^-r ^°y.^®' newspaperman, 
sailed from Los AngeQtes for Hawaii 
.where he will be. Collector of Cusl 
toms. Previous to his recent re- 
turn to the States, he was a police 
and marine reporter on the Hon- 
olulu 'Star-Bulletin.' 



Ella Rice Hughes, socially prom- 
inent, former wife of Howard 
Hughes, the producer, was 'married 
to James Ovlngton Winston, Jr., 
New York business man. In Hous- 
ton» Tex., June 8. The wedding, a 
quiet affalr,^ took place at the homo 
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs« 
David Rice. A sister ot the bride* 
Mrs. W. S> Parish^ wife of the newly 
elected chairman of Standard Oil 
^f- New"-JerBey,-wa^- present:" Th'd" 
former Mrs. Howard Hughes re- 
ceived -a-nilllion-dollars In alimony^ 
when she divorced the youthful 
'playboy .of the movies' • four years, 
ago. He is a former Houstonlan. 

Bernice Allen Sprague to Lester 
Clark, at Pasadena, Cal., June 7. 
Bridegroom is manager of the P- WC 
Pasadena, Bride is a lion-pro/ 

Betty Louise Baker, actress, to 
Joseph Augustus McDonough In XiOS 
Angeles, June 7. ' Groom is assistant 
director for Universal studios., 

Herman Middleman, vaude and 
band pianist, and Cele Heller, singer 
and a sister of Little Jackie Heller, 
Ben Bernle's protege. were marirled. 
In Pittsburgh, Sunday (11). Middle- 
man was formerly union's: orchestra 
contractor at the Enright and titen 
the Stanley and was In vaude for 
a time as accompanist for a f emmo 
single. Lately he h^ been doing 
local dance work. Mrs. Middleman 
is a former nite club songstress. 

Anna Marie McKenhey to Eddio 
Foy, Jr., in New York, Juhe 8,^ 
B?Ide is in " ilfi'e chorUs of 'Take: a 
Chance' In which - Barbara,, New- 
berry, comediatfs former Wife, 
is star. 

Nathan Teist, son of Leo Feist,' 
music publisher, and Beatrice Fried- 
man, non-professional,' at Hotel 
D'Orsay,. New York, June 7. t'or- 
merly In jthe music field, Feist i 
now in advertising.. 

lien Peters to Jere O'Connor in 
the Riverside (Calif.) Mission, JunO 
3. Bridegroom Is KFW;ij; 'Holly wood, 
sports announ.cer.., 

Lois Perry, actress, to FrankHn 
Glander, Jr., in Yuma, Ariz., June B< 
: W, B. Callaway, - district mana,ger 
for RKO at Dallas, Texas, and Mr,*?. 
-Virginia Wilkes.^ of marietta, Okla. 

Jeane Sorel to Albert J. Cohen xt 
Santa Ana, Calif, June i>i Bride in 
an actress and groom is story edi- - 
tor of Universal studio. 

"Alice^Jansj-^tcr "^iraij: -"'Sii^^ 
secret ceremony at "Ventura, Calif., 
April 11. Bride Is in stock at War- 
nets studio. Spencer , is a sound re- 
corder and stunt filer. 

Catherine Littlefleld to Philip L. 
Leidy, Philadelphia, June 8. BriJe> 
is in the ballet of the 'Phlladelphi.'* 
opera. Bridegroom was divorced 
from his second wife only thri*o 
days before the third ceremony. 



Tdt^ji Jane 13, 1933 



T ■ ME S Sim ARE 



VARIETY $3 



Broadway 



Folly' Moran al) lt«iiigle<} up In 
jradto. auditions. 

Blify I^«ed and ILiOulse Mele teivm- 
ing )ip Jn a new tw.oract. 

.On tlEiat trip to Buffalo Boris Mor- 
I08 used a plane both ways. 

That fancy- shoe repair shop next 
to Xioew State entrance, otit. 
' George Wellbaum one the ie'arly 
birds at the Chloago Fair, back.' 

' Amike Vogel neW, chairman of .tlie 
round table bn th^ M- P. 'Herald.' 

1,68 Kaiifinah and the missus 
•frent.to 'St.,Ijpuis for a little va^ca- 
fion, 

. Beyer's drug store, after many 
jrears In Times Sq.", has' taken the: 
crepe. 

. Class . speaks staging special 
'openings' In , honor of new .cooling 
systems. 

Dan Healy fanning wltTi Jimmy 
Olllespie recalls his Messenger Boy 
ti;io days. 

■ Gals In pants and jDietrlch getrup 
•n Fifth avenue. Idea is to be cool, 
but they look hot. 

Herman J. Mankewlcz In on a 
quick Broadway O.O., back over the 
week-end to Hollsrwood.. 
. Columbia I^ix took over the ninth 
ifoor a,long -with -thSrlQth ^and -litli 
()f it's present h.ip. address. 

. Cupid Jeff Brophy'^ cooling off in 
Xoew's State Inside lobby, sure one 
real spot for heavyweights. 

' iHerb Marple and Grant Sgief. 
-i^l'-isco-and-K.-C^music-pub-jobbei's,- 
toi for the fisticuffs last Thurs. : 

' Siim Katz ' ia)n'd his' flock "ihbvtsd 
their offices to the Amalgamated 
Broadcasting (Wynri) building. 

'"Bank President,' Lou Goldberg's 
second great American novel, will 
be published by Macauley July 14. 
-Best w ay . t o savo - yon rr^iffrHn-^ 



taxi 4s tit> tell -tho-driver^to-take it- 
easy, -No take, no tip. It works, 
,.Harrx Shierman-has a- private of- 
fice in the new 306 operators' quar- 
ters that knocks the eyes right out. 

The A I Trahans, newlyweds, 
tossed a reception at the Morrison 
mansion in Bayside overjthe_week- 
■^eiid..' '\ ■ "' 
, Jim Tully scrammed west right 
after the fight, passing up the 
Sharkey and Camera' Jousti due 
June. 29. 

Biiregia Eloy David and Lillian 
Okun. working on a play.. Now, In 
the second, act, Miss David . Is In the 
BKO' office. 

-Johnny: . Jarvls- and Patrick 
Whalen '(the- burnt , toast of Broads 
way), now holding forth at the Sil- 
houette' club. 

Delnionicb's and Pierre hotels on 
-Park avenue-getting, a .Play from the 
Broadwayites because of the deals 
. one caii make. 



• 6ne of the Broadway tSolumnlsts 
Ji6w in N6w ITork is' reported 
•bout to receive a Writing offer 
from Hollywood; 

That .96-foot yacht makes hiim 
Coiiunodore Franklin now. Two 
Boore feet_ from stem to stern and 
.be*anE~e admiral. 

Over the suthnier Harry Lenet- 
Rka's office is from his Central Park 
Mrest home. Has the. Hollywood bug 
and may scratti west. 

Dot Hall, prior to her remarriage 
u> Neal Andrews last -week, did a 
hideaway in Westchester following 
k«r return from London. 
■^.Tappe, modiste, known In show 
bw,Jn voluntary bankruptcy; $33,- 
Op» debt^ 17,000 assets, of which 
H600 are accounts receivable. 

More femme clgaret smoking 
Strollers than ever before east and 
^Bt of Fifth avenue. With the' hew 
jants habit girls will be boys. 

• John Fogarty and Leo Fitzgerald 
mo picked Baer by a kayo. Hard 
to get the wise guys to lay that 
»tt:to one he wouldn't, though. 

' Dri Joe Lee bought himself a car 
*Bg J^.auffeur last week, and the llrst 
day he had It he forget he had a 
w^on and went home In. a taxi. 

Wilda Bennett living on the Jer- 
wy coast Is acting as cbmmnssion-r 
aire for . the,, deluxe . -CEowd-_db.wn 
tliere at several New York shops. 

Sutton place cliff-dwellers now 
fv^* Weir blinds down becaiuse of 
Wie new penthouse fad on the East 
glasses'''**"^ of ogling through spy- 

Ked Way burn will have a double 
commencement at his studio June 
Matinee hy the children in .the 
wernoon and la the evening adult 
l>HP|l8 in action. - • 

While Ruby Keeler was in town 
S?i 'Wouldn't make up her mind 
iMUch gave her the biggest thrill— 
she shot at Hillcrest, her 
picture Success, or Baer's victory. 
II*- "'^^^Ity among p.a^'s Is Irving 
mrouse, who lirotects his Integrity 
with a form foiotnote thftt the 'in- 
wmatlon contained In this release, 
•«nough not guaranteed, is tiakeh 
"om sources which 1 bellev« desir- 

. 9a>W.^^ -r-T ■: — 



Ti?***' 'i**nBe ruling " commencing 
June 1 k.o.'d a flock of across-the- 
,T"?"^er beer spots in the Square, 
!"5j™'ng those grape Juice stands 
wnich were selling 3.2 port wine for 
Jujce*'^' They're back to 5c. grape 

aV!* V. Bragdbn, ei-vaudeVlliiaW, 
J*'^ daughter, June Carr, are 
?£?ii?prs of tho' ' reopened Coffee 
j-nirs Irt the MAyfair theatre base- 
"»«ntVii»hl«h he foiyhiierly tried ^bout 



€ H ATT E 




three years ago. This time It's as 
a beer garden. 

Broadway mob, which has never 
caught the Fay-Sta:nWyck fav Brown 
Derby act of Barabara lighting 
Frank's clgaret; ajre getting a load 
of rthe many little attentions she's 
giving her spbuse backstage and 
when dining! out. - 

Surefire liaffs at; the Strand for 
the Broadway bunch are the flashes 
of Leonard Goldstein's kisser as one 
of the Hebe 'Kentuck Hillbillies,' 
and Lbuls 'Schurr's billing as 'sec- 
retary' Of the Hopkins productions 
in the 'Gold Diggers' film. 

Hotel^ Chatham's sidewalk cafe on 

the private end of Vanderbilt avenue 
and a sidewalk eatery on West 61st 
opposite the Radio City Music Hiall 
stiage entrance are getting a play 
from the diners-ih-the-open. Gert- 
ner's on 7th avenue at 48th also 
upped the gross. 

That class prima donna, didn't 
care how many musicians and 
studio execs were arbund when the 
comedian on the same radio pro- 
gram got fresh, at a, rehearsal one 
night last week. She brought; one 
up .from the floor itnd it landed 
right on the' comic's kisser. 

Johnny Hyde got to his office at 
9:30 the other day, cleaned up all 
his Niew York business by noon, 
hopped a 1 o ' clock pl ai ne for Cleve- 
land, Closing^ his deal there in time 
to .cat!0h a return plane.. :llei ar- 
rived at his home oh Long . Island 
in time to hit: the Kay before mid.-, 
night. In the old days it used to 
take an.agent longer to catch an act 
in Trenton, N. J."- ' 



ployes that want to make reserva- 
tions, etc., to see World'* Pair. 

Phil Howard and Phil Fleming, 
dressed as apaches, entertain, the 
crowds at Harry's bar in the 
'Streets of Paris' with sentimental 
ballads. 

Banker Bernard Formaih paused 
several da:ys before resuming his 
westward trek to look over the Hol- 
lywood studios f of his Wall Street 
principals. 



. Barney Balaban gone, to N. .Y.; . 

Adolph Zukor visited the B&k oU 
flees Thursday... 
Film row's second golf tournament 

-at -Olympian ^Fields. .' - 1 — — ; 

Palace pushes its 56 -cent, price 
Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. 

Renee Howard In on Jantzen 
B^h publicity ar World's Fair.- - 
Aaron Trlns and son Bill here 
trom California for past two. weeks. 
. Doc Finney and Cash Miller man- 
aging the Ripley Odditorlum on the 
Mldwtty. . 

Eddie Sheasby has the orchestra 
for the ' Victor Vlonna Garden Cafe 
at the Fair. ■ 

Scotty Rich opening Lake Ben- 
wlck Palace, Plalhfield; 111.; with 
'Dan-Russo' band.- -— - — — 

Gus Kahn menage, including ser- 
■Vftntfl,_departed to take up their resl- 



dence in Hollywood. 

Mort Singer, the Iowa com king, 
went to New "fork to see Max Baer 
muss up Schmeling. 

'Sport' Herrmann diverted 400 
Masonic ticket-buyers to the Cort 
ior .family Upstairs.' 

Orpheum, Champagne, closed for 
lack of refrigeration, but Virginia 
sticks through summer. 

Joe Santley and Earl Hayden wlH 
help make the summer more agree- 
able for Willie Horowitz. 

Norman Field after two months at 
home with a heart attack reap- 
peared In the Woods Bldg. 

Burton Holmes a^ted as host and 
question-answerer for a mob of kids, 
that went through the' expo/ 

Howard Willett pent-hbuise ter- 
irace was the setting fbr ai Jack and 
Jill Flayers < kids) production. 

Harry Reutlinger was an art stu- 
dent every few minutes while visit' 
ing 'Streets of Paris' at the Expo. 

Roanoke <Va.) 'World-News' sent 
a 13-year-old reporter, Charley 
Schneeri to cover the World's Fair, 

Jan Garber follows Bernie Cum- 
mings July 3 at the Trianon ball- 
room while latter goes barnstorm- 
ing. 

Jimmy W. Dunn chewed up by a 
police dog when making a* social 
call oh the ;beast's. ownex,J another 
actor. 

. Jerome Manh's imitations . topped 
the first 'theatrical nite*^ fh the re 
vlval of that occasion by Ben 
Bemie. . 

Harry Puck and the' missus are 
big picnic organizers. Took Gail 
Borden one "week, Claudia Cassidy 
anbthen : 

Balaban ft Katz employes won- 
dering about- vacation and %hether 
with or without pay. Last year 

without i * , , 

Harry Mlnturn and Mort Levin 
operating the studiebaker which has 
been, wlthbut a tenant since Febru- 
ary/ 1932. . 

Harry Munns and Frank Dare 
back from a dues-collecting trip for 
Equity to the St. Louis outdoor 
operetta compa.rtyi 

Charles Blake, Hearst newspaper- 
IBESWrhandllng ^Hats ©ff;-at-Studc-. 

baker, boost in the dialog for the 
'Evening Aiherlcan.' ^ . ^ ^x. 

Ben Serkowich was aboard tne 
Manhattan-hound airplane wherein 
Nate Blumberg took his aeronauti- 
cal baptism last week. 

Treasurers' Union plastering loop 
and lllinbis Central ■■■ trains ' with 
handbills In their strike agauiBt 
Washington Park racetrach. 

Swift and Co. conductinK a- gratuJ- 
ous Cook's Tour for out-of- town cm- 



Paris 



.....^y!...Beulah;. Livingstone... „ 

Ambassadior Strauss given royal 
welcome. 

George Arliss vacationing' here at 
the Brighton. . 

James R. Grainger hais moved 
into a suite at the George V; 

Mrs. Hal Roach, HaS, Jr., and 
Margaret motorihg in Germany^ 

Kathleen Key lunching with Ra- 
mon Novarirb and. Frank Hanson. 

Charley Chase off to Berlin, re- 
turning to Paris later via Holland: 

Serge Llfar has canceled his con- 
ti-act ifbr an Amerlban dance recital 
tour. 

Georgia Graves, American dancer, 
out of the Follies Bergere due to 
illness. 

— ChallaplnnstJartiyse TiIs7"Beason of 
Russian opera, at the <%atel^t 
June 7. . 7 

Jack Buch'annan vacationing at 
Juan-les-Pins expected here' end 
of .month. 

Er J. Ludvigh, former Ohief coun- 
sellor . for Paramount, has departed 
for^Amerlca. . . . ■ 
■ . Yehudi Menuhih, violin prodigy, 
.Is' proudly tearlnjg around tb-wn in 
his. new Delage. . . 
• r-The first etre^ of gray appeiaxs 
Jn jRonald Colman's moustache, but 
he refuses to dye it, 

Pierre Wolff now finishing the last 
act of. a 'Comedy of Love,'" sched- 
uled fbr next season. 

Subdued-hy kidding publicity in 
the French press, Mariene Dietrich 
has returned to skirts^ 
..-Glne Narcy in Russian songs- now 
being featured at the. hew Chauve 
Souris nite-boite In Montmartre. 

Maurice Toumeur Is directing 
'Lidoire,' a comedy by Courteline 
with Fernadel In the leading role 

Jane Atibert grieving over the 
loss of eight of her 23 dogs during 
the two -years she -was In America. 

The French hav^ now fallen for. 
the grapejulce and tomatd cocktails 
demanded biy many visiting tourists. 

United Artists fixing up a swanky 
new office fbr the return of Arthur 
-KiBiiyrwiRrT*offliea-i^ff(6t~tinrTironth" 
Fox has received word Winnie 
Sheehan is planning a lengthy trip 
abroad this summer with Paris as 
headquarters. 

. 'Baick Street*, beginning Its sey< 
enth month holds record of longest 
Paris rim "0f~^liJ^-AS8wplcjSH~"filSf 
here this year. 

Mile. Suzanne PeheDy, having re 
covered from automobile accident, 
has returned to the isast of 'Oh 
Papa' at the Neauveaute& 

In future the Anglo-American 
Press Association will hold Its 
weekly luncheons at the Hotel Mira- 
beau Instead of Drouant's. . 

Drama conunlttee of American 
Women's Club -presenting -'On Ap- 
proval' June 7 and 8, fifth and last 
production for this season. 

Paul Mesnier, author of BGK's 
'Je Suis un Juif,' dally at the Blbli 
otheque Nationale hunting up. the 
history of Judaism for film. 

Juan Amallo with his tango and 
rumba band has deserted Melody's 
Bar to open. at Scheveningen short- 
ly at the Kursaal concerts there.. 

Jacqueline WeisiEi elected winner 
of the Blonde Beauty Coniesl^aOhe 
Ambassadeurs; Is^ en route for 
Hollywood to. be the guest of Jean 
Harlow. 

Last scenario written by the late 
Pol Rab in cbllaboratloD -with Nbel- 
Noel will go into production at 
Eclair next weefc -with Nbel-Noel 
starring. 

A campaign to bring back the 
vogue fbr earrings is. being laiunched. 
by Worth, where all mannlklns now 
wear gold or silver metal clips on 
their e^-rs. . 

Elsa Lucas, daughter of 'Anieri- 
can critic and - composer,. Clarence 
Ludsus, gave a program ' of her 
father's compositions at her first 
Paris piano recital. 
. .Marcel Achard, . Alfred SaVolr,. 
Keurt Well, Serge Raffalooitch and 
JFlqrent Fels .^attending., cocktail 
party given by Pierre Lazareff in 
honor of Tilly IxMSch. 

J^ck Payne laid a wreath Of Eng- 
lish roses sent from London on the 
tomb of The Unknown Soldier, un- 
j4^,iIie^=.AML^e.;.J&tQmid^ 
Memorial Day tribute. 

Georges Melchlor has suifficlently 
recovered from his recent appendi'f 
citls operation to play an Important 
role in 'The Grand Bluff,* directed 
by M.aurlce Champroux, for GlTA. 

Special music symbolical of ma- 
chiocry and . a series of working- 
linen's hymns composed by Rene 
'Tabla for Elan Film's "La Vbix du 
Met.nr now In production at Eclair 



London 



Thelma Todd on vegetable diet. 
Mrs. John Southern critically 111. 
Francis Mangan In, town from 
Paris. 

Harry Foster framing another all- 
colored show. 

Marie Tempest freely admitB tb 
69th birthday. 

Chic- Endor_ , . . law , .with 

George Poster. . 

Polly Luce now minus trace 'of 
any American accents 

Jeffrey Bernard... .cia.iming Victor. 
McLaglen as his bodyguard. 

Bettlna Hall due here for short va- 
cation, not interested in work. 

Jane Carr, cafe discovery, open- 
ing at the ritzy Embassy club. 

Lucienne Boyer asking $1^200 for 
London vaude; .nb one interested. 

Albert Sandler's marital troubles 
to be aired in the courts ishortly. 

Polly Walker cancelling her New 
York sailing to pliay Ciro's Club. 

Oscar . Hammerstein starts audi- 
tions for the. new Drury Lane Show; 

Diana Wynyard to play in Colum- 
bia's first pictures to be made here. 

Hehschel Henlere threateninir tb 
sue Victor Sheridan .for week's sal- 
ary* .. 

Edward Latirillard has rights .to 
Beaitricr-Mayer'jr ^The rtittr«-Earth^ 
quack.' 

E. Lumley closing the Pavilion, 
Glasgow^ many years rendezvous fbr 
Anierican. acts. 

Ailhur Christiansen, assistant ed- 
itbr ^gOaily ' Express,' latest Lbrd 
Beaverbrook favorite. 
Nan Blackstone departing without 



saying- good-bye to .the: income tax 
collector, who is annoyed. 

Catherine Carrington '.doing a 
walk-otit on Hippodrome' show 'dur 
ing rehearsals; not satisfied with her 
part. 

. Charlotte. Greenwood sore with 
J; B, Noel for insisting on matinee 
performanee of Drury_ Lane^jon 
Derby day. 

Grafton Galleries, for many years 
a well-known London, night spot^ 
put up for auction, but withdrawn^ 
there being no bid. - 

Frank Benson^ formerly vaude 
vllle team Frank and Maggie Beii 
son^ making money as representa 
tive of the Irish Sweep. 



Berim 



'Heinrich Fraenkel 



Gitta Alpar off - to Copenhagen to 
play TDubarry.' 

— Rudolf-^Forster-T«covering"^^l«nw 
appendicitis operation. 

Clajrtoh Sheehan expected. This 
is his second trip to Berlin this 
year. 

Schumann theatre, Ftenkfurt, 
dark. One of the biggest houses In 
the-country~- - • : — 

Ufa prep^ng ..a picture dealing 
with the Sca(gerak battlei. German 
navy assisting. 

Liane JIaid and Iwan Prtovlcz- on 
a person^ appearance tour in 
Czeichoslovakla. 

Charley Klein aold a story to 
Terra and got a megglng asslgni- 
ment for two pictures. 

George R. Canty looking forward 
to a vacation; he'll sail home -for a 
few weeks, before he returns. 

H. Kahn, Fox manager, leaving 
this week. P. N. Brihcfc, his sue 
cessor, settling to his new Job. 

A. Dowling in town for more than 
a week, settling with Tobis for 
'Khng. Kong* and other releases. 

The Metropol theatre has a new 
boss, "Pt. Ernst Dernburg. He starts 
with a musical comedy, £h*lha Koer- 
ner In the lead. 

Aafa starting- a- schedulei of eight 
pictures. Including Hanneles Hlm^r 
melfahrt.' based on Gerhart Haupt- 
mahn's famous play. 

Victor Skudetzkl off to Mallorca, 
to open a cafe on that island, once 
desolate spot, but now swanhing 
with refugees from Germany, ' 

Jules Marx, formerly boss of the 
Berlin Scala, moving to Paris and 
opening a booking agency, with 
Clifford Fischer as his partner. . 

Many burned about Marlehe's evi- 
dent intention to give Berlin the go- 
by. Mariene says shb- wbn't be 
bothered. After all, It's her Vaca- 
tion. ' 

Little film house In the outskirts 
of Berlin seating audience on both 
sides of. screen and charging lialf. 
price- for those Who are sitting on 
the, wrong side. 

Dagriiar Wolf ski shlf Ung^to rParls. 
She. hiad been chief of Universal's 
Berlin readme^ department for many 
years and just moved tb the Paris 
oince in the same capacity;^ 
Paul Kohner hopping to Vienna 

at=^a^moment^s-..nbticer^and^in^the'^ 
face of strbng competition- hiring 
Jan Kiepura for Universal City. To 
sell the idea to .Uncle Carl, Kohner 
epent 11 minutes on the transat- 
lantic phone. 

Willy . Forst changinir^rease paint 
for a^megaphone. This has been his 
ambition., for - years. . Actoi^s . .first 
megglng efiort is a iSchubert pic-, 
ture. produced In Paris and with 
Martha Ebbrrth, LuJsc Ulrich and 
IJantf -Janaiy in the leads. ■.■ 



Hollywood 



Lynn Farnol's Hitler haircut. 
Bill Qulnn hitting toward N«w 
Yo.k. 

Audrey Kearns now secretary to 
G. P. Sully< 

Gus Metzger spending a few days 
in Portland. 

Alfred Newman's oiOflce being r»« 
decorated in white. 

Bob Broden, N. Y. theatrlbal law^ 
yeir, hereibr .a visit. 

Roy D'Arcy . trying to. sell his voice 
to local radio stations. 

Dorothy Lewis and her eisteiv 
Blanche, are going places. 

John Zanf t and Winnie Sheehiaii 
had lunch together; last week. 

pat West working so regularly he - 
can't find time to pldy behefits. 

Evening iroUer skating bh 
boulevards now quite the .thing« 

William M. <Bill) Roddy has 
opened a beisr establishment ln.Hol«- 
lywood. 

George Somnes has been handed 
a one-year directing contract by 
Paramount. 

Tickets, for Two,' title of ; first 
Laurel and Hardy comedy the. 
new season. 

Jack Gain of 'Fox taking his two- 
week vacation In the northern part- 
Of the state. 

Harry Lustig . recuperating at 
Palm Springs after a seveire broiir 
chitis attack. 

Ken Maynard back after flying 
his family to and from the World's 
Fair In Ms plane. 

Lynn L. Edwards is on his way 
east by auto to make a N^ Y. trailer 
.co.hipahy : connection. 

Frank Stever skippering a fishing 
boat' between- Manhattan Beach and 
Mexico for the summer. 

Picture ihob islvlng the Cocbannt 
Grove, a big play with the return of 
Abe L:^man and his band. 

Picture crowd are pulling the 4 
Sunday afternoon cocktail, parties, 
^^^r^on e takes th elr-turn?- — ' ■ ■ 

Fox-WC suburban houses arie bill- 
ing Baby LeRoy ahead of Maurice 
Chevalier on 'Bedtime Story/ 

Milton Kibbee has been spotted 
for a .part alongside brother Guy In 
Columbia's "Lady for a; Day.' 

James Hanley has motored back 
to New York with his family. He 
may rejoin Shapiro-Bernstein. 

Robert Barrat diraws a termer at 
Warners, following his work in 
.%filly ^Turner.'. a:nd^fHecQes for Sale/ - 
Katharine H^bura and Irene 
Dunne "returned to the Riadio lot 
over the week end after N. T. visits, 
' Harry Warireh and Al Dubln are 
still wondering why two conches 
were put In their office at United 
Artists. 

In the absence of Mary Plckfbrd, 
Countess dl Fk-asso Is fniictioning 
as the social guide for the 'Plckfaic' 

following. ., ^ 

Sid Hyamsr Engllsh '^'Ibltbr, Is 
over from London to give the film 
-lost-a^friendlyr— inSpectlonr-accoms— 
panled by Mrs. Byams, 

Barney Hyman, who bi»erated the 
Club New Yorker here, to Chicago 
where he hopes to open a nlte spot* 
New Yorker went Into xeceiversblp, 
and closed. 

Wolfie Gilbert says he received a 
wire from Radio City requesting 
permission for Ferde Grofe to make, 
a 'tune poem' out of 'Waiting -for 
tlie Robert B. Lee.' 

Ricliard Dlz, the missus and baby 
are at Dix's hideaway nincli, the 
most remote retreat of picttire stars, 
for a two-weeks' holiday before he 
starts 'Bhrd of Prey* for RKO. 

Pk-evlbuB story In Varibit stated a 
fflm company, was ntilizing .-tlio 
Wrecking of the Breakers hotel^ 
Long Beach, for scenes. The Break- 
ers, undamaged by the recent quake. 
Is not being turn down. Is open^ and 
stayed open throughout the late 
shiver. The Virginia hotel is .the 
one being dismantled. 



Hie Hague 

By M« W» Etty^Leaf 

Johan de Meester has organized 
a new drama stock. 

*K\nt KongI' strong at ApoHe 
cinema In third weekv 

First heat-wave of the season, but 
dldjiot last longer than. a week. 
. Charley Chase here on short Visit: 
has to.be back in Holljrwood June 15. 

Dletse Bpelers,' Dutch legit com- 
pany . led by. , Verkade .eh -viah der 
Veer, off to Dutch West Indies. 

In Circus Carre, Amstordam big 
vaudeville show with wrestling 
thrown in as well, top seats only 
60 cents.:- " 

With Jack Payne's tour heiro, dis- 
tributor of United Artists released 
'Say It With Music', featuring him 
and his band. 

Odeon Cinema, "rhe Hague, re- 
viving The Big- Parade.' As a 
silent it enjoyed great success herey, 
but pacifists have big voice now. 

Fritz Hirsch company getting 
ready to go to Paris. The Berlin 
experiment in the Schiller Theatre 
was=a -flop;=eosti-Hirsch and=^Helm-- 
a fortune. Both ai-e JeWs. 

Captain Scars, who pinched Ger- 
man swastika wreath laid down by 
Hitler's envoy to England, crossed 
over to Holland for a leOture. Full 
house gave him warm reception; 
A. V. R. O. Broadcaster, starting 

.as.a.navelty, .mysterious -radlo^plays 

by van 't Veer, Dutch journalist. 
Film fan.s h<ave to guess Who Is the 
villain, 'Who guc»«es right, gets a 
prize 



$4 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 13; 1935 



O B I T U A R Y 



CHRIS p. BROWN 

Chris. 0,,.Brpwiii, 57 'years old, for 
years in charge of the New: York 
pffloe oC Sullivan & Condidine, 
where he booked the circuit, and 
later with the Shuberts as theatre 
.inanager, died at ihis Los Angeles; 
home Sunday (11). Brown had been 
inactive' sinipe coming west three 
years ago. 

He. is survived by his wWe, known 
oh stage as. Julia- iGrlfford, ' and two 
daughters/ 



J AC TUCKER: 

Jac Tucker, the vaucleville 
team of .Williams and Tucker, died 
at Iiong Meadow, . B. June 8. 
Tucker with his wife, Eya William ay 
^caine into 'vaudeville from the com- 
bination field with a sketch 'Skin- 
ny'd. Finish,* written by himself. 
Their succefss Was immediate and 



better known In the ring days of 
his career back In 1914 as 'fighting 
carpenter,' died at his home 'Du- 
buque, la., from : heart e|.ttack. 



FRED GLEASON 

Fred leasonj. . 79, veteran stag^ 
playeir died , in Sti Luke's hospital, 
ISTew York, June 9. He had played 
with' Jane Cowl, lif ar-jorie Banibeau, 
George Arliss and .others aiid. had 
done considerable screen Work, 

His last appearoiice was in the 
Guild production of 'Good Earth.' 



ERNEST BRU 

Ernst, ru, 47, -wSiB instantly killed 
June 6 when he lost his balance and 
fell frpm 9, slxtbi story window in 
his office at 729 6th a,vehue; His body 
struck the spikes steel raiilihg which 
guards the entrance, to the subway 
on the north side of tbe building. 




the original skit;" was'^follow^ by 
others. - Their success led. the. jate 
Jake Bosenthal to offer the pair a 
istarringr tbtur in a play iti^ extension 
Of the Skinny series.' The dear went 



cold: when Tucker rAfnaofl *n tnfttrA- JipB» rent th i 



changes Bosenthal f^lt to be neces- 
sary and wets deaf ' to alt sugges- 
tions', of ■ai'biti'iatioriror cohipromlsc,- 

DUring- the tCTiIte' ^ Bat- strike 
Tuckier "was one of the leading agi- 
t^tor^ and soi in " disfavor with the 
vaudeville powers, . Id^^ off his 
fltage catfjee^ .Litter he tried wrltihg 
motion pictures^ but the saihe fiitub - 
Ij^'oi^ness' which led 'him/to^'glye up. 
the " sltarring tour operated^'^^^ 
him .in 'a 'business' wher^' a work 
neveir geits'to. the. screen. unchanged. 
He' did a UtUe work for thd old 
ji;iiubih cottipahy And th^n dropped 
from sight. I'ew Of his theatrical 
friends saiw mu6h' 6f him after that 
but it was the iimpressloh : that he 
was supportiiig hiiAself . with bis 
art nioveltiea: — -r — r - — 

He had a novM style of carica- 
-tute^-iipIng^srline-brush-lirateH^^ 
9. drawing, 'pen, and could iiave 
a'chieved fame, as a cartoonist; but 
for the trait which had spoiled his 
otheir opportunities. 



and, giahcing off, struck a woman 
who wad descending the stairway. 
She received serious injuries. 

He was an importer of foreign 
films and It wjas stated that it was 



landal-.cohdi'- 



tion had nothing to dp with his ihis^ 
hap, which,- it Is belleyed, was 
caused by overbalancing, in trying to 
.open _the^ window^ 



LEEDS, BAXTER 

. .I^edff Bayter,; 50, assistant man-, 
ager to the Metro 'studio, died of 
a heart attack in his sleep June 9, 

iin. ?^s..A]r»eeiefl... 

: BOrn in Brooklyn, Baxter entered 
the picture business as accountant 
with Jesse lu Lasky films in 19il. 
He Tyent wlthi Douglas. Fairbanks 
as business mianager and later wag 
[general manager of the Marshall 
Neilan productions tbr five year."). 
He, has been at Metro for the past 
eight years as assistant to M. E. 

Greenwood. — rr-- • - 

iSUrviVed by widow, niothor and 
lister.- — •-• • 



i /:^lNCHELt SMlTHr^"::!' 

.ly^incheli Smithy 62, died at his 
home in "F^rmington, <3onn., June iP. 
Hie iiad been in failing health for 
some time and recovery had been 
'pronouhced.imp09sibl>}t 

originally an actor, he presently 
turned his attention to playwrlttng, 
and bis first play, ' 'The Fortune 
Hunter*' .vras .staged 1 190G. . .His 
Qiost famous creatio.. was 'Light 
hing' in which Frank Bacon played 
on Broadway for years. Bacoii was 
the:6rlglnal author, of the idea, but 
it was Smith who miade the scrlpit 
practica^I. jPrlor tP his Wi-itlng york 
he had .iieen producer with Arnold 
Daly of several Shaw plays and had 
mastered the tricks^ of s,taffo craft. 
He dramatized 'Bre^ster's^Millions,' 
which enjoyed; a hi^jily prbifi^|)fe 
run,, and wrote, amone oth.erB, .'Turn 
to the Bight,* 'Ojaicer- fl.6.6' and 
'Thank YOU,' ; 

He made .his home after hls^re 
tiremeiit from iactlve work In .ian 
old farmhouse in Farmlngtpn .and 
icept. in Operation iin old grist xhill 
which had been built ' in cdlonlal 
times. 

Mrs. Smith died about a year ago 



CHARLES T. BOt^DLEY 

Charles .Torrefied Bordleyj g2, died 
in Saranac Lake,, after ah acute . Ill 
neiss of a month. For ten years he 
had made his home there, 

prior to hiis breakdown in 1922 he 
was associated with; Nat G^oodwinr 
Clifton Crowford, BIchard Mansfield 
and Bobert Mantell, He played 
in 'The Kiss Burglar,' 'Spring 
Chicken,' 'Florodora' and ^Th6 

j.Prihc6.of . Pilsen/ He was^ also., a 

producer of many vaudeville acFs 
thdit toured the Keith circuit. His. 
widow, Florence Snyder Bordley, 



and two sisters survive^ 
Saranac Lake. 



Interment 



FRANK R. WHITNEY 

Frank B. Whitney, 48, boxing pro 
mpter, dance hall, and amusement 
park operator here mhpe; IWS* but 



JULIA SWAYNE GORDON 

Julia S way ne Gordon, 54, actress, 
died.. May 28, in Los Angeleis, fol 
lowing a prot racte d Illness. A pro- 
tege -Of- "the late— Jessie -Bonstelie,' 
Miss Gordon began her film" career 
in : 1906 With the McCullum and, 
Parker . Studios. In 1907, she be 
came a star of Vitagraph ^and re 
maihed With the company until It 
dissolved in 1917. She was taken 
to Hollywood in 1923, by Bex In 
gram for one. of the leads in 
'Scaramouche,' and Jsince has ap- 
peared in many productions, be 
ceased Is survived by her husband.' 



Like a Champ 

(Continued ftom page 51) 
some money and quit the racket. 
Training Is hard work for him, but 
that he can get in condition is at- 
tested by his form pf Thursday. 

Betting at rigside was 13 to 5, fa- 
voring Schmeling. That Baer would 
kayo the German brought "long 
quoted odds, but the books refused 
to lajr the price. Most of the Baer 
money came frona out'of town aid 
at the last minute. 



Baer entered the ring with the 
Jewish double star on his funks. 
That was part of the bally. , He 
later stated one of his parents Is a^ 
Jew. 

He looked at his puffed nose In 
the dressing-room: mirror and said: 
'They thought I was .a Hebe and 
now i look like one.' 



There were only four sports writ- 
ers who picked Baer in print— Hype 
Igoe of the New York 'Journal,' Ed 
Neai of -the Associated Press, Mark 
Kelley of tile Lps Angeles~'Exam- 
Iner,' and Jim Tuily, whp wrpte a 
story at ringside. 



Blngslde, press workers sure earn- 
ed their salaries. The reporters 
were dripping wet under the Intense 
heat fronm the' ring, lamps. Even 
Damon " "Buhyon, who never gets 
.steamed, up^ ofCed coat and unbut- 
toned the collar. They had to wring 
Jimmy Dawison out. 

Some of th6- boys ..were sw.eating 
out Dempsey's beer. 



— ^^UglMH^ar^ted^t-a^25,^Jie-oiob4n 
the Tavern dallied oyer cooling 
drinks. Some started for the Stadium 
at; ;nin€^aiid iaidh't see the fight; 
which- rhad- been- -scheduled - for 10 
o'clock. 



Sure to Ead in Grief 



Vaude House Reviews 



Downtown, L. A. 

(Continued from page 42) 

or lilc houses. Miss Wiiklhs, with 
male partner, does nifty ballroom 
stepping, after which the male does 
all jBorts of legonianiacal gyrations 
along the lines that Maurice Dia- 
mond was noted for some years 
ago. Then' Miss Wilklns .returns 
With a Spanish hip' shaking offering 
that proved most , adequate. The 
third member of the' connpany, .a 
statuesque blonde. '.next trots' forth 
with acrobatic contortion work, the 
edge of which might have been 
taken off a bit by the prevlQU9 act. 
But the girl managied td show some 
springs and splits that really en- 
thused the mob out front. Finale 
was a smart rhumba by Miss Wil- 
kins and the male to good out- 
frpnt returns. 

Next to clpsing spot had the 
Stroud Twins. Bpys feel that talk 
now is their forte. However, if such 
should be the case, they might get 
some material. The vintage of 
what they presented and thought 
was funny -was: even discarded years 
ago. by the Bice Brothers as ante- 
dating the first James Madison 
budget. Tbeii the boys go a little 
raw on some of their quips, which 
was even obvious to the audience, 
which was hushed by the. remarks. 
Acrobatic dance and tap stepping 
was. conclusion of the turn for the 
bOys. TChey'jtried an encore of com- 
edy acrobatics which was unfunny 
and kind of delayed the start for the 
Four Jays, male comedy . acrobats;- 
who closed .thei show. . Latter turn 
has. a slOw ground routine which 
clicked, nicely but would have been 
of shpWTStopplhg /proportions . had 
not the Show been deluged with an- 
tlcfl rif thpir vqHftfy pHnr to th«>1r 
entrance. 

Show, cost little over $900, and 
looks .as though It -were a. goOd buy 
as far as Individual value Is con- 
cerned for the house. 

Universal weekly and. 'Private 
Detective 62' were the screen ac- 
cessories this week. . Trade at .open- 
ing show just fair and not what 
house usually gets with its 25c bait 
for the early birds. XJuQi 



Sjni'acuse, June 12. 
Nathan L. Bobbins, former lessee 
ot the BItz, Temple and Eckel the- 
atres here, could not be located by 
a process, -server at the former 
house, , his last local venture, when 
he went-Jthere to serve^ papers In a 
"sUif for $65^54 "brought by the 
Boyal . Uniform Company of Boch- 
ester." ' • ■ ■ " ~ 

As a result, ian order for service 
by publication. Was granted by Mu- 
nicipal Judge B. B. Parsons. Suit 
against the showman, now sa:id to 
be in either Utica or l^ew York, is 
Jor_ unlfpnnjg Jor^^ .and. a 

doorman, caps and . emblems. 
. Bobbins withdrew from, the Bitz 
some weeks ago following the sud- 
den closing pf . a stock burlesque 
troupe installed .by Emmett Calla- 
han. 



the Majestic has been operiated by 
his son; Morrisv - 



JAMES M. BRADFORD 

J.ames. M. Bradford, 89, died in 
{Akron June 9 of a paralytic stroke. 
He was the heavy 'menace- In Bufr 
falo Bill's 'Prairie Flower,' and had 
played with Edwin Booth, McCul- 
ilough^ Barrett and the Davenports. 
iDuring his stage career he met and 
iforined a friendship with Abraham 
Lincoln^ In his' later years he was 
Icbaplaln of the Akron G. A, B- post, 
ihavlng. enlisted when 18 years of 
age. 



CHARLES MEADE 

Meade, ., for 20 y!ears 
■doorman at the old Orpheum, Win- 
nipeg, died here recently. . Jiany of 
the: old vaude vlllians -will re]:nember 
[Charley - when- they; played. 'at th^ 
town's leading vaude house, the Qr- 
pheuni, 'which how Is known , as th'e 
BKO Winnipeg, changed to plc- 
.tures — and which now is dark. 



SOL CLARK 

Sol Clark, 60, purchasing agent 
at Metro studio,, died at his. Glen- 
dale, Cali, home. Sunday (il) of 
heart;._dl3ease,c=;wJiIlee=.sleepIng.=^=i-^-« 

He had been • with Metro since. 
:1924. He: is survived by lils wife. 



ISAAC LOWENSTEi 

Isaac Lowenstein, 82, operator of 
the Majestic Theatre, Oklahoma 
City, for many years, died Jiine 1, 
at. .his: home. Lowenstein,! who was 
born .In. Germany, came to Okla- 
homa In 1889., .Sihce his rfetirsment 



FELIX A. BAUER 

Felix A. Bauer, 88, concert pianist, 
died in White Plains June 10. He 
Is survived by three daughters and 
two sons. 



JOSEPH T. ICKARD 

Joseph T. Blckard, 60 yeirs old, 
khOwn on the screen at Kalla 
Pasha, died Saturday (lO) of a 
heart ailment at.Talmade, Cal. 

Mother, 74, of Jack Tebo, Chicago 
agent and producer, died May .28 in 
Chicago from pneumonia. She .was 
widely, acquainted, aimong perform- 
ers through her.' . 



other, 65, of Maxwell SHles, 
sports writer, for the. L. A. 'Examr 
Iner,' died. June 4 In Los Angeles 
from a heart attacki Deceased is 
survived by four children. 



Mother, SI, of Bobert Coleman, 
died in Los Angeles June ,5, after 
three weeks' Illness. She Is isurvlved 
by her son, now appearing In the 
prologue of 'Gold Diggers of 1933' 
at Grauman's Chinese theatre, and 
a daughter, Lois Jahan. 



Father Joan Burgess, for- 
mer Follies girl, died in Saranac 
Lake after, an illness of three 
months. His wife, son and daiigh- 
tier survive. 



MET., B'KLYN 

Brooklyn, June 10. 
If radio means box office, then the 
Metropolitan this week should do 
better than average. Of the six acts 
on the show, three are from the 
ether • waves, Edwin C. Hill (New 
Acts), Street Singer (Arthur Tracy) 
-and Stoopnagle Bind Bud; " — -~ - 

Whlle latter two have been around 
on stage engagements for sometime 
now, it's new to Hill, the CBS com- 
mentator. Hill, a political reporter, 
ought to do some attracting over 
here. Along with the other two ftir 
acts, stage show In general and the 
picture, 'Eagle and the Hawk' (Par), 
,Mei. makes a bid toi: business;, that's 
-strong. Ther Par plctur6 Is" among 
those which Loew'is gets first run 
for downtown Brooklyn as a result 
of the darkening of the Paramount. 

Hill is given fourth spot on the 
six-acter,. doing., a topical com- 
mentating routine In a broadcasting 
set, while the Street Singer gets the 
better position, fifth. Tracy has Im- 
proved considerably since he first 
struck vaude, and over here Satur- 
day afternoon came dose to stop- 
ping the show. He did four num- 
bers, finishing up with a couple 
gags around kids who look for auto- 
graphs. They're both okay and kill 
any audience Idea Tracy hasn't got 
a sense of humor. Maybe vaude- 
ville's developed it for him. At first 
he always seemed rather stiff. 
That's all gone now. 

The other ether turn; Stoopnagle 
and-:Bud. is on second^ Whereas 
usually spotted farther down. They 
do about the same routine they have 
right along, and on flnldhing, Intro 
Artie Lang, the yo-yo manipulator, 
billed here as an added novelty at- 
traction. Two radio boys also, mix 
Into the Lang, act, together with 
Georges Campo, opeiner, Campp 
shows all he can do the yo-yo trick, 
too. . Game^ originally from Philip- 
pines, is pop with the kids. 

Ethel Parker and Saitdlno (New 
Acts) close in a song-and-daiice 
flash that makes the grade nicely^ 
and over here scored for a finish 
effectively In a scene built around 
The Bolero.' Campo, on the other 
end of the. show, opened good in his- 
comedy acrobatic double. He's 
about the closest to Harry Langdon 
vaude bias found. Pantomime all the 
%ay through, with that Langdon 
blankness emulated for good re- 
sults. A Mahoney off-to-Buffalo is 
also included. 

Considering the weather, summer 
vacations, golf, the race track, rides- 
=in^xithe^country,i-=swImming,=-=rDller 
skating, bicycling arid 3.2 beer. Met 



Wife of Francis Ortega; editor of 
'Cine Mundlal,'. South American and 
Spanish fan publication, died re- 
cently after brief Illness. 



Saturday afternoon was showing a 
prdtty good business. • ■ 

HouB^ is comfortably cooled, but 
that trailer about the cooling sys- 
tem Is probably the poorest written 
ftny niajor chain ever projected. 
And; to make It worse, trailers are 
laid pn heavy over here. Char. ^ 

HoUboni Empire^ London 

London, May 29. 
Boy Fpx and. band h^ead the bi 
this week, with band ieader 
straight salary, preferring to know 
at the beginning ot the week what 
he is getting rather than take a 
chance with current climatic con- 
ditions, which are agaUist show 
buslnessi. Opening night house was 
about 80% capacity, and looks llk^ 
both managemient and Fox will bo 
satisfied with the week's trade. 

Fox was asked to play the Pal- 
ladium isome months ago, but turned 
offer- down as not being ready yet 
for vaudeville, which yiras a good 
Idea, as his is One of the biggest 
names on the air and he cannot 
afford to . take chances : on 'per- 
sonals.' Band is ah aggriegatlon 6f 
16,: including Peggy Dell; the 
pianist, who warbles. Miss Dell, 
who got a reception every time she 
approached the 'mike,' Is quite 
pppular oh the ether as piart of the 
Fox outfit. She sings a la Sophie 
Tucker, and with Soph away frbm 
,*^'^*'ei*or a few years hejr adherents 
are beginning to forget the dlffer- 
ehcCi Several good crooners among' 
the batch, with Jack Plant at the 
head. Although the band Is more, 
than 50% brass. It Is played in such^ 
a Subdued manner that it Is never 
rasping or loUd, a fault with most 



o f t h e lo c al bauds. 

Band consumed 40 minutes, in- 
cluding two encores Fox was forced 
to give to pacify the uproarious" 
blouse. But even theh-thiey were 
not satisfied, with the mob howling 
for more. 

Best of the bill included Jack 
Daly, Irish- singer with chatter in 
native brogue. Some of his gafe 
was not new, but he has ia way ot 
selling It. His breezy personality 
should help: to get Tilrn into the 
Wept-End. 

Lucan and MoShane, very cley&t 
comedy coupje, particularly Arthur 
Lucan as an old hag match-sellen 
Act hais been a long time getting 
a break, but It has a-rrlved. Scott 
Sanders scores mostly with the old 
standby, 'The Qldtime Actor.' 

Trio Andree, biliid as cohtlnental 
dancers, are really three locals, two 
men- and^-woman; - with a good' 
semi-comedy acrobatic number. 
Michael Arnaud, . one. of the boys. 
Is Scotch, and was formerly with 
the Mallnoff Quartet. Murray and 
Mooney, a couple of comedians of 
the old school; with the straight 
man a hindrance. Jean Florlan, a 
youthful Juggler of the Bob Bipa 
school, but not so finished. 

Opening -weire Dekker and Pan: 
balancing act, with woman as the 
understander, and closing were the 
Two Bells, aerial gymnasts. 

House was to be one of the 23 to 
be closed by Gaumont-Britlsh dur- 
ing the summer, to reopen Aug. 7. 
but was given a reprieve, which was 
a very sensible move, as house 
Sfentel"®^®'' regained its lost 



LETTERS 

BE ADVERTISED 
LETTERS ADVERTISED IN 
ONE ISSUE ONLV 



Auerbach Leoa- 

Boyd . Watrdn 

Davler Betty 
Del. Rio Bobble 
DUgGran .Jean 

Kay Eddy 



'Marantz Mtsa 
Prior Allan 
Randall Fred 
Turka Blanche 
.Zukot- Dave 



DOROTHEA ANTEI. 

M6 W. lid St:, New York City 
My New AsAortmrat of GREETING 
CARDS Is Now Ready. 21 Reaatlful 
CARDS and FOLDERS, Boxed, Post- 
paid, (or. 

One Dollar 




BOOKICT ON HOW 
• TO MAKB UP • . 

C TEIM 

_ UMAKE UP 




INSTITUTION ^ I NT E B N AT I O N A L Jl 

Shoes for the S^age and Street 

SttOWFOLK'S 5HOE3HOP-rlSS2 BR0ADWA:^»ia4 



;T»e6^y» Jwi'® 13» 1933 



OUTIIOOR$ 



VARIETY 



)$5 



PTH WDiS IN 
HAMD) ACTION 



• Aiter revJSwing testlitnohy for 
ibiii:.'.*niortth? . ' Uiifira^ni, In 

the Supreme Ciourt, N, hanidea: 
dow« ^ aecl8ioh;:ln "ta:vor of Frank 
TVlrlh, ' vhom George,; Hattild al- 
leged hftdM?reached their contract 
tp stay out of the booking btielness, 
Bigned when the - latter took over 
the Wirth & Hfiipld talr, booking; 
enterprise lii .W3li Wlrtii haia been 
<!bndubtlhg a one-ring circus," and 
When he sought to book it with 
fairs. Hamld. contended that the 
■^Virlb show transaction ■<vas rip dlf- 
jrererit .l!ron»'; booking of . individual 
aQts. and sbuglit, an . injuhctlon. 

Oburt declint&d to t-estralrt Wirth 
andi decided that . Hamld wai* at- 
temi)tlng a revision of th^ contract. 
'In\ refUBirig to' jierrtilt such changes 
justice Ingraham'^ld: 

'■The contract as it now reads dotes 
nbt prevent the' defendant fro'ih do- 
ing, the Acts the 'plaintiff s complOiin 
constitute a . breach of the. agree- 
iinent; .it is clear the contract was 
carefully prepared and that . the 
parties to it were thoroughly aware 
of its provisions; the provision 
lyhich the plaintiff , Hamld . ttOW 
A'e'ekis "tO have Incprpora'ted iii the 
iiejr(p6nti^rit could have .been Included 
b,efore the parties sighed. the docu- 
Dnip'nt.. The reformation sOught may 
noit .inow be made by the court*. 
0 Ralph. Hankinson Was ; cOupled 
with Hamid in - the sUit Which has 
-feVcn' in court 'four times 



DOWN TO A DIME 



Main Grrcus .Floods Town Wit|;i 
Passes; Takes Service Charge 



Syracuse, June 12. 

Sotting a new low record for cir- 
cus admission prices , in this neck of 
the provincial woods, the Walter L. 
Main Circus playe^ here two days 
last Week with the tariff .hominaP.v 
a quarter, but actually a. thin dime. 

.Latter represented a . 'service 
charge' levied uppn upWardis of 40,- 
000 passes distributed locally; through 
the .medium of - the B. W. Edwards 
and Son department store by ar- 
rangement . with the 'Herald,* local 
daily. 

A41".you had to do to get, a pass, at 
the store Was make a purchase-r^a 
paper o^ pins would do; morOover; 
a pass went with each separato pur- 
chase. 

'. Tie-up was effected by Fletcher 
Sniith, Veteran Syracuse advance 
man, making his first visit home in 
y^ars; 



White City, Riyelrview 
Meet £xpo Opposish 
With Reduced Gate 



Chicago Dailies Rap 
Accident Soft Pedal 
By Expo 'Hospitari 



TO SELL BEER— IF 



Pehnay -Fair Association to Vend 
Brew if THey Qet It 



Eaaton, Pa., June 12. 
Pennsylvania fairs expect beer to 
wipe out the red ink this year. 
Every .fair is preparing for reopen- 



MIDWAY NAY 
HIRE OWN 




Chicago. June 12. 

Terrific windstorm accompanied I *«er gardens on the Wunds 
1. ,'■ ■^^ . , , ^ and several large fairs,, buch as 

by lightning, and , ram did plenty of R^j^^ing and Allentown, plan to 

damajge to the light construction at I have several beer gardens on the 
the Wori<9's Fair laist week. lag- 1 grounds, having been kdVised that 

poles, ^■j;"-'^. .-"'n^' MMW^ may «ln a v.«.ry oV.r 

ripped away, and the thlngfs not jjjgy ^^3,^^, the red tape of the World's 

riveted dOwn Were , given .bad instead of renting out the beer hnanagement ir a. pending cpmpro- 
spanking by the elements; Some concessions, fair managements will L^jg^ regarding cashiers 
15 p.rioj,s «ere ...rh..y Injured bT ™ ^Xe ^SSSTKSf ''Si\>^' At pi.»e»t «.Po hire, 
nymg objects. most fair grounds the old beer gar- rotates ail cashiers and chargei? 40 

. Coincidental with this, occurrence dens are still exlstihg. Main dlfli- cents ah hour to the concessionaires 
the dallies started breaking stories ci;iity fairs - hiay face will be to, get for the girls' services. Midwaymen 
about thie Emergency Hospital on the beer. Breweries Will not deliver hope to obtain the right to hire and 
the grounds which Is operated by 1 and tbe demand is far exceedihg control their own cashiers subject to 



the Zurich Insurance Company as 1 the' supply, 
part of its deal to protect the ex 
position frOnt damage actiOns. Hos 
pital' will inot give information to 
the press or relatives as to the ex- 
tent or. nature of injuries. This is 
evidently from a fear Of ambulance 
chasiers. 

John Guilfoyle, a lion tameir, who 
was clawed about the face and arms 
by one : of bis: beasts, was the out- 
standing incident concerning which 



Supervision . by the Fair. 

Concessionaires point out 
cashiers unfamiliar with the. attrac- 
tions because of rotating are no as- 
set. ' In the first place .they can't 
answer .questions. Secondly they 
have no interest, ^in the place they 
happen to be statione«l at the mO'- 
ment. Thirdly, because every conr 
cession' has a > different, pricier scale - 
they arO. apt to be slow or cohfused 
Atlantic City's twO largest over. Mh malting change. Fourthly at 40 



Wirth Circus and 
Rodeo Playing &inie 
Pier m Adanlic C. 



About $16,000 held in escrow will 
i)0W. be . released to Wirth. It . is 
ipifirt ' paymient. of the . purchase price 
Hjamid agreed to ipay- Wirth. for his 
inalf of. the agency. Latter had re- 
ceived J45,O0O when the dispute 
^ose. Wirth sold otit for $75,000, 
Hamld taking over some co- 
tSdftnership obllgatlOhS, including 
Wirth's liability in the ' Queensboro 
"-jfh.eatre. Understood, the ..duo ..^spUt 
because of " the financial ditficulties 
which, arose over the theatre. 



Ra<^ PriAkin Bobs Up 
At Chicago Exposition 



,-..,!' . . .Chicago, 

...r.Cafe de Ales: in the .CJentury of 

ro(4:reS(3 ■,exi)dj3ition Is '-charged 
Wit)!: 'discrimination against ; negro 
i)&trohB by T.' i?: Scott, Oolor'ed,/of 
Oklahoma, , student at the Univer- 
sity of Chicago. Scott took his 
<;omi>laint° to. the .National AssnTfor 
the Advancement of Colored People 
whose attorneys, W. H. Temple 
and Graham T. Perry, have pre 
pared the action. 

Plat refusal to give service and 
k: .request for' Scott and his girl 
friend to scram is alleged to have 
been- made by thfe cafe manager. 



. .White City and Riverview, the 
two. :i*egultir amusement-, parks-, of. 
Chicago, -are not siire either way as 
yet whfether the -World's Fair will 
make their destiny for this summer 
.not ' worth livihg. Blislhess' has 
ranged from poor to spotty. 
. Gate admission is how 10 cents 
Inatead Of "26 ' c\riila iii form e r s ear 



sons. Concession prices average 10- 
;5, abput what .they Were last year. 
Coupon "tickets . upon .which" the- 
'Whole family' can pass ^he- gate- 
without paying the dime per capita 
have been widely distributed. 

Both parks depend upon their 
comparative icheiapne.ss againi^t the 
World's Fair Mgher. tariffs and SO - 
cerit gate to give theni a breiik with 
the" natives. White City has estab 
lished a pretentious beer garden and 
puts on a variety show. . This is 
their big selling point. Riverview 
not to .be o"utdone by th^ Century of 
iProgress, is billing itg divertisse- 
ments- as. a.- Century- of Nonsense 
Both parks are. widely blUposted all 
overt town 



DAREDEVIL IS INJURED 
WHEN HELPERS FAH.! 



TOUGH ON SHOWS 

Dubuque, la., June 12. 

: Outdoor amusement enterprises 
Will, find the going tough in getting 
VfTorthwhilo spots in this neck of the 
Woods. B. C. Pierce, Cedar Rap ids, 
roller Vlnk (operator, found that out 
When he applied to. the city council 
for. a permit to operate a rink M 
.Third' arid' iiocust streets. Only 62 
residents aAd proper.ty owners with 
in a r9,diuS:Of several blocks remon 
strated with the council resulting in 
refusil 'Of' a' permit for the 'rollieir 
rink. ' . '.' ' 



Carniyal Routes 



(Current Week— Week' June '12) 

Hartier, J. 1..— Union, 

Barlow^s Big Clty-^GlllesDle. 
r Docliue, Curtis L.— Sanford, Me. 
■ Buck Expo— Tonkors. 
' Castle. EHrllch & H.— Sloux City: 

Coleman Bros.— "WCBterly* R. 1. 

ConWIn's AU Amer.— Tlmmlns. 

Crafts 20 Big— Monterey. 

Dee, K. Grfeater-Cambrldge, 
;i0wa Amer.— Melcher, ^ 

Kllohls, John I).— Concord; 
.Landes, J. L.— Eureka. 

McParland, Red- Dallas, Tex. . . 
.Modern Expo— EhilllpHburK... J- 
'Monarch Expo— Qreenport. 

1'age, J. J.— Ashcvllle. 



Circus Routes 



I G. Barnes 

■ .June iq. Ogden: 13. SnTt L.-ike City: 
PocateI|oM5, B6Is6; IC,' Oftttti'lo. Ore; 17, 
J>a Grande; 18, Pendleton (mat only), 

Hagenbe^k> Wallace 

J.iine 12-14, Philadelphia; IR, Camden; 10, 
>'«w B/uirtB^lck; 17; Woutfield. 



Castle-^Ehrlich-HkscK 
Cafny in Wichita Clem 

Chicago, June 12. 

Ri,ther, serious clem occurred 
about a .week -ago on' the Castle- 
Ehrlich-Hlrsch carnival. Jt was the 
closing night - in Wichita, -Kansar. 
before moving to Ornahai What 
started as an everyday roughhouse 
between carny employes and a 
couple of hayseeds bOcame serious 
when the lads returned with rein 
forcements. 

In the melee that followed home 
town lads attacked the carnival of 
flee and tried to treat Owner Castle 
lo a broken vchair 'over' the bean 
Castle, however, was protected and 
escaped injury. Timely arrival of 40 
state policemen ended the cOrnhusk- 
ers intention of making kindling out 
of . the show. 

Show is now In Sioux City (12). 



IOWA FEIEiroS OF BtllX 

-Des 'TMolnes, Iowa, June 12, 
Following Sec*y A. R, Corey's 
announcement -that., this' year's 
main attraction at. the fair grounds 
would be a rodeo and stampede, 
the Animal Rescue. lieague made 
an attempt, to put the skids under 
the project on ' the complaint, that 
bull-dogging is bad for bulls. 



SHOW RETURNING 
BEiltriF FOR N.Y. STAND 



the dailies .rapped the emergency the water recreation inspots will be cents ah hour they are more costly 
hospital: for trying to. suppress the in keen competition this (Summer* than the market rate similar 
facts. It was hours before the seri- It's the Million Dollar Pier against l^ervices, 
ousness , of Guilfoyle's clawing could Steel Pien Uatter, since changing 
be ascert^ilried. . ^Dr. Frank Baylor policy to go after the' crowcis has 
of. the Zurich staff and head of the usurped' much of the pier jaittend' 
emergency .h,Ospttal told the press ance here In recent seasons.. 
Major- Lennox Lohr had told Wm . 'to, -MlUion, Dollar Idler's most radical 
keep his mouth shut* and not give I change will be the replacing of its 
information tq the dailies. JbaliroOni with a three-ring circus: 

Danuliig. will be leiegiited to adja-' , _ _ 

cent space formerly given aver to I Baltimore, June 12, 

miniature golf courses. A rodeo will | Hageiibeck- Wallace show played 
hold forth further out on the piles, its first ietnd oiily Maryland date last 
beyond- which "Will- be an Open air- week, . dOinjg -a- day's- stand a,t -Hag 
film exhibition. The daily fish net erstOwn, and It turned out to b,e, 
hauls will be retained. I the worst money date the show, . ^aip 

Admission will bO 25 cents to the [had. this season. No excuse other 
M-D extenislon with, hq other | than the. Jieat. 
charge.' A single price for all . at- 



BiifCalo, . Jun^ .12. 
Daredevil Darrow, wire per 
former. waB._.seyerely. injured .at |ie^«^"j^^lJ^^Steejm 



^ ^ , ^ .thetops there ate: "60 "cents 

Island Parkr Gardenville, when a|it|iung prices on week-ends. 



No- 



Show skipped back immediately 
in Peiinsylyanla and. is .headUig for 
Ne*t Jerisey atid New York. City. 



number of green assistants became .Frank Wfrth - Will present the VLpn- 
panic, stricken as Darrow de- Million Dollar P,ler circus, expand- M«^y <f8) and wJll make the longest 
scended a 900-foOt ca-ble and ing hls present one ring outfit with stop of the season, spending a week 



neglected to catch im in - a net I May Wirth the top feature. Buck 
provided for the purpose. ''Taylor, who has .. .leased the pier, 

Darrow, who does an upside | 'v^ill han.dle the rodeo, 
down jsllde ' halnglng by his . toes 
w ith l ight nare^' i*r each hand, was I 
3ust finishing ' hid' flrst''perf6rmance. 
His descent was ' do rapid that the 
flares - frightoned the men. They | 
dropped' the net leaving Darrow to 
strike against a tree several feet | 
froni the ground. 



EXPO CAPS §Tltl;r2M0 

Ohicajgo Hacks Vreld 5c. 



HARPER'S CIRCUS 



Chicago^ June 12. 
Easterly sidewalk along; Colum- 
bus drive apprpalcliing the World's 
Fair has been turned into a right- 



in the big town. Will park iup ,in 
the Bronx, opposite 'Yanks' stadiUnou 

Clyde Beatty bkck With thO show 
and has; . strengthened the running 
considera'6ly. Circus lis how . well-' 
brg&nTzcd ahdfr^^ 

tainment style ujider .Rex de Roselll. 
;He , has . eliminated. thO leapers 
which ..tried for a comebaick It^st 
year In . the , Sell^-Floto sho-^jr^, 
instead Is opening the circus Vrith 
a .costume an^ musical flash. 
Clyde Beaity is getting the major 



of rway- for taxicabs. -This gives the , — .. . 

Idhcoln Neb June 1 j cabs a clear piith through Grant the show, with the Hanne- 

On Co-op basis Fred Harper, Doc Park up to the point where all traf- ford Family and 'Poodles,' with- th^ 
Barrett, and Harry Bauer started a fie is. diverted and passengers must Hagenbeck show for the first time 
mot.or- circus unit here and are mak- alight to walk the rest of the dis- after years with ^ Solls-Floto, run- 
ing a statewide tOur of the jerks, tance. Besides the right otwa,y cabs net-up on pOster space, 

filTifui Sr?:I^!i?i.it^*l^«^J^JL«olt are parked for a mile in a line com 
take still dates during the forepart.l *1, ir„ii^™ 
of the summer and then taking ad- of one Yellow cab and one 

vantage of last season's reluctance Checker in an alternating link, 
on the part of county fair mgrs to . Many squawks heard against: the 
si£rn- for acts far ahead- to take open Ihlgh-meter- rate of thejtwo jcab com^ 
e*po dates. , 'pariles who have a joint monopoly 

Show moves on 30 trucks and em- ehof the town. Recent convention of 
braces about 36 perfonning people, cab owners was held here and dallies 
MnX*W^ offiwSf^S.? considerable publicity 
"Sr4'"&S?'r^hiJ"^^^^^^ high rates in Chicago 



UiHSlate Carney's Petfy 
Upses Cadse ft^n Mdye 



contracted for a month. Has a.\Gontra.atea with rates in 



inghamton, ' June 12. 

Adoption .of a municipal ordinance 
other' I bd,nning carniyal outfits looms as a 
local tie-up wWeby the cirtfus sells I, American cities. result of polite court cases deyel- 

merchants coupons to distribute . In an efTort to quiet the rumpus oped during last week s engagement 
with their sales, which with a dime ;wlth a 'reduction' of rates the Chi- of the Southoni Tier Shows. , 
are good atjthe jrate. .Reserve seats licago cabs with 25-10 meter now ' 'P*■^J"^"<?*-^l'^ J'*therod. by <^ 
go" for another dime ahST the show I'announce that passengers may de- ■oi''nah ' 'Jbhn' B. Delavaii. ' Viola* 
is laid out a© nearly all the seats U^,;^ Ave cents on the total of the tions of the sanitary code, brotight 

ifare. Few trips less than 6.5 *he arrest of two concessionaires, 
cents in Chicago. | while a third was arretted on a 



are resOrved. ' Capacity about . 1,000 
Show was ar bit slow on the open 
ing. Feature . Is the Matsumoto 
troupe. Fred Harper's liberty ponies, 
trained coach dogs and monkey ap 
peal to .'the kids 

Threo clovrhs. aind a. buckingrkick 
ing niule supply the finish. A seven 



charge of harboring a" vicious dog; 

George Conhell i|)aid a ,|25 fine 
for ' Using a 12-quart milk can for 
^storing molasses and Peter Sfamoi^ 
paid One of $$0 for manufa.<:turing 



'IITTIE EGYPT' CAU'T BE? 

Chicago,. June 12. 

Oriental 'Village at the Worldls 
Fair has appareritly been denied the 
privilege of. presenting ah attrac- 
tion called Tilttle Egypt.' Original 
lady of fabled fancy was the" hot 
stuff .of '?;the 1893 exposition. 

That an intention tOfiPevive the- 
billing has been balked or side 
tracked is reported. 



Tacoma, June 12. 
Biggest air show in history here 
with 64 navy, planes doing their, 
stuff in heavens with big blowoff 
with christeninig of Nayy bomber 
named tacoma, Wash. Pulled 
croYrds to county airport" from en- 
.tSre southwest Washington, another 
pain in the heck for the theatre 
[boys- Sho,w lasWd three days. 



JUST A Wnj) COWBOY 

Cherokee, la., June l?. 
Freeman March put on a,.good I'o 
piece' "b^rtd'accompa^^^^ the^ per- | <3«o and trick horse rWingj show on I and" selTlng' IcO c^eW be7ow the 
fbrmance. I the main drag. Went over big with state standard. 

an audience numbering hundreds .Mrs, Florence Bender drew a $5 
applauding gaily/- fine after her dog had bitten a car 

It was not . so big to the copper on nival visitor, 
the beat, with' the result that the 
show . was folded on a pinch and 
Freeman assessed a fine of $15 on. a 
charge of intpXication> 



FOOCH TRACK TBOUBUBS 

Xenla,.. O., June .12. 
Thirty-five stockholders in the 
Fairfield Amusement P'ark, Ltd., 
which in 1929 built a. dbg riacing 
plant at 'Fairfield only to have it 
raided iand closedvtlie night. It 
opened, were haade. defendants in a 
petition for an accounting and re 
celyer filed by Daniel E. ROgan, 
secretary-treasurer of the cOncorh 
A hearing has been set for later 



Park Theatre Open 

Youngstown, O., .■ 

county wAfl«5' wttttp rtTv I ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^""^ 

CUUJMIX JMiiUb WUllJii^ tirx theatre at Idora Park here, one of 
Chicago, June 12, tew remaining park theatres in the 
White City amusement park on midwest, revived musical com- 
the: south side got one of those edy tab, Saturday, June 10, when 
brand new involuntary receiver- .the Bert Morton Company opened an 
shlps=-under=thc=)?tate="rawnPCTmit^|^^^ 



Regan asserted claims against j ting county trea.'jurcr to move right 1 bills twice weekly at pop prices, 
the park's property are unpaid in . and grab all revenue^ until do- 1, included in the company are 
through the purpose for organiza- Unquent taxos arc paid In full, nBert Morton, Jean Carter, Jimmy 
tion has been abandoned. The White City Is $75,535 behind the WaltcrH, Viola Spaeth, Sally Joyce, 
park, capitalized at $75,000, Used treasurer's idea o^ fully paid up. Dorothy .. Arnold, Rose Fine, Dot 
the contribution betting system Byfield fam.ily of Hotel Sherman, Alc^jander, Paul Workman, Merc 
undfif a license fsttued by the yll- etc., controls Whiter City. Chambers, Ro.se Geiiura and others, 

lage of Fairfield the night it I Involuntary county rccoiv'ertfhlpH Casina ' ^or many years housed 
.opened July 25, 1929. Sheri '.sjifor the Stadium and CoHsei|m for well known dramr.'\Hc stock com- 
'deputies halted itfperatlOns. j'.unpald taxes al«o - loom.' | panics with much success. 



VARIETY 



TvLtBAaj, June 13, 1935 




THESE SPOTS 
YOUR 



METROPOLITAN 
THEATRE. EOSTON 



PALACE THEATRE 
WASHDfGTOH 





marks the spot 
the FUN t>egtais...on June 
16th with the 



PARAMOUNT'S 




with 



Bing Crosby Richard Arlen 
Cteorgo Burns & Gracie Allen 
Mary Carlisle & Jack Oakie 

directed by WESLEY RUGGLES 





if it's a PARAMOUNT picture it's the best show in town" 



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•Published Weekly at 154 West «6th Bt^ New York, N. T., bj Variety. Inc. Annual mibscrlnUon. |8. SlnKle ooplei. 16 centifc 
Ontered ao Becond-clasa matter December 2t. 190B. at the Poit Office at Nevr York. N. tudM the aot oC M(u«h^^^ 
. COPTBIOHT, 19S8, BY VABIETT. INO. AUL BTQHTS BESKRVBD 



iVOL. 111. No. 2 



NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1933 



48 PAGES 










on mm at 
Serve 'Em Up in Waldorf Manner 



Chicago, June 19, 
Freaks, classed as 'oddities,' .sup- 
ported 1>y the prestige of Robert^ 
Ripley's 'Believe It Or Not' syndi- 
cated series, are getting -an active 
play on the World's Fair midway. 
And at 40 cents they ask the hlgh- 
ji^st tarlft for a show at the'Bxpo. 

Admittedly freaks have been a 
<drug on the market for several sea- 
sons. But thie Ripley bdditorium's 
success on the Midway, la pro- 
nounced and is apparently due 
to the scientiflc-Joumalistic-Grahd 
Gulgnol gloss contributed by. G. C. 
Pyle, operating the show for Ripley. 

This Odditprium at the Fair-is a 
lesson to outdoor showmen, it's a 
pit and platform display dressed up 
In evening^ clothes. The freaks' are: 
jBlightly above the average seen; 
with most circuses or carney out- 
'fiits. There's the rubber man, . the 
isword swallower, the elephanted 
footed boy, the leopard boy, the leg- 
less and armless girl and other fa- 
kniUar features. Pyle located a 
-three-year-old negro girl -with four 
legs aiid three arms.. She's the 
Snaiii feature arid an attraction that 
may earn the concession a fortune. 
A freak most' outdoor showmen 
would give their entire show to 
iDwn. 

Pyle has built his ishow like a 
(Continued on page 43) 



Barter Theatre Troupe 
Pufls a Tommy Tucker 



Lynchbiurg, June 19. , 
Virginia's first ' -barter-theatre 
troupe is going on lour; 

The show» directed 'by Robert -Por^ 
terfleld, opened to a capacity aiudl- 
ience last week at Abingdon in 
Southwest Virginia. Receipts in- 
cluded a live pig, a chicken and a 
ttuckload of' produce, cakes and 
fruit. Admlah, 30c„ or equivalent in 
food. 

Response was so; good the troupe. 

, consideringr leaving Martha 
Washington College, where it has 
been, given quartjers free for the 
summer, and traveling around a bit 

Company has inany Broadway 
sponsors iuQludlng John iCJolden, hlq 
play, 'After Tomorrow', being the 
opener. Among^ the players are 
Eleanor Powers. Nell Harrison, H. 
H. McCollum, Robert Thomson and 
Agnes Ives. Prentice Abbott la 
Btage director^ y ' 



The Babies Know 



_ Boston, June 19. 

* irst-born of Jack Saef (Publlx) 
?"fVPol^e its first -word arid it was 
conference.' 

George MacKinnon, theorizes In 
explanation: 

In^^^'^t^"**"^^ ^" Publlx meet- 
fPA * ,f-'<^<**® picked up the word 
"stenine to its dad's answers 
o the mlsaus' whei-e have you 



With Dialect 



Unless an American girl who 
can read only English happeris 
to slip In accldently, the 'Miss 
New York City* to he picked 
for the Atlantic Cfty beauty 
pageant through contests in 
. the RkO theatres probably will 
be a grease ball. 

No English language paper 
Is on the list of 71 sheets tied 
up with RKO in the contest. 
They're all foreign papers, la-, 
eluding three Chinese and two 
Japanese. 



REPORT DOROTHY HALL 
RETIRING FROM STAGE 



The theatre has probably seen 
the last of Dorothy Hall, at least 
from the inside looking out. Under- 
stood the-leglt actress- has decided 
to retire, . 

Circumstances leading' to this de- 
cision are belleve.d to be Miss Hall's- 
recent reriiarriage to Neal Andrews, 
cosmetic manufacturer, and herun-' 
happy experience with Champagne 
Supper/ produced by Peggy Fears 
(Blumenthal) the. past season. This 
is _ the show which opened in lion- 
don under the titifi of 'The Day I 
Forgot,' after iMsaking in in Phila- 
delphia, but which never reached 
New York. Miss Hall spent some- 
thing like six months "with the ven- 
ture, during which tiriie she drew 
about three weeks' salary arid 
flnally wound up in a dispute over 
her return transportation from 
England with Miss Fears and A. C.' 
Blumenthal, ' Actress paid lier own 
return transportation. 

Miss Hall first came to Broads, 
way attention in 'White Collars,' 
after which dhe attained feature 
billing in 'Child of Manhattan,' 
'lilly Turner' and 'Supper.' A mat- 
ter of coin rather than merit yras 
reported responsible for 'iSupper's' 
three night career in London. 



1st lOc B'way House 

Mayfair -has been reported to the 
Hays Office as the initial first-run 
house In Broadway's hlistory to 
descend to a dime admish> 

While the sign places tickets at 
25 -40c, the Mayf air's box office, ac- 
cbrding to reports reaching Hays- 
Ites', Is accepting coupons distributed 
in nearby restaurants, plus a dime 
called--i'servic?e charge.' 

Mayfair 13 a Walter Reade hi&use. 

OTTT OF THE BACEYABD 

Irene Fernandez, who plays the 
a,ccordion on the sidewalks of New 
York to support two children, may 
go radio. She auditioned last week 
for Fleischmann. 

Miss • Fernandez is onie of " the 
best known turns on .New York's 
backyard circuit. 




Once Sacred Newljrweds* 
Retreat Now Famous for 
Chemicals — Innkeepers 
Chierish Memories, but 
Fear Days of Innocent 
Love Gone Forever 



By George McCall 

Niagara Falls, N, T,, June 19. 
-Roar of Nia0ara*« mighty eata« 
raet as it plunges -into the gorge fs 
mild compared to the bleatings of 
Niagara's liotel keepers, merchants 
and others over the decline and fall 
of what once was America's favorite 
honeymoon city. Where once newly- 
weds swarmed to the Falls, today 
they are a rarity. The amount of 
rice shaken out of brides* hair in 
Niagara during the past few years 
wouldn^t keep Gandhi nourished 
until his next fast. 

Niagara l>lames everything for 
the lack .of - honey mooners, but 
mostly It blames the stage which 
mskde honeymoons and -Niagara ma- 
terial for. gags, Niagara was. gagged 
(Continued on page 35) 



Down ^ Fl ffiA (hve I%gas 
Is Now Coast's Best RmEo hcoue 



WOMEN OENSffltS 
GO WILD AGAIN 



Ribbing a Countess 



When liouella Parsons, and 
the Countess dl Frasso march- 
ed Into a press party gLyeii by 
Gene Raymond In Hollywood 
recently, they Incinerated the 
collected scribes by the chat- 
terer asking the countess if she 
cared to meet anyone present, 
with the American noblewoman 
answering, after sweeping the 
assemblage: 1 don't think 30/ 

As a result, the countesa has 
been the target of plenty of 
unkind comment by the fan 
riiaggles, one going so far as to 
say: 

TVe 'jiist learned that Gene 
Raymond's mother Is going 
places with him In Hollywood, 
and all along I thought it .was 
the Countess dl Frasso.' 



TEXAS NOW WRAPPED 
UP IN ^BATTLE DANCES' 



Columbus, June 19. 

Ohio's eccentric censors are up 
their old stunts. After eeveral 
weeks of being kinder than usual, 
they are tearing down everything 
and anything. 

'Eagle and the Hawk' latest to 
suffer, knifed so badly Carole Lom- 
bard had less than ond minute left 
of screeri work. 'International 
House' also clipped to a fare-thee- 
well, with highly advertised .glcls 
in cellophane, removed completely. 

Bxhibs are beginning to wonder 
.When the usual prograriii. length 
feature will be cut down to a two- 
reeler by the Ohio ladies of the, 
scissors. iBo far they have taken, 
it on the jaw, but it . can't last at 
this pace with everything getting 
some cuts now. 



Even a-.Quivver 



While Bob Hope was doing 
his monolog at RKO's Palace, 
New York, last week, the cur- 
tains behind him began to 
shake, momentarily breaking 
up the routine. 

•What,' yelled Hope, 'another 
change of policy?' 



Dallas, .June 19, 

Texas, the state that thought tip 
night baseball and started the re- 
cent yo-yo thing, has .figured out 
another one. It's 'battle dances' and 
they're golhg a little bit brazier 
'than usual about It, 

'Bstttle dance* works as follows: 
Soinebody hires a hall and sells 
.tickets, Installs two bands, and 
eruarantees an- all night event. Both 
bands play the night through and 
ticket holders dance. Along towards 
morning one or another of ' the 
bands, or the dancers, dr'op out from 
Bhe@r ' fatigue, G<^iierally there's 
some kind bf a pris^e for whoever 
holds .out the long^t. If the town's 
small enough, or the bands suffl.7 
ciently .inexperienced, which ever 
ork holds but longest gets paid and- 
the other gets thanked. 

This ga§r has hit Texas hard, 
especially; In 'the smaller spot» — 
and a town bf 60r000 is a big met-r- 
ropolitaiv center . down . here. Even 
in villages of only a couple or three 
thousand there's , an occasional 
'battle., dance,' and the way the 
farmers grab the excuse to ^tay 
out ail night Is a panics No beer 
in Texas yet either. 



Lioa Angieies, June -19. 
If listening to air progranas .out 
here, you'll be reminded of ^the 
nearness of the grim reaper. Diuial 
air hillB are Interrupted witb an^olly 
tongued announcement that ^Ntow la 
the time to get that .pleasant vbtirlal 
place' m a cemetery. 

While the depression, has affected 
all types of advertising, thwe has 
beeh no letup In radio buslness.'from. 
the undertakers and cemetery .pror 
meters. One undertaker, or mor* 
tlclan, as they call them in these 

Iparts.^ has beeni a continuous ether 
advertiser for Ave years. Others 
^ have been extolling their- burial ser- 
' vices for. two and three years. 

Radio station cash registers .fiiiiff' 
to the disposal of the 'dear departed*' 
with competition so hot among 'the 
undertakers that they are now con- 
sidered the most dependable of all 
Coast air advertisers. 

Raising, the Dead 

While soft music marks many -of 
the undertaker and cemetery pro- 
grams, some of the more radical 
menibers have decided th^ get<more 
interest by putting pep into the i>ro- 
grams. One mortician features, op- 
erettas, finbther us^s historical -pro- 
grams, while yet another comwer- 
bials a news brbadca^t. 

-Last named proves his ..showman- 
ship and selling ability. The funeral 
biz reminder always coming, after a 
particular piece of news that deals 
in tragedy. 



(Jiess-Nnts 



YEAR-OLD-BABY WITH 
LONG FILH C0N1MCF 



, Hoilywood, June 19i 

'Baby Le Roy, now 12 months oid« 
has been placed- under a seven-' 
your optional.! agreement .by Para- 
mount. Ttiese' mirioriiy cohttacta 
must be approved l>y the' court. 

Baby Le Roy was seven months 
old when flr^it appearing in pictures, 
with Chevalier in 'Bedtime Story* 
(current) for Par. 

The baby's immediate salary will 
be $16 .weekly when nqt working, 
going up to. .$50 a week wh^n ap- 
pearing in a picture. As each yearly 
option^ is exercised, his salary will 
be boosted $5 a week when idle -and 
$10 weekly when employed. 



Hollywood, June 19. 

^ jaqnj!?Wo.bd^ 

in seriously for chess, some of the 
film mob going as far as to hire 
Jose Capablanca, former world's 
champ, to coach them on their 
moves. 

Capablanca is at the Hollywood 
Chess club. Ampng those taking 
his hints on how to cop the op- 
poiient a-rie Joseph Von Sternberg, 
Oliver H. P. Garrett, Grovcr Jones 
and Henry Meyers. 



Regular R.R. Radioing, 
But Only in Beigium 

Wajahlhgton, June 19. 

First installation of radio re- 
ceivers on' passenger train in BeN. 
glum is .reported-by=©epartm6nt of-^ 
Commerce Trade Commissioner 
Frick. One. train has been equipped 
on experimental basis as added at- 
traction to combat competition 
from other f'oads. 

Pick-up and amplifying equip- 
ment is carried In the baggage 
coach, with speakers at intervals 
in each passenger car, Set-up will 
permit playing of phonograph rec- 
ords also. 



VARIETY 



P I C T 



E S 



Tu^Sjday, June .20, 1933 



Cost and Chorus Gtk SpeHing 
Death to Any Screen Musical Cyck 



•Following several conferences, 
ttajor produceris are already ex- 
pressing a fear for musical sl;tows 
during •33-'34, Cost Is the;m^ln 
Item and the line dancers is a^bther. 

Conceding that precij^lon girls are 
easily . enough obtained, the film 
inalti&rs liold that! if musicalsi, go. 
cycle it will be necessary for Holly- 
wood to uiae the same batch too 
inahy times, and that the public will 
"detect- the similarity iii diifereht 
pictures. ,. ^eUef^has-been-^ expressed- 
that . there Is a vast difference be- 
tween company interchange of stars 
and continued borrowing of a bevy 
of- girls Who ■■ look 'the' sattie and go 
through, thtf aiaxjie gyrations in all 
such pictures. 

At the same conferences producers 
took ^'locations' under cb'n^ideratibh* 
:As the result there probably will be" 
fewer company trips to' ;the Sotith 
Seas this summer- aAd fall.. The 
feelinis reported ^general is that 
greater effort ■ i^hould be expendect 
in cutting travel cofets by more at- 
tention to hornfertbWn sets a,nd 
scenic artistry. 



Ganiblmg Fever 



Filmdoni is back at the stock 
tape.. . Tipsters ' are around 
again with the sure lowdown 
that within the next day or so 
this, or that company will ride 
up" two» three and five points. 
The gambling fever thiia time 

^ Is .starting oat in broader fields 
than it hit even before the de- 
presh. Small fry , without 

.. board margin and assurance 
are taking to tihe races., . They . 

..can4>ut as.low as a buck on a 
horse. » 



Gable Dc^Riur (hit, 
So: Rail to 
Part Tailoi'ed for Htoi 



— ' ' [ — Tfo Uywood, June 1 9 . i 

George. RAftr. the^ original choice 
for . StevW Brodie In 26tlf Century's 
♦Bowery,' has finally been.. Ijorr 

' rpwe'd ' -f rbmi jParam'ount... ' "tlie 
part." . ' 

'.When Paramount at first decided, 
to use' Haft, in a picture 'Which 
would .conflict ! With the production 
schedule -on -'Eidwery,' 20th' sought 
Clarke .Gable, from Metro. , for the 
part.' Gable, however; on the 'aid- 
vice ipf hid physician, left.; Satur- 
day (17), accompanied by Mrs. 

'Gable, "for 'Alaska,' with Par finally 
griantlng A loan of Haft.. 

In 'The Bowery,' Jacitle Cooper 
and Wallace Beery, both borrowed 
from Metro, will again be ' brack- 
etted. 

Jackie yvill play SWli)es, ' a news- 
boyt in - t^e screen adaptation of 
Michael . ISImmons' and B. R. Sol- 
omon's no-vel, 'Chuck Conrtors.' This 
renews the Beery-Coopar combina- 
tion -Which hoisted the boy to top 
ranks in 'The Champ'!' 



Lackaye^ Jr^ Author 

Warners' has purchased through, 
the Morris office an iinpublished 
play, . 'Miss Benton, B. N." 

Authors are "Wilton Lackaye, . Jr., 
son of the late actbr, and Florence 
Johns. 



Coast and Convention 

Hal Horne, UA's publicltyradver- 
tlsing head, and his next of aid, Ed 
Finney, leave for the coast Thurs- 
day (22) to contact the studio prior 
to the' convention In Chicago, which 
they will attend on the return trip. 

Convention is dated for Jtily 12. 



liNDEX 



Bills 




i3B 




..44 


•45 


Editorial 




36 


Exploltatlpn 




21 


Film Reviews. ... . . . . . . . 




.11 


Foreign Film News. . . . 


• • 


Id 


Forei Show News... 


• « 


38 . 


House Beviews...'v«i . 


..12 


-13 


Inside— Legit 




.44 


Inside— liCgit 




36 


Inside— Pictures 




16 


inside — Radio 




30 


XiCgitlmate 


.,37 


-40 , 


LiCtter-Xiist ; 


* • 


46 


Literati 






Music 




32 


New Acts 




34 


^NewSr=fFom-the JSailiesT 




^2^ 


Obituary 




46 


Outdoors 




47 


Plcturei3 


2 


-27 


Radio . . . ... . . . ... . . . . 


.,28 


-31 


Radio Reports 




31 


Talking Shorts. 


• • 


11 


Times SQuarc. .... . . . 


• • 


43 


Vaudeville ............. 


..33 


-34 



mt DELETION PEEVES 
AXES, QUITS PARADISE 



Roscoe Ates got.ihtq a jam. with 
Loew o-v-er dirty imaterial and as a 
result was 'closed Friday (1$) after 
tlic, last opening day^s show at the 
Paradise^ New -York; The-; picture 
comedian played.: the Capitpr qn 
Broadway^ last Week and was askied 
to delete some allegedly objectiona- 
ble- material at the Paradise. ' 

liOew' claini[°i; Ates did. not comply 
at the flris$. sho-w In the Bronx .house 
an^^'wa's again 'cautlpnedl He cut 
as .bfderied jat the nig'ht show wheh 




WILL MAHOMEY 

■ Jimmy. Starr in the Lq's Angeles 
"Herald-JJxpreffa"^ saTdJ "Blase and 
jaded. Hollywood W^s snapped, bolt 
upright with .the appearance of Win 
Mahoney, » New York's besti -show 
stopper, He panicked 'em. He lit- 
erally tbseied them In the- aisles. 
They yelled ^.^nd applauded with 
dincere and /suppressed delight." . ' 

Direetio'n 

RALPH G; FARNUM 

19i50 Elroadyyiay 



caught by orfe- of t he Vuhw bookersj 
•but refused' tb 'take 'a b'bw; the" Loew 
dfllce 'Charges. 

The"" 'cancellation Was mutually 
dgre€d upon and- Joe -. Morris went 
Into : the Paradise In Ates' place, 
Satyrday.^ Ates' ne±t Week's book- 
irg at .Lroew's "Valencia, Jatnalca^ 
wfis also called off, with Belle Baker 
^et as substitute. 



taROCQUE AND BANKY BACK 



.Made 'Iceberg' and 'Rebel' Abroad 



Hollywood; June 19. 
_ Rod 1 1, liociiue i- d Vilma Banky 
'were reported leaving Berlin for 
.\merica on June 17, having com- 
pleted their respective leads In tTnlr 
versaVs. 'S.O.S. Iceberg.' and 'The 
Rebel.' 

; "With them on the way back la 
Bob FelloWes, assislant to Tay Gar- 
nett, who meggcd the arctic special 
in Germany and G jenland. With 
•Iceberg" in the can; Garnett Is re- 
maining in Berlin another month to 
cut it 

.'Rebel.* In which MisB Banky wad 
featured with Liouis Trenker, was 
made in the Tyrolean Alps. 



Win Mahoney's Shorts 



Hollywood, June 19. 
"Will- Mahoney arrived here' by 
plane today to make a series" of 
shorts for Columbia. 

Deal was arranged by Ralph 
Farnum. 




'Loans' at Metro; 



AdiHrs Worn Out 



9 Mondis' Vacation 



Hollywood,. June 19. 
Marie' Dressier Will next make 
'Christopher Bean' for Metro, and 
then go oh a nine-months, vacation 
to Europe, 



SAILINGS 

Juhe 30 (New York to Stockholm), 
Edgar Bergen (iCingsholms). 

June 50 (NeW York to Southamp- 
ton), Sid Hyams (Majestic). 

June .29 (New York to Piaris) 
Arthur W. Kelly (Berengaria). 

June 27 (New York to Cairo) 
Norman Frescott (Exochorda), 

June 23 (New York to Paris), 
Jack Koepel (Olympic), 

June 17 (London to New York), 
Bernard Mills, Slate Bros., Bert 
■Wheeler (Berengaria). 

June 17 (London to 'New York), 
Jerry Horwin (Franconla). 
.^J'une.ie -(New-York=to Mllan)7-Paul" 
Lamonto (Europa). 

June 15 (New York to Naples) 
Mr. and Mr.s. William Gaxton, 
James M. Naulty, Leonard Liebllng. 
Count Carlo Dentice Dl Frasso 
(Conte Dl Savola). 

June 15 (New York to Bermuda) 
Mr. and ^Mrs. Abel Green (Queen of 
iJerniuda). 

June 14 (New York to. London) 
Henry Spitzer (Majestic). 



^ H,oll3^ood„ -.Junei 19. 

Some producers are vConiplalnlng 
that Metro's Willlngnei^s to loan its 
name players is developed .only 
When through overwork actors , are 
unable to give comiietent j»ei:form- 
ances. Of . nd^partlcular usefulness 
to Metro, they are formed out to 
other companies, when they, should 
be resting, It ■ is claimed. . This 
yields a, profit io Metro, but It's not 
so good, for the borrowers. 

A currehi case Is. Myrna tby^ 
loaned by Metro to Jesse. L. Lasky 
for 'The Worst Woman . of Paris.' 
Reports current that the , actress 
went to Lasky and said: T '.think It 
is oiily ifdlr that' you should know 
my true, condition, before, putting 
me into your production.. Then, 
it you 'still' want me I will play in 
the picture, j ha.ve .worked 44 
-weeks ojit of the last 52, and am 
under the care of a physician. In 
the last , prpductlon I ;made at 
Metro, i colliapsed'and they had to 
take one scene 30 tlnies before -the 
director gave It his okayl' 

Lasky ^ had not been Informed 
lyilss. Loy was in. JHe refused to. 
take up the loan. Miss Loy has 
left for a' month's rest. 

A somewhat similar .situation de- 
veloped over the proposed loan of 
Clark Gable to 20th Century for 
'Bowery.^ 

This move led to a decision .to 
wait the production until his re- 
turn, - but time presses and It was 
finally decided to put 'Bowery* into 
produ(|tion with George Raft, .bor- 
rowed from Paraniount,' in the part 
Gable was to haye played," Raft 
had been; selected for the charac- 
ter but was dropped when It was 
found that Gable would be avail- 
ably 



As a Brii^e Flayer Quco Unknown 

Marx Brother Surprised WorI4 Knows Him 
Only as Funny Man 



Saloon Names 



Hollywood, June 19. 
Ed Burke and George iBag-^ 
neil .arV to be Immortalized by 

Studic had to haVe a name 
for an. Irish saloon In 'Paddy' 
and inade it 'Btirke arid Bag- 
nell. Props.' 



AS USUAL INDIES 
HUNTING SUPPORT 



Hbw come that, the Progressive 
Motion Picture Producers' Associa 
tloinv'. indie outfit, has only , seven 
signatories, instead of 12,. a^ fig^ 
ured on, .Was recently revealed. • Or- 
ganization pf - tl||^ association has 
not yef been recorded ^in All>any» 
but apparently shortly .will 'ibe. ' 

In scouting --for additional - signa« 
torles to an..lndle prodiic^irs' pact, 
the lawyer Instrumental in fonierit- 
ihg mtcirest, found that one of the 
pjrospect^ > preferred ' to become -.-a 
member of the Hays outflit, If he. 
could. 

A second prospect was advised by 
his' attorney not 'to hook up -with any 
inVIie .ni0 v'euitiii t. ~ " 

Tiie whole thing lends Another 
curious angle (on just how .difficult 
It may be to get any itind of pic - 
tujre. men to^ band together and-stay 
that way.' Especially, the Indies. 

GESSNER FAMILY AFFAIR 



Two Brothers Fir«t time Film 
Scribbiing-^Taken by WB^ 



- -- -^-Burbank, June • 19; - 

Warners are now employlnjg the 
Gessner brothers. latter's first 
studio experience. 

First they engaged Robert Gess- 
ner, who Wrote 'Massacre.' Last 
weelc along came his brother HajT:, 
"old, -who " has a story, -'Black 
Earth,' dealing With farm life. WB 
liked it and' also , gave him ia, con- 
tract. He'- is doing: a script under the 
supervision of Robert Prcsnell.. 

Arthur Landau Was responsible 
for the merger of the Gessner 
brothers .ph .the "WB payroll. 



Frances Fiiller m lead 



. Hollywood, June 19. 
Frances Fuller, given a term 
contract after Paramount saw 
rushes of her in 'One Sunday Aft- 
ernoon', was cliosen for lead ^n 
'Alice in Wonderland'. ^ 

Despite this Paramount- carrying 
on extensi-ve campaign for un- 
known to play part. 



Horse Tips Spence Tracy 



Holly wood; June 19. ■ 
Spencer Tracy fell froni his horse 
While riding in brldlie. path In Bev- 
erly Hills, suffering boidy lacera- 
tions.. 

Result Is Fox will held up 'Shang- 
hai Madness' until after middle of 
week when he: Can return. 



Honywood Gals Ag^ Eating 

Resumption of Musical Fix Puts Chorines 

Back iii Money 



Hollywood, June 19. 

Resumption of musicals has the 
town's chorus girls eating again— 
^n<L.on^thelr=.owp...:^-^^ - . r - — 

Quite an exodus from the Studio 
club and from the homes of relatives 
to ritzy apartments, all because the 
girls are in demand with around €00 
on payrolls at the various studios 
within the next week or so. Chor- 
ines are drawing down, from $60 to 
$86 weekly, iniportant dough these 
days since many of the girls have 
b6en between pictures for a long dry 
Bpell. 



Femmes engaged for the musicals 
come from the chorus and extra 
ranks, as ho dancing demands are, 
made=j^upon-=alL-tbe-=glpls=needed.- 
Studios fill in the front ranks with 
steppers and just use the lookers for 
the formation work. 

Extent of the current shortage is 
seen In Sam Gpldwyn's attempt to 
recruit girls in San Francisco for 
'Ronian Scandals.' There are also 
jobs for the chorines In 'Footlight 
Parade,' 'Liiles . of Broadway,' 1 
Married an Angel,' the Ed Wynn 
*nd Marlon Davies pictures. 



Hollywood, -June 17. 

•You know,' s$.ld Chlco Marx,' 
'that I was surprised how few pep- 
plfe knew what a ;great bridge 
Dlayer I am. when Variety came 
out last, -week exposing ^ne as the 
greatest bridge player in the world 
even close friendB came up, saying: 
, . 'I .didij't know you. played bridge, 
so well. I thought you were a 
piano player.' • 

'You know when people call niie 
a' piano player it burns my wife., ■ 
I'm not a piano player -to her. -. Tolv 
hCr I'm tlio greatest piano playet 
in the world., I dont- know What 
you call It. She has a special name 
for,, like planoTvlrt,uoso. . That may. 
not be It, but it's' along her idea. 

•It's nice when ' your ' ^ife thinks 
of . you that way, .but I don't wianti' 
to bo the top many greatest of 
everything. I'm satisfied to be the 
world's greatest bridge player un- 
til bridge passes out, and then J 
suppose I'll take up roller skating. 
.; : ' .. Too 'Good'"' ' ' ' ■'■ ^ 

'It's not so easy for . me to get a 
bridge ganie now . either* People --, 
saying, 'Hey, bo, you're a sharlc.' 
Anil instead of playing for 25c a 
point the best they'll do with me 
now is 1/lOth of a oent. If I have 
to keep on playing for 1/10 of a 
cc.nt I'm going to, tell the > other 
Marx, brothers that we've got to go 
back to' work -Jh thd show business. 
I. don't- Intend to waste the best 
.el#it-.ye ar s v f my.'ffle. ejtceptlng the 
days - when 1 first .:*«. -t!M!trr led 
learning how to pt6,y-ifms^ and 
then - have it all go to. hWr at a 
tenth : of . a cent a point. ' • 
.:'It'js. pretty, tough. tp.-.«$^ a, rep- as 
the. best bridge player in the world. 
Easier in the money way .if they 
call' you a' chump.' Even a. novice 
will play a chump : fpr IQ cehta a 
pbiiit, but .when people say, 'that's 
Chlco Marx,' everybody else says, 
'Ah,' and no oiie jeeels. like . playing 
that day. I thought to handicap the 
crowd out here with "me playing 
for 26c a point and let them nlay 
for 15c. But. a couple of felloes I 
told that to said: ; ' 

•Don't be a sucker. That's a tip- 
ofif. You'll never get a game that 
way. You cry and ask them to 
play you 25c against your 15» and 
then ■ If they ; don't do It you cry 
some more.' : , 

'■_ .i Zoppft JLoT-e__ :. . 

'Zeppo Is hanging around, too. 
He's grouchy -because I said he 
couldn't play In the same game^iaer 
me. He wants to play me a series 
of two handed games at $1 a point. 
I spoke to an expert accountant 
about that and found .out I Couldn't 
make any nioney if I' won; that 
whatever Zeppo lo^t lid have -to 
loan him, and to loan Zeppo money 
I'd have to borrow it from Groucho, 
which would make. It tough for both 
of us • because Groucho -wouldn't 
loan it to me. 

Of course I might be ~able to get 
some money from Harpo, but that 
Harpor You can never locate him. . 
He!s always arouhd with dames: 
somewhere. If he gets $2 from 
somebody he takes a dame to a 
prize fight, and If he only gets a- 
dollar he sits on a, bench .with 'em. 
Sure Dough 
•It looks as though I'm the only 
sure money maker In the Marx 
fanilly because I play bridge and 
I can't lose. The Marx system is 
perfect. I think I'll ■ open a corre- 
spondence school about it. Call the 
thing the Sure Fire : Bridge System^ 
by Chico Marx.. You, can't lose and- 
you don't have to teach It to your 
wife. Then mi my book besides. 
The books are going for a dollar if 
they sell. Besides, my system in 
the book, I'm going to have some : 
of the best gags . the. Marx Bros. . 
ever; lifted. . 

*Don't worjpy about me. I'll be all 
right. Los Angeles is the cheapest 
place to live I know. of. Just think, 
25 oranges for 15 cents and t-wo 
dozen sweet corn for 20c. Only 45 
Cents for us to live a week on. I 
can make 46c. any afternoon play- 
ing bridge for 1/lOth of a cent andi 
split the oranges and the corn 
among the br others at that. So 
you see we're ail fixed, even if 
show business goes bust.' 

THEY*RE FALLING 

Even Screen's Western Stars Get 
That Yen for the Stage 



Hollywood, June 19. 
-i^'j. ^.Qj^ .A he_;picture_mQb. -to^^ w^^ 
Tn those .little theatre, productions; 
around Hollywood has affected even 
the western he-men stars. Tom 
Tyler will do a part in •Plough Boy,' 
new play to be given by the Little 
Theatre of Beverly Hills. 

Oliver Hlnsdell, Metro talent' 
coach, is producing the show which 
opehs June 27. Play is by Paul 
Fort. Bodil Rosing, Russell Simp-, 
son and Richard Beach are In the 
cast. 



Tuesday; June 20, 19S$ 



PICTHBES 



VARJETY 






%m Nght' Flops at World's Fair 
Sans Harlow: WB May Take Studio 



.Chicago, 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayeir -night at 
^oUywood-at-the Pair, last Friday 
;tt6> was a fiasco vhon Jean Karlow 
fct , the last moment and by phone 
announced herself as indisposed^ 
Some 2,000 persons were rejputedly 
In .attendance. HaViiig nobody to 
tatroduce f rpm M-O-M the conces- 
sion announced ttiat refunds on^ the 
40c gate admlsBion would bcPmade. 
Few people asked for refunds.*' 

rred Bartp,' attached the 
II-G-M exchange here . pr^ss 
'agent was the chlei! Tictink of the 
iQariow walkout. Couple of tables 
tull; of newspapermen and women' 
together with A.R and U.I>, repre- 
aentatlves wer© present iat -'s 
Groub of " Albertina 
•^ftHt^h' gi rla pluH . Jean Harlow was 



eUSFULOFGALS 



to be'the high: light. 

.Hoilywood-a,trthe-Fair has beeii 
running in* tough luck. Opening 
night, was messed up when gate 
ci*usihers~by Jthe huhdriBds . jimmed 
the place and practically prevented 
the cejsemonies.' Quite a few celebs 
i^owed up but ducked early in the 
Avehing because of the jam. lirene 
Dunn, escgrteld J>y.^ 
KBO vtce-prMident^^ left before 10 
•p. m.' to escape' the . gawks. 

ivmal Night 

After heartbreaking experiences 
'all evening the premiere was crown- 
M at 2 a. m., when . the lights blew 
ytnt, This not only ended the party 
but prevented Hollywood' from op- 
erating over its first weekend, 
.JPhereafter business was very dis- 
heaTtenihg;"'. --— -r 7 — - 

Metro-Goldwyn-Slayer night was 
thte- f-rst^and-^hopeful- tie-up. -Con- 
Icesslon took paid space in the dailies 
to advertise it. This, fact alone 
made the press feel kindly as prac- 
tically none of the World's Fair at- 
tractions .ihayj spent any .money for 
jagate lineage and It Was "a pretty- 
iprecedent. 

Meanwhile Mel Brown is in town 
iand a deal is reported very warm 
.lor 'Warner Brothers to take over 
the picture exhibit part of the con- 
ipessipn which al^P includes radio. 
l[»roadcasting studios, beer garden, 
ibhopa, etc. 



'Star' for Hopkins 



Hollywood, June 

With Miriam Hopkins being coh- 
iBldered for the .title part, Para- 
mount has purchased 'Shooting 
fitar,' in which FranCine Larrlr 
more, is now : starring on Broadway. 

Play, which tells the rise and 
iall of an ambitious stock com- 
pany ingenue who becomes a celeb- 
rity, is authored .by Noel Pierce and 
Bernard Schoenfeld. 



From N. Y. to L. — With Ex- 
ploitation StopfOvers 

A special bus, chiartered by Metro, 
left; l^ew York Wednesday (14) for 
the coast with a troupe of Albertina 
Rasch glrlia engaged; for 'Hollywood 
Party,^ screen musical, 

For exploitation purposes, MG ar- 
ranged for stopovers in Buffalo, 
Cleveland,. Toledo, Chicago, St 
Liouis, Kansas City, Denver, Albu- 
querque, Flagstaff iand Needles. Bus. 
gets into Los 'Angeles June 23; 

Bert McKenzie was assigned to 
handle ^publicity on th^e bus thing 
ajs far west as St, Louis, Claude 
Morris talcing charge from thclce on. 

Miss Rajaeh, herself, left New: York 
by train a couple weeks ago. 

CARROLL'S 'VANrnES' 

. . Hollywood, Juhe 19. 
" •Murder "in the 'Yartities;' Earl 
Carroirs next Broadway musical, 
has been botkght for screen treatr 
itient by Faramount. Deal in- 
( eludes the proviso, that Carroll 
comes here to aid In' production, 
;especlally in picking siiid directing 
the femme chorus. 

Musical, written by Carroll and 
Rufiis King, 4s scheduled, lor 
Broadway showing In September,, 
with the ^ Hollywood production to 
follow shortly- afterward. 

Carroll has been tled» up for at 
least five weeks by the studio. 




Situation Connecteil With 
Coast Ecoiiomy Moves — 
Boxoiffice Grosses Permit- 
ting But $118,000 Produc- 
tion Cost for Major Pic- 
tures 



THE UNIT WAY 



Baxter-Lowe Set 

Hollywood, June 19. 

Edmund I^owe looks set in a deal 
with Fox to play With Warner Bax 
ter " in 'Frontier Marshal,' again 
bringing- togetljer the combination 
which appeared In 'Old Arizona' 
and 'The Cisco Kid,' 

•Marshal,' dealing with incidents 
from the life of Wy att Earp In 
Dodge City and Tombstone, is be- 
ing prepjfep^ by Dudley^ Nichols, 
who arrived from New York Thurs 
day (15). Production is scheduled 
for Aug. 1, under Sol Wurtzel's 
supervision. 



Life Returns at Roach 

Holly woodf June 19. 
lioach lot goes into production 
June 26) starting with a Laurel and 
Hardy, 'Tickets for Two.', WIU be 
followed by an Our .Gangster. 

Second L & H short will be about 
a pair of radio car policemen and 
has been dubbed 'Calling All Cars.' 



Piuir of L A. Lawyers 
Try Hand atTroducmg 



Hollywood, June 19. 
Local attorneys going into pic- 
ture producing/' having tied up 
with SId Algiers to form Sterling 
Pictures Pr6ductl6ns.''C6mpany will 
make four pictures ,on the Univer- 
sal lot next season for U release- 
Lawyers are Philip Krasne and 
Harry Schelnman of McFarland, 
gcheinman and Krasne, who are 
officers of Sterling. 'Cross Currents* 
Is an original story by Algiers and 
the first. Lou Baum Is production 
manager of the new coiiapany. 



Ettmg's Full Length 



. Hollywood, June 19. 
Ruth Etting will play opposite 
Eddie Cantor in 'Roman . Scandals,* 
under a contract signed- with Sam 
uel Goldwyn Saturday (17). This 
wlU be Miss,. Etting*s first full 
length talker.. 

New songs are being written for 
the . radio star by Warren and 
Dugicin. 



BEN TURPiN^S ERROR 



Opens New Nile Jo! 

With $5 Dinner 



risco 



Harry Sweet Harold Davitt and 
W<Hiiaii Kied in Califs Plane 




$16;000 RENTAL BONUS 

For ieery From iSOth Century 
Through Moirp Payment 



San Francisco^, June 19.. 

:6en Turpin opened ' his *Hplly 
wood Jungle* night spot Friday 
(16) with a $5 plate that was much 
too much for this burg. 

Comic has a floor show ,wlth 
pari , Saplro's- ' band, 10 Peggy 
O'Neill girls, Alfrfedo and Maxi^e; 
dance team; and Harmonizers, 
male trio. Talent will be changed 
weekly. 

■_■ Tur pin J haa _tt_ pair _bf,. lo cal t^^^ ^ 
ers. 



Barber's High School Tarn 

Culver City, June 19. 

Philip Barber is writing a story 
of high school youngsters titled 
♦High School.^fbr Metro;- •-, 

Former Group Theatre director is 
on a three-month contract at the 
studio. Assignment Is for Hunt 
Stromberg. 



While the induttry is coming to 
the abrupt realization that it it en- 
teri fanfi'ine: of' studio chief- 

tains^ that 10 . such leaders have 
been! dethroned within three years,' 
it has also .arrived at the cohiplu- 
eion sieatB must pay all production 
freight, in other words, if Ho\\y- 
wood dupiieates its' total of 440 
features, major and indie, in 1933- 
'M^ they cannot .exceed |T1^00O 
apiece ** in prodiuction cost . at the 
present, rate of box office grosses. 

The present dearth of studio po 
tentates vls Strangely hooked up 
with the economic situation on the 
West Coast. When Hollywood 
studios were an autocracy the 
coast boasted .a yearly budget of 
1120,006,000. In 33-34, according to 
ezeciitives possessed of -all the rea 
sons, Hollywood will have to, waA. 
can, live and produce on $62,000,000. 

Cutting' the cost in. less than half 
over' a three-year .{(erlod is not all 
attributed to (he demands of de- 
pression. There are high neutral 
authorities, repriesentlng west as 
well as east, who criedlt ^.the dl 
minishtnc^nt vpf one-man. say-soes 
j6tlmj9St„as much JBU3 . they dp banker 
edicts a.nd. a' declining bo^ office. 

killed Off Successors 

Hollywood, according 'to home 
office knowledge, has cropped its 
studio leader material to the point 
where at least two major com- 
panies can't change from . their 
4>j;esent status because they can't 
find the right execs. A: large meas- 
sure of the blame for this is placed 
at the doors of former leaders. 
During their reign, spokesmen 
ave^r, many of these men were so 
confident their .'posts were good for 
life that they ar&now known to have 
devoted part' of their active time In 
suppressing what might look like 
possible successor materlaL As 
the result. It Is claimed, the west 
during the past year has had to 
look to the east for such material. 
To date only Paramount and Radio 
h&ve ventured importations. 

Meantime among those who once 
occupied the Hollywood thrones 
and who now are associate or Indle 
producing, or who- have disap 
peared entirely, are ^B. _Schul 
bierg,' Jesse Lasky, Walter Wanger, 
Joe Schnitzei*, William Slstrom, 
Charles Rogers, John McCormack, 
Al.Rockett, William. LeBaron, Dave 
Selzhlck. 

iness Man Head 

J>rlvately there is considerable 
major Interest centered the Warner 
way. If the brothers can conae 
somewhere near duplicating their 
success of 32-33, filmdom overseers 
see the iinlt; studio policy last and 
for. all , dominating Hollywood. "The 
coast, according to neutral . author- 
ities, needs only such a demonstra- 
tion, in view of what it has already 
been through, go headless en 
masse. 

* This .does not mean,^ /however, 
that studios will ever witness the 
day when they will be run un- 
supervised and unaccountable, to 
someone. .^It does mean, however, 
-that^-if-- the_Wa rner.policy-.ia-3uc- 
cessful 34-35 will find the studio 
autocrat just a business man 



Hollywood, June 19. 
Despite efforts seeking to caiiso 
Beery to walk out on the loan from 
Metro to 20th Century tor 'The 
Bowery*, he is going through with, 
the deal, while the agent who is al- 
leged to have urged the walkout has 
been barred from both lots as a 
result. 

Understood Beery will get a 
$li|)i,000 bonus from Metr6 on the 
rental money for his services to 
20th Century. 

DICK POWELL MAY HAVE 
PI(XED UP PNEliMONIA 



Hollywood, "tfuhe 19. 

Dick Powell, former tn.c., ^ho 
scored In the Warner musicals,; Is 
in the Cedars of Lebanon hospital 
here. In a much more SerlO'is condi- 
tion than supposed. 

Powell had been making personal 
appe9,ranc(is In tiie east,, heading 
backiiere to go Into Wairher* s 'Foot 
light Parade';. His last app^jaratice 
was In Baltimore, where he devel 
Oped a; temperature and his condi- 
tion was such that a local physician 
accompanied- hln^* as far as Chicago. 

At first supposed to ba suffering 
from a severe case of 'flu, it is now 
the medicos' tellef that he ivari bit 
ten- by a spider or some infiect, the 
bite developing a toxic condition of 
-the bioOd -^hlch repulted- in - pneu-. 
monia; 

Wamerr will start-work-Qn-^JPa- 
rade* todiay (19), taking the scenes 
in which Powell does not appear, in 
the hope he will be' ready for work 
by the time these are cleatted up. 
It Is probable a replacement Will 
have 16 be made, aS Poweli;s con- 
valescence will be slow. 

■ V 

Little Csish for Bennett; 
It's Mostly Perceiitai;e 

Hollywood, June 19. 

Constance Bennett, now has con- 
tract with 20th Century Productibna 
to make a minimum of four pictures 
for a nominal cash" sum arid a per- 
centage of profit. 

Deal, eflCectlve Aug. 1, when Miss 
Bennett completes her Radio con- 
tract, gives the producer and Miss 
Bennett mutual right to exercise 
options for . subsequent productions 
after the first. Contract is to run 
indefinitely after the four . pix, it 
agreeable to both parties. 

HOSPITAL PATIENTS 



Hollywood, Juni 19.. 
Harry Sweet, 32, director , and 
actor RKO, Harold Davits 

writer, and a woman said to bs- 
Claudette Ford, were, killed .Sunday" 
night (18) whiein a Steerman 
plane,: piloted by Sweet, craEihed to. 
the bottqitt of Big Bear Lake, Calic' 
Sweet and party left - the Grand 
Central Air Terminal at aiendalo 
late Sunday afternoon with, planer 
flying low at Pinelpiot over Still- 
well's camp at a 40-i-foot . altitude^ - 
when Swe^t tried to lobp it up. The- 
plane went on Its side crashing Into 
26 feet Of water to muddy bottom 
of lak6.^ ^Fishermen - worked all . 
night to extricate planft from bot^ 
torn of lake and this morning toundL' 
the three people lodged ; in front 
cockpit of plane. ' 

Sweet had been piloting, the piano) 
foif t^o years arid had been under 
investigation by Department, o^ ' 
Commerce for flying dangerously 

JUxw-HOv«r^aritar-Moni<»^He' war-ar'-^ 
natlvo of Palo- Alto, Calif., arid 
started in the picture business at 
15 for- Mack Serinett, playing^ ' 
KeystdrieJ. coPi. :H« ■ has. worked . 
about 150 two-reel comedies, wia^i' ' 
a. director for Pathe icnd ;cariie' over 
to RKO at consolidation. HO . w^ 
on the -second of a series- -of - sir > 
pictures when calanilty occurred. - 
-.. Survived by a, widow. 



Claudette Ford^s name in privafo 
r^e is Vera WiUiams. She was » 
screen actress. 

.'.Sweet has been separated from- 
his wife. 



Fli£E COUNTRY CLUBS 
GYP HOLLYWOOD MOB 



y . Lbs Ang^eles, June 19. ' 
Following numerous. cOmplalntai 
front prospective 'suckers' in tho 
Hollywood screen . colony;, ,. Better 
Business Biiireau is starting an in.* 
-tensive drive rigalrisi free country 
club riiembership b.^ing given, with 
lots in some newly opened suhrj. 
divisions berdfibouts.! t^articuUir 
emphasis at this tlm<» is being dt^ 
rected against . setrerat so-calle^ ; 
country clubs about 80 'miles from 
h6re; which hold but the tiire ot a 
free memb^irship in the organization . 
with each $400 lot pui'chased. 

Previously, Various land cppi-. 
panics offered, brie or more free lo^ 
with a like number of purchased; 
pieces of property, but recently ttiio 
State Real Esta.te department put a 
stop to these practices. The freo. 
club membership, presently, has..itoi; 
been found to conflict With any^jS^to 
laws, but the BBB hopes to waife ail 
instructive campaign among pros^'-: 
pective land bijyers. th^it! ;^IU cdu* . . 
cate them to the. .numerous aiigletf' 
Involved In the gratis club affllltt- 
tions. •■ " 



Watching the books and transmit- 
ting orders from the east. 



; .O'NeU, Buigess in %Uieft'. : 

Hollywood, June 1$. 
Sally O'Neil and Dorothy Burgess 
in Unlversal's 'Lilies of Broadway.' 
Pair complete the cast. 



Somborn;: Warner, pere; .ina Del- 
mar, Nuhnally Johnson ahfi Others 
Laid W 



Hollywood, 

Herbert Somborn, In the Cedarisi 
of Lebanon hospital because of 
kidney trouble, rallied following an 
operation performed T h u r s day 
night (16), although his condition 
is still- serious. , ^ . 

Benjamin Wameri father of the 
Warner brothers, is In the. same 
hospital for . observation. 

Mrs. Al Lewis Is leaving the 
Cedars :30oh .foll owing, treatmen t^, 
for a tropical ailment - picked up W ' 
Hawaii recently. 

Nunrially Johnson is -improving 
rapidly following an appendix op at 
the Hollywood hospital. Vina pel- 
mar is home after a similar op- 
eration. ..._ ■„ 

William Anthony .McGuIre. arid 
Lilian Harvey are both laid up fol- 
lowing some serious molar extrac- 
tions. 



Col's Technicians Abroad,^ 
To Jazz trip tKie Ehgjisfi 

Hollywoodii June 19. ^ 

To suppleriient "IBrlilshr teflii^^ 
talent for 'The Lady Is Willing', thfk 
Grllbert Miller-Lesiie Howard pIc to 
be ridade ;.for Columbia. in England* 
a picked crow of camera, - lab, SoUnd 
and electrical head men- is bein|; 
sent from Holljrwood to LOndOn. 

Harry Cohn cabled the hurry call 
from London iSaturday (17). 
- Leslie Howard has canceled" his 
Canal boat trip and will leave for 
New York by train Wednesday (14) 
to reach London by July 6, when 
the pic sta.rts.. 



Wynn in Uniform 

Hollywood, June 19. 
Metro is expecting Ed Wynn hero 
next week to start work on The 
Perfect Fool.'. Story has. Wynn as 
a fireriiari of the 'Wa. 

Arthur Caesar and Bay Schrock 
■have turned In a treatment arid are 
now on the continuity. 



VAKmr 



r I c ¥ 



tHiesdaj, June 20, 1933 



Racketeer hquiry WiD Take Libor 
Uiuans h by Request of Plres. Green; 
No. 30^ ttif. Operators Early im list 



Murmurs that capital is behind 
the goyernment inquiry into labor 
unions .to eliminate ail racHet^rihg 
are heard in New Tprk union Circ^ 
which .talces in the theatrical crafts, 
together with the,remlnd<&r that cer- 
tain interests in show business are 
anxioua to particularly, unseat op- 
eratoria. Electrical interests Are par- 
ticularly mentioned. in this connec- 
tion.. 

The government says that racket- 
eering and otiier>ad cohditidns- eis- 
iBt in 47 trades. It includes the 
qperatbrg, .whose New TTork union, 
Njp. 306, is filated to be the first on 
the inquisitorial program. This 
union's executives start.d .confisr- 
ring^ lasft . week, among themselves, 
With political higher Klips and the 
I>A.T.S.E., parent theatrical union. 

Mean\«4)ile, 306 Is fighting an imr 
portAnt case before Justice Adel in 
Brooklyn, N. T., Supreme Court, 
which may lHat otit most of this 
\lreek. It's be^n oh two weeks now 
.ik,ina is doubtf iiil qt outconie. In this 
' action i -nvmber of permit inen. of 
' 306 are trylng. td '<ellniinate tlje,.per- 
ittit systeni and jgai'n access to funds 
that hay^ piled ut* through kick- 
^backs-outtrf-lBffl ary l6 ih i B operatuis^ 
local in lieu of being 'permitted' tu 
work. ■ 

20% to Work " 
i Under Sain .'Kaplan'' permit. .. men- 
had to pay in of their salary 
in order to work. Since new ad* 
iininistration of ~^Harry Sherman 
weni .7" this. reduced to' 

10^,.- While the. perinlt men» num- 
ber around 690,, wAnt full card mem- 
bership ani^ yoiceXthat goes with it, 
as .w^U as an ^ezatninatioh of the 
local's books,. 306 is resisting • this 
move, Attitude.x>f .the union is that 
the iO% paid as a' permit man is 
.not out of line, since card members 

. pay the same plus |40 as yearly 
dues. There are 1,200 card memr 
bers how;. •.- 

JKaplan originally worked out the 
permit j^stem. it is likely to fig- 
ure' Ini'the government's inquiry into 

• unions, but in Just what connection, 

' If any, is doubtful; 
. Authority for the offensive against 

- unions is by .virtue of the Industrial 
Recovery act and favored «by Wil- 
liam Oreen, president Of the A. F. of 
li.,' for whom Ittt extensive Investl- 
gation intO'labor conditions and'lo- 
oal unions was made not long ago. 
Edward F. McOrady, who did this 
J<«b for Green, has been selected to 
hAad the Federal inquisition into 
racketeering, much of which has 
been exposed lately in New York 
and Chicago. 

Stage hands, scenic artists and 
cameramens' Unions' are not 'ex- 
pected^ to figure , in the Inquiry, 
.though they may be glimpsed in 
connection with the looksee into af 
fairs of No. 306. 



First Try on Sc^ 



Holljrwood, 
■ .Thornton Freeliahd. returns., .to 
Itadio .to direct Tlying Down to 
Hio,*' musical' starring; Dolores Del 
Bio. 

Dialog direction will be handled 
by H.- W. .Hanemann, former 'Col- 
lege Humor* writer and how a 
scenarist on the lot. It's the, latter's- 
flrst try at work on the set* 

Liew Brock. wUl produce; 




Anns Sets Film Row 

Bus Jaunts for Fair 

Xoi Angeles, June 19, 
Two film row bus excursions to 
the Chicago fair will be operated 
out of here, Aug. 16 and Septt 2, by 
Bill Arms. One will be Fox-West 
Coast and other, theatre, employees,, 
and the other exclusively of. em- 
ployees, along film ;row. 

Trips will be made in nlte-cpaches, 
on ia 69-hout' schedule. Ams id an 
ex-rep producer/ 



Hollywood, June 19. 
rWith Paul Malvern, as prnfiufitinp 



L A. Houses Razz 
Bean fiames, So 
City Fathers Veto 



Los Angeles, June 19. 
Vigorous protests . lodged ' before 
the Los Angeles Police CommissI<Jn 
by ' representatives of Fox- West 
Coast, ^ Warners and independent 
picture hoUses, have successfully 
blocked the issuance of six permits 
-for the operation of tango or sim- 
ilar 'bean', games in Hollywood and 
LOS Angeles. Commissioners indi- 
cated uhmistaklngly that no permits 
for any games of chance will be 
granted where organized protest de- 
velops, . 

W; H. (Bud) Lollier, for F-WC; 
Fred Knoll, Warner theatre manager 
in ., S ah" Pedro, and A. S. Welder, 



Hatter of PFs iCompames' Rights to 
Assets widi Other Questions Up With 
Bkptcy Referee in N. Y. Today 



Tec Art Receiver 



chief; Lone Star Productions has 
been 'orgaitized to make a s.aries of 
eigTat, .westerns, ..starring .John 
Wayne. _ _ _ , _ 

Physical 'Sistfibutioh wilf^ bV 
haindled by Monogram. Product' 
will be sold Under the Lone Star 
banner, _.wlth .fluarters at JWestem 
Service Studios Oh the Metropolitan 
iot, 

Cecilia Parker, has been placed 
under contract to appear in -several 
of .the Loue Star Merles. , 

Contract, to Wayne will be pre- 
jsented to the star as a wedding 
gift on June 24, When he has an- 
nounced he wiir marry Josephine 
Saenz, daught^ of . the ''consular 
representative .tor- Santo Domingo 
and fianama in Southern California. 
Wedding will take place a t t he 
"fi^Vof Lbretta Touhg. 



FRED MUCH TOO SOON, 
DOLAN SUES COLUMBIA 



K'S DELAYED MEETING 
AWAITS BALANCE SHEET 



Los Ahgeies, June 19. " 
Columbia and Sam Brlskin are 
defendants in a suit filed In Superior 
court by Frank Dolan, screen writer, 
who seeks an injunction against the 
studio's film, 'Ann Carver's Profes 
Bion.' 

Dplan claims in his suit that Co< 
luml)ia reneged on"a verbal agree 
naient to keep him employed on the 
film during the entire period of its 
preparation, story having been sub 
mitted by him. .instead, he alleges, 
he was "discharged after three 
weeks' work, during which the com 
pany and its executive extracted 
the screen play from him. 



Due to delay in getting matters 
Into shape for an adjourned hearing 
of Publix Enterprises, meeting 
echeduled for Wednesday (14) was 
set over "to June 28. • 

For several weeks work has been/ 
going forward oh preparation of a 
new balance sheet of Publix Ent'er- 
, prises, as Well as a eomplete iELUdit 
of managemeht . fee charges. Major 
creditors of -PB want the latter par- 
, tlcuiarly ;to ' determine Just how 
much of the close to 16,000,000 owed 
Publix Theatres is for management 
lees. 

It has been hecessary. to go into 
the balance sheets of ail the sub- 
sidiaries o< PE, numbering 76, to de-. 
termiiie !just what management fee 
charges were as well as how mUch 
PB subsidiaries are in default to 
Publix Tlieatrea. ' 
--^t the^h earin g Jtm 
ihorpe, last On the stand about three 
weeks ago* will probably be con- 
tinued under examination. 

The same meeting will 'concern 
Itself with authorization to the Irv- 
ing Trust Co., trustees, to, dispose 
of properties, . settle claims, make 
abihtii'OwlBes, etc; Uhder approval' of 
Referee Henry It. Davis but without 
Usual notice to all creditors, a pro- 
ceclure that /trustees want to drop 
due to the cost 



ACADEMT HEETma 

First meeting of Industry Recov 
ery Committee of Academy was held 
Monday noph for organization pur 
poses oniy^ 



mgr., Fairfax theatre, who appeared 
for the Indie exhlbs, appeared before 
' he poUc^e. body .at its session. TUes- 
day (13) and bitterly opposed the 
: ssuaQce ' of ' permll's,"^ "deiipite the" 
] !act that two - tango- games already- 
are operating in Los Angeles proper, 
outside .of the... beach amusement 
area, and, a permit for a /third.iiad 
been granted, by the commission the 
previous day. 

One at Beach' s . 
One of the tango parlors how op- 
erating is in Hollywood, and the 
other in San Pedro, Latter is a 
beach town, but has no regular 
amusement' zone or district, similar 
to Venice and Ocean Park, where 
the tango and other kindred gam-: 
bllng games are flourishing; 

Theatre! interests who appeared 
before the commissldn were aug- 
mented by.; Chamber of Commerce 
execs, heads or representatives of 
numerous women's clubs, ministerial 
unions and other organizations, all 
voicing their protest against any 
action by the body thiat would per- 
mit' further encroachments of the 
'bean' games in the-«trictly— busl-^ 
hesB or' residential distrl<sts of the 
city. 

Next step by the theatre interests 
will bean attempt to bring about a 
rescinding of the permits previously 
granted, although attitude of the 
police' commissioner- at the Tuesday 
hearing was that unless evidence 
was introduced before It, showing 
the tango places were being Illegally 
operated, or that they were proving 
a. nuisance, the permits would be 
allowed to stand. 



Newark's Lady Copper 



Newark; June 19. 
Mrs. Justlna EllerS, for many 
years poUce censor, lias been 
transferred to the detective bureau. 
She is succeeded by Margaret Du 
gan. 



No More Publix-Deadhead Partners 



Hollywood, June 19.:; 
Wiiliam H, Moore, one of the 
three Fox West ;.Coast trustees in 
bankruptcy, has. been, named Re- 
ceiver for Tec Art Studios. Federal 
Judge George Cosgrave set the 
i)ond at $600^ 

Moore is at present in Milwaukee 
attending a convention of the Na-' 
tlonal Association of Credit Men. 



UAs 34 for 33-34 




Question of the sales policy to bb- 
tai n in Unit ed-Arttets^^yitfc-dlstglbtt^ 



tor to more than double Its avers^e 
seasonal. oUtput during ,33-34, .has 
nq'i been y et determ ined, ft js^ re-^ 
ported likely UA wUl stick to the 
system . of merchandising pictures 
singly instead of^ en bloc. 

In ^at event, company would be 
unique as a distributor since through 
number of pictures on the new pro- 
gram it joins the standard major 
ranks on output, and Sales. To be, 
announced .at the sales convention, 
uhdeir plans, will be a total of 34 
pictures. 

^ere haay be more thian this fig- 
ure in case anything oomes^ along 
later which. tTA chooses to dis- 
tribute. ■ . 
- As-a-xesult of the Increased num- 
ber of releases for S8- 34, distribu- 
tion charges against each 'will be 
out mpre than (0%. JJA rigiit along 
has been carrsring a oostiy distribu- 
tion department for a dozen to 15 
pictures yearly.- 



IHHXEFEtLEipiEEHAN^ 
MEN ON NEW KAO BOARD 



Local Operation Alone Not AVbrtk 50%^ 
Mus^t Contribute Something Tangible 



Operating partnerships with Pub- 
U±, where ttie- partner of the chain 
puts nothings into the combinaition, 
are out in the future, from inner 
accounts. This develops, it is under- 
stood, as a result ot an attitude 
withhi that there is no reason why 
JPublir^ should.="tumr over^ a=7percen=- 
%ge Intiarest for local operation 
only. 

The theatre reorganization com- 
mittee in the company, presently 
looking into partnerships, is re- 
ported to have made its position 
clearj - but— Whether some- of- the 
partnerships made prior to that 
committee's formation . will be dis- 
solved or not is not stated. 

New policy on partnerships 



against taking in partners on the 
cufC for a split of the profits from 
o]>er-ations, whether E0-6<i or any- 
thing else, may interfere with the 
partnership John Baiaban' was at- 
tempting. -to work out over the De- 
troit Kunsky group. 
= Partnerships most^favored within 
Par, now as In the past, are those 
in which' the partner brings in some 
theatres of his own. While most of 
these have worked out excellently 
In the past. As, for Instance, Pub- 
lix-Mort Shea, a few have been sad 
etsperlments. 

Among the latter was the Publix- 
Dubinsky fiasco, In which Publix 
took a licking and Within a year 
birbke Up the partnership. 



Complexion of the Keith- Albee- . 
Orpheum Board, principal theatre 
holding subsid of RKO, underwent 
a material change yesterday (Mon- 
day); when at' the annual stockhold- 
ers' meeting the Rockefellers and 
M.' J, Meehan were successful in 
having their reps named to the 
Board m place of others represent- 
ing RCA and GE Interests. 

W. O. Van Schmus named as a 
representative of the Ro ckefel ler, in- 
terests. . ' For the -Meehan .group 
there is Edward Flynn; Bronx 
Democratic leader and .a leading 
Roosevelt Democrat in New York,, 

Others In the Meehan fold are to 
be Orrle Kelly and Peter J. Maloney. 

.Full Board /la elected , comprises 
David Sarnofr, ; president RCA; M. 
H. Aylesworth, president; RKO' and 
chairman of the Board of KAO; 
Harold Franklin, DtTaTcdlm Kings- 
bury, Donald David, Herbert Bay- 
ard Swope, Frank Altschul, J; Eddy 
and Paul M. Mazur, besides those 
mentioned. 

The election of bo^h Rockefeller 
and Meehan reps was a foregone 
conclusion along the RKO front 
shortly after the, present adminis- 
tration of the - theatre end took 
charge. Reps of Meehan were 
known to be in attendance iat Har- 
old Franklin's cabinet meetings, ap- 
parently with a view to gaining 

knowledgej)i^ theatre, operation. , 

"'"MeeMh IsHan "equal ' holder with 
RKO in the preferred stock of the 
Keith company, and only recently it 
was Meehan who was instrumental 
in having the RKO receivers shift 
the status of certain loans to Or- 
pheumi from Keith direct to RKO 
Via-the organizatioh' of a separate 
and third company known as Sta- 
dium Theatres. It was Meehan's 
claim that the loan was a. direct 
loan from RKO and Aot Keith. 



"Question of whether the .breaking^ 
down of Paramount- Publix into four 
new subsidiaries last fall; violated 
any of tlje rights of creditors 
Stockholders and whether these sub<« 
slds should retain title to the aasetsi 
now held by them> - is to. be decided 
at a.'hteeting Tuesday (20) .befor<|- 
Benry K. Davis, referee in bank^ 
ruptcy, at which time other matter 

will be taken UP* 

In connection with the retention 
of title' ;to assets by the subsids*: 

PuriEuhount Pictures Corp., Para^ 
haouht Productions, iParambunt Dis* 
trlbUting Corp., and Parahioxint In« 
ternatkrnal, and any _ revesting oil 
title \to . such assets; trustees ask 
that it i>e on the following copdi-* 
tlons: 

'(1) That all rights of bonafido 
creditors of the foUr subsidiary, 
companies, against such assets, shall 
be' preserved, but^ that no iierson . 
who . with riespect to any claim shall 
bo finally held by a court of com^ 
potent jurisdiction not to have en-i, 
titled at the time oi! the decreib^ 
said suit, action or proceedings, to 
rights against siich.vissets greater 



il mn the rights of. g eneral-t?reditore — 
of Paramount, shall directly or in<4 
directly, obtain or have with respect 
to such claim,: any: rights against* 
the-assets of -the rSubsids,— greater-- 
;than thei general rights of creditors 
of Paramount. ^ ^ 

'(2) That, in any event, with the 
respect to the claims against the 
four subsids, the holders of such 
claims shall have all rights whlcb 
they would haye .had if said traiis-. 
ferS and assignments of Nov. 17« 
1932 had not been found to be in 
violation of the rights of Para* 
mount or of its creditors , or stock* 
holdeirs.' 

Claimii include those arising out 
of contracts entered into after Jan^ 
2* (date of Pair^s equity receiver-, 
ship) with the four Par subsidiary 
Jles. a»"-weli-as-those- prior to that - 
daite. 

Rights of Disposal 

.. At that hearing, the trustees als* 
want the right to origanize such 
subsidiaries as In their judgnient 
are desirable, to purchase, lease or 
otherwise acquire theatres, as well 
aa-authorlzation io transfec.thesL^ 
atres^ real estate 6r personal prop^ 
erty from a subsid now in existence^ 
which may be dissolved, into a ne^ 
company. 

Trustees ^ilso want the right t9 
take any steps they feel advisabl4» 
with regard to theatres in San 
Francisco, Oakland and Seattle* 
leased to Fox Dec. 10, 1930, includ- 
ing, conveyance, mortgage, lease or, 
sub-lease of any or all of the prop* 
erties as well as the organization of 
subsidiary companies over any ot 
the properties, plus' loatis' by trus* 
tees, etc. 

The June 20 meeting will also 
mark a contlnuanOe of examination 
of the bankruptcy PP company. 



Zanuck's ilf^ Cargo' 



Hollywood, June 19. 

Hays organization on numerous 
occasions hias i>arred /White Cargo*' 
f rom - the screfen. -'-It lias . been made 
by an Snglish concern. . 

Twenitieth Century hais purchased 
the rights for it and have^. Arthur.: 
Richman and Laird l!)oyle wprklnif 
on screen treatment. 



NEW BKTCY. PE SCHEDULE 

to Be Filed by July 2(1— Not Much 
Change Anticipated 



.rz u 

An amended schedule" in bank* 
ruptcy for Publix Enterprises Will 
be filed in the U. S. District court 
for New York, bringing condition of 
this subaidtaTy u 

ISe piace^d~ ~ih""the"reco^ under" 
plans, before July 28, date on which 
all claims must be in. 

New schedule will take in items 
since Jan. 26, . when PE went into 
bankruptcy. It Is said the amended . 
papers will not show more than a 
ttilHor ' difference 'in-assets and Ha*, 
bllities. 

When PE went bankrupt it sched- 
uled listed assets of 123.864,076 and 
liabilities of 141.214,407. 



TueBdayt June 20, 1935 



PIC¥VRES 



VARIETY 




CREATES NEW ANGLES 




s Stock Control Inlhience 
Appears to Radiate Over Trade 



Indications of Loew-s building ui> 
Inside connections among the var- 
ious film companies is edging to 
the front. Broadway Is trying to 
figure the why artd the wherefores 
or maybe certain of the Loew high - 
erups acting for themselves may be 
aiming for an individual connection 
If and when or something. 
. That's, likely to dome- as soon as 
ERPI or- Film Securities - as con- 
trolled by ERPI takes over control 
of , the Pox-Loe'w sldck. What will 
kick up then is for whom the boys 
it Loew s will be working. Other- 
wise it appears to take the angle of 
a general iiiside and under cover 
control which is presently extended 
to United Artists, • Paramount, and 
RKO. Just, to what extent the Loew 
influence is feit at either is open but 
that the influence Is partly there of- 
ficially seems practically certain. 

Biggest connection comes by way 
of United Artists if anything can 
be inferred from recent hap penings, 

• such as the .signihg Of mty) zamick, 
William Goetz and Constance Ben- 
nett by U. ^ Origipally both Za- 
nuck and' iBeiinelt were to " gd to 

-Loew*s; ^Overnight --the Zanuek— 
United Artists thing became a fact 
and soon after Louis Mayer's spn- 
In-law, Goetz, joined with Zaniick 
at Joe SchenQk's Uhlfed Artists. " 

It is known that hardly two weeks 
ago, Nick Schenck made,a personal 
bid for RKO to let Constance Ben- 
nett go with Metro and RKO almost 
toppled. Apparently Bennett was 
wised up and RKO couldn't go for 
her terms, so. in the showdown she 
arrives'at United Artists instead of 
Loew's. 

Influence 

On the RKO end, it's iust one of 
.those thing's with the Loew influ- 
ence," only that Xoew^s has always 
gotten anything it has asked for, 
allso in the theatre or vaude end. 

At Paramount, the Loew influence 
appears to come through N. L^^Na-- 
.thandon. Nathanson is fronting for 
Loew's on a probable Poll takeover 
In New England. Exactly how his 
•status as presidenlr of - Famous Play-- 
er3-Cana,dia OE*ar) goes with Loew's 
is open. 



Oli to WafthiiigtoQ? 



Reports about NeW York say 
that when .the Senate Bank- 
ing Committee, reconvenes 
next week in Washington it 
win tben or -shortly iafter mix 
in oh the show business.. 

Report is the Committee will 
reach Pa r a ni 6 u n t through 
iECuhn Loeb Co,, also taking in 
Fojc Films 4nd General The- 
- atres-^hrough ChH.sft: Bank. 



FELD-CHATKIN SUIT 



Coming Up This Wk-^Breach al- 
leged — $90,000 Total ofAmounts 



Suits of Milt Fe! and Dave 
Chatkin, kgalhst Publlx Theatres, 
for a total of around $9»,000, al- 
lepedlv due under their, contracts oh 



TRENDLE HOPES TO BUY 
BACK AND MAKE REFDRN 



Detroit, June 19. 
Ge'orgis Triehdlfe hxis made an offer- 
to the trustees of Piararnouht-Pub- 
lix to take over the local P-P the- 
atres, he has admitted here. Tren- 
dle has made several trips to New 
Tork in the past few months to 
see the trustees and his offer is un- 
derstood to be under consideration. 
He expects a final answer by July 
1, it js^said. -Kunsky has- Jetired 
from all businiess, but Trendle ad- 
mits that he would like to return. 



the ground they were summarily 
dismissed from Publlx, aire expected 
to come-UP-Sbme day /this , week, .by 
Friday J_23)_at the latest. _ 
" Publlx is defending flie s^^^ 
the grounds Feld and Chatkin tc-. 
signed from the company volun- 
tarily. - — 

Feld and . Chatkin were diVislohal 
directors in Publix. Each had been 
with Publlx since its formation. 




Codification in 15J^ Pages Sent 
Out by Hays Office to 



Attempts to Sew Up Indie 
Picture Producers - — Fac- 
tions Ainong ExHibitors 
Become More . Marked 



JUST BEWILDERMENT 



Rush of Work Keeps 
Pr^xy Away from Conventions 



A now department Of competition 
is-inakmg - Itself so popular- in the 
til industry it is* eclipsing 

even the strife angle of distributor 
agai exhi itor arid circu,tt box- 
office inst in.die theatre. It is the 
era of the trade associations brought 
oh by. Washington's ,i 
ery lawa. 

Film people have suddenly discov- 
ered that being unaffiliated with any 
fraternity is like weat\|ierihg rain 
^wthja«t-an-umb f elia. ■ An d . t hejMtce- 



Hplly.wodd, June 19. 
Heavy production schedule under- 
way at Radio is holding B. B. 
Kahane from going east for the 
RKO.-Radlo conventions at New 
York and phlcago. 

Radio prexy and Merian C; Cooper 
will attend the western conyentipn 
in San Francisco, July 7- 9i 

Eddie Eckels and his staff will 
get out western edition ,6f the 
cohventibn paper, 'Plash,- the 
Frisco affair. ' ' 



PAR MAY HOLD ONTO 
BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT 



It's only a slim possibility that 
J.he._..B«>^klyn Parampunt will be 
turned over to anybody. Outlook 
Is that the Par people will operate 
the house for themselves. This 
•does — not— mean— that— a— reopehlng- 
date has been set. 

Presently the nearest approach 
to- a clealv is via Century :(A. H. 
Schwartz) Circuitr Indications 
from Par- are that there's only a 
4-1 cha.nce at best for the Schwartz 
people getting the house. 

More recently the three-in-one 
efCort of Sam Kati, Milton Feld 
and - Dave Chatkin, to get the Par 
In Brooklyn has been little heard 
about. The same trio are stated 
to be angling to get in. on the Fox 
Brooklyn, which presently is being 
successfully operated by Harry Ar- 
thur. 

Terms iinder which the Schwartz 
people want the Brooklyn Par 
aren't detailed. 



54 Oc in New Orleans 



New Orleans, Jtihe 
Liberty theatre, former Saenger 
House, .closed for two years after 
handed .yback to -the landlordi re- 
opens this week under new main- 
agement with, an admision sckle: 
of 5-10. 

Liberty Will bring back the old 
favorites that have been box office 
clicks. ' 



JfiiL Hays' . Sjunmer Jlome 

Hollywood, June 19., 
Will Hays Is ' due here June 29 
for two months. He will occupy 
: =,Normar- .Talmadee^s^beach=hQme^,at 
' Santa, Monica, 



'Power and Glory' Pleases 



^olly■^yood, June 19. 
r-Followlng' Saturday- ni^rht. preview 
of Fox 'Power and Glory,* picture 
will have several comedy sequences 
injected, also rearrangement of se- 
quonoei*.-— Picture looks very good. 



W. BROWN ORDERS RKO 
H.O. $29,000 WKLY. CUT 

Walter F. rown, newest non 
showmeh exec at RKO, has recom- 
mended, thia home oiflice 
(New York) overhead Of $29,000 a 
week cut ^ih half. It is understood 
he hasn't recommended" precisely 
how the. clipping shouM . be done, 
but expects to have it settled within 
3t)' da;ys. If not accomplished by 
then by others, Brown may make 
hlig own recommendations, it is ex- 
pected. 

Brown is assistant to M. H. Ayles- 
wo^cth.,. .RKO ,,pf^3,cAh<i Brown's or- 
ders • regarding the honie bfflce cut 
were said to have been delivered 
direct to H. B. Franklin, in charge 
•of theatre operation* 
^ -B rown f prmerly : re presented^ the 
Irving Trust Company at RKO un- 
der the RKO receivership. When 
he. joined RKO with the offlcial title 
of assistant to Aylesworth It was 
annouhced that he would represent 
RKO bnly, with others taking over- 
his..Irylnef Trust diitlesv J^^^ 
office appointment wais for the pur- 
pose of getting him In on the 
ground floor and at a better vantage 
point for the overhead cutting. 



being made organization-conscious 
by avid promotions' . all ovter the 
country,. such; as has- never been ex-- 
perienc.ed or dreamed of i n qua ntity, 
promise and vi . 

While old. oirganlzaitidhs are Ttnlf- 
ing each other and new ones are 
resorting to any measure-to cut-in, 
the average exhibitor and the little 
indie producer are a picture of be 
wilderment; 

In the indie production field or 
ganizatlon has al-ways flopped, if for 
no other reason that after failing to 
arrive" it "a concerted opinion, the 
indies have overlooked the Item of 
dues and other financial cohtribu 
tlons. 

Unmindful of this, forgetful of 
the past, three efforts are now be 
ing ma;de to-brganizfe the -little- pro- 
ducer.^ If all succeed, since others 
are also reported ready to take a 
hand in Haysing the indie, the tiny 
PI?^.?®??. J^yi ??.*y® ce rtifica t es of 
irtcprpoipatfon ' for at" least three 
min!iture Hays organizations. Pete 
Harrison^ regular. Haysians hear and 
somer Of-..the indies .linderstand,. is 
among those who would- like to 4o a 
Will Hays. Tobias Kepler Is an- 
other. The latter, a lawyer, is a 
pioneer, having started hid campaign 
several weeks before the Washing- 
ton .codistic measuije was Intro 
duced. 

Exhibs Opposed 

Frat house tug of war is on in 
-earnest between the -two national 
exhlb outfits.- -Allied has had scouts 
cover at least five MPTOA states, it 
is heard, spreading the gospel that 
Hays must, not write the code. 

While losing a couple of states, 
Kansas and Connecticut, the MPTOA 
refuses to be worried. It Is strain- 
ing territories for new blood and has 
the Jump on AIHed codistically as It 
was, thei, first trade, organization , tp 
take trade practice symbols for 
Washington seriously. 

All the talk, gossip and interpreta 
tions of the Washington formula — 
which still is being garbled or de 





KAHANE STAYING WEST 



NATHANS0NiS4W 
MAY ADD STAGE SHOW 



Ottawa, June 19. 
Intimation has been received by 
theatre managers of the Famous 
Players" Canadian Corporation that 
a convention xit the Canadian chain 
will be held during the week of 
Aug, 14 at Toronto, when the new 
policy of the corporation under the 
direction of N. L. Nathanson will 
be annpuncecl. 

New policy will go Into effect 
throughout Canada on Labor Day 
and. it is expected that renewed at- 
tention will .be paid to stage shows 
and orchestras. 



Annouricement that, a basic code, 
has been vli'tually . agreed upon was 
made following meetings yesterday 
(19) afternoon of all departments of 
major Industry In the Hays office. 
Will Hays, right after the session; - 
of the directorate over which he 
presided, made plans to leave Wed- 
nesday for his summer vacation In 
Hollywood. The Hays office Mon- 
day evening had not received word . 
from Washington as to whether 
General Hugh Johnson will name 
an administrator to . supervise the 
film" formula. 

All heads of major. comi)anle3 
Monday (19) morning received a 
letter from the Hays office to which 
was appended 16% pages ot printed 
matter. Data was for a basic codei 
to be submitted by the industry to.. 
Washington. It covers all ' phasecf . 
of the business, even exhibition, 
i ll up in — the-alr> 



iiberately twisted, and about ^hlch, 
until a weelc ago, film execs as a 
whole viewed as they do the Ein- 
stein -theory— is-serving-i ts-purposer 
It is getting a lot of exhibs all over 
the map actuially worried. 

The M pTQA ^s affinity, the Hays 
brganizatlon, is 'credlte4 witlv being 
responsible for the movement among 
certa.ln.of the state units to secede 
from the national body. As indi- 
viduals riuch states fieei they can 
draft their own codes, although all 
the President- aslcs. is one code from 
each industry and not from each 
faction. 

■To counteract this MPTOAItes are 
propagandizing along the' lines that 
unless the Hays^nd gives the. indie 
a break the indnmational ■will .do a 
walk-out and swing along with Al- 
lied. 

Gains Strength 

Through it all the Hays Organiza- 
tion is remaining serene. It regards 
Itself as the One orgianlzed' organiza 
tion in the. film industry. It openly 
thanks the Roosevelt administration 
fpr providing it with a strength 
which it admits never haying pps 
sessed durlnjg its first 10 years un 
der Republican supervision. 



Erskb's $125,000 lilin Cost 

Legit Stagrer Reproduces Melodrama for 
Screen in 21 Days — At Bronx Studio 



Same afternooh the directors, the , 
sales heads and major circuit irep- 
resehtatives were" called over to the 
Hays office to-glve what . had-- beenr- 
received in the mail a few hours 
before its filial touches. Oiae Hays-*' 
Ite made the statement that la» 
hoped, everything would be set -to--'- 
day (Tuesday), and. that General 
Johnson could be seen in Wash! be- 
fore the end of the week; 

The code, as presented, Is chiefly: 
basic and subject to revision as well: 
tiiB discussion. What is in the code 
is no secret.^ -It restores the Indus- 
try to the basis which it held before 
the Tliacher decree. It returns the 
unlf<>rm contract, arbitration of the 
enforceable kind, the Fllni Boards' 
of Trade,, zoning, etc. 
. _ -About— the-_onljc-:_thing_new,- - as- 
compared to five years ago, is the 
incorporation of the Hays produe-' 
tion and advertising codes as Im- 
portant phased of all-industry law. 
Wherer- they- a^ppliea~pnly"tO" "Btays" ~ 
members they will now take in ©very 
indie producer and exhlb, if the 
basic draft is authorized by Wash- 
i.ngtpn,^:r'"Wd""Ht^ysite8 =are, - cer£ala 
that it will be. 



An ^experiment-- In -' filming^ plays" 
in. New ITork under moderate cost 
budgets; is being tried. Comes froni 
Chester Erskin, legit stager. Who 
has completed the first picture on 
.the^3Che,dule.^Jleature.-jwii3.-:m,ad*UAt 
the Eastern Studio In the Bronx, 
N. Y. 

Initial picture is based On the 
melQdrama, ♦Midnight/, produced by 
the Theatre Guild In 19^1. It was 
not a hit, merely pla,ylng out the 
aubscriptioa period. Play . Was 
written by Claire" a.nd Paul Sifton. 
Erskin adapted and directed it for 
the screen, 

Budget called for « 176,000 top 



,ekj«?hdlture- but the- coiit ran to 
?12.';,0.00, Picture was completed in 
21 days. .Schedule had called for 
15 d^iys. 

Understood the Erskin contem- 
nl atlon -in fllm.s is ■for-12. .play .s . ba l 



Par Loosening Up; 
Some Cuts Restored 
And Overlinie Paid 



Things that were taken away 
from Paranaount Publlx people, 
from large slices of salary down to 
personal phone calls, are beginning 
to come back. On top of vacations 
this year of two weeks at full paiy, 
decision has been reached, ..with ap- 
proval of trustees, to pay overtime 
from, now on. , 

It's to be 50c an hour ifpr those 
earning up to |20 weiekly ; 75c an 
hour for salaries from $20 to $40, 
and $1 per hour for those earning 
over $40. 

While there are certain stipula- 
tions as to -when the overtime ap- 
plies, P-P personnel received this 
latest news from trustee .with 
encouragement. ._..lt!s . .called - a-Sign. 
of better brealts after all the salary 
cuts, loss of vacations, failure of 
stock purchases, stamp-phone re- 
trenchment,- etc. 

To collect overtime Under the rul- 
ing restoring extra stipend, , PP 
folks must work after seven week- 
days and after 3 p. ' m. Saturday. 
When ._wprking af ter__those. .houra^ 
they will be~pald f rpm 5 p. mf weefc-"" 
days and 1 p. m. Saturdays. 

That's okay, say oven some of .the 



ance to depend, on how 'Midnight' 
turns out. 

Harry Geotz is named as Erskin's 
backer. Proposed to release through 
United Artists. 

Erskin's first experience with 
ta'k<frfi came about 9 years ago, at 
the UA studios in IloirywoOdV Er- 
skin had a subonllnate directorial 
job to Lewis Miioslono on 'tho Jol- 
aon pirfare, Tm a Bum.* 



Marco Back 



Miir('o, accompanied by Mrs. 
Miirco, left rirlday (10) for tho 
Coast, after a two-week stay in 
.New York. 

it is expected that Jack Parting- 
tori; "oveiJiO^r of the l?ew Tork end 
for Fanclion &. Marco* may be back 
from his C'oa.st vacation trip .before 
th(» ynd of the week- 



VAKtETY 



R I C T II R E S 



TViesclaj, jan« 20, 19iS3 



New Stock Market Splurge Undoes 
Most of StaUizatioH Talk Damage; 
Amusements Share kt Moderately 



By AL GREA80N 

-The stock.; znarket forgot. l?-st 
Week's iscare and "wltb the start, of 
the new period stocks, Were pushed 
IfoxTiratd. yes^^^ ~a 
■ broad froiit, yritIi wheat, cotton, sil- 
ver arid comiriodities-- joi»>lriB 
■the inarch. 

top week-end 
nouncement from Washington that 
the TJi S, /Would not welcome a fixed 
dollar at thils time, together with 
newCf from many points irecitlng the 
Improvement of business, security 
markets were in line, for a. resiimp- 
tion-of the. uptrend. . 

The BriilBh pound started the day 
lit nearly- $4.16, ,up about 8 cents, 
.confirming the New Tork view that 
the \ir<SLy was 'StlU open for inflation 
in this country. That wad the sig- 
i»aV for a rather startling market 
opening, .with leading shares begin- 
ning; the day from 1 to more than 
a points up. First hour ra.h along 
With- the list ehurnlng iibout with- 
-eut much; change, biit by rioon a 
secbnd. spurt was under way that 
carried through to the closing gong. 
Vohiyne- was. around^-S^O'lMMW' 



Y^sterdny's Prices 



9alea. 
2,800 
1.100 
liOOO 
3,100 
12,200 
6,700 
■300. 
1,400 
l;000 
400 
86.700 
. e.800 
14.800 
200 

tsfi.ooo 

2,000 
4.^ 
2,000 

16,000 
3.000 

18,000 

^200 
300 



Col. Re , 20% 
ConB,_..F... 4% 
Cftns. F.pf: 11% 
Sast. K... 188%.. 
Fox A..V. . 8% 
lusewtB .... 22% : 
lioen-'B pf. eo- 



Par ' ctB. 
Fa the 
Fathe A... 

ROA: ' .... V 

RICO « . . . « 

w. B,; 

W. B. 



1% 
1% 

4% 

10%: 

4% 

m 

pi.. 18 
BONDS 

<3en," Thp. 6% 
Keltb .... 46 
Ijoew'B ... 77% 
Par-F . . 14 
Par-P .... 14 
Pathe ; . . . 76 
■■B....i. 34^'' 

CURB 

Tecli- ..... 8% 
Tians-Ii . .: 8^. 



Net 

.I«w.I<aBt,chKe. 
18>>4 20 -f-2% 

4% 4%+:% 

10%;. 11%+1- 

80 88 +4 

8% 8%-% 
21% ■.22% +l% 

" .e9.._-l:4:.._ 
1%+ 

m 

... 4%:+ % 
0V4 10%+!% 
4 4% + % 
6% R%+% 
18V6 18 +1% 



1% 
4% 



.6 
46 
77% 
14 
18% 
75 
84 



8 

2%. 



6 

46 . 
77% +2% 
14 
13% 
76 -1 
84% + % 

8% + % 
8% + % 



have been. in. the fiorefront of tl^e 
advance. 

Macy, for instance, Is up from 
below, 20 to a recent high around. 
64. Montgomery WArd and Roe- 
buck have improved in. like meas- 
ure. Tobacco stocks, tob, have gone 
forwardi .Stories depend upon pub-^ 
116 spending^ just as the' theatres do 
arid If cheap arid pleritiful moriey 
makes that kind of improvement Iri 
merchandlfllneii^^T-gGOdSr-^why-Haet- 



.. Amusement .shares^ joined, in the 
(Celebration mOdestlyi; lioew sot up 
to 22% «atter"^earWer hesitation; and 
- closed -at- the- top. r-Fb?c waei very 
. Active;^. _ but . .Iincllhed: . to. ; (pof tness. 
Itac^i^'^Hoved iahead with a good deal- 
6i ebqfl'dehce imd on large turnover, 
Sttlhlttg " almost 1^- to to - ap- 
pro^ihate Its recent top. RKO 
showed small dlspb^ltion to follow 
suit as has lately beeri: its custom. ' 

"] EhthusiMm Stabiliud 

What happened last week was 
that t^e market was isitlddenly <6n-. 
fronted With the cold prospect of a 
dollar .stabilized.. Aa it- happened 
the American adnilnlstratlon de- 
clined to^^ corisldei^ thO liondon.prop- 
esltibn: :ot a |4 pound and ani84r 
eeiit; dollar, but the Intervening Mn' 
certainty ' gave traders a .Jbad. AaX 
or so. Thet« still 'remains the out- 

-'looK of a dollar fluted more Or less 
rigidly tjid on a definite-basis, what- 
ever the price Is golng^ to . be. 

•Th at takes the dr ejam . bo ok ole- 
nerit'~bul of specuiattori.. Security 
pjrices .haVe alreiody run well ahead 
of. business i^Mvery because - spec- 
ulators in .stocks haVe cinvlsloned 
.iiirjiegrreerofririflatlon running to all 
«brtsv b' o^trerioies;^ Ariythirig dOfr 
iitlte, will be botirid to llrinlt their 
lm^lnlrig{|. . . A definite level is- 
firetty sure to. cripple an Inflation 
market. . - 

.Week-end news was about evenly 
divided between discussions In Lon- 
don seeking a doiiar-and-pouud 
relation, and ballyhoo of the buslr 
ness: recovery at home. Bvents gave 
about an even break to bulls and 

-..bears., but the_ trading community 
V has' suffered a real check and it win 
take something important to restore 
.the-, inflatioxdsts' courage to^ sponsor 
a hew upturn. Almost any kind of 
stable: currency link will cramp the 
bulls* style and until the Issue is 
-tBettled, it will continue, to loom as 
a. bogy man. 

-h -'- -.Sudden- report last- week- that a^ 
basis had been reached on the 84- 
bent dollar brOke the market, neariy 

- 6 i>bints :iril the averages ih> a single 
session. Wall Street, which warits 
a low dollar and a high pound, saw 
in the 84'-cent ratio a definite halt 
to the rise in commodity and stock 
prices. The Street hadri't figured 
but Its own ratio level;, r&ther it 
iwas the. indefinite . inflation hope 
that gave the. speculative crowd 
their big iriceritlve.' Uiitll Liondori 

. . began to talk definite ° figiires the 

- skjr was the • bulls" limit-in-predic- 
tlon.. 

Amusements. Fare Well . 

.The ariausement shares - Ddaide a 
jgobd . shWlrig; which contrarily 
wasri't so good, for" the ,outloolr. 
Reasoning goes like this: When 
the infiatlbn Impulse was at Its 
-Strongestr -the - theatre. , group - re- 
lapbrided only feebly. It wasn't un- 
^ til the inflation movement had »!!tu- 
i^lly begun to show results in the 
improvenierit ot business that the 
Jifrifl' stocks got Into the movement, 
biference is rather clear, therefore, 
that in thb. Streei they feel that In- 
.flatibn-:will:ln^itselLbring^J!maEJbLelp 
to the box ofllce; rather the amuge- 
inent purveyors will have to be con- 
tent to await real recovery tO: reap, 
their harvest. 

That is likely to be a lorig and 
tedious process, as compared with 
the enthusiastic surge forward of 
security ^values imder the spur of 
cheap money. Why the Street 
dbesii't seiei theatre benefits from in^ 
Jlatlon, .Isn't entirely clear, but the 
ticker seems to point to that oplhion 
dowritown. Department etore stocks 



of amuBefnent ? The answer seems 
to lie beneath thO surfaice arid^e 
market has. been looking, for the an- 
swer within: the .amusement busi- 
ness Itself; It has been consistently 
found impossible for clique opera- 
tions to attract' a public following 
to the theatre stocks by means ' of 
.market flreWorks. 

one bf the newspapers in Decem- 
ber assembled a. list of 72 stocks 
selling. at or below 1. "resterday 
the list , was repeated, dlsoloslng 
.that they had advanced an aver- 
age of 480%. Pathe ^common was 
the only'amusemeht included,- Pathe 
being one of the least of the theatre 
group. ' Instance merely llluistrates 
the neglect to which the market has 
subjected the whole entertainment 
llist.. . -^ 

. The antl-lnflatlon scare of last 
week had only a riilnor effect upori 
the active theatre shares. Libew's 
ea'sed gradually from a new top at 
24 to a fraction below/ 20, and then, 
when the nervousness Was quieted 
by Washlngtori^assurances that the 
Gwemiia^rit was not' In adcbrd with 
-the London proposal. It snapped 
back to 21, ending the week with 
a net loss of %, Same company's 
-preferred'-Btock,^ which normally 
shonld have been less affected, 
slipped 6 points not on minor deal-> 
Ings. 

6ther$ of the theatre list dis- 
played only fractional changes, 
with the exception of Consolidated 
J'llm Industries, preferred* a .cam . 
paigh Ih which already had shown 
signs of a culmination. This issue 
was.Off 2^ at lO^.doslng. Colum 
bla pictures lotst . only- M oh the 
week, after establishing^ a hew top 
for the. movement .at 20 before -the 
London news cam(u|| ' 

Fox aictuaily regwtered a) mini 
mum gain, closing at- 4 on the jiews 
of a new capital set-up, the com 
pany. informing the - -Exchange it 
had In mind a reverse spUt-up at 
the . rate of six old shares for one 
hew. " This is ' the first of the film 
units to . announce a definite capl 
tal reorganization' .and-lts courage 

.(Cohtinued.bn page 25) 



3 OUT OF 2.000 



Metro's 



Beaut Search 
Cioe« Bust 



in 'Frisco 



Lois Angeles, June 19. 

Metro's expedition to Saa Fran- 
cisco- In search of raving beauties 
for the ensemble bf 'Dancing Ladyi' 
starrlhg Joan Crawford, proved to 
be a bust. 

Crew -of five people,- headed by 
:3en -piazza, .casting director, went 
to 'Frisco, June 9, sjpenf four days 
there vltibklng over some 2,000, arid, 
taking tests' of several hundred, 
with the result that only three were 
selected. Metro has seht out a call 
for" all screen aspirants in town '.to 
try and. pick balance of some 60 
girls. Leid for picture not set, with 
Radio sending over William Gargan 
and Bruce Cabot: today to be tested. 



Music Hall Wants 
Par's First Runs 
If Price Is ffight 



Broadway's theatfe situatloh will 
shift completely' If paramount and 
RKO succeed in closing their pres- 
ent, deal, Whereby the whole of the 
Par film program for the new sea-' 
son would go to RKO for the Radlb 
city Music Hall screen. Only thing 
actually in argumeht presently, is 



the price. That may hold up the 
deal; ; - 

If . granted to RKO, . means, that 
Par will have to make Its own jpara- 
mdunt theatres On Broadway a. sec- 
end-TTtn, and altelr its pla,ns for re- 
taining the Brooklyn Paramount, 
else jnake that: one jsubsequent run 
altogether. This, phase of the. situ- 
ation is khown to he one of the 
prickly items chawing: at certain 
Paramount men. 

The deal la llkoly-to be worth In 
the nelghborhbod of around $400,t>00 
to Far In distribution income If con- 
cluded. 

In taking the whole Par program, 
the Music Hall, If getting it wbuld 
have the pick of five companibfi' 
product for the R, C. screen. Others 
besides Par are Columblaj Uni- 
versal, RKO and Fox. . . 

At the sarine tlme,^ could solve the 
operating solution of the new Roxy, 
.aiLPuJLpf jth,atj^^ 

class prbduct might be available to 
reset the new Roxy as a first-run 
picture spot. Presently It's subse- 
quent. 

High Rental 

The Par doal comes after RKO 
previously bad angled with Loew's 
on a similar thing. Then, as now,, 
the distributor aisked a prohibitive 
rental . figure or nearly, it seems. 
Loew's wanted to figure in on the 
Radio City operation, so far as Info 
goes. 




Briefly rewritten extracts from 'VarietyV Hollywbod Bulletin, printed 
each Friday ih Hollywood, and added to the reoular weekly ^Variety.' 
The Bulletin does not circulate other thah on the Pacifie .$lope> 
News from the Dailies ih Loa Angeles will be found in that customary; 
department. 



Sam Baerwltz, nephew of Nick 
Schenck, nbw In charge of Metro's 
short depas'tment, replacing Jack 
Cummlngs, raised to feature super- 
vision.. 



Leroy Pririz has a. dance director' s 
cbntract.at Paramount. 



Paramount has renewed:, with 
Louis Lewyn for an additlorial 13 
one-reel 'Hollywood on Parade' 
shorts, M. P. Relief a^soijlatibh gets 
^ of the profits. 



Radio lis negotiating with Kalmar 
and Ruby for the next Wheeler and 
Woolsey picture. 



Zasu Pitts draws a contract from 
Radio for four...plctures. Last week 
she riiade a similar deal with IJrilT 
versal. 



Borroyva liAiljan 

Metro loans John Mlljan tb— Phil 
Goldstone for the picture he had 
titled 'Curtain at Eight.' Loan set- 
tled the tiff brought about because 
of the closeness to Metro's title of 
'Dinner at Eight.' Goldstone's pic- 
ture is now 'Woman iri the Chair,' 

Fred Pelton- Is returning here 
Carlos Navarro, local censor rep- f'lroni Europe via New Tbrk after 
resentatlve of tbbiMexlcan Beiuot-. 'vine months abroad to resume his 



ment of Interior, iMSs Ijeen engaged, 
as vnlt manager ^ *Vlva Villa.' 

Jane Murfln «et8 a -hew one year 
writing contract at Radio with op- 
tlons for an added 12 months. • 



UhlVeria'al ''bbrrows Una 6'Cbnnor 
from Fox for. 'Invisible Man.' 



Hugh Herbert draws a termer at 
Warners - after his free lance spot 
In 'Goodbye Again.' 



!lBarbara Stanwyck goed-intCEver" 
In My Heart', at Warners, instead 
of female.' Former is an original 
by Bertram Mlllhauser and Beulah 
Marie Dlx. 



Ben Markeon and Louis Stevens 
collaborating oh the script of S. S. 
Van Dihe's 'The. ICennel Murder 
Case.' It's for William Powell. 



Warner Baxter is spending ^^^50,- 
000 on an English country hbuse pn 
a f bur -acre estate in Beverly Hills. 

Baby lie 'Roy7 ■bri€^yeM^-older~wlth 
Maurice Cheva.lier In - "Bed Time 
Story,' gets a seven-year option 
contract .at Paramount. 



L. A, to N. V, 

Lou Brock. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Partington. 
William R, Fraser. 



R Y. to L. A. 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Marco. 
Hal. Horner .r' 
Ed Finney. 



P Revoh Over Hay's Ban 




Hollywood; June 19. 
Publicity chiefs at. the etudios are 
burning at the iHays office for giv-> 
ing them what they .call a, bad. steer 
,ori the Chicago World's Fair. They 
xlalm that the reason, theyr pteyi- 
ously laid off on tie-ins with .the 
pageant was because of the Hays 
•ofllce's Insistent demands that they 
offer no cb-Operation as it would 
be ..undignified - for the^jpict ure in- 
dustry. 

This was jake for awhile until a 
■couple of local press aeents dropped 
ih :ori the Pair, figured on the mil- 
lions of people thiat will attend and 
got dizzy when they realized the 
charices .for .exploitation being^ 
missed. 

They particularly got peeved at 
the Hays office steerlrig when, on. 
checking up, they found that at least 



bno of the^ concesslbnaires; was will- 
ihg to give his right eye for Holly- 
wood c.Oroperatlon ahd would do- 
nate all profit accruing to the Mor 
tion Picture Relief Fund. 

Previousl-y ..this ..same .. chap had 
sent Grant Withers, film actor, to 
Hollywood in an attempt to get the 
studios interested, but had drawn a 
blank due to the Hays ban. Now It 
all Jooke different.. ^ 

universal broke the Ice ahd is tle- 
Ing in with a beauty contest affair. 
Paramount .has a' stunt lined up 
whereby It will pick 'IB perfect men 
and IB jlertect Women' for Its picture 
'Search for Beauty.' 

With., these, two studios, going 
berserk on the Hays' edict, It Is 
indicated that all the other studios 
will follows suit to cash in on ex- 
ploitation schemes. 



Leslie: XTharterls and Henry-Myers, 
writers, are off the Paramount pay- 
roll. Contracts were ,np. 



Sami Goldwyh -has. -glven ,a con^ 
tract to Byron- von Brecht, Juvenile- 
gets a name change. 

Rowland Leigh Is at Metro doing 
scripting and lyrics on 'I Married' 
An Angel.' Leigh Is . an English 
writer, having done lyrics for 'Con- 
gress Dances,' and adapted 'Wun- 
derbar* into English. 



' Madge. Evans and .Charles Butterr 
wbrth are leads in . Tenthouse/ 
rwhlch W. ,S, Van Dyke directs fo.r 
Metro. 



Univere|al discusslhg termer with 
Claude Rains. New York actor goes 
in 'Invisible Man' In part first in- 
tended for Boris Karloff. 



Warren stokest whb bears a like- 
ness to O. Q. Mclntyre, will play 
the comhientator iri- Universal's 
'Only Yesterday,^ 



John Mock, former .assistant to 
Wlnfield Sheehan, has become as- 
sistant to Julian Johnson, heiad of 
the Fox story department. 



Florence Desmond; English riilmlc, 
Is on her way from New York via 
canal, to go Into the next Will 
Rogers -jpic, 'There's Always a Toj^ 
morrow,' at FbxV 



Lou Levenson, In for six months 
on Columbia's writing staff,' stays 
oh an option takenp for six! morb. 



Colleen Moore and Otto Kruger 
were up for tests at Metro for 
•Beauty,' which Jack Conway, In- 
stead of George vFitzmaurlce, will 
meg., 



Fox has renewed press previews 
at theatres instead of in studio pro- 
jection rooms. 



^ .•The>^vFountain,?~_-Metro=.buy-- f rom 
Radio, will probably be the first 
Norma Shearer pic upon her return, 
Paul Green and C. M. Nelson are 
scripting. 'Wicked Woman' looks 
liks best prospect for Helen Hayes 
instead of previously considered 
'Old Maid.' Josephine LoVett is 
preparing script. 



Having rifiade up with Leonard 
Sillman, Betzl Beaton, Rockey 
Twins and Margaret Namara are 
back lA the musical cadt of "Low 



and Behold,* with SiHnoiari expects 
Ihg, to open , the revue here June 26;, 



Alexander. Leftwlch has gone to 
New York tb stage- the new Jo© 
Cook show- which Lee Shubert and 
Morris Qreeh aire .producing;. 



^--Ahearns* PJc Debut 

Will arid Gladys Ahearn' make 
their jplo bow In comedy spots in 
'One Year Later/ by F. Hugh Her- 
bert, an Allied production which 
started 19th with E. Mason Hopper 
megglng. 



Wiftlter Connolly is the third 
player spotted in the father role in 
Fox's . 'Paddy' • since production 
started. ■ Predecessbrs were • Regi- 
nald Masbn, who fathered' a weeW, 
and Walter Walker, who had two 
days. 



Son&writers' Protective Associa- 
,tlon has appointed Dbrbthy Samson 
as corresponding -western secretary. 
She Will also act as assistant to L.. 
Wolfe Gilbert, local chairman of 
SPA. ' 



duties as plant manager at. Metro. 
He organized eyn0hronl2lng units. 
In Rome and Paris. 



Fox Is' assembling^ a 
-Borlbofl-^r Its musical. 
Follies,' 
shared. 



battery of 
AMovietone 



Megglng may . ' also' be 



Three-^^eek Limit 
Metro has set three-weeks as an 
arbitrary maximum shooting sched- 
ule on all pics except specials. 

Metro has ■ four writers on 'Viva 

Villa'— Wallace Smith, Edgecomb 
Plnchon, Oliver H. P. Garrett and 
Ann Cunnlhgham. 



Tim McCby exchanged his chaps 
for town clothee In 'Car No. 17,' 
first of. his new action series for 
Columbia.- 



Lester Cohen is dolncr a 
ment of 'Of Humah Bondage' 
Leslie Howard. 



U Drops Kilpatrick 

■ Tom Kllpatrick off-Unlversal-after 
twb years on the lot. 



Austen Parker moves over to Fox 
for a rewrite job on 'I'm a Widow.* 

Loan of Una 6'Cohnor to Univer* 
sal for Invincible Man' pulled her 
from the cast of Fox for "Paddy.' 

_;~:B«JrB«ll:T.hrough . r: 

Rex Bell's contract with Mono« 
gram has terminated with no pros- 
pect of new deal. 



Casey Tells WB 

Pat Casey telegraphed Warners t6 
lay off trying to sign union mem- 
bers to contracts that do not con- 
tain the lATSE priority clause on 
cbmplalnt . of local unions, who 
claim this is. in violation of agree- 
ments reached at the recent Inter- 
national conferences. 



Howard J. Green has resigned 
from the executive board of the 
Screen Writers' Ghlld under the or- 
ganization's provision that a mem- 
ber signing a producer or director 
contract automatically becomes an 
associate member^ Green has a 
threerway writing, directing, pro-^ 
duclng contract at Radio. 



Jake WHk, WB eastern ..story 
head, Is here from New York. 



Grew's Salary Complaint 

William Grew is trying to collect 
from Metro,, through the Academy^ 
claixjJlng. that, he was .proriiised a 
week-to-week salary arrangement 
at the studio if^he agreed to take 
"the" eo %~'cut" during the emergency 
period. Instead he claims he was 
dropped Immediately on the expira- 
tion of his contract; 

Fay Wray went into Fox's 'Shang- 
hai Madness* when Elizabeth Allen, 
borrowed from Metro, walked after 
two days because she didn't like the 
role Or story. Miss Allen then went 
to Radio for. Richard -Dix's -picture, 
•Bird of Prey.' 

Zukor Spikes Report 

Reports of a shiakeup at Para- 
mount and probably relieving, of 
'Emanuel^CDheM^as'^^rMuctioWTfega" 
were spiked in a statement by 
Adolph Zukor, who said no founda- 
tion.. 



. Radio's 'In the Fog' is expected to 
come in a day under schedule and 
$10,000 under the budget. Ernest 
Shoedsaclc directing; 



'Bail Me Out,' yam of the bail- 
bond racket written by Speed Ken- 
(Continued on page 27) 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETT 




EXPERIENCED MGRS. 



ffami Hay$ Meeting Over Warners 



Tat of 






Raidnig, 
Talk Comes Out 



Hays directors vrent Into their 
eecond session within less than a 
week Monday (18) afternoon ex- 
pectin? a formal w^ind-up of Harry 
Warner's charges of raiding against 
Twentieth Century. Warner was 
Informed at the session last Wed- 
nesday (14) during which he made 
bitter declarations against the al- 
leged raiding, that if he wanted to 
carry further the matter against 
Darryl Zanuck and Joe Schenck he 
would have to file a formal written 
complaint with the Hays Organiza- 
tion. Warner replied that he would 
<jari?y the investigation at greater 
length before deciding upon bring- 
ing direct charges. • 

At the conclusion of Wednesday's 
meei^lng, Hays ofilqlals and several 
of the, directors expressed/ '..doubt 
that iihe matter would get much 
further. 

Eonday, fmrnedl 



ately after the directorate session, It 
. was offlciaUy reported Warners had 
"filed no complaint and the Subject 
was not even discussed. 

At the first session, when the 
main fireworks came off, Harry 
Warner and Joe Schenck, one In 
Kew~ York atid'the t>thei: in Holly- 
wood, faced, each other with letters 
and telegrams. The Schenck Vrtre, 
In answer to the Warner letter, 
claimed that the West Coast haw 
flince given Twentieth Century a 
clean bill of health; that no raiding 
took place; that contracts had ex- 
pired and that the new company, 
the same as any other, had the right 
to extend contractual offers to 
people • not under contract. , Prior 
to this first session and immediately 
~af ter th«- lirst barrage of publicity^ 
Haysltes were of the understanding 
that up until then the Schenck 
Ziainuck combination hiad not viO' 

-lated. Haysian law, , 

As to Metro 
According to directors attending 
the first New York meeting, no di- 
Ttec.t- insinuation about Metro-Gold 
wyn- Mayer's , rumored interest, in 
Twentieth C3entury WM made. 
Neither is Harry Warner 'or other 
directors reported to have charged 
M-G-M with partiality in star lend 
Ing to Twentieth. 

For that matter, according to 
Haysian parliamentary law, one; 
company has the right to lend its 
people to' any other ' organization 
that It so. desires; By the same 
token, it Is declared, the company 
also has the right to turn down bids 
icor its people. 

While considerable credence is 
placed in reports that Nick Schenck 
and Louis B. Mayer are interested 
in the welfare of Zanuck's Twen- 
tieth, there is none with proof that 
- the. same, .exists. 

Executives in a position to know, 
■ while stressing their lack of con 
firmation as to the whole Twentieth 
structure, expressed the theory that 
Nick Schenck and Louis B, Mayer 
might be considering an ace in the 
hole, but that any investment of 
that kind would come from theli: 
personal funds. 



Burr Breaks with Educa., 
Takes *Torchy' Elsewhere 

Hollywood, June 19. 
Burr has severed his con- 
nection with Educational after many 
years as producer oil the 'Torchy' 
comedies. Ray Cooke, who played 
Torchy, .left wltKBurrf 

Producer has taken space at Prur 
dentlal studio (formerly Republic), 
and will seek another release for a 
Cooke comedy series. 

Jamea ftleasbn has also moved 
into Prudentljil to do .i. short seriei, 
with himself starred if a release 
can be obtained. 



^Inroads with lit 



Milstein Changes Over 

Pittsburgh, June 19. 

Harry ;Mll£teln resigned as man- 
ager of Universal exchange here to 
become western sales manager for 
National Screen Service with h^sid 
Quarters in Los Angeles. 

Mlisteln has-been U's chief .h6re 
for years. 

Al Barnett, of U's Buffalo office 
succeeds him. 



.Dolan -Handed. Own Yam 

Culver City, June 19. 

Fr.ank Dolan went on the Metro 
writing staff Friday (16) for a treat 
tnent of his original, 'To the Victor' 
Dave Solanlck will supervise. 

Story is a- biographical drama of 
a nran how in politics, but the stU 
dlo la keeping the individual's Iden- 
tity socret until the script is in 
'sliape. 



One Difficulty Seen in Re- 
turn to Wholly Localized 
Theatre Operating — May 
Call for Some Time to De-. 
velop New Crop of House 
Managers 

AN ECONOMY CURSE 



if the theatre eireuitib return to 
ocalized operation, as they are 
ebnsidering doinOn can they find 
enough managers capable of -run- 
ning the theatres on the spot? 

This problem is currently stump- 
ing all consideration of local direc- 
tion as a policy succesaror to me- 
chanical home office operation.' AM 
but a few stick-to-the-finish chain 
theatre men . now agree that local 
operation is due to . replace strict 
home bfBft* dipaetion, but none, ia 



Gammg of Its (hm 



IjOb Angeles, June 19. 
Wlth-Fox West- Coast, execs takr 
Ing more than a passive part in 
campaigns being waged here 
against race track, greyhound and 
other forms of betting, and par 
tlcularly incensed over inroads into 
this territory by, tango parlors and 
other out-and-out gambling games, 
the circuit's Boulevard has gone in 
for tango nights, with a weekly 
giveaway of 100 cosmetic prlsses. 
House is located in the chain's 
homer OfHce building here. 

lAdy patrons are given tango 
cards which they mark as numbers 
are flashed on the screen. A;ll win 
nlng- cards_ ar> later .presented to .an 
atendant for the awards. 

Boulevard also stages a weekly 
race nlght^^ and last Saturday (17) 
put -OIL dog : Sho w_aa_ 9, special 
attra'ction. 



PATMAN'S FILM UCENSE 
BILL COMES IN UTE 



• W^ashlngton, June 19. 

Creation of "fi'ederal Motion Pic- 
ture Commission to Inspect, classify 
and license pictures is sought in 
bill introduced in House by Rep 
Wright Patman^ Democrat, "Texas, 
Bill may be framework of later at 
tempts at similar legislation. 

Measure would set up a commis 
siqii bf nrn^'ineffi 
wpnieni appointed for. six. year, 
terms. Total appropriation would 
be ^150,000, Stipulation is made that 
members not be associated with 
financial interests in pic business. 

Censorship would be^ hased on 
code of ethics^ adopted by Motion 
Picture Producers (Hays) April 1, 
1930. Bill quotes code verbatim ws 
regfards " crime, sex, repeiiatt:r"SUb 
Ject matter, etc. Ban is also placed 
on anything-in Alms or ads which 
harmfully sets, forth pr ridicules 
'life,- manners pi" customs of this or 
any nation' or race or religion or 
which 'tends to debase morals or 
incite, crime or encourage war.' 

Bill would require all producers 
to submit fliihs for Inspection, clas 
slfying and cataloging. > Fee of $10 
per .1,000 feet would be charged and 
each fllm would be required to carry 
label of approval of Commission 
ScientiflCf educational=-or--charity 
films would be licensed without fee 
Newsreels would be o.k.'d without 
Inspection with producers bonded 
to not violate act. 

Fine for violations of act would 
range from $500 to $10,000 with six 
months to five, years. Appeals- for- 
Injunctions from Cornmisaion's de 
clsions would go to the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals 




Loew's Bebrnd NathansonV Tak^ 
Over of Fox4^o|i Operatioii, with 
Actud Operator Stifl Undecided 



English Scenes Shelve 
Oxford Yam at Metro 

Culver City, June 19. 
Metro has dumped Its story idea, 
'Yale vs. Oxford', because of dif- 
ficulties that would b • encountered 
in obtaining the necessary English 
sequences. 

Studio . had intended linaking .most 
of the picture abroad. 

Sam Armstrong, on the story for 
John Consldine, has been switched 
to 'Mallbu'. 



certain that the change could be 
placed: in full effect in less than 
three or four years' ifin^e; or until 
enough, managers . agai learn, .how 
to run a theatre. 

It Isn't a question of attracting 
competent managers for $25 or $50- 
a-week salaries. It goes deeper. 
Even if through a sudden and 
UBanimous sweep of , the circuits 
back to local operating took place 
and, by concerted action* thSL aver- 
age managerial salary were boosted 
to $160 a week, there are grave 
doubtK that a sufflctiant number of 
managers able to deliver the right 
kind of operation could:. be. found. 
A general opinlim . ' is that they 
would have to be developed all over 
again. 

Just Janitora 

Orthodox chain operatioti which 
has iNreveUled aU over for almost ia 
decade now, and by ?ind through 
whiohr.tho theyro house manager 
has been reduced b^ degrees to the 
status of a class- Janitor, had com- 
pletely stifled the development of 
managerial talent. For the past 
couple of years low salaries have 
had something to do with it, but 
the real reason Ilea in the nature 
of chain operation itself and arises 
from the fact that no manager, no 
matter hoyr willing he might have 
been, hafi been permitted to use an 
ounce of his own Initiative in the 
running of the theatre or theatres 
that he's Supposed to 'manage.' 

Under the chain system, the house 
manager has lost caste completely. 
He cannot buy soap for the wash 
room. He can get soap, but he 
must ask the district manager, who 
asks the division manager, who asks 
the operating head, who refers It 
to the maintenance , department, 
which says yes to the operating 
heaxi, who says yes t o th e division 
(Continued on page 40) 



Multicolor Competish 
May Launch War 
For Indie L ab tt 



' Hollywood, June 19. 
Multicolor tiaboratpry, under the 
new operation of Robert W. Pul- 
wlder, is further tightening the 
competition for lafe work iii the 
local, field. Fulwider, w*io took 
over — the- plant -ttom Howard 
Hughes several weeks., ago under 
an operating agreement, has all 
equipment in order again and Is 
bidding for busbiess.^ 

Multicolor, out of the running 
for . the past 18 montta due to re- 
ceivership -and other diflacultlea, 
will compete with Consolidated and 
Roy Dayldg©.- Lattet has the sup- 
port at present at Phil Ooldstone 
in obtaining Indle work. 

This may bring to a head the 
long threatened lab .yirftr which has 
been brewing in Hollywood for 
some time. Goldstone Is tied, up 
with the Dupont fllm Interests, who 
want to enter the local lab fl«ld, 
and for a while wanted to buy in 
on Multicolor. Fulwider's deal 
now prevents this. 

Chief bidding is for the inde- 
pendents, as the majors are. all 
aligned with Consolidated for 
printing and .developing not han 
died in their own labs. 



:ikartford. 

If 75% of the bondholders agree, 
N. Lt. Nathanson, Par's Caniadiaii ■ 
theatre operator, can take . charge of 
operation of the Poll-New iE:ng:la»d 
circuit. That's the essenpe of the 
Nathanson d^ for the iPoli houses 
as brokered by A. 0. Blumenthal. 

Undercover Info is that when Na- 
thanson takes charge, Loew's will 
do the operating; -Nathanson is be^ — 
lieved conamitted to Harry Arthur, 
as an Qperator, on which tistck they 
are stated to have been able to 
clinch the operating deal as parties 
to the other side also want Arthur.- 
, With the New "Sork dailies carry- 
ing stories of process servers hunt- 
ing, for Blumenthal, it may be likely 
that he won*t ntonkey»iwith the cir- 
cuit, for a while at least, despltet 
InclInStions. 

G6ntra,ct for Nathanson to assume 
opttraUng cltarg e-wa s - clo se d b e*. weeifr 



Koyt, Stout, Huinphries 
Now Making Serial Series 

Hollywood, June 19. 

Romance Productions has been 
formed by Harry O. Hoyt, George 
Stout and Johnnie Humphries. 

New outfit will make ft -r serials, 
with the first, 'Young Eagle', a Boy 
Scout stoty, ready to shoot. 

Serials will not be ^of the blood 
and thunder type, but will be made 
primarily for kid appeal. No release 
set, ^ 



Lost SIM M N. Y. Theatre^^H^^ 

Foreclosure Started- - Against Par's -- Prop- 
erties^First Mortgage of 4 Millions 



A suit against Paramount for 
foreclosure of a first mortgage on 
the combined loew's New York and 
Criterion theatre properties in the 
heart of Times r Square has been 
brought by the Clf y . Bank Farmers 
Trust Co., followed by appointment 
of receivers to collect rents. 

The receivers are Robert W. 
Dowling and James Dooley, out- 
^Hia5ra?=^i)owllng-lB-Tiot^to be -con- 
fused with tho Robert A; DowIlng 
wlio is a director of the City Bank 
Farmers Trust Co. 

City Bank Is suing tho Seneca 
Holding Co., subsidiary of Par, in 
control of the entire block front on 
Broadway: between... 44tlL. .and..- 44th, 
taking In the Criterion and New 
York theatres, ets well as the Lob- 
ster restaurant, the 44 Club, and 



other .properties beiilnd the two 
playhouses. Bank iiolds a first 
mortgage of $4,000,000 on the prop-, 
erty, with Interest due July 1; 
i- Big Prices 

About five years ago Par planned 
constructing a. large theatre on the 
44-45 -Broadway site. With that in 
mind it bought property or leases 
behind the Criterion and New York, 
-in aome-eases -paying-ter-rlfle -surtis 
-for control, notably the Lobster res- 
taufarit plot. Approach of bawi 
Limes Icnocked out building plans. 

On the entire property the loss 
during the past year has .run to 
over llOO.OOb. 

The New York theatre and roof, 
for many years a big money-maker 
for Loew's, is under a long-term 
lease to tho Loew circuit, 



parties in New York, aecording to 
accounts, on Wednesday <14). 
bpp^iitlon to Arthur 
Only opposition to Harry ArtRuW 
so far .as known, comes from 6no 
on the receivers, Sam Spring, N«W, 
York lawyer. Sprine,-prior to com,-; 
inis into the Poll picture as ^ tWrii^ 
receiver, . was stated t^ 1» .counr' 
selling Sam Kats, Milton Feld and 
David Chatkin,.. in their .ttieatre 
proclamations or a6tivlties. Beifi 
Stade and ToU Spellaoy are the oth- 
er Poli receivers, . . 

S. Z. Poll is holder of about |1.0,-.. 
Op).000 of the outstanding bonds ^ > 
around 74%. Other 14,000,000 i» 
mostly in public hands and 3aid :l<^ 
be pretty widely scattered. With 
Halsey-Stuart, bankers, mostly re|>* 
resenting them. Likelihood that... 
getting the additional 1% won't 
difficult. 

Bond Intorest Cut 

Understanding around is that Na- 
thanson put up $600,000 to cover 
outstanding taxes and obligations. 
While in operating control he doesn't- 
get ownership which remains. Id,,. 
Poli, Nathanson's' concession Is in 
having the interest on the bonds, 
cut in half. Until and unless Na- 
"■thainson can pay the full interest on 
the bonds. Poll is in control with- 
Nathanson' being given some kind 
of unrevealed term in which to ar-' 
range this or something. 

Poll's former partner, Segal* is. 
stated to be angling for a post in the 
Poll operation, with cettain of the 
receivership faction agreeable to let-? 
ting him in, if and when possible. 
So far it hasn't been arranged. 

Nathanson in addition to securing, 
the 75% consent of bondholders 
naust await bondholder foreclosure 
on the properties before tatting^' 
charfjgg. LIkelYTVot t6 come beiEbre 
the. fall. 

So far. the Nathanson-Loew con- 
nection whicrtfei would have Loew pitt 
up the $MO,000 involved in the FoX" 
Poll takeover, hasn't been deniied. 
Therefore Loew's may. opcirate with , 
Nathanson occupied with his -duties 
as Par'« Canadian theatre operator, - 

Harry_ Arthur . haia voluntarHy 
agreed to continue 'as bperatift f Tiead 
until Nathanson et al clear up mat- 
ters to their satisfaction. - That-wlll- 
probably be around September. 

Income Tax Liens 

Hollywood, June 19. 
Internal revenue collector, Galen 
H. Welch, got hot after the picture 
mob to collect their deficits and 
filed tax liens in Federal Court 
"againgt"a^nu[mberr"="-=^^"^— ^ " 



DoroUiy Dean's Op 

HQllywoodf June 19. , 
Following appendix: operation in. 
Cedars of JjCbanon hospital Satur- 
day," ■"Dorothy Dean,' wlio Is thd 
widow of Larry Sempn, reported 
recovering, 



VARIETY 



PICTURE G R O S S E § 



IVveadaj, June 20, 1983 



CoDege Humor Rings Bell $22,000, 
L A. Par: 'Diggers.' 3d WL. $17,000; 




Loa Angeles,' June 19.' 
Heat is smothering the .box bflflc.e 
for the current stanza. It crept over 
the towH: the middle, of last week 
and has taken the folks beachward. 
Also,, lots of them, are skipplhg east 
for -that eh i Fair- on reduced rates;: 
Only house to show any semblance 
of trade was the Faramovint, with 
'eollege Huinor,* House played to 
biggest opening day .admission it 
has had in years. Close to . 11,000 
people, with th<! take Of almost $3,- 
100 on day. Following day switched 
to Ave de luxe shows daily and 
looks like around $22,000' on Xhe 
week. Chinese for second !week .of 
'Gold Diggers' came home, with 
close to '$19,000, and third week will 
probably click around $17,000. 
\ Tower, a former grind house, got 
some Of the United Artists' product 
and went Into first run Saturday 
tlT) _ .. Initial jittractl^^ being 'Ser 
crets,' arid rather a iriild " selling" 
campaign, it will create no box of- 
fice records for tbis 950-seater at a 
4Cq top. 

RKO' switched policy from 
straight pix -to vaude and Homce 
Heidt on the stage. With fight films 
aiding, looks like good $6,800 thlis 
week. Last week it- was a new lOw 
for. the hOuiste, and cOst the oper- 
ators at least $6;ooo in losses. 
. '^Heroes for Shl^' is. nO bargain at 
the two Wiarner hous'es. Combined 
take with 'this' Ititest^ Barthelmess 

will Viflr<^1 v hlf nvAr 114.000. «Peg O'. 



HUMOR' KNOCKING Opr 
NEAT $17,000 IN WASH. 



My Heart' Is another buster-oo for 
the State. Though Hearst papers 
did their durndest to. sell- -Mar-ion. 
i>avies locally, it was j»o go, xis 
bpenlhg'wiis llttre bvCT $1,8007 ^w^^ 
means not over $12,000 on week. 

Estimates for This vyeek 
Ghineseu .(Grauman) . -(2,0584 . SOr. 
11.60)— 'Gold Diggers of 1933' (WB) 
and sfiaige show (Sd week).. Stitrted 
eft at gOod pace and will reach 
around $17,000. Second Week held, 
m^-eat^at. ctOse to $19,000. 

pbwhtdwK (WB) (1.800; 26-70)— 
♦Heroes for Sale' <PN) and vaude- 
irllle. Dick. -Barttaelmess wai not 
much help here and house may be 
liicky In getting $7,000. Last week 
•PrivWe Detective 62*. (WB). Did 
better than figured at around 
$12,000. 

Hollywood (WB) (2,766; 26-66)— 
heroes for Sale' (FN) and vaude-- 
vUlb. They didn't like 'bread line' 
talk put s.here, so are letting this 
one go by. Might come home with 
around $7,000. If trd.de perkd ia, bit. 
Last week -Trlvate Detective 62' 
(WB). Very good at $13,000. : 

L,os Angeles (Wm. Fox) (2,800; 
15-26)— 'The World Gone Mad' (Ma- 
jestic) and . 'The Bacing Strain' 
(Maxim). Business slacking a bit 
liere, with only $3,200. Last^eelr 
*The Sphinx' (Mono) and 'Return of: 
Casey Jones' .(Mono). Not hot at 
all at $2,950. ' 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,596; 26- 
40) — 'College Humor* (Par) and 
stage ghow. LOokg as though house 
will have biggest admission turn*- 
over under present regime, with big 
opening day start and five, shows 
daily, $22,000 looks eiasy. Will hold 
over but bring In new unit. Last 
week 'I Love That Man' (Par). Not 
hot or cold at $14,000. 

RKO (2,960; 25-40)— 'Ann Car- 
ver's Profession' (Col) and stage 
show. Seem to be afraid to sell 
new policy, and only help^ to stage 
show Is the Baer-Schmellng fracas 
pictures, that might help it to 
very big $6,800. Last week 'The 
Kiss Before the Mirror' (U) played 
the lowest gross in, house history at 
little over $l,900w .just lack of sell 
Ing ability was reason. 

State (Loew-Fox)^ (2,024; 25-40) 
—'Peg o' My Heart* (M-G). That 
Marion Davles plugging nieahs 
nothing locally, as this one got off 
to raild'^ Start land w'ill halve to be 
content with $12,000 at most. Last 
week 'The Warrior's Husband 
L(F:Qx)....Jffiithjwro_rig campaign . for .^a^ 
good opiis,. it suifered. Right sell 
ing might have put it well beyond 
the -$8;760 mark, 

Tower (Principal) (960; 25-40)— 
'Secrets' (UA) (1st .week>. With 
grind; star't got off fairly, but will 
hardly hit ovst $4i500, which ifi kind 
of rough foi" a PIckfbrd pix. 



iLocal Loew office learned two 
maxims last week' and this.. Week- 
end. If pic haLs the stuff it will do 
big business despite critics' pan- 
nlngs arid only average exploita- 
tion. Other is that even though a 
film has. them Worried, It can be. 
ballyhboed lnto:v,a top opening. 

i^itQt ^ubjefc% -was ..'When Ladles 
Meet,* which built corisistehtly 
to beautiful $18,000 :fOr Pal- 
iabe last week. Helped by Hearst 
complete support," but otherwise 
exploiting as usual. Drama britlcs', 
knocks all based on compari- 
son to play. Panning resulted 
In '^tif fer r *e¥ling on film - men's 
part over intimiations that aver- 
age - talkie fan was a moron! and 
ought to be ashamed ot himself 
falling, for films when stage 
was languishing. Result, however, 
sclemed to be that it .all werit urider 
] leading of publicity. Picture now 
d^oing. repeat at Coluriibla. local 
Loew third-rate first runner. Move 
is outcome of long battle of Cjarter 
Barron to use hOuse for secondr 
runs. WB here- has franchise on 
pics after first run, but" lOckl Loew 
ciroWd ^-a f gUe d th a t they were :V'io- 



IVashlngton, 



19. 



'HELL' $7,000, BIRMINGHAM 

Town Full of Humors Aflain^ 
<Devir« Brother* ^1,000 

Birmingham, June 19. 

Rumors of more theatres chajttg'- 
inlg hands, rumors of one or two 
closings and vaude coming biack. 
Rltz beginning Saturday (24) goes 
to Vaude under the WJlby regime. 

Wllby is now operating the 
Trianon, grind second runs, ai^d 
policy may be changed first 
runs. 

EstimatiBs For This WaqK 
Alabama <Wllby) (2,860; i26-36- 
40)^'Hell Below* (M^G). A lair 
$7,000. Last week • 'Adorable* (Fox) 
$7,800, 

.Rit^ (Wilby) . (1,600; 25)-7-'Devils 
Brother' (M-Gj. Not miich. ex-* 
pected. $1,000. Ladt week 'Bar- 
barian' (M-G) $900. 

Strand ' (Wilby) (800; 25)— 
Temple Drake' (Par). Also around 
: 1,0.00. Last week on split 'Song 
of Eagle' (Par) and 'Phantom 
Broadcast' (Mono) $1,300. 

Empire (BTAC) (1,100; 15-26)-- 
Secrets* (UA). Mary Rcktord 
still draws here, $1,200. Last week 
Mind Reader* (FN) and IZoo in 
Budapest' (Fox) $1^000. 



latlng understanding In, their own 
circles by using Met as repeater 
for Earle. 

-Success- <)f -exploitation -on- -what 
seemed . doubtful pic came this 
week a;t. Palace with 'College Hu- 
mor,' though film liked and public 
still-seems -to-smeU the.-good-bnes. — 
Estimates for This 'Week 
Earle (WB) (2,424; - 25-35-50-60- 
70) *I Love That . Man' (Par) and 
vau^de. Pretty- light against- stifle^ 
Opposition; maybe $14,000. Last 
weekyGold Diggers* (WB), a fine 
$23,500. 

Fox (Loew) (3,434; 15-25-35-50- 
60) 1 Loved You Wednesday' (Fox) 
and vaude. NOtYei Dame Glee Club 
on stage and helping build-up. 
Should do $16,000. Last week 'The 
Nuisance'_(M^(J) $10,800. 

i>alace (Loew) (2,363; 15-25-35- 
50-60) 'College Humor*. (Par). TpWri 
circused with everything from ra- 
dio' BIng Crosby contest to direct 
aittacks on -.local camp^ises, .Nice 
Jil'Z.OOO probable. Last week "When 
Ladies . Meet' (M-G) built despite 
pannlngs of critics very big $18,000. 

Met (WB) (1>683; 15-25-35-50- 
60-70) 'Gold rbiggers* (WB)^ Repeat 
weeir~f61lowIhg run "at Earle, dolrig 
excellently lor $9,000. Last week 
•Waterfront' (UA) had stiff opposi 
tlon but ballyhoo helped to nice 
$5,500. 

Keith's (RKO) (1.830; 15-25-35- 
50-60) India Speaks' (Radio). Do 
Ing better than anybody hoped. 
Maybe $5,500, fine. Last week 'Pro 
lesslonal Sweetheart' (Radio) and 
Gene Dennis on stage held up to 
o; k. $6,000, Miss Dennis doing 
women's mats. 

Columbia (Loew) (1,232; 16-25- 
36-40) 'When Ladles Meet* (M-G) 
Doing repeat lollowlng Palace and 
may net $5,000, nice. 



'Zoo' $1,600 and Other 
Lincoln Spots Moderate 



/OerhaiQlt' Censdred 

Worcester, June. 19; 
Capitol after trying eeyeral acts 
on tyvo .Fridays, last week wient 
,, back— to_ strai ght_ j>i ct,ureSi. _. Once 



again Worcester is without any- 
thing that ismacks. of live entertain- 
ment. 

•Jenriie Gerhardt,' current, came 
near being barred by state censors, 
but finally was allowed after all 
dialog and scenes dealing with II- 
leigitimacy of Jennie's Child, arid 
father's death while on his way 
back home to marry her were de-. 
leted. 



Lincoln, June 19 

Cooler weather and the theatres 
are in for a- better, break* .• . Product 
seems to be dribbling: Out, though 

Cal Bard; at the Rialto, .has been 
btiilding his own vaude show up to 
th6" present.^ and -features a stage 
band. There isn't the feactional 
upswing in gi^Oss expected. Public 
seems to think this towri has been 
stage, banded to death. Whether 
the Rialto vaude attempt is success 
ful or not, rrimored- that either the 
Lincoln or the Stuart (LTC> may 
take on a! stage policy about June 
26... With the high gate (55-60c, 
the Stuart.^ill probably get It. 

'Gol^ Diggers' last week' provided 
the only punch. A wow with $4, 
400, exceptional at this time of 
year. 'When Ladies Meet', current 
and will suffer fi'om the aftermath, 
-.EfiSSibiiiiy^ofJJhfijcUdJSjmLfi^^^ 
Ing with horse operas Is gone. Front 
has been lialled and made, into a 
billboard for LTC. Next Monday 
(26) the Liberty opens. 

Estimates for This Week 

Colonial (LTC) (650; 10-I5-2O) 
'Penguin Pool Murder' (Radio). Lit 
tie late but good here* $7.50. ..Last 
week 'Blondy Johnson' (WB), and 
'Tombstone Canyon' (Radio), split 
a fair $650. 



W and 'Jennir 

.■■•■I 

Are (Hi in Baltft 




Baltimore. June 19. 




Me $11000 lid; 'Bondage M 



nm AND 'JENNY' 
$10,000 AND 18,000 



-Kansas City, June 19. 
Preserit week looks unpromising. 
Although given a couple^ of weeks 
of teasing publicity. 'Jennie Ger- 
hardt' failed to . open - with much 
strength ut ■ -the Newman,- but the 
management has hopes it will build. 

'I (3bver the. Waterfront* is at 
Loew's Mii^land and the Sunday 
openlni^ was fair, Claudette Col- 
bert's name helping isome. The 
Malnstreet after a nice, week with 
Bill Robinson's 'Goln* to "To^vn* unit 
is back to pictures only this week 
with 'Silver Cord. 

This- Week's Estimates 
Liberty (Dublnsky) (860; 10-16- 
20), 'No More Orchids' (Col), first 
half; 'Cfrand-^Slam*^ - (FN), second 
half. Expected close to $2,000, good. 
Last week 'Ladleis They Talk About* 
(WB) and 'King's Vacation' (WB), 
$1,800, sa,tiflfacfory; • - - 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3.000; 26-40)> 
'The Silver Cord* (RKO>: Based on 
the mother- iri -law problem was ex- 
pected to thrill the women, , but the 
opening was not isO hot. Will likely 
draw near $6,000. lair. Last week 
'Below the Sea* and with Bill Rob- 
'irison's all-colored show on, the 
stage, was another cStory, $14,200; 
The Thursday night special show 
lor colored people only, and with 
the prices tilted to 36-40 and 76 
cents, was a near sellroiat and the 
same , thing will be - tried with- Cab 



Picture business leveling off cur- 
rently after rather good trade last 
week. Much: ol thait was due to un- 
seasbnabi^ .copjlsb.. weather, . . 

At the atage, shbw' houses nothing 
of consequence Is traoasplring, what 
name strenerth - around being Benny 
Rubin, «t the .(^entury. and Ralph 
Klrbery, at the Hippodrome; ' " lia 
neither case Is ..the istage oyer- 
shadowiug the screen. At the Loew 
house Barthelmesd. doing somewhat 
better in .'Heroes. lor rSale' and the 
Hipp has Melody Cruise/ Latter 
fiicker getting only lukewarm re- 
sponse at the gate. Hipp had some 
Radio players; on . Its stagd Friday 
night (16) lor a bow. Players were 
Bruce Cabot. Betty Fum^ss. Arthur 
and Florence Lake, and others who 
happened to be at Annapolis miakr 
ing 'Anchors Awelgfa.' 

Battie_ lor honors, however,, will 
be lought between the Stanley and 
Keith's. Stajiley has 'lilUy Turner* 
while Keith's has 'Jennie Gerhardt.' 
lAtter picture 4rew excellent no- 
ticeis Irom the papers, an Item of 
Importance in /this town ias far as 
literary* pictures are concerned, 
Valencia. Loew'a upstairs theatre. 
Is back to second nins. 

Estimate^ for Thi Week: 

Century . (LoewrtUA) (3.000; 25- 

35- 40-65-65), 'Heroes lor Sale' (FN) 
and vaude. Benny Riibin on stage 
but not too strong at gate; picture 
holding up, however, and should do 
$14,000, good. Last week off badly 
on 'Devil's Brother* (MG) at $11,900. 

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,600; 
25-36-40-66-65), 'Melody Cruise' 
(Radio) and vaude. Ralph Klrbery 
headlining stage. House will have' 
to be satisfied with meager $10,000. 
Last week great at $16,600 for 'Pro- 
fessional Sweetheart' (Radio) and 
Rubinoff In person. House in tight 
spot lor product and looking ' be- 
yond its contract list for screen f od 
der. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2.400; 25 
30-40-60), 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). 
Getting a class of trade which sel 
dom visits house; will rise to $6,000, 
fine. 'Whoopee' (UA) revival, dis 
mal last wciek;. hot even finishing 
a week. Yanked ahiead of time 
when it plunged to $2,300. 

New. (Mechanic) (1,800; 26-30-'4O- 
50), 'Loved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) 
Matinees will likely hold gross up to 
fair enough $3,000. Last week 'Great 
to Be Alive' (Fox) a dirge of $2,300 
Stanley (Loew-UA) (3.400; ;25- 

36- 40-55-65), 'Lilly Turner* (WB) 
Getting excellent coin -and will keep 
house on right side for sedond con 
secutive week. Apt to touch $13, 
OOO, plenty Okay here. Last, week 
'When Ladies Meet* (MG)i $13,800 



'Zoo iri Budapest' (Fox). Will up 
a little but still weak $1,600; Last 
week 'Sweepings* (Radio). $1,500. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1,200; 10-15-25) 
-r-'HumianIty*' (Fox). Will keep this 
hOuse down, $600. Last week 'Ma 
dame Blanche* (Radio), and 'Wax 
Museum' (WB), split, a fair $750. 

Rialto (LTC!) (1,100; 10^15-26)— 
'Unwritten La,w' (M) and stiage 
SK(3iWr^ai"=156d:r6utl66Ri^l750;^ 
Last week Tampire Bat' (M) and 
vaude slunip'ed a . bit to $1,300. ' 

State (LTC) (600; 10-15-26)— 'Bit 
ter Tea* (Col). Good at an even 
$1,000. Last week. "Night of Ter 
ror' (Col) showed unexpected 
strength for nice $1,100. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-26-35-65- 
60)— ^When Ladies Meet' (M-G) 
Good chough at $2,600. 



Last week 

, 'Gold Diggers' (WB) bandited every 
Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15^25)— I other b, o. and took a swell $4,400 



caiioway next week. 

Midland (LOew) (4,000; 26), 
"Water Front' (UA). Only house 
downtown with a Sunday - ojpenirig, 
and that day is always-good. Should 
be*^ okay at $10,000. lAst week 
'Devil's Brother* (MG), $8i700, fair. 

Newman (Par) (1.860; 25-40). 
.'Jennie. Gerhardt' (Par); . Manage^. 
ment:went On the billboards to pro- 
riiote this one; $8,000. good. Xast 
week 'I Love That Man'. (Par), 
$7,000. 

Uptown (Foxy (2,040; -26-40), 1 
Loved You Wednesday' (Fox). 
Off at $3,000. lAst week 'It's Great 
to Be Alive' (Fox) after a fair start 
dropped to $3,000. 



'Watdfront' Fronts 
F«r ProT.al $11,000; 
'Cniise' Abont $8300 



Provlaence, June '19. 

Exceptionally cool weather ~ has 
sent grosses upward. Dip in ther- 
mometer came last Tuesday . (13) 
and hais kept cOOl since£ U^ntll^ht: 
mercury went down 'It ' apipeared^as 
though every spot in town was' 
headed for a new low. 

Upward trend appears to be stick- 
ing this week. With half a break 
theatres should have It their way 
this" week: Screen , bills; slightly bet- 
ter and stage fare not so bad. 

Circus in town today (Monday), 
hut . theatre men not .worrying, as 
Monday an off day anyway. Para- 
mount pulling a surprise by bring- 
ing- back 'Whoopee' on the same bill 
With 'Supernatural.' a first-run. 
And management is giving Cantor 
film the play. Indications are gross 
will not be far frOm what house 
generally gets with bill of double 
feature first-runs. 

State will have no difficulty pac- 
ing .the .town this week with 
^Waterfront' arid vaude; 

Estimates for This Week 
Loew's estate (^,200; 15-40) 
'Waterfront' (UA) and vaude. Pros- 
pects good for at least $11,000; ex- 
cellent. Last week 'Devil's Brother' 
(M-G) helped by chang;e- in weather, 
picked up to $9,600: 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-40) 
'Picture Snatcher' (WB) and ^Na- 
gana' (U), - Cagney a card in. these: 
parts and should see $6,000,.a notice- 
able improvement. Last week 'Warr 
rior's Husband' (Pox) and 'Hold Me 
Tight' (Fox) saved by weathiBr; so- 
so at $4,800. 

. Paramount (2,2Q0; 15-40). 'Super- 
natural' (Par) arid 'Whoopee' (UA). 
Won't surprise anybody if Olose to 
$6,000, oke. Second bill with a 're- 
-viyal* within short tiriie. J^st week 
'IiiternatlOhal House' (Par) and 
'Terrior Abroad' (Par)\good around 
$5,600. 

RKO Albee (2,500; 15-40) ^Melody 
Cruise' (Radio) stage revue. Some- 
-Wherfr-near-$8y500"andSraudB^-^ettirier 
most of credit. Last week 'Pro- 
fessional Sweetheart' (RKO) an- 
other case where stage show did the 
pulling; not bad at $5,000. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-26) 'Em- 
ergency Call- (Radio) and 'Love Is 
Like That' (BatcheUer). Up a peg 
and ..should have no difficulty, in 
hitting near $2,000, fair. Last week 
'Goldie Gets Along' (RKO) and 'Be- 
low the Sea' (Col), on the chin at 
$1,800. 



Minneapolis, June 19. 
Another heat wave^the third one 
this months— and the box-office bliies 
was. sung up and down the rialto, 
Scorohlng tempera.tures were, poison 
for week-end grosses. ~ T.he ther- 
riiometer registering. 96 in the shade 
kopt the hordes . a way^ although re- 
frigerated showhouses eaisily were 
the town's coolest spots. 

..In. keeping with .the torrid '.ozone 
is a sizzling picture, 'The Story of 
Temple Drake,' at the State. They 
are using plenty of red-hot adver-' 
tising cojpy to: sell this one, but it's 
pulling mild dough at the. outset, 
and Is rated a weakling; The Jack 
Maierlch-Julie Madeseh pit orches^ 
tra and the gueet« conductor and 
m.c. Johnny Green, .aren't hurting 
biisiriess at thlis ace Publlx house. . 

RKO Orpheum is out 61 the stage 
show f urinlrig this week, but in the 
Baer-Sohmeling fight pictures; an 
11th hour booking, supplementing 
'The Silver Cord,' It Is hoping^ to up 
a lair $3,200J - The fight film^ means 
more than ^the feature plcturip, 

No current screen attraction in 
town has won so much praise as 
'The Working Miai-,' but it isn't doing 
much. 

The Lyceum, with Lou Breese,: 
Grertrude Lutzi and Stewai't • John- 
sOri as 'well as the first-rate 24- 
plece orchestra, continues along Its 
opposition way, taking the cruriibs 
ol screen, product whioh Publix and 
RKO pass up, but making much of" 
its sta.ge show. In 'Professional 
Sweetheart' this week, it has an RKO 

Ttlcturft with fl_ gnft /1 hnv nff^no tltlo ; 

but one that the Orpheum didn't 
want. 

'Be' Mine Tonight,' seemingly goes 
on lorever at the sure- seater . World 
theatre.— ^In - its eleventh: week it is 
still doing a profitable bu|9iness and 
no end of picture's record breaking 
engageriient in sight. 

~^ EstrmaFesnFor" .This Week. 

State (Publlx) (2,2i0O; 66) 'Story 
ol Temple Drake' (Par). Strong 
and daring advertising plus fame, of 
"ribvisl, .'Sarioluary,* luring feminine 
trade, but picture not satisfying. 
Malerich-Madesen orchestra and 
Green have scored 'hit hero and are 
building . following. Pleasing all- 
.around. -show, but . $6,000 mild, looks 
tops. ' Last ' week 'Eagle and Hawk' 
(Par) and Thurston the Magician, 
$10,700, very good. 

Orpheum (RKO)-(-2,890i 40) -'Sil- 
ver Cord' (RKO) and Schmellng- 
Baer fight pictures. Lucky if get- 
ting over $3,200. faiir. Last week 
'Below the Sea' (Col) and 'Parole 
Girl' (Col), split, and Marcus show 
on stage, $11,600, fair with Marcus 
show bringing in the custontiers. 
, Century (Publix) (1,600; 40) 
_'Working-.Man? (WB),— Acclalmed- 
LQrie_of— best-ol— Arliss-^plctures by 
critics and customers and drawing 
fair business despite heat and other 
adverse lactors. About $3,500 in- 
dicated. Last week 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (M-G) only $2,800. 

Lyceum (Clifford) (2,500; 40) 
'Professiorial Sweetheart' - (RKO) 
and Lou Breese and 24-piece orches- 
tra and Gertrude Lutzl and Stew- 
art JohnsOh, singers. Picture, passed 
up by Orpheum, no world beater, 
and $2,600, light; Last week 'King 
of Jazz' (U). $2,800. Light. 

Uptown (Publlx) (1.200; 40) 'To. 
day We Live' (M-G). Perhaps $2,000. 
Light. Last week 'Central Airport* 
(FN), $2,500. Fair. . 

Lyric (Publlx) (1,300; 35) 'Devil's 
Brother* (M-G). Laurel and Hardy 
draw at this house and picture giv- 
ing satisfaction. Only $3,000 in 
sight for eight days. Good. 'Zoo 
in Budapest' (Fox) pulled after six 
daye, $1,200, poor. 

Grand (Publlx) (l.lOO; 35) 'Life ot 
Jimmy Dolan' (FN), first run, and 
'Central Airport* (FN), second loop 
run. split. About $1,200 indicated. 
Lij^ht. Last "week 'White Sister' 
(M-G), second loop run, and 'Super- 
natural (Par),, first run, split, $900. 
Light. 

Asftor (Publlx) (900; 26) 'Bondage* 
(Fox). Serisationaily advertised as 
daring sex picture and as 'road 
Show engagement at regular prices* 
with children under 16 barred. 
Opened with midnight show Satur- 
day; First run and full week. Looks 
like $2,000. Good. Last W6ek 'Trfck 
for Trick' (Fox), first run; 'Sailor's 
Luck'. (Fox) and 'Cabin in Cotton' 
(FN), liatter two second rUns, split; 
$600, light. 



Tricksters on Own 



Hollywood, June 19. 

Otis C. Freeman and' George. 
Strimple, after eight years with the 
Fox trick shot dept., have gone into 
biz for themselves at the Metropoli- 
tan studios. 

With an equipment of $301000 in 
precision instruments, they arc do- 
ing trick camera stuff for the incllosa 
and handling overflow from tho 
riaajors. 



rueMjf Jane 20, 1933 



PICTURE CROSSES 



VARMETV 



toop Inprovnit Despite Expo; 
Chicago with 'Gerhardt' at 810011 



Chicago, June 19. 

It may have been the mote zest- 
fnl weather or It iriay have been 
the return of some oC the natives 
to normalcy op oeain It may have 
teen the start of the^ toyrlst In- 
iraslon. Anyhow last wedc saw the 
Chicago theatre with Its best week 
In 14 weeks attd the rest of the loop 
pomewhat imprdved as well. ^ But 
ft might have beeti the product. 

Currently the expectations are 
Mso of a slightly optimistic^ tone. 
iVTeather man ran counter to this 
<wlth a prediction that 92 degree 
beat was on its way back. . If that 
tnateriallzes grosses Will be kicked 
•lUy again. 

Eitimatei for the Weak 

Chicago (B^K) (3,940; 36-66-76). 
fffennie Gerhardt' (Par) and stage 
ihow. Improving here; looks like 
this house may get best break from 
tourists. Last week' 'When Ladles 
Meet' (MG) and good stege bill 
I>e8t gross In 14 weeks. |38,900. This 
^, -week looks pretty fair, too, f 37,000, 
inaybe. /■ • 

McVickers (B&K) (2.284; 26-66), 
iVlmmy Dolan' CWB). Light stuff, 
inaybe $4,600. Last week 'Hold Me 
Jtlghf (PjDx), 16,900. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200;' 30-40-06), 

gLdorable' (Fox). Opened Frida^. 
&K; not flgurlrig over yreek. 
Ilkround 19,600. Second- and scram 
,t7eek of 'Reunion In Vienna' (MG), 
17,000 on six dayd, disappointing. 

^Pal•ce (RKO) (2,683; 40-65-83), 
kcocktail Hour' (Col) and vaude. 
iPight acts of vaude this week. Hope 
better $16,000. liast week 'Silver 
— iGord' — -^Badi o) flu etuated-^-^i 
iromped In with passable $i6;000. 
- United Artists (B&K) (1,700; 36 
B6), 'Little Giant' (FN). Unusual 
iraoking of Firtt National film In 
house. Came In Saturday.- Figure 
!lo do $10,000. 

KE MINE' INTO FIFtH 
SEATTLE WEEK, $4,800 

■> Seattle, Jyne 19. 

With the fourth week of 'Be Mine 
It'onight* holding for a steady $6,700 
at the Roiy, management is keep- 
ing the picture Into a fifth week 
CThis is a local run record In a de- 
luxe house for years. Each week 
■tage show has changed in its en-. 
iUrety. i 

Waitmer weather, daylight until 

fgfter 10 p.m. under daylight saving 
ag, and general business Just be- 
aning to turn, with employment 
lumber towns and logging 
bamps, and farms, just beginning 
ko etilh, with Playland amusemenn 
park open; sununer resorts' and 
Jbeaches getting the call; ^^Ith wres 
tUng and boxing matches several 
UmeS a week;- dog-racingr, hoss -rac- 
king" "and 'baaebaU-aoOn— to— contend 
iwith, theatre are finding it 
itruggle but getting along. 

Last shows at the deluxers' begin 
jat 10 p.m., but even thit^a early, 
Showmen now raise their estimate 
lis '40% as to harm daylight saving 
'Experiment la doing them. Dance 
balls, athletio shows, beer parlors 
klso in on the holler. 

Jensen -von Herberg giving away 
ia. sedan. Juna, 23, at their Roxy, 
Liberty, Venetian. Bagdad and Bal- 
lard Roxy theatres.' Slight efiCect 
thus far at b.o. but this week-end 
Should feel stimulant. Metropoli- 
tan getting fair biz witlTlight opera. 
Imported leads, with balance local 
talen<t. measuring up niftlly. 
estimates for This Week 
Fifth Ave. (Evergreen). (2.400; 
.-aB^AO^^JLlttie-jaiant' (FN). A fair 
<6,600. . Last week 'Adorable* (Fox) 
niostly ' temme draw and good 
enough at $7,400. 

Roxy (J- von H) (2,300; 26-25), 
ifBe Mine Tonight' (U). Starting in 
'fifth week and still talk of town; 
laround $4,800. okay. Last week big 
at $6,700. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
26^40), 'Made on Broadway' (MG);. 
Playing lip the N.T. angle and 
ichump idea^ likewise Montgomery; 
expects moderate $4;100. Last week 
.■*Eagle arid Hawk' . (Par), nine days 
to get . back to. old change date, 
.$6,800, good. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (960; 25- 
«B), 'Silver Cord' (Radio). Slow at 
$2,600. Last week 'Christopher 
Strong* (Radio) sagged to only fair 
$8,100. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (1,000;.^S^- 
86), ^Picture Sriatcher' (WB).^ En- 
route to $2,^00, slow. Last week 
^Ix-Lady* (WB), and advertising 
sophistication laUed, weak $2,100. 

Liberty (J-von H) (2.00 0; 10-25), 

of advertising and anticipates good 
$4,200. Last week 'Soldiers of 
the Storm' (Col) around $4,000. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 16- 
BB), 'Clear All Wires' (MG) and 
Smoked Lightning' (Fox), double 
bill. Looks a fair $3,000. Ijast week 
•Fast Workers' (MG), dangerously 
Tours' (Fox), dual. 3 days; 'Look- 
ing Forward' (MG), 'Central Air- 
port' (WB), dual, four days, all for 
$3,100 with latter pair getting 



DIGGERS' SWAMPS NEWARK 



$24,000 at Brahford-^9,000 for 'Hell 
Below' at State 



'LADIES' O.K. IN NEW HAVEN 



Rah 



Rahs OP Vacation,, but Re- 
unions. Bring Mob 



Newark, June 19. 
Nothing here but 'Gold Diggers' 
this week. With a, slightly ad- 
vanced scale musical should do a 
xeniendous $24,000 at. the Branford. 
3o far the police have stopped 
ticket sale , at 9 every nights ' 

For the others there lis no alibi 
sis the heat stopped just in time. 
; 3ut ho n^atter how bad things are 
i:he theatres no longer have to 
cough' up half the Sunday profits 
for charity-T-whlch is something. 
Estimates for This Week 
Branford (WB) (2,966; 16-30-60- 
60-66)— 'Gol^l Diggers' (WB). Pretty 
sure of a grand $24,000. Certain to 
hold over arid.xnaybe three weeks. 
Last week, one shoW less tha,n seven 
days, 'Jimmy Dolan' (FN) arid 
'Dlplonianiacs' (Radio) a poor 
$6,600. 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 16-25-36-60) 
—•White Sister' (M-G) and Temple 
Drake' (Par). Maybe $4,600. Last 
week 'Bed Time Story* (Par) arid 
Picture Snatcher* (FN) best pro- 
portionately in town. $4^800. 

Little (Cinema) (299 ; 60)i-r. Ma- 
vourneen' (Moore) and atage show. 
Should beat $900. Last week 'Heart 
of Ireland' (Moore), repeated from 
a year ago. disappointed with $700^ 
Loew's State (2,780; 16-76)— 'Hell 
Below' (M-G) and viaude* Balcony 
down to 36c nights but means noth- 

ing yet. jp^^ ^^ lP ^ ^^f**- -^'ufaanco' 

(M-G) bad a.t less than, $6,000. ^ 

Newark (Adasn8-I»ar) (2,248; 16- 
76)^' Jennie CJerhatdt. • (Par) and 
vaude.. Will have to sprint to get 
$8,000." Last week International 
House' (Par) a poor $6,800. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16-76)— 
Cocktail Hour' (Col) and vaude. 
Last week of eight acts and should 
pull -better than $9,000. Last week 
^Kiss Before Mirror"'(U) weak at 
$7,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 16-50) 
^'Humanity' (Fox) and ♦When 
Strangers Marry* (Col)» WfU 
barely touch $3,000. /Last week 
'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and "Black 
Beauty (First Dlv) weak at $2,800. 

IliinNr' with Ballet 
134,000/ Met; 
THggers" Own House 

' Bostbn, June 19. 

Though biz generally Is sluggi^, 
two spots are outstanding and opti- 
mism' is in the air. Hope is next- 
ffibTffth7~^GoldiDlggers^-has-Its-pre— 
miere at the Majestic (legit) this 
Thursday night (22) for grind run 
at 76 cents top. Reason for lesrit 
bOuse Is said to, be Warners wanted 
higher rental terms than regulars 
would pay. Tom Spty is in charge 
with Joe Saxe oh publicity. 

'Maedchen' continues a pull at 
Fine Arts, being held a third week 
It's the only foreign film, besides 
'Road to Life' and Two Hearts,' 
which has gotten other than usual 
arty patronage. 

Met is a live spot with Mai Hal- 
lett's band on stage and 'College 
HumOr' on screen. 

Estimates for This Week 
Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 35-55)— 
•Melody Cruise' (Radio) and vaude. 
Biz good, $16,000 in prospect. Last 
week 'PrCfessiohal Sweetheart' 
(Radio), $10,100, fair. 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50) 
—'Devil's Brother* (M-G), ,and 
vaiide. So-so at $10,000. Last week 
'Peg o* My Heart' (M-G), $9,600. 

State (Loew) (S.OOO; 30-40^60)— 
'Nuisance' (M-G) and one act. Sun- 
day vaudO: and. biEind. Film' drawing 
and outlook for $9,500^ okay; Last 
week 'Wheii laadies Meet' (M-G) a 
nice $14,600. 

Met (Publix) (4.330; 30-50-65)^- 
•College Humor* (Par) and stage 
shoW^ Mai. . HaUett . band on stage 
and combo looks like banner week, 
$34,000, magnificent. lAst week 
•Little Giant: (FN) less than comfy 
at $12,500. 

Scollay (Publix) (2,800; 25^35-46- 
56)— -'International House* and 
vaud(^. Tumbling to $8,000> sum- 
»merlsh low. "Last week 'Lilly Tur- 
nern(FN), $8,50'6. " ' »' 

Paramount (Publix) (1,800; 25-35- 
50)— 'Jimmy Dolan' (WB) and 'Dip- 
lomaniacs' (Radio). Oddity is a 
Radio film in this spot; - seemingly 
set for_$7.500iJvery_^nicfi.=:LaatJKeek 



New Haven, June 19. 
Tale's closing withdraws the col- 
lege patronage for summer, but 
commencement reunioners. will help 
a bit this week. Continued unsea- 
sonable 'weather is a boost for film 
houses in competish to shore spots. 
. Roger Sherman iind Palace stag- 
ing a battle of superlatives. Sher- 
mari'^making a, noise about 'Water- 
front' and Palace with five leads 
in 'When Ladies . Meet,' 

Estimates for This Week 
Paramount (Publix) (2,348; 36r 
50) 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Around 
$8,000. very nice; Last week Inter-: 
national House' (Par) and 'Reform 
Cirl,' $5,000. fiiir. 

Palace (Arthur) (3,040;. 35-50) 
'When Ladies Weef (M-G) and 
'Below th0 Sea' (Col). Set for a 
nice $5,700. Last Week 'Peg o' My 
Hearst* (M-G) and 'Hold Me 
Tight' fair at $5,000. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 36- 
60) 'Waterfront' (UA). House tem-. 
porarily on eingle features with okie 
results. Currently should get a. good 
$6,400^ Laist week, on an elglii:-day 
holdover 'Gold Diggers' (WB) driew 
pleasing $6,800 after an opening 
week $15,000. 



Diggers $50 jlOO Tops First Week 
As Weather Break Helps Broadway; 
Mesday LookCood fW j^^ 



Return of - normal, seasonal) ton will remain only twp weeks, 
weather has brought June business hSamarang,' recently taken for re- 
back to where it belongs after a lease by U. A., going, in Wednes- 
siege of boiler-room temperatures day, June 28. Following that, Riv 
.week ago that proved, devastating riiay have to go outside for an- 
not only to every man, woins^ and other picturecbut no hint as to what: 
child in New Tork, but to their la- it may. be. 

vorite film theatres as well The The Rial to, which, under its 
hope currently is that the typical greatly-reduced overhead and 
June weather now here will remain | Arthur Mayer's guidance, has been, 
orig enough for box offices to re- I proving out a Winner, Is in the 
trieve what was lost when the nier- J jjjoney again with 'Life of Jimmy; 



ciiry jumped out Of. the top of ther 
mometers. 

With the break in weather last 
Tuesday (13), most ot the theatres 
got the advantage; of a pickup fol- 
lowing the hardly- smitten week- 
end with most .ending up . better than 
they figured . they would. 
Much harm had been-done, how 




Than $21000 for 
Diggers ' 2d 




booking, went under $7,000. 
oft and it was ™ostly the stronger §^ i ^lolig on a, fairly 

attractions that have benefited since U^^^ keel, looks^to a profit week ; 
t*^^"' - , *t;i ■ #«„„fl cmreritiy on 'StrahgO People.' an 

. ^?.«,^H?l5«*rM°'ht Not much velvet, but velvet's 

Vh« fl,^t velvet these days, and $18,000 oke. 
with the hot ,8Pe»^^ o'^,!**^^^ Palace lingers along with 'Cockr 

'^f,i\f°\,i«^r'*frt^VKOooo^Th^^^^^ Hour,' the picture this week," 

wiU be nearer W $6M0O. Thlfl l^ $7,000 the probable take, not so 

?hlS*„^'^5p?ttji PteSS S b^lSl^^^^'^^^^^ State with 'Peg Q' My 

S?;ed" Yo^fhl^Ho?/:^'?^^ *10'<>«0 

m. (23) for an indef run at pop ok^^ two.a-day attractions on the 
^""o^hfa la tvift utronireat draw In Street Just now, but Fox bringa one 
in «nHA of the heat It was Broadway scene July 12 with 

•Zft --h^^a^ if ^423" a£elt' on its Ul-eO run of 'Pilgrimage.' at Gaiety, 
;lo? ^S;i!^*«f thl stSJ^d A Ions to open that date. Par plana ^Song 
^^ s^flfuiSd i p v 'Q ^^c^. .''n of Hhn gs ' for Crlt . rf oi.g^ddle:H>f- 



Zoo in Budapest* (Fox), a,nd 'J Love 
That Man* (Par) slow, $6,200. 

Tremont (Indie) (1,600; 25-36-50) 
—'Be Mine Tonight' (U). Deemed 
fine picture but not drawing; first 
week only $2,600, but second inay 
go to $3,000. 

.Fine Arts (600; 26-35-45)— 'Maed- 
chen' (Krlmsky- Cochran). Season's 

second week 



Philadelphia. June 19. 
Sensational . business of 'Gold 
Diggers' in- Its. first week at the 
Stanley- .was . the outstanding, fea- 
ture last week and sure to duplicate 
this week.. Despite some notices 
mildly adverse, and some ■ terrific 
heat the first . .. two . days, . musical 
soared to fancy moniey, clairiiing a 
big $26,500. Assured of three 'Peeks' 
stay and should get $20,000 this 
week. 

Other pictures don't •' Indicate 
much. 'Peg o* My Heart' will get 
$11,600 at the Boyd, which now had 
Tuesday openings. T LoVed You 
Wednesday' figures a mild $16,000 
at the Fox and no more than $12.- 

000 indicated for '^the Earle with 
•Private Detective, 62' oh the scyeert 
and an Anatole Friedlarid reyue on 
the stage. Aldlne relights Friday 
(22) wlth^ 'Be Mine Tonight,* "CTnl^ 
versal having rerited the house from 
S-W. 

. Last week'is' business, aside from 
'Grold Diggers,' was pretty painful 
Estifrialtes for This Week 

Arcadia (600; 26-40-$0) 'Devil's 
Brother* <M-0). Better than some 
^f.theatre's recent films, $2,400. JLast 
week 'Terror Abroad'. (Parl,_ first 
showing, weak a.t $2,100. 

Boyd (2,400: 40-55) 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (M-G). Only one week des 
pite hopes. Will get about $11,600 
'Cocktail Hour' tomorrow or Wed 
nesday. 'Reunion in Vienna' (M-G) 
$9,600 on second week. 

Earle (2,000; 40-66) 'Private De- 
tective, 62' (WB) and vaude. No 
more than mild $12,000 indicated 
Last week 'Jimmy Dolan' (FN) 
weak $11,200; 

Fox (3,000; 35-56-75) 1 Loved You 
Wednesday' (Fox) a,nd stage show. 
Only $15,000 expected and may fall 
below that. Last week fWhoopee' 
(UA), revival, disappointed on $14, 
000. 

Karlten (1,000; 30-40-50) "Woman 

1 Stole' (Col). Another first show 
ing and $2,600. Last week 'Silk Ex 
press' (WB) $2,500. poor. 

Stanley (3,700; 40-65) 'Gold Dig 
gers' ( Wi5). Lboks good for robust 
$21,000 in second week. Fi^ll month' 
stay not Impossible^ .. First week, 
despite weather and- mildly adverse 
notices, over expectations by wide 
marffin, $25,500; , . 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-65) 'Song of 
Eagle' (Par). Ordinary $7,300. , 'Be 
low the Sea' (Col), less than house' 
recent weekly average," $6,500. 

'MEN' DETROIT SDRFRISE, 
$7,5(H); myOR,' $8,000 



Detroit; June 19 
With the Stale, Michigan, United 
.Artists and Fox doing, better than 
usual business pictures are getting 
a pretty good break. Heat has let 
up and everything looks Up 

State, with 'Forgotten Men,' the 

suriwdjae^hJaiJEefik^^ 
holdoveir, Had . a good campaign 



ffiSStS S"e^Sg;m!?nt,^wfth ^ 'A J?«g\TnSy Sot b? 
w«t hef tlctof^rb?^conSdeJ5d b««X.„*S"5^^^^ 
-now. "Baby Face' comea into the remalnlngLdark longer than at first 
Strand Friday inorning (23). I Indicated. 

The Music Hall, which slumped 
to a new low of $48,000- last week, 
picks up with the rest of the throng 
for a likely $72,000 currently on 
i Loved You Wednesday,' goOd. 
The companion Radio City house, 



sensation thus far; 
adding oodles of igravy at $2,700 

_ „ First week, $3,800. Third, and prob- 

around two grand of it. fair ehough.able last week, likely to bring $2,000. 



The Michigan has 'When Ladles 
Meet,' Studded with names, and is 
going to one of, its best weeks in 
months. Stage show continues ab- 
sent. The Fox has balanced 'Zoo 
in Budapest' with locally built 'Mod 
ern Minstrel Show,' 125 people on 

Last week the Fox with 'White' 
•Scandals' on stage and 'Bondage' 
on screen topped any gross house 
has seen in years despite terrific 



Dolan.' This Warner item gets 
$12,600 ori its first week ending to- 
day (Tuesday) iarid .holds a second 
week. <• 

Walter Reade . didn't find 
•Whoopee,' revival, so .warming to 
cockles of his Mayfaif and let it 
out last night (Monday), bringing 
in 'Corruption.' 'Whoopee,' a shock 



Estimates for This Week 

Capitol (5,400; 36^76-99-$l.e5).- 
'Reunlon ln.yienna' (MO) tod stage 
show. Up from a two-a-day tun 
recently at Gaiety, John: Barryniore 
and Diana Wynward names mely 



RKO Roxy, also gets out of the bog houae $46,000 or more,, fair 
to 'striv? for a possible $16,000 on Last week "Devn's Brothei* 

International House/ tour days, -(jjq) j^y ^e^ther to $3O,0O0i. 

'^-^T tf^rJmf ivont wlto :Crlt.rJon (87fi;L«.76)r^^e. klne ' 
fo'^k's^'SierXTSvetSd 'kt bS T^^^'^^^^J^^i 
tw^n $lf.000 and $12,000 -i^»»out kj^'^ "'IS 

The principal problem at the [ng^ chanc^^^^ 
Music Hall appears to be that .''^^ ^''^tf jjf ... . 

product. The last two weeks It Mayfatr (2,200; 36-B6-«6)r- 
went outside for Columbia .pictures I 'Whoopce'. , CUA).. Went _ oft last , 
and ran Intd trouble. Since Easter night. (Monday) after seven days at,, 
the Hall has had only one_RK04 under $7,000. 'Corruption*. (Hollyr 



picture, its own. studio failing to 
supply product arid this necessitat 
ing the buying of mtich film but- 
side from Fox, Warner Bros, and 
Columbia. " , ^ 

At the Capitol and Paramount, 



wood)« an Indie, took tehiincy last 
evening. House holds pictures un- 
til 'they go under a certain -figure, 
having no definite change day.\, 

Palace (1,700. 26-40-66-76)— 'Cock- 
tail Hour* (Cbl) and vaude. Indl-! 



business is holding up reasonably cations point to only about $7,000, 
wellr-the -Par - on^4ts holdover ot mild takings. Last week -XSarl. In-- 
'Jennie Gerhardt' getting more than 419; did pretty weiy9,600. 
expected after the setback the first Paramount^ 3^^A'^ ^kF'^^LZl' 
week by an African sun. Second 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) (2d week) 
week ought to be around $27,000, and stage show. Crippled jwmewhat 
not hiff but fltrlcttv okay the elements on its first week, 

•aSnlon in Vie^^^ at the Uut getting a nice $32,200 Just the 

Pa^? f?llowi5e It^e^ weekV4uri on holdover, the Dreiser story 
it%^ aJ^tv Its will be better than hoped for When 

JLnces ie Lt ex^eptlo^^ decision^ was J ^^g^ed to stlgc it out 

$45,000 or over, there will' be no *,fii{»>* Should knock down 

K^tS- wSS^ ^ui^i^a^^r^^ 

SirthrL?rra^?'?£?S^ ^^S'a^d'^S'e S^oV^lfbeK 

had the Laurel ^'^^ ^"^'S/**^;^ this week, gross probab y 

generally «»o I ye^cuing $72,000. good. Not big 
but profit and a marked Improve- 
ment over previous week's low of. 
$48,000 struck by 'Anii Carver's 
Profession' (Col). 

Rialto (2,000; 35^60-64)— 'Life of 
Jimmy Dolan* (WB).. After a highly 



for draft. They 
pretty well In New York. 

Like the iParamount, the Cap has 
lost its stride with the best busi 
ness generally of late seeming: to 
avoid the de luxe houses if the at- 
tractions are not of unusual draw 
or the nori"-de luxe theatres, the 



right along, but currently doesnt -nother seven days. 



do so hot at $18,000 ori an outside 
Warner booking, first for house, 
'Lilly Turner,' New. Ruth Chatter^ 



heat two opening days. Combined 
for a terrific total of $32,000. 

Estimates for This Week 
Michigan (P-P) (4,046; 16-25-35 
40-56)— 'When .Ladles Meet' WrG). 
A good $16,000. Last week 'Devils 
Brother' (M-G), and '1 Love That 
Man' (Par). $7,000, 

Fox (Inde) (6,lOO; 15-26-35^40-66) 
—'Zoo in Budapest'. (Fox), and stage 
show. Should hit $15,000, oke. Last 
week 'Bondage' (Fox) and 'Scan- 
dals' on stage a swell $32,000. 

Dovvhtown (RKO) (2,760; 15-25-35- 
40)— 'Cocktail Hour' «(Cbl). Only 
$2,600, poor. Last week 'World Gone 
Mad' (Col)i and Henry Sahtry stage 
show, $3,500, 

Urtited^Artf sts^p^) ^'(^iin;ffr 15 

26-35-40-55)— 'Mayor of Hell* (WB). 
Looks $8,000, pretty good. Last week 
'Waterfront' (UA) fair at $4,800. 

State (P-P) (3,000; 15-25-35-40- 
56) — 'Forgotten Men' (Ind). Seems 
good for $7,500 or better, nice, Xiast 
week 'International House' (Par) 
mild at $3,l00, second week. 

Fisher (P-P) (2.665; 15-25-36-40) 
— 'Jlmmie Dolan' (FN). About 
$3,500, poor. Last week 'NuisJinci'" 
(M-Q) fair at $4,800. 



held over ariother seven days* 
Final five days of 'Below Sea* (Col)i 
on second week, only $5,500, 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-55-75-85)— •Lilly 
Turner" .(WB). At $18,000 on first 
week failing to. incite and will re- 
main but two weeks. 'Sairiarang* 
coming: In June 28. Last week, 
fourth of 'I Cover the Waterfront,' 
$1Q,100, not bad considering length 
of run, etc., etc. 

. Roxy- (6,200 ; 25^35-56)r^'Strange 
People' (Chesterfield) and stage 
show. Indie, production, doing 
fairly, $18,000 representing Indlgb, 
Last week 'Trick for Trick' (Fox) 
got $15,000. mild, 

RKO (3.525; 15-25-40)-r-'Ihterna- 
tibnal House' (Par) four days, and 
'Below the iSek' three days. On split 
week, probably $15i000,-. away ftom 
red safely. Last week it was a new 
low of $11,500 that 'Warrior's Hus'* 
band' (Fox) and 'Girl in 419' (Par) 
were responsible for. 

My Heart'; (MG) and vaude. Prob- 
ably not much over $10,000. if that 
much. Last week •Working Man' 
(WB) and vaude under $12,000. 

• Strand (2,900: 35-55-75)— 'Gold- 
dlffgers of 1933' (WB) (2d week), 
with better temperatures to aid, 
looks to beat Its first week's $46,300 
by getting closer to $50,000. Picture 
is being moved. Into the Hollywood 
for a summer run at pop scales 

.Friflny .nrtornlnj,' (23), 'I5aby Face' 
(\VIi> coming into the .Strand. 



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Tiesday, Jane 20, 1933 



Figh Filin Bhnkets Frisco, Baer s 
Home Town, Golden Gate, SEOOO 



San Francisco, 

Warm iweather over the yreefcend 
0en^.- tbe natives . and 
'liield grosses down. 

Ten reels of the Baer-Schmelirig 
. flglit at the Golden Qat^ ineans a 
.goid strike nOne the Icisis; This is 
liaz|e Baer's home t6wn> 
topped anything else In the burg. 



[ST. LOIRS OH UPBEAT, 
$16,000 FOR 'Jl 



St.. ]|<oui8, June 19. 
For some reason film . business Is 
The BKO I ^ little above piu*. Had been ex 
hjiected that when sumnier^ got In 
, I lull Bwlttg, and the municipal opera 
Film, costing the theatre . around started draWlngv Its eljgrht to 18,000 
five grapd, wa,s booked In. at thefpa^ns dightly, there would be a 
last moment troin New York, and terrlllc drop around the film bbiK 
rushed out by plane. PubUclty ^nd ojA^es; That It hasn't developed 

done, dominating sports PalreB. ^orp"J^;j,''^,^^ house are doing fair 

**wo^fi^^f'iAf». ™ir W better. A better average In films 

W^arnejLd s lOth anniversary week I irnnfl staM show is the 

has the house flashing an augment- I f^f^fi*® good stage snow is uie 
ed shoW\wlth the omill Sisters* Answer, . . .„ . 

kiddie tevue-piilllng in the families, I .Estimates for This Week 
..AUdOedrge Arllss in 'Working Man' 



LOEFS MONTL, NEAR 
$12,000 AGAM ON VAUD 

Montreal. June 19. 
Near winter temperature since 
last Monday U2) saved grosses .and 
makes fairly certain retention of 
vaude here over the summer, unless 
great heat again causes a slump. 
First of a series of vaude shows 
went over big last week, giving 
Loew's biggest midweek houses In 
months. 

Fal'acd currently has Interna- 
tional House' and liable to hold to 
a nice gross around 110.000. Capitol 
shows "Temple Drake' and 'War- 
rior's Husband' and remains prob- 
lematical .after censors have done 
with 'em. Loew's Is putting on 'Ga- 
bri<9l Over tlie White House' luid 
vaude, latter ihuch. above average, 
and should again top the', town at 
$19,000. Princess bias only one film,. 
•Waterfront,' and. will likely do 
$5,000. 

Estimates for This WeeR 
His Majtsty's (Ind) (1,000; 26- 
1.60). Dark. Last week, French 
operetta company and subscription 
held to average gross around $4,600. 

PaUce (FP)/^<2,700i 60) 'Interna- 
tional House' CPar). Cannot hold 



= , AmbasMder (Skouras) <8,000; 25-, . ,.- * .,, ^ 

doing welU Arliss* local draw Is 35.56) <jennle Gerhardt' (Par) and Previous week's pace, but wUl do 
Iftnlted. however. . stage *how. A good $16,000. I^st well ^^^^ 

Embassy reopened , by 61«n | ^eek TUttle Glanf (FN) |14,000. 2^^i,^i*o ®^ ^ 

V jMi.^^ ..Av weather, a nno $ii,oQv. 

Fox (Fox) (6.000.' 26-86-60) 'TriOk Capitol (FP) (2,700; 60) 'Temple 
for' Trick' (Fox) and F-M's| Drake' (Par) and 'Warrior's Hus- 

■hanA*^ it!>n.-w\ "Will .11 



Knight who is -staging a tab 
SallyhoQ* along with the Weber .and 
l^lelds' .'Beer Is Here' on first run. 
At 26 aiid :40 cents, house 4oing 
fair biz. ; , - : 

' ' Paramount last week found 'War- 
rior's Husband' plenty tojrrid. whlcb 



•Whoopee.' . Satisfactory $12,000. [band*^ (Fox). Will likely be mauled 
liast week ^reat to Be Alive' (Fox) by censors, so may be $9,000. Laiat 



$8,000. 

Grand Central (Skoyras) <2,000; 



is^h&t Friseo likea. but It ialso wad 26-35-60) 'Blondle. Johnson <WB) 



ioV sophisticated, which Frisco 
doiedn't like; This wieek. It's a 
: reversal, Marlon Davles In 'Peg ' o* 
> My Heart.' boos'tM by . the uSuiU 
. Hearst advertising and plugging, 
WiXxLs average. 

Estimate sfbr.Thie Week' - ^ - 

Fox (Leo) (6.O00: 16-r26)-<^'Sphinx' | $8.7097 
iCo-op). and 'Alimpny: Madness' 
< Ail-Star). Around 47.800. Last 
week -^White Devil' (Principal)^ and 
...*Manhattan Tower' (Maj), former 
~fi(^Iljy:ea^IoIted; pulled' s^ $10;- 
•00; 

, Golden G4ite .(IlkO) (2.844; 30-40- 
. 66)-^<4nii Carvers Profession' (Col), 
; ia_ reeiis . of,, the< .Baer-sohineiinig 
V figt(ti and.,.Vaude^ Fight .plx dirftw- 
^ing >bl^ moneyr'and ought to hit 
.419,000^ which Is tiest lik 'plenty long 
■ - I4a^ . weeks tsieiVkiodr. $10,600 

>^<m:.'^llyer , Cord* (Radio),. ^ 

; P<iMiinount :(EV»c) ■ (2;70b; 80-40- 
6.6>^"Peg My Heart':" (MOr.' 
]4;ariOn^ Davie?, iwd highly touted, 

.>bttt $11,000, ji. ji^ g. 'Wairrfor'fl HUs 



and 'Mary Holmes' (Radio) < All I 
right on $4,000. Last w^ek 'Super- 
liiatural' (Par) and 'Daring Daughtr 
ers' $2,700. 



week '£agle and Hawk' -tPar) and 
Sleepless Nights' (Empire) close to 

$10,000. : 

UeW's (FP) (3.200: 60) 'Gabriel 
(M-G) and vaude. Film niay touch' 
susceptibilities, here while vaude go-, 
ing strong; big' attendance may con- 
tinue and gross Iqoks like $11,600. 



State (Loew) (3,000 ; 26-36-66) 1^ .^eek 'Made on Broadway' 
*Waterfront' (UA). A fair' $10,000. (M-G) and good vaude lifted to 

Last week /Devil's Br other' (M-G) $12;600. 

— ' Prinpeei ,(C T ) (i.9 00; 60) 'Waterr 

(Radios fs,goOi - . , picked up if ter poor start',, nailed 

$9,000. ^ 

rmperiat (France-Films)' (1.900; 
50) 'Liss, -28 Jours de Clalrette' 
(French^. Maybe $2,000. Last week 
"Le Picador^ $1,800. 

Cinema ^e, Paris .(France'-FiImB) 
(600:25) 'Le. Homme a I'Hlspano' 
,(FrenchT (3rd week) near $600. Last 
tveek $760, 



Radn 



Ihdlane,iwliB. June. 19^' 
Tlte Lyric Is thevottly house stir^ 
iSni*Wciir'stMted"llke^^ I ring tip aiiythlng like exclteirient 

afire, but its sb'phlstitotion . held It I With its ballyhoo of .the .perspnia of 
do^^v'ill to .$11,000;; , . I Folk , and pqt, local riadlo team, 

il?^ f rai^ois (Ffa> . (1,^500; 36-40):- Theatre 9old Prik Milk Co., 
.^Jade pn ^roadway^-(M<S). andj^ the teaii ^ the ili% an Idea 



ItEUNION' $m AND 
'JENNIE' ROOD, N. 0. 



New- Orleans,. June.l9v 
New .Orleans picture hpuses are 



•Stlk^Exferess' <^). ^ $7,000 Is okay. "V"/'^ «e 90 stagg^rh^g* Unde 

•DeA^'s Brother;^<MG)%Itlw^ money plugging the tSe offlhI" Top- 

and Hardy., and 'Mind. R^derf (WB> I s^^ engagement. Result was a I ping current grosses is 'Reunion in 
pulled $7,600 Jafit week. , I flood of outdoor paper, newspaper Vienna!/, but even so it ' 



_ newspaper 
^iri5S*' ^*^l?^!l i5*^1l^®5 ^^"^^,;?^^"T vAVm bottle hangers>fextra radio P^^ *9,00O 



will hardly 



Homoi^ Mdies Cricks 
Look Bad m Gm^ 
Widi a Fme $14,000 

Cincinnati. June 19. 
'College Humor* Is the darllng/Of 
the cinema campus this week." 
Fetching receipts such as the 
Palace has not enjoyed for weeks. 
Run of big bis was started by a 
whale of a iwihpalgn .and has been 
continuing despite the panning 
given the picture by cricks of the 
three local dailies. 

^old Diggers' strong In its 
second^ week and Strand, with , pop 
prleed vaudfllmt closes for summer 
after this week. Leaves Cincy 
theatres without stage entertain- 
ment: Baer fight film a }6ox office, 
wallop at the. Gran^. 

I^atimate* for This Week 
Albee (RKO) (3.300; . 26-60), 
•When Ladles Meet' (MG). Nice 
notice:? on cast and fllni' version of 
the stage suecesB by the same title 
an aid for fair $8,000. Last week 
'Out All Night' (U) and thie Baer- 
Schmellng fight flicker added dur- 
ing the final, four days, $8,400.' fair.. 

Patace (RKO) (2.600; 26-60); 
'College Humor' (Par). Swell for 
$14;000 on eight days; spirited two 
weeks' advance campaign waged for 
the producers' by Bill Danzlger, 
whose long list of bally stunts, cli- 
maxed with a: world, premiere a. la 
Hollywood, set a new exploitation 
record for Cincy.. Last, week 'Peg 
My Heart' (MG),' for 6Ix days, 
$6,200. okay. 

Lyrio (RKO) (1,286; 26-60), 
iLooking Forward' (MG). Lionel 
Barrymore and Lewis Stone the 
pull for mild $5,000. ' Last week 
Warrior's Husband' (Fox), $5,000, 
tame.- 

Keith's (Libi^on) (1,60(U 26-40), 
^Qoldr^)Iggers^t-1988'-(^WB>v+-eet»- 
tlng a hotsy-totsy $10,000 In second 
vreek following $14,700i terrlfiq, for 
first .seven . days. Almost , sure for 
It ttili*d ^yodCf 

Grand (RKO) (1,026; 16-80), 'Song: 
of the Eagle' (Far), and 'World 
Gone Mad' (MaJ). . Spilt week,; with 
the Baer-Schmeling. scrap shots 
added for both halves. Indications 
are fine $3,000.. lAst week 'Ann Car 
ver's Profession*. (Col) and 'Super- 
natural' ' (Par)', $l,40o, poor. 

Faniily (RKO) (1,000;- 15-26), 
'Sunset Pass* (Par) and 'Midnight 
Warning' (Mayfair). Split week; 
An ordIi|ary $1,600. Last week 
'Rxiatler's Roundup' .-(U) and 'No 
Living Witness* (Flsoher)^ $1^600, 
mild. 

.Strand (1.160;' 16-26). 'Black 
Beauty' (Mono) and Bert Swor 
topping staged Unchllled house can't 
buck heat and- will be' in darkness 
after this\week until autumn. Cur' 
Tent receipts about $2,400, same as 
last, week on ^Return ot Casey 
Jones' (Mono) and Francis Renault 
headlining. ' 



♦Waterfront' (UA). Doing mildly at 
under $^1,000. ^ Last week. ''Big 
Drive' (Maj) not so hot at $7,60O on 
'Its btiie and only ^eek. 

Warfield (Fox) (2,700; 35-65=-66)-^ 
fWorking Man' (WB) and stage 
show with O'Neill kiddies, as part 
of. lOth . anniversary. Arliss' draw 
Umttedi here, but added publicity Of 
birthday ' sending to satisfactory. 
$17,000. . Last week saw $18,000 on 
'Eagle and. Hawk' (Par). 



^ 1 A • I 'Jennie Gerhardt' has tipped the 

coverage, and chocolate miUc glve^ j gaetiger some $2,00a but house re 
axvays iat the tbeatre which may I mains In. the red. Orpheum, too, 
save what looked like a ' bad week I ^i^l ascend One grand this week, but 
with 'Tribk for Trick' affd «4ack- I ^^^^^ -nut- means-a. loss. The 



STA(X UNIT'S REPEAT 
PENHAM, $9,0001 



lustre vaudeville revue. 

Circle tried to keep In the run 
ning at the last minute by setting In 
ithe Schmellng-Baer fight film to 
help out 'Ann Carver's Profession.' 
House didn't foUbw through, how 
ever, with enough- publicity, espe 
eially in view bf the late booking. 



Orph goes straight plx shortly^ 

Estimates for This Week 

Loew's State (3,218; 40)~'Re- 
tinlon in Vienna' (M-G); Mats 
light but nights better and total 
will be $9,000. Last week 'Cynara' 
(UA) to $10,000; 
Saenger (3,660; 40) — 'Jennie Ger 



Palace is resting on Its oars, with hatdt' (Par). Helping some ind 



Denver, Juiie 19 
, Denham, .. with Fanchon and 
jiMarcb's 'Desert Song* on sts^e and 
'Hello Sister* . (Fox) on. screen^ Is 
easily copping honors among the 
first runs ' this week. - Boosting 
house prices but top StlU two-bits 
below what 'Desert Song' ,got at 
the . Denver theatre la^t August 



'The Nuisance' not causing much 
of a, ripple after last' week's big | 
splash with ^hen Ladles Meet.' 
Neither is the Ajpioilo doing anything { 
oiit of the ordinary on 'Melody 
Cruise.' but they're still trying to 
figure oiit what has happened to 
the usual pulling power of Dunn 
and Eilers after last week's dis- 
appointing take with 'Hold Me | 
Tight,' 

t Estimates for This Week 
Apollo (t'ourth Ave.) (i,i00; 26- 
40) — 'Melody Cruise* (Pox); Charlie 



looks like $7,000. Last week 'In- 
ternational House' (Par) to wicked 

$6;ooo. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,890; 56)i-'Out 
All Night' (U) and vaude. Show- 
ing strength and will do $8,000. Last 
week 'Ann Carver* (Col) $7;000 

St, (Charles (1,800; 25)— 'Oliver 
Twist.' Drawing the kids and will 
get $1,600. Last^week. 'Below the 
Sea' (Col) $1,300. 

Strand (1,600; 26)— 'WhoOpee' 
(UA). A return for $1,000. Last 
week 'Humanity' . only . $800. 
„ - , V . , Tudor (800; 26)— 'Little Giant 

^ ^ ,„ 1 i.. , Rufeles may; mean enough .here to fWB). Rob^ 

Denham gross will be lawer than ] make the ticket numbers check' up ijtst week 'Ex-Liady (WB) $1'700 
expected, however, and first time a to a gross of $3,000, %hich will be Globe— 'Bondage' (Fox) Little 
F-M unit has played, the; .town fair. Last week 'Hold Me Tight*, house doing about $100 daily with 
twice. I surprised with a weak $2,760. Dunn- this first runner. 

Other . houses . doing . just sO-so NSllers combo had ' always ineant 
with paramount up . aligbtly, plenty iiere before. . « « 

Estimates Por This Week Circle (Circle) (2,600; 26-40)— | Be Mllie Is a SoCK 

Aladdt (Huffman) (1,600; 26-40) 'A"" Carver's Profession' (Col), and 
—'Christopher Strong' (Radio). Schmellng-Baer^flght flUn. Latter 
Nothing special about $3,000. Last Picture will probably mean enough 
week 'Sweepings' ' (Radio) also „?$ • • figure of 

'$2,860. still only, mediocre. . Last 



For Tacotna at $5,000 



$3,000. 

Denham (Hellborn) (1.700; 26-40) 
-^'Helld Sister* (Fox) and 'Desert 
Song' unit. Over $9,00C new top for 
house because of .price lift though 
short of expectations. Last week 
*Rome Express' (U) disappointed on 
only $2,900; 

"Denver (Publix) (2.600; 26-35-60) 
—'Little Giant' (FN). Light on 
$3,800. Last vtreek 'International 
House' (Par) a good $6,300. plus 
^^Beverly -Hln -Billies-on=stager 



Tacoma, June .19. 

_ , Slow continues .the local pace. 

week the house r'aSt About di^id with I However, 'Be Mine Tonight' in for 



'Cocktail Hour' at a sad $2,800. 

Lyric (Fourth Ave.) (2,600; 26-30- 
4b)-^'Trlok for ;Trlck' (Fox), and 
Vaude revue. Local radio' team in 
person as extra "attraction "will help" 
this Otherwise weak bill to come out 
more than even with $6,600. 
'Cohens and Kellyg in Trouble' (U) 
eind vaude revue last week landed 
a little below this mark with, a fair- 
$^,000. 

^Kew'sHPaTacV 

40)— 'The Nuisance' (MG). Hold- 
ing its .own at $4,200, perhaps a 
little weak but not too bad. Last 
week, 'When Ladies Meet' (MG) 



Orpheunt (Orpheum) (2,600; 25 
50-40)— 'Kiss Before Mirror' (U). 
Not too good on $6,600. Last week 
•Warrior's Husband' (Fox) $4,000 

paramount (Publix) (2,000; 26- I really croaked 'em by finishing up 
40)^'Peg My Heart' (M-<j). A with a splendid $6,200. It started 
inoderate $3,000. Last week T Love «*£ pfetty strong and then, with the 
That Man* (Par) looked headed for week-end out of the way, the pic- 

poor $1,600, yanked aiter three days ture really stepped out better than here and anticipates $5,000. big. 
and 'Supernaturial' (Par) finished anyone had expected due to to great Last week 'The Barbarian' (MG); 
ihe week, both films turning in word-of-mouth. and also to a change 'Men Must Fight* (MG), split, in 
•bout $1,800. ' *o cool weather for a few, days. ' the money for $3,400. 



four days at the Roxy, Is. getting a 
steady play on top 'of big run in 
Seattle and. heaVy advertising .in 
papers of that town which circulate 
here, too. 

For Tuesday, Wed, and , Thurs. 
nights ; (only) this week Music Box 
has annual Mort Merrick dance re 
vue, local talent, which will boost. 
This Is the 13th annual revue of 
the dance school 

==^7=Esti mates'^f pr=Th is^Week=" 

Music Box (Hanirick) (1,400; 25), 
'Central Airport' (WB). first half; 
'Hallelujah, I'm a Bum* (UA), last 
half.- Around fair $3,000. Last 
week 'Little Giant' (FN) ; 'Keyhole' 
(WB), split, only moderate, $2,800 
Roxy (J-von H) (1,300; 10-26), 
•Be Mine Tonight' (U). A natural 



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Weather Governs 

Pitt; iaiies' 14a 
Varriors 14,500 



Pittsburgh, June 19. 
Crazy weather Is turning the' 
town tbpsy.-turvy these days. Last 
^eek It was 9t in the shade. This 
weeH It's November.. It'r all a break 
for t^e . theatres, however. Thai 
public, stayed ^av/ay during the hot 
spell; but now they're showing up 
again.. 

' ';vVhen Ladies Meet,' at the Penn, 
shaipes up ias the probable current 
leader at around $14,fi00. Picture 
In a day ahead Qf schedule, due to 
weakness of 'Devil's Brother.' At 
the Stanley 'Gold Diggers' should 
hold UP fialrly well with a inlnimum 
of $11,000. Almost half initial week's 
tieUce, and not bad. 

^vis, too, ^hoUId get a fairly de- 
cent break with. 'Ann Carver's Pro- 
fessfon,' on some nice word of 
mouth. . and" ^Emergency : Call.' Posr 
slblUty of going to $2,660. "best In 
some time. Warrior's Husband.' at 
the Fulton. Is entirely ,in the 
weather's hands. If It gets hot 
again hOuse'll suffer because .of ab' 
bence of cooling system. But with 
a half decent bow from the mer- 
cury, $4,600 won*t be hard to . get. 

'Private. Detective -62' showed sur- 
prising opening strength at War- 
ners, but falling ott a bit. Wind-up 
should find $4,600, anyway, . and 
there can't be any kick on tbat 
figure m June. Picture's, tenure 
problematical. If WB decides to 
shove 'Gold Diggers' in here after 
its Stanley run. 'Private Detective* 
will stay eig hfr^ ayri. I fMr<rtronly — 



Brooklyn, June 19. 
Nothing extraordinary this week.^ 
Picture fare mild, and out . in 
Queens, Corse Pay ton is giving *em 
'East Lynne' for a dinie.' 

Eiili mates for This Week 

Fox (4,000: 26-f6-50) 'Hpld Me 
Tight* (Pox), and stage show. Very 
good at $16,000, exploitation and 
tieup with General Motors aiding. 
Laiit week 'Kiss Before Mirror* (U), 
$11,600. 

Loew^s Met (2,400; 35-60-76) 'Re- 
union in Vienna' (M-G) vaude. 
Good for $24,00Q. Last week 'Eagle 
and Hawk,* and radio name oii 
stage, $18,000. 

Albee (3,500; 25-36r50) 'Interna- 
tional . House* (Par) and vaude. 
Polly Moran copping homcTrs on 
sta^e. Should |>rihg.1n $¥1,000, oke. 
Last week 'Warrior's Husband' 
(Fox), $11,300, mild. 

Strand 'Ex-Lady' (FN). Just a 
dud at $9,600. Tiast week 'Elmer the 
Great* $8,600. 



'DIGGERS' FOR MONTH 



Sock in Buffalo at $16i(N)0, About 
Doubles 'Giant' 



Buffalo, June 19. 

Hot exploitation for 'Gold- Dig- 
gers' at the Hipp and film is re-r 
ported set for four weeks. 

Business looks better .'currently. 

Estimates for. This Week 
Buffalo (Shea) (3,60O{ 30^40-65)— 
'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) and stage 
show. Will do $10,000 or so. Last 
week 'iSagle vviind Hawk' (Par) 
$10,700. . 

Century (Shea) (3,400; 25)— "Dip- 
lomaniacs' (Radio), and 'Girl in 
419' (Par). Around $6,50O, fairly 
good. Last week 'Great Jasper' 
"(RadI5)^and^'GIfl^MlssIng'^(\m 
$4,600: 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 25-40)— 'Gold 
Diggers' (WB). A sock at $16,000. 
Last week 'Little Giant' (WB) 
$7,100, aboye average. 

Lafayette (Ind) (3;400; 25)— 
'Phantom Broadcast' (Mon), and 
'Justice Takes Holiday' (Mayfair), 
Near $6,500, average. Last week 
World Gone Mad' (Maj) and 
'Blame the Woman' (Principal), 
same. 



the regular .six.'' This estimated 
gross Is on a basis of six day si 
Estimates for this Week 
Pavi* (WB)_ (1,706; 26-30-40)—! 
'Ann Carver's Profession' (Col) and 
'Emergency Call' (Radio). Former 
should get .'em talking and bring in ' 
fairly , decent, week. Maybe - $2,600;.. 
npt so bad.. . Last week . 'Jimmie 
Dolan! (FN) and 'Tomorrow at 
seven' (Radio),- poor at-$l,900; - ^ 
• Fulton . (SheaTHyde) (1.760; 16- 
25-40)— 'Warrior's Husband' (Fox)« 
If hot . weather doesn't return, 
ishould be able to hold up close to 
$4,600: ' Last week 'Constant Wom- 
an' (Tiff) and Schmellng-Baer fight 
film strong at $8,800, 'fight reel get- 
ting credit. These reels- stay over 
for first three days of 'Husband.* 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3.3001 96-36-« 
60)'-^'When Ladies . Meet* (M-G). 
Evidently good for the f emmes and , 
house, getting, fine , matinee -play. 
Should have ho trouble collecting 
$14,000. noiaybe morex Last . week 
'Devil's Brother* . - (M-G) yanked 
after five days to $3,250.. new all' 
time low for hO'Use. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-36-50)-^ 
'Gold Diggers' (WB) (2d week>i 
Will probably fall to half initial 
week's -grossi— but $l-li0005 — okay< — 
First week a slzzler at better than 
$25,O0O, topping •42d" Street* by a 
grand or better. 

Warner (WB). (2,000; 26-35-50)— 
.'Private Detective . 62' (WB). Wil- 
liam Powell quite popular here and 
$4,600 anticipated, okay. Last week 
'Diplomanlacs' (Radio) out after 
four miserable days' to around $1,- 
400, new low for house. 

Pordand FaTors Hea^ 
House' m, Toniglit' 66 

Portland, Ore., June 19. 

Sudden hot spell reacted favor- 
ably for "h_ouses. with cooler-s. United 
Artists and" ITroadway paid divl^^ 
on their ice plants. ' 

Rial to has followed the Paramount 
and Orpheum into darkness, leav- 
ing the burg with bnly foiir major 
first runs. This Is lowest local seat- 
ing for many moons, but the Rialto 
Will , reopen for Hamrick, -re- 
christened the Music Box, July 1. 
Exploitation for 'Gold Diggers' al- 
ready underway for that house. Fox 
nanie has been dropped from all 
houses here. 

Broadway held -'Adorablie' for an 
okey second Week and house follows 
this week with 'International House,' 
well exploited, Hamrick found 
'Rome Express' good for one week 
only at the Oriental, but held Up 
well to better than average biz. 
'Pleasure Cruise* did better than ex- 
pected at . the Liberty, putting that 
house into pay dirt. ' 

Dog races at Multiiomah stadium 
still eating Into theatre receipts, artd 
Heillg's Rialto had a fair week 
with the CBS radio road show, 'Bluei 
"Monday-Jamboree.*^-Plans for-sum-= 
mer stock at that house are out. 
Admlsh price-cutting is definitely 
checked. 

Estimates for This Week 
■'^ Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 26-40) 
internatlorial House' (Par). Well 
exploited and In line for strong re- 
turns. Should do $4,B00, oke. Last 
week 'Adorable* (Fox), second week, 
$3^300. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
(Continued On page 16) 



Tuesday* June 20, 1933 



FILM RE V IE W S 



VARIETY 



11 



Talking Shorts 



' W. C. PIELDS 

v^he Fatal Glass of Beer' 
17 Mins. 
RIalto, N, Y. 

Paramount. 
Anp.(;titer. ;in :the Mack Seiinett- 
.W. C. Fields - comedy seriesi and be- 

* low par. Fields* catch-phraae In 
one of . the last . Carroll . 'Vanities' 
series, about 'It ain't a iBt night for 

' man nor beast/ seeins to h.® the 
foundation for this, script, ^uch ipis 
It Is. It Isn't /much. 
' ciyds ?ruckmahn directed a cftst 
which also Includes Rosemary 
Theby as Fields' wlffe* and Greorge 
Chaindler as th6 just-llberated youth 
who'd made aiway with some bonds 
and was In the lioosegow for three 

' years. .'. ' 

In old-style manner of exagger- 

-'ated mel'ddramatics It becomes a 
bor6some, repetitious build-up until 
the obvious finale .when. both, kick 
the prodigal youth out when learn- 
ing .he has hone of the. booty cached. 
Although it's hot a fit night f or ttian 

■ nor beast— after a painfully long 
buildup- he's kicked out In his 
pyjamas. 
No real lafCs and hardly a snicker. 
^ Abel. 



«FIFI' 
Musical 
22 Mins. 
Rivoli, N. Y. 

Vitaphone, Nos. 1511-2 
Unique treatment, In tab form, of 
Victor Herbert's operetta, 'Mile. 
Modiste' alohg lines of the conden- 
sation Warners made of 'Desert. 
Song' under title of 'The Red 
^:jShadow.' Its -muslo-sttll -en-JoyaWfer 
the 'Modiste'.' "tWo-reeler Is out", .in 
front as shorijs. material. 

Viylenne Segal and Charles iTUdels 
are oh top in the 'cast,, former doing 
the -Mller- Modiste! . part.^nd. JjidelSL 
mixing In 'for si few laughs as the 
gownshop aid. Jud6ls isn't particu- 
larly funny, but okay. . It's the pro- 
; ductlon,: music and pattern of 'FIfi': 
:::thatvCounts. 

' Manner In which 'Mile Modiste'- Is 
tabbed, proves- ' novel, with ah old 
afetor, who's- bojlght a- bust of tier-' 
' bert at a theatre auction, sitting 
down to tell his hlece of the 'Mpdr 
Iste' piece in which he appeared a,t 
that very thMtr6.- 0<>ing to major 
' scenes of the operetta, plot of which 
is admirably retained, the short cuts 
back now and then 'to the actor tiiid 
his niece. For a' finish that's e'dually 
as effective fis' the. opening, actor sitb 
-down m the -thetatre proper ahd 
- dreams ■ of -thle 'Modiste' - -show he 
played In, .flhale of show and- miisli; 
-as It was- theii, coming up on' a 
dimmed stage. " 

'Kiss Me Again', figures twice,' but 
It'o- been 'siing better than by -Miss 
Segal. Char. 



BOBBY JONES 

-Umpact? '. 

8 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone No. 5823 

To the golf player 'Impact' may 
carry a load of wisdom; It tells Just 
how to lean, which foot to extend, 
and how to take advantage of the 
trunk's weight; 

But to others In the audience it Is 
simply a lot of Ul-blended technique 
and would-be comedy.. Jones .does 
just what he should, and the cam 
era dept. helps with seml-blackouts 
of his figure to make his method of 
contact with the tiny , ball more dis 
tlngulshable. 

Yet, for general entertainment. 
Impact' could never be categorled 
as a short subject in- the all-popular 
audience classification. Waly. 



'MEN O' SAIL' 
Photographic Novelty 
18 Mins. 

Cameo, New York 

No particular amusement in 'Men 
: 'o' Sail,' also known as 'By Way of 
Cape Horii.' Photographic thrills 
prortilsed ate not'redeerhed.- Moistly 
Just blooey good shots of a square 
-. rigger in full sail and uninteresting 
■movements of men aboard. . Off- 
screen voice details more than is 
• actually shown on the screen. That 
would indicate that evert for Chau- 
tauqua circuits the short should- be 
a tough buy, unless the lecturer is 
more convincing personally than the 
film. Shan. 



PRIVATE WIVES ^ 

Skeets Gallagher, Walter Catlett 

Comedy 

19 Mins. . 

Loew's, .New York. 

Radi 

Brisk little comedy that starts off 
on . the -right foot aiid keeps on go-' 
ing. Not- • original In theme but 
nicely directed by Mark Sandrlch to 
keep the action moving while the 
complications build: 

Gallagher Is ab6ut to marry for a 
second time: on the strength of a 
Mexican divorce. As' the cereinoiiy 
Is ' being performed the. papers anv 
nounce that below the line splits 
have been declared Ulegral In the 
States. That gets the first wife In 
his hair ^gaih with Walter Catlett, 
best man and fixer, assuming . the 
woman to square the new .mother- 
L.-law. Catlett's. wife catches him, 
Qallagher's father turns -up and 
makes It apparent tliat he has met 
the first wife before. Just as the 
pyramid is about to topple over .the 
Justice of the Peace who performed 
the first cerempny arrives to. explain 
that his cpmmiission expired the day 
before the first ceremony, and that 
number < one ' has, no claims. The 
father- gets the unwanted lady ahd 
the. rest are : happy: 

Gallagher has a good foil, in Cat- 
lett, whose" brisk manner is In con^^ 
trast. June Burnett Is a. lively num- 
ber one, and Monte Collins makes 
the most rot a- bit as the nervous 
valet. Dne with a deft touch wlth^ 
out Ignoring the need for the low- 
comedy appeal -for the less IntelUr' 
gent, which makes .this, two-reeler 
generally useful. Chic. 



GRANTLAND RI6E 
'Balanca' 
Id Mins. 
Rialto, N. Y.L 

RKO-Pathe 
Better than the Usual Rice aver- 
age Is this celluloid: exposition on 
•Balance,' ..showing. : how, .. Ip.roper. 
e^ulpo.lse ^inust .dominate ; In tight- 
wire, wbrlclng,' diving, sidalglo dahb- 
ihg (Bobby Vekiibh and.'Stohe fourr 
(some figure here);. and sklln'g. 
" Vtirlety ' ' 6f V demonsttatora and 
terseness of guli^ral style, with, some 
^ood slow-motion camera work, all 
.combine elf ectlvety : to Uiake,' this a," 
good early ^sibot sh6r£«' Ahel. 



'HEAVE TWO* 

With Hairy Sweet and Harry GribV 

.Comedy. • _ 

21 Mins. 

Climeor New York '. 

RKO 

Funny enough anywhere; Actui- 
ally has a causuB belli or something 
by way of plot« . 

That's merely that .Grlbbon as one 
of the two, , white: denlmed sailor 
comics usually gets swatted by 
. brass, .knuckles-from-a myaterloua 
direction in every fight he's In. 

Finally, at the finish, comes re- 
vealed his own buddy, Harry 
Sweet, has been doing the knuck- 
ling. That's a punch fadeout. 

In-between .dame stuff and the 
usual barroom clinches. That trlfck 
9f raising a dancer caught In a spilt 
She didn't meafi to perform by 
means of the flying tings Is laughter 
enough. Some slapstick . stuff, but 
It helps here rather than hurts. One 
objectfon could be. this action moves 
too lazily, Shan. 



'OUT OF THE PAST' 
-Old clips. — 
5 Minsi ' 
Loewls, New York 

Screen Attractions 

Another collectlOh of old clips with 
>,=^.=_a ^TMnning-^fl.ce^l ^ tallt: Jiy, 
/ " Douglas that is not particularly 
brilliant. Clips include the almost 
inevitable one of Mary Pickford, 
Ruth Stonehouse, Gloria Swanson, 
Tom and Owen Moore, Earl Wil- 
liam.s and Ghaplln and Marie Dress- 
ier. There is also a short triclf fllnv 
On the stop-canvera angle. , 
. Some of the negative is pretty 
poor, even for antiques, but such a 
collection • always seems to interest 
in .spite ol the muUipUclty.of like 
footage. C'hic. 



'THAT'S THE SPIRIT' 
Noble Sissle and Band 
11 Mins. 

Tivoli, New YorJc 

Vitashone No. 1491 

Of course, with all musical shorts 
there's- the question involved In 
gauging entertainnient value of Just 
how ancient might be the. tunes ais 
spilled: Here, not particularly new 
but two numbers like 'St. Louis 
Blues' (if memory serves) and 'Tiger 
Rag' can go on 'regardless. Yet 
there's this to offer herein. Noble 
Sissle and his- band, of colored -mu- 
sicians are .ho appealing sights on 
the screen to general theatre .audi- 
ences. Where the shadowy effects 
are used, okay. Therefore, no par- 
ticularly keen screen fare Is this 
short. . ■ 

Trick opening has two colored 
lads in vagabbhdia clothing entering 
a darkened shop and seeing ghostly 
activities. . The band and its music 
is some and most of these ghostly 
matters. But the costumes as worn 
by the musicians are too glittering 
to; take , well on *he colpre'd *oys iii 
Dlalh black and white'photography. 

Sissle hnd his boys are better off 
on the stages. Shan. 



Miniatiire Reviews 



'I Loved You Wednesday' 

(PoX). "VVarner Baxter and 
EUssa Lahdi .in a quiet stbry, 
tricked out from stage version, 
but still lacking In acting. Fair 
entertainment, but . no smash. 
Best asset is: lead names. 

'Life of Jimmy Dolan' 
(WB). Good prize fight yarn 
and entertaihing ,pictu're pit 
moderate box 'Office poten- .. 
tialities. ipioug Fairbanks, Jr.,. 
and Lioretta; Touhg should 
help get the. women. 

'Lilly Turner' CVVB). Ruth 
Chatterton :making a . bid for 
fair business and asks foir pres- 
sure in selling, . Medicine, show 
story and where .'Frisco Jenny' ' 
sold,^ this one may be stressed 
as a companion release. 

'Strange. People' (Chester-, 
field). . Mystery meller spas- 
modically entertaining. MUch 
involved and labored as to plot, 
. however. 

. 'Phantom Thunderboitf' 

(KBS), Ken " Maynard In 
.slightly different western. Fat 
western consumers .and' 
should' hit there. 

'Victims of Persecution! _ 
(Ind). '.'Badly conceived and:' 
poorly' acted, piece of obvious, 
^ntastef ul • propaganda con- 
cerning persekJutlon . of the 
Jew and the Negro. Crude at- 
tempt; to - commercialize . a 
delicate problem. Not :generai 
theatre. 



in her big chance, to keep his fingers 
crossed and wish her luck. 

As he reads the message, they're 
letting oft a couplei of tons of dyna-^ 
mit© in the canyon walls, and as the 
earth shakes and the mountains up^ 
heave, the engineer abstractedly 
crosses his fingers. 

Play is peppered with neat and 
significant twists of this kind, 
shrewd trick ways of suggestive in- 
directions, but never lets itself go 
for forceful direct action. Film may 
be better entertainment than the 
stage play, but still It isn't a pic-, 
ture, .but rather a half hearted' 
adaptation of . a stage play helped 
by • the mobility of the graphic 
camera. Rusk, 



I' Loved You Wednesday 



LIFE OF JIMMY DOLAN 

Warner isros. production and releaae. ■ 
Douglas' Fairbanks,. Jr., aiid Loretta Touns 
featured.' -Directed by Archie. . May6. 
-Adapted by Da-trid- Boehtn and Eirwln Qet-o 
sey froip .ptay ('The Sucker') by Bertram 
Mllbauser and .Beulah; Marie Di]c. Arthur 
EldMon, photoff: At tHalto,' N. f„ we«k 
June 14. • Ruhnlngr time. 71 mlna. 
Jimmy Douglas Fairbanka. Jr; 

Peggy .....i..;..,. ....LOrefta Young 

The Aunt ........ i.. ....... AUne McMahon 

Phlaxer .................. Gw ^bbee 

Doc Woods. I^yle T0.Wo% 

Budgie • • i^P^ft ". Dorsny 

Goldle • .Shirley Grey 

Mageo . . i .... r • .George eeker 

A n^at, sure-footed picture that's 
easy on Easily at- 

tains moderate raiting as an hour's 
entertkinmeht and should have np 
trouble. strllUng same average at 
the boxbffice. 

rtelis the story of a prize fighter, 
but' dbesh't make him a super' 
pug,,.,.ahd he .doesn't .win the big: 
fight at the finish. He's a chiamp in 
the fitst reel and. a bum after ai 
accldentai kttilng. His regeneration 
Is rather dlffereht from that .of- the 



Fox production and release. Feat.ures 
Warner Baxter and-BUssa liandl. Directed 
by Henry King and William G. Mensles. 
Adapted by Philip Klein and Horace Sack- 
son from etagp --play r.'of - aaiiier- -name - by 
Molly Rlcardel-an§ William DuBoU.^Camt 
eramah, "Har Mohf; ' ■ dance dlrectlbii,.- 
Sammy. Lee. At Radio City Music Hall 
'nreek June 17. . Running tlme^ 7T mine, r 
Phillip Fletcher .......... Warner Baxter 

Vlckl .Meredltta. .'• • .BUasa Landl 

•Randall-WllllamB-T.,-rV. Victor nJory 

Cynthia Williams Miriam Jordan 

"Doc Mairy" Hanson. .Laura Hope Crews 



Sea SKfflF Shelviar 

Hollywood, June 19. 

'Phantom of the Deep,' undersea 
serial wltich was to star Richard 
Talmadge, has been ditched by Uni- 
versal and a Treasure Island theme 
substituted on the program. Tal- 
madge goes into the latter. 

Henry MacRae,. U serial super- 
visor, is now concocting the treas- 
ure yarn, which is so far titleless. 



A romantic comedy-drama of first' 
rate possibilities, beautifully made 
and abundantly provided with class 
Fact, that . it aln^s . <it Aclntlllailng 
brilliance in wit rather than; vlg 
orous action Is the element that Itin 
itg Its appeal and takes It pUt of the 
big money Category that c6mes from 
universal acclaim. Picture Is scarce 
ly to the tastes of the great gener- 
al tly of fans because It lacks .that 
robust^ -wallopr - 

■ Women, however, ought to go' for 
It strong on' lt0 romantic angle and 
for the atmosphere of glamor and 
luxury in . which it is . set, , not., to 
speak of Its fashion parade. "Warner 
Baxter turns In one- of his finished 
bits of suave but forceful 'playing 
and Elissa Liandl does a neat and 
satisfying job with the femme lead, 
ar-role-that-lends-itselfHo-treatment- 
in her individual style. 

Despite Its manifold excellencies 
of production a.nd playing the pic 
ture has certain deficiencies all too 
common In stories that make their 
way to the commercial screen from 
the stage. It Is not exactly that the 
situations haven't force, but rather 
that the drama content doeisn't de- 
velop vitally. 

There . Is' a capital passage here 
about inld-wayJ Two couples are 
spending the' evening In a swank 
mid-town speakeasy. Both men SLve 
struggling for one woman and both 
women of . the qiiartet are maneu 
verlng for the same man, one of 
them his present wife and the other 
his ex-mistress. The two men fore- 
gather at one bar and t'ne two 
women conduct a pitched battle of 
wits- at , another, thirst station. . Out 
of the give and take 6f this intricate 
situation and its. setting, there ouight 
to be .ia. world "of firie works. 
- But there Isn't. The cliniax ulti- 
mately eventuates out of the ex- 
change of sparkling, rapartee, but 
meanwhile the physical action, the 
tug of strifCj is so far beneath the 
surface that it doesn't gr-ip. Ail that 
comes out of it Is ah amusing col- 
lection, of pat lines, lines . so very 
pat . that they, obscure , by their spar- 
kle the actual tension of the situa- 
tion, itself. - 

One of the men is Constantly play- 
ing into the hands of the .other, a 
married philanderer. He is serenely 
confident, that the -heroine's golden 
heart will guide her to him in the 
end. It iflnally . turns out so, but 
meanYvhile it doesn't hold much 
thrill. That kind of a, content 
doe)3h't carry you alorig with it. Tlie 
.circumstances call for- some Sort of 
conflict. It's all like watching a 
checker game, which Isn't rated 
among the most thrilling of sports. 

Picture has several striking inci-- 
'dcntal"bitsr=^0ne^sr^arballet"display- 
carried out with elaborate effects in 
a sort of sUper-Roxy style and 
making a fine spectacle passage. An- 
other is a stunning background of 
the vast Boulder Dam operation (a 
main title, note informs that the 
shots were made oh the ground). 
The hero (Baxter) is the engineer 
in charge of the 'work. He is riding 
one of those dizzy mountain cable 
carriages when he opens a wire from 
the girl, telling him she is to open 
at the Paris opera house that night 



LILLY TURNER 

Warnier Bros, production and relcasa, 
f>tars Ruth Chatterton and features George 
Brent and Frank MqHugh. Directed br 
William A. Wellman. Based on play br 
Philip Dunning ai^d George . Abbott ; adap« 
tatlon, Gene Mnrkey and Kathiyn Scola; 
film editor, James Morley; photography, 
James Von Tress. At Rlvoll. N; T„ weefc 
Junfr 14. Running time, 03 mins, 

Lilly ...Ruth Chatterton 

Bob . i ........ . George Brent 

Davo ..Frnhk McHugta 

Edna Ruth Donnelly 

Doc McGlll .Guy Kibbeei 

Rox i .Gordon Westcott 

Mrs. McGlll ............'.Marjorle Gateson 

Sam . ... ... J . ... .... . .Arthur ..Vlnteo 

Fritz ...Robert parra* 



average .picture pug. 
,: In the big'cllniax bout polain tak^s 
it on the chin for .five roun^ 

a" round,', grabbing enough to pay off 
the moitgage and sa^ the old^ 
homestead and have $600 to spare 
All before being knocked out. The 
old homestead happene to be a chil 
dren's^-health- farmv^t which Dolan! 
landipd and by whose kind lady 
owners he' was taken In after he 
had gone down grade. . One of the 
ladles ■' Is ' Aline ' McMahon, who 
means comedy, and the other Is; 
Lioretta Young, the romantic side 
— After -winning the championship 
in the first reel Dolan kills a news- 
paperman who threatens ta expps^ 
his ./mama' gaif. Despite , that 
bolan'b first words over the .mike 
to hist mother, he, happens' to be an 
to his mother he happens to be" an 
ftSPMhy . ,He's.-Stewed.:Wlien Jia 
the reporter to shut him ,up, pnt 
the latter's head ■ strikes the ftris- 
place. Dblah's manager, In attempy- 
ihg a getaway" after crossing the- 
champ, is kUied. and. burned beyond 
recoghltion when the car turns o-ver, 
so the police presum.e the remains 
are Dolan's and set the murdei: 
down as solved, Dolan, mean-whlle, 
Js forced -to -Scram .mihUalfun-ds_ji!^ 
der- .the new monicker of Jack 
Dougherty. 

But an old and broken detective, 
who lost his nerve after .sending an 
Innocent man to the. chair, knows' 
that Dolan, a southpaw, never Wore 
his wrist watch, on the right. The 
body of the manager had the ticker 
on the 'Wrong wing. The old detec 
tlve tracks Dolan to the health farm 
and piiiches him after the niorte^ge 
paydfC fight, but lets him go at the 
finish : when seeing the boy- has 
straightened out and settled down. 

Guy Klbbee's work as ;tho .foggryr 
eyed flatfoot ls the best of the cast'$ 
contributions. He Is getting to be 
a champ picture stealer among Hol- 
lywood's character people. Young 
Doug does nicely as Dolan. So 
nicely, that the fact that his very 
heat features are exceptional for. a 
guy whode business It is to take It 
on the lug is easily overlooked. ' It 
Isn't Mi^s. MacMahbn's fault that 
they tie her down with a Scotch dia- 
lect, nor that the language tWlst 
accounts for a below-par perform- 
ance. 

Dialog ^and everything: that '.'goes 
with it fits here, and the fight stuff 
is. as realistic as anything that can 
be. recalled for...comparisoit.. ..it.;was 
wise' not to' overwrite this prize 
fight yarn, and because those who 
worked on 'Dolan' refrained from 
piling it. on they . avoided the traps 
that" usiually ' ruin scenarios of this 
sort. Archie Mayo may have had 
a lot to do with this angle. Bipe. 



Can be sold as a companion re- 
lease to 'Frisco since Ruth 
Chatterton is again in a Ipwdown 
spot, but on audience value it fails 
to., nieasure better than fair- Unless 
the Chatterton niame draws and the 
merchandising Is effective receipts 
will riot be high. Spotty returns 
most probable. 

picture Is based: on the. Broadway 
play of the girl who unknowingly 
married a bigamist and then hooks 
up with a good Intentioned drUrtk to 
give her baby a name, and- finds her 
path anything but roses thereafter. 
After falling in love with another 
man, who plans carrying her away 
from the tawdry existence she's 
known since marriage; story twists 
bv having her stick to the souse 
(Frank McHUgh) out of sratltude. 

surprise cOmes when the drink- 
ing' stop gap husband suflfers- a 
broken back defending her against 
murderous maniac. 
Picture Is Miss Chatterton's all 
the way, star , making- every effort 
to 'give -wliat "the- story lacks and 
-what Is.mldsing In the direction. 

Background of yarn Is a medicine, 
show carrying - Miss Chatterton, 
McHugh and Brent, who replace thd 
strong man (Robert Barratt) In the 
troupe. Latter Js the one who goes 
nuts figuratively and literally over 
lill. .... 

Barrat played ^.the.; same role • In 
tl>9 show and here repeats an excei- 



lent performa,nce. 



('the Golden GoaD 
(QERMAN-MADE) 

(Wiih Soniis) . 

Produced by Bavarik Film "A-G. .-Rlchard- 
TauMr - production; . Starring * Rlcbard 
Tauber. ■ Directed by .Max Relchmami. 
i^Rllsb- titles' by William K. Hedwig. 
American premiere at the VanderblU, N< Ti, 
'June 17. 'Rbnrilhg tl ' .'85' mins. 

Tonl Lechner . Richard Taubcif 

Mutter Lechner .Sophie . Fagar 

L^nl : 'i Lusie -Engllsch. 

Lolsl. ....... ^i. ..'.. .;....... . . .Oskar Si{p& 

Oora.T . . . .' T. ...... . ..... . i . r.Taarra ' Eleneif 

Mannbel ,.'.,'.....<......,... .Karl Sixer 



'-'Apt to.attriaot more attention In 
the ^Itates "than sonie contemporary 
Glerman films because of the Rich- 
a;rd Taub'er affiliation. His .tre> 
.hiiendous-tenbr -Voice should attract, 
certain ihuslc lovers despite the 
"Teutonic '.origin of the picture. No 
'special merit in the story. It's sint- 
pie. How & country choir hoy Ifl 
taken upi; by a smart Berlin man-!' 
ager and promoted Into an opera 
singer Of first magnitude. Told; 
mostly via dialog and Tauber's 
singing. Neither technically nor in 
any other yelr. does It compare with 
Amer lcitirT>ro:duxjt7 ~ Usual- (Sermam— 
stuff, although certain of the acting, 
particularly, that of Lolsl' (Oskar 
Slma) and Lent (Lusle Engllsch) Is 
worth mentioning. 

Sound and photography 'were bad 
when caught. May be due to the 
print, perhaps an old one. 
- TaUber sings arias familiar to. 
those who know his voice. May not 
be particularly well known over 
here, altliough he has been making 
some headway, . according to ac- 
counts, -through the discs. His only 
visit to the States was around a 
year or so ago when he made aa 
appearance over the air. 

The film hardly flatters Tauber aa 
ah actor. Has a John McCormack 
-fierure which about tells all there Is 
to. tell. But Tauber's voice and 
singing flatter the film. Shan. 



Yictiins of Persecution 

Wlliiam Goldburg production. Specloltr 
release. Directed by Bud Pollard. . Featur< 
Ing Betty Hamilton and Mitchell Harris. 
Based on "play ot same name by Leonard' 
Zucker. . Cast Includes Judiah Blelch, Anna 
Lowenwirth. ShlrirhiT Oliver. •• David Lettn^ 
ard. Charles Adier and 'Dan iMIchaels: 
Photographer, Frank Zucker. At th» 
Camed, New Tork week 'beginning Jikna . 
IfJ, .tlwnnlng time. ,QQ .mins. . 



Touches on the Negro question, 
but deals . mostly with the racial 
persecution of the Jews. lUrconsId- 
.ered stuff, badly • conceived iand Il- 
literately produced. Partakes too 
much of propaganda and doesn't 
(Continued on page 46) 



The Woman % Angle 



*\ Loved You Wednesday' (IToic). Romantic fluff blown up with pad- 
=dlng=ini^)lace=of-pJot^=^Tbp=thin-to^su3tainfgenerah^^^ 



'Strange People' (Chesterfield), Routine murder mystery with stand- 
ard innocent suspects whosia ino'lffcrent acting and carelessly unresolved 
story telling, fail to set the girls on edge. 



'Lilly Turner' (FN)., 
artificial js»tory. • 



mi.sca.'it as a sexy wench in an 



ife of Jimmy Dolan' (WB). A man's picture that won't stay in Its- 
own backyard. Tries for femme appnal with .sentimentality, but its title 
ahd prize fight angle will give" the gals pause at the bbxofllce. 



12 



VARIETY 



VABIEiy HOUSE RE^IEl^S 



Tneeday, Xune 20, 1933 





TRANSLUX 



Roosevelt's war debt . statement 
let^s . off both newsreel theatres. 
The president . reduces langiiage to, 
•,t]«B^! point - "Where : a housewife who 
may- J^ave parsed' up all debt read- 
■ine-'in the newspapers can sit back 
aiid probably for the flrst time un- 
derstand what it is ail flibput. 

t>athe: sobl'ed a . scoop Saturday 
over thei Embassy, in cbverage of the 
Klne's speech at the opening of the 
liOndon conference. $ihce the King 
objected to lights, tiie Gtunerameft 
had to wprii outside the building. 
By. editing In silent views of the 
Kine, Pathe was able to record his 
voice as it was amplified to .the 
' crowd. !Pathe also Ihterviewed Bay- 
°. ihohd Mbrley on the significance of 
the. coiifab. FtH contented itself 
' With sin expresislon from the Japah- 
ese envoy. 

Both houises als6 had Bobsevelt's 
adOress to young farmers arid ihe 
.conferring' of .'a. dodtor of laws de- 
gree, iipon thci President. EmbasiEiy 
>7fU3 the Only house to covjer another 
degi^e-i-conf erring ceremony, ujpion 
■_Qo.vef nor Xeiima.n. 
' Paramount had the only views ef 
. the' jobless "wbrnen's cainp. at Bear 
'JRfountaih. It, worked.in a few laughs 
,;with incidental conversations of 
several of the i^ls^ ' . 

The heat, wave afforded the reels 
oppottunity for a subject Parar 
inouht's job" was - Superior to that 
>bf F-H, since its contact man used 
a Utile imagination and went after 
•JHUnan Interest angles. Universal 



EMBASSY 



It's parade week at this Embassy. 
At least, seven tulips have tQ do with 
marchers and what makes tiie num- 
ber conspIciouB is. that .these sub- 
jects aire bunched together in the 
program. 

Several other clips don't aippear 
to .have been touched with shears. 
TherMbllsbns are allowed to hold a 
regular eonver^tlon. .with ea,bh 
other. Instead of enligiiteriing the 
audience i^bout plans for their At- 
lantic hop;, they bore and leave . ii 
chattery impression. The same is 
true of the Hbnus V.'agner coverage 
and to a certain extent of : Mayor. 
O'Brien's medal awards, to firemen. 

The F-H boys sought but the 
tJ. S. Attorney General arid Senatox* 
Wagner for ezplariatioris of cour 
gressional abtivitibs. 

Exceptional camera work was 
manifest In views of the Belmont 
Stakes, LenS' seems to have picked, 
the winner . frorii the start, and 
riioved virlth it from line to lirie. 

Waljf. 



New show at the big Badio City 
- house - this --week sprawlsi It has a 
couple -of ' extraordinarily - -brilliant 
dance spect^Ies and contrast 
two numbers quite as emphatically 
b^di all making for an arinoyingly 
''uneven perfonqance. 

The bright side of the picture Is 
ihe^ iopenirig-' display of the stage 
■proceedings, an elaborate Scenic 
baUet called 'Maid of ^the Mist' with 
the big bfJIet in beforo.a very Niag- 
' aira of a waterfall,, with & stunning 
.mist effect and Patricia .i^winan 
cfoing the ' principal daricing for a 
thdy beautiful bit of ensemble 
sta^ng. 

y Tor istunning sight accessories the 
nttiaber tbpgr Oiiytbfng fri~lts class 
the house has had on view in a long 
time: Introductory riumber is sung 
.by -Harold Van Duzee- out front be- 
fore, a plain drop, the flying of 
'which reveals the picture as set- 
. .ting- .-for an Indian eflOct. Firiish 
,has a rainbow thrown upon the ris- 
infiT- mists, appiorently wbrked with 
a special . steam line on. the stage. 
-Jleceii w a g a p u ncb f ui-jopening-for-a; 
stage show, 
r But^there was nothing adequate 
to folliDw it. Newsreel intervened 
between the 'Maid' number and the 
next item, which turned to be a dull 
and uninspired arrangement. Stage 
was occupied by the Columbia Uni 
vecslty Concert Band, a , group' of 
some three score collegians gath- 
erod in stiff orchestra fashion, 
I dressed in their -sombre black cap 
.and gowns and makiner a not very 
enlivening picture. 

Radio City Choral enSemblO was 
disposed to the sides of the. musi 
clans, garbed also in black gowns 
arid mortar boards; The music the 
- collegians dispensed was no more 
exhilirating than their appearance, 
polite, precise as a parlor piano in- 
' terlude by the young hopeful of the 
-family. Selections were unfor- 
tunate, mostly college songs which 
'^ven the chorus couldn't make 
lively, and a couple that sounded as 
= -though they came from the Meth-r 
odist hymnal. Anyhow, It cancelled 
■the bright effect Of the opening 
riumbcir. ; 
Fbllowed* a iolo' dance hy Miss 
. Bawman, a sitnple arrangement ori 
I the shallow stage, dressed with only 
'a - panel garden- at -One side, -.The 
"de^ncer made a lovely picture in a 
filmy costume of gray, and her exOr. 
cution of the 'Valse Rhythmlque' 
was in her best manner, but the pall 
of the Columbia boys' lieriormance 
still hung over the stage. 

A riew version of the gigantic 
mliTor-bar idea as .the finale did 
little Sorixething to brighten, up the 
evening as a finale for the stage 
presentation. Opens witji a quartet 
t>f boys and girls gathered around a 
table on one of the platforms. to the 
■Bide of the stage singing a number 
, apparently titled 'When I'm Sipping 
, Soda wjtli. Susie. J . ^ 



the opening and dosing full-stage 

sequences, 

York and King do their stuff In- 
dependent of the rest of the show, 
and they carry their own scenery. 
Only other turn alone and out in 
'one! Is Tito Gulzar> radio tenor, 
who. sings ' Spanish, and strums a 
guitar. The ladies seemed to like 
him and he seemed to know it. be 
cause he deals strictly in romantic 
music and plentiful use of his eyes. 
It was okay fOr seven, or: eight . »nin- 
utes and there was little competition 
around. 

Other acts are Elizabeth Morgan 
and Charles Columbus,, former not 
long ago Elizabeth Morgan and 
Boys, and latter fonrierly Snow and 
Columbus, and Vivian Fay. Their 
experlencO stands Mlas Morgan.and 
Columbus in., good, .stead, .and. they, 
coriiprise a competen.t danCe team 
that doesn't, hvve to break a leg 
every show to gather enough ap 
plause for a bow. 

Miss iFaye is a toe dancer -who 
has been in the picture houses and 
a couple of musicals, last of the lat 
l;er being 'Melody,* She has one 
trick, and one trick only, and that's 
a fast whirl on her toes. - She does 
t for a finish in her own Solo num- 
tier, and then is called upon to re 
peat it two or three more tlriies by 
the stager, later on In the produc- 
tion and without, changing , costume. 

Chesier JIale has 48 girls or thore 
abouts On. the stage and working 
thrice in the presentation. They are 
not so well costumed in the opener, 
but later on the duds show some 
class. It's a versatile line, going in 
f or bbih precision work and ballet, 
and doubling f rbin tbe to taps. 

Tascha Bnnchuk conducts the 
overture and the balance of the 
show is composed of the newsreel, 
trailers and the feature, 'Reunion in 
Vienna' (Metro). Picture is on sec 
ond run here after two -a-daying at 
-iOr^tte-ftrilsfaTao d the original 6Qda44*y^-Gaiety.— TheTBaroymore-nanaer 
table quartet which had introduced 
the. episode reproduced on each of 
the many platforms bordering thb 
auditbrium. 

Another "mlscue -came -with- the 
overture/ inade out of a medley of 
Spanish numbers. Orchestra han- 
dled the niuslo worthily, but the ef- 
fect, was spoiled by gathering the 
vocal chorua on the stage frozen 
into a formal, group like a family 
party posed for the village photog- 
rapher and looking extremely un-. 
comfortable and awkward. How Is 
: t possible for all the skill that goes 
to the making of such spectacles as 
'The Maid of the Mist' to let such 
sorry things as. a funeral band, and 
such terrible amateur,posing as that 
Spanish group get upon the same 
stage, hot to speak of the same perr 
formance? 

Picture is 1 lioved Tou Wednes- 
day*- (Fox), -offering -fair^but quiet 
entertainment. Attendance ' at this 
early evening performance very 
good indeed. Bitaih. 

CAPITOL, N, Y. 

New Tork. June 16. 
'Where are the Tork and Kings 
■oljthe-future to comeJScaml— Witb^ 



was the only reel Saturday to show 
the recent Paris tralnt wreck. 

Both houses had the Macon's, 
flight Over Chicago; St. Peter's 
Cathedral illuminated; Goodman 
winning the gblf trophy; King 
George's birthday; 'World's Fair 
prehistoric animals, arid midget 
marriage;. 'West Point' graduation 
exercises; wedding of the . former 
Kaiser's toon. Waly. 



iDrop flies discovering the stage 
taken up with an enormbus high 
counter lined on both sides by the 
•Roxyettes in bby and girl get-up. 
Front line coriies down for a dance 
routirie, while tho platform 'counter' 
sinks to stage level, bringing the 
rest dt the girls front for a preci.- 
bIoH drill, good as usual for the 
heavy applftuao returns of the ses- 
;Sion. A dance specialty is intro- 
-duced here by Sunny Rice . and 
Alyce Ghappelle, with the choir on 



out them vaudeville or the presen- 
tations, or any other stage policy 
posing as variety, cannot have a 
future. York and Kings , are not 
made with two last halves and a 
month's layoff In between. It takes 
time to develbp comedienries like 
Rose King and straights like Chic 
Tork. They are not being developed 
nowadays. 

Radio can't manufacture them 
Nor can pictures. Between them 
they are getting every arinbitlous 
actor who can crash either field 
Vaudeville is gettlrig only the left- 
overs froni the other fields, because 
vaudeville has' nothing to offer i 
young actor with ambitions. 

Because vaudeville Is not devel- 
oping new York and Kings for it 
self, and because there- is no other 
manner, of .obtaining them^ vaude 
ville is holding on strenuously to 
the few Ybrk arid Kings that remain 
frorii. the bid and once abundant but 
now barren source of supply. But 
vaudeville can't last playing its few 
York and Kings back and forth 
across the street and arOrind the 
corrier either. The bookefs Ivon't 
chance an untried act. They prefer 
the York and Kings, naturally, but 
:WIthout realizing they are .gradually 
but surely killirig off the few York 
and Kings that are left: . 
.. SuCh. a syslerii "is but a shot in 
the arm for. ailing vaudeville, 
will wear off. And when it does the 
bookers will find themselves with- 
out their York and Kings and the 
rest of their handful of standbys. 

Rose King and Chick York arc at 
the Capitol this wcekj playing 
Loew's Broadway ttce house after 
playing Loew's lesser Stale on th 
same street last week. It's no acci 
dent .that they are the whole show 
at the Capitol. That, there Is llltlo 
else to support them is with the de 
Ilb6ra:t<s="b50lyng^im^nt'^b^r^tosslng 
York, and King on' tho .stage arid 
havirig therii. carry the • staRc Bhow, 
with, complete-confidence that Yorli. 
and King would deliver.. Thoy do 
and that's riot aii accident either 
Carrying shows has become tradl 
tlonal with them. 

" Otherwise : the Capitol's ioufrcnt 
•Valse Moods' is a sldpped-togethor 
affair whose chief virtue Is its brev- 
ity. The house doesn't even, go to 
the trouble of changing the set for 



which is about all the house has to 
fish with this week, wasn't getting 
much ot a bite lYId^y evening. 

Bige. 

IMPERIAL/ TORONTO 

-Toronto, June 16. - - 
Sequel to the Nathanson regime 
Is a series of changes in the major, 
stage show spots and picture houses 
that may leave the town entirely 
flicker fbr the suriomer months, at 
least. Shea's Hipipodrome again 
cibses this week, for the third time 
thlis season. Tivoll will go off the 
British picture 6tanda.rd axid go 
double-feature next -week. Town's. 
deluXer, the Imperial, may be play- 
Irig lts last~sfage"T>in next vs^ek. " 

As it Is, this house is off the F&M 
route and has switched to RKO 
vaude with a five-act line-up. Ru- 
taot is that this, will be out week 
after next, with Jack Arthur, newly- 
appointed manager, substituting the 

stage presentations which made his 
-reputatlon-4n^the^old— Uptown. and- 
Regent days, these beirig mostly as- 
sembled with local talent. 

FP-Can changes have Jack' Ar- 
thur again at the helm of the or- 
gariization's ace house. . Howard 
Knevels, former manager, takes 
charge Of ' the . sbuthwest . Ontario 
division stretching from Windsor to 
Hamilton. ■ It's a promotion for both 
boys, with Fred TrebUcock. aseist- 
ant manager, staying on. 

The Arthur influence Is already 
noticeable. Still a disciple of the 
stage presentation motif, the lad is 
taking his five RKO acts and play- 
ing them In full stage with house 
sets. He also has the pit boys on 
stage. Current bill of Straight 
vaude is played before an elaborate 
garden set( and Arthur has drafted 
Bert Walton as m.<;., an emergency 
job which the comic carries off very 
nicely. 

Practically .every act was a show 
stopper On opening nlght» and at 
tendancb good, despite the lure Of 
beaches and parks. lAst show had 
standees, for the first, time iri 
months, much of this probably due 
to the . feature fllni. International 
House' (Par). A concession to radio 
was the headline act; the Pickens 
listers. — Harmony trlo - held l the 
deuce spot and customers were re 
luctant to let the girls go. Dressed 
In -while satin, the girls scored on 
aippearance as. well as Vocalizing, 
and had to beg off.- 

Buck and Bubbles trailed in their 
staridard act Of patter, plario and 
tap. They rang the bell for the sec 
ond time of tho .cvenlrg.- Dohntclla 
Bros,' and Carmen closed in a 
whirlwfnd darico afi'd Instruniont'al 
act that saw no walk-outs. AVIlh 
tho boys doubling In accordion, aax 
and piccolo, and tho girl dancing, 
tho real socko camo with tho^ ap- 
poaranco of the JPoriatellp seniors, 
-fffnfvjr""and mbHier gSf irrig top. re 
ccpllon for inatruriienlal work. 



for 

Oi/Cher waa Juno Purlans and Co., 
t-wo men arid tv/o women, In strong- 
arrn fXnti. that pleased 

Despite his elcyalion to the man- 
agership. Jack Arthur continues to 
wield the baton fbr the ovoi'turc. 
This fimb it" Was a medley" of hits 
from British flickers. Horace Lapp, 
the organist, conducted the house 
band on stage during the vaude bill. 

MGStay. 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, Juhe 16. . 
Bight acts this week, Nlclinan^ed 
the 'Century of progresiei Carnival of 
Fun' and hopefully presented with 
Columbia's 'Cocktail Hour* as an 
antidote to those June-and-expo 
blues, Xast week the Palace upped 
to $16,000, at which point house can 
break. After several weeks of de- 
plorable grosses this was mildly in- 
spirational. It Is hoped that things 
will be somewhat better froia now 
on as the inward flow of tourists 
oonuriences; 

In, composing the augriiepited pro- 
grarii of variety, rellancb was largely 
placed upbn old-.tiriiers. Thus the 
show looked -like a card that might 
have been seen Iri the more halcyon 
days of vaude. It' ran: DOii I<ee and 
TrudJna, Joe arid Jane McKenna, 
Kitty Doner, Stan- Kavanaugh, liulu 
McConnell, Aunt Jemima, Ben Blue, 
Moscow Canine Players. 

Approximately 30 . minutes In ad- 
vance of the average time schedule 
of the house, the eight-act bill got- 
Under way suavely and gracefully 
-with the light banter romance of 
Don Lee. arid Trudina, which evolves 
Into a dance turn.- This is prettily 
doveta.lied, with a pcSsible awkward 
pause or two, and ends on a so^- 
clently high note of unction to get 
over nicely. . 

Burlesque adagio and hoke aes- 
thetics of the McKennas was prob- 
ably spotted after the Lee-Trudlna 
turn purposely. BiU was: somewhat 
unorthodox in sequence, but not less 
entertaining On that account, Mc- 
Kennas socked the audience as hard 
as they sock each other In obtaining 
those guffaws. 

Experienced, poised, bard-wbrking 
Kitty Doner presented a light com- 
edy vehicle of a type no longer com- 
mon and therefore filling the pre- 
Bcription ideally. Certain parts of 
ner .turn are capable of more coih- 
edy oapitalization, notably the un- 
dressing bit behind the silhouette 
scrim.-- 

That. inarticulate but muscularly 
eloquent, juggler, Stan Kavanaugh, 
kept all eyes riveted on his aston- 
Ishirigly casual tricks. He provides 
change of .pace, that is needed -in 
the center of a bill, and on sheer ca- 
pacity to amuse without music or 
any Support except his own verified 
the booking judgment 100%. 
• Not In a year, and maybe longer, 
has the Palace had a sketch, A 
compliment to Lulu MoConnell that 
this full-stage type of act gets 
booked. Box set would serve better 
if brought nearer footllght pan as 
greater audibility would help. Oc- 
casional losses of dialog could 
thereby be eliminatedv Still a Very 
funny act and got abundant giggles. 
- Some -question if A-uht- Jemima 
would not be better advised to Vfork 
in the mammy attire throughout. 
That seeriis more appropriate than 
cloth of gold gowning. However, 
that niay be iinlmportant or minor. 
Audience went for her as is. 

Ben Blue's hoke was the natural 
next-to-closer and an easy-going 
success. Moscow Canine Players, 
-^L_th.e-L.ChIcago-some months-ago,- 
closed the proceedings. Land. 

LOEW'S MONTREAL 

Montreal, June 16. 
First week of revived vaude under 
special booking arrangements at 
Loew's is very gratifying arid if 
continued will , insure , maintenance 
of shows hero over the summer. 
Biggest houses seen here In many 
months. Eddie Sanborn at last 
pulls his orch out bf pit and giyes 
stage show that gets first of a rbw 
of salvoes from the fans. Cublstlc 
effect back drop and snappy green 
and white color scheme, with Russ 
Tigus megging a couple of songs 
and boys soloing sax, clarinet and 
trumpet deserved call they got. 

Bob Hall m. c.'s the whole show 
ajtid does bis rbyriilrig act on top- 
ical and audience themes in next-to- 
closing act. Opener Is De Guchis, 
Japanese tumblers; putting Over 
strong man act with smoothness and 
speed. Best of its kind seen here 
for a long while, and crowd, usually 
listless for this sort of turn, voci- 
ferated for call when act built up 
to a lift on four stools 30 feet into 
tho fliep for a somersault. 
--.-Dftucer was Stratford and May* 
berry, girl team, both lookers, and 
with clever patter they got plenty 
laughs. They do gdls left to walk 
from niptor rides, endlrig by. getting 
home on. freight trains, acting well 
and teaming nicely together. Again, 
topical allusions to Montreal con- 
ditions got the laugh and a big 
hand. 

Jules Bledsoe, third, sang and ac 
companied' himself,- on pianbr Using 
French, he went over well arid had 
to take couple of encores for '01 
Man River' and Massenet's .'Elegy' 
latter in French. Crowd didn't want 
to let him go. Three calls, 
==Gloslng^was=^Bert--=Nagel-=and 
Girls, scvcn-girl line that danced 
and turned the odd somersault. Hit 
of tho act was Nagcl, made up as 
cat, who came out into the aqdi- 
erxco hopping around the seats, and 
had all tho feriimes squeaking. 
Opening slowly and to a house tired 
with. bYerm.uch appliuse, he stimu 
lated the crowd to further efforts 
and won a call at the finish. 

Feature was 'Miade in Broadway' 
(MG), but vaude got most of better 
than usual business. 



ROXY, N. Y. 

New York, June 16. 
Xhren tap dancers and buck and! 
wingers are being curtain called 
four and five times* The new audl^i 
ence in the old Roxy is about thd 
easiest on Broadway to please. It 
does just what the performer figi 
ures the people out front ahoulcl 
do. Every wise crack, good, an<< 
cleni or judt . indifferent, registers 
.a .roar. 

An idea Of the pui>pet-like reac^ 
tlon of the audience may be gath-; 
ered when Dave Schooler resorted 
to the old program padding prac-. 
tlce of introducing, and lettlrig each' 
solo, virtually every man In hi^ 
barid. Each was applauded befbre 
arid 'af ten There was no need for; 
such padding because the stage 
show and picture fare extended well 
into three hours. 

.Aside from the lo-W admission aa 
a ^qualification the program cur«i 
rently is f aii: entertainment. Nori 
mally it would honestly rate a f rac-.! 
tlon Of the applause it Teceived^ 
But applause, at least in the way it 
is being dispensed at the Roxy, 
serves as nO criterion of quality* 
There were , some in the Friday 
night house who even brought their 
palms together at the conclusion 
Of a. trailer.' 

Marty May and his piartner got 
away with some raw ones, a . cbuple 
being . Just, vulgar. They lit into 
the Fox Brooklyn With the Infer-i 
ence they hadn't been paid for play-.i 
ing there a couple bf weeks ago* 

Armarido and Lolita.dld a freak 
Apache number in. which chairs, 
guns and a sobby flriis were used. 
The Foster $irls: are over- worked. 
When they are riot cavorting, they 
are used as background or atmos- 
phere for most of the acts. The 
SIzzIers, NBC broadcasters, have an 
easy stage presence and make an 
erccll ent fast moving Ulu. - — — '—^ 

The Gaudsmlths clown with dogs 
while Dad iB the chief attraction 
ot-the Robblns Family which do . 
some- fast turns. Tom. and Betty 
Wonder, dance team, have a dumriiy 
I>artner novelty which lillls any 
chance, for monotony. 
- Feature — is -'Strange — Peoplrf^, 
(Chesterfield). Mickey Mouse and 
the Fox newsreel are included. 

Wall/. 



PARAMOUNT. L. A. ] 

Los Angeles, June 16. 

Possibly with a view to whoopins 
up the customers for the screen fea-: 
ture, 'College Humor* (Par), house! 
currenUy is -iisirig a rip-roaring, 
honest-to-goodness Geo. M. Cohan 
finish for Its stage shbw. They, 
have the~7[nasBed coIor8;'the~ girls alt" 
decked up In red, white and blue, 
manipulating batons while stepping) 
atop. of drums, and the band blar* 
Ing out a lusty patriotic air as the; 
final curtalp descendCi 

-The Par college pic has' not bejen 
touted any too highly In these parts, 
yet the house is doing a land-offlcei 
biz. So much so, an extra stage) 
show -had-4o-be-r4ing^in today-(16)ii- 
starting before noon,, which Is rare 
for these parts. It'll also be five 
Saturday and Sunday, and for as 
many days next weeic as the biz 
warrants. 

Maybe it was too early an hour 
fbr the performers, but whateveiq 
the reason, the Start of the open- 
ing show today proved somewhat 
draggy.^- -About- midway the t.empo 
speeded up and from then on the 
proceedings were lively. Barto and 
Mann top easily with their brand of 
comedy and . eccentric dancing. A. 
colored youth who knows things 
about hoofing almost ties up the 
show, with Armida, mimic and 
comedienne, also finding the going 
easy from the start. 
. Customary opening, with the lirie 
girls doing a series of steps, half 
the girls lir froTitrof the plush, the 
other half behind, with only knee- 
high legs revealed. Stage band, un- 
der the Rube Wblf baton, then went 
into a medley of pop airs, a swell 
arrangement and deserves what It 
gets. Ann Roberts, soprano, war- 
bles a. chorus with, .the band. Wplf! 
riieantiriie doing a lot of mugglrig 
behind her biack which seems out bf 
.place. 

- . -Raymond BealL-colored- boy steps* - 
per picked up locally, on next for 
some snappy work that reveals the 
lad as a natural.' He can dance 
rings around many a vet. 

Armida does a dgaret number, 
distributing fags to the boys out 
front, follows with her mimlcryi im- 
personating DblQ^es Del Rio, Mar- 
lene Dietrich and Lupe Velez; and 
winds .up .with 'a fast castanet 
dance number. Art Jarrett, ' tenor, 
in his. third and final week, warbles 
a blue number, and then goes into 
a ballad, with the - girls on for a 
-waltz number and, fan routine that 
JfiJasyiy^jdenfi..^^:^,.-^ — ^.^^^^..^ 

A brief blackout by Wolf, Jarrett 
and Arniida draws a few chuckles, 
and then Barto arid Mann proceed 
to mop up. Boys were In fine fettle 
despite the early hour and didn't 
overlook a bet. Most of their rou- 
tine is riew around here, and it gets 
Ojver.-With a , bang. 

Finale winds up with a tableau, 
the first one F&M have sliowcd in 
many riionths. Biz at the 'break- 
fast show, near capacity on tlio 
• lower floor. Edwa. 



Tuesday* June 20* 1933 



VARIETY HOUSE REVIEWS 

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VARIETY 



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PALACE* N. Y, 

Another session of very undistin- 
guished vaudevifle at the Palace. 
.Slowly th© sense of >. astonishment 
that the house Is for rent is paaslng. 
Some more bills like this over the 
auinmer and it will be curtains for 
the once topnotchor. Individual acts 
are standard enough and serviceable 
. for their purpose, biit the blending Is. 
pretty awful. 

Opens with the usual acrobatic 
number; goeis to a mixed song-and- 
knockabout domedy^trio; a ventrllQ- 
quist for the No. 3 spot and Medley 
and Duprey for hext-to-closlng. 
That's the tlpoff for the atyl& they're 
shooting at. A bill that's all low 
comedy la alioost as wearisome as 
one that's short on the invaluable 
comedy eleimeht. Under the clrcuifi- 
(iCances appearance of Adelaide: Hall, 
colored prima donna, and a colored 
band, working straight,, was a wel- 
come change of pace, presenting the 
extraordinary sltuatioit of straight 
material as relief from comedy. 

Violet and. Ray Norman, two 
gymnasta and a girl worker, sup- 
plied with a neat opener, the extra 
man working as understifinder in ex-' 
cellent hand-to-hand fea.ta and es- 
saying timid comedy. Ray Norman,: 
top mounter^ has a splendid reper- 
toire of bsUancihg feats, and thci* 
giant handler is better in acrobatic 
work than his comedy/ . 

Then off the deep end for comedy 
1- the No. 2 turn^ Charles. Foray the 
and Addiei Seamon, wide range voice 
comedian and fat glrl coinic offlclat- 
ing at the pfaho, wKh a GontinuaQng 
slender girl flllins; In With dance 
routines and feediag gags. Comedy 
here is of the roughest andi hoftleat 
kind, and In the early spirt left 
something of a problem for anybodjt 
to follow with sfrbngarm laughs. If. 
you start a comedy men-i with slap- 
stick, what do yow use to climax it? 
B est they cj>uld do here was more 
" elat )stlck, and it didn ' t workout; 

Edgar Bergen, novelty ventWlo- 
auist, got the following placement. 
The turn has a lot of points, hot the 
least of which is. the framing of gags 
on a sketchlike ^ructure^ creating 
something of a comedy situation as 
backenrounding for the chatter with 
-the dummy.^^ SUght thread is.excel- 
lent and the mat<erial dovietails 
neatly, having to do with- a doctor, 
performing a trifling operation oh. a 
newsboy dummy, picked up on a 
park bench and taken to the med 
Ico's office for needed treatment. 
Girl as a nurse helps, the action and 
contributes to the amusing twists 
of talk. 

Medley and Duprey had to follow 
the earlier Forsythe-Seamont session 
ahead and that was : plenty rough 
fun to top. Medley went to it with 
. a will, making up in vigor and sock 
whaV the fun lacks In freshheiss 
The pair have an ingenious coUeC'^ 
tion of hoke. They're not fastidious 
in their clowning, but the situation 
called for herolo measures. The 
earlier mixed team had gone to con- 
siderable lengths in rough fun. Get- 
ting the broad-beamed Miss Seiamon 
ofC a grand piano; stern ilrst». under 
a spotlight, was a sample. Medley^ 

and--Duprey-didi»*t— go-that -far— lift- 

hoke, but they niade up the speed 
of their ' laugh tricks, getting, fair 
returns from a mere handful at this 
early Saturday afternoon perform- 
ance. 

The Adelaide Hall number ran 20 
minutes and was a welcome pause In 
the mad riot of fun. Band is an- ex- 
pert Harlem collection of .a dozen 
jazzists; group carries two aizzllhg 
steppers in Capt. Baker and Pegleg 
Bates, and there la* the ispirlted 
Negro number peddler, Mlas Hall, 
working atraight and. very ihuch 
prima donna, but handling her stufC 
with a good deal of Vigor and put 
ting a zippy dance bit in for the 
finish. 

Band mixea its numbers nicely 
with a dirge-like arrangement of 
-^lue-Sky' separating hot cornet bits 
and a capital handling of 'Stormy 
Weather' to the prlma.'a solo. Hot 
fiflale-for a twosome of faat stepping 
by the two men mentionedi Pegleg 
outdoing himself in intricate stuff 
despite the wooden gam. Ril9\. 



HOLLYWOOD, L. A. 



. Hollywood, June 16,.^ 

It was a hot afternoon opening 
day, and the Stroud Twins, heading 
this week's bill, didnt feel . like 
dancing. So fhey talked. But they 
didn't feel -like taJking, either. So 
they drawled some small-time Jokes. 
Then they wound up by skipping all 
the hard tricks in their hoof rou 
tine. The audience didn't get much 
bang oiit of their antics and juat aat 
patiently-.-'-waitihg-for-Riohard-Bar 
thelmess in 'Heroes For Sale.' 

Dancing and body-flippine oc 
cupy the attention of all the. rie 
'maininfj acts, exdept Nlles Marsfi 
female impersonator, who ;ia tied 
'=^-^"do.wn="by=a=heavycold-;=^Marsh=gets 
a bit rowdy in spots. Show cries 
put for some vocal and comedy acts 

Opener ILiois Torres and her Bar- 
celonians, Is almost a standard 
acro-hippoclrominf» turn hereabouts 
A little more cohesion, especially 
toward the end. wouldn't hurt. 

The Marion. Wilkins. dance, act 
acooptable entertainment, opening 
with a neat and simple ballroom 
roxitino, foUowod by a trio of solo 
snofiiiiiio.s .'ind an Americanized 
rlunnba. Lucile Iverson's acrobatic 



work needa a smarter routine to put 
her Inte socko classification. 

Mulroy, McNeece and Ridge, two- 
man and girl skating team, close 
strongly, although they do too much 
tap danolng oh wheels, nullifying ita 
novelty effect. Several whiz twirl- 
ng tricks and a whirlwind finale 
havis what It takes. 

The Max Fisher orchestra wan- 
ders through a 'Rose Marie' over- 
ture that's not vaudeville and should 
tie forgotten. ^ Opening show musi- 
cal tempo 'way oflt. House eettinga 
are of the masaive gilt tsepe; prob* 
ably early Balaban- <fc Kate. Busi- 
ness two-thirds capacity- doWn- 
atalrs. I#eny. 

MET*, BTKLXN 

Aided, to some bste^^^ by 
the cooler weather, . lioew's down- 
tbwn house ln-°Brdokl3ni -had' them 
standing up Friday nightr and even, 
without the weather break ahould- 
get betfier. than ordinasy take with 
Reunion in Vienna* (Metro) and a 
atrong comedy ahow on the. vaude 
end. At seven o'clodc the house was 
nearly half full €»n the lower ftoor^ 
and When the break came at $: 46. all 
of the vacancies- were ' promptly 
filled. Springing the .first night 
vaude around five o'clock probab^ 
doesn't help the turnover, but it 
clears the house for the night take. 
At 10 . o'clock iOiere Were sott^ 300 
standees. 

Show all told runs about three 
and a half houcs,. of which 80 mln- 
uteisi are given- the stage end^ not ; 



ACADEMY* N. Y. 

Academy, is going for magic acts.. 
Lately experimenting with Rajah. 
Raboid down here, With the local 
populace going for that attraction, 
house is trying again, this time with 
Great I<ester. 

If the 1,4th street boya and girls 
liked Raboid, they'll like Great Lesr 
ter even niore, /Saturday afternoon 
the indications were that niore thlEin 
the ordinary draw is manifesting it- 
self. Therie were, many kids in the 
audience. They appear, to be push- 
overs for magical, illusion or mlhd- 
reading acta; though perhaps the 
women are just as daft ^When it 
comes to the mlndreadlng. 

In view of the length of . Ijester's 
act. 38 minutes, the show lis reduced 
to ~f6ur.-attractions. Each- of- the 
other three, Bob Rlpa, John Fo- 
garty, and Sid Pagff, is worthwhile^ 
but no stunners among theni. Great 
Lester has it over his recent prede- 
cessor down heire, Raboid, in that 
he's a much better showman. Ad- 
/ditlonEtUy, he is the more baffling of 
^the two and the leajat obvious in 
what he perfprnis. 

Rob Ripa opens the show. Fogarty 
gets No. 2, and Sid Page the craxik 
' spot With Rlpa and his dexterous 
Juggling getting the show oioe to a 
fast and entertaining start, there 
were no early isasualties. Here is a 
juggler that's tops in his field and 
as clever " as they- come; He has 
added a couple bits to his routine, 
outstanding of which is a combina- 
tion juggling-balahcing feat taking 
In seven rubber balls, five juggling 
stidcs and one-foot stance. It's 



countlog an organlog wliich runs^ : 

for cdghC minutes tip ahead of the ^ibout ao-far as any juggler-balancer 



nexrsreel. That's almost too much 
for those who were hot trained In 
the-old- school when a cpntinous per-r 
formahce ran about -four hours 
Witfabut & ri^peat. 

Only act toi dip under 10 minutes 
IS the opener,. Winnie and Dolly, 
who do- a strenuous- five- minutei 
chore - on tne trapa, mucn . oc tro» 
jaw stuff. Act Is- a-' standard, but it 
has- appateiU^ly beeu. investing In 
new costumes and the scenery looks 
fresh. A SBtart presentation with 
one or two ouCstanding: tric^ one 
of whioh looks like a pirouette, but 
is not because both hands are not 
oft the. bar at the same-, time. It 
draws as much, credit;, and the house 
was- generoua^ la applause for spe 
clAe Cricks, though it was- Icier than 
the cwdlng plant when the act 
started. 

Second entry was. Vic Oliver, who. 
owes more than he seems^ willing to 
admit to Margot Crangle. Oliver 
has vague aiid infantile ideas . of 
humor, and he suffers .from an ex 
cess, of microphones-,- but he got the 
laughs, and plenty of them' with 
such antique devices- as- 'My next 
selection'—- after two or threei bars? 
of inualc. it went bvfer so wai bfe 
gave it a couple of encores. One 
piano< solo was -well plaiyed, but the 
backbone- of the act is, the duaf vlo-^ 
lin playing. That was what got the 
pat-a-patiEi- and brought than bael£ 
Mikes helped, the violin playing, but 
the ampllflcatioh made the single 
piano sound like a battery of 
grands. . 

T^Chory ~a»d! J une Pfeisaer camped 
in the middle apot , with their Inevi- 
table success. The' girls are-reputed- 
to :be going musical' comedy in the 
fall, which is. touigh on vaude, but a 
break for the musicals. 

Bob Murphy takea- next- to-doalng, 
and with I>lck and Dorothy helping 
along and doing mosf of the -work, 
he . went . over largely.. The- fam.iijr 
atufC hit home Ih thla Qtowd, and 
they laughed- at the gaga, even If a 
few of them were pretty- blue. It 
isn't necessary to smut up. the. stuff 
to- get the laughs, and the azure-ma- 
terial might properly be removed. 
Murphy fell dead with what was to 
have been the hit of the act, a spe 
cial topical verse about the auto tax 
Probably okay when if was. written; 
but a dead issue because of the an 
nqunconent two days- before that 
the .Mayor had dropped the; idea 
No longer in the news, so it flopped. 
One thing about Murphy's- act that 
helpa is a willinErnesa to change the 
hymns. Some old faves,.' but alao 
some-hewer selections that were not 
there- whehVthe act was last caught 
'hot so long ago.' 

Waltei" Powell's band was the 
closer. Oddly enough the rough 
comedy — with '"the ; seltzer • siphons 
went over better" here than it re-- 
cently dJd at the Academy, where 
the rougher clientele might be ex- 
pected 'to.. be '■ more appreciative of 
the b'urlesqiue stuff. 

The new amplifying system seems 
to Tieed a, monitor. There are six 
inikes along the foots and one for 
the platform built into the orchestra: 
pit to keep the comics frgmi -walking 
on' the grand piano. These, shoot 
through a couple of loudspeakers on 
either side of the arch. Horns are 
hot faced directly to the. rear of the 
house,' but at jji^ angle. _ There_mu'st 
'bVsdwS^spOf" near ITle" cen ter of 'tiv5 
house where they cross where the 
din is terrific. . It's bad enough on 
the sidelines. The tone is thickened 
by the slightly delayed pickup of 
the. more distant mikes blending 
through the same sound p;ropectorB. 

_-In..jadOiti.ojn, to eunion- .there -la 
only the newsrcel, but ih spite of 
the length of the bill there Is a flyc-r 
minute orchestral interlude In ad- 
ditlott to eight minutes of the organ. 

CMo, 



sang three ditties. Thia town had 
its share of hotcha leaders during 
the past three, years. Heidt's band 
is Btrictly a novelty outfit, v^orking 
similar to the Waring combo. Leader 
would be wiser to concentrate on 
aelling his combination. 

Opening baa the boys singing a 
choral huniber about wanting Ho- 
rabe f or a leader. Horace comes on, 
goes into 'The Queen Was to the 
Parlor,^ Which ends up as a noVelty, 
with the band members fiaushing 
oversized playing . cards through a 
chorus. 'Stormy "Weather,* which 
has been •'played to-'death, follows, 
with yic Det Lbrle vocalizing the 
chbrus, A local^boy^ yic De Lorie, 
has a ' pip tenor voice, and iahould 
become a house fav, Heldt then 
goes- into . another -vocal offering, 
slnglngin Germah,..Freach aad.ltegT. 
liah, with Marie Burton dancing In 
tbe background. 

Ctoaing ia Ravers 'Bolero.* weU 
orchestrated and we^ played, get- 
ting the band oft. to a. strong finish 
after a .slow buildup. 

House made a mistake, as they all 
do here, by billing the ishow as the 
return of big-time -vaude. That*s 
e-^ery Vaude theatre's miatakd lo- 
cally. There is .no big-time vaude 
unless one has. big-time billa Why ' 
kid the public? They only come 
once. 

Capacity downstairs .at the first 
show Friday, with the Bker-Schmel- 
ing .fight pictures gettlhg— a^^-share 
of the credit for the draw. Stag I 



STATE, N. Y. 

BVed Keating, magician and Park 
avenue parlor entertainer deluxe-, 
comes back to vaudeville, unspoiled 
by his adventures as leading man 
for Tallulah Bankhead in a regular 
%2 tea-cup comedy. Just to prove 
he still belongs, he brings with hini 
a stooge, a dancing pickaninny and 
a grand old assortment of vaude- 
ville hoke* 

Acting as m.c of a flve-'act lay-, 
outi he proved thia life of the party, 
selling the show with enthusiasm, 
and aploihb and contributing his 
own specialty, which is one part 
smart legerdemidn and two parCs- 
aiiave chatter. Keating also gets, 
aboard the cigaret advertisement 
band wagon, shrewdly tieipg up 
with that publicity. He deprecates- 
the" puCIlb expoisie, to prOye there's 
nothing up his sleeve, and then goiea 
on to demonstrate that the bird- 
cage tlp-off^s all Tjirrong— the cage 
and the cahsury don*t snap up his 
sleeVe; and he goes but into the 
audience to be isearched.: to prove It, 
A high light of the performance fojr 
audience interest,, . i , 

Keating oipens the show, further 
evidence he hasn't gone, hl-hat, pav- 
ing the way for. William O'Neal, 
radio tenor, who did one ballad and 
then a verse of 'Old Man River' in 
a low-pitched baritone, the latter 
being a brilUaht performance. 
Crowd's appetite'- was whetted for 
more^much more — ajnd""'th<e m.c. 
had to cover O'Neal's getaiway With 



vaude. . 'Ann Car ver*s Prof eaaion* 



(C0I> the feature. 



Cail. 



could physically go.' 

The. Irish tenor from the air. John 
[<. Fogarty, did not tarry as long, as 
ye might have, offering only two 
numbers, both Irish, and/a medley 
of three pop songm of the day.' Of 
fine appearance and the possessor of 
a-rlch tenor, Foga rty might be stop 
plBg snows aown 
tOi Or maybe he*B saving that for 
later. Fogarty does hot. take ' ad- 
vantage of the piri»lio nddre^s sys- 
tem here as in. other vaude theatres. 
He doesn't need it Air star opened. 
When caught, with 'She's Plain 
Molly Ov' then did the medley, and 
<doeed with *When Irish Elyes .^e 

Smilink.*^ 

SldPage, with his two girl stooges 
•who turn out to be surefire daiicers, 
scored- nic^y. His act carries pretty 
good material. It's sold Well and 
aided considerably by the part 
played by the two girls, who are a 
picture if any ever were. In shed- 
ding the stooging thing, the girls go 
legit in a dance single each. The 
acrobattc-cohtbrtloh specialty rates 
first. 

Feature on current best halt of 
tbe. week Is 'International House*' 
<Par). Char, 



RKO, L. A. 

Loa Angelea, June 10.. 

After an on-and-oft policy of 
stage presentations, vaudefilm and 
straight picturesr RKO returns to 
vaude thia week with the Horace 
Heldt band f fea tured,, backing up five 
vaude actil Btaxl; off 'was ho great 
shakes, and . policy in thia form of 
(presentation and with this grade of 
talent looks doubtful. 

RKO economy permitted only 
$l,Bao to be spent on the opening 
advertising camjpaign, not sufficient 
to do. a good job of billing the city. 
Five acts of vaude have been bud- 
geted at (800. At that figure vaude 
cant be more thain. mediocre. ' 
.' Opening bill 'Went haywire due to 
sevOsal incidents. The orchestra 
'dldnt know a change had been made 
In the running of the acts, conse- 
quently the band was in -confusion 
for all acts following the. opener. 
Stage crew was green^ failed to pull 
the close-in at the proper time and 
Caused, numerous stage waits. Band 
doubles from the pit to the stage 
All acts , use music - Thia made- it 
necessary for tbe acrobata who work 
before Heldt. to do their stuff to or 
gan music - 

Bill opened with Claude DeCar, 
tumbler, in a routine of table Jump- 
ing and tumblea. FinLsh has a trick 
dog imitating DeCatr In back .flips< 
Act was well received. The Buroffs, 
-man, and woman tapping team, iolr 
lowed.. Pair have some- nifty rou- 
tines^ but lack selling ability,: HoW- 
.ever, they managed to pleal^. 
Blossom Slaters In the trey spot 
weak. House didn't go for their 
clowning of the old school. Girls 
worked hard,"but It di^h't' help. 

Billy House next with his familiar 
'New Year's Eve* sketch. Act did 
well and was the appllause hit of the 
bill. It's all House, who's out here 
trying to break into picturea. He 
figures the 16ca,l date should help, 
and it undoubtedly will -If anyone 
from the studios catches his act. 
His fast line of ad libbing for the 
most part had too much trade ptiiff 
Ir^jected^to _ me an an ythl^^ to _ .an 
Sufffc'rice tTfal craves' enTertai'nm ent. 
Helen Carlton, picked up locally by 
Htujae, did a fast buck dance to 
good^ returns. Girl has class and 
ability. 

Three Zechos close the vaude por- 
tion with a good series of hand 
stands.. Boys have worked out sey- 
erai new Je-verage pulls that be3p6&,lc" 
origltiality and cla,9s. 

Heidt and the band close. For 
his opening week leader had a poor 
selection of numbers. Heidt himself 



ORPHEUM, N. Y. 

Nicely balanced atage Mil that 
entertains makes this uptown LoeW 
vaudfilmer inviting the long half 
currency. Aa a companion o n th e 
cicreen there's •Working ManV(WB), 
" ould-prove^^t-atiJeast-falt- 
draft. It*s 'a Oeorgg Arllsa starrer 
and the type that the Yorkvllle. 
crowd should go tor, even if the 
aiverage Oirph patioh may have 'the 
feeling that Arliss Is usually too 
snooty a type. 

There are no outstanding acts on 
the fivcrturn vaude show, yet as a 
whole - the- -hour's bill -plays- -and 
pleases better than the average 
Headline honors are shared by Kel 
ler Sisters and Lynch, In . middle of 
the bill, and Bex Webeir, next to 
last, 

Weber Is. light on talk, Init It 
seemed, to atrikei home safely enough 
Friday night to get him across nice 
ly. Billing himself alone. Weber has 
a partner, but tbe act b^*B now do- 
ing is a considerable distance from 
being »hat the WUtoh and Weber 
combination was. While the ven 
triloquist fool iS.not as baffling as it 
was before th'e'WIltott-Weber team 
split up, the real need la for talk 
that'll aell stronger. There's- one 
gag in the present frameup around 
the word 'technocrat' that's liable 
to get Weber in some trouble.— It's 
pretty raw^ . 

Just ahead of Weber ^that old fa 
vdrite of vaude,. Keller Sist(^s and 



a taxi with just enough time to 
make a broadcasting engagement. 

There , must have been a diapu,te 
about spotting O^Neal practically at 
the opening, for a turn had been 
sllpp^ in just ahead, following 
Keatlng's prelim session. It was tho 
unbilled Mlacahua, woman wire- 
walker, doing a simple but beauti- 
fully flawless bit of balancing on 
the tight .strand. Name wasn't 
billed and apparently was- an elev- 
enth-hbur addition tc» the program, 
which with this added starter r^n 



Co six acts: 

Buster. Shaver, whose tnidgets aro 
nihners.>up to Buck and Bubbles for- 
frequence of appearance at the 
Stsde, thus took the No. 3 spot for 
their novelty song-and-dance rou- 
tines, a .smooth, compact specialty 
that here wdrked with eitemplary 
speed and departed at the right In- 
stant, on the neat straight number 
of the tiny pair. Capital example of 
well-judged pace is this turn with 
its natural comedy 1 that isn't forced, 
although it's geCtlii|g pretty familiar 
at this house. 

Keathng did the bird-cage h/Lt 
here and eus an Incident asked Har- 
row, veteran', magician' of the lemon- 
trick fame, to take a- bow from the 
audience. ' AU leading up trimly t» 
an .introduction of Art Landry and 
his band^ who peddle first-rate jazz^ 
different comedy and an agreeable 
group of specialty men for a me- 
lange of entertalninjB buffoonery. 
Young musician who does a ,Win 
Mahoney. dance and knockabout 
imitation Is a heavy asset. The hot 
jazz finish Of the band makes a. 
first-rate getaway, only thia Friday 

Lynch, more lately favs on th^'ethw I ^t°"JJK tSlr**a!I: 

wW harmonized their wa.Y \^\ Z^:^^l^^ 
hit. They never seem to fail ac- 



compliahlng that,, but if looking for 
even atronger reaults, it might be 
that the 'My Pretty- Quadroon' num- 
ber would be. more productive as the 
closer than the other hillbilly song 
'Quadroon' has been done for some 
time by the act and Is outstanding 
oh harmony, aiid otherwise. They 
-use a mike ,on th^lr first number, 
but not on the others. Iffa probably 
just to spot 'ihem as an air attrac- 
tion,' since the Vet harmony trio 
doesn't have to rely on ampllfica- 
tioh to get their voices acroaa, 

Both the Moi 2 and the cloalng 
acts provide strong support for. the 
^headlihers. 

Bellet and Lamb, comedy dance 
double, might easily carry the top- 
spot on the average neighborhood 
bilL Novelty act ■ derives much-of 
its surefire quality from the comical 
appearance of the tall ga-wky-type 
lad and his short but sCockHy.-bullt 
partner. They, actually look very 
funny alone in their singles and still 
funnier when paired for doubles. 
Besides whioh the man is there on 
eccentric dancihg . and. the girl tdps 
on acrobatic, work. .. She's: sis. fast as 
a flash in cartwheels and other 
acrobatic stuft. E^iday night the 
teamE wefiftroverr unusually big. " And 
.deservedly so. 

Tailing the Show, the Stanley and 
Harris Twins (NCw Acts) found the 
going smooth. This is two sets of 
twina, one pair boya, the other girla. 
All open at the two pianos, theii 
double off into preclaion dance num- 
bera. dlaplaylng a flair for- foot work 
and fine timing that gets them what 
they're after. 

RaBSo .(New Acta) Is the opener, 
A juggling act- that la a little dif- 
ferent and in Ita claea ratea With the 
• best. 

Pit has a new conductor In the 



knowledgment in 'one* and got him- 
aelf in a apot, for whep he was 
ready to yield to a genuine encore,, 
they had struck his- set and he had 
to laugh himself out of a dilemma. 

Main Keating contribution here, 
next to closing, was^ the mystifying, 
reappearance of a picked card in a- 
clgaret donated from the audience^ 
while the cigaret tobacco turns up 
In. an envelope held by an assistant^ 
the magician, working in the audi- 
ence meanwhile. ' 

Samuel Broa.,- now three in num- 
ber, have grown tb the eatate of a 
revue, by adding two giti acrobatic 
dancers , and a flock Of silver cloth 
drapes which, look like a palace set- 
ting with the aid of magenta floods. 
Boy» are the last gasp in unison- 
tapping and aemi-acrobatic blta« but 
mix- their straight stepping iip with- 
a. good of raSfier uninspired 

jknockabout.. Made a satisfactory 
closer,, however, measuring up to 
the average-: of. flash turns. Girls 
are attractive, -the dark one of the 
pair having an Impressive assort- 
ment of striking feats in front-overs 

to twisting apllta. 

'Peg o* My Hearf (MG) the fea- 
ture., and attendance this cool and 
threatening evening rather less than, 
fair^- Bush, 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 

Rain h'lirt the matinee Chances of 
this Brooklyn RKO stand Saturday 
afternoon, but the lanes were built 
up In the lobby for the evening 
show In hopeful ariticlpatlori. 

Picture is not helping much, and 
the stage burden is carried byPoUy 
Moran. Looks like she will get 
them with any break from the 
weather man. Satisfactory line-up 
of acts. 



- . I For an old trouper,- Mies Moran 



with the Skourases for some time, 
He's the. sort that builds up a fol 
lowing quickly, and up here ought 
to find the folks following him 
pretty well. On this half he. has the 
orchestra giving an idea of a vie 
trola record that has a crack In it 
and eventually, runs down. It's 
hovel. 

House was flpar.sely popylatod 
Frida.y night, but show will be fa 
vored on local comment for prob- 
able pickup. Char. 



which sounds as though it might 
have been concocted by a studio gag 
man. It's the same old stuff pur- 
porting to give the lowdown oh her- 
self and Hollywood in general. But 
it's a far cry from the good old days 
when Pauline Moran used to smeat 
• brow-n-Broase paint oh her-lhug and 
yodel coon shouts. She had to work 
hard to get 'em those days. Now 
.she ju.st comes on and they laugh. 

(Continued on page 46) 



VARIETY 




Now more than ever IN MOTION PICTURES IT'S 





*A Wbrner Brof. ficfur* ^AFirtlNaUenQlPiclvn Vilvgroph, Inc., itlri 



TiieBcIay, June 20, 1933 



VARir.ry 



15 




to see 





You're teadins history 
when you read these'f ig** 
uresj^ There' vc been 
other record-breakinfif 
shows but nei>^^ 
that could BREAK 
RECORDS In RECORD 
HEAT! 



IN NEW YORK 

Temperature^ 96^ 

IN MEMPHIS 

Temperature, 92^ 

IN DENVER 

Temperature, 94^ 

IN WASHINGTON 

Temperature, 100^ 

IN CHAHLOTTE 

Temperature, 92* 

INjCLI^ELAND _ 

Temperature, 90* 

IN SAN ANTONIO 

Temperature, 90* 

IN PHILADELPHIA 

Temperatute, 93* . 



Receipts, 42% over "42nd Street?*, 
Receipts, 22% over *H2nd Streef 
Receipts, 42% over "42nd Streeif* 

Receipts, a% over "42nd Street 

Receipts, 32% over "^2nd Streef *. 
Receiptsri6% over "42na1Str(£^^^^ 
Receipts, 48% over "42nd Street". 
Receipts, 6% over "42nd Street". 



H "x^^. 



'II drop EVERYTHING for . . . 



**Gold Diggers'' is bring- 
ing them ia • . • These 
shows will bring, them 
back! :ExamUie closely 
the star and story valuesg^ 
and you'll see why even 
Warner Bros, would be 
4)rofidL..tO-.relea8je jhis 
summer line-up in mid' 
se($son! 



LE$UE HOWARD in ''CAPTUREDr with Doug. 
Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas.* 

CAGNEY In ''THE MAYOR OF HELL^ It's got 
the "I Am a Fugitive" wallop!* 

BARTHELMESS In ''HEROES FOR SALE". The 

story of 20,000,000 Americans, t 

WILLIAM POWELL In "PRIVATE DETECTIVE 
62"« The kind of role that made him famous.* 

"GOODBYE AGAIN" with 6 STARS. Biggest 
legit hit of the year — 6 months on Broadway and 
still running! t 



KAY FRANCIS Ih "MARY STEVENS^ M* D/' 

First story of a woman doctor!* 

"THE NARROW CORNER" with Doug. Fair- 
banks, Jr. Most daring story yet from the author 
of ''Rain" .* ^ 

BARBARA STANWyCK In "BABY FACE". With 
Thirteen Men.* 

"THE SILK EXPRESS". Novelty action drama 
with all-star cast.* 

"THE LIFE OF JIMMY^D^ 

Fairbanks, Jr., Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young.* 
"Whiz of a picture,** says N. Y. Telegram. 



"SHE HAD TO SAY YES" with Loretta Young.The 
story of girls who can't stay good — ah4 make good.t 



16 



FiC Y « R ES 



Ad Agency Unwanted as Custodian 

Court Action on Old Roxy V Former Receiver 
Involves Donahue and Goe 



Affldavitq have been filed -with 

the Federal C-urt by bondholders of 

.the' old Boxy that the admlnlatra- 

tloh of the theatre's affairs by 
Harty Kosch, former receiver, 
was . generally . liiefilclentr and- re- 
euited in substantial losses to the 
Receivership tlstate. They objeci 
to hahdthg \i\ta. any additional fee. 
Also ask fb;(! the chance to. exatnlne 

- Jiim. and, tp .p'respnt .jCiVidence on 
these .polntisi In opppisltion to grant- 
ing moird: ioftohey. 

The bondholders additionally have 
requested that . Kc^ch be reiiulred to 
inie an itemized statement of all 
expenditures "during^lis adinlhlstra- 
tlpn; . ' 

Some Icind of similar fight 1^ be- 
ing put up by Columbia Pictures, 
as a - creditor of the theatre during 

. .Koscii's regime as sr^celyer. Attor- 
ney j^athan Burkaii represents ' the 
-plbture company. . , 

■ *Included among the- bondholders' 
squawks Is that ponahue arid COe, 
advertising ;agency, -has sbme $10,- 
060 of the theatre's funds turned 
over to .^he ad agency, by Kosch. 

Federal . Judge BVancis '-'Caffey Is 
to Yieeiv of the stuff today (20) at 
4:30: 

It is the. bondholders' cdntentlon, 
as made by .affidavit filed through 
the la^ firm of IjThlte & Case, that 
the said $10,000 held by Donahu^ 
and Goe, is improperly . being . re- 
' tained hy th«^ n^geniy? ■ .Thfiiy fihatge- 



COIUMBUS BIZ AHEAD 
OF JUNE FOR 1932 



Columbus, June 19. 
inrst it's hot and then It's told. 
But in spite of weather^ Coliimbus 
Is again show conscious . with biz 
slightly ahead ot this time last year. 
Current weeik looks far bbove aver- 

-age after sftveral bad- ones; . 

'Gold Diggers' at the Grand is the 



outstander and a sure holdover for 
this small, house. 

Estimates for This Week 
Palace (RKO) (3.074; 2B-40), 
'Dlplomaniacs* (Badio). May hit 
fair enough ?5.500. Last week 'In- 
ternational House' (Par) and 
Schmeling-Baer fight film strong 
1 17,000 and Into Majestic for second 

Ohio (iioew-UA) (3,000; . 25-40), 
'Eagle and Hawk' (Par).. liooka 
like $5,000, nice enough, liast W6k 
Devil's Brother' (MQ> and Tony 
Wons radio show on fltajfo zoo^ 
enough at $8,006. 

Broad (liOew-UA) (2,500; J6-80), 
Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 'Black 
Beauty' (Mono). Best since dual 
billing, $3,600. Last week ^Terror 
Aboard' and Thantom Broadcast' 
( Mono) just $2,600. average. ^ 

<3r«nd (Neth) (1,100; 26r40), 'Gold 
Diggers' (WB), Should do $1Q.600, 
mighly. 



Insiile Stnf-Pictiires 



'ihat the recelvership-.^estite -of the 
old -Boxy is being subject; at c^il 
..times to .the risk of the solvency of 
the.,ad .'kg^n(iy, 'unless ^_8ucb funds- 
iaire returij^^ed, anii if ^ibWreturhed, 
the bondholder^ believe Koscit 
,6hould be'^ilablet for samer 

Tlhe . . Donahue and . :Co^ agency 
naime'd in . .)he sqixawk . f {> bne partly 
own^ liOew's. l>ona.hu4 ; and 
Co#' aVe tfae^ ad .agents for iTnited 
Artists besides Loev^^is. .They no 
longer haiiidile Ithe old 'Bc^ / account. 



LOinsmLE FAIRISil; 
IIATERFRONf' $3,800 



Louisville, June 19v 
> National gave up thei ghost liast 
week after what was reported to be 
labor trouble. Tbeatre is again dark 
but Abie Bass, owner, is eSirer, to 
bring in something else. 

Chances for stock look rather 8lim~ 
In spite of Harry Martin's efforts to 
build up a subscrlptl6h. 

Belease of school kids from homo 
work expected to help downtown 
matinees. Orpheum, damaged .by fire 
some .weeks ago. Is progressing 
slowly toward renovation. ; ■ 
. Estimates for This Week 
Loew's (3,400 J 26-4b) 'Waterfront' 
<UA). Fair at $8,800. last week 
•Devil'fl BrotherV (MwQ). and -with 
only lukewarni reviews $3,7.00. ; 

Rialtb (Fourth Ave.) (3,000;. 25- 
80-40-60). ^ly Turner' (WB) and 
vaude.' Qj fC "at $4, 2 00 . Liast we dr 
'Pltcher Snatcher' (WB) and Vaude, 
$4,800. >> 

Strand (Fourth Ave^:) (li786i 25r 
40) 7 Xiove That Man' (Par). Good 
enough filler, $3,100^ Last, treek 
'Intiarnatlonal House* (Par) got 
$3,500. ' , 

Brown (1,500; 15-25-40) ^Cocktail 
Hour' (Badio). With help of public- 
ity on 'Muriel If irkland, former stock 
player lieret should g^t fair $1,600. 
Last' v^eek 'Ann Carver's Profcfs- 
plbn' (Cbl) duU at $1,800. 
< Alamo (960; 16r20-26) 'Cohans 



( WB) Just managed to hit $2,900^^ 
■ Majestic (RKO) (1,100 : 16-80), 
International House' (Par) ajid 
Baer-Schmeliher fight film, after | 
week at Palace, only about $1,500. 
Last week "Hell to Heaven* and 
OfllciBr 13,' double bill, $2,100. 



Studio Placements 



LoeWaUoutibt the former F4x Film I ^IWlgin Rouble* (U)., Still getting 



.year or.Bt?' agOi 



issue did. well for $1,400. 




^A decision^ of sweeping Impor 
tahce, in effect saying a theatre 
cannot avoid a; labor contract on 
change of ' ownership, has been 
handed down by . the New Tork 
Appellate Division v In the long 
fought action of Local 306 against 
the Savoy, N. "S"., for: violation of 
OQjitract. ' 

By the unanimous decision of the 
Appellate Court, contracts for union 
labor cannot be voided by the 
simple expedient of transferring 
ownership or control, a means that 
has been resorted to not only in the 
amusement business, but 'in other 
industries. In staging its victory, 
the New Ypric .operMors' union sels 
an important precedent for all labor 
Gpes with Control 
Plus the ruling, that .contracts. 
(Cannpi be ended through, change of 
control, the decision is held to ha,ve 
.far-refiching^' significance- with . re 
spect to maintaining wage scales. 
It not only restrains: "Walter Beade, 

theatre - operator, ,. from employing 
(Continued on page 46) 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

(Continued from page 10) 
26-40)^^eg- o' My .Heart' <M-0) 
PoisBible $3,300, fair. JJABt week 
Waterfront' (UA), $3,600 aiid failed 
to bold. 

Orieiitat (HamrlCk) (2.500; 25-35) 
'Be Min<^ T<>nlght* (U). G^etting at- 
tent^oh ivlih strong $6,000. Last 
week 'iioDid l^preSd* (U>, on five 
days poor $2,700'. - 

Liberjty (Evergrden) (2,000 ; 15-25) 
*Klng of Jazz' (U). Belssue answer- 
ing to exploitation for big $4,000. 
Last week Pleasure Cruise' (Fox) 
held up okay, $3,800. 



Coast studios that have an Iron-olad rule restrietlnff new8i>aper re« 
porters and solicitors to contact with their publlolty deipartment'and for^ 
bid their approaching executives and Players, around thd^ot oh accounti 
of depriving the company of precious time are» boweve^, not adverse toj 
permitting tradesmen liaving .•nbiblta in the studios. 

'Kot atone, ftte the$e trades people permitted to come on the lot, but 
they are giVen adequate quarters In choice locations to display thelq 
iyares,> wblcb include clothing* sportlntr goods and otlier oonamodities. 
These tradesmcin are. given the free run of tbe lot, permitted to ce^U on 
people in pfilces and dressing rooms iand inviting them to see theii; 
display. 

Considerable time is taken lip by. these., tradesmen In explaining, what 
they have to offer before they get t^eir prospect to the display roonu 
^hen, more time "whiclti tlie companies are paying for^ Is taken. \ip in the 
showing of the merchandise and the sale. 
GItudios consider it a service, but few realize that cxecutlveii and actbrs 



Bela Lugbsl, Dewey Bobihson.- 
Thei DevU's In Love,* Fox. - 

Fritnkiin Pangbbm, 'Only Tester* 
day,' "IJ. . 
Murray KInnell, 'Bed Meat.; FN. 
Osc^ Apfel, 'Lillies of Broadway,' 
XTnivd!*s&l» ' . 

William Orlanmohd. 'Bafter Bp- 
mance,' Badio. 

Henry Stephenson, 'Little Wo- 
men.f Badio, 

Eugenia Forde, 
Bad|o,'+ 



Someone at Fox handed iniSftbeth Yeaman, film chatterer for the Hol«i 
lywood 'Citizen-News,' a icmpit which she went -for heavily. As 4 restilti 
she^had to retract a hot Story two days later, printing the real yarn. 

First article claimed that some, unknown song writers, in their efCort 
to sell Jesse !Lasky a musical comedy, had crashed the Fox lot and way^ 
iaid him following a studio preview. Aggregation went through the 
whole script,' with music and songs, keeping him out in front of 
bungalow until i2 :a. m., squib stated, '. Lasky was reported as chilly, 
only bec&use of the weftther, but also oh the story idea;. 

Beal story, which was uscid later, -Was that L. Wolfe Gilbert, Stuart. 
Anthony and X« B. Kotnblum, respectively lyficist, author and composer, 
had-made «n appointment with LasUy to hear their new operetta^ 'Walt* 
ing for the Bbbert B. Lee/ and brought with them a. string orchestra' 
and:Clarence tNprdstroni to dd the slngihg. Lasky is interested in the 
yarn,^ based on the old pop sohg that (Gilbert wrote. 

Latter and Kornbliim sold 'Her Highness,' another tuneiilm> 
last fall. 



Pooto*/ 



Begarded as unintentionally giving the Hays Organization .Its strongs 
est boMt for industiy. mcorporation of its production code in the trade 
practice formula now demanded by title government is 
Brace Cat^ot, Tl^alter Huston, 'Ann I Bepr^ measure. The Texan would Ut^yfS "Washington 

Vickers.* Badio. v I make it a Federal law that the picture business ^b^ 

Bvalyn Knapp; 'Car tV Cio}' ; I to the , letter ,of thq plcturie making code drafted four yey s agoi by Hays« 

Ontu tne Jr'atman measure came put 'last week 'Haysitw were -considers 
abljl^ concerned. . Bariy reports, were that it was ,a foIlowVup to. the . SirpTi 
vioh bill and tha,t it would .have the induistry probed through the U. 
Attprney Geheral's office and the Department of Justice. 



-Der is AhderB enr-^Eaght-GiPls4n^ 



Boat,' Charles Bogers, Par, 

Arthur Plerson, juve lead 'Way tP 
Love '--Par. 

Snizabeih Allen borrowed from 
Metro for 'Birds Of Prey,*^ Badio; 

James Donian, 'The Avenger,' 
Monogram. . 

Nora Cecil, "Life Worth Living,? 
Fox. 

Helen Mack, 'Aggie Appleby,' 
BKO. 

Akim Tamiroc, 'Devil's in Love,' 

Fox^'' 

Elizabeth Patterson, Andy De 
vine, 'Life's Worth Living,' Fox. 
Matt McHugh, "Last Trail/ iPPx, 
Cora Sue Collins, John Mlljan, 
'Womap in the Chair,' Goldstone. 

Sonda' lievien, to script 'As Hus 
bands Go.' Lagky-Fox. 
; Billy Bevan, 'The Invisible Man,' 
Universal. 

I>OrOthy MackalU. Mary Komman, 
Vivian Oaklahdr'Neighbors^ Wives,^ 
Panchoh Boyer. 

Kay Francis, Warren William, 
Dprls McMahon,' As- the Barth 
Turns,* Warners. . 

Toby Wlngi Vema HllUe, Kathe 
rine Burke, GaU Patrick^ Loma 
Andre; 'Big Execiitivie,* Par. 

Lewis Stone. 'Bureau of Missing 
Persons,' WaJpners, 

Arthur Plerson, Arthur Houseman, 
Douglas Dumbrille,. Billy Bevain, 
Blanche Frid^erlcl, Minna Gombel, 
'Guide to Love/ 3PairT 



WilV^^y<9^<) far has succeeded In bottling up fireworks in conjunction 
with the industry's rohnd tabling for a trade practice formula to submit 
.to President. .Boosevelt. He has refused tp let the press sit in oh the. 
theory that spokesmen and . representatives would become record ,coh-( 
scious and jpossibiy say a lot ef things they wouldn't behind clpsed . loors. 

At the same time the Haysiah lock slant is that, a turned,, key enoour.«< 
ages, concentration and better thought. What the boys say when they, 
come out Isn't worrying Hays. Discussions are always subject to inters 
pretations- and. interpretc^tions can be denleQ; whereas the record is thp 

■reCOrdv— ■ ^ — ; : -.--,-r^~-r ' - —. 



Mrs. Upton.Slnclair objects to a recent .statement ih ViiuErrT that the 
Soyi'St had lined up four organisktipna to protest the alleged Fascist 
ending «f iQlsenstein's picture, 'Thuhder .Over -Mexico.* ^She offers in 
rebuttal a letter from Sidney Howa,rd of the 'Film Forum, mentioned aa 
-one of-the objectorSi and-whioh she stl^tes;^ Iliad a8ked-for- the.-prevIew -In- 
New Tork. .. 

Ho^mrd states the Forum ;has made no imiptlied. criticism, but adds the 
remlnder . that.be wrote Uptbn Sinclair whllP the picture was being out 
ottering to' act as intermediary 'with the Idea of preserving Elsenstein'i^ 
original conception f^om * the intrusion of any other mind, no matter 
how capable.'. From which it would appear that upholders of the Soviet 
at least had been^more or less worried over the possible injcictloh of 
Sinclair's own brand of socialism. 



Going Places 

By Cecelia Ager 



Explo%er-At-Large 



Hollywood, June 19. 
G. P; SuUy, who joined the Dir- 
ryl^^nuck unit as special exploita- 
tion man, has been transferred to 
.the United Artists payroir and will 
be a special exploiter of all UA 
units. Sully followed Zanuck from 
Warner Brothers. 

each of the UA units has its own 
publicity staiff, and eacli has here- 
tofore worked independently of the 
other. Sully will concentrate his ef- 
forts on the Zanuck pictures. 

Exploiter Is now getting up stunts 
''to «et Zanuck's first announced pic, 
•The Bowery/ a lot of notice at the 
tJA convention, opening In Chicago 
July 17. 



Not Built, to Prance 
JBlIssa Landl, leaping upon, the 
pendulum that is to. carry her from 
the old cerebral restraint to her 
new: field of impulsive, abandon, 
hurled herself aboard with sUch a 
burst of young animal spirits for 
1 Loved You Wedhesday.' that shCs 
made herself a- little bit dizzy. . 

Where once she ' used to walk 
across the screen .' with measured 
tread, . she how gallumphs, pirou- 
ettes, cavorts and throws herself 
across beds.' She hsed to bite her 
lip under great emotional stress; 
how her whole face is twisting with' 
tprment. Her mouth' full blown 
.with -voluptuously Increased Up. 
rouge, her teeth bared in Joy and 
sorrow, she's So suddenly ' enthuslaisr . 
tic .that at times she endangers the 
studio Parisian brlc-a-bracv All at 
once she's become a piep girl, -and 
while pep girls are very nice In their 
way, they fare better when not so 
big and rangy. Miss Lahdi's lovely 
face and stalwart figure find a. 
l^iehdlier camera in repose. 
^ Fortunately no matter - how much 
she tears about and fiings her head 
backward With irrepressillle young 
isest, she can not • shake ofC thP 
charm , of her personality nor the 
low melody- -of ""her^^oice r " ~ 
So long as she's taking oh a new 
manner. Miss Landl obediently takes 
on a new style in her clothes, with 
flamboyancy to match. When at 
Jast she becomes an' Ihternatipnally 
s.uccessful billet dancer, her neg- 
ligee fashioned like an evening 
cloak, indicates how chilly the 
heights of the celebrated by Its deep 
shawl collar and wide cufCs of mink 



For speakeasy romantic interludes 
she wc&^s a fitted frock which, .with 
all its shoulder ruffles, glistening 
beads and Spanish fiared train hem- 
line, cries put to be recognized as. a 
'creation.' She's devised a way of 
wrapping its long wide ruffled scarf 
about her — ^wlth the aid Of two 
swains, one at each end— that's a 
good' idea, for it's a .wholly, inno- 
cent process that somehow seems 
seductive. 

/Miriamit. Jordan, marble blonde, 
takes the slender fable more seri- 
ously -than its lightness warrants^ 



Jesse Lasky. will hereafter cut his pictures first from silent Hljmi, with 
the sound trfick mUted, to get sounder entertainment values, as he ben 
lieves. Fox producer will begin this practice with 'Worst Woman lioi 
I Paris?' whioh weni into work Mphday (19). 

With no sound distraction during the first assemblies, the actioh will 
have to be self-explanatory. This will make for better construction, saya 
Lasky. Instead of letting the dialog dominate, he willlet it come in 
naturally. 

Las&y claims to have discovered that 12 persons out of every 100 havo 
at least some Slight defect of hearing which makes them miss lines of 
dialog. With this, fact in mind, he is concentrating on action rather than 
spoken words. 



A distinct difference of opinion exists in the 'Letty Lynton' plagiarism 
suit, between J. Bpbert BubIn, attorney and executive of Metro, the der^ 
fendant, and O'Brien. DriscoU & Baferty, representing Mrs. Margaret 
Ayer Barnes, the' plaintiff. 

Bubln denieir' statements made in' comment in this, department last 
week on the sait^as to ,hls Pohversatldha With Mm. Baizes, while the 
O'Brien firm states it is their opinion- the entire comment as . printed is 
correct. * 
Decision is pending in the action. 



Roxy's Poor Relations 

When everybody else at the Music 
Haill haa finished with the old cos 
tiimes .around the place, comes at 
last the Choral Ensemble's turn. 
The step-kiddies of Badio City, 
those patient siiigers harmonizing, 
their hearts out in other folks' cast 
off iinery, striving to be gay with 
;,se4uins missing, praying with a 
smile on their faces that their next 
breath shan't burst their already 
fraying 'se'&msl ^ 

' Sometimes the Music Hall lets 
them hide their shame behind the 
dimly lighted scrim, but this .week 
they're pushed out in broad flood- 
lightr^a;'^Otley=^gro\ip ©f roMttKtiir 
Spaniards for the overture Tot- 
pourri Espana' dressed in fragments 
of all the Latin numbers since the 
Music Hall began, commanded to 
be dashing- toreadors, sipuous Sen 
orltas— but how, with what? 

Crimson satin sashes, that- ciEtn!t 
and. don't stay put around bassos' 
goodly waists but slip under their 
(Continued on page 43) 



In making . 'Wonder .Bar', starring Al Jplson, Warners is figuring on 
international exploitation of the picture, \rlth a personality of the the- 

(Continued pn page 36) 



Extras' Slim Pickin' 



Hollywood, June 19. 

Placements of studio extras 
slumped again last week. 

Slim sets netted a total of 2,810 
spottlngs. 



Berkeley's Split Time 

Hollywood, June 19. 
Busby Berkeley will do two of 
-the=^spectacular--numbers for^WB 
'Footlight Parade,* after which he 
will go over to Goldwyn and do 
'Boman Scandals' humbers. 

This agreement was reached 
after numerous conferences be- 
tween Jack Warner and SamyGpld- 
.wyn Simdayi 

Larry Ceballos will complete the 
dance sequenceja started"^ by Berk- 
eley in 'Parade.' 



RACHMAN STARTING ON 
m 15-YEAR SENTENCE 



Omaha, June 19. 
Jule Bachman has started on his 
sentence of . 16 years in the pen. 
Convicted of murdering his two 
partners ih 'the picture theatf^" 
business. 

While on his long vacation Bach- 
man will have; charge of the picture 
eciUipment at the prison^ 

Gets Break and Option 

HoUjrw^obd, June 19. 

Paramount has taken up Its op^ 
tlon on Grace Bradley, Who was 
brought here by the studio from 
New York legitv 

She has yet to* get on the screen, 
although cast in her first, Maurice 
Chevalier's 'Way tp Love.' 



TntBdmjr June 20, 1933 



VAPdETY 



17 





SAILING! 

From 

Pier Thursday Morning... 




loaded with laughs and lin- 
gerie...iTreiody and maidens 



lors up an 
a real box-office voyage! 




6 new ripple in entertainment that will 
lift you up with the gliding gulls! 

muh 

CHARLIE RUGGUS 
P H I L H A R R I S 

GRETA NISSEN, MARIORIE GATESON, 
HELEN MACK, Chick Chondler, June 
Brewster, Shirley Chambert 

Music dnd tyrics by Will Mon ohd Val Burton, 
Directed by Merle Sandricb.Asso^ pro» Louis Brock 

RKO-RADIO PICTURE 

MERIAN €« COOPER 

£ X e c u t i y s Pr o du e c r 



-, I. t' , 




VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 20, 1933 




AT THE BOX-OFFICE! 



PROyipENCE . . 

FULL WkEWS BUSINESS 

WASHINGTON 

WEEK ElfD ONLY (JUNE 1^17, 18) 



45% Over preceding 
4 week's avenge 

t06% Over preceding 
4 week's average 

110% Over preceding 
4 iveeff 's average 




PLAY IT !.^- AND LET IT SHOUT AT YOUR BOX-OFFICE! 



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WHO'S WHO OF NAZI EXILES 



Dept. Commerce Cuts Down Foreign 
Offices and Staffs-Canty Remains 



Washington, June 19. 

A handicap to the picture industry 
- ftJ sieen- in r-eduotion of- -Department 
of Commerce foreign offlces an- 
nounced last week. Plan will com- 
pletely cut oft 2X out of the 53 bu- 
reaus and slice personnel of re- 
mainder. 

MCost. Department commissioner's 
heretofore covering particular in" 
dustries are' expected to be put on 
general assignment. Judging from 
comparative reductions in staff the 
information how gathered by the 
Motion Picture Division will be 
reduced 60 to S6%. 

No list of representatives to be 
recalled, has been made public, but 
1'; is understood George B. Canty. 
Berlin pic commissioner, will be re- 
tained. That he will also unider- 
take other duties is considered 
likely. 

Reduction order takes effect June 
30. Approximately 100 representa- 
tives will be recaHed. Burea.us to 
be abolished are Belgrade, Berne, 
Bucharest, Budapest, Helslhgfors, 



KOERPEL FOR UA 



GoinaAbroad-for-Survey— In-Charge 
at Pari 



- liisbun, Ol3o and Rf ga in Egfoyer 
Carcas, Guatemala, Montevideo, S^n 
Juan and San Paulo in Latin Amer- 
ica; Bangkok, Hongkong, Mukden 
And Wellington in Far East; Acra 
in Africa. 

Consular offices will take over du- 
ties of Commerce Department at- 
taches in these spots. 



Idk Berlin Studios 
_Ten of Trade Shmp 

Berlin, June .9. 
The following little list illustrates 
how, in the first months of this 
year, the film production slump went 
from bad to worse. 

STUDIO DAYS 
Used Vacant 



1933 

January 

February ........ 

March .... 

April ..... 



681 
SOT 
318 
107 



173 
418 
465 
660 



In May production probably,, came 
to an almost complete standistill iin 
til the end of the month," when,, with 
the 10,000,000 R. M. credit advanced 
.by the government, production ac- 
tivity got a flUip. 

At the moment, at least a dozen 
pictures are in different stages of 
preparation, with production tend 
ency on the Increase. 



Cohn in High Company 

Rome, June 8, 
. Harry Cohn, president of Co- 
lumbia Pictures haa been here for 
three or four days. Landed in Genoa 
from the Conte di Savola and flew 
down to Rome. Cohn saw II Duce 
the day after his arrival and the 
Italian dictator complimented him 
on. the. .'Musspiini Spea-ks^^^^^^^ 

Mi6 Italian premier gave Harry 
Cohn an autographed photograph 
*with cordial greetings/ The con 
'versation took, plp-^e in. the ' vast 
salon of the Duce's offlce in V6n 
Ice Palace, Rome,, and was in Eng' 
llsh. 



DUTCH BIO. PAYS 

, The jEiague, ; Juiie 10. 
Balance sheet of Netherlands Bio- 
scope Trust, operating a .chain of 
cinemas in this country, shows a 
profit during 19132 . of |62,000 (1931 
$42,000). 

It is paying a dividend of 10% on 
the ordinary and 7% on the pre 
ferred shared, same a.s last year 
Board made known that negotiations 
are on tlieir way to gather In more 
cinemas. 



Twin Bills at 14c 

Mexico eity,-June 16; 



iNew low top of 14 cents for first 
run house, tariff , including Sunday 
shows,, has been established by Cine 
Palacio, second largest front.linelo 
cal cinema. 

Shows, at this price feature one 
Mexican and one foreign full length 
picture and two Shorts. Standing 
room only most of. th© time. 



Jack Koerpel sails for Europe 
next week to make a special con- 
tinental survey for United Artists. 
Trip will, end in Koerpel being ap- 
pointed U. A> chief in Paris, with 
possibly special authority on most 
of the continent. 

Gay Crbsswell Smith, United Art- 
ists' iDCumbeht in Paris, may be 
switched to another post, though no 
announcement about his future yet.. 
He's been with the company a long' 
time. 

Koerpel wais. once In Paris for 
First National and has befen with 
Paramount in an executive capcvcity 
for a long time. About eight months 
ago he organized his own company 
in New York, Qeneral iForeign Sales 
Corp., for distribution and exhibi- 
tion of foreign language talkers on 
this side and agentfng U. S. product 
abroad, the: company will coritinue. 



Tfrlth Koerpel' taKmg no 
tive Interest. 



lurtner ac- 




Parifj^ VMnnaii Lcm<^ Get 
German Refugees in That 
Order— Many Must Re- 
turn to Families and For- 
tunes Left Behind — Some 
Just Left Land on Spec 
Dturing Disturbances 



OTHERS SOON TO GO 



Berlin, June 16. 

Here's a list of those who have 
left Germanyfi. moat of them for 
good, even if . they don't afey so. The 
list is far from being complete, it 
containa some people, who. are atill 
herop at the moment of writing, but 
vyho are on' the point of fa.avihg and 
who will surely- lie gone within a 
short time. • 

A few of thosa in tha list wllj 
pcolnabiy-jiatuen, for mntn^ aif them 



Fox London Ems 
Snip Queoi, Flag 
From ^Cavalcade' 



Hollywood, June 19. 
Even before submitting 'Caval- 
cade^ to ^e_ English censors. Fox 
bfflclais in London cut 136" feiet out 
of the prints intended for showing 
in Ireland. 
Cuts were: 

Reel one: Opening plaque of 
Queen. Victoria. 

Reel two r Mundln commencing- to 
sing 'Soldiers of the Queen.' Union 
Jacks in crowd as far as possible. 

Reel four: Death of Queen ViC" 
torla. Xioavlng in human dialog 
only and delete as far as possible 
remarks concerning Queen- Victoria. 

Reel 10: Odd Union Jacks. 
...Reel; .12: End picture on balcony,. 
iEipbert and Jane kissing and delete 
National' Anthem and plaque of 
King George. 



German Film^ Banned 
At Home, Prague Hit 



Prague; June 6. 

A film which is taboo in Ger 
many and never given, there, al- 
though containing several leading 
German, actors, 'No One's Land,' by 
the German author Ueonhardt 
Frank, now having a great run at 
the Fenix theatre here. Film deals 
with a group of ' soldiers, all 
wounded; -meeting in a war dugout 

Especially good is Sokoloff, the 
Russian actor, once a member of 
Reinhardt's Deutche theatre of 
Berlin, who several years igo ap- 
peared in Prague in *The Miracle.' 

In 'No One's Land' he admirably 
portrays 'a deaf mute soldier. Louis 
Douglaii, a negro comedian and 
dancer, is a lively entertainer of 
the soldiers brought together in the 
trenches. 



New German Kontiiigent Law Ready. 
Rejiqrted Still Toiler far U. S. 



5c Govt. Pamphlet 



X 



Department of Comiherce iii 
WEuihlngton hsM completed a 
special bulletin on .The Bu- 
ropean Motion Picture Indus* 
try in 1932!.. It^s the sixth iii 
the. series, having started In 
1926 and is a complete refer- 
ence volume on the paist year 
abroad. 

Pamphlet is on sale to a.ny:-r 
one at 6c. per copy^ purchas- 
able through G6vernment 
Printing Offlce In Washington,, 
or 734 Custom House, New 
York. 



DDBBINGONLY 





Hiiiit; Lp8t Stills 

Hollywood,! June 19; 

A lost package of stills shipped to 
Fox from England is holding up the 
making of certain sets for 'Paddy, 
"the 'Next Biest Thing.' ' 

Photos were snapped of typical 
apothecary shops: around London, 
and the seta were to be constructed 
.along the same lines. 



'Back Street' in French 

.Brussels, June 5. 
'Back Street,' which has proved 
a four weeks' smash at the Scala, 
Brussels Osso spot, in Its English 
dialog version, is now being shown 
dubbed In French at the same the- 
atre and is still a rhoney-getter. 



have. still their families .and houses 
here and their mbney^ if cny^ 

Some of them just went on spec., 
some have jobs or contacts waiting- 
abroad, some are. just going to look 
round a little and wait for develop- 
ments back home. 

Destinations of the people listed 
are provisional,, although, .some of 
them, before settling down, are 
freely commuting between Paris, 
London and other places fayored by 
the refugles. 

Exeoutivea— S. Nebenzahl, Parld; 
Dr. . WUly Wolff, Paris; Herman 
Fellner, LondMi; Dr. Levy, Paris; H. 
Mllakowsky, Paris; J. S.bmlo, Paris'; 
Armln Robinson (music pub.), 
Vienna; Otto .. Hein (miis. pub.), 
Vienna ; J. Goldschmldt, ' London ; 
Lothar Stark, Copetthagen; Julius 
Haymaii7 Londdni Martin Wrpftker,* 
Paris; Herman Rosenfeld, Amster- 
dam; Leo Meyer, Amsterdam; Lud.- 
wlg Gottschalk,. Barcelona. 

Picture Makers 

Film direotora— G. W. Pabst, Paris; 
-P. Czinner, London; Max Neufeld, 
Paris; Kurt Oerron, Paris; W.WolflE, 
Paris; M. Ophiielis, Paris; Joe May; 
Paris; Paul Stein, London; H. Kos- 
terlltz, Paris; F. Zelnik, London; 
Hans Schwarz, Paris; P. Feher, 
Prague; K. Slodmak, Paris; Jaines 
Bauer, Barcelona. 

Stage Producers — -Max Relnhardt, 
touring; K. H. Martin, Vienna; R. 
Barnowsky, Zuerlch; R. Klein, 
Zuerlch; Paul Bamay, Prague; H. 
Saltenburg,. Vienna; P. Hartung, 
Vienna; Eugen Robert, Budapest; 
P: Robitschek, Prague. 

Literati— :Gerhart Hauptihann^ Ra- 
pallo; Thomas Mann, ~ South of 
France; Helnrlch Mann, South of 
France; B. Fetich twanger, travel- 
ling; Arnold Zwelg, Vienna; 
Stephah Zweijg, Salzburg; Re- 
marque, Switzerland; Bert Brecht, 
Switzerland; K. TucholskI, Paris; 
Alfred Kerr, Paris; Theddor Wolff, 
Zuerlch; E, Kaestner, Vienna; E. E. 
Klsch; .Prague;. Anton Kuh, Prague; 
Willi Haas, Prague; Walter Mehr- 
Ing, Paris. 

Musicians, Composers — ^K. Weill, 
Mbspow; A. Schonbei^, Moscow; 
Werner R. Heyman, Paiid; Fritz 
HpUaender, Hollywood; Ralph. Er- 
win, Paris;. Hans May, Paris; Allah 
Gray, Paris;' Spollansky, I>>ndon; 
B. Kaper, Vletina; W. Jurmann, 
Vienna; Fr. Wachsmann^ Paris; 
Hdrry Ralton, London. 

Conductors— Klemperer, touring! 
Biruno Walter, touring; Scherchen, 
touring. 

Lyric writers — Fritz Rotter, 
Vienna; . Robert Gilbert, Cannes; 
Hans Lengsfelder, Paris; Kurt 
Schwabach, London. 

Leading Players 

Aotors^Werner' Krauss, Vienna;, 
=]Elisabeth=^-Bergner,>-^London==^and 
Vienna; Max Hansen, Vienna; Lizzy 
Waldmueller, Vienna; Kurt Bois, 
London; Ilsd Boise, Prague; Ernst 
Verebes, London; Fritz Kortner, 
touring; . Paul Morgan, Zuerlch, 
Siegfried Amo, Prague; Trude Hes- 
terberg, Prague; Gustav Proehlich, 
Vienna. 

Gitta Alpar, touring; Willy Forst, 



England looks to be the only, 
country abroad where Aqridrlcan 
film companies will continue with 
direct shot subjects for 1933-34 
Reasons are partly financial, partly 
conditions abroad. Only the British, 
market Is stated to be . sufficiently 
sizeable for American film jcompa- 
nies to hazard the Investinent cost 
of native madea. 

France, which has been a sizeable 
market for American local mades, 
has been observed by American ex- 
perts, to be changing In Its flloi 
tastes. 'The original enthusiasm 
likened only to the original recep- 
tion with - which talkers were flint 
received In America Is on the wane 

in. France, jucit as It started to wane 
in. the states about tW:o yeara ago. 

With the novelty of sound de- 
creasing. Frenchmen are beginning 
to shop for flhns, after the Amerl- 
oan custom that began in 1930.. 

-This .Is taken by company experts 
to Indicate the best course' for 
Americans to follow Is to serve only 
dubbed versions In 1933-34^ outside 
the £tritlsh field, because that 
method costs and makes possible a 
return on distribution. 

Central European, markets have 
been in and but during the pa^tyear. 
Political conditions,- quota -require- 
ments and embargoes or other re- 
strictions have narrowed the 'Cen- 
tral European market for Ameri- 
cans. The American fllni boycott 
on the Czecho-Slovaklan field, now 
almost a year old, continues with no 
sign of relaxing. 

Political conditions dispose) all 
hope of American film makers for 
any future** in -the Nazi country. 
Small expectation that the new 
kohtingeht due July 1 will show any 
material cencessions to American 
film makers. 

Both the Austrian and the Hun- 
garian markets being German 
speaicing present hazards^ because of 
pblitical . conditions which may 
change the outlook. 

There are .quota ^requirements an- 
gles to the British field, but this re- 
striction isnt considered vital be^ 
cause of the big exhibition field of- 
fered In Britain. 



Vienna; Maria Ney, Zuerlch; L. 
Seidl, Londoh; Lucie Mannheim, 
Zuerlch; Hella Kuerthy, London; 
Crete Natzler, London; Camilla 
Horn, London; Irene Elsinger, Paris; 
Richard Tauber, Paris; Julius Falk- 
enstein, Zu.erlch. 

Screen writers — ^W. Reisch, Paris- 
.Hblly-w-o6d>-^--;Hr=^Kosterlltzr; Parish 
Wolfgang. Wilhelm, London; Hans 
Wllhelm, Paris-London; Herbert 
Juttke, Paris; j;. V. Cube, Paris; 
Curt Alexander, Paris; M. Kplpe, 
Paris; B. Wilder, Paris; P. Merz- 
bach, London-Paris; SJug. Szatmary, 
Prague-Vienna;'. Walther Mehring, 
Paris; Robert Llebmo-nn, Paris; 
Richard Arvay, Vienna 



Qermah government has. to all 
practical purposes, finished framing 
^£ the new^ Kontlngent law-for 1933,— 
No announcettient of the provisions 
yet, law not being due until July 1, 
and no hint to the trade yet as to 
the contents of the docunoient, 
though general feeling of American 
observers on the Continent is in- 
clined to be pessimistic. 

Understood from quarters close to 
the government that while the pro- 
visos of the new law are framed 
along similar lines to last year's, law, 
they are eyen . a bit tougher In sev- 
ered Inst^inces. Miost dlfflculty, it is 
believed, lies Iti an aiitl-bllnd book- 
ing paragraph for foreign films. 

This would mean - that German- 
pictures can be booked blind, in 
block and In advaince, while Amer-^ 
lean and other foreign films must/^ 
be shown singly and seen by exhibs 
before booking deals can be entered 
into. 

inancing Advantage 
It's a practical nianiier of making 
It possible for German producers to 
tinance pT<btui-ed beti>re:-i>roauctlOH 
without recourse to the govern- 



mental film bank, while foreigners 
are handicapped that much farther. 

The dubbing and kontlngeht 
angles are believed to h^ve been leM 
as Is, making it just as difficult as 
ever to do any distribution of for- 
eign produced films in Germany. It 
is these angles that have kept Metro 
out of Germany In the pfust year 
and that Metro had figured would 
be done aw^y with -this year. Now« 
however, it looks as though . there 
hiad been false hope and even more 
Americans may be «cared out of the 
country. 

Pointed out l>y observers, how- 
ever, that there are stlU a few weeks 
before proclamation of the law dur- 
ing which time changes may still 
be Introduced, inakiiiig It more ac- 
ceptable all around. 



SAYS GERMAN FUMING 
ABROAD WORRIES NAZIS 



!PragU(9, June 8. 

German film reglsseurs, authors, 
composers and cutters, driven f^om 
Germany, have found refuge In 
Czechoslovakia, among whom are 
Wilhelm Thiele, of 'Llebeswalzer' 
faiiie, two noted comedians, .SI^s^ 
fried Arno and Felix . Bressart; D^. . 
Saal, film critic and author; Carl 
Wdlshaupt, fllni producer; Cart 
Meinhardt, a native of Prague, 
once head of thia Melnhardt-Ber|- 
nauer Berlin theatres. 

The film critic of the Prague 
German newspaper ^Bohemia' de- 
clares that the film Interested In 
Germany a,re concerned about th^e 
plan, to establish studios to.^pro^ 
duce (6'ermah language ■fi'lms ' In 
Zuerlch, Strassbiirg and in other 
cities of Europe, especially as the. 
films to be produced In the future 
In Qermieiny, owing to their- na- 
tlonal-sbclalistic tendencies - wHl 
hardly be suitable for showing in, 
foreign . countries.. .. 



Sbidio Workers Aini 
At Closed Shop (load 



I^ondon, June 10. 

Campaign Is .on to start, a tech- 
nicians' society, which will seek to 
protect the workers' Ii^tercsfr in th? 
film studios. 

Technicians have ^toly comr- 
plained about the importation of un- 
skilled and youthful labor, and its 
3ub3equent,.eley_atijjOLAt^i5ULJitftgfi8i^ 

The. new move, which aims at a 
closed shop, is opposed by the lead- 
ing studios. 

^he new organization is nanaed 
the Association of Cinematograph 
Technicians and Its secretairy is 
Matthew Cope. Dues will range from 
40 cents to J1.50 9. week, based on 
earnings. 




VARIETY. 



Tuesday, June 20, 1933 





EQE HUMOR 



★ aiNG CROSBY RICHARD ARLEN it 
it GEORGE BURNS«miGRACIE ALIEN ic 

★ IRARY CARUStt «Mi JACK OAKIE ★ 




RUGGLES 



Special pre-release campaigns igo over big! 

/LOS ANGELES— PARAMOUNT THEATRE 

Breaks all attendance records 
in history of the house (11 years). 

/BOSTON - METROPOLITAN THEATRE 

Opens to 13% bigger business than 
"42nd Street". "Droves of young people .attend." 

/ WASHINGTON-LOEW^S PALACE THEATRE 

Opening surpasses all 
previous grosses this year. 

/ CINCINNATI- R.K.O. PALACE THEATRE 

Business double average. Hundreds 
of people in line to see picture. 





<nieita*y^ Juiie 20, 193S 



p I c T n n E s 



VARIETY 21 




Qettuig Theia Sown 

Head chauffeur of a nabe theatre 
iia0 * new gag based on the control 
«ard Idea that involves a little 
trouble but brings: good results 
around the box office, 
- Monday to Thursday each patron 
sets a card along with the ticket 
Xlaoh dard has a letter-of the alpha- 

Kjt and is. dated*. Each evening 
om Tuesday to Friday inclusive 
a fouD* letter word is posted at the 
jbox office. It fo\ir.persoiu can pre- 
vent cards spelling the word, they 
all gctt in free« One letter in each 
merles ' is held down to >t mliiiniuui; 
•mt sinc0 no jone Jcnowsjwhat the 
9irord will be until itTIs pigtsted, no 
lone knows which are the controls, 
00 they all come down to the thea- 
tre to. see what luck they have. 
[House is- a daily change. With two 
t>r three day runs cards can be good 
Cor three days, With the word being 
posted only Monday and Thxirsday 
for a two change week, the cards 
Krom the previous feature working 
. tot the opening of the new bilL 

Allowance of control letters ts 
fcnore generous than when they have 
iBll day in which to hunt Up match- 
ing letters. Only about 25% come 
In. Big featuria is the life it gives 
jthe front of the house at show time 
*rtth of ten. two or three hundred 
inilling aroiind. 

Famted ICrrpn 

Possibly the retuni of beer Will 
bring back the mirror painters who 
In other years used to go . around 
and paint up the large glasses back 
bf the bars to prevent fly specks. 

When beer dropped out painted 
ioda bars for soft drink ads and 
t>ictures gave the artists wOrk;.for 
a tlnie, hut it has been three or 



Cour years since much 6f thiis work 
has been reported, and the art seems 
to have languished. 

Seems to be a chance of reviving* 
ietnd the work Is not difficult tP any- 
one who can jpalnt signs. Figments 
kre whiting dyed with package 
tiyes' and stiffened with a little glue 
Ih the water. Not enough glue 
Mhould be used to make it difficult 
to remove the sign when It is de- 
liired; 

House artists, where these ar^ 
Employed, can put in their spa)re 
time, and really artistic results can 
tM achieved with very little care. 
Best used for coming big features 
Where the painting can be made to 
work, for a week or two. 

~ Weil's Siiggeition 

jroe Well, in his Universal house 
torgan, makes the excellent sugges- 
tion -thatxampaignsL he. .tiaked 'oyer, 
jwith members of the state to obtain 
Itheir -reactions. He particularly 
Stresses the suggestion that the 
tnanager'Q. wife or' his cashier can 
llipot ideas which may sound all 
fcight to the masculine mind , and 
yet be poison to the all- important 
femme patronage. . 

To get reactions in the home 
bfflce the stenogs and even the por- 
ters are called in to look over the 
stuff and he admits that the man 
who pushes the broom over the floor 
ten frequently better his own care- 
fully thought out ideas. 

It's a point well taken. The man- 
liger is not trying, to sell tickets to 
blmself. He's offering them to the 
rank and file and it Is often niore 
Intelligent to obtain a reaction be-' 
lore the c6py is sent to' the printer 
than to find , out through . _a neglect- 
«d box office that the idea did not 
click, 

Bnral Coupons 

Small towner is trying out a new 
.'gag to corral the rural patrons. Has 
a couple of agents out selling cou- 
pons for $6 which entitle the . pur- 
chaser to the face value in goods at 
any ,of^_the . local:. stores .named on 
the coupon, with the usual punch 
holes for various sums. One stub is 
good for a chicken, dinner at the 
local restaurant and another for a 
visit to the theatre. 

Theatre prepares the tickets and 
disposes of them, getting 20%, or 
%1 of. which 60c goes for the dinner. 
Stores endorse' ; purchases on ' the 
bacik and the last store holds the 
ticket. Theatre is to* pB9 ofC on 
thes& vouchers. -Figured^ there_ w.lll_ 
be a profit on extra sales and slnc^ 
few Will come to town alone, it 
means extra tickets and dinners. 

Only question as .to the success of 
the scheme is the matter of how 
many farmers have |6 in cash. 

Taledibtory 

Clhcinltatl. 

Bill Danziger, who exploited 'Coir 
lege! Huimor,' is motoring 16 Holly- 
wood to start July 1 as adv. mgr. 
for Charles R. Rogers. 

The darb campaign put oil locally 
by Danziger included about every 
^possible plug.7 In-the-'Tlmes-Star?^^^ 
he had a. limerick contest and the 
'JBnquirer' featured a screen star 
medallion coupon and sale idea. He 
got yards Of space in these papers 
and also In the . ^PosL' Other 
splurges were a 50 -foot banner 
spread on the Fountain Square side 
of .the (xibaori -Hotel*. aCfii. downtown 
spot; bulletins in street cars arid 
busses, sign aprons for newsboys 



and concessionaires at tho Beds' 
ball parkt 10 gals rubing the main 
stems clad in slickers with approprir 
ate notices, and a 'College Humor- 
night in the 3.2 palace of the Hotel 
Slntbn. 

The pic was world-premiered 
Thursday night (16) in Hollywood 
style at the Palace. For this event 
Danziger added to the bfil.ly by the 
presence of the bUgfle and drum 
corps .of the disabled vets. 



Eat on S^tes 

. - With roller^ skating such a fad in 
New York that' they have to es- 
tablish special walks in -the -parks 
to use as rinks and. at the same 
time keep traveled pavements wet 
down to discourage the skaters, it's 
time to do something about it. 

Mighfbe of questionable value to 
introduce the outdoor sport at a 
time when it's tough to get them 
indoors at best, but if they are 
awheel anyhow, draw them to the 
house with lessons by some fancy 
fljgure skater, if you pick one up 
locally. Put on a skatemarathon for 
the kids, and promote skates to Use 
prizes. 

Star stunt to date comes from a 
small town where about the only 
good skating service was in the 
city hall park. Permission was 
g^ihied to erect a large sign read-, 
ing:. 

'When you get tired sitting down 
here, cohie over to the Gem. Seats 
are softer and there's no: bump< 
Besides you can see — ^' the title 
being changed as required. 

New Appeal 

still a few new ideas. ^One of 
them hails firom Norfolk, where a 
special - adv ertisement- ^o r 'Be' M ine 
Tonight' told the reader that the 
picture was. so . iimisual the house 
state had clubbed tbgether to pay 
for a special advertisement to 
inake sure that thei regular patrons 
would not .miss the treat. 

Spa,ce packed a bigger punch 
than th6 old personal guarantee 
from the manager. ~ People argued 
that if the house stafC thought so 
well of- the preview it must be 

Almost any stuff off' the regula' 
tion win help, but the more con: 
Vlncing the argument^ the. better 
the sales are apt to b?. This gag 
builds ;up ^n the personal qhat 
frpm the cashier which several b.o. 
girls have been slipping Out lately. 

It's too good to waste bolstering 
np a dud. Save it until something 
good comes along. Argmnent in 
this case Was that a picture- with- 
out known- cast ^ames might bcr 
overlooked by tlie shoppers.. 

Trick Cards 

Barie theatre, Philadelphia, got 
speciial advertising when it handed 
out some cheap cards illustrated 
with'direclions^or two manual gags. 
Both look easier than they are, so 
the tiian who gets one wiU not rest 
until he has tribd the stunts on all 
of his friends, and all the time they 
study directions they are reminded 
of 'The Devil's Brother; at the the- 
atre. 

It has been some time since one 
of these c£^:ds has turned up an.d 
yieit for the smallest printing cost it 
is possible to get out a card that 
wiU have a circulation of from 10 to 
26 persons each. Thai's more than 
most tfarowouts can* possibly yield. 

Sometimes a newspaper office wiU 
yield the necessary cuts. And if the 
cost of' cuts is prohibitive, it is 
possible to get stunts that can be 
explained whoUy in type, though the 
cut helps the appeal strongly. 

May Be a Blooiiier 

Ottawa. 

Manager Ray TubmaTi of the RKO 
Capitol theatre, Ottawa, Is staging 
a popularity contest for . athletes 

.only, the, prizes being trips -to Ber- 
muda and the West Indies. The 
contest is confined to local resi- 
dents, zhale and female, but there 
is iio restriction as to the amateur 
or prof esBlonal status of the athlete. 
Ballots are distributed at . the the- 
atre. The stunt has : ttracted the 
attention of the Amateur Athletic 

TJUion of Canada because they do' 
not know whether it is quite proper 
or hot and there may be sotne. fun. 



Only Water 

Indiariapblis. 

Hot' running water in all the 
drinking fountains. What to do? 
So. pondered Ken Collins, manager 
of . the Apollo. The heat was driving 
the customers to the wator, but it 
.couldn't make them drink the. luke- 
warm beverage. The home office 
was beseeched for aid. -Millions for 
defense, it replied, but not one ceiit 
for a water cooler. 

So Collins went into . a. session 
with Mother Necessity. Soon Baby 
Jnvention was gurgling; its- greetihg 
to paying patrons. The child was 
a -large- whiskey— kegj^lned-^with a 
spiral length of lead pipe. It. will 
hold fifty pounds of cracked ice. 
Now the water is cool; Total cost 
less than .$3.. 



it was in motion, got plenty of at- 
tention. 

Not often tha.t it pays -to stress 
the. gruesome, but it can be done, 
now and then. If space permits an 
even better stunt might be a black 
lined shadow box with miniature 
cars circling around with papier 
mache skeletons, at the wheels. 
Probably both could be had at the 
novelty shops in .the cities, a,nd at 
trifling cost. The^rntable of an 
old phonograph could > be used for 
the track. 



Austin Fnlled 

Christy Wilbert put 6n novel 
ballyhoo on 'The I^ittle <]riant' that 
got a laugh from St. Louia viewers. 
Had a baby Austin apparently tow- 
ing .a huge truck. Austin had a. 
sign reading: 'The liittle- Giant,' 
while signs-, on the truck told of 
the attraction. Austin didn't really 
pull truck, but proceeded under its 
own power. 

Ban Ezcnrsions 

lioew's Midland, Kansas City, got 
the local passenger agents to an- 
nounce excursions on all railroads 
fOr a radius of 75 miles f or < a 
special rate to see Joan Crawiford in 
'Today We Ijive.' Roads , took half 
the cost of 15,00O circus heralds, 
which were distributed to all sta- 
tions within the radius. 

NO particular reason for the ex- 
curslon." but no reason Why not, so 
it .helped the railroad and the thea- 
tre alike. 



StrUdng, if Grnesbme 

Embassy, New York, newsreel 
theatre, had an outside ballyhoo for 
the Indianapolis auto rades in which 
thrSe men were killed. It's morbid, 
but it got them in, and miay perhaps 
be worked oh the next big race. 

The display was a vertical drum 
around which revolved five hands. 
Two of these carried miniature care 
with the other arms carrying cutout 
SkuUa with auto goggles^ It went 
around at slow speed, and. .because 



Beal Swank 

_;MQst- thea:tteki wJiich. jusfl—welglL-- 
ing machines : or other coin op- 
erated devices for a lobby attractor 
ace in the habit of throwing off the 
coin control sO that the machine 
will operate without the usual pre- 
liminary. 

liOew's State theatre, . New Tork, 
was using a weight machine, for 
'Working Man,' the machine issu- 
ing a. card on which was stamped 
the proper weight and' a nonrcom- 
mittal fortune Which ended with 
the prophecy that the holder would 
see the Arllss picture. 

Instead of tricking the scales uni- 
formed attendant stood beside the 
machine and inserted a coin as each 
person stepped on the scale plat- 
form. 

Trip for Cricks 

Albany. 

In conjunction With current show- 
ing of 'Melody CruftSe,* closing to- 
morrow, at RKO Paiac€>, a contept. 
is being conducted, from which four 
Winners will be picked and taken on 
a two days' week-end vacatio|:L: to 
New York City. The awards are 
Le to the beat four reytews wrtfci 



Plenty on 'Eagle' 

Omaha, . 

Parantount about went the limit 
in exploiting: "The Eagle and the 
Hawk."- Publicity man's idea was. 
to . turn opposition of air races into 
biz for Picture. This he did by some^ 
eight or nine local, tteups. 

Movie house cooperated virith air 
race sponsors by setting aside 
Thursday (15) as 'Air Feiativai 
Night,' at which Ume all pilots «n- 
tered. iii. racearwere introduced from 
stage kt 9 p.m. show along with 
'Queen of the Air* and winners in 
cids^ model airplane building con- 
testrr-'Queien* -conte st was "tonielect" 
lociEil naiss to preside at air meet and 
receive instructions from 'IBetty 
jund, stunt aviatrix, as prize. Model 
>uilding contest' was sponsored 
jointly by . thtotre^ local department 
Store and C. of C. Gag was to give 
each entrant ducats to show .and to 
air races besides awarding grand 
prizes donated by department store. 
ShoWhouse got tied-in with adver- 
tising of both C. of C. and of store. 

Planis was -"hired to crulBte over 
city alternately towing huge ban- 
ners, easily readable from 1,000 fecit, 
one pliigging air races and other 
boosting .picture. Added stuiit was 
to drop tiny parachutes containing 
dUcats to both races and movie from 
the plane. This stunt pulled at noon 
tiour three successive days proved 
its Worth aiid had downtown yokels 
gazing skywardr . 

Street railway company was also 
enlisted to plaster .sides of one of 
its old cars .with . idvertislhier and 
route it over every line in city; 

Filial tieup was to give ducats to 
all last round contestants. In bridge 
tourney sponsored by local dally. 



ten of the picture. The trip includes 
hotel accominOdatiOns, Radio City 
theatres and an evening '''t a supper 
club. 

ihAcin^ ^Ih^ 

liOS Angeleis. 
Hillstreet (RKO) has a tango con 
test tieup with, a local ballroom; 
whereby the winner Is .promised a 
Week's eng;agement at the. theatre. 
Stunt is getting the house consider- 
able publicity among the dance ad- 
dicts and over the air, with its only 
expense the week^ stage salary for 
the succesJEif ul' conteiatantr 




Another summer closing la the 
RKO fold is the Orpheum, Cham- 
paign, m.. June il. 

Creston, O.. 
When the town's only film theatre 
closed for the summer recently, local 
Business Men's Association contri- 
buted to a fund which, will insure 
free open air talkers over the sum- 
mer. 



Mansfield, O. 
William Dwariskl is manager of 
Madison, Warnei" operated house, 
succeeding the late Tim Roberts. 

Marysville, O.. 
Leo Jones and Carl' Moore, who 
owns and operates the Stat at -Upper 
Sandusky jand thft_ Odeon .at . Adat 
have added the Rex theatre here. 



Shutters 
Mouse. 



on 



Tacoma. 
Hamrick's Blue 



Selette'Stnnts 

Edward Selette, of the Colonial, 
Utlca, this time has a radio audition 
contest worked Ir. connection with 
WIBX. Application for a test is 
made at the box office and Selette 
Tiahdles all : the d'efaris," "getting 
enough to give him a good stage 
attraction with the always desirable 
local pull, 

, Ih return the station gives him the 
»time -8lgnal--over^thre&.^broadcaats. 
dally and adds the theatre program 
and announcements. This makes It 
nice for Sellette and still the sta- 
tions seems to feel it's on the long 
end, too. 

. It is not merely getting, something 
for nothing which counts, but get^ 
ting soifaething iree that will sell 
tickets. This IS Seiette's specialty. 
He makes It count. 



Reading, Pa. 

Alto theatre, picture house in Co- 
lumbia, near here, was partially de- 
stroyed by fire this week when the 
John-iT; Hardy - building^ including 
the theatre and a number of apart- 
mients, were burned. 

Hardy estimates loss at $75,000. 
Joseph Sverhai,' owner and manager 
of the State theatre, Columbia, was 
also the lessee and manager of the 
Alto. 



Plttafleld, Mass. 

Several changes, have been made 
in -Publix personnel in- western Mas- 
sachusetts. James McNainara, man- 
ager of Broadway,. Springfield, 
transferred -to Capitol, Plttsfleld. 
Succeeds Norman Pareger, shifted 
to Palace; 

-Milton Schlossberg, from Palace, 
PIttsfteld, to Capitol, Athol. Suc- 
ceeds Claude Frederick, who gbes 
to Strand, GreenfleW. David Walsh 
remains manager of Strand,_Pltts- 



Lios Angeles. 
Relative standing of the seven dis- 
tricts in the Fox- West Coast 'Dolr 
jara^and^SenaeLJUrixfijcemftiOifidJdE?!. 
tualiy unchanged at the dose of the 
sixth week. Dick Spier, San Fran- 
cisco metropolitan district, con- 
tinued in top place, with George 
Bowser, .liOS .Angeles, beach, district, 
in second. Special district, report- 
ing to Charles Skouras, and Dick 
jDlckson's. soy therjir Cfili£ornla..I.nland. 
territory, each moved up a peg, dis- 
placing Al Hanson's !». A. city dis- 



trict, which dropped froih third to 
fifth spot. • 

No other changes -were shown 
over the previous week.. 

Des Moines, June 12. 

Harry Weinberg, geh mgr. and J. 
W. Denman,^ secretary-treasurer,' 
Central States Theatreet Corp., have 
formed the States Theatres Corp. 
in Omaha with Weinberg president 
and Denman secretary-treasurer, to 
leiise the Orpheum, Omaha. 

Both men will -Ontinue offices 
with Central States here. 

Birmingham. 
. Bankhead Film liine Company has 
started service between Atlanta and 
Birmingham carrying film for «x- 
chantes- of -the. -two. cities. . Don 
Daniel Is manager.' 



Los Angeles. 

Jack Stebblns resigned as man 
ager of the Fox-West Coast Gran- 
ada, at Inglewood, Cal. Succeeded 
by Ij. M. Harris. 

Other F-WC managerial changes 
include: Frank Newman replacing 
George Roesch at the Grand lAke, 
Oakland; B. J. Sullivan to Orpheum, 
Oakland, replacing Frank Burhans, 
transferred to Paramount. 

Roesch is temporarily unsissigned. 



Bronx, N« 
Paul Gams has resigned as man- 
ager jof the Windsor theatre, to take 
charge of a legit Stock policy .at the 
Long Beach . theatre. Long 'Beach.- 
Successor at the Windsor is A. Vor- 
zlmet:- — 



Albahy. 

Headquarters for. the RKO tipstate 
and New England divisions have 
been: removed from New York City 
to the Palace, Albany, with G. W. 
Koerner heading, Joseph Shure Is his 
assistant, handling real estate. 

Change does not affect the per- 
sopnet,o.f^ the- two houses.- 

Pittsburgh. 
George., Roberts, manager of. WB's 
Butler theatre,' iButler; ^a., succeed-.^ 
ing AI.: Grasgrln, transferred east. 
-:H,J]teX:dk:<^r.,froinJklanQs,^iG 
Pa;, to Harris> Donora, ^replacing 
Mike Shontz, 'resIgnedr 



Denver. 

.. R., E. Griffith -Thektres have 
bought Princess at Roswell, N. M., 
from Mrs. L. H. Calhoun. 

., . ..Westlane^ .Th^Atres ^will open Its^ 
new 506-seat Klva theatre at .Oree 
ley by July 10.. 



Bdnbled Up 

Two years ago the idea of layihir 
off the bathing suit review to the 
local merchaints by penhlttlng eabh 
one to enter a contestant, tdOk^> a 
load of trouble off the miemagertpd 
mind. 

A new refihen^ent is to get tbom 
to. club their pull -with the local 
radio station, if therp lis. one;, -to 
have the proceedings broadcast, tiot 
only at the time of the show; t>ut 
to talk it UP in advance when-, a 
gap permitted. 

It puts one more kick intoUio 
stunt. 

In passing, the merchahta'- oon-f 
test is a llfesaver in those toWiw 
where local opinion is a bit nar- 
row. Many patrons who would 
froth Over the Idea of the local 
girls competing On their , own WiU 
be~content if ^he~entrai|ts reprt^nt 
each some l6cal "butcher or . baker. 
That's ehtii^ly apart from the .ad* 
vertlsiiig advantages. 

Stressing Newness 

One exhibitor whose, patrons were 
averse to reissues and yet -who 'felt 
that he could please them again 
with 'King of Jazz', if .he .only could 
set them to come, put it over >with 
\ memoty contest. Idea .Was 
streissed ' that it wad not precisely 
the same picture, last Shown; that 
much new film had been used to re- 
place older matei:ial. while retain* 
Ing the best of the' hits'. 

Small prizes were offered for th* 
most exact list of thO new se* 
.quences and thode which they re- 
placed. It got the bunch .all stewed - 
up, and --a. number -came twice- -to 
check up first impressions; 

Some ° sort ' of explanation . is 
needed .to. get over the idea Jhat 
there is an element of newness to 
the film as at present released. 

Trailer Beciprocation 

Lois Angeles. 
In reciprocation for extremely lo^ 
display advertising., rates- for cal- -. 
endar advertising of their various 
attractions, all FoX West Coast, 
houses locally are running a dif- 
ferent trailer each 'Week, booistlng 
byrline writers of the L. A. 'Herald 
and Express.' First two trailers r^* 
lated to. Harrison' Carroll and Jimmy 
Starry .'both:- picture ■ chatter rscrib- 
blers> Rates for the display vairy,. 
according to theatre arid localities, 

Magiio Goes ITp 

^llnneapolis. 
' "As an exploitation stunt and bally'' 
hoo for Thurston^ the magi'cianf Doa 
Alexander, State theatre press agents 
had the magician, present his- illu* 
Sion of floating a woman through 
space atop the narro.w 34th floor of 
the Fosbay Tower office building 
liere. The .'Journal* .photographed 
the .stunt, and rari^' the "art o^n Iti 
front page. 

Fox Saccumtis 

Hollywood. 
=T==^Fox^studior===^whIeh-===hia«---ruled^i 
against commerolal tie-ups for the 
last year and a half, is relaxing on 
'Worst Woman In Paris,' and will 
put over a series of tie-ups around 
Adolphe Menjoui mostly on the plug 
that he's the best dressed man in 
pictures. Exploitation schemes will 
be., with: clothing .manufacturers!, .an... 
aut'o racilo concern, and a golf 6up« 
ply hou.se. 



12 



VARIETY 



Tnesdn^, June 20, 1933 









•■■V fji*'-* 



Tuesday, Junfe 20, 1933 



p I c r 



E s 



VAttlETY 



23 




iWeek of June 19 

(Pictures now filming^ or about to start, are Hated betow aiphiabetTcally 
by studios. Syrhbola are: P---Director,: A'^Authorr C-^aineraman.) 



COLUMBIA 

D — Ldimbert HUljrer 
A — Lambert Hlllyer 
C-^BenJalmln Kline 
Cast: 

Tim McCoy 

Bvalyn Knapp 

Douslaq Cosgrave 

Ward Bond " 

Wally Albright 

Jack Ijong 

CbaxUe Weat 
'Coin* To Tom* 

(latteukl 

1>— Vlotor ' Soiliertzlnffer 
A — Briaii MaMow 
c — Joo Walker 
Cast: 

Helen Twelvetrees 

•Brief Mpmenf 
.<Srd weeic) 

D — David Burton 

A — S. N. Berhmaa 
Brian Marlow 

C — Teddy Tetzlaff 

Cast: 

Carole Lombard 
Gene Raymond 
Monroe Owsley 
Dortald Cook 
Reginald Maison 
Theresa M. Conover 
Florence Bcltton 
Jameson T-taomas 
Herbert Bvans 

FOX 

'The DevU's In Lot*' 
(5th week) 

D — Wllhelm Dleterle 
A — Harry Hervey . 

Howard Estabrook 
Cast: 

Victor Jory 
Loretta Toung 
Vlvlenne Osborne 
David Manners 
C. Henry Gordon 
Herbert Mundln- 

Thfiir 
<4tU week) 

D — Harry Lachman 

A — Gertrude Page 
Edwin Burke 

C — ^John Seiti! 

Cast: 

Janet Gaynor 
Warner Baxter 
Harvey Stephena 
Margaret Lindsay 
Flske O'Hara 
Una O'Connor 
Merle Tottenham 
Walter Cbttnolly 

'Shaoi^ MadOAM* 
(8r!i'week) 
D — John Blystone 
A — Frederick tt/ Brennaa 

Austin Parker 
C — Lee Garmes 
Cast : 

Spencer Tracy 

Elizabeth AHeii 

Ralph Morgan 

'Ufe'8 Wottt Uvlng' 

_ ^ ^ (8rd week) 

D — John Ford 

A — James Gould Cozeens 

Paul Green 

Jane Storm 
C — Geo. Scheiderman 
Cast: 

Will Rogers 

Vera Allen 

Louise Dresser 

Marian Nixon 

Ralph Morgan 

Boots Mallory 

Howard Lally 

Andy Devlne 

Roger Imhof 
'The Ilast -Troll' 
_ (8nd week) 

D— James Tlnllng 
A — Zane Grey 

Stuart Anthony 
Cast : 

George O'Brien 

Claire Trevor 

El Brcndel 
*rhe Worst Woman I 
Paris' 

(iMt week) 
J D— Monta Bell 
•A — Monta Bell 

Samuel Behrman 
i Sonya Levlen 
••■Cast: 

Adolphe Menjou 
Horvey Stephens 

METRO 

'Another I<angiiage' 

.*v ™ week) 

E. H. Griffith 
4A — Rose Franken 
fcC— Ray June 
illCast 

i 



echt 

Cast:. 

Lee Traoy 
Colleen Mooro 
Mae Clarke 
John Halllday 

M1STR0FOI4TAN 
(Hohognun) 

'OikUopliiar Borneo^ 

,..<irt;w*<>fc):... 

D — ^Robt. N. Bn^dbury 
A — Bobt. N. Bradbuiy 
.Cast: 

Bob Steele 

I]f oris . Hill , 

.Ge6>' Nash 
— 66rdon-De Malnar- ; 

Dick DlQkensen '. ■ 
.•Devil's Hai^ 
(1st week) 
D — ^Pbll Aosett ' r 
A—Leohai^d Fiei4e 

David SUversteiUL 
C — Archie Stout 
Cast: 

Peggy Shannon 

Preston Foster 
.Hobilrt C^vanaiugh 

Ray Walker 

Barb&ra .vaTondeaa 

Paul Porcoat 

J(VSo|i Robarda . 

Bryailt Washburn . . 

Geo. Hayes 

Harry Holn^an 

. PABAMOcirr 

'One Banday .Afternoon' 
(«th week) 

D-rStcfphen Roberts 
A— James Hagaa 
Grovei* Jones 
Wm. Slavens McNutt 
C— Victor Mllner 
(Tast: 

Gary Cooper 
Francer Fuller 
Fay Wray 
Nell Hamilton 
Roscoe Karnes 
Jane Darwell 
Claire Blandick 
James Bartls-. 



I 



P 



Helen Hayes 
Robert Montgomery 
Loulso Closser Hale 
Henry Travers 
Irene Cattell 
Margat t Hamilton 
Hal K. Dawson 
Minor Watson 
John Beal 
Maldel Turner 
'Rsklmo' 
(IStii week) 

A— Peter Freuchen 
C— Clyde De Vlnna 
Cast: 

All Native 
'March of Time' 
„ (2nd week) 

D— Wlllard Mack 
A — Moss Hart 

^?.S55 -A^''^" Woolf 
C— Bill Daniels 
Cast: 

Alice Brady 
Ffahk Morgan 
Russell Hardie 
Madge Evans 
Eddie QuUlan 

'Oonclns Lady', 
(Ist week) 

-- rRobt^Zr^Leonard™'-"-- 
L'A- — James Warner Bcllah 
P. J. Wolfson 
Allen Rivkln 

ist: 

Joan Crawford 
Franohot Tone 
Grant Mltehell 
Frank Morgan 
Jean Malin 
Ted Heaiy 
'Turn Hack the Clork' 
^ _ (Ist week) 
«— Edgar Selwyn 
A— Edgar Selwyn 



t 

PI 



Ha/fy SchUlt* — 

Sam Hardy , . > 
Frank Sheridan 
Robt.. Hom.en ' 

•The War to IiOTO' 
-($rd,<reek)- 

D—Normah Taurog 

A — Gene Fowler 
Ben;}. Olaxer . 
Claude Binyon 
Praiik'. Sutler 

C — Ghasi Li^Bg 

Cast: . 

Maurice Chevalier' 
Ed, Everett Horton 
Bylria Sydney ' 
Arthur Plerson 
Douglas Dumbrllle 
Nydia Westman • 
Grace Bradley • 
Arthur Hoiisman 
Bfaiiche Frederlct 

'Wdnlghi CItiv 

' (6tli wOek) 

.D—Alex Hall 
Geo. Soninefl 

A— B. Phillips Oppenheim 
Seton I. Miller 

^ X<ealle Charteris 

C! — ^Theodor Sparkuhl 
Cllve Brook 
George Raft 
Allison Skipworth 
Helen Vinson 
Sir Guy Standing 
Alan Mowbray 
Ferdinand Gottschal 
Forrester Harvey 
Ethel Griffies 
Teru Shlmada 
•Big Bxecntive^ 

^ „ . (3rd week) 

D— Erie C, Kenton' 

A— Alice D. o. Miller 
Laurence Stallings 

C— Harry Flschbeck 

Cast: 

RIcardo Cortex 
Elizabeth Toung 
Richard Bennett 
Sharon Lynne 
Dorothy Peterson 
Barton MacLane 
•This Day and Are* 
_ , (Qth week) 

D— Cecil B. DeMllle 

A— Bartlett Cormack 

g— Peverell Marley 

Chas. Blckford 
Richard Cromwell 
Marl Colman 
Eddie Nugent 
Bert Alexander 
Lester Arnold 
Bradley Page 
Michael Stuart 
Geo. Barbier 
Oscar Rudolph 
'Three Cornered Moon' 

r,... ^^'^ week) 
I>— Elliott. Nugent 

Nathaniel Frank 
A— Gertrude Tonkonogy 

s. K. Lauren 

Ray Harris 
C— r..eon, Shamroy 

Ciaudett Colbert 
Richard Arlen 
Mary Boland 
Wallace Ford 
ijyda Robcrtl 
Joan Marsh 
Tom Brown 
Hardie Albriehl 
Wm. Bakewell 
Claire filandick 
Edward, Gargan 
John Kelly 

RADIO 
'In the Foff' 
v (4th week) 

^— ^nest Schoedsacfc 
Arr^Ruth-.-Rose- 

C — Henry Gcrrard " 
Cast : 

Robert Armstrong 
Helen Mack 
John Warburton 
Phyllis Barry 

^^.=Edsar=^ortoni 



..v.^'*iGloi7 Command 
(^th witek) 

l>-^brlsty Cabanno"" 

A-^hrlsty: Ca]>anne , 
F. McQrew WlUla 
Comm. Frank^Wead 

C— Gilks 

■Cast! 

'fiiruce Cabet 
Betty Fumesa 
Brio Linden 
Florence Lake 
Arthur Lake . . 
. John Dari^'ow " 
Frank Albertsoa 
Matgaret: Seddon . 

— ..-!Bafte''BonumceP-. ^ 
' (9.rd .week).' ■ 
D-.-^Wm. . Selter 
A-T^ohn Wells ■ 
' H. W> Hanemanik- 
Glenn, Tryoh ' 
Sam' Mints 
c-^David Abel 
Cast: . 

.Ginger Rogers 
Norman Foster 
Laura HApe Crews 
George Sidney 
Rdbert" Benchley 
'Big Boy: Wllllantk 
Jtin^, Brewster. - 
'■' BKO^PATlCi: 

(Allied) 
/One' Tew Latw* 

. : (iBt week) 
D — ^B. MMen' Hopper 
A— F. Hugh' Herbert 

;• .Pail! Perez 
Cas.t: 

Wlli Abearn 
. . Gladys. Ahearn 

bOteb. 

'JBTeigbbor's Wivea^ 
' .(ist! week) 
D-f Breezy -Bason " , 
A— Jack Natteford 
C— Ernest. Miller 
Cast: . 

Dorothy M^Ckalll 
Mary.Korhman 
. .. yivlen Oakland 



1 



'The Doctor' 
^ (3ril week) 

D— John Robertson 
A — Kathcrine H. Taylor 

Lester Cohen 
C— Jack Macke nzie 
Cast: 

Lionel Barrymore 
Joel McCrea ' 
Dorothy Jordan 
Frances Deo 
MayRo'bson 
David Landau. 
Buster Phelps 



SBNMBtT 
(Uascot) 

•nirhtlng With jpUi: C^iflon' 
•• ^ ;:VT(tta'"Weeit)*'" - ■ : 
DrrMandy . Schaeffer.- 

• Colbert Clark 
A— Wydham iGltltena" - 
■ Barney, Safecky 
Colbert Clark 
Victor Zobel :• 
^ Mandy- Schaefter 

0— .Brni^SBClller ' ' 

'••paet: • ■ =; • .-. ■■ ■ 
■ Johnny Mack Brown 
Noah-Beery 
Noah Beery, Jri, 
Betsy Ross ■ 
wm. Farnum 
Tully. Marshall 

Jack Mower 

..Lajte Clhandldr 
LjateMcKee 
Al Bridge 
DeWltjlsTenntngs 
•. ;•. Tracy Layne h 
vChas. Whitaker 
Jackie Williams^ 
.tlMiyBBBAI. 
'GordonTof - Oho8t~Clty' ' 
(Ist week) 
(Serial) 
D — ^Ray Taylor 
A— Peter B. Kyne 
Ella O'Neill 
Geo. Clympton 
Basil Dickey 
Harry Hoyt 
Ralph Adair 
Het.Manheim 
C— John Hlckson 
Cast: 

Buek Jones 
Madge Bellamy 
Walter Miller 
Tom Ricketts 
Wm, Desmond 
Frances Ford 

•lAdles of Broadway* 
_ (let week) 

D— E. A. duPont 
A — Wm, Hurlbut 

John Francis Larkin 
Cast: 

June Knight 

Neil- Hamilton 

George B. Stone 

Mary Carlisle 

Sally O'Nell . 

'Dorothy BurgeSs 
•Only T^terday* 
^ , (3rd week) 
D— John M, Stahl 
A — John M, Stahl 

Wm. HUrlbut 

Merritt Gerstad 
Cast: 

Marga:ret SullaVan 

John Boles. ' 

Benlta.Hume 

Edna May Olive 

Qn.«ilow Stevens 

Franklin' Pangborn 

Betty BIythe 

Natalie Moorhead 

Gay Seabrook 

Barry Norton, 

Lucille Powers 

Ruth Clifford: ■ 

Sidney Bracey 

Borton Churchill 

Edgar Norton 
- Dorothy IChrlsty 

Hugh Enfleld 

Mabel. Marden 

.njjrothy .Grainger 

Walter Catlett • 
WARNEB 

'Footlight Parade' 
^ ^ . (1st week) 
D— Lloyd Bacon. 
A— Mark Canlleld 

Manuel .Seff 

Jame? Seymour 
C— Spl ?oHto 
•-. — GebT'Barries 
Cast: ' ■ 

James Cagney 

Joan Blonde 1 1 

Ruby-Kecler 
'Wild Boys of the Road' 
=.^;^^=--=^lst^week) ^ - — ^- 
D-,Wm. Wellman 
A — Daniel Ahearn 

Earl Baldwin 
C^Arthur Todd 
Cast: 

Frankle Darro 
'Biirtiiaa of Missing Persons' 
: . (tst week) ' 

D — Roy Dei Ruth 
A — Robert PresheU 
C— Barney McCill 
Cast; 

Betty DavlB 

Eat O'Brien 



Look» Pojpl! Gimmie! 



Los Angeles^ JTanO 19. 
J. J. Sullivan's son rushed 
breatHIesslF up to bia dad's ot- 
flee at F*-WC and grave the In- 
fiotrinatton ihat be Oiad been 
awiurded letters In both foot- 
ball and baseball from, bis Jhigh 
schooL 

■Now you'll have to give me 
10 bucks to buy a. sweater to 
sew theni otf, Efoii soberly 
markeid. ' 




Trio of Milt Fold, PaVe Ch^tkin 
aiid Harry Katzr, together ift Publix 
UiltiL Bik months . ago a^ divisional 
directors, expect to istart theatre op- 
eration on 'their own Aug. 16, With 
four hoflses virtually closed f<>i' ^ 
a staxter;'the nUiiiber may bei'mOfe' 
th&'n doubled- by that date. 

Quartet practically set for' with 
independent 'owners include two 
.RKO '. formerly operated Palace in 
Akron; ' Palace^.Youngstown; and a 
doubleton Pubiix,. Paramount, Steu- 
benviUe, 6., .kiid Capitol, Wheeling, 
Wv'V^- 

Theatres .weria turned bapk some 
time .ago. by Publix and RKO to 



former owners. 

' Peld:^Chitkin-If at:? . triumvirate is 
assuming operation of the theatres 
for . th%r laifdlbrijst ' Feld is now in 
the pliio territory clearihg iip de- 
tails on theatres, and looking Into 
prospectisi/ 6f cloaitng addition^ op- 
erating 'agreements in that terri- 



er*. 



^ONtiS I'AYMENTS 

Cailifii'ExHiibis E)dfeh^ Appreciation to 



'.'.San'-E^ncisco, June 19. . 
J .owiiera,"' operators . and 
mania^rs, ^%6'.tt^ members of the 
Califo'rhia " Thleatre Association, 
staged a testimonial luncheon last 
week .for '-the-, body's executive-sec- 
retary» Thonias i>r Van Osteh, and 
his assistant Hulda McGinn. 
■'Van Osten was' -presented with a 
check for %lflO0 while Mrs. l^cGlnn 
got :'$2^0, as tokens oil appreciation 
for their effprts in behalf of the in- 
dustry. 

Both were active in Sacramento 
during the legislature's last session 
Where they succeeded in quashing 
several proposed tough bills. Mrs. 
McGinn is also unofficial represent 
tative of the theatres In clubwomen 
aifCairs of the town. 



Cde on 6. 0. Redassilicatioiis 
And Picture Service to Theatres 



'TRUST' SUIT IN OSSINING 



Closed. Cameo's Owner ^llegoa Op-, 
pression by Skbiirasea and ExehayDg^ 

Ossining^ N. "T., June 19. 
Catheo. theatre iiere, owned by 
Wlllard ■ BurriQiwiSi and opera.t^d by 
I(osenbloom .-^agin, . has clojsed, 
alleging di'scri.nlna:tiQr. ' by the ex- 
changes in favor. of Skouras., Bros.i 
ii^.ho^J>J|]erate_!aiL.JUJMa^ 
here. 

William . Bosenblbom, who resides 
In Mt. yernon> saya he will sue. aU. 
Aim exchanges, .as .well as Skouras 
Bros., alleging restraint o' trade. 
Qameo Opened, Jan.' iZ. It ^s^Bosen^-' 
bloom's -cl^im t^at exchaii^es: have 
refused proper 'service, putting a. Jq. 
to 60 -day - protection; against the- 
house, and charging first-run price 
for -s^cqhdr'ruhs.. 'Alleges .-that the 
opposition told Him. he ought not to 
be in bssinlng. 



ONE CONIMCT UNDER 
0VERNMENT CODE 



There will be no .alternative con- 
tractk such as ,has' Existed since th.e 
Thatcher ;die<ir.ee, according to major 
distrlbutlon'eu.part of ^ the Roosevelt 
code!>FFhfcb is In-the l^t stages 6t 
foi^m ulation> file trHfip w ""^y 



the standard, exhibition contract. 

In . conferences 'which'' they ')iave 
held. Jtodate, distribs have ^ignlfled 
no radical ..departures' under the 
new policy ihan existed before the 
Federal throwout of unlformiey; 
They approve the return of the airbi- 
tration system« . 
. In the qiatters of zoiiing aiid pro- 
tection, the distribs are reported 
agreed these are phases 'Which Will 
have to be decidiBd by local option, 
or majority rule in the various ter- 
ritories .tbroughout the country 
.after the key <a>de_has-been assem- 
bled and approved by the .industry 
and governmient. " 



2 Week Closing Posted 
_ . . in. Gt. States Hoiiseis 

Peoria, U\., June 19, 
Closing, notice for all G.reat 
States-Publix houses in downstate 
Illinois has gone out from Jules 
Rubin, general managar. Two-week 
notice has been delivered to the 
various theatrical -crafts following 
failure to get together 'on a. new 
wage scale. 

What : theatres, if any, will actually 
close in protest against the vunlons 
is not. known.. ...liocally It Is tiiought 
Great States may shut some houses 
over the sumtner. 



, If fair practice at the box^offlcc^ 
involving a partial re;cIasslflcatloa 
. admissions or shatp diirisions Qt 
^film service^ to theatlres, can be ef« 
fected. „thek .Industry leaders, are 
certain they have a J>etter. plan 'than 
that of Px'esldent Rooisevelt's mini- 
mum wage scale anr. maximum hour 
w.eek. . They: point out vthat instead 
of slightly under 10,000 ; men. be- 
tween '40,000 aild 60,000 will! be put 
immediately to work In the theatre 

.6f the lO;000 theatres currently 
lighted* fully two-thirds would not 
be aftected by this part of the 
Roosevelt enactment. But the other 
one-third which is estimated not 
to be on such an efficient basls,^ia 
reported to be of the comparattlVelr 
small seater . claiss '.wjtiibh' would not 
average o'ver' ai^.- additional . man per 
theatre. • .• 

Of the 4,000 . closed houses tjhe 
opening of 2;000, all of which possesa! 
1,500 seats and over, 'would, it io 
held put full staifs to work. 

Scale and hou^. dausesi :f pr ..pic- 
tures, at least, hobk'up With another 
Roosevelt provision, price cutting.- 
This will have to be coded once, ahd 
for all before not oiily big dark 
houses can be re-lighted but to pre- 
vent, further closings In ^the uppjer 
bOx-of flee bracket . This, as well aa 
other details of trade practice,-' can 
be 'solved' only- regionally and by 
majority rule -in each such territory, 
UJS-fcLaimfi-d.1 



Home Riile^ 
Local op.tipn, or home rule, . Is -vlr- 
tuiilly agreed '>upon by! lEUl.repr^en- 
tati ve branches of the jindti^tti^ As 
the -most liogicajL' 'manner- iii whloit 
to arrive .4t . natlonat detittilir ::<^,& 
working code. From" .tibe:; 6iuti»^me 
of conferenci^ during the paSst week, 
it now .seem'$' thftt .WIthlti..thiB next 
six weeks the .'g:enerB^tie8 of Vt|jie 
code will have beeV 'i^aeli^ed,'. SUtfl-' 
clently so . thfit the do.Cument may 
be delivered, to Washlngtbn ■aS ''^ the 
Industry grulde, 

li>istributidh 



More Fbt Rentals 



Preferred to Annoyances of Percentagre 

PlayinfiT by Exhibs 



Proposal of- some major distri 
utors to make guarantees on all per 
centage engagements so high that 
the -cost of checking, could be elim- 
inated by distribs falling back on 
the guarantee if in. doubt on gross 
business reported, ..has been aban- 
doned -in favor of redubing: the num- 
ber of sales on tlie percentage basis. 
It is estimated that of business for 
J;heLJ.a -3.4 . product, only -a^out 26% 
will be on percentage; 

Flats go. on the..: increase. This 
manner of writing business with 
theatreis looked, as though if was go-" 
ing. to be almost entirely wiped out 
three years back, but sliiice has beeh 
chopping down the 75% high on per- 
centage contracts to th'e hew low 
pf.-26% j?qr-tWs,yeat.. . 

Distribs fear that the high guar- 
antee, stopgap would not work out 
if extended everywhere. If distribs 
were to rely to any great extent on. 
JJtie^-Mgh^uaEanijeie^^wJth^ 



ihg of dates w^ere percentage re 
turns might be over expectations, 
exhibs would probably be that much 
tougher selling. 

Flat rental is less preferred be- 
cause of instances where the per- 
centage returns are greater for the 
distrib thaii he could possibly exact 
under a flat deal. 

The high guarantee, no-checlcing 
of theatresr- wavering - exhibs - might 
plan woulii take into . consideration 
the many .chain and. reliable. 7 Inde 
pendent accounts which do ho gyp 
ing '4nd woiild turn In proper per 
centai?es' even if distrib bit ran over 
the . stiff guarantee set. 

Tiie honor system element for the 
exhibitor who hates to divvy iip 
7rigIit.was_£av.ored as a..p8}^holbgI«ak 
factor in the high, guarantee pro- 
posal, since with checkers taken out 
prefer to be non-chiselers hence- 
forth rather than, have the checkers 
ronnd-alLthfe^ttme. - 



Instead of "distributors flxlng tlbe 
box-of flee '. pripe,'; as was ...toi^ch<id 
upon In the S.. R. Kent plan a >y.ear 
ago, the .. present- attitude of ^t^e - 
major Industry Is that scales are up 
to exhibitors jand..tlie m>^^^^ of Ipdd. 
option. Tiie *fndie with a falr-slised 
house Is 'held up as . siiffe'rlng' aa 
much from' the cut-throat compe- 
tition afforded by the shooting gal- 
lery in: congested areas as the.clt^ 
cult property. 

Admission wars. In which the 
little fellow with comparatively 
small overhead can engage, are now 
held to have abetted the depresliion 
in closing the larger theatres. Aa 
an. Illustration an exhibitor leadtiur 
from . the middle west cited condi- 
tions ' in Chicago, . telling conferees 
that while flve of the largest thea- 
tres in that city have beeii forced 
to go dark, just 3.7 small joints, 
many of whieh haven't had the, •b.o. 
window, open in eight yeara, .re* 
lighted during tbe paiitrmohthr'~* 

Means of solving this Issue, again 
conceded to be, largely a matter , of 
local referendum. Is forcing the gal- 
lery either to put up Its price within 
reasonable latitude ,qf the next thea- 
tre in order of dassiflcatlon,. or else 
be unable to secure the- same prod« 
uct screened by theatres witlt larger 
overheads' 



'Red Woekif 

(ist WflHBk) 

D — Al Green . 
A-i— David Karsner 
Chas. ICenyoh 
Sidney Sutherland 
C— James yan Trees 

Cast: 

ndwnrd (j. Robinson 
Genevieve Tobin 



WEST COAST 
(Holljrwood rrodnctionM) 
'They' 

(iMt weeli) 
D — Voval Sodar't 

Rob Farfan 
A — A, J. Karnopp 
Cant: 

Harry Co.rdi 

Joan I.>iK 

I'alriuia Farley 



Jean Iiacy 
..Mlarna Alvarez 
Charles 'Maurice 
I'ayl P&nzer 
Ituth Pierce 
('has. Bennett 
Joseph Swickar 
Hall Taperart 
I.<ynn Ardan 
Hobert Wayne 
I'hrilp Slceinan 
lllaekle Whiteford 



JWonroe's New Cnrcoit 



Lincoln, Neb., June 19. 
' Organlzat'ibh of an: interstate 
theatre chai was announced by 
Gieorge Monroe, jr., here, with jEour 
houses in tlncolrt, two in Colum- 
bus, two in Hastings and one, In 
ICeariiey. , Biz . done under 'the 
name , of Independent Theatres, 
headed W 'G.' L. Hooper of Topeka,^ 
Kahs., and viced by Cal. Bard, of 
Omaha. Others in the group in- 
clude George Monroe, sr., ahd tL 
M. Garvin of Hastings, 

Present idea calls for vaude In at 
least one house In each town, to 
play full weeks in Lincoln, and 
splits In tire smaller towns. 



^Xilriterrbn. X^A., Reopens" 

liOS Angeles, June 19. 

Criterion, , IjOS Angeles, turned 
back to T. li. Tally by Fox West 
CQa.st, reopens July 3 with Metro's 
'The Barbarian.' 

KopTuliir season of extended runs 
it this house begins Aug. IT with. 
'.VTas'iuerader,' United Artists pic- 
ture. 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, Jane 20, 1933 




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TueBday, Jane 120, 1933 



PICTVRES 



VARIETY 



25 



F^ht i^iainst New York s Added Local 
Taxes IVoposed for Al llteatrcs 



Circuits supported by the Jndles 
are organizing for a linlted front 
against any additional taxes on 
theatre properties than now exist. 
Meeting was held Wednesday (14). 
whereat it was counted that the 
new taxes which Ifayor John P. 
O'Brien is sponsoring wOil .throw 
additional anniial Imposts abiouni 
ing to around ' 1)2,000,600 on the New 
Tory City houses, &nd t\rhich the 
theatres; can't stand under existing 
^-condltlonsr— Another session - Is-ex 
pected this week to formulate plans 
for attacking the new tax plan. 

None of the additional taxes 
rated any comment from the dal- 
lies. It might have gone un- 
iaounded but for certain theatre men 
lyho noticed that. In addition, to 
present taxable . items. Mayor 
O'Brien would Inelude the follow- 
ing: 

Vaults and all space under side- 
walk. 

Electric sign permits Increases— 
approximattsly 10 times the present 
cost. 

F'ire prevention inspections. 

At 11 per square foot ttll Uie mar- 
quees as; presently used by theatreff 
might Jump their tax costs any- 
where -up to SOD percent from what 
It niay \ be presently. 

Taxable Items already on the the- 
atre list Include besides land and 
building taxes, show licenses/ fdgn 
permits, combustible or refrigeration 
permits, electric wirinff,. boiler I n- 
spectlon and others. 

Attendance 

Meeting on the thing was held 
Wednesday (14) with a decision for 
all parties to circularize all theatres 
iii order to attain ift linlted front 
of exhibitors throughout the city 
against the increased taxation. The 
meeting was attended by represen- 
tatives of the Haya oflBce, besides 
circuit bosses from BKO, IjO^w's, 
Paramount, Skouras and the The- 
atre Owners Chamber of Com- 
merce. 

Representatives included Sam 
DeiiaboVr, Charles Moskowitz, Major 
Bowes, Charles O'Reiny, Harold 
Franklin, ex-Sen. Walters, Skouras!, 
and also Dlfddnson of the. .Hays 
office. 

It is «»tlinated that, the .Increase 
in m^ixquee taxes alone would cost 
the New ;Tork theatres something 
like '|500;000 annually. Fire preven- 
tion inspections would add another 
9600,000. This refers to Inspections 
made by firemen of the city. Ad- 
ditionally any request for ispecific 
indication of an ordinance violation 
Would be taxed. This Is a service 
tax, more or Iess« for providing 
the violation Info. 

City also would Increse the ino- 
tlon picture operators' examination 
fee from $6 to 910. 



BEAUT CONTEST OUT 

Par Sidesteps in St. Louis — Only 
Chicago Fair on Tri 



Skouras' May Take M 
St L ht Runs but State 



St. Liouls, June 19. 

Reported here last week that 
Spyros Skouras and Sddle Alperson 
were in town for purpose of com- 
pleting deals whereby Central The- 
atres Corporation, now operating the 
Missouri, Ambassador and Grand 
Central, woulia take over the Fox 
and St. Liouis aliso. 
. Both left town without commit- 
ting themselves. Cullen Espy 'and 
George Tyson, Central Theatre 
execs, denied the deal had gone 
through. It. te known negotiations 
for the St. iibuTs are complete with 
the exception of a few details. Court 
must approve deal for iPox, as house 
Iff In' receiveriBhip. 

Harry Koplar is owner of the St. 
IiOuis,: daEk at present. Pox is in- 
dependently controlled, although 
playing Fox features and F; & M. 
booked stage shows. 

If and when deal goes through, 
it win give Skouras brothers Oom- 
plete control 'of the first-run situa- 
tibh here with exception of Lioew's 
State. 



Ups Scale for 'I%gers' 



Pittsburgh, June 19. 

Four WB houses In the Pittsburgh 
terrllory, Erie, Johnstown, Wheeling 
and Charleston, W. Va., are tipping 
their prices from 36 to 50 cents for 
the run of /Gold-Diggers', spotted 
for dates this week. 

Picture Is running here at the 
Stanley at the regular tariff, 50c. 



St. liOuis, June 19. 

Faramount's refusfd to grant St. 
Louis a winner in the 'Search for 
Beauty* cohtest hais resulted in con- 
test being thrown out of the Am- 
bassador, where It was to have been 
staged. 

George Tyson, , manager, had tie- 
up with an afternoon newspaper to 
select the winner^ with plenty of 
newis breaks guaranteed. Hitch de- 
veloped when It was discovered lo- 
cal winner would only be sent to 
Chicago for seml-flnais, with no 
promise of a Holly wood .trip. 



F-¥C EXAMINATION SET 
FOR SPYROS SKOURAS 



Ii08 Angeles, June 19; 
Following 'a fotv-day conference 
with Cbaciea fflcouraa and other 
FrWC exeicBi, Spyros Skouras re- 
turned to New York last Friday 
(16) by planoi He expects to come 
to the coast again within, three 
weeks, at which time he will sub- 
mit to an examlilation- before Sani- 
■aPl-3g.JMjcNabb. re feree, in connec- 
tlon with the FrWC bankruptcy 
proceedings. 

' No reorganization of the circuit 
has yet been set iii motion becausej 
-nnder court instructions, the thf e$ 
F-WC trustees must Crst function 
for six months, during which, time 
claima may be filed against thd 
■bionkrupt. ..But numerous, confer- 
ences are being held here, and the 
trustees- as well as the Skouras 
hrotherS are said to be satisfied at 
the headwiay so far made. 

Dally meetings of trustees have 
been dropped for next 10 days, 
pending return of Charles C. Irwin 
i^om New Tork, and William H. 
Moore, Jr., firoih MilwaukeiD. 



L A.'S BROADWAY NOW 
CLEANING DP DUAtS 



Xios Angeles, June 19. 

Resumption of single feature pro- 
grams by four of the Principal's 
Broadway houses over the w;eek- 
end, after a seven days' go of dual 
plx, leaves only two theatres on the 
downtown main . stem remaining in 
the double picture class. Houses that 
-isontlnue to show two plx to a pro- 
gram are the IjOs Angeles (Wm. 
Fox) and the Central, indie, directly 
.across the street from the Million 
Dollar. Ijatter serves: six acts of 
vaude with a pic for 16c as com- 
pared to the dual bills for a dime at 
the Central./ 

Policy of the downtown subse- 
quent runs for the remainder of the 
summer is expected to be straight 
single bills, excepting in rare in- 
stances where a feature is not 
deemed sufficiently strong to hold 
up on its own, when the exhlbs say 
they will be forced to double iip.. 



Tower, St P./ Goes Back 



Minneapolis, 

Minnesota Amusehient company, 
Publix Northwest corporation in 
receivership, once more is without 
St. Paul Urst-run independent op- 
position as _au result .of a.'deaL made, 
with Joseph Friedman to take over 
hfs Tower theatre, second largest 
St. Paul loop house, on a 10-year 
lease. 

Development ends a fight which 
Friedman had been waging against 
Publix since he took back - the 
house from It several months ago 
and stilted operating himself. 

Last week Ben Friedman, a 
brother of Joseph a^^d former P. 
:&^il.=.and^Pjibliat^.pattner,^.tenpiid= 
into^ the breach and brought the 
parties together again, putting over 
the deal which brings| the house' 
back to Publix, .Theatre is closed 
temporarily. 

Friedman is remodeling his 
Strand theatre, another 700 -scat 
loop house, and ■will reopen it 
shortly as a sure-seater for foreign 
talkers or second runs. 



ITs Taode Short 



Hollywood, June 19. 

Universal will wait for an ex- 
hibitor reaction on its , first vaude- 
ville short* Just completed, before 
going ahead with the others of that 
two . reel series. 

A Sterling Hollpway comtidy 
starts at U next week. James 
Horne, who directs, BUI Hackney 
and.Al Austin are on the story. 

PENNIMON SDINGFOR 
IJNEXPffiED WAGE TERM 



— - — 7 — ^Altoona, Par, -June-20^,' — 
Altobna local. No. 130, I. A. T. 
S. E. and M. P. M C, has entered 
suit. against the Altoona Publix 
theatres, A. N. Notopoulos of this 
city, president^ for the sum of |11,- 
476, covering the amount due for 
the remainder of tbe contract pe- 
riod, interrupted On April 7, but 
schediilied to run to Sept. 6. 

liocal theatres refused to accept 
the services of the operators on 
April 7, and have been contlnuourdy 
picketed, without trouble. The Al- 
toona Publix operates thirce the- 
atres. No suit has been filed asainst 
other theatres. 

The contract, theatre oipierators 
state, bad a two weeks' canceiHatlon 
clause^ which was used by ithe "War- 
ner and State managements.. 



Lynch Committee Workup Quietly 
But Constrodively on Publix Ibeatre 



CLEAR STAGE SHOW FIELD 

Hip, Cleveland, Without Local Op- 
' position, on Vaude 

.. Cleveland,. June 19. ■'■ 
with all ehain theiatres Vaud-Jess, 
due to . union- musicianif strikb on 
wage slashes, Hipis operator has 
a clear field and ia going after all 
stage shows that look like money- 
makers. 



House seats 3,500. 



HOVE TO ASK UNIONS 
TO CUT 25^ FOR YEAR 



RKO may try to head a move- 
ment to get the unlohig to take 4 
straight 26% cut for the coming 
season. Th^ has been unofilcially 
Intimated around. 

Negotiations will . gei. und«)r way 
soon for that purpose and appar- 
ently union matters at BKO here- 
after will be handled by Harold 
FrankUn. Hitherto Charles Xoemer 
was in charge. Before it was Friank 
Thoihpson. 



Stoek Market 



(Continued from page <) 

in taking the initiative at this time 
suggested confidence in its poisition. 
At leaist it had reached a decision 
on a new deal and that was re- 
garded, ae constructive as compared 
with other picture concerns balked 
from undertaking reforms by re- 
ceiverships' and internal wiiangles. 
WB Supporter 
Tho ticker . aet-baek wais espe- 
cially severe upon Badio which was 
in the midst of a mark-up when the 
blow felL' It had reached a high of 
11^ which tops a year's time, but 
promptly sank back to 8, its pre- 
vious 1933 best, where it mustered 
Bupjport, rebounding to 9 at the end 
of the final eesslon. KEO slipped 
from above 6 to t% and re- 
covered to 4%. Warners did well. 
Selling carried it down from 6 to 
below 6, at which level there was 
heavy dealings, price closing iBat- 
urday at 6. It was worth noting 
that at its bottom of the antl-ln- 
fiation scare it still held Above the 
level of 4%. which it touched a 
week before on a wave of selling 
of mystery origin. Apparently the 
earlier attack had cleared up some 
situation for then secondary defense 
was better than the first. Warners, 
by the way, figured with Loew's 
during the week in a flock Of down- 
town bull tips that didn't get much 
response. 

Kelth-Albee-Orphenm stockhold- 
ers (comprising holders of the old 
prefiBrred), held their annual meet- 
ing yesterday and studied figures 
for 1932. Feature of the report was 
that while the .circult-^really the 
bulk of the BKO operations— re- 
duced expenses by 20.4%, the de- 
cline in receipts amounted to 26.8% 
from the year before (1931). Fig- 
ures were 135,923,766 for 1931 and 



126.296,245 for 1932. a difference of 
$9,627,610. BKO Aoucjes were made 
-to show ak profit of f26D.Q00 on the 
year, the Orpheum net . loss of f 2,- 
723,943 riepresenting more than the 
consolidated deficit which is writ- 
ten^ down at 12,477,347. 

Same company reported last week 
for the ^uart^r to March 31, 1988 
showing ah operating profit of 
1274,280 before depreciation and 
amortization. After depreciation 
and amortization of $851,022, net 
loss was 176,742, including 1124,836 
net deficit of Orpheumi Circuit, Inc., 
and subsids from Jan. 1 to Jan. 37, 
1933, at Which time the company 
was adjfudged a bankrupt. 

A puzzling feature 6t last week's 
dealings was the erratic behavior 
of theatre company bonds. Iioew's-, 
in the face of relative stability in 
its^ stock and in vie^ of presump- 
tive benefit of noh-infiation to liens, 
slumped morie than 6 points ahd -on 
only moderate deidtngs, while the 
Pathe bonds advanced 2 points. The 
old- Keith bonds remained steady 
near their best of the year, around 
45; . 

Both the Paramount bonds were 
6tC a full point, the older descrip« 
tlon re-establishing its premium 
over the newer. Warners' deben- 
tures had a sinking spell, together 
with most of the speculative issues 
in the bond department, dropping 
more than 6 points- at one time to 
31, then steadying to 83%. Specu- 
lative play in this low priced loans 
appears: to be on the increase. 

Both the Paramount bonds, of 
course, are in default. Bondhold- 
ers were urged by Referee In Bank- 
ruptcy Henry K. Davis* last week to 
present their claims which will be 
outlawed after Sept. 14. Of the 
$26,000,000 outstanding, less than 
$6,000,000 In claims has been filed, 
the ofllcial said. 



- . «oo 

2,900 

a7oo 

13.900 
16.000 
87,000 
822,000 



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STOCK EXCHANGE 

iMne and rate. 
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Columbia P. Ttc 
Conebl. Film pfd....'.,;. 
Kactman- Kodak (8). . ... 
Fox; ClafliB A.........i. 

Gen. EHec. (40c.). 

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lioew <i) ex dlT ., 

Do pref. <eH)...' 

Madison 8q. —Garden 
Met-G-M pief. (1.89) . i . 
Orpbeam i^d........... 

Farainonnt cfs 

Pathe Elxcbange........ 

Pathe. Claea A.;.i..T.,. 
Badio Corpi. ...... 

RKO «.*•*.........'.... 

Vnlvenal • pref. . . .. .-. ... 

Warner Bros.,. 

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The S- A. liynch reorganization 
committee on tfaisatres, under 
Ltyhch'a wish, is working pretty 
»much undier cover until it is .clear 
just what the situation will be. It 
is' prooeeding; in the direction of. 
'very tsonstructive measures;' Whoiej 
purpose Is to sa!i^, austain aiid pre-( 
serve. 

So far the Paramount Publix or- 
ganlzdJtion and other subsidiaries 
naturally . Interested in the theatre 
tangle:-are-optimis[tic -o^f-rthe- out* 
come, based on the' inanner in. which 
Oie Liynch comihittee is iihing iip 
th^ situation, getting ' properties 
segvegatied, aiid making adjust-! 
ments on rents. 

The committee has brought in 
legal advice In the itersoh of Janies 
B. Pleld^ formeriy with the down- 
town law. firm of SlmpscM, Thatchex; 
& Baxtletti .He - was engaged dur- 
ing the past week in a legal, ca- 
pacity toaissistXynch and co -mem- 
bers of the commltteei 

When Lyhch took the chairman- 
Ship of the .theatre reorganization 
group; he hoped to he a't>ie to. have 
a dear-enough picture; of the sltii^ 
atioh to make a iatatement &: week 
later. That hafm-i come forward 
yet. Ijynoh is quoted as not es:<ii 
actly knowlnig what he'll ruii Into* 
but that the cominittiee is making; 
nice progress; 

Involved 

It lis expected that a more coniiK 
plete itinerary *of the steps to bei 
^a hen by the reur g aulKitlp Brmeirlif 
their march through the tangled 
theatre awamp will be iavaiiablei 
shortly. The Piiblix X^terprlse aetM 
up alone bafHcd expett bapkruptc7 
lawyers for months dtie tb its com4 
plexlties and involved nature. 

Wiiile talk of separitte theatre' 
direction in Faramdvnt i^urauant 
to liynch'0 official ; eq^tlMoieeiurhead: 
of the theatre group was rife, it lias 
died dowh now, v^th indlcationfli 
that the only new ]io#ers brought 
in aire through the reorganlzatloi^ 
committee itself. With ita ownL 
own members and the executive^ 
whom it contacts/ the Vcoihipittee ]^ 
Virtually rmming the theatre inter"* 
eeits of Par right now. 

Lynch la mentioned, as not ii| 
Paramount permanently, liu^ foU 
lowing his present ^reoiigaiiizatlonal 
program, Is Ukely to beconie anj 
operating partner dyer, houses, for«4 
merly his own, that are. in the P. 
combination. He Is chairman of th< 
general creditors' committee 



(lof thd 
of P.Ei 



hcorporaiions 



New York 

Albany, June If; 

Kontote ncatn fkm^ Manhattan^ 
theatrical; 10 SbAFeB, ao par. 

Xalia » (Aaaee Pletnm Co., Inc., Man^ 
hattanrtheatrleali 10 abates, no par. ' 

Comet netoMs Coip.,' Manhattan; pl«^ 
ture buBlnees; 200 abaTea, no-par. 
' The Flay leairae, Uie.« Hanbattan^ 
tbeatrlcal; 30 abareiv no Jfari 

Decatar licinna, Ino., Kings ;^ picture 
bueinees; |10,000r . 

Itoilljr ft Bole, Inc., ings; 

The Mashowart f}arQ„ Ultbrook; theN« 
atrical; 200 ataares, no par. 

Interallied Broadcaating, Jnc, itahhat- 
tan: broadoaatins; 200 ahareq, no par. 
_ Matlonal Xllra Ubraiy, lae.,, of Nei^ 
Vork,. Mew lork; plctorea; 100 Bbares, nio 
par. 

Baiiiet Amoaenient Corp.^ Manhattan^ 
tbeatrlca.^; 10 ahares, no par. 
Mnalo Copyright Beseareh Bprean, lae- 

New Torlc;-theatrlcalr 15,000 ' : 

BoIlwUl AmnsenMnt Corp., : Manhattan j 
•theatrical; 10 abarea, no par. 

Beqan Amoaenieni Corp., 
Victtires, thoatrlcala; |20;000. 

Inter-America« EHm Corp., ]fanhat«. 
tan; picture bualness; 800 sharea, no par. 

Sporting Kventa, Inc., Manhattan; plc« 
.ture bnalnesa; 200 abairea. no par. 

Boman Theatre Operating. Corpf 
iKtngs; picture . theatre bnelneas; 200 ' 
sharea, no par. , , 

Gray's Cot. : Bate (Tloltei OlBce, Inc., 
Manhattan; theatre tickets; 100 shares, 
no par. - 

The 0. ft W. Prodacing Corp., 
Tork: theatrical; , 20 Bbares,. lid par. 

iTalth Plctorea. Corp., 'If anbaf tan; pic^ 
ture business; 200 shares,- no pur. 

I>; .ft .S. Amasement' Corp.,- Quecps;. 
picture bualness; 120,000. ■ 

Ictane Co., Inc., Manhattan; 
atrical; 100 shares, no par. 

Cah'forhi 

. Sacramento;' June 19.' 

Symphonies Under the Stars Voanda^ 
tlon.. .No capital Btockr R: B. Whlte.cr 
M. 0. Broarlsword, N, A. Willis, L, B. 
Martln,< Vernon Kenyon. 

Short Track fiiicedwa.vs; Inc. Capital 
stock, t25,fi.0Aj noTie .subBcrlbed. J. A. 
Ncfc'leyj V, Connors, \ D. Laven, Ber- 
nard B. lAven. . 

ICnterprlHcn, Incorporntcd, to Famous ' 

MoKlin Kiddles S'tuaJou.. 
Permits to Bell stock iswue.d to: 
Oxnnrd Annusements, Inc. Thentre opr- 

cTaUnii' To iHsue 60 out of 200 shares, 

l)ar $100, 



Observing Japkie, 

llollywood, June 18. 
J.iu kio Coofjor-at Hollywood hos- 
pilal Monday morning for observa- 
tion ol appendix. 



46 VARIETY Tuesdiy, June 20; i933 



JULIUS CAESAR MADE HISTORY! 




but here-s hUtbry 



give 



Reod Every 
WprdQflf! 

This article from the N. Yi Times 
is ty§ieal '6f tive amazing stories, nouf 
being printed all over America, telU ' 
inz of what's happening at 
M-G-M's Miracle 
Studios. 



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TELLING YOUR PUBLIC! 

?^ A ^^^^ happened in the industry in years 
IS IVUG^M s pep program of production. A tonic for the^ 
f^sf^uragcejo exhibit^ 

ft,*,,-^ ofinotion picture Business ! 



METRO - GOLD W YN -M AYER 



Always Making History! 



Tuesday. Jmie 20, 1933 



P ■ C ¥ 



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VARIETY 



27 



New Mexico s Film Law Busted 

Federal Judges Approve Metro Injunction 
Affamst Staite's Control 



Lob Angelet^ Jiine 19. 

Application of' Metro-Qoldwyn- 
Uayer for a perimanent injunction 
io restrain the State of New Mex- 
ico frdm enforcing a, recently 
adopted lair whlcli aought to. control 
film booking, was granted by three 
Judges sitting in U. S. district 
ooiirt at Santa Fe, N; M. liCgaliza- 
tlon would have brought' all inbtlon 
pictures into -a-cbmpetitlVe-buylng 
basis, inaklng product available 
alike to circuit and indie theatres, 

Metro based its ' Injunction pro- 
ceedings on an alleged, violation of 
interstate commerce laws, contend- 
ing that the new law sought to reg- 
ulate a business that is not a public 
utility. 

J. J. Mllstein, Metro branch mgr. 
here, went to Santa Fe ais. a. wit- 
ness and to riepresent the distribut- 
ing organization. 



STAGE SHOW DDtECrOR 
POST FOR Pf„ BOSTON 



Boston, June 19. 

Edward A. Sitnlth is managing 
director of - Fubllx. Met. in place of 
Hy Fine. 

Fine becomes director' of produc- 
tion and stage talent for all New 
England Publtx houaes. about 100 



in number. 



ACKNOWLEDGED! 



THE GREATEST SINGLE 

BOX-OFFICE 

AttractiM o» 
Stage To-^ilay 




Gene Dennie 

The M«*t Anazing Girl 

In The Would 
NOW 

(This Week, June 17) 

RKd KEITH'S 

Flushing, L. I. 
(Next Week, June 24) 

RKO MADISON, D'KLYN 

July V RKO Coliseum, N. Y. 



A. BUBKS 
Personal MailBgcK 

HIUBB IMOAIXS 
<CUBTI8 * AJSVES) 
Bepresentatlve 



B&K Vacations widi Pay 



Chicago, June .19. 
Balaban l^Uttz* employees get 
regular vacation^ with salary this 
summer. Last year the fortnightly 
golng-away was without pay. 

in condequeiiice of B&K's present 
action thd organization morale is 
markedly-Improved;—-" 



Three States Have 105 
F-WC Honses Operating 



lios Angeles, June 19. 
Revised setup of Fox. West Coast 
circuit,, as of June 16, has 106 
houses open in California, Arizona 
and Montana, split up among 11 
districts. Closed houses number 
17. 

Smallest district^ In point' of nu- 
juerical ..strength, is. the L. A. flrs.t 
run,. V-ith Lioew's (State only house 
functioning.' Largest is Richard 
A, Spier's San .Francisco Metro-" 
politan district with 20. 

There are 14 hpiases In the . L. A. 
city district; 10 in the Beachi dis- 
trict; 13 in ' Southern California 
(Ibland); three In Orange county; 
seven In a special district, super 



vised by 'Cnaries .Jf. SKOuras; a like 
number in the San Diego district; 
14 in the Northern California Val- 
leiy district; four in Arizona and 
six in Montana; *■ 



*SONGS/ 2-A^DAY AT $1.50 

Par ietrich Film for B^wiay 

.in July 



'Song of ^ongs,' starring Marlene 
Dietrich, is t9 get a two-a-day tan 
on Broadway {it the Criterion, prob- 
iably. at ILBD.^top. It will ; open, the 
middle of July, according to ipres.ent 
plans. 

Picture was originally made as a 
'32-'33 reltose, but Is being held over 
for the coming season's program in- 
stead.' 

Universal, which tobk the Cri- 
terion, to give 'Be Mine Tonight,' 
foreign-made , musical, a retrial on 
Broadway, went out of the house 
Saturday (17) after 3%, weeks. 

Par has not had a two-a-day pic- 
ture on view in New York In over a 
year. 



"REITER FEH' PLANS 
WITH CIVIC BACKINC 



Minneapolis, June 19. 

As the first constructive move 
toward 'getting the entire •Minne- 
apolis citizenry back' of a 'better 
film movement' ahd to bring about 
such co-operatloii between the pub- 
lic and theatre managers that will 
result In special 'Family Night' 
programs, the ! 'local 'Woman's club, 
thie town's leading feminine brg^nlr 
zatlon, ii9 lining Up vaHous elty- 
wlde ..groUpis and city officials to 
form an organization and map out 
a program. 

This action follows the visit here 
of. Mrsr^. -G.- -Winter8r former -Min-- 
neapolltan and one-time .national 
'Woman's club president. Mrs. Win- 
ters, now associate director of pub^ 
lie relations for th^ MPOA at Holly- 
wood, was present at the initial 
meieting when tentative plans were 
made and cp.7operatiOn with her was 
decided upon. 

Mrs. Winters told local clubwomen 
that people cannot do a thing as an 
outside group to try to run the the- 
atres, but that co-flperatlon with 
the movie Industry. 16 necessary to 
accomplish the desired ends. 



Duals Falling Down Are 
At WilfiamFex Houses 
In LJl-Frisca— Vaudc 



.Hollywood, June li9. 
.The Los Angeles here and the 



Stanley Smith In 

Hollywood, June 19. 

Dick Powell Is reported Improv- 
ing from pneumonia, but Warners 
is prepared to put Stanley Smith 
into role opposite Ruby Keeler In 
'Footllght Parade.' 

tt went Into production today. 



Caballero Angling Honse Spots 

Los Angeles, June 19. 
Charles Caballero Is here from 
New York In connection with con 
templated theatre expansion by 
Harry Arthur and Fanchon & Marco. 
They, expect to Invade Arizona ter- 
ritory in the Imniedlate future. 
. Caballero is a former Fox-West 
Coast purchasing agent, and for 
several years has been Identified 
with the Skpurases iii eastern the- 
atre operation. 



Pox, San Francisco, operiated for' 
William Fox by Joe Leo, will have 
vaude policies starting July 1. 

At the present time houses are 
running with a double feature pol- 
icy, at a 25c top, 

. Trade, 'during the past month has 
dropped. Leb figures,. an eight-act 
stage bUL with a 'Picture. tiie 
sjEtmev scale, will be helpfiiL. 

Hollyw6od 

(Continued from page «) 

dall, L. A. 'Times' reporter, was pur- 
chased by 20th Century. 

Jane Hamilton, 18, who had to 
qult-'Kid from Spain' becausOjOf lll- 
neiss, was the first chorus -girl se- 
lected by Sam Goldwyn for 'Roman 
Scandals.' 

Richard Wallace, back from bis 
Fiuropean trip, is eonsldering bids 
to direct at four different major 
studios. 

ic for Jarrett 

Arthur Jarrett gets his first screen 
chance In Radio's 'Bird of Prey,' 
starring Richard Dix. Leo Morrlsson 
spotted him. 

Sid Rogell's first supervising job 
for Columbia will be 'Above the 
Clouds.' 



N. W. Exhibs CaBed in Meeting 



Allied Group Attempting; to Reorganize—* 
Against Cut Scales 



One Scale hdiei 25r 35 



Altooni^ Pa,, June 2<K 
The Warner theatre, buUt and 
operieited for years as the Strand 
by Ike and Jake Silverman imd rie- 
cently taken 6yer again by Silver- 
man brothers after three years' 
operation by Warner .Brothers, will 
go- back;- tb - - original— name-^f- 
Strand theatre July 4. 

The Sllvermans intend 26-35c tor. 
-all pictures and have bookeid 'Gold- 
diggers' for that price for two 
weeks. 



Loew's Adiiig for Owners 
OfRodkestCr,N.Y,Tliealre 



Rochester, N, T., June 19. 
Loew'd Rochester theatre is. un- 
der new agreement. 

It' is understood Loew's paid part 
of the back rental due and now Is 
operating directly for. the . owherB 
of the' building. 

To cut expenses. Manager Ed- 
ward J^ Melnlcker was transferred 
to Atlanta, and bis assistant, I^es- 
jter Pollock, mbyed up ta the man- 
agerial post. Edmund Howard, 
p. a.. Is also 'asst mgf; 



Minneapolis, 

in response to a call ient out. bj; 
W. A. Steffep and Bennle Berger* 
temporary board ciiainhan:and presN. 
ident, respectively* of Northwest 
Allied State$, Independent exhibi- 
tors* ^oiip, Hiliinesota and Nortii^ 
and Soutti Dakota Independent the* 
Atrfi:.^ :0'«tn<^s__iufe.. .meeting here 
Wednesday' and Thursday this week 
to reorganize Northwest Allied 
States, formulate a program of' trade' 
practices under the new natl6nal re'- 
coy|§ry and industry control act and . 
plan a fight for lower film rentals. 

It wa$ Indicated that Steftes and . 
Berger would be chosen itb head the 

reorganized association and. that the. 
exhibitors; would take a stand 
against; 'further adm'lssion reduc- 
tions. ''A uniform attitude toward 
new seasoii cbntracts also was to be 
decided upon. 

. Northwest Allied SU,te$ has been 
.in a state of ialinbst diislqtegratlon ; 
during the past year and, it wa9 
points out by Berger, rebirganiza- 
tion must be effected iminedlately If ' 
the body is to survive and exhlbltore . 
In the territory are to reinaln orV 
ganlzed. A plan to prpylde proper 
financing Is to be one of the main, 
item? .tindin> consideration. 



"TT7 



Harry Warren and Al -Dublhi cur 
rently doing the tunes for Goldwyn'tf 
'Roman Scandals' and 'Nana,' re- 
turn to Warners for an unnamed 
musical Aug. 1. 



AW PSHAW! 

Held Over Paramount, New York, This Week (June 16) 

NOW WE WONT BE ABLE TO GO 

FISHIHG FRIDAY 

Charlotte ARREN iitid BRODERICK Johnny 



DIHMtl 



"OPERA IN THE RUFF?' 

RKO^MILES INGALLS (CURTI 



ROXY, NEW YORKjrTHIS WEEK (JUNE 16) 

ARMANDO *«■ LITA 

SENSATIONAL AI*ACH£ DANCBRS 
Tbanka to fanohim * Marco for many weeks' work 
FOX, BBOOKX.TK, next week (June 2S) 



Testing Gargan 

William Gargan has been tested 
for the part originally Intended for 
Clark Gable In Metro's 'Dancing 
Lady.' If his Radio sked will per- 
mit, gets the spot. Francbot Tone 
Is being reserved for Robert Mont- 
gomery's role In the pic in case lat- 
ter Is not -well enough to show. 

With a new contract coming up 
for him at Radio, Max Stelner will 
stick as music director Instead of 
leaving June^26 to visit his mother 
In Vienna. 

Jacob Schaei^er has been added 
to RKO's legal department to assist 
Paniel O'Shea. 



Nina Barcemova, winner of a 
beauty contest In. Shanghai, Is In 
California -on the round trip pro- 
vided as prize. She's trying to 
crash plx on the side. 

Henry Henigson left for Chicago 
Friday (16) to attend trial of his 
postponed $300,000 theatre equip- 
ment suit against the Excelsior Mo- 
tor Mfg. and Supply Co. 

The 40 days allowed by Universal 
to John -^Stahl-lor^Only^TFesterday^ 
is the longest shooting schedule in 
recent months, company figuring 
this as insurance tp_get most out 
of the story on which it is splurging 
more than half a million. 



Inability to get Jimmy Durante 'in 
time for an earlier schedule, Edward 
Small postpones making of 'Joe Pa- 
Idoka' until July 15. Durante goes 
Into a Metro pic this week. 






HOLLYWOOD 




HENRY 

Presents 





LEONTOVICH 



and 




In 



'20<« CENTURY' 

Hilarious Comedy by 



Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur 

N. Y.Xast and Production 



VASttETY 



RAD III 



IF 0 WANT TO* 
NOTES SENT 
SPONSORS 



'Chicago, June 19. ° 
NBC and CBS. last week sent out 
letters of formal nptlflcatlQh to all 
their sponsor^ palllnir 'attention to 
the fact that commercial broadcasts 
can be made at the' World's Fair if 
the iadvertisers are interested, Mean- 
wh ll'e, t h e Ho lly woo d bulldinEr^on-^ 
tainlng the so-called X-T-Z radio 
fstudios, is open and operating. 

Certain expenses a^d difficulties 
,.must .be met to 'broadcast. from the 
■W^orW's Pair, despite the partial bo- 
lutidh of the problem tiakde when 
liollywbod contracted with the mu- 
filcjans' union to hire 25 m^n on a, 
fltajOC bksis. Advertisers desirous of 
.beiper able to ahnountie . that they 
are' broadcasting direct from the 
Gehtuf7 of -Frpgtess Exposition must 
pay $160 line charges, oh an aver- 
age^ and to Insure! a. good perform- 
ance jrehearsals >7lth the ildlly wood 
.atafC otchestra will run to some ex- 
pense. Still another - Item^ is the 
trucking to .ahd from the Fair 
grounds of machines, props, .etc., 
needed ; for liound effects on many. 

'i^jfdgtttfiiiT;' ■ '■' ^ 

R: Calvert Haws remains Direc- 
tor of Br.6ad<^ting for the ExposU 
ffoni itself, but . Kay . Keener has 
actual cbai^ 'on behalt ^ot the 
'Hollywood studio afld co|itacts tho 



Watered Air 



Stevens Point, Wis., June 19. 

Federal Radio commission 
permitted WLBL. Wisconsin 
Dept. of Agriculture and Mar- 
kets station here; to reduce its 
broadcasting power from 2,600 
to 2,000. watts for 16 days be- 
cause a water pump burst. 



Coinmercial Talent 
Al In on One Program 
As KFAB Experiment 



^litatlOiis dUrectlJr. 



liihcoln.Turfel?, 

KFAB is trying an ld6a that 
seems okay with the sponsoria and 
win probably ' become a . station 
policy. Outlet stages a Tarade of 
the Week' Wednesday nights where- 
in talent frond: all COmmerclar broad- 
casts are brought together for a 
variety progratn* dpbnsor's name 
plugged with each unit'. 

Gives the sponsor the idea he's 
getting something for nothing and 
let$ some KFAB talent be |ntro- 
duceid that otherwise might not be 
heard. Initial performance last 
week (14).. Running time a halt 
hour. 



Cliic Si4e :C«te 

Hollywood, June 19. . 
Chic Sale wants .to go Radio. 
He has bad a; tentative Offer from 
NBC and la looking atovnd foe a 
sbript show that wiil fit his old man 
cnaracterlzatlou.' ^tt — 



il^|i4<eviile Uehut of 




AND HIS 





AT THE 



I LOEWS STATE 



NEW YORK 



(FRIDAY, JUNE 23) 



Broadcasting 

.'Ca Ba 3a 

10 to 10:30 P. M. 
Every Friday 



"ManageSfent " 

MORRISON 
& 

WINKLER 

Park Central Hotel, New York 



Air line News 

By Nellie Revell 

r 

Apropos of the lack of listener interest on Saturday night broadcasto/ 
Philtp Jamies, WOR Impre.sarlo, tells a story of other days. A. oomedtan 
happened to drop into a studio one Saturday night to pay a friendly 
visit, and was urged to go on the air. He protested nobody would hear, 
there never was anybody home Saturday night, and , he didn't )(ancy 
talking to himself. Director persisted and the cotnedian finally itavo in. 
But to tnake isure somebody heard him, lie ti^lQphoned>hls errandmother 
and a$lced her to listen In! 



Rogers Will RetTrrn 1^ 



the event of Gulf Oil continuing its Sunday night Program after 
the expiration of Arthur. Brisbane's &lx weeks' contract, Will Roger? will 
definitely return to hls /ornteic spot. The reference inade here last week 
to the commission due Rruce Quisenbetry was not for the Rogers : pro- 
-«ram nor from-the ag^nuy handling-it; — — '-- — h^' -■ — '-r- 



Weeka in Stock 

Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly will be out of the Soconyland sketch 
for two weeks. They will spend those two weeks in stock in Skowhegan, 
Me;, and return to their radio programs. July . 3. 



23 Autumn Proai'amii 

A personal conversation with five agencies* reiveals that one agency 
expects eight programs this fall, another Ave, a third one -three, a fourth 
five, and a fifth two, making a total of 23 programs belhff planned ^or 
autumn. Benton & Bowles may follow the cheese program with a tyro 
hour show for a client . (a soap makeif'), aAd plan neing two hour musical 
comedies with 100 in the cast. 



Bouriilon'e S!ixth 

Rosario 3ovrdon is celebrating his sixth anniversary as conductor of 
the Cities Service program on NBC. Bourdon came to the program in 
June, 1927^ and has t^een with it since then. 



Shp at NBC Senice 
. For LooisfiHe-^C 
Defiyers Opion 



WasbinQTton. June 19. 
Louisville 'Courier^' Journal,' oper^ 
ator of WHAS, lost 'flgiit to keep 
WFtW, HopkinsvUle, Ky., but of 
Louisville in decl^.lon of Federal 
Radio Commission. ^FRC . granted, 
WiFIW right to mbve to Louisville 
6n the. basis that city is not now; 
adequately flerved by NBC pro- 
grams. > 

FRC at same time denied petlr 
tion of WLAP, Louisville, to take 
over faciUtles of WFIW. 

Other ^ FRC_ ; dectsLbns.. . granted,. 
ICMBC petition to move f rom^nde- 
pendence, Mo<, to .Kansas City;' 
new station using 100 watts oh 1420 
kc; to William Avera .Wynne to 
operate at Greenville, N. C; and 
experimental permit to . '^K'RC, 
Cincitinatt, to step up from .600 
watts to 1,000 watts, usihig direc- 
tional antenna providing : ■ signal 
was not increased in direction .of 
Buffalo and St. Louis. 



^ Will Vi it Palest! 
Moses Nathahson and .Alice Schnelderman, who for 40 ^eeks the' past 
season rei^dered Palestinian music over WMCA. are leaving for Palestine 
to study new aonjgs. 



WOR'S 28 BANPS 

Lewis Reld, program director of WO%i,^will have 28 da.nce bands broad>' 
casting from shore andmotor resorts by -July 4,; including afternoon and 
evening programs. 



Hayton'e Reason 

Lennle Hay ton wouldn't take that Loew route unless the circuit per 
mlttedy him to aUgme^^ his prcbestreu ' He . explained it was. his theatre 
d^but and. he was .amclous to ma^e a flash. 

Levy's Award 

. Leon Levy, director of WCAli, PhiladelphWwas recently- awarded the 
Bachelor of Science degree by the Pennsylvania Military Acadeiiiy for 
his Interest in the advancement of technical radio. 



Mrs.- Lehman's Warnind 

"Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman; wife , of the governor,* will go on the air this 
Thursday (22) and warn l033's college graduates to stay away from New 
Tork City unless they are assured of jobs or have deflnlte means of 
supporti- 



44 Weeks and Out 

-After 44-' consecutive weeks IrVin& Kaufman's 'The Singing Humdrlst' 
commercial leaves NBC July 28, Kaufman retains his CBS toothpaste 
commercial. 

Export* and Car 

Enric Madrlguerk bought a new car and took It to Europe. He opens 
July i2 With his orchestra at the Casiiro in Monte Carlo,. .Stays for. the 
balance. «f the summer. 



Vallee On Another Coyer 

The new Fawcett publieatlon, 'Radioland', hits the. stands July 21 with 
Rudy Vallee on the cover. Frederick James Smith is th* editor; Miriam 
Gibson, assistant, and Peter Dixon is one of the contributing columnists. 

Before. Radi 

William S. Paley, CBS president, was an executive in his father's cigar 
company-'La Pallna...Budd Hulick and Freddie Martin used to sing 
duets in New Jersey da,nc^ ^pots.,. .Pon Hall was broadcasting as the 
•Phantom Fiddler' over WSAI, "jClncInnatl, before forming the Don Hall 
Trio... Lawrence Lowman, CBS vice-president, was an official with a 
Philadelphia hardware concern. , .Chick Farmer used to be a choir boy. 
When he entered the jazz field, he went heigh heigh choir. . .Ralph Won- 
ders was entertainment director for hotels in California, Florida and 
Atlantic City... Dave Casem, once a columnist on tho ISvening Telegram' 
and the first radio editor of any paper. Is now in the press department of 
WOR. Louis. Dean was a phonograph salesman. ..Walter Neff (WOR) 
was a mechanical engineer. . .Edward Klauber, CBS v.p,, tvas with Lenhen 
and Mitchell, and later with Edward Bernays, publicist. . .John Gambling 
<WOR) was a wireless operator with superseded horticulture.. .Paul 
White, Columbia publicity director, was with United Press,. .Charles 
Howard, Chicago- NBC tenor, was in real estate..; The Pickens Sisters 
Came to radio direct from music schopl. . .Frederic William Wile was for 
20 years the Berlin correspondent for leading American newspapers, and 
general foreign representative for various periodicals. 

Short Shots ' 

The FUnnyboners will make a one-day appearance at the Metropolitan 
theatre, Boston, next Sunday (2B), trio natives of that city... John Babb. 
NBC Artists Service, on vacation. . .Robert Wilder (WOR) is home sick 
. . .Marguerlta Padula is now heard regula;-ly over WMCA.. .Lanny.Ross 
is negotiating with Paramount for pictures.. .Bert Lown Is having fan 
mail trouble with Bert Lahr and Maxim Lowe, Washington ork piidt; 
similarity of nameis. , .Jack Mcferyde has replaced Curtis Arnall on. the 
Eno Crime Clugs series. ..Fred Feibel, Columbia's early morning organist, 
has written a new song... Lee Sims and Ilo.may Bailey due at the Para- 
mount theatre, New York, week June 30... Goodman Ace is in New York 
on business. .'.Adolf Schmid,,,NBC conductor and arranger, conducting a 
course for the summer session of Columbia University. . .Phil CarlLi 
Jback^^oil^tK©, jok 

Poppele,xhi6f engineer of WOR, is in Washington discussing with the 
Federal .Kadlo Commfaslpn i)lans for the station's new 60,000- watt trans- 
mitter. . .Frances Unton, from the stage, is playing occasional parts oh 
the program with Lbu Holtz. . .Countess Olga Albani will be guest artist 
for Woodbury... MrSi A. J. McCosker and daughter, Angela, ito Europe to 
tour the continent. . .Leo Reisman went to the Congress hotel In Chicago 
♦cold' because of unloh regulations and formed a hew band there in four 
days. It's Relsman's first trip to Chi. . .Society debs and Junior Leaguers 
are going^ In for radio. Three of them are vocalizing as 'The Three 
Gnomes' over WMCA, 



Delos Owens' New Job 

« Chicago, j;une 19. 

Delos Pwens becomes program 
director of WGN with the advent 
of a ^ew galaxy of. musidanii 
the station. 

Adolph Dumont, plus 18 new 
men, bowed jn about a week ago. 





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IVABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10. P. M. 

Cf)e0tttft(lt)f 



■ ■ ■ V - ■ - 

\, FO G A Rffi 



WJZ 

NBC Ntlwerk 
Jack FroBt Supar Ho.ur 




SOCIETY'S CHOICE 

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AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

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Tues. and Sat. ^ 
7:45 P. M. ^ 

National Broadcasting System 




CYPSY 
I NINA 

**TKe Haunting 

Romantic 
Voiceof Radio" 

WABC 



COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM 

- TUESDAY I SATURDAY 
7 P.M. I 7:15 P.M. 



Tuesday, June 20, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



29 



PACIFIC'S BLAH 



Show Bi^ Pretty Far in Ad Lads 

Don't Even Confer Over Possible Repetitions 
—Makes Censoring Look Foolish 





As long as the ad agency boys 
«tick to advertising they're right. 
It's when they head out to prove 
they're showmen above all else, that 
things get warped; Fact of the sit- 
uation is constantly revealed by the 
Increasing repetitious matter, that 
scorches the air and plugs the pub- 
lic's ears agiinst a second recep- 
tion. 

Only .recently, in. three successive, 
one>-hbur programs over one net- 
work, each of the three programs re- 
peated the. sanie musical .numbers. 

Where the irksoine thing, lainds is 
that the fact thaLt such a things can 
happen indicates there's not ail that 
co-operation between sponsors and 
the broadca,stihg Outfltis, or at least 
by the - sponsors .through, their, ad 
agencies. Another thing this would 
indicate is that this inside censoring 
is Just a phoney alibi. Either the 
air circuits don't censor of they 
don't get the copy to be censored. 

There's this »ngle to the censor- 



ship thing, that when it comes to a 
big sponsored account, spending 
thousands . over the air and condlr 
tions being, such as is, the radio 
' outlet isn't going to strain matters 
minutely. Under such Conditions 
and the gradual liberalizing of the 
customers' kttitudeis at receiving, set 
ends, radio censorship- could - be -and 
Is less stringent. 

Don't Talk 

Inquiry has revealed that, the only 
angl") foi* the repetition existing is 
that the ad agency boys won't con- 
sult with one^anpther.. A competi.- 
tive showman attitude with the 
chances reelultihg as shown by ez- 
-ample that- it doesn't pay not to con- 
sult on programs in advance, for the 
sponsor, for the talent nor for the 
broadcasting butle't. . 

Efforts are on to bring such co- 
operation about and to try aiid get 
the various sponsors of costly and 
Important programsi at. least,, to 
submit programs sufficiently ahead 
of time for the air circuits to notify 
them of repetitions an& help elimi- 
nate that kind of stuit. So far it's 
an embryonic movement, depending 
lots, on how strong the show bug 
has hit the ad lads.' 



Procedure on &icore 
Sliow Puzzles Musicers 



Washington, June 19. 
"Inauguration of the studio audi-, 
ence policy here has presented a 
new problem for the musicians* 
union. Trouble is in attempt to 
get an orchestra to back up art extra 
show after the regular broadcast. . 

Admission of public was Idea of 
*I>ally„ News' - radio editor who 
passed out 200 tickets for the After 
Dinner Club, a half hour weekly 
show on WJSV, using local talent. 
Hitch came after editor had prom- 
ised an after-the-broadcast encore. 
Artists agreed but the orchestra 
balked. . 

■ Union has never been faced, with 
this question and refused to give a 
ruling on price' unless the ' sponsor, 
Borden Cheese specifically 
Bought figures. Sponsor so far has 
refused to pay for the-, ektra, pro- 
gram and current shows are end- 
ing with the switch of the control 
man's dial. Understanding is that 
boys can play an extra 15 minutes 
for $1 per man, but the union won't 
admit that's official. 

Program is staged in the Willard 
hotel ballroom on a tie-up With 
fltatlon and hotel. Room seats 400. 



Chicago, June 19. 

Realignment of NBC personnel at 
the World's Fair places Judith 
"Waller, educational director here, in 
authority. /She has appointed Ros* 
coe Barrctt.as assistant. 

Ben Pratt,- meanwhile, will devote 
himself to handling the radio details 
Of the Piccard balloon event at thie 
Expo. 



ADDED COAST HOURS 



Am. Exp. Co. May Finally Fall For 
Air in West 



.Sasn iFrancisco, June 19. 
.American Express Co.. is, nibbling 
around the edges of radio for first 
time.. 

. iNB|C broke the ice by Selling the 
local branch a series of daily an- 
nouncements on .KPO. 

Another newcomer to NBC is 
Painless Parker, ballyhooing den- 
tist, who has gone, for 52 weeks of 
Tuesday night quarter-hours on 
three Coast stations, KGG, KFI and 
KPSp. 

Folger CoflCee- Co. has renewed 
its KC!0 and KPI. contract with Lee 
S. Roberts, cdt^iias cut from three 
to one a week. 




MEX PARLEY 



Washington, June 19. 

The^ U. ■ S.^ delegation will prOb - 

ably go to the North American Ra- 
dio Conference at Mexico City July 
10 with Its attitude on the. most 
important feature of the parley held 
in secret. With arguments pro and 
con on the question of widening 
the ■ hroadcast Taahd" closed, the~ dele- 
gation has declined to make any 
statement on its decision. 

.One angle on tlie silence is that 
they probably will open their part 
of the -debates with a general and 
more or less vague statement of the 
U. S. position on reallocation. An 
attempt will be made to sense the 
attitude of Mexico without laying 
the American cards on the table, 
thus preventing other nations from 
formulating a specific line of attack 
beforehand. 

Tlie National Association of 
Broadcasters, -backed by the State 
Department, favored making public 
the testimony on the broadcast 
band battle, but objection of the 
Navy that Its arguments largely 
pertained to ofl^cial secrets of na- 
tional defense was sustained. Army, 
Navy and niaritime interests op- 
pose Widening oi- the - band, which 
would encroach upon their -present 
wave length assignments. 

Appeal' of NAB to Federal Radio 
Commission for extension of li- 
censes of broadcasting stations 
from six months to three years has 
been tabled by FRC pending Out- 
come of conference. NAB had ar- 
gued that if U. S. stations were put 
under three-year licenses before 
parigy, it would b^' aid "fo Ameri- 
can delegatiph. Argument was that 
fact that it would .take three years 
to alter, present U. S,. set-up would 
ije asset in. debate. 

Opinion prevailed that to make 
change in license set-up how 
might be construed, as last minute 
attenipt to clinch parley and as a 
breach . of good faith on part 
of U. S. 



Brisbane as 'Straight' 

With Walter C. Kelly set for the 
Gulf Oil show on NBC,' commencing 
June 25, the program's star, Arthur 
Brisbane, will do straight while 
working with the comic. 
' Setup gives Kelly all the answers. 



TASTY YEAST STALUNG 

=-=---==;u=^.^^vChiGago, - Junft 1 9r= 
Tasty Yeast test series of pro- 
grams with Pat Barnes was to have 
ended with the Wednesday-Thurs- 
day (14-15) broadcasts Over WMAQ, 
but the agency, Stack-Goble, asked 
aiid got NBC permission to substi- 
tute two Monday programs. 

Hope is that with this time allow-- 
ance the advertiser will make up 
its mind to continue the series. 



Cheapness of Local Ehter- 
tainment Arouncl Los 
Angeles Drives Away Lis- 
teners Entire Section 

Seeims to Pay Little At- 
tention to Local Na- 
tional Radio Broadcasts 



KBC Starts Drive to Convince 
Agencies on Buying Talent Thru 




QUACK MEDICALS 



. i<os Angelesi, June .14. 
Blah radio proorams^ ight arid 
day in this area seem primarily a 
matter of economy. A secondary 
factor is lack pf. thowm.anshi . _ 
To the observer ihe various and' 
many: stations here appear to have 
entirely lost control of the air en- 
tertainment situation* 

Instead of niaintalning a program 
standard to command interest aiiy 



Charles Lyon and Jim Cpok, who 
weht^o' Edmonton for NBiC to meet 
Jimmy Mattem, the world fly^r, re- 
turned here last Thursday (16) 
without having iiiet the flyer or 
broadcast, the event. They were 
gone a week. 

Long bvet'due on his Jaunt, NBC 
concluded the news value otv Mat- 
tern had gone cold and .that the un- 
certainty and expense didn't war- 
ra,nt maintaining the.Ednionton out- 

•piOStV ■"■ ' 



tec al stati on , including the betrt o f- 
them, has token oh cheap advertl3r 
ers using short time space and disc 
or "phonograph records for the'"6n- 
tertalnment; There seems ..to -be no 
general movement to overcome this, 
handicap. It's a question of how 
much interest the Los Ahgeles met- 
ropolitan area now holds for radio 
listeners. One heaxd little" talk", if 
any, about radio or its attractions, 
local or national. 

That there, are! no pronounced air 
favorites is made conclusive by the 
intermittent appearances on the lo- 
cal varlety^stages of so-called air 
"fa vs. On the locU variety stalges,^ 
and at the lowest of pop prices for 
such deluxe houses, they do not 
glitteir as bozofflce attractions, just 
becoming part of the theatre stage 
show at best. • — 

A Defense 

An Inipresslon among radio in- 
siders here is that the better local 
stations have , some ;s6rt of defense 
through their national network as- 
sociation. They are reported not al- 
together content with that connec- 
tion, and It is also known that , the 
networks are never oVer-pIeased 
with national hook-Ins ot the man- 
ner in which the way stations, 
'Whether In Important key cities or 
in minor towns, handle coast to coast 
programs.^ This defense, however, 
locally, Is of no Interest to the pub- 
lic at large. If it has a bearing up- 
on the Inferior* programs released 
by the local stations that Is the 
station's own secret; 

Local iBtations seem Indifferent as 
to the character or merit of the 
matter going over the air In these 
neighborhoods, whether It Is adver- 
tising or supposedly entertainment. 
Medical talks are so frequent that 
in themselves they would drive all 
listeners away. Medical talks with 
alleged;. doctors ;.as lecturers sound 
like the quack medical advertis- 
ments long since refused by news- 
papers. If the lecturers are reput- 
able doctors, and put their names to 
the same matter In newspaper ad-, 
vertisnients, their would probably be 
called on . the carpet beforie .the state 
or county medical, society. Of 
course, always at the end of such a 
medlcil splet is_some sort Of patent 
medicine at a .'cheap price. ' 
Recordings 

A radio period will he started by 
an- announcer who . mentions some 
flrni sounding Important with a 
a short sales "talk following and then 
the 'announcer says: 

'We will now listen to the poetic 
'Weeping Willow' by the no name 
band,"a rfecolrding.' 

The announcer tries ■ to smother 
the necessary recording supplement 
but whoever is listening heard it 
only too plainly, and/probably dials 
off T once mQre=lnto-the=-police=calisv= 
The lattier are only thing on tho 
Los Angeles air that offer some va- 
riety even though, the calLs, too, be- 
come monotonous. 

it is nothing lor a leading ir 
station, if there's iany such thing 
here, to announce at 7:45 in the 
evening that the next period will be 
an organlog, with the sustaining br- 
(Continued on page 35) 



MATTERN COOLS 



News Value Lost; So NBC. Recalls 
Crew 



NBC IS OFF P. C 




NBC's, artist bureau lis through 
with percentage dates for contract 
acts in circuit theatres; ..Network 
doesn^-t like the count- It's been get- 
ting on house: averages and other 
figures that go to make up percent- 
age deals. Vaudevlile agents have 
been making the same complaints 
lately against the circuits/ also 
jsome actors, " '• , 

— According to NBC^^ it will-welcome 
percentage deals anywhere for a,ny 
of Its acts, hut not when theatres 
that do an average weekly gross of 
$12,000 or- 113,000 are represented to 
have heen doin!g. $20,000.. Some air 
leged misrepi'esentlhg of 'grosses has 
killed off a' flock of percentage deals 
started during the past few nionths 
by non-radio agents. 

-Oh a recent booking arranged by 
one of a circuit's f ranchlsed agents 
the theatre was accused of closing 
the box-office, as far as split money 
received, by the act was concerned, 
at. .8 p. m, ph the last n'Sht of the 
engagement. 



NBC IGNORES KFJ IN 
CaMHeCIAL OPENER 



NBCi through memberis,o£ its ar- 
tist bureau; Is making a concerted 
drive for advertising agency busi- 
ness In an attempt to sell the ■ agen- 
cies on the idea that they will do 
hetter to buy their shoWs through 
the netwpr rather than irect. 
Web's main purpose, from accounts, 
Is to clear the air between itself 
and the agencies of the suspicion 
that largely resulted in the agencies 
doing most of. their own talent buy- 
ing. 

Behind this' NBC move is said to 
be the -aggravating fact that NBC's 
artist bureau . has for the past two 
years or so been responsible- for 
the booking . of a very small percent* 
age of the prinOlpal talent on its 
own commercial .programs. During 
this period the artist bureau; lias 
been notoriously .w;eak on the com- 
mercial ether end.. The' bureau's 

ataff iSRgflrdpd fhft TiAfwrirlf nnl 



iijt-as— 



Hollywood, June:l9.' 

First commercial to go out from 
NBC's new studio oh the Radio pic 
ture lot Will be Wednesday (21), 
when fiddle Peabody will broadcast 
his half hour Safeway program 
while here for a stage appearance at 
the F-WC Manchester. 

It's the first indication that NBC 
intends to ignore KFI, its local -out- 
let, on its own programs emanating 
from Los Angeles. 

New . studio gets its initial use 
tonight (Monday)^ -^with 'Hollywood 
on the Air* switched' to the new 
broadcasting rooms. This studio 
will accommodate. audience, of 
550. ■ 



Wilkie With Perinz 

Los Angeles, June 19. 

Pennzoll has a deal on with .Don 
Wilkie for a natloilal broadcast of 
the latter's secret service yarns. 

These would be In addition to 
Wilkie's spot in the hour program 
which started last night (18) from 
NBC; San Francisco for Coast 
coverage only. i 



VVTAG Up 250 

Worcestc 

"^ranS ager"'"^ Ohn 



"J^"^^o"Feyr "or 
WTAQ, returned from Washington 
last week after a hearing before the 
Federal - Commission to Increase 
station's night time power from 250 
to 500 -wattB, No opposition devel- 
opedi 

WOIIC, city's only other ether 
outlet; wa.<3 granted, an- increase 
from 100 to 500 watts for oxprri- 
mental purpo.se.'i. 



a convenient place for building, up' 
contract talent for istage purposes, 
the cominish from theatre booking's 
apparently being - considered more- 
Important than possible income froni 
sponsored network shows. , -^.^^ 
Harold Kemp aiid Bill. McCaflfen%^ 
cf the artist biirea'u, are° doing tliei 
bulk "of the " agency soliciting' arid 
contacting . In the good Will cam- 
palem. The drive includes sales, 
talks to the. various radio depart- 
ment hea:ds of the major agencies. 

BureauV Contentions 

~ The Tagehcy'''jrnen aire belrig "In- 
formed tliat -'showmanship a,nd. 
shbwmanly advice Is how availiable 
at the NBC aril;ist bureau wh«re It 
did not exist bielf ore; that the artist 
bureau, -now regards -commercIal Tra- ' 
dlo bookings as ' important as the 
c'ommish from,, theatre dates, and 
that it will be much cheaper to turn 
the business of buying actors over 
to those who. have had experience 
along these lines rather than for the 
agencies tp maintain costly depart- 
ments for that purpose. ., 

Meanwhile, the actors' 'agents' are 
continuing their jjiolicy of prefer- 
ring to do business direct with the 
ad agencies rather than through 
NBC's artist bureau. Hence, the 
ad men are still getting first crack 
at most of the available talent. 

When an ageilt has a. prospective 
ether act he seldoin gets around to 
either the CB^ or NBC artist bu- 
reau before /"he has ' th0roii§rhly 
searched the ad Agency field for a 
buyer. When selling an act to the 
advertiser or the latter's agency, the 
representative doesn't have to split 
commish with anybody every time. 

It's being conceded within the 
trade that NBC now has a chance 
to regai^ some of the agency busi- 
ness because the distrust that for- 
merly existed Is gradually! disap- 
pearing. But the fact that talent 
agients are . not yet reconciled to 
the netWork'^s purposes, and still 
would rather sell their people to the 
agency direct, is standing Jn NBC's 
way..-. 

Another angle supposedly Involves 
bpnoSition to the NBC direct bo.ok- 
^vk plan, from— the- a^dverti sing- 
aj&ency radio men themselves. Some 
of the latter know that should NIBC 
succeed in its alms, there would be 
ho Necessity for costly radio depart- 
ments in the agencies, nor a reason 
for the salaries paid to the agen- 
cies' own talent booker and progK'.m^ 
stagers. 



O'Keefe^Shutta WiU 



Single for Nestle; 



^-"Wa:ltw^O^Kecfe^and-Ethcl=Shut-t.Tr= 
will be the singles on the ' Nestle 
program, which starts Aug, 25 Qn 
NBC, along with a band not jot 
selected. 

Orch will not be Geor<,'e Gl.'jen'.s, 
whoso contract on the Fannie Brice 
.show doesn't expire in time. Be- 
cause of that Miss Shutta Avill be 
WorkinK- on the air without her 
hu.sband for the first time. 



50 VARIETY 



R AOIO-M U S IC 



Tuesday June 20, 1933 



RADIO CHATTER 



in J I I 1 1 1 I t I n I t-H.1 1 1 1 I I \ in 1 1 I t < I n t j H u I I I I I I I u I M iiii j n n 1 1 n M 1 1 n 1 1. 1 



the 



W«st 



KMTR, Hollywood, remdtihg Earl 
Dancer's brchestwi. from the new 
Club fibony, colored. 

Sproitte and iStover; tomer violin 
and guitar act from- vaude, oh con 
tract at KFWB, Hollywood. 

F?unk YacdneUl is lisliiB his ac 
cordioh once! a week at KMTR. 

WHK, Cleveland, wiU ttsis records 
ot 'Dugan and Daily/ dumb cop 
script: show running at KFWB, Hol- 
lywood, with Johnnie Murray and 
_^i_Ken_dall_as the flatf eet. ' 

Perunia Co. has cohtractedT t&t 
records of Phil Harris, Qus Arn-: 
heim and Jlmniie Grier to be used 
oh a pop band program at WBBM. 
Discs recorded on Coast by Free- 
man Lang. 

House of Gumey, Inc., owner of 
WNAX, TanTctohi S. D., protests 
that the recent item reporting it 
hkd gone off the CBS afBMation Is 
not wholly correct 'although WNAX 
Is not affiliated on the same basis 
that it was a moiith ago.' Still 
carries some CBS commercials. 

Larry Cotton, fromi University of 
Kansas, now teamed with Sally Cojr 
in 'Schoolday Sweethearts,' Over 
■ KMTR, Hollywood. 

Mr. and . Mrs. E. ^L. Behgston, 
owners of KLZ, Denver, ahd KVOR, 
Colorada Springs, oh a month's trip 
east. Craig Davldiaon, writer, and 
producer for KQA, Denver, movlnir 
to Los Angeles. 

WBW, St. Louis University, will 
be silent untn Aug. 1. 

FRC granted permission to 
KARK, Little Rock, Arte., to Install 
a ne^ . 60.0-watt transmitter. 

Iowa Broadcasting Co, now had a 
new ' po rtafale-farQadeaat-pteteup-out=. 
fit powered at 20. watts. 

ifoward Hughes' aircraft license 
has been transferred to Hughes 
Products Co. iitd. 

]^es9 ' Wireless, Iiio. discontinued 
1% point-to-point; telegraph stations 
' until Dee. i. 

gfs WNAX; TanktoR,^ S. D., Jumps 



RANONA 

SINGS 

and 
PLAYS 
PIANO 

"AND HOWr' ~" 




EN TOUR 
NBC NETWORK 
TfCTOB BBCOBD8 



WLS, Chicago,, has resumed its 
picnic excursions for the public 
which proved a pirojOi table by-prod-, 
ubt the last two summers. S. S. 
Roosevelt' took a mob to St. Joseph, 
Mich., .'as a stairter. 

Margaret McKay, now Mrs. Al 
Rice, reports her radio friends, 
helped the gross on wedding pres- 
ents plenty. , . 

Jack Burnettof WJJD tentatively 
set to Join Paul Whlteman's pro- 

Nick Nichols, 'Cartoonist of Air,' 
moves from WIBO to WJJD. 

Burt' Squire haa' become, head of 
saled for WGAR, Cleveland. He's a 
former general manager- ot WCFL, 
Chicago. - . 

Wm. C. . Gillespie htu3 resigned as 
manager of KSO. J. C. Hanrahan, 
executive vice-president ef the Towa 
Broadcasting CO., owners; will take 
charge as -general manager.- 

Ethelyn Colwell, KFAB, Lincoln, 
Hebu is listening to programs from 
the hospital 'Where she and her ap- 
pendix parted company. 

NEW CAijADlAiTirowi; 

*roteet French Proorams, Figuring 
Propaganda 

Ottawa, June 19. 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF diOOBrWiLL 

GEORGE 
GIVOT 

Sole Direct! 

Herman Berhie 

1619 Broadway, New York 



JOE PARSONS 

Badio's. I<bw Voice • 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
Mwi-Wtd-Frl, P.m:, CD8T. WMAQ 

SI NCLAI R M INStREL 
very Moh., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 
CHICAGO 



I.EE SIMS 

_ ^ — -and 

II.OMAY EAILEY 

Chas<9 -A Sanbonn Hoar 
WE AF-NBC Network, 8-9 fM.^ KDT 
Direction HOBTOM A. HIT.MAN 



ABTISTS' MANAOBHBNT for 
o RADIO and STAGB 

EDWIN W.SCHEUING 

KENNETH DOtAN, AsBOclate 
PARK CENTRAL HOTE4. 
50th St. and 7tii Ave., . N. CITY 

^-=^JC:Uone8^€ltcIe..?i:a88fcSSS.«.=.,:...^j 



from 1,000 to 2,500 watts with 
facilities of KGFX and KQDA. 

WCOC, Meridian, Miss., shrinks 
its broadcasting time to eight hours 
dally until Sept. 1. 

KQIR/ Butte, Mont., doubles .it4 
ni^ht power, golngr to 1,000 watts 
A 50 watter for the Waco, Texas, 
police dept. 

Art Castle's new orchesitra at the 
Piahtation, Culver City, .-added to 
the remotes ^t KFW% Hollywood. 

Col. Dan Morgan stiB.ir,'teiIinrg ll6g~ 
stories oyer several Cpast stations 
for a I(ehnel food,, now has a sus- 
tainer on KFWB, He's on three 
times a weelE, spinning Southern 

New feature on KOMO, Seattle, is 
the 'Observer,' covering theatres 
with comment. 

Ted Morito 4>and tickled musical 
waves over KJR, Seattle, prior to 
its Trianon ballroom engagement. 



Mid-West 



Renewak 



AT hoWl ha^ siscieinde'd over the ac- 
tion of the Cahadlaa .Badio Com- 
nUsstdh iii Introducing Trench lan- 
guage programs ovier the aU^Csiinada 
network. 'An abundance pZ French 
' >roadpa8t8-and the outcry has come 
from Orange organizations /and 
other ^ngUsh-speakihg groups. 

Last straw occurred When a re- 
cent program . Included a lengthy 
poem in French . without' the sem. 
Glance of an Snglish equivalent. Ap 
parently the argument Is that poetry 
over the air is bad enough in Bng 
Ilsh, l>ut it's terrible when a staunch 
Orangeman has to listen to it In 
French. He doesn't know what it's 
about and maybe it's propaganda. 



Trouble Over Dutch 
Soc/s Extra tacx 

The Hague, June S. 
Squeezing? out the French bu- 
renu (SACF.M) ftwacblieGtidn-r^ofi^ 
musical copyright and handing 
monopoly to the Dutch BUMA 
leading to trouble. Latter Is now 
trying, to ttuz clnemaai for ' cppyright 
oa music, used lini sound 'films by 
composers attached to this bureau. 
"This would mean an .ejctra tax on 
cinemas of 1%% of boxofflce tak- 
ings; 

CInemaa are already taxed. 20% 
as a minimum amusement tax and 
strongly ob;|ect, of course. If the 
hew tax by BUMA materializes, it 
wiU mean that cinemas will have 
i» pay five times as much as for^^- 
xcierly. , 

Netherland Bioscope Asspciation 
Is holding a meeting and probably 
will take action. It advised its 
members, to elgn no contract with 
BUMA - before . communicating 
the association. 



TABDT TISK 

Deletions found necessary in 
Harry Fink's script forced post' 
ponement ot his NBC sustaining; 
chance. He W8U3 to . have commenced 
last liight (Monday y. ' 

Fink, a yaude single and parody 
singer, delayed submitting his ma 
terlal to NBC until Saturday (17) 
There wasn't enough time to make 
the changes. Fink's air billing will 
be 'The Parody Man.' 



HERE AND THERE 



Juanita Connors' girl orchestra 
has .been booked . for afternoons and 
early evenings at the 833 club, Los 
Ajigeles. Combo plays at Club 
ballyhoo nights. 



Ted rewer's CBS orchestra at 
Charlie's Inti, Burden Lake, N. T. 



Phil Romano at Pine Point Inn, on 
Albany- Schenectady Rbad. 



Eddie Sheasby, who has the or 
chestra at the Victor Vienna Gar 
dens at the World's Fair, Chicago 
has Jack Teagarden as soloist, the 
latter quitting Ben Pollock to Join 
Shea&by* Latter used to be^muaical 
director of WHO, Des Molneci. WON; 
Chicago^ has given Victor Vienna 
an outlet. 



.iy!Ml6 Beck d ance, band .barnat orm 
Ing through Vermont. 



Personal Direction 
of Fox 



EARL HINES 



AND HIS N.B 

NOW ri.AVINO GRAND 



,0. ORCHESTRA 

TBRBACR CAFE, CHICAGO 



Barbara Gould (beauty talk). 
Starts June 22, CBS; Thursday 
mornings -from 10:45 to . 11. .. 

General Mi|le ('Skippy') on 
CBS. For three more weeks 
commencing July .8. 

IHousehold Finance Corp. 
(Chicago CBS). June 13 on fil 
stations; 16 minutes Tuesday 
au m.: program, -. 'Household . . 
Happiness/ 

Sterling Prbdupts (<Hot fritum 
-Holly wQftd:)*, J)llL22 CBa.^^^^ 
tlons renewing from July 3. 
Monday and Tuesday nights, 15 
minutes each; additional .re-., 
newal for fall term . star Jing 
Sept 25- with same\ hpok-up 
and program. 

A. A P. (A. & P. Gypsies)^ 
Renewis Its Monday eveningr 
half hour on, NBC frpm June 12, 

Lamont Corliss & Co. (Pond's 
•Vanity Falf) NBC. June 15 
on 19 stations.' 

' General Mill*. Through Bol- 
len- Mayer agency, Minneapolis, 
had extended Irna Phillips 'To- 
Day's Children' program from 
;\VMAQ, Chicago, for 13 weeks. 
Starts June 28. 

Pepsodent. Through Lord 
. and Thomas, Chicago, has re- 
newed 'Rise of the Goldbergs,' 
over NBC, for another 62 weeks, 
starting^ July 13. 



hside Stuff-Radio 



Coast station recently fired Its femroe picture chatterer when discov- 
ering the fflrl waisi. glmmlcking on the side, charging for mention in th^ 
air. Unknown to the station, the girl was working on one of the so- 
called Hollywood trade papers, but! was also discharged from that sheet 
when she lost the air graft. 

Now the station has tied in with the trade rag and the paper's adver- 
tising solicitors are promising three 'free' plugs over the radio with 
every Inch of advertising. * 



An idea of the length to whlcli NBC^ afllliate/iEitations is^^^^ go 
in plugging personal appearahces of acts booked by the NBC Artists' 
rBureau-may- bp -^sained - from recent announce™®"* ' "wade via- WGlfV" 
Schenectady. Bill Meenain, station'e press agent, in broadcasting 'Late 
News Flashes,' mentioned; that the Picken? Sisters were at a Syracuse 
theatre and the Tasty Teast Jesters at a Hartford playhouse, thpse two 
cities are about 150 miles from Schenectady. : . 

NlBC has'np Syracuse outlet; it is repreidented in Hartford by WTIC; 



WON, Chicago, with whont-'the name and .case of Amos 'n' Andy is. 
always a sensitive subject, because this outlet petsised the boy^ iip, leels 
it has a partial squarer In Clara, Lu and Em. The washtub queens, 
touching tbelr third annual milestone for Supersuds June 16, are WGN 
development previously and scornfully rejected by NBC, .Chicago, as un- 
comniercial and hopeless. 



The first solo Negress to win a 
network .. sustaining 1>uild-up is 
Ethel Waters. She starts this week 
on a twice weekly, 16Tminute . spot, 
over NBC, broadcasting from the 
Cotton Club, New York, where she's 
currently playing. 

A one-time performance on a re- 
cent. Fleischmann show sold Miss 
Waters to NBC;^ She has an eight 
weeks' sustaining contract. The il 



with 



Coast Movers 



Coast tunesmlths getting a bang 
out of Baron Irelajid'e latest num- 
ber ,1f I Had of Knew* CWhat I'd 
Oiit to of Knew, I'd Never of Did 
What i Done'). 

Henry -Meyers and Dimitrl Tiom' 
kin cPllabIng pn material for picture 
rev^ue purposes. 

Mrs. Al Goodhart a rabid air .fan 

Ted Florite orchestra being nib 
bled for a Lou Brock, short at Radio. 
. Mickey Hester repping E. B. 
Marks on the Coast. Baron Licht,er 
In the. same capacity for Bibo-^ 
Lange. 

Fred Howard and Nat Vincent 
(Happy Chappies) demonstrating 
their numbers every day at noon at 
the Kress Broadway store. 

Dominie McBride, record peddler, 
says that Joan Crawford has the 
town's best* collection of modern 
music discs, and Mjrrna Loy heis an 
impressive symphonic platter col 
lectipn. La Crawford gets at least 
"one of each go^od "releasei . ^ 

Robbihs has published the sym- 
phonic score on Al Newman's 
'Street Scene' suite from the pic of 
the same title; 

Dick Whiting has: about recov- 
ered from a bum gami. 
. Add screwy song titles — ^Eddie Al- 
bertson's Tin Up to My Ears In 
Daisies Cause Tm. Standing on My 
Head.' 

jRalph. Rainger claims he gets his. 

best melodies while driving his car. 

Says he . thought of 'Please' while 

arguing a traffic' ticket, 
^ales of those Victor 'Adorable' 

platters, with the pictures of Janet 

Gaynor and Henry Garat processed 

thereon, have been haihpered here 

aboiits by the $1.25 tap. 
Irish musical combo, composed of 

two fiddles and a concertina, trying 
"to-crash the Fox? -lot by performing 

outside. 

Prederlch Hollander. German com 
poser, ensconced at Fox. 

Most of the sonerwrlters working 
at studios are trying to sell stories 
Some^^of thp^rceTrariats are mt«m?t 
ing to writie songs. 

One local composer plays all his 
tunes for studio execs on a man do 
lln. 

Bob Burkhardt, Fox studio p.a 
and novelist, getting some of his 
lyrical Ideas into pictures. 

Irving Berlin expected here for 1 
short vacation before his next musi 
cal goes Into work in N. Y. 

Gus Kahn's two kids here for the 
summer. 



ETHEL WATERS ON WJZ 



First Colored Soloist to Get Sus- 
taining Spot 



p. m. stretch by Miss Waters oyer 
WJZ, Mondays and Wednesdays, 
will replace a. piano team. Lorry 
Adler and Pauline Albert, now hold- 
IhS that'-spot» • •- 



Foreign Wave Trouble 

The Hague, June 10. 
Distribution of the new wave 
lengths among various countries at 
the Radio World Conference, in 
Luzerne, Is leading to trouble. 

HoHand, which at present has for 
long wave a 1,875' meter standing, 
may have ' that changed to 1,200; 
'This would spoil' all ■broadcasting 
here as the powerful new Luxem- 
burg pilant, with a wave of l|l91 
meters, would Interfere badly, be- 
ing alnipst-on 4he same- wave. 



Meyer Syncing Series 

Hollywood, June 19. 

Abe Meyer, has signed a contract 
with Phil Rya,n to do the musical 
synchronization for the entire series 
of shorts which Ryan Is producing 
for Radio. 

Sam K.:- -^ineland is preparing, 
the score for 'Meet the Champ,' 
Just completed at the Pathe studios, 
and for 'Too Many Wives,' next of 
the Ryan series just started. 



Coast's Sleuthing Series 

Hollywood, June 19. 

-KFWB has inaugurated - a weekly 
detective sejcles under the title 'Man 
Hunters'. Each of the yarns will be 
complete In two weekly half- hour 
programs. 

Cast will be headed by Liyle Cle- 
ment and Mora Manton. 



WABBEN, SUBIN TO WB 

Hollywood, June 19.' 

Harry Warren and Al Dubin, cur- 
rently doing tbe tunes for Samuel 
Goldwyn's Homan Scandals' and 
'Nana,' return to Warners for an 
unnamed musical Aug. 1. 

Sammy. Fain and Irving. Kabal, 
songwriters u^der contract to Wit- 
mark, a. WB siibsld, are here wait- 
ing tor a pic ^slgnment. 



CpunteBS Will Vaude 

NBC's Countess Qlga Albanl, go- 
ing vaude,. opens June 23 at Loew's, 
Newark. 

Date Is a break- In for the act, 
Matty Rosen agenting. 



Raps WLS Competitidii 
Widi Other Folks' Bb 



Chicago, June 19, 
Ulmer Turner, radio editor of the 
Chicago 'Herald-Examiner,' 
rap in his column at the 'by-prod- 
ucts' of WLS, farnier outlet. Tur- 
ner's position Is that the proper 
business- of a broadcasting staCloii 
is broadcasting, and that statipns 
shpuld hot use the publicity advan- 



tages Of owning an air channel to 
c omp ete with other businesses. 

WLS conducts a regulair 76 cent 
stage show weekly at the Eighth 
Street theatre; a weekly laKe. ex- 
cursion- picnic, and, latest of 'all, a 
'World's Pah" parking lot' for out- 
of-town tourists. All of these are 
exploited over WLS. 



''Melody Headlines" 

SATURDAY 
7:45 P.M. 



REG A N 

WABC 

Coininbia .Broadcasting Sygteni 

THURSDAY 
11:15 P.M. 




Featured in 
Columbia Revue 



MANDY LOU 

with FRED WABIMO'S BIDSIO 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

WEDNBSDAT, 10 P.M. 

WARC Coiambia Broadoastltic 
▼VAD\^ System 



PHIL BAKER 

Sp'onaorod by 

ARMOUR & CO. 

Fri., 8:30-9 P. M., COST 
WMAQ (N.B.O., Chtcoffo) Network 



FUNNYBONERS 

Management 
JOB HOFFMAN' - - 

151 WEST 46th ST., NEW YORK 
BRyant 0-«711. ftllZ 



TBDD 



BUD 



EDDT-BURTSON ORCH. 

Snmmer Season 
FELTMAT<I'S MAPLE GARDENS 
. CONEt ISLAND,' MEW YORK 
Msnagement Tom O'Connell 
M.-.' 1500 Broadway 



JOHNNY RUSSELC 
PAUL CORONER 



HEADLINING 



BILL KEARNS 
HENRY E. LLOYD 



Now, Roxy» Niew York 



Next Week, Fox^ B^klyn 

(JUNE 83) 



The SIZZLERS 



Sizzling for. 
National Broadcasting Co. 
RCA- Victor Records 
Warher Bros. Shorts 



Personal Direction of 
CHARLES A. BAYHA 
101 West 57th St. 
New York 



Tueeday, June 20, 193S 



RADIO 



VARIETY 31 



CBSnCHNGUP 
DOWNEY FROM 
BBC FOR 2 



tying with rltlsfa 
roadcastlni^ Company two 
trans- Atlantic "broadcasts' froni 
liondon by Mprt Downey. First will 
take place June 22 and the, second. 
June .27f both troiti Xiondon and re-. 
JayeAJay— wire, to New Jgork^JwJiere. 
CBS will rebr6ia.dcast on 
work. 

As there have been no commer- 
cial bites, both proei*ams will be 
sustaining. 

Downey Is vacationing; in JBurope 
and doing sotne cafe and variety 
work on the filde. 



Ariene Judge and JScamps 
NBC is framing a quarter-hour 
sustaining show lairbund Arlerie 
Judge and the Three iScamps for a 
network spot commencing July 5. 

Booked for one shot a Veek, and 
studio orchestra will be In support. 



ABE 

LYMAM 

aNL) Hi . 

CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colambia Broadcastinc ayateia 
PHILLIP'S DENTAU MAGMESIA 
Tu«e.. Wed., ffbnn., 8:4S to • PJI. B.8,T. 

COAST-Tb-GOAST 

WAB G' 



Isham 




ONTO0« 



DLrectlon 
Colombia. Broeid«a«tliic Syst«m 



"The Hiiman Side of the News" 

H<Mi;-Ta«a.-W«d;.- 
^ 10:80 P. M. 

WABO 

EDWIN C. HILL 



WABO 



'THE INSIDE STORY" 

I' Firlday, 0:80 P: M. ^ 



"Lady b' 





IN SONGS 



lr«ctlon, Morrldon A Wlnhler. 

Pai'k Central Hotel. 
New Tork City 




DdNl HALL TRIO 



Dally 7.80 A.M. ' Sunday 11 :15 P.M: 



VERNA BURKE 

Park Central Cocoanut Grove 
NBC Network 

SOUTHERN SINGERS 

KBC Network 



Manaffeutent 
M. CiALB, 151 W<Jflt 46th Street 



Ether Slants 



■-. Omaha held a dunking party last 
Wednesday (■14). That is to say, 
the town poured itself a- cup of 
local fervor; dipped Johnny Good- 
man therein, served it via NBG and 
enjoyed itself right merrily. 

Tbu really can't blame Johnny. 
National open' champ at 23. Sara- 
zen first came In at 22, and Bob 
Jones? Well, they?re sbre at 
Georgia's Bobby in Omaha, anyway. 
They said Robert had pienned jaome- 
thing about Johnny's luck for the 
press, and they still gloat over that 
first I'ouhd at Pebble Beach in '29, 
when Goodman spoiled a typical 
California build-up by scissoring 
Jones lrom::the list~.ofTEiLm'sft6uf .;0fle" 
contestants. , 

Yea, ' Wednesday was Omaha's 
day on the air and the Chamber 
of/ Gonijnerce hopped to i,t.. NBC 
could have ■ charged commercial 
rates without tteing too far out of 
thei way. One of the speakers paid 
tribuu to the wieb for donating the 
time and wound up in an 1 told you 
so' refrain iii' a personal aside for 
Aylesworth and Grant lUce. 
• Omaha Is proud of its Johhiiy. 
It has excellent reasons. But whiici 
being politic enough to desist from 
any Wallcer Cup team reference, 
the town didn't think so much of 
its native, son that' it could resist 
commercializing him in its own fa- 
vor. 'An • entirely successful small 
town eyent. 



.No hardship to: have to listen in' 
oh ~Vic Liittle'B mid-day music out 
Of Cteveland via NBC. Suitable 
orchestrations soothingly rendered 
make a pleasant . luncheon distrac- 
tion, • .>f or those so inclined, and 
Little has the knack. Vocalizing is 
-»^ti4"4i'4-tf>-nr-TrtflliMnflividn'»1 wh*^ | gty.^t'^^ 
sobs in the same vein called for by 
most -lyrics since they started to 
put words, to music. It's all very 
familiar though nice- as serVed by 
tb.is.rOhlp. troupe. 



Fteischmahh'a Thursday . (15) 
NBC variety hour was .considerably 
beloW' the recent pair for these 
show^t . j^eaQoii seemed : to ..he the 
.placing of dependence, alihost' com 
pletely- on Ethel Barrymore, ahd 
Miss Barryihore's failure to. deliver 
anything startling in the way ot 
radio entertainment. 

Rudy Vallee. Walter O'Keefe and 
the staff announcer referred to 
Miss ..Barrymore.. .at teajst—twice 
each, as 'The First Lady of the 
Theatre.' By the time Miss Barry-^ 
more showed up the listener should 
have been pretty well convinced. 
They must have been disappointed, 
too. ..According tb..Ml83 .Barrymore's 
showing in Sir James Barrle's '12 
Pound Loibk,' a slim script for ether 
usage, that -First Lady billing 
won't take in the ether. That voice 
out on the air all alone didn't carry 
its legit wallop. 

Radio has developed its own style 
of dramatic reading and-^n the 
radio:— it's more efCectiye than alien 
forms "-of trouping, such as the 
form Miss Barrymore brought to 
the netwprk Tfhursday'httlght. 

Up ahead the onei O'Keefe mono- 
log and bailee's ' stock musical and 
vocal interruptioni^. were the pro^ 
gratn's only items of real nierit; 
.The Notre Panae Glee Club meant 
practically nothing in Its two num- 
bers despite that iySAeie, a South 
Bend alumnus, gave the boys a 
nifty sendoff.' George- Huston and 
Ann Barrle's -light operatics in front 
of a singing chorus were passable 
but noPt more. 

The Vallee band ahd Vallee were 
in their usual form, meaning some 
stability for the program whenever 
they were on. They slipped only 
during the vocal passages by the 
band's own Alice Faye. In spite of 
the very prominent spot accorded 
her weekly and the chances to 
build. Miss FayjQ remains amow 
• radio's undistinguished pop . song 
singers because she has made no 
apparent progress. 



Max Shane, Fanchbn &. Marco 
press ieigent^ proved he has what 
radio- needti vWhen he went -before 
thie" rnike frd^^j the Los Angeles 
Paramount stage (F-M operated^ 
with a film air ..cplum To. be a 
weekly fe^turie of the stage broad- 
casting from that house. Shane's 
so-called film, lowdown is. better 
than okay. He . has a fiiie delivery, 
for this type of stuff and despite, 
working before a theatre audience 
showe*d no signs of fright. • 

Although his material is harmless, 
he nevertheless sells it in a manner 
to make it seem he's tipping inside 
stuff. Back of his 6eVeh minutes Is 
an effort to plug the Parambunt 
theatre's coming attractions, and 
Shane Is smart in keeping the sales 
talk to a .minimum.. 



Jack Pearl's material .wa.sn't .so 
hot on the Thursday (15) Lucky 
Strike show, but the program 
showed Improvement through adop- 
tion of a change of pace instead of 
the former routine of a solid hour 
of straight band musib 'and plugs, 
relieved only by I'earl's two brief 
comedy, passages. 

Alternating with Al Goodman's 
excellent music were Jean Sargent, 
Georges Metaxa and Robert Sim- 
mons, singers. Doing aolb they al- 



Mystery Sponsors 



Chicago, June 19. 
Irma Glen, Chicago NBC or- 
ganist, appears to possess a 
gift for attracting mysterious 
wealthy sponsors. For over a 
year she -has been bankrolled 
by an eccentric lady plutocrat 
itrho Insists upon remaining 
anonymous but pays regularly ' 
.to hear Miss Glen's organ 
ifmsic oyer thei air. Situation 
is vouched for by the highest 
NBC; authority here. -. , 

Now* . another nameless phil- 
anthropist has appeared. He is., 
an Alabaman and has made 
what i s apparentl y a b ona fide 
finance the musiciEd'. 
of any protege of • 



offer to 
education 
.;Mlss Glen between .16 and 21 
years, of age. . Explanation ot 
the unique scholorshlp is that 
the Alabaman's own daughters 
haVe refused to share; his en- 
thusiasm for inusic or to study 
it. 



KFWB Moves From 
Theatre to TyB Studio 

Hollywood, Julie 19. 
Warners yesterday (18). trans- 
ferred the major part of the offlce 
force and equlpmcht of , KFWB 
from the Warner Thea.tre building 
to the old Warner 'studio on Sunset 
Tjouievard;^ 

Only the . transmitters and one 
office section of the commercial 
department, will be retained at the 
former quarters. 

AH broadcasting hereafter w-ill be 
from stages on the ipicture lot, with 
three to be utilized for this purpose. 



ternated through the 60 minute 
stretch. The final number, in wJilch; 
Misis Sargent was backed by a vOcal 
chorus, gave the show an unfortu- 
nate finish. Fault seemed to be 
not with.Mi$a Sargent but with the 
program stager who handed- the girl 
the wrong type of song. She's a 
torchy contralto- Who shouldn't be 
fbirced into the high arias. . 

They're prolonging the radib life 
of Pearl by spreading the material 
around so that the Dutch comic's 
straight man. Cliff Hall, can get in 
a nifty himself now and then. It 
makes this team's gaging a lot 
easier to listen to over the long 
On the Thursday (15) bill 



Hall was on top with the tag lines: 
almost as often as Pearl and the 
customers in the New Amsterdam 
studio seemed delighted. Oh-rtop 
of making the .routine mere, inter- 
esting, the switch Is the .best . alibi 
yet for the use of old gags' oh the 
air; 



Radio Legbhtion HoUs Over 



Nothinsr Pasned in Washington Last Session 
^Dm Bill with Others 



W0I Qmts Trade Ass'n; 
'Not United m Anns, 
Just Waste of Time' 



Radm Jtepotts 



JOE AND EDDIE 
Sketch ^ 
.Sustainihg 

W.6V,_S!tbenwLta.cly_^^ ..... . 

. serialized sketch presented twice; 
or thrice weekly for a year and. a 
half, and said to be one of the most 
popular on station's chart. Has not 
been heard as regularly during re^ 
cent- months- due to -its- air subordl'- 
nation for theatre appearances. ■ 
' Scene 'of skit Is a little 'restaurant 
off-<'Broadway where Joe— (Waldo 
Pooler) and Eddie (Jerry Bram&oii), 
a smallie vaude duo, play and 're- 
hearse: under direction of their 
manager, Jimmy O'Brien (Tom 
Lewis). Hector (actor'is name Hot 
given), proprietor of eatery. Is the 
fourth important character. Playlet 
is ..understood , the .brain <;hil4 ot 
Lewi?, a former professional, though 
Pooler (originator of "The ShadoW' 
for a Maine station) collaborates 
on script. 

Pooler's ' character, that of a 
French Canuck backwbodsman in 
the big town. Is biCC the beaten track 
of radio. WGY's most distinctive 
actor. Pooler has. a flair for both 
comedy and dramatics. For. some 
good " reason he . and tiis throaty 
laugh have not been so conspicuous 
in recent episodes. 

Lewis's Jimmy O'Brien, a native 
New Yorker, uneducated moneyl- 
labic, wisecracking, sometimes sar- 
castic and ever yearning for a real 
triumph in show biz, is a meaty 
role well played. However, it may 
not always be intelligible to the 
ruralites among WGY's audience, 
Brannon, a former ork Singer, is 
not the. actor that his piredecessor, 
Wa-rren Munson,- was, but the part 
giye3..him'::.a .chance to .warble, pops,, 
and he does that well. Chap por- 
traying the know-lt-all restaurateur 
is an excellent foil. 

Sketch is erttertainingr, though at 
times It's ^iiitie metropolitan for 
upstate and New England listeners. 
It is also marred^ by over jplugging 
of intended" personal appearahcesr 

Jaco. 



AN AMERICAN FAMILY 
Continuity 
COMMERCIAL 
KFWB, Hollywood. 

While on the order of 'One Man's 
Family,' station endeavors to wash 
its hands of any copying, ^la^ming 
that this one was in work before 
the NBC feature hit the air. It's 
another 'by an wither* for Kay Van 
Riper, who had . a similar script 
show on KFWB a year ago. 
..^.c=A..::..JMmtra3t==il±o.^,.her_.^^Ene^ 
Coronets,' the fave historical pro- 
gram on this station, 'Family' 
deals with the problems of an av- 
erage middle class menage. From 
indications of the first' two ses- 
sions should, get in the popular 
class, due to ifiaturalness of theme 
and excellent handlinfif lines by a 
cast comprising Miss Van llipfir as 
the mother, Barbara Luddy and 
Bob Quirk, high -rschool-age daugh- 
ter and .«5oh, and Victor Rodman, 
a.H the father. Btan. 



Chicago, June .19. 
tatipn WGN, owned by the Chi- 
cago 'Tribune,' has resigned froth 
the' Chicago :Broad<^sters AssOcia- 
tioh. This important desertion weakr 
eni3 the group which is further un- 
dermined by William Hedges, long 
a ringleader In its activities,, going 
to ICDKA, P ittsburgh. 

in dropping dut, WON gave ho 
explanation but intimated that the 
meetings iand activities of the. asso- 
ciation were, in WGN's bpinlbn, a 
waste of time, a useless- and -Inef- 
f e'ctual Tiashirig over of the obvious. 

Radio circles here believe WGN 
has nursed a peeve since last Janu- 
ary' -When union labor negotiations 
came up and' botli networks pi^rivat^^ 
closed deals with—the musicians' 
'union leaving fellow-members bf the 
association to lobk. out for theni 
selves. 

NBC'a Family Pass 

Some I rritation of a p^tty nature 

in 



was also occasioned when 
stead of . paying |25 dues foir each 
of its stations as previouiBly, an- 
nounced it would pay ^only one $25 
fee for. NBC! inclusive of Its outlets. 
' ■ 'Chicago Broadcasters -Association 
briglhated in 1926 . as a group to 
promote benefits for. the then prac-^ 
tically unpaid radio actors. Since 
then, its scope has extended to in- 
clude, all matters affecting' broad- 
casting, including union p^roblems 
and matters of trade policy. 



Washingtbn,' June. 19. 

Although no major radio legisla-' 
tion was passed by Congress in the 
session closing June 16, plenty was 
introduced. Bills which died thiS 
time may fornj the Wsis.for a se- 
ries of fights in Congressional 
hearing rooms next January. 

The subjects under fire ranged 
from tbo entlr«ncbijyrIg:hriaw-«^^ 
wholesale amendments to the 
Badlo Act to Investigations of 
NBC, CBS and the Federal Radio 
Cbmnnlsslon. 

Possibility that the iDill bi 
amend the Radio Act will get, 
thro.ughi next session is ; held likely 
since- the' measure passed both 
houses last fall bnly to be vetoed 
by President Hoover. Report is 
that Hoover aetioh: was taken fol- 
lowing split between Dill, Demo- 
crait, and Sen. White, Republican, 
cooauthor of the original act, over 
its details. 

Reorganization In so far as i\$ 
iaffects the FR,C must lie. over till 
next session of Congress. 



"Tbe ilBM baa com«." 
ilie Walras wildi 

talk e< oiaBy iblniss: 
Of ShoM and Ships— 
Ot jBeallBC-Wax — 



Ancf KINGS." 



AUSTIN STRONG 



Wednesday 

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lite Always Open 



Washington, June 19. 

Federal Radib Commission will 
function through the summer. 
Most, of routine work will be dele- 
gated to examiners with policy and 
quota questions being heaird befpr^ 
any three' commissioners at fre- 
quentxjntervals. 

LaFount will leave July B for an 
inspection of the Fifth Zone, which 
he represents. The trip will be 
completed about July 26. C!ommls- 
sibner Brown, will be acting chair- 
man of the FRG while Sykes is In 
Mexico City. 



Cboper's Dual Hurrah 

Pittsburgh, June . 19^ 
" Tt's. a "double celebratlo'ii"" 'fbY 
Adrian (Bud) Cooper, program 
manager at KQV;. Cooper quits 
that station this week for WFDF, 
Flint, Mich., and . the day before 
he leaves Nell Irene Hazlett, noh- 
7Pror beepmies Mrs. Cooper. 

WFDF is owned and operated by 
two former Pittsburghersi Fritz a;nd 
Howard. Loeb, who took ; the plant 
over in February; ■ Loeb brothers 
formerly In the : radio advertising 
:bu8lness here. Cbojper ls to be gen-i 
«ral manager g,8 well as program 
chief, at the Michigan station. 



HAT POtLOWS rfEDGES ? 

Chicago, June 19. 
Bill Hay Js the probable succes- 
sbr to William Hedges as local sales 
-manager- of =the-two-=NB©=stations,^ 
WENR and WMAiQ. However, offi- 
cial announcement has been de- 
layed. 

Hedges left to assume general 
managership of KDKA, Pittsburgh, 
last Thur.sday (16). Hay is best 
known In radio as the announcer for 
the two Pepsodent programs, 'Amos 
'n' Andy'' and 'Rose of the Gold- 
bergs,' both annbunrod from (Chi- 
cago. 



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''THE DREAM SINGER" 

J. B. WILLIAMS 
PBOCIRAM 

SUNDAY NITE 
9:80 WBAJF' 
WBAV tfl "Pasca of 

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Banday l-f I Sunday 5.30 PJH. 

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VARIETY 



MUSIC 



Tuesdiij, June 20, 1933 



Beer Gardens Hurt Stick Ballrooms; 
Lewis-Jones in Park Opposition 



Canton, G,; 

To.(i Lewis band will' stop; off for 
one night ^linday (26) at Lake 
Brady Park. Lewis, it is understood, 
will receive $1,260 for the £p^^-hour 
show. Admlssibn will h.e 7Bc. p.p. 
for tickets purchased in advance, 
and Jl for tickets- the day. of .the 
engag^nient. 

. Xiewia ;iipiieacea_JUi_Canton. _tT^^^^^ 
spring and attracted only fair busi- 
iness at $1 top. A. year ago he broke 
th9 record *it Lake Brady* 

Isham Jones, at 65c in advance 
and 75c on the night of the engage- 
ment, will .play against Lewis the 
same night (25) at Moonlight ball- 
rooirij Meyers Lake Park. . Jones has 
not appeared here for alniost a year. 

Spots are about 32 . miles apart, 
and both draw fromi the same terri- 
tory, the Canton - Akron Ypungstown 
area. 

Until now 'few prompters have 
been willing to take a dhance, with 
band names, since ballropni attend- 
ance haia been sadly off this sum^ 
mer. Poor attendiahce is blamed on 
the many roadside , dine and dance 
spots and beer gardens with free 
dancing, which came into sudden 
existence With the return of beer. 



Organ Comeback? 



The- organ seems due for 
<?onvebiick in the picture 
hpuses according to the num- 
ber of - console pedalers. 

A number of ex-circuit or- 
ganists are coaching on hevir 
stunts and (effects stating their 
spots may be opeu again 



soon. 



A. C. BEER GARDEN 

irrSANDSiHQiYl 



Atlaiktlc City, 
Ralph HItz, new manager of the 
fiitz hotel, ia building a 2,000-seat 
beer igarden on the site of a,n old 
ivthinnle golf <soutse next door to the 
hoitel^pn the boardwalk. It opens 
June 29. 

There" won*t b6 ainy enterta,inment 
other than a dattce orchestra for 
the time being. Hlti has been in 
New York tryinff to line up name 
bauds ior. SatttcA&y. niffhts only. He 
flguire's Hon ' uslhg "a"^ ^tahdingf band 
the rest of the week. 



RevLYe Ghost^ R^^ 
As hter-Town 



Spot 



NAB IN DIRECT 
DEAL WITH 
RICORDI 



Washington,' 
Oswald F. Schuette; copyright 
generalissimo for the National Abt 
sociation of Broadcasters, an- 
nounced that .Radio rogram 
Foundation, organization set iip by 
NAJB to combat, the American .:Sq- 
ciety of Authors, Composers and 
■RiihliahftrSr-hftH Hlgnq<^ a qpxiirft* 
■ .:h G.\ nic & Co., Milan pub- 
lishers.. 

Claim is that the. Ricordi tle-rup 
makes available. 80%.. of Italjan 
c!assi(car iriusic as well as largcfst 
worl,4-wic:2 - lusic catalog. NAB 
takes the attitude that the Ricordi 
centra' t wiil sive th? Foundation a 
prestige it has heretofore lacked and 
is an . opening wedge to large-scale 
American deals. 

Contract gives NAB right to sel<. 
licenses to any station to use music. 
It is first instance of NAB actually 
engaging in exchange of money be- 
tween stations and' publldhers; No 
other deals tiayi involved financial 
angle. 

No definite scale of prices to sta- 
tions for licenses has been drawn 
up, altho NAB Is at. present class- 
ifying stations according to gross 
receipts with a view to setting up 
rate schedule. 



Lynchburg, June 19. - 
Old Blue Ridge Springs hotel, 
built 50 years ago as a boom project 
and never quite successful as a 
summer resort, has been opened by 
Rpbepi JCent, .Jr., as a nlte sppt. 

It Ja_located betweea Lynchburg 
and Koanoke and will depend on 
both cities for trade. Ten-girl floor 
show hiis been Imported. Herndon 
Sllcer, Roanoke pianist, is m. c. 



MRS. CRAWFORD AT PAR 

Succeeding Jecaa as Permanent 
Organist at B'way House 

Mrs. . Jesse Crawford . Is going to 
be the organist at the iParamount, 
New York, from now on. She opens 
as a permanent attraction at the 
deltixer Friday (23), taking over the 
spot formerly ruled over by her 
husband, who has extehded his Eu- 
ropean engagements. 

The NT Par has been without 
organ iriusic since Crawford left to 
go to Etig^nd about two months 
ago. 

BRIT. SOCIETY P0)000 
GRO$S;RADId 1200,000 

London, June 9. 
Annual meeting of the Performing 
Rights Society was. held here yes- 
terday (8), when .the directors' re- 
pprt for the year was read. Gross 
Income from broadcasting for the 
year amounted to oyer ^200,000 and 
gross income from all sources $600,^ 
000, against administratipri expenses 
oi $120,000. . 

New members elected the past 
year totaled 44, comprising 28 com- 
posers, 11 author., and five publish- 
ers. 

The afflliatioh agreement with 
Americr. has been r6neWed, with 
certain alterations, and contracts 
have been entered into with' several 
continental couhtrloc. 



British PubEshers IVotest Use of 
U. S. Tunes on Air Pire-Piiblication 



A PumperV Hope 



Tacoma,: June 19- 
Organist at Eliensbeirg thea- 
tre, near here, plays pipes at 
uhows continuously, ahd does 
not get enough to pay his car 
-farer but borrows enough • for 
hamburgers. 

Young man, out of wprk, 
says- he- "is- "iearningf- to play— 
the pipe organ for big money 
later and thinks the practice 
will help for the job to come. 



TOOMANYCAFES 
Dim CHICAGO 




Oiie CIdsittg SyKesIf 
Clean Sweep ofHile"^ 
Life in Philadelpliia 



Chicago, June 
Closing of the Vanity Pair cafe 
on. the north side last w.eek was 
further evidence that the. nite life 
p.f . Chicago outside the fair grounds 
cannot be regarded as" eritfpuMiglhg^^^ 
While other closings will tpllpw If 
•bustnesg-TCo ntinues whait-iVs— beenr 
managers await the July 4th hbliday 
season as the clincher either Way. 

As reported last week, the" beer 
gardens In the exposition Itself , are 
Jammed hut the -regular :nit6 3pots 
elsewhere with a few exceptions are 
doing poorly, Vincent Lppez is re- 
ported working on notice In the 
Congress Hotel.' '. 

Cafes and hotels have spent liber- 
ally in preparing to entertain the 
exposition throngs. Stevens, Audi- 
torium, Palmer House, Drake, and 



Speed Boat Trip to 

Opposish a Headache 

Burlington, Vt., June 19. 

Unexpected grief is facing local 
ballrooms that have been fighting 
hard this season to break even. 
Latest move to take crowds away 
from local dance spots cPmes from 
Port Kent, N. Y., across Lake 
Cham plain. 

Manager of the ballrc \ ,at Lake- 
aide Inn in the New Yoric state 
town has conceived the Idea of a 
speed boat service between Burling;- 
"ton arid' Port Kent; . Boats pick iip 
passengers at a local docV and drop 
them at the b.aUropm's. private dock. 
The idea of a speedy ride ia oss the 
lake and another one home after 
the dance is appealing to local 
ybung "folks. 

The Port . Kent ballroom is now 
operating twice Weekly, but If idea 
continues to draw, the crowds may 
increase number of dance- nights rto 
three or fo.ur. 



Organize Philharmonic, 
60 Players, Both Sexes 

Chicago, June 19. 

: RevlvaL- .of th<E)J..detuhct_Chicago 

Philharmonic orchestra in rivalry 
with the existing Chicago Sym- 
phony headed by Frederick Stock 
is the projected enterprise of 
Charles Cukor, musical promoter 
from New York. Cukor has been 
in Chicago since March layiiig tho 
foundations. 

With TllcKard CzerwphSy ais cor^ 
.ductor the revived -Philharmonic; 
■will give several concerts in the 
Auditorium here at 25c to $1.50. In 
the same building ^tock's group Is 
giving a special World's Fair sum- 
mer series priced to $2.75 and spon- 
sored by the Friends of Music. 



Philadelphia, June 19. 
With the closing last Saturday 
night -of Chez Samakaan, Sanson 
street near 16th, PhiUy lost just 
al>oUt its only night club, except for 
a few colored hot-cha spots down^ 
town. 

Chez Samakaan had aii proprietor 
Jack Lynch, ifamous in PhiUy night 1 Lasalle hotels are, In fact, com 
life, whose previous clubs got plenty pi^tely out of character right now 
of publicity find ran Into plenty of q^heir hotcha stance has no piriece 
trouble during the Schofleld and dent. M:ost of these hotels and cafes 
other Shut -tight eras. Latest place have another big item of expense in 
has, only been open a few months the competitive advertising sprees 
and Was supposed to be doing quite going on between them in tha five 
well. Hot spell and roof gardens Chicago dallies, 
too tough competition. Census on Crowds 

Lynch will ppen In Atlantic City as regards World's Fair attend 
in about a month; with a half-def- ance, there's no doubt that advance 
inite promise to return to Phllly In Ugtimates were greatly exaggerated 
the fall. Chez Samakaan made > a | go far as the first nionth is con 



Mnstera .of Hot Rhythm 
atid bCorrld Tempo 

THE SIZZLERS 

NBC itavorltes currently 
stopping Bho.wa .at the 
■Roxy, New York.. They've 
reached the helffhts be- 
=ca,UBe-b(^th6lr^BW.cll=-.Bonf;=. 
cUscrlmlnMlOn. P'or In- 
stance, they Uke: 
^'Hold Mo" ^ „ 
"Lpv< Songs of the Nll« 
"Sweetheart D«rlln"' 
"Hold Your Man" 
"Let's Make Us" „ 
."I'm Thru Saying I'm Thru" 

HLO B BINS 

MliSie CORPORATION 
■III 109 SEVENTH AVENUE |||| 
III • • NEW YORK • • • III! 



point of having no cO|Ver charge, 
but menus read 'No check less than 
$2.60 per person.' 
Walton has a roof show and so 



cerned. ,Expo itself was talking 
300,000 daily attendance before 
opening but had scarcely gone over 
100,000 dally more than a few tithes. 



liaa Adelphia,-but otherwise uleht j^iy^.^f course. Is expected to alter 
activity, is at a fltandstill. | that. pjoJtJhfe big side. 

, • ri !• T» I Cheaper and fewer headlincA's, 

Guin&II S Split on B6CF^ cheaper and less renowned ol-ches 
•n J 4^ i J. ^1- • expected to be the first 

Food, Gate at Cni liiXpO direct result of the present mental 

Chicago, June 19. I o"tloo^« 
Texas Gulnan and Gang are, , . — ^ 

scheduled to open Friday" (23)- at | MalUI ClailllS Burtell 

,.the^ iDance Ship, in the World's Fair, 



Place has twp floors with a cap-.olty | 
of 3,000. 

Some details ycit to be Ironed out. 
iElestaurant concessionaire reported 
squawking that Guinan's deal to I 
get split on food, beer and gate was 
not favorable to house. 



Inside Stuff- 




ic 



Don Pedro, Chicago orchestra leader, was not Involved with th6 musl 
clans' union in that pity. ■Reports around" the Loop.'. that Tie was Included 
among a large group of leaders and players then On the carpet evidently I y^ig'gj^n 



Licensed in New York 

Hollywood, June 19. 
Jack Burtell, New York agent, 
has no 10 percenter's license for 
California and Is also alleged not 
to have a New York license, either, 
according to the amended answer 
filed by Jean Malin, defendant In 
a suirnb'y Burtelf ' thrbugii' an ' as- 
signee for $1,300 In commissions 
Zagon. & - Aaron are attorneys for 
the. defendant. 

Burtell claims to have obtained 
Malin his job with the Club New 
Yorker, now- closed, and -is asserted 
to have received hp agent's qom 



arose from a ruling in favor of another band in which Pedro was imply 
Ttn' innocent bystander, 

It appears' that Jimmy Petrlllo was personally .a witness to a Verbal 
contract, between a World's Fair concessionaire a.nd another band. Later 
the concessionaire forgot th? verbal promise and hired Pedro, who played 
a week before the squawk by the first; bandsman resulted In a ruling in 
his favor which automatically eliminated Pedro. Although technically 
yanked off the job he was playing, there never v^as any charge against 
Pedro. 



Chief claim of Zagoh & Aaron Is 
that Burtell has no authority to 
collect commissions in California 
because he has no office here. 



Billies for Beer Pix 

Hollywood, June 19 
Billy Gilbert and Billy Bletchet 

. have been paired for a series of six 
Ban put on Joe' Haymes a year ago by the-New -York muslclans'-Hinlon. K^ugjcair-ghof ts^^ l,y 
which prevented him from doing tfny recording "wa^ ofilclally lifted June Hal Roach against a beer garden 
1, Next day Haynes and his unit were in the Columbia Phonograph background 

laboratories turning out their month's quota. Penalty had been imposed Gilbert previously In the 

by the local tor an alleged scale volation In connection with recording. ] 'Taxi' series 



London, 

EngliB' music publishers, who 
have eu\. ntered more troubles in 
the last t«.(v years than there are 
fast diciys in Gandhi's life, have just 
hit upon the worst trouble of their 
career.. 

The consistency with which Eng> 
llsh bands are playing American and 
Continental tunes on the alr^ which 

the property of local ;jpubli8h_era_ 
and w:hich' havp "not yet ■been re- 
leased, is looked upon as the last 
straw. There have been many in- 
stances of publishers haying had to 
resort to local band leaders for 
copies of numbers to which they 
hold the English rights, If they want 
to get them printed. There have 
even been occasions where bands 
have been so far ahead in obtaining 
numbers that publishers ' have often . 
heard such numbers on the' air with- 
out even recpgnlzinig: they held the 
English rights. 

UnfortVinately, West End band 
leaders are the babkbone of music 
publishers' plug over here, and, un- 
like America, the! bands here, with 
one exception,, have days allotted 
thehl for broadcasting by the Brit- 
ish Broadcasting Corporation, -with 
no opposition for that particular day. 
This is how it Is regulated: 

Harry Roy, frpm the. Cafe Anglai$». 
and Syd Kite, froni the Piccadilly 
hot el, have the "air, exclusively on 
alternate Mondays. Lewis Stone, 
from the Mpnselgneur restaurant,- 
monopollzes Tuesdays. Wednesdays 
are devoted to Roy Fox from, tho 
KIt-Cat. Harry Hall, the official 
British Broadcasting band, Is on 
every Thursday evening, besides do- 
ing regular afternoon sessions sev« 
eraL days .weeidy. Carroll Gibbons^ 
from the Savoy hotel, relays on Fri- 
days, while Ambrose, from the May- 
Fair hotel, is heard each Saturday. 
Each session Is from 10:30 p. m. to 
midnight. There is no Sunday band 
broadcast. 

Can't Dictatft 
It can be seen that no niusic pub- 
lishing Company on Its own Has any 
power to dictate to band leaders. 
Some of them have tried to make a 
solo stand and hav©-tpund them- 
selves left out entirely by certain 
bands as a reprisal for the publish- 
ers' annoyances. The only publish- 
ing concern in a position to dictate 
terms' is Chappells, which' contrpla 
most foreign music. 

But most of the important Eng-. 
llsh music publishers are now up in 
arms: They have had several se- 
cret meetings. with a view to taking 
concerted action for the purpose of 
finding a legal way of stoppins 
bands fronii playing, foreign music* 
particulai*ly American music, before 
publishers., controlling . the rights are 
ready to launch their plug. 

Meetings have advanced so far 
that publishers are seriously con<* 
sidering. to appoint a sort of Wil 
Hays of the music publishers, whc 
will be in a position to enforce a 
definite release date of any tune. 

Another side of the law is being 
set. in motion, and that is to prove 
the Illegality of Importing foreign 
band parts. This will dp away with 
the wholesia.le shipments of band 

PMts by the Am^^^^^^ 
Service clubs. 

All this has been brought about 
by the tragic conditions prevatllrig 
in . the .music business- over hero, , 
Avith the publishers feeling the only 
way of getting some revenue from 
the .chances, they take in buylngvfor-. 
eign songs is to have them plugged 
when they are ready for it. 
. Jri_tlshBroadcas.tInfi. Corpora^ 

In its usual English way^ is not con- 
cerning itself about the attitude of 
the publishers, not havlhs; the fore- 
sight to realize that If il kills tho 
.music business it may, at the same 
time, kill band recording, which is 
one of the most important factors 
of the air. 



SYNCHRONIZED SHOOTrNG 



Combination that Leo Relsman Is using at the. Congress, Chicago, is I jJED TOPS' ACCIDENT 
made up entirely of members of the Chicago local. Only other person Burlington Vt June 19 

besides himself that Relsman brought out frpm New York was Carl automobile accident forced 

Smith, his arranger. Holding down another room In the same Boule the Red Tops, girl band, to cancel 
Mich hostelry Is Vincent Lopez. | bookings here and in Other sections 

Of the State. 

Jerry Cargill's Junior League circuit Is keeping at least one agent going. Details of crash were not given 
Cargill has long had an in with the sundry Jr. Leagues all over thejin telegram to manager of local 
country and Bill Mdrlatt has been his stager for^the social shows. ballroom, which stated several of 

Cargill is now trying to get John Murray Anderson to put Pn the swank the girls had been seripusly In 
Newport frolic. ljured. 



Musician Had a Toothache, So Tries 
Suicide with Thunder 



^ Lancaster, Pa., June 19. 

'Smiling Jaclt? Hopkins, 22, musi- 
ian, stood on the sidewalk and 
waited for a clap, of thunder. When, 
it came, Hopkins fell. He had syn- 
chronized the thunder and the firing 
of a bullet, into his chest. The slug' 
came, out undei* the.lett arm, wound 
being serious. 

'I had a toothache and c6uldh't get 
rid of it,' explained Hopkins at thB 
hospital. He will recover. 



Tut»il»7, Joxie 20, 1933 



E V I L I. E 



VAiUETr 



33 



Pan s Newly Fonned 

Has No Theatres So Far to Book 




Aljazander FanUtges hasn't any 
theatres to bobk as yet> but he is 
organizing a New York booking ot- 
'flce in hopes of getting some. Fan. 
applied last week- for Incorporation 
papers in New York for th^ Pan- 
tages Bopkin^ Offices, Ltd., In which 
he'll be an officer, along with Ar- 
thur Fisher and Qebrge Hamld. 

The home offices will be in Ha- 
niid's" preBeht~quartBrs In the" Bond- 
building. Fisher will move in and 
bring his indie vaude book with him. 

The six former Pantages theatres 
In the far west which Fan may 
regain are. stiU in receivership and 
the financial situation remains the 
isame, he says. States he can get 
them whenever wanted. So does 
RKO, 'whose treasurer, Herman 
Zohb^, is the receiver, In RKO's 
ppinloh the theatres, with the excep- 
tion of the Salt Lake house, are 
worthless.' There Is also a ^matter 
of $600,000, obtained by Fan from 
the 'Security. National Bank and for 
which Fan put .up his interest In the 
six RKO houses as collateral. But 
Fan says that .angle isn't bothering 
him. 

Just getting the theatres back 
wouldn't be sufficient.. Pan declares 
Obligations that go with the thear 
tres^ would have to be straightene.d 
out. beforlB anybody. Including him- 
eelf. would care to have them. ^ 



Fan 's ' stayinfT at the St. -Moritz 
^ with his son, Rodney pantages. 
They'll be In New York for two or 
three more Weeks. 

He'll have branch offices .in Los 
Angeles, Boston and London, said 
Pan. 



WITH NO OPI^SmON 
ROSE AGAIN ARA PRK. 



-Maurle Rose inras're- elected :presl- 
A^nt of the .RKO figentB* ' associar 
tlon (ARA) Fjriday (16). No ^e eiae 
wanted to rUn'for the. office. 

Marty Forklna had about agreed 
^earlier ln the we^k, but changed : his- 
mind after a tedrful request ^rom 
Rose, who- said he wanted to keep 
the . no-pay position. 

Other officers elected wer'd Arthur 
Slondell, who replaces Alex Oerber 
as T. P*; Eddie Keller, treas.; N. B. 
Mauwarlng, sec: board of arbitra- 
tion, Marty Forklns, Hugo Morris, 
Tommy Fltzpatrlck; Charlie Miaxl- 
idock and Lan^ Fuck. Hariy Romm 
ofC the bofird. 

Re-election was ordered held by 
the booking office for the purpose 
of ridding the ARA of its former 
political background. 



Reducing Weeks 



More RKO vaude . closing, all of 
which are expected to cut the clr 
cult's total playing time to one or 
two weeks over the summer, will 
occur within the next couple of 
weeks, when Albany and Provl 
dence go straight pictures. 

Two - eastern eJoairigs will trim 
the book to about five weeksl 



Harry Jolson's Club 



Los AngeleSi 
Harry Jolson's gone hack to -cafe 
warbling, in an attempt to- revive 
the San ^Bernardino (Gal.) Country 
Club. 'Place has been >enaihed Jdl- 
son'a Rendezvous ~ahd opens June 

2V..: . 

With Ed Rees and band furnish- 
ing the music, the . warbler an- 
nounces that he will sing as only 
a Jolson can sing. 



Musical Surge 
Jo Hollywood; 
Ageiits Skeptic 



About 300 legit, music and vaude- 
ville people have that . Hollywood 
yen ...again as a result of the ex- 
pected landslide reylvial of musical 
film producing. Chances are against 
them liandlng. Picture agents In 
New York ar tf being swamped unce 



Agents Working 



Rather thietn sit back and 
wait for something to happen, 
with chances that nothing: will, 
some of the RKO jagents are 
fighting the , doorstep wolf with 
sidelines. 

Among those trying some- 
thing else till thingig improve 
■are Aaron Kessler, selling, 
cigars, and Ray Hodgdon, sell- 
ing cheese. 

Other agents are doubling as 
extras iat Warners' Brooklyn 
studio. 



WEEK-END INVITE ADDS 
AND BRING THE BANJO 



again by actors 'whom they hkyen't. 
seen . for 'over two years, or since, 
tiie laist musical film cycle fa.ded. 

.in eddltion to actors the Holly- 
wood steam- up is havinir' its effect 
on songwriters and dance stagers. 
Odds against them are even higher 
than those against the actor, for 
Hollywood has almost enough com- 
posers and hoof directors" to 'go 
around without Importing many or 
any from the east. 

The New York agents don*t 'be- 
lieve Hollywood's rush toward mu- 
sicals, _now mostly in^the talk sta^e, 
will ever' develop ■ in^ b.doin 'it 
may Beiem-to somie jpeople 8;P00 miles 
aw&y. The agents say they'll be 
surprised if a dozen musicals, major 
and indie, result, and meanwhile are 
telling the' hopeful actors not to 
pack their trunks, too soOn.^ 



Latest thing in the life-pf-the- 
party biz is a triaveling show' 
booked to play -week stands at the 
eastern summer resOrte! and camps. 
Doyle and I)onnelly, standard 
vaude team, jarp organizing the 
troupe, with about eight w<Beks set. 

Up to now the social .directing 
for eastern heat dodgers has been 
on a stationary basis yilih the re^-. 
sort ' owners taking an entertain- 
ment staff for tiie whole- season. 
Only variation has. been in the use 
of 'guest stars.' 

The 'guest star' angle is dowii 
for a bigger play this summer than 
in the past also. Actors with .the 
steady Jobs are asking their actor- 
friends up' for weeic ends with' all 
expensies piiiM. It's a nice, week end 
vacash pn the. cuff —but don't for- 
gfet io bring your banjo. 



Austin's Floor Hit 



New Orleans, June 19. 

'Broadway Rhapsody,' Gene Aus- 
tin'^- -variety roai^,.. show, ...which 
came into .the Suburban Gardens 
here for foiir weeks, is Ibelng held 
over for four more, with the cafe 
holding an option for balance of the 
summer. 

This Is the troupp'a first fioor 
show stand, following an unbroken 
string of theatre one-niters through 
'{he south since Thanksgiving. 



N. Q. Orph, AH Va 



New Orleans, June 19, 

Orpheum, playing .vaudeville for 
30 years, finally goes - straight pic- 
tures in. two weeks. Admission 
drops , to 26-85, 



Peabody; M.C., Indef for 
Returned Stage Shows 

San Francisco, June 19. 
■ ReturiT' of" presen't^ to Fox 
El Capitan on Juiie 23 will see Ed- 
die Feabody in Indefinitely ' as m. c, 
heading a show produced by Peggy 
O'Neill with 1(6 girls. 

Deal Is now on for the banjo 
inaefitro Jo do his Wednesday .Jilght 
broadcast .via NBC for Safeway 
Stores from the Cap stage, pro- 
yjded. P-WC will j;»ay the line 
charges... 

Matt S. Vidayer hftS JMihe publicity, 
dept. 



Colored Cut Down 



Parts of "Run, Littl^ ChlUun',' 
colored legit show which dosed at 
the Lyidc, New York, Saturday (17), 
nmy go into the- Paramount, New- 
York, week Of July T as a unit. 

Eddie Meyers is representing the 
show ^ for the producer, William 
Rockmore. 

Far wantis the singing chprus and 
a. boiled down version of the legit 
portion. Deal reported^Bj^ onC^baais 
of |4,0p0 -Btralght salSiry fo.i^,^the 
troupe, latter to do the entire stage 
show that week. 



6 NVA San Patients Dismissed at 
Saranac— Alleged Out Because of 







Ri^er bnlioMn 



Hollywood; June 19. 
Roger Imhof was given a termer 
by Fox and will go into Will R ogers' 
picture, "Life's Worth Living'^ 

Imhof played an Irish comic in 
'Faddy the Next Best Thing*,, his 
flri^t pictufe, ifvhich earned him the 
contract. 




Guest Stars at Par 
With 

By Morros WeeUy 



In Its effort to attract attention to 
the Paramount, N. Y., iPublix is gO;i 
ing afield to get name attractions ae 
gues^ bUltb oh the. Monday .'night 
broadcaatB from the" theatre with 
Boris Mprros introducing the tulent 
js n ihv al K 



Last night (Monday) PUblix at- 
ranged. for . Burns and. Allen, Olga 
Bacianova and Borrah Minevltch as 
outside names. From the Far stage 
show were Columbia Glee ClUb, 
Parampunt orchestra, Emery Deutch 
and otiiers. 

Broadcasts mark Morr ' first - ex- 
perience on the air j Cpntlhuity for 
programs Is biinf written by Jack 
Mclnerney. 



CHAS. STEWART HELD 
WHEN CAR KILLS MAN 



Harpists Team 

The only two harp singles in 
vaude, flndlnjg the. going tough 
alone, have teamed. They are Roxy 
LaRocca and Georgo Lyons. 

-Neither is a harpi, but both play 
'em. 



Knoxville, Tenh., June j^O. 
. Charlie Steward, of Stewart and 
Lash, Is being held here, bii a, man- 
slaughter charge following the kill- 
ing of an R. F. C. road worker by 
a car driven by the vaudeville actor. 
Stewart and his partner, Harry 
Lash, Mrs. Lash <Bernlce O'Neal- 
Tlshmtui) and Stewart's brother 
W«te 'en route to New York after 
playing New .Orleans. 

A prohibition- charge Is laelng 
lodged "agalhist Stewart's brother as 
a result of police finding two gal- 
lons of liquor in the car. 

Auto Is owned by Irving Yaites, 
New York vaude producer who 
manages Stewart and Lash. Yates 
was not in the car and is Understood 
to be in New York. 

>^ ■ • 

Sam TislimftiL Teiy Sick 

Chicago, June 19. 
Sam Tlshman, former RKO book- 
er, id seriously ill at the Post (Gradu- 
ate HospltftI here. He has had one 
operation and another is necessary. 
Bladder trouble of a very palnfui 
nature has Tishman on his baclu ' 
- Tishman- -has beien' running; the 
Paramount theatre, -Wheatoni Illi- 
nois. 



patients Were . discharged 
from the; NVA; Sanltdrium at Sar- 
anac Lake, N, Y;, oyer the w.eek 
end, two on preferred charges and 
four because they had been pro* 
nouncjed : . cured, iaccprding to Wil- 
liam— ^V: — Leep^ho-^-said— he— waia- 
speaking for the NVA Fund board 
of directors. 

Dismissed . patients are. Bietty 
Huntington, Miss Frisco DeVere, 
Lillian Morgan,: Leonard Crowley* 
John Dempsey and John Louden* 
They were among the eight signeiii 
of the recent NVA patients' peti- 
tion requesting the removal of 
Mrs. Katherihe V -'urphy, the super- 
intendent. Petition was signed by 
36 of the 60 San patients* 

Miss DeVere was discharged be- 
cause she was 'dlBsatlBfled. with the 
NVA SanItorlum< and the' manner- 
in 'v^hich it is operated,' eaid Lee^ 
Mi&s Morgan's dismissal vras a 
disciplinary nieasure for leaving the 
San for a trip witiOiout permission* 
it is alleged. 

Crowley, Deinpsey, Louden, and 
Miss Huntlngtoii had~l>een in Sar- 
anac for front three years to iix 
months . and were... okayed .as. to 
health. That they were discharged 
concurrent with thp agitation 'over 
Mrsr^^t^ir-phy--«ind---heF-^leged-~unr' — ■■ 
fair treatment io patients, on. 
which charges--the— lady - superln-r' 
teiident was upheld by the NVa 
board, ..was described- .by .Lee ai a 
'colncldehce.* .. 

TWo Left 

Petltlon'a remaining two Blgntitei^j 
Thomas Vick9 and Ford : Rayen^ . 
have . not., been, cehisqred... They are...<: 
said to be too ill for removal. 

Miss -Huntington, dancer, was at 
the San .originally for siX' inohths 
>and received a threci tnohths' ek- 
tenslon. The extended period liad 
not yet expired. MiBB DeVere, for* ~. 
iner ahbwg|rl, had been In Saranao 
since 1930. Miss MOrgan, vaudeyii-i* 
Han, arrived ihete in February 
laist; 

.Crowley,: an actor;: had;.beehvthere 
since 1932. it wa6 his .B6cond VlQlt, 
previously belhg tin 'NVA patient 
in '26 and '27.* Louden, also d(n ac- 
tor, arrived at Saranac In 1929* 
Dempsey was' a .stage hand before 
admitted to the - San. 

Reports 

Reports In New York are that 
when the petitioning t>atlent8 
heard of . the dlsmlsBal threats ::lAj$t. / 
week they applied to tho state 
health department at Albany sf or In- 
formation on whether active T. B, 
sufCerera could be disclharged with- 
out doctors' consent.'- Last account 
was that they ^(Sre awaiting an 
answer. 

According to the. NVA' New York 
Office . the^'e _ar©. .M patient? left at 
the. Saranac. Sai^, mlnue the six de- 
parting patients< 

The whole San 1b said to be 
greatly stirred up over the develop- 
ments, with news of the dlsmisealB 
and disciplinary measures taken 
having its eftect on patients' Who 
were not involved in the Murphy 
dispute as well as those wha.-' were*. 
The former regard ^the dlsciiargeB 
aB a warning. 



"Folly Itforan scored a sensation, dur- 
ing the Vallee Variety Hour (WEAF^ 
8 to 9). The studio audience actually 
cheered at the conclusion of her act. . . 
the first time this listener had ever 
heard such a demonstration during this 
period." — Ben Qroai, "DaOy Netoa." 



F»0 



R ADIO ' S SE NS ATIO N 



"Polly Moran's 'dead-on-the-level,' 
'good-feliow- attitude is a relief! -She's 
natural. She's funny, ^he's not 'smart' 
iactlng. She doesn't beg for applause. 

"If someone doesn't awaken to the 
grand possibilities Pf her billing, as 
'The Female Jimmy Durante,' then I 
miss, my guess! More of Polly Moran, 
please!" 

^"KnickerbocJcer Preaa/' 




''Polly Moran proved one of the mpst 
sensational radio personalities ever 
heard on_the Fleishmann Hour, and 
certainly saved that program, for Rudy." 

— "Jladio BvMetin." 



."No doubt every sponsor Will try and 
sign Folly Morah for the air after her 
work" on the Fl.elschmarin Hour." 

- — JVteft Kenny, "Daity Mirror.'* ■ 



IVIO 




AN 



FAMOUS METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER FILM-STAR- 



AT THE 



PlctoreB 
iPHIIi BERO 
nOIiLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 



Now Appearing Personally 

RKO-ALBEE, BROOKLYN 

NEXT WEEK, JUNE 24, RKO KEITH'S, BOSTON 

OPENS AUGUST 22, PALUDIUM, LONDON 



THIS WEEK, JUNE 16 



PcraoBol AppMwanceti and lUdlo 
JACK CURTIS A CHAS. AIXliM 
1>AI<ACB TWKATRK BUILDING, NZW YORK 



"7 



S4 



VARIETY 



VAU DE VILLE 



Tuesday* June 2Q, 1933 




ANNA MAY WONG- 

Singing' ^ 

12 Minn.; Full (SpeeiAl) 

JHblborn Enripiref London. - 

London, June 6. 

Anna Majr Woiigr corines here as 
headline attraction after having 
played the ElmbaBsy, Londoii's 
-Qwellest hlghtery -for a fortnight. 

After being Introduced by her pi- 
anist, Gordon Whelan, as having 
«itarfed in fllms, shie opens with a 
Chinese, folk song, done in fair 

___T61ce.i «• _^ _ 

Oriental 'Hot Mama.Tier next of- 
fering, seerts pointless. Her piece 
de resistance is an extract from 
Jter ♦Shanghai Express' character, 
which was much more effective in 
the film setting than on the bar- 
ren stia'ge. J^er concluding number, 
>Boys wiir be' GalSr. and Gals will 
be Boys,^ dressed in pajiaioias, short 
1>la,ck Qoai &nd top hat, , with the 
Old line about the days "when 
pansies were flovv^ers," look^. like in- 
spired by a* similar number done 
here by Glenn EUyn In vaudeviUia 
sometime ago* • ' '. 

Miss Wong, who was well re- 
ceived fpr her every , effort, is re- 
puted tp he getting $1,200 per week, 
which is good money for this house. 
But why bring her here where the 
audience is totally unaiophisticat^d 
In(3tead Df the Palladium where she 
would undoubtedly, have, ^attracted 
more attention? Only reason is star 
18 dtie for a couple of English films 

^shortly and Woiild not have been 
available when the: Palladlimi need- 

.-jjjd-hiMv^ : ■ . J/... ^^f^' 

PTHEL PARKER and, $AN- 
" PINO (7> • , • 



$2,100 SALARY BALANCE 
CLAIMED OF RKO BY ACI 



Suit for $2,100 in vaudeville sal- 
aries a,llegedly owed by RKO was 
filed in New York last week by Ol- 
sen, and Johijison.^ They claim they 
were jpald off short on the- 25- week 
blanket contract recently com- 
pleted. 

Olsen and Johnson's . 'p ontjract, 
among the many which the booking 
office ha<cl considerable . dffflculty in 
finding enough theatres to mike 
good on, gave the tieam $0,000 fov 
one-third of the time and $5,7p0 
for the remainder. . 

They- i)layed" all the -datesi but 
claim the $2,100 for cuts taken and 
which, they contend, were to have 
been paid off by . allocation. 



S'SfinB.; Full (Special) 
Met; Brooklyn: ■ 

; l,ong heading? dance flashes, , forr 
inerly as Ethel Parker and Co., Miss 
Parke* hero teama with 'vSandiho, 
and fbi? support carries a girl har- 
tnohy trio> feni single dancer,, and a. 
:;«imai« piani^t^ (Combined efforts of 
^r*the septet land for results \that wUl 
■• -ao?- disappoint-, t^^^ the 
. .better-claas , houses, not thfi the- 

Flash nicely etaged and mount- 
ed, looking like real inoney. It aiao 
carries good lighting effects, notably 
llettihg s(>methinig from them oh the 
>dbsittg 'Bolero* ntfmborin which tho 
te^A Spanisli double is back- 
^srounded by harmony vocal- and in- 
ftnimentaliwo^ki This is one of the 
modt effective musical compositions 
i over written for the use of acts of 
-":tate-klndv vrvvr--, ■■■-r-:^--^-_, -■; 

J The harmony trio, though Jm 
Pressing, does only . one complete 
number in one, otherwise perying as 
incident^ in bits and for' back- 
aground. -Soio numbers also, by the 
juve lead, hoofing his way over hur- 
dles, and the young girt who does a 
gong, topped by an swsrobatic dance. 
|3he works as a cati with costume 
to match, and Is quite cute. 

Parker and Sanfllno open and 
close the act no One being over 
Wf^rked in this particular flash 
Having the talent It does* one would 
expect the running time to be in ex- 
"ceSB of 20 minii,tes. It's nice to find, 
an act of this; kind that does not 
overdo things , for a. change. Its 
compactness alone is intriguing. 

Ohar, 



tHE PiCCOLI MARIONETTES 
42 Mins. 

Chicago, Chicago 

Chicago. June 16* . 
Most American showmCn will 
probably fight shy iniatinctiveiy of 
marionettes, particularly when the 
price quoted runs upwards to $4,000 
"weekly; There have been marion- 
ettes booked In variety houses, and 
in some cases they have proved en- 
tertaininer. Indeed, the favorable 
results of a less pretentious puppet 
_show..at_the Chicago theatre BOjne 
months ago prompted Eialabah & 
Katzto make this booking. Ih gen- 
eral the American ..'public is not 
marionetterminded as they are in 
Eurot>e. and therefore there may be 
some ' trouble in selling this enter!- 
tainment at the asking price. 

However, it can be enthusiastic- 
ally set down that PodrecCa's Plc» 
coli is no ordinary, marionette dido, 
or' in fact comparable with lany thing 
of the same nature seen in these 
parts heretofore. To be^In with, 
some 24 persons divided between 
the bridge and the musical pit from 
-which vocal -and Instrumental syn- 
crbni^ation. with the figrures is ac^ 
oomplished, are employed. Sec- 
ondly, there are about 12 scenes, all 
of an elaborate 'production' nature. 
:[t is ei^phatically no Punch and 
Judy giggle ' circus, .but artistic in 
the grand manner. Thirdly, 'Piccoli' 
(little . folks) has appeared exclu- 
sively up to now in legitinaate the- 
atres at. legit admissions, and fol- 
lowing 'its recent three-week en- 
gagement at. the local Erlanger 
niade its debut in the. varieties. 

There .was no question about thQ 
::.attractlon:^ni^Ssin^he^ — ' Melody i?'iends, ' danci ng act, has 

with a wallop. In general the extrai?^-' '^•^^B^*"^'- Boston j)fflce 
large, size :of the puppets overcome M^^^^d t*^® Colojnlal thefttre, iseWport 
tho.. -Immense size of the^theatre. | B* !• - 

Act claims It was paid off With a 

bouncer signed by thie Newport 
manager, John Farrell, for a date 



trying Painless Way for Agents 

One Office Rep at Time in Limited Space 

of RKO Bookers 



Gene Denni Percentage 



Gene Dennis Opens at'. Flushing, 
li. I., this w'eek and follows at' the 
Madison ahd Coliseum as, the first 
stage attraction to play these !RKO 
New York theatres this year. 'They 
all went, straight pictures early 
last season. 

MIbb Dennis will stay a full week 
at . each hOuse on- percentage. Dates 
were «et for- her by Miles Ingalls. 
Following the Dennis booking , the 
three houses .revert. to films ohly. 



HEarry Arthur will send out a 
stage feeler: over his,: New England 
straight picture time to sound outl.^ 
possi bilit ies for the su mmer. First 
to go out is Lanny RoiTsf radio single, 
set through Phil Bloom for four 
weeks, commencing this week , with 
thrieie-day stand at the Capitol, 
Hartford. 

Whether the Arthur houses will be 
opened up to stage returns depends 
largely on reaction from the Robs 
feeler. No rOgrular vaude |>olioy is 
in mind. Arthur figures on routing 
single attractlona in the film thea- 
tres -if Ross gets oyer. 



Bouncer from Newport 



Hardly six houses in Uie ti. s. a. 
are larecr than B&K's ace. so that 

element Is nlc(Bly taken care of. ,uic«io,b«i jl - < 

Tuneful musical score with some L,-_,--,fl thpoueh the RKO office. 
Interpolated vocalizing, mostly of a I througn tne ±^js.o omce. 

comiedy -nature, -helps g:Ive the- show- 
a gaiety and pace unusual in marl> 
onettes. -There are some stage 
waits which may either be elimi- 
nated or covered up with experience 
in the new field.: Comedy ia stressed 
throughout and many ingenious 
aight bits are productive of much 
merriment.. ' 

Victoria -Podrecca haa endorse 
ment .and medals from - Mussolini, 
and .this provides exploitation- pos- 
sibilities, B^K avoided the word 
'marionette* in the advertising, -as 
The impresario, S, Hurok, did in 
handling the show on the .' legit 
stage. That indicates a wise appre 
elation of the American public's 
typical reaction to the- connotations 
of the word. 
At the .conclusion whole . brigade 



even. Boys first- do a soft 'sboe 
number, later a song and dance. 
They do better with their feet than 
their volCiBs. 

Fern twinshlp sticks to dancing 
alone, They do two acrobatic pre- 
cision numbers, standing out and 
above their associates in both- '.The 
precision is remarkably f&tthful. 
All work in. the w'lndup. 

Costuming and mounting Of tfa^ 
act in good tastei On appearances 
both sets- of . twins -have nothing to 

. i . Char. 
worry about.. . 



RQXY 



HAROLD WRIGHT and 
MALE CHQRUS (12) 

of assistants ia tropped out |pr a<| i6"Mrn8. Full (Special) 
bow. Thai's good showmanship, o_iot«u_, N Y 

in^'p^StlL*'** n^f^^fi,? 'i^^ the, presentation 

dni^A^flS^r^' largely makes this a^worthwhlie 
what may seem to some a compara- ' „ Txrwii/»\,A* « Waairwaifrhf 4n 
tlvely simple undertaking on a spe- "?*vK.Vh^J^r S 

daily built stage-within-a-stage. average neighb there should be 

^ta,»y uutiy oi^o » | cojaplaint. Audienco up here 



RA8S0 

7 Mins.; 1 hreeTSpecial) 
Orpheum,- Y. , . , a 

A good little act of its kind and 
safe to open the average bill. It 
held down that spot very nicely up 
here, landing both on novelty and 
Skill. 

Basso Is a smooth worker, accom- 
plishing his tricks as neatly ^as 
though they were iineehanlcal.---Tn© 
best seems to be the closing bit in 
•one' in which he rolls a golf baU 
along the shafts of two golf clubs 
held In his hand in a parallel ppsl- 
tloh; with the ball as though glued 
there in its travel up and down the 
two ' dubs. Another Is his juggling 
of a lieavy sphere; a real egg and a 
little bit of edmething or other , so 
amall It's hardly visible. To show 
the egg'.s real, he breaks it after 
doing another stunt In which he 
tosses the hen fruit into the air and 
catches it In a frying pan With such 
lessened impact It won't break. 

Juggling of spheres, dleca. ' golf 
clubs and some balancing other- 
wise. makes up the turn. Cmr. 

GINE, DE QUINCEY a'nd LEWI 
/ MSomedy Adagio 
-6 "Mins.^- 
.Orpheum*. N. Y. 

• Comedy adaglo" act recently 
around in the picture houses. An 
Interesting turn, landing ori laughs 
BUfllcIentiy to insure good chances: 
'^'nttnywhere^n-vaudc=oi^picture--the- 

Trio inade. up of two men and 
a woman. All are .m evening 
clothes and at the outset it ap- 
pears their routine, is legit. Sud- 
denly the mistakes, mixups, slips 
and falls occur. They're beautifully 
timed and worked out. The woman 
takes it 100% but finishes up loOk- 
ttig as fresh as when act opened, 
hardly getting her hair messed up. 

Came In a winner at the Thurs- 
day night show. Char, 



Eddie BRUCE and Lillian Dawson 
Coimedy and Songs 
16 Mins.-; One and Full 
G.p^l„ N. Y. \ 

What this combination of two 
standard vaude and picture house 
people needs most of all is /work, 
and plenty of It. At the Cr.O.H. 
Saturday, matinee., the turn looked 
Just out of the rehearsal hall, or 
maybe only -. the agent's " office, It 
had so many ragged edges. 

The odds that they'll develop Into 
soniething worthwhile - are all with 
Bruce and .Miss Dawson, but mean - 
V. hlle It win Vb.e a Quest ion of find-' 
ing themselves. At this point Bruce 
Is iatuck., for m(),terial and Miss 
Dawsoh" handicaip'ped by a unfortu- 
nate change In coiffure and a cos- 
tume- that's' not' very ehhancing. 

Bruce Is going to have trouble 
in ; too many spots with the full 
stage bedroom ^it, which IS plenty 
roUgh^ SO he might as well, drop it 
now 'and. save himself the trouble. 
It isn't so important, anyway. He's, 
much. better out in 'one' with Miss 
Dawson, where the* make business 
that verges on' a; wrassle occurs. ' 

- This, will. - doubtless ..become the 
foundation for the act, with new 
material built ai'ound It. New ma- 
terial, whether they go out and get 
it or find It by working, is a necesr 
sity. Without it this promising 
team can't fulfill the promise it now 
TiOlds. ' Bige. 



ARTHUR TRYING 



May Do ^ome Summer Stage Book* 
ing If— 



Bhunberg's Unit ISIiow ^ 

A unit sRow oa i>ercentage, com- 
prising Jack Benny, Frances Wil- 
liaina, ^ans and W^alen and an 
opening and No< 2 act, opens June 
30 at the Palace, Chicago, for eight 
weeks In the RKO western , theatres 
operated by Nate Blumberg. — ^ 

Blumberg set the deal In New 
Toric — yesterdt^ — (Mond ay), w 



Lyons & Liyons, which or^nized 
the unit.. 

Date Will be on a stra,|ght 60-60 
basis between the show and theatre 
all over. 



A rule limiting each fi:anchised 
agency to one representa,tlvei at a 
time the RKO booking office 
went Into effect >■ this week. It 
ineans about 66 agents top In the 
booking office at any time, although 
the. several agents operating under 
Oacirrf rariciSIse^^''c 

This painless surgery to relieve 
the space congestion In the booking 
office's new telephone: booth loca- 
tion on the 11th floor of the RKO 
building .wa.s decided- on by Arthur 
Willi and Bill Howard as a temr 
porary measure. It mfiy be followed, 
by a^ reduction In number of fran- 
chises heldi by the present 66 office 
heads. AU Ir. all, Including associ- 
ates, there are about 100 agents en- 
titled to do businesa on "the RKO 
fioon The current ayerag:e Income Is^ 
about $10 per man. 

Howard and Willi say they don't 
want to cut unless necessary and 
will wait until peeing how the one.- 
man arrangement . works out in the 
crowded Quarters. 



AI.WAXS WOBKINQ 



'WHlTEYitOtERTr 

- .1 ■/■ 

Week. Commenolntr 
jnae fl, Ooldcto Gate Theatra* IMaoo 
■.dr<iaci SO, IDltetMet Theatre, A, 



Thursday night, despite brutally 
hot weather for any interest, voted 
Wright and his. male chorus 
pretty good okay. ' 

Man as the grim reaper, stands 
in the pit ar^d goes back to 'Auld 
Lang Syne,' . which chorus does, 
then going to later numbers, each 
with a short -spiel of some kind. 
There's a number of the 1900 days, 
another of 1908. and finally down 
to thei present; with : a. torch song, 
very well done by one of the .two 
women carried, .standing out. 

Solo Of . 'My Hero': by the other 
unbilled songstress, also rates con- 
sideration, hilt the numbers of 
Wright and his chorus nothing es- 
pecial though: suiting. 

Chorus of eight men on from the 
beginning to the end, standing in 
a straight line; Char. 



EXTRA!! 

Booked For Two Weeks 
Played Foi* Nine Bionths 

m ALL CeADING THEATRES AND CABArtETS OF 
ENGLAND IRELAND — SCOTLAND ^ DENMARK 
(Copenhagen) — NORWAY (Oslo) — SWEDEN (Malmo) 

triumphant European Engagement of 

AL m RAY SAMUELS 

Booked for Return JBuropean Engage- 
nients for Sept^nher and October^ 1933 

NOW EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CHICAGO 



STANLEY and HARRIS TWINS (4) 
Dancing, Singingf Piano 
13 Mins.; Full (Special) 

■Orpheomi*^Nv=Yv^=-=^=^"^=^=^ "'^^^^ 
. Miniature flash leaning to danc- 
ing but having enough singing and 
instrumental work to offset for good 
effect. Closed a five-act bill here 
strongly and seems well suited for 
this spot or middle of the bill on 
the neighborhood route. 

Act consists of two sets of twins, 
two boys and two girls. They open 
at a brace of pianos, followed by. a 
special song written around the 
twin idea. Four doubles figure 
from here on, with the division 



Mack PEPPER arid Co. (4) 
Dance Flash : 
15 M ins,; Full 
G.O.H., N. Y. 

Mack .Pepper ia a dancer who's 
"apparently trying to get out of the 
strictly dancing class through talk- 
ing and m.c.'ing an abbreviated girl 
act, but .stale material and- a strbhg- 
arrii "style are; hot Very helpful at 
this stage of the game.. He's sur- 
rounded by four girls who work in 
line and. alone. The act possesses 
little talent and can?t go far. 
, Only production attempt is the 
opening. In which, the girls talk an 
introductory song through sUts in 
the traveTer. The lyrics weren't 
distinguishable in the second roW 
of this house. After stepping out 
as a line in back of Pepper, and to 
=dispel=-aU"- doubts=-that «Pepper-=l3 
head man, the girls return indlvidu 
ally for their own specialties. 

The girls are toe tapper, cooch 
dancer, toe strutter and buck dan 
cer, respectively. AH medloore, 
though satisfactory on looks. The 
. coocher was swell for the house 
full of kids at th»G.O.H. Saturday 
afternoon. , 

Pepper's big contribution natur 
allyfalls . under the finale. It's a 
military buck, comprising a series 
of routine steps. Bige. 



"IMreotlon WBT. MOBBI9 AOENCT, Ino. 
iEKKQ— JACOBS ft OZ EUBOPEAK-^HAS. TUCKEB* |:.ONDON 




Genemi ^mcuatm Offices 




Tuesday, June 2Q, 1933 



VARIETY 



35 



Variety Bills 

NEXT WEEK (June 22) 
THIS WEEK (June 15) 

Numerals In ebnn«etIon yvith biliB below Ind.cate ppening day •! 
' show. >Mhether full or split week 




- FiUaccr <«4) 

T^itti" aoula ) 
<Otliero to mi) 
^• (17) \ 

Toreytbe S'm'h &. F 
Bdgar, Bergen Co . 
Xl'edley Dupree 
Adelaide Hall Co 

Academy - ' 
iBt half (24-27) 
Jim Wong Tr 
BUI Telaajt' C« 
Hot Harlem 
<Twb^to 'lill) 

2d half (28-30) 
a Ijorctena- " .y 
Arren Broderlck 
Denalid Novis 
Jo,e PhUlipB'Cp. 
Jack Shea Orc)^ 

'2d half (21-23) 
N T O Rev . 
B^ems FU^ Co 
BROOKI^TN 

' Aib«« xz*y 

Bob Hope • 



, BEMP8TBAD 
• RIvoll 

1st half (24-27) 
Arthur rljeFleur 
Roy I<ee' & Diinn 
ChaS' McNalljr .-r, 
Mllo 

let half (17-20) 
Klutlbg's Co 
Jimmy Lyons 
Pearce.ft Collins 
Harry Savoy 
Boraby. Co 

KANSAS CITS 

MalBffireei (24) 
Cab Call<iway. Co 
MAPTSON 
Kelth'8 

2d h*lf (21-23) 
Thurston 

NEWABrB . 
Proctor's (28) 
Dean & Meyers 
Fred Zl'mballst 
Angus ic Searle 
Mell Koliy 
Lester Cole Co 

■ (16) 
Dlaa *,Povers 



Chester -Fredrlcks 
William Demarest 
Don Lee & Trudina 

NEWABK 

State (23) 

Martin & Martin 
Gale & Carson 
jCQUnte)$8 Albani 
Jans- & "Whalen 
Bryaht Raines & T' 

^MBW-pBliEAiNS- 

State (23) 
Chappelle & <?rUop 
Bddie- O'Rourke Co 
Geo Nlblo Co 
Senator Murphy 
Shiiron-DeVrles Co 



PAtlSADES PABK 

lioexf'B (23) 
ODiaz & .Powers 
Marie Mang Co 
Geo Everett 
(Two to fill) 

PBOVIDENCE 
Xoew's (23) 
France & LaPell 
Ruth Ford . 
pease & Nelson . . 
-Rox Weber- - 
3 Sallbirs 

IVARHINGTON 
Fox (23) 
C & J Prelsser' 
Vic Oliver , . . 
Stodpnagel & Budd 
Art Landry Orch 



STEEli. PI , AtLANTiC CITY 

' All Thifi Svtmmer 

PAUL and NINO 6HEZZI 

Now on Tlielr 

87THWEEaC 

; For LEDby & SMITH . / 



Frledland Rey 
(Two to fill) 
. . (IT) 
Shan Tung Tr 
Benny. Ross 
Polly Moran 
Diamond Boyo 
Miles' & Kover Rev 
AI<BANT 
PaliK® 
.1st half (23-26) 

8 liorderis . ' 
Kessler Baxter & D 
Pickens Sis 
Geor.ge . (3'lvot ',. 

2d half (27-29) 
Carl Freed Co 

2d half (20-22). . 
DeGuchls Japs 
John Fogarty 
O'-Donnell . Blair .. 
F RadcllfCe & R , 
Parker & Sandino 
Leo Carrlllo 
Bar] Jack & Betty 
BOSTON. 
Keith's (17) ■ 
E De CardoB 
Carl Shaw ■ 
CoUete Lyons 
Barney Rapp Orch 

9 Beverly Sis 
CBDAR BAProS 

. Keith's (17) 
Marcus Rev 



Lee.-Port-& Dotty 
Ann Prltchard Co 
Al Verdi Co 
Red' Dohohue <& XT 
Jack Arthur- 
HUtQn &° Oaron 
5 Blgtnb ' 
NBW OBXiBAMS 
Ontbeom (22) 
George McQueen 
Brent A Fox 
Karre Noyes & LeB 
(TWO to fill) 

(16). . 
Dave Apolloh Co 
OMAHA 
Keltb'8 (17) 
Cab Calloway Bd 
' PBOVIDENCE 
Albee (24) 

GQnn\»'$ Co. . 

(17) 
carl Freed Co 
Hall & DennlBon 
ST. PAUL 
. Keith's (24) 
Marcus Rev 

1st half (17-20) 

Thurston-- - 

TORONTO 
. Imperial (23). 
Aussie & Czeck 
.4 Franks 

Walter Dare Wahl 
Kitty Doner 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N» V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1560 Broadway 
This 'Week;. Louis Shorr, Marion Drew 



CHICAGO 
Palace (23) 
Harris 2 ij^ L 
Bert Walton 
Smith ft Dale 
Mario & Lazarln 
Nan Halperih 
Rlmac's Orch 

(16) 
Don Lee & T 
J ft .J McKenna 
Kitty Diohet 
Stain Kavaiiaugh 
Luhi McConnell Co 
Aunt Jemima 
Beq Blue Co 
Russian Art .Circus 



Herman Tlmberg 

(16) • 
Donatella Bros Co. 
Bett Walton 
Pickens Sla 
Buck & Bubbles 
June Purlnns Co 
TRENTON 
Capitol 

1st half (17-20) 
6 . Buccaneers 
Win B)>bs 
Barney -Cirant Co 
Rosette & Luttihan 

2d half (21-23) 
Belaya 

(Three to lUl) 



Loew 



MEW TORK CIX¥ 

• Capitol (23) 

Peter Higglns 
3 Cosdacks 
Hdo'kiBtt & Carthay 
Pat Rooney & Jr ' 
Kate Rooney 
Keith Clark 

Bdalevnrd 

Ist half (23-26) 
DeLong Sis . 
Hlers & Pritchii.i'a: 
Abe Reynolds Co 
Bob Hall 

J & B Willing Rev 
. 2d half (27-29). , 
Larimer & Hudson 
Fay Hollander & F 
Tucker & Smith 
Doo Baker Co • 
(One to fill) 

Orplieam 

1st half (23-26) 
{primer & Hudson 
Morgan ft Stone 
O'Neill ft. Manners 
«)Vejoy Danciers 
xorlte ft King 

2d half (27-29) 

* Trojans 
Delivery Boys 
Nord ft Jeahnie 
Dennis White Co. 
Bob. Murphy 



pPanwlTse (23) 
Mlacahua 

Buster Shaver Co 
Edwin C HiU 
f«nny Rubin 
Bamuels Bros Rov 

_ State <2«) 
Burns W ft a 
3 Calif Red Hparts 
Joe May ft Dotty 
Street Slnp^sr 
AUnaway 4 
Lennle Hayton Or 
Jeon Sargent 
«cd McKenzle 



BBOOKLYN 
Gates Ave. 

1st half (23-26) 
.Rhapsody in Dance 
4 Radio. Aces ' 
Frances 'ft' Wally 
Bob Murphy 
6 Jansleys 

.2d half (27-29) 
DeLong Sis 
Bobbins Sis 
LePaul 
Art Frank 
J ft B Willing Rev 
: Metrppolltan (23) 
Gruber's. Oddities 
Tito Guizar 
Stratford ft M'yb'y 
Shaw ft Lee 
Lee 2 Co 

Valencia^ (28) 
Alf Loyal's Co 
Cookie Bowers 
Roscoe Ates 
Ross ft Edwards 
Harriett Hector C6 

baltimorb 

Century (33) 
t>aul Remos .Co- 
^ybllla Bowhan 
Wally Sharpies Co 
Barry ft Whitledge 
Notre Dame Glee C 
BOSTON 
Orpheum (23) 
=^Mat>k^&-LaRue-~=- 
Frank Donia Co 
Herbert Faye Co 
Collins ft Pc.ter.^on 
Kitchen Pirates 
JERSEY CITT 
iMew'H (23) 
Dorothy Co 
George Prentice 
Raising Junior 

Grent Hubrr 
MONTREAL 
I.ocw'8 (23) 

Cm Co 

Vincent O'Donnoll 



WARNER 



ELIZABETH 
Bltz 

, 1st half (23-26) 
Jay Mills Co 
'Dave Harris Co 
B'way vs Holly'd 
• 2d half (27-29) 
Tyler, Mason 
Hall ft Denhlson 
Mafezone ft Keene R 

2d. half (2-22) 
Little Show '33 
PHILADELPHIA 
Earle (23) 
Alien .Stanley 
D ^ B Barstow 
AI .Trahan 
(Oike to All) 



; (16) 
'3 White Flashes 
Johnny Hyman 
Cbas 'Slim' Timblln 
A Frledland's Rev 

tVASHINGTON 

; . Bttrte (23) 

4 Hearts 
3 Swifts : 

Keller Sis ft Lynch 
Walter OKeefe 
(16) 

D ft E BarStow 
Walter Walters 
Stewart Sis. 
Mitchell ft'Durant 
Harry . Pollard ' 



Pictare Theatres 



NEW TOBK CITS 
Paramount (16) 

(2d week) 
Louis Katzman 
Shaw' ft Lee- 
Col, V Glee Club 
Steve EVans 
'Jennie Gerhardt' 

Boxy (16). 
The Sizzlers 
T ft B. Won<ler 
Marty May Co 
Gaudsmlth Bros. 
Armando ft Lollta 
Bobbins Fam 
Dave • Schooler 
'Strange People' 



BALTIMOBE 
BlptK>4ronie (16) 

Ralph Klrbery 
Andre Duval- Co 
.Berry Bros 
T ft B. Walters 
lilelody Cruise' 

CHICAGO- 
Chicago (li) 
.'The Piccoir 
George Olvot 
'Jennie^^Gerhardt' 

DETBOIT 
Fox <16) 

W ft B Howard 

'Bondage' 



Park Cebtral Hotel 

Rachel Carlez 
Bert- Lown pre 

Boyal Box 

Gloria— CSroftow:^ — — 
Loretta Sayre6 
Nightingales 
Polly WaHers 
Ben Glazer Orch 

BoBBlan Arte 

Joe Morantz Orch 
Renee '& Laura 
Nlckolas Hadarlck 
Barra Birs 
M.iSha Usahoff 

Slmploa C)ob 

Yacht Club Boys 
Larry Slry's Orch 

St. Mbritz Hotel 

Leon BelasGo Orch' 
Alfredo's Orch 
Gypsy Nina ° 

St.' Regis Hotel 
Meyer Davis .Orch 



Smoil'fl Paradiae 
'Black Rhythm' R 
Nyra 'Johnson 
Meers ft Norton 

_a japeed..Djein<iM>!!_^ 
Geo Walker 
Wm Spellman 
3. Palmer Bto» 
May Alejf ' . 
Chas Johnson Orcb 

Tflift tirlQ 
Geo Hall. Orcb 
The Tavern 

Eddie- Jackson 
Jack Murray Ore 

-Vaiilty.AIr 

Mickey : Alpert . 
Dorothy Justin 
John Donahue' 
3 Bachelors' 
Gertrude -Nlesen 

' Waldoirf-ABt'orta 

Niha Laiighlln 
Jack -Denny Orcb 



Fanchdn & Marco 



NEW SU'KH 'VITV 
Boxy <16) 

Ber-ry ..BrbB'- 
Edwin.George 
Dolores. Andre ft. D 
(Two to -'flU) 
BBOOKLVN 
.^ox (16) 
Ciaudsnilth Bros 
JSIzzlers 

Armando & L<ollta 
Cfwo to fill) , 

ATLANTA 
Fox (16) 

Bemarest ft ■ Sibley 
4 Queens. . 
(Three to fill) 
BOSTON 
Metropolitan (16) 
Irene Franklin 
Renoff -ft Renova- 
Pops ft Louie 



-TND IANA P OLlS 
Lyrio (16) 

Jerome Mann 
Lambertl - ■ 
Seed. & - London 
Prosper ft. Maret 
' LOUISVILLE 

Blalto (16) 
Ted Claire 
Pablo : 
Jacik Randall 
T & A Waldman 
Smith. Strong ft L. 
PHILADELPHIA' 

Fox (16) ' 
Adier ft Bradford 
2 Da.veys 
Steve Evans 
(Two to flin 
ST. LOUIS 

Fox (16) 
Dault ft La Marr 
rKanazawa Japs 
(Three to. All) 



London 



We e k jiiie 19 



Canterbury M. H. 

'1st half (19-21) 
Morris ■ ft- Cowley ' 
Dclfront ft Toko 

.2d. half (22-24) 
Fl.sher ft Arianl 
(Giovanni 

Dominion 

Phil Martel Bd 
Clapham ft Dwyer 
Graham Payn 
E & D Waters — - 
Rale da Costa 

Kit Kat Besti f 
Ifutch 

Palladium 
Duke Ellington Bd 
Billy Wells 
4 Fays 
Edwin Styles 
D Wakefield Co 

FINSBUBV PABK 
- Empire 

Grade Fields 
Fred, Phyllis ft A 
ColUnson ft Dean 
Fields ft Rossini 
3 Rascals 
Joe Adaml 
Metro ft Goldwyn 



Ayr ft Iteslie 
Dolinoffs ft Rayas 
HAMMERSMITH 
Palace 
Beam's 24 Babes 
Peggy Bayfield 
HOLBORN 
Empire 
Naughton ft Gold 
Nervo ft Knox 
Eddie Gray 
3. :Emera,lda - . i .;^. 
Bower ft Rutherf'rd 
.Karina 

Sherman Fisher- GIs 
Bulgar 4 . " 
ISLINGTON 
Blue Hall 
iBt half (19-21) 
Fisher ft Arinl 
Glovani 

.2d half (22-24) 
Morris & Cowley 
Delfont" & Toko 
LEWISHAM 
Palace 
.Olive Jienkins 
John Myrddin 
STREATHAM 
Palace 
John Myrddin 



CHICAGO 



Blachhawh 

Wade Booth 
Ruth Pryor • 
Diana ft DeMar 
Deane Janis . 
Hal Kemp Orcb 

' Beach View ' 

Rolando' ft^Verdltta 
Chessen - Twins ' 
Ritzie Ramblers 
MAiirlft Moret Orch 



Cabarets 



NEW TGEK CITY 



Bal Musette 

Anita ft MiUard 
Leonard' Keller 
George Pierrot 
Madam DeFer.bauIt 
L' Apache Orch 
Blltmore Hotel 

Harold Stern Orch' 
Ann .Pennington- 
Stone & Vernon 
HermanoB Bros. 
Caperton ft Biddle 
Tito Coral 
Lalanda! 
Barry DeVine 
Hermandez Bros 
.-Jamesworth' Bd 

Central P'U Cas o 
Panch'o Orch 
Cotton Club 

Ethel Waters 
G D Washington 
Henri Wessei 
Swaii .ft Lee 
Anise Boyer 
Roy Atkins 
Nicholas- Bros 
Leitha Hill 
Elmer Turner 
Normnn Astwbod 
-4 -JFlflflJl JQavUbl.^— 
Necoaemu8<- 
Alma Smith 
Little Bits 
Bobby Sawyer 
Jimmie Ba«iltctte 
Mills Mus PlayboyR 

El Chlfo's 

Duran & Moreno 
I'Oir'enzo' Hcrrera 

El Garron 
B B B 
Maxwell 
Otto Maldo 
Kenny ft Lewie i 



Bernlce .Poe . 
Buddy Wagner Or 

Embassy ^lub- 
Henry King Orch 
Goday'e Bd 

Helen Morgan 
Jdne Vaiice 
H'lyw'd R'istaarnnt 

Collctie SiB 
Frank Hazzard. 
Blanche Bow- . 
Marquerite .& 'Leroy 
Chas- Davis Or 
. Hotel Lexington 
Ernie Hoist Ore 

>.Bot«l Montclair 
Cbiirley Eckels Or 

Hotel New Yorker 

Don Be.i^tor Orch 

Hotel Pennsyivanilh 

Rudy *'Vnllee Ore 
Alice Faye 

Hotel Roosevelt 

Reggy Child's Ore 

King's Terrace 

Al Shayne 
Rita Rinaud 
.BdltH=.Murja,y^^^=- 
Gw«n Mline 
Gladys Bentley 
Mardcii's RIvlern 

Joey Ray 
3 RItz Bros 
Martha Raye 
Frances Hunt 
Emll Coleman Ore 

Nut Club . 
F ft M Brltton B(l 

Pnrndlse 

N T O Rev 
erry Freeman Ore 



Blentatck 

Verne Buck. 
Roth Pryor. 
Kerenoff 
Doris' Lenlhan 
MacLeaiv Sis 
Vaughn Sis _ 

CiBife DeAlex 

Irene George 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Enrico ClausI 
B Hoftmau Orch 

Chea Paree - 

Harry Rlchman 
Collette Sis 
4 Albee Sis 
Rose Deering 
Florence, ft AlvareE 
Do'ris - Rbb"bTns 
Ben Pollack Orch 

Club DeVFltt 

Benny Strong 
Marge & 'Marie 
Al Mandel's Orch 

Clnb Royate 

Joe Frisco 
Jack Waldrod 
Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelson 
.Mickey Mac 
Benii'ett ft Green. 
'Bernlce Marshall 
Klllap ft Dunree 
Blanche ft Elliott- 
Tvoniie Morrow 
Eddie Court Ens 

Clnb Leisiire 

Jean .ft; Diella 
Desoree Alexander 
Lawrence .& Walls 
Irene Wilson Orcb 

Club Sballmar 

Ann Hammond 
Helen Nafe 
DeRondia ft .Barry 
AI Lesing 
Buddy Lake . 
Lou Pearl Or^«;h 

College Inn 

Jackie Heller 
Ben Beriile 
Buddy Rogers 

Opngress Hotel 
(Joe Urban RoAnt) 

Vincent Lopez 
Leo Reisman 
Robert Royce 

Con^rcBB Hotel 
(Hawaiian Rodm) 

Robert . Royce 

3 Debs 

Ben Jerome -' 

Sis ft Bud Roberts 

Jimmy Hadreas 

Leo Reisman Orcn 

Club Alabam 

Evelyn Nesblt 

Don Barangos' Orc- 

Clob Lido 

Bilz Kelly 
Gaines ft Bell 
Jlmmle Noonan' Ore 

Club Masqae. 
Al Gni-bell 
Art West 
>Billy Russell' 
Buddy . Beryl 
Edna Leonard 
rake Hotel 

Fowler ft Tnmara 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde M<iCoy Orch 

Edgewater Beacb 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Todd 
DeRonda ft Barry- 
Art Carroll 

Hotel Harding 
.^(3nie^avern)^» 

Edna May Morris, 
Mona .& Marino 
Clyde .Snyder 
I'hylls Rae 
Eddie Mcakina Ore 
. Hangar 
(Hotel LaSalle) 

Chas. Kaley 
.Szlta ft' Annls 
Helen O'.Shea 
Pauline Bnleau 
Paul DcWces 
Abcr Twine . 
Johnny Hamp Orcn 



Hl-Ha« Club 

Dick Hughes 
LRoy ft' Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
Bliss' & Ash 
EfBe - Burton' 

' Jeffery Toyern 

Sammy Clark 
6. Sa'ccoetts 
Babe Payne 
R a y P ajPkey-rOffth- 



O A F. Duran d . 
Frankle ft .Johnnie 
Billy Brehhen 
Jean ft Bob LeMar 

Uncpln Tavern 

Ted Weems Orch 
Andrea Marsh 
'Red' Ingle 
Parker ' Glbbs 
C Washburn 
Dick Cunliffe 
6 Maxellos . 
Baron ft .Blair 
Sammy .Walsh 
6 Lucky Girls 

Metr^ole. Hotiel 

(Empire Booni) 
Lolo Bertram 
The Ihter'hT Dides 
Annette Andre - 
Jack Tunick 

Hlnnet Clnb 

Frank -Sherman 
Art Buckley 
Phylis Noble 
Margaret Lawrence 
Joe Buckley Orch 

Old' Heldelbere 

(World's Fair) 

E KrAtzIhger Orch 
Heidelberg Male > 
Roy Deitrich 
Herr Louie ' 
Hungry Five Bd 

Pabst Casino 
(World's Fair) 

-Ben- Beriaie 
Buddy Rogers 
Tom Gerun 
'Carter Fashion Sho 
Dale ft Meyers 
Buddy Howe 
Brody- ft Delevan 
3 ThriUern. 
Bee Hee ft Rubyiatt 

Pabellon Enpanol 
(World's Fair) 

G^ircla's R'l S'h Bd- 

Palnier Bonse 

'Veloz & Tolonda 
Sally Sweet 
.Mildred OceU 
Lorraine SantachI 
Josephine Buckley 
Abbot Dancers 
Richard Cole Orch 
Paul Cadleux 
Richard Bennett 

Paramount , 

Nan Blackstone 
Billy Carr 
Auricle . Craven 
Sid Lang Orch 

PlaygTound., 

Bernle Green 
Al Trace Orch 

Sky High Clob 

Junior Small/. 
Eldwina Mershon > 
Frahcetta -Mally'; 
Morgan ft' Lowe' 
Leo Wolf Orch. 

Terrace Gardens 

Lulu Bates 
Loma Ruth 
.Connie Bee 
Roy Rita ft itoule 
Lamberts Ballet 
Don Irwin Orch 

Victor Vienna' 
(World's Fair) 
Eddie Sh«>asby Ore 

Via tago 

Jackie Hamlin 

Bcbe Sherman 

Slefano ft- Serena 

Ribaudo 

Carrol Cook 

Al Handler: Bd_ __ 



Salary Setting Not Foj^otten 

But Four Variety Circuits Operating Diff er« 
ently Now in Bookings 



STATE-LAKE LATE iULY 



Aaro.n Jones Prefers to Wait Before 
ing Big House. 



Chicago, June 19. 
Jones, . Linlck and. Schaetter will 
not open the big iStaterLi&ke until 
iate"'"3uly^ "Policy "Tiaa ' not Tieeh" 
settled although vaudfllm . is pos- 
sible,. 

Regardless Vof the .World's Pair 
crowds, Aaron JOnes figures July is 
still July and an . inauspicious time 
for. launching theatrical BnterpTises. 
Johhiiy Jbnes will, probal^ly manage 
the State-Lake when opening. 

Aa.ron Jones, Sr., left foi* Ne'w 
York Thursday (15). He will rer 
turn this week.. 



F jH BACK IN FrWC 
HOUSES ON COAST 



Los Angeles, June 19. 

. Eanchon ^; lilarco are again book-r 
ing .Southern Calif urnla Fox . West 
Coast houses, after out for several 
months. Fifst to take F&M show$ 
is the Arlington, Santa Barbiara, 
wher e lin o giirls lfrom thfe MAhch es- 



ieA .[(nabe here) ^ill ftltemate 
weekly. 

.. Straight vaudO' bills booked by 
F&M, go into the F-WC houses In 
Frei3no .a,nd Bakersfleld, with possi^ 
bllity of unit shows going to the 
Balboa, San Diego, using the stage 
shows for three days, over the yreek- 
end, ■ 



B^ah 



on Coast 



100 Cliib 

Abi 

Ethel I^orrls 
Yvonne Morrow 
Joe Lewis 
Earl Richard 
Dan.AlvIn Orch 
926 Club 

Bophie Tucker 
The' Sclbys 
Mildred Tolls 
Sunny. O'Dca 
aft C Herbert 
Jules Stein Orch 



(Continued from page 29) 

gan player and a fiddle mixed in, 
and then playing; continuously until 
8:30, a part of the best and most 
profitable radio hours anywhere else 
of the day or njght. 

Meanwhile, during the day, the 
local air gives, out as though anyone 
who waiits an audition on radio has 
only to ask for it. There are some 
wierd sounds and voices that come 
over the air on -tryouts. You cian 
only " •wonder who let them in and 
why there should' be any more 
chamberniaidis. 

Ali_Wrong 
' The police ce.\\a as an alternative 
probably reveal the whole stipry of 
the local radio condition. To hear 
the police calls onde or twice Is 
something of a no'velty, but to listen 
to them continuously in preference 
to the regular releases merely re- 
veals to. what. , -wrong, lengths: .the 
stations liere have descended. In 
this picture ^saturated section the 
film, is everything. Although in 
other parts radio has plunged ahead 
it seems here that of all entertain- 
ment radio still runs last, 

If Los Ang'eles is representative 
in radio of the Pacific Coast, the en- 
tire Slope must be in bad shape for 
day and night air entertainment. It 
probably wotild take rninitHs tor 
change over the local stations for a 
better air show If that could be 
possible.' Seemingly "it W:ould eiitail 
a. reeducation In the disbursement 
of money for the entertainment and 
to place the air advertising upon a 
supporting basis that would - nOt 
sound like peanuts from the manner 
in which the air stuff now comes 
over.' 

It certainly looks as though radio 
in and around Los Angeles, whether 
loeal or national, is pretty close to 
an actual fade out. . 

The 'Police Calls 
An idea of the police calls with 
but little variation other than when 
an escaping, thief is described or.a 
missing child is wante<^ run's like 
this every few minutes : 

'Los Angeles Police 'Department. 
Calling car 97 — ninety seven. At 420 
South Beaver St. See the woman. 
A disturbance^ 420. South Beaver 

'Attention, all cars. All cari^. A 
stolen Buick sedan In the sixth col- 
umn 82 — S for sugar 83-54 Cali- 
forniia licensee' 

'CJalllng car 11— eleven. At the 
15 hundred block on the Westside 
Drive. A drunk/ 
'That is all.* 

The police force of Lo.s Anfe'clcs 
appears to mny*}^- ^"avdl in earn. 



Members of the four-circuit va- 
riety salary and booking committee 
have been sOft-jpedalling all deci- 
sions for the past week, or since 
James A. Hortori, of the Federal 
Trades Commission, started asking 
questions. According to one clr- 

. *?*?.r ..Pa^tlcjpants^ jn 
salary setting agreement at recent 
meetings «have ^been permiitting 
each other to break all the rules. 

Whether the circuits ha;ve de- 
cided to let . the agreement die 
without publicity. Or to wait out 
the cloud of possible investigation' 
isn't knovrn. Meanwhile the book- 
ers,' relieved for the time , being of 
agrreemeiit obligations, are doinig 
just ahbut as they please with their 
own ills. 

That the questions asked by 
Hor'torii were confined to the Vehita 
GfOuld caise* and that Horton 
dropped the matter, upon returning 
to, 'Washington and when failing to 
secure any direct inforifjation, taaa 
not lessened thia chances of fur- 
ther questioning,' the booking heads 
are. reported to understtinci. 

Immediately f olIowin|g the Hor- . 
ton incident Miiss <j}ould was flood- 
ed with mbre booking than she 
could handle' on all. four circuits. '. 



China Showman at Expo 
Booking Acts For Asia 

Chicago, June 19. 

France Rice Reied, manager, oic the 
I^ankin theatre, Shanghai, China, Is 
here as representative of the Chinese 
go-vernment with an all-Chinese 
troupe, of 11. performers now appear- 
ing in the Chinese theatre at the 
world's Fair. 

While in the Uhlted States Reed 
will lii>e- up- some American turns 
■for dates in the- Orient. Acts with 
extensive repertory .and wardrobe 
are the only types suited. Reed de- 
clares. 

Reed, a former circus performer, 
is a^ veteran yaudeyilleiari, known as. 
one of the LaFrance Brothers. 



Poor Niagara 



(Continued from page 1) 
out Of being America's number one 
honeymoon city. 

'Time waS; ^ when" newlyweds 
roiamed the streets, mooningiy 
mumbling their undying devotion 
for each other. They_ were -treated 
with reverence by .tHe locals who 
knew that marrlase was the city's 
most lucrative by-product. Every- 
thing, was .done .to .protecj; and guI4e. 
them during the flfst few days of 
"their lives as a t'wo-for-one com- 
bination. 

Killed by Sheers 

Then came the boogy in the form 
of stage gags. It became a stand- 
ard joke that only brides dashed' for 
Niagara following the benediction. 
It became smart not to visit the 
:.?'an?- . urip.g : honey n^qons.^ . „.The.. 
autoihobile, hasty marriages, hard 
times, liquor, working brides, all 
contributed.. to. the "downfall of . the 
city. .Even honeymoons lost their 
popularity during the past decade. 

Now Niagara is just, a port of 
entry to .Canada, It's still, a i^reat 
ma -lufacturlng eity wh^re 80.%.. of. 
America's industrial chemicals are 
manufactured, but the downtoWn 
seotion and the parks skirting thie 
river are listless places where only 
ordinary and noL ,very numerous 
tourists roam. 

It's a sad day for Niagara, whose 
faith in marriage has been shiaken 
to its ' -very foundations, a coin- 
munlty that feels the American 
home is in a bad way. 

Attempts have beeh made by, 
spirited citizens to revive the 
'honeymoon in. Niagara' idea, but 
without success. The younger genr 
eratloh .would rather, viHit_a Justice,., 
of peace, dash to a hotcha spot for 
the •Wedding supper, go, to work the 
next day. It's all very sad for 
Niagara. 



Almost a direct line may be secured 
upon the bad boys and girls of the 
town by ll.steriing to the police calls. 
When any til ing happon.s It .seems 
the neighbors call up the cops. 



36 



VARIETY 



ED ITOBI Ai: 



IWsdaj, June 20, 1933 




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N6. 2 



15 YEARS AGO 

(From Yhaxmrt itnd ,*OUpper') 



Xrene Franklin and Bert Gr<|en 
and Hunting and Francis ' made^ the j 
.flirst overseas unit for the entertain- ' 
ment of the X BL F. 



Columbia burley wheel reported 
business the paist' season the b^stj 
ever; 



Announced that 32 -musical and 
dramatic shoyrs had bei^ routed tor 
the fall season. There were 11 musi- 
cals and 21 drainas. 



Federal Trade commission brand- 
ed Saenger's New Orleans enter- 
prises as unfair in. that competition | 
was stifled One of the first in- 
stances. 



RoJYi then manager of the Rlalto 
and Jlivbll^ New York, tried an all- 
short bill at the Rivoli.in an effort to | 
break away from the five reel tradi^ 
tion. So . he went back fo a feature 
the following we^k. 

Caruso sighed with Paramount for | 
two pliis at .1100,000 ^h. Announced 



(Continued from page 16) 

atre or screen from each of the individual countries being used for a | 
scene in the . picture. 

It is Jolson's idea. Scheme is to havei Jolson work put a sequence fn 
a cafe scene preceding the- blending In of the foreign star scenes In the j 
picture. In this way It is figured that exploitaUon of the picture In the 
respective foreign countries wJU be materlaUy aided, with the star of 
that country naturaHy being heavily blUed alongside of , Jolson. 

Fox and Educational may vtrind up In an out and out merger before i 
the next five years, the period of the present distribution agreement 
between, the two companies, is up. In making this statement Monday 
(19) B. W. Hammons, president of the. short subject company, observed 
'that a consolldatlMi could be brought about by his pwn recommen^aaon 

and-that-of Si-R.rKent-to-^he Chase Jbank. ^ _ - _ _ — . . . - 

At the present .time, HammonS: Commented, the method whereby Fox 
is dlstributlhg Bducatipnal's product Is satisfactory tp all. parties. 

Although approving the continuance of the old Roxy receivership for 
an additional six months and reappointing Howard Cullman as receiver, 
Federal Judg^e Frahcia Caffey withheld, approval until Tuesday (20) of 
.Harry Kosch's appllcatiPn of an additional 110,000 fee as former receiver 
pf the property. 

Kbsch.^vas the first receiver of the property. He haig already received 
1^.000 in payment pf certain fpes.^ . The bondhplders' group is objecting 
to handling him aiiy additional payment: 

Warners Is duelling ^Girfd Diggers of 1933' on a straight 50-60 basis In 
the coast territory, oRly-hotise.-geCting reduction from these terms being] 
Grauman's Chinese in HoUywbod, where the rental figure is 26% after a 
certain (probably impossible) figure. 

When Warners sold *42d Street' -earlier the season rental figures 
were considerably below ^Gold Biggerii,' largely due to the former lueingj 
classed as one of tlieii* regular 132^33 plx, while /Glbld Diggers' rates as a 
pre-'release for the :hew season. 



Things happened at -the Criterion. New. York, all of a sudden with a- 
receivership in betweien. Just before suit ataited to foreclose a mort- 
gage, with attendant receivership, the big banner Unlvprsal had up on 
'Be^-Mlhe, Tonight*- -burned down. 



Prior to the premiere of 'Shooting Star* at the Selwyn, N. T. last week, 
sponsors of the shovi; Insisted that the play was not ahout the late Jeanne 
Eagels. They claimed the character of Julie 'Iieander might be any 
actress.. An explanation for that attitude might be to ward off the pos-i. 
sibillty of a law suit, because there Is a biography of Miss Eagels and 
'Star' -parallels the book, even thotigh the writing Is original, 

Frequent mention Is made of the heroine's suspension by Equity. Be- 
cause she QtisSed ']£i>erfprmances In. 'Rain' at Milwaukee, Miss Eagels wa.s 
suspended for 18 months, In the play the bail is one year. 

In 'Star* the name of Julie's great hit is 'Port p'Call', Her -manager 
visits her to plead that she takes. better care of hersielf, Julie is-contrlte, 
but bitterly complains a,hout her task of speaking the same lines con- 
tinuously for heaxly four years. 'Rain^ ran about two years on Broadway 
and two seaspns on the . road. Julie, like, the la.te star, Is supposed to: 
have a .home in .ITipestchPli^ter... . It was thprp: thatJMUw B^S*^^^^^ 
Coy, the Tale fPotball player, led a brief, (itormy married life, Onco 
she bought 1,;200 trees and held them planted along the driveway; Play 
has her con»ptalhing: that some were, missing. 

Julie's marriage wHh a stock company manager early in the play,, may 
or may not parallel, Miss Eagel's stage experience. Julie deserts that 
mate a.nd a child. Some mpntbs after Miss Eagel'a death, a girl claiming 
to be her daughter cropped up in St. liouis, but the antheiiitlclty of that 
claim was never ^ cleared. 

.'Shooting Star*, first called 'StEur Dust', is presented by Crosby Oalge. 
Qfflcers In the Incorporated prpductlon ownership ineludp .Kenneth Nash, 
originally named as doing the show, Hal Espey and John J. Wlldberg, 
an attorney formerly in the Paraniount Offlces, Nash and Elspey are 
said to represent downtown money. 

Stage.waits between. the 10 different scenes- are partly due to Francine 
liiEtrrlinore, playing Julie, being called on to make a costume change for 
etteh, make-up requirenienfs also consuming time. Show- has .22 men la 
the Crewr That in addition to: a 38 person cast madces It costly to operate. 

Paramount made ah advance bid for thp pltSture rightsrand depctslted 
sipmethlng more than 125,000 in escrow. Bidding for the rights is open; 
however.^ ~if another company outbids Par, latter would get its deposit, 
baick. Xn order for the producers to participate In the picture money, 
they must run the show 'three wiaeks on Broadway. 



Mady Chrlstlians, the German stage and screen actress, attracted at- 
tenf ipn upon arrived In New York last Thursday. That afternoon she 
was on the stage of the.Royale with JPhn Golden reading -thft anript of 



that V26U,uiio wouia oe spent on eawi j. Then Paramount figured it would avail Itself oc the. space and started j 'iiihe Divine .Grudge' which the manager will try out vrtth her at th^ 
feature. Both weriBt^ niadi^ lmt only Ho paint at si Playhouse, Dennis (Mass.), July 3. 

one, 'My Cousin' was released. 1 about half through the receivership occurred and Par gave orders to . Miss Christians whs-born in Genhany but came here at the age of 12, 

t;blaicken out as much of the sigh as was painted. |.her father being connected with the Irving Place thea;trp, which had 



Florenz Ziegfeld In a Jcun with 
ticket speculators whp wanted a re-' 



German Btock. ^he speaks perfect English as the result of schooling' 



♦ ' n iviifimim to 2R« Aibo ftsked l Threaitened protest tP the major producers by coast indies against | here and In Epgland. Her first stage appearance was in a Shubert mu- 
«fl?#ki^!!iff M^^f i^^/w renting sets aind people was withheld because of. tear sical a season or so agp,^ the show never reaching Broadway. It was then 

S ninteK^ the?d5cate ***** iniure the smaller producers. h stated Miss ChirlsUans was miscast. 

. oe pnmea on i . • I inaistence of M. H. Holtnian;. presldient of the Independent Producers'^ The visitor has been classed as an alien member of Equity and as such 

New York theatres alarmed ©ver T^'^''^''***'**"' Goldstphe quieted the members who were in ftivor 1 will be required to pay B% of her. salary. Under the recently adopted 

the rumPrs that street cars -v^ouH ( ^h® ^**"*^k. Goldstone told the, indies that there Is a. verbal agree- Ekiulty regulatlon she will not qualify as a regular member, regardless of 
stop at 10*30 p m to conserve coal. I '^^'^* with Universal whereby prices have been lowered tor him and i how long she remains on this Side. 

JuiX a rutnbrV * * oth^r IMpA jalettib^rs. I -Divine Grudge' also has Tanutra Geva in the cast. It Will be the first 

L speaking part pf the dancer. 

'Clipper* was crying that the- star I "Bert Adler wsts ln Washngtoh for Waiter Futter on assignment from 
sylstem was -Idlling the dramra. Some |> Joe Goldberg, to assist the RKO pepple in the Capltpl in handling the] Several unforeseen laughs' cropped up during the second performance 
36 years earlier It had complidnedl' opening of 'India. Speaks' at Keith's. In connection with his trip, Alleen l of 'The N%w Dictator,' play around Hitler at the Egan, Los Angeles. One 
that combinatloiis Instead of 4>toi:ks U Stanley visited the AfThlte HoqSe to present a pprtrait of Mrs.. Franklin [came when the Nazlte was proclaimed dictator and -Ihimediately placed 
were making the slaughter. Alwayslix Roosevelt as painted by Julps Carrut. , [a Jewish banker under arrest, Curtain fell at tlutt point and a back- 



something.. 



There.' Were 60 stbck cos. In ppera- 1 
tton, <' All doing well. 



-Opening of the- flfan brought some excitement in Washington because stage phonograph, supplying between-the-act music, started blaring 
the 'Friends of India Society* picketed the house, apparently objecting 'Can*t We Talk It Overr 



to the Showing and only helping to increase the b.o. that way. 



SO YEARS AGO 

iFrom 'CUnpef) 



Where Allied Exhibitors (Indies) flopped in several efforts tp get a 
national house organ with producer advertislnig rolling, the idea is now 
being .:pur8ued by units- of the organization. First tp -launch its own 
paper and solicit the distributors is the Illinois branch of Allied. In ad 



Second came at the finale, when the Hitler character's tirade carries 
him into an insane delirium and he falls dead. Saimp Jewish banker, who 
•has been silently praying for God to strike Uie dictator down, leans over 
the dead body and conuniserates: 'Poor fellow, he nieant well.' 



One of the legit men going to the studios on the coast hsts been making 



dltlon to a pubUcatlon wherein diatribe can take space from |2.50 to $40 1 himselt^slnce out there. Besides drinking his, head off he's 

UUIan Russell -bounced out of I per Issue, this unit has set aside a porUon of its heidquarters in Chicago L^J»«^5^^^^^^ his friends wondering 

Whccss of TreblzbhdV playing at as a display room for distribs. Floor space fPr posters ttiid announce- ^H?^ SS^ i * 

the Casino and was headS for Bu- ment on new product can be obtained at $'r:per month and up. k„ «a« tJ?^^iI J?^-/^^ * ^ i T atage and^was then 

rope before the management was r ^ | no sap. He only got sappy when receiving $700 a week- in Hollywood, 

adVlsed. She had lust Drevlousiyl ' . . t^** s*«^^ dame struck that he forgot the girl who had stuck 

SJoWa'eoiJtrSt wS V^^^^^^t attorney's office in Lo^ Angeles Is now taking less stock thani to him in^ew York. 

Museum ' . previously in charges of attack and seduction made against picture 

L names. Formerly, a e^rl could count on b^^^ t^^^ $^1^°*"""^ Benedict, press agent of a number of Broadway shows during 

Sella Union, San. Francisco, raided accusing Bnger at a film star while crying: My baby, my baby. the past several seasons, had his appendix out recently. So he feara 

for gl\rlhg ah immoral show. Wbuld ~ In the most recent case, attaches of the 4 A; s office gave a ITTyear-old nj^t^,^^ now; Got himself married last week at the Municipal building 



be hot even. in these days;' 



«>. When ... «c«s«. a -rj;;^"^^ t'^'^^^^gj^' <N. .T.Kan* next .a. a ^^^L^T^^-uTi;:^ a^i^ 



Dan Rice, the onCe famous down, 
was dropped .by Nathan's circus^ 



admitted that she had been a psychopathic 



Mrs. Benedict, nee Oppenhelm, Is^ a Baltlmorean and her father is in 



Warners believe historical parts should be the keynote of Edward G. tj^g .jjpjjj^ Ij^g,^^^^^ 
Clowns were then passing as -stars. I'Roblhson's screen work in the future. Currently scheduled for 'Red j ' ^ 

Prof. Blatt, ^'i:^Xe6. himself 'the P^Ster'Sh^Sr^^^^^ got the Idea that historical f^^^^Vr^LVrt^'^^^^^ Tv?:: 

mah fish' was recenUy married and] characters were his forte. 'Red Meat' will show Robinson as an Amerl- U^^^^?::;^:^ operettTsScSr:? l^oltrtorin thf^^^^^^^^^^^ DeaTwm 

optn written I v. *.t^^ t-^^ i..., . . , 



he put his -.vife.lnto the act She was can publKT figure, a meat packer. 'Dollar' and 'Meat' were 



billed as ^The Water lilly.' 



' by" David Karsner. 



W. B. Coup dropped out of ,the 
permanent ^ clMus kidnap plot for $100,000 ransom, is also well known to northwest showmen. 

^^^Z'^iJ^J Z^t^T.^^ ^ \ Though the owner of a large beer-making plant In Minneapolis, he has 

snow in as many tents. | ^^^^ theatre owner in Minnesota for many years 



probably not go through, as the bond house lost interest when asked to 
"Back the sho^ 

Same concern took, over the National from the Shuberts. 



The,.Wllllam Hamm, Minneapolis brewer, reported the subject of a j It into a be^r garden, plus revUe appears also to have been dropped^^^ 



There was a hullabaloo Ih the Shubert offlce recently over a trifle. 
. , , '^^^^ Sellers' at the Moroscp (N. Y.) switched one Saturday matinee 

In addition to having a chain of his own, he is the receiver in equity back to Thursday and a daily printed the fact prior to the notice being 



AmeruSS ac^OT^ vlSted' Europe onfy ^9'^ the Finkelstein & Ruben, theatres In that part of the country, one of I sent out. Whole^ staff was J^qheried as to'how thVchange'^:!^^ 
when they had nothing to do, but I t*^® ^"Vs^dlarles pf Publix. j Didn't mean a thing because the show has been faring poorly. But 

the switch was made at the request of Ernest Truex (corstarred with 
independent producer with a major release is protesting over the I Peggy Wood), who Attended the graduation of his son. 
sloughing of his last picture by the distribution department. He has 

told the company heads returns on . the pic have been so slow he hasn't Joseph Ma.ddern feels that comment in the obituary of .Winchell Smith 
P. T, Barnum announced he would J flnances to go ahead -with another ifeaturp. j in the. last issue conveyed the erroneous impression the late playwright 

give no more temperance lectures. fodie points out that although major company put up 50% of the lived in a shack on his Conn, estate. He asks that the statement be 
Had made occasional appearances, negative cost and Shares: 50% In the profit, it has still t>laced his plct-ure I naade that the house had been converted into a sumptuous home. 



that European actors came Over 
here only when they had plenty to 
do. 



mostly for the publicity 



second choice firherever possible to the major's own product. 



Actors'Fund had enjoyed a good Small indie producer in Hollywood has his own idea of showing film] 
year. Second annual report showed pgj^plQ ^^ere Is no under-thtj-table dealings In his organization. He 



The grist mill, he adds, operated by Mr. Smith's father, had been dor- 
mant for a time a,nd was revived as a hobby. 



turned to their homes. 



AbbutSo ca^^^^^^^ Of three offices on a main boulevard with each having a picture In England and figures the other three-fourths of his anticipated 

^fifi^lV o«f«ra^ ~ "^^ee glass window. Anybody passing by, according to the Indie's theory, recelpto will come from America and the balance of the European con- 

relieved and 24 actors had been re-| ^^^^ ^j^^^.g g^^^^g j^gj^^^ whether he's in or out, to whom he's l.tlnent. 4!.uropean c 

jalking, etc., and thereby: haVe^coij^fl^^ 

iSdie went to Wns^^^ the^aM of the offices, s^^ will he increased another $30,000 at least. 

Decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals on a new effort of minority Visit of George Hearst to Washington recently was to get assurance 
creditor attorneys for leave of appeal, expected this week, . possibly to- from the Federal Itadlo Commission that it would issue licenses for the 



All Philadelphia amusement places 
Were dark but the Indian Village | 
(circus) and the beer gardenfif. 



•Power of Money' was produced jn "^0"°^, will determine whether the hands of the trustees in Paramount proposed coast radio chain of his father, William Randolph Hearst 

' — — ^-^ — .... * I Publisher is reported to have several stations already lined up on the 



Chicago. Apparently it was written are going to be tied until October or not, except for rqutine matters, 

around some scenery painted for an- Should the decision be unfavorable to Par, the company's trustees will coast, 

other play which had flopped In be, unj>ble to undertake a reorganization plan, form a composition of j 

New Tor* 'settings were the same assets or make any major moves aside from routine bankruptcy. ' 

and unusual, Including a. set In the ^ „ , ^ 

Mammoth Cave pf Kentucky. This Reissue of 'Whoopee, by Sam Goldwyn Is counted to bring In an extra would hatve to be about success and that once success was emphasized 

play n a. g. either. " $400,000 by the producer. He was guaranteed $100,000 return for the a lot of competition might sprout up. 



Acting head of an eastern studio offers the strongest excuse yet heard 
for refusing to be Interviewed. It is to the effect that if he talked It 



Toes^y, Jane 20, 1933 



t.ECI¥IM A¥E 



VARIETY 



37 



Bainhridge Elected MnmeapoKs 
Mayor, Plei^es Uberat 



MinneftpoUa, June 19. 
Minneapolis -will have a llfe-lohe 
fltiowiAan. A. 0.' •Biizz' Balnbridge, 
ae mayor July 3. By a 10,000 ma- 
jority be defeated for re-election 
Mayor W. A. Anderson, who banned 
♦Crazy QulIt' from playing here two 
seasons ago and has had the heat 
under him for this action ever since. 

Mayor-Elect Balnbrldge already 
iias announced -the appointment- as 
his private secretary of George 
Guise, another showman of long ex- 
perience. Guise, more recently city 
editor of the Minneapolis 'Star,' has 
been a house manager for Pantages, 
Publlx and mco and for years was 
city manager of the Miles' theatres 
In Detroit, Mich. 

The 'Crazy Quilt' episode was one 
of the campaign's major issues and 
caused. Anderson's own Farmer- 
Ijabor party to repudiate him. His 
unsuccessful opposition to the sale 
of a.2 beer also brought blm vigor- 
ous ;opposltlon. 

22 Vears.a ^howinan 
Mayor- elect Balnbrldge . boasts a 
wprld-record of 22 consecutive years 
of dramatic etock operation here, 
with oilly slight interruptions such 
as service as a lieutenant of .artillery 
in France during the /World war. 
During his long theatrical career 
he also bcUi been a circus, advance 
man, a press, agent, and company 



manag e r f or l e glti nwtte r o a d attrae- 
tlons and a legltmate and de luxe 
picture theatre house manager. 

Balnbrldge now Is operating his 
dramatic stock company at the 
Shubert theatre. HIS Wife, Marie 
Gale, formerly his leading lady« 
campaigned for him. The c6uple 
have two sons. 

During the Shubert season, Baln- 
' bridge's theatre banners, heralds 
and billboard and window, paper 
served the double purpose of ad- 
vertising his di:amatlc stock attrac- 
tions and his ntayoralty candidacy. 
In. the jprlmaries he led the entire 
ticket. He has been very active and 
prominent In Shrlner. circles here, 
being a .past potentate pf> Zurah 
temple. 

When he assumes office 'Buzz' 
says he's going to loosen things up 
a bit, silencing, wags who have been 
calling Minneapolis a 9 o'clock 
town. 

'I want the people of Minneapolis 
and the United States to Hnow that 
this city from now on is going to 
be a hospitable city,' sal^ Balnbrldge. 
•*MinneapoliB has been closed up tight 
too long, sendinfT every one home 
with the curfew. 

1 want our young people to have 
their fun at hqnie. I don't like to 
see them , driving over to St. Paul 
or other communities for recreation. 
It's on the trip back home that ac- 
cidents happen.' 



PUfly Stock Details Set 



Philadelphia, June 19. 
Personnel, opening attraction and 
(Bcale of prices for new stock out- 
llt opening at the Broad have been 
announced. 

^..^^'iL'WP^^.y Is .Itnown^ as the Man- 
hattan Players and their first at- 
traction will be 'The Church Mouse,' 
bowing in today. 

Coinpany leads'- will be- Ijconard 
liOrd and. Gladys Griswald. Ona 
Munson, mentioned first, under- 
stood to have received a bid for r. 
Broadway show and Miss Griswald 
wa^ substituted. Others include 
Edna, Archer Crawford, Herbert 
iDobbins; Emily Graham, Franklin 
Gelrge, and Joisephine Duvall. Harry 
McKee is stage manager and Wil- 
liam F. Barry will be general man- 
ager. 

, William Brooker is launching the 
company. iScale will be $1 top at 
night with 25-35c ^at the four 
matinees. 



Edgar Wallace Melodrama 
M^th James Hall of , Fix 

Chicago, June 19. 
James Hall, film Juvenile, who 
has recovered from his pneumonia 
siege, may go into 'The Man Who 
Changed His .Name,' Edgar Wallace 
drama, due to open June 25 at the 
Illinois. " Ralph Kettering produc- 
ing. 

Phillip Lord, Derek Fairm.an, Ed- 
gar Mason, and maybe Fay Bainter, 
arc other prospective membfri? of 
the cast. 



Cemetery Giggles 



James W. Elliott, stock spe- 
cialist and sometime legit pror 
diicer, has a new venture.. It's 
the promotion of: a burial 
ground In Jersey caned ^est- 
JiEind.' 

Elliott, fseeiclng a slogan, 
called in -Charlie -Washburn to — 
whom, he explained that the 
place does not resemble the 
ordinary cemetery, what with 
swans on the lake and So forth. 

Washburn's slogan, accepted, 
runs: 

'Not a ghost ini a park-full.' 

In payment Elliott gave the 
p.a.- four cemetery lots, which 
Washburn doesn't know what 
to do with. 



Can Tins Be Tnie? Job, 
Pay, EyeryAmg Found, 
And in Monte Carld 



what seems, like a' dream to the 
professionals engaged by Felix 
Ferry for the revue he is to present 
at the. famous French watering 
spet, . Monte Carlo, this , icnimmer, 



are the arrangements made by the 
players and backed- by ready: 
money. His 'Midnight Follies' to be 
staged in the Summier Sporting 
Club will have .16 dancers in the 
chorister line-up and 14. show girls. 
They are to receive |50 week plus 
board. 

Before isailing last week Ferry 
posted $20,000 . In cash' with Abe J. 
Berman, attorney, to more than 
cover obligations contracted, for. 
Revue is to be completely outfitted 
here and it will- be the first show 
sent abroad which will have aJl- 
AmerlcaiL .c«stipihlng._ . Names .ot 
several prominent downtown New 
Yorkers are mentioned .as being In-, 
tefested with Ferry. 



FAITH iH HABTMAN 

Neth RemodeKng Old Leott in Co- 
lumbu*— for Vautle, Too 



Columbus, June 19. 

J. Real Keth, despite the Hartman 
theatre, recetitly closed, has been 
consistently In the red the psist year 
is spending plenty to remodel the 
house, with a view to reopening 
with yaudeville in the fall. 

Antiqipated touring drama, com-: 
binations wiil be more plentiful the 
coming season than lii the years 
immediately past, and Neth figures 
that also for the former legit; 

Neth is owner and operator of a 
string of nabe theatres^ 




TDUIES' 
FOR TBE FAIL 



A new 'Ziegfeld Follies' ivin be 
produced in the fall with Shubert 
backing. Bobby Connol^ is to be 
given entire directional charge, but 
the scores and skit writers have not 
been set. Understood that Shuberte 
have agreed to put 1126,000 in bank 
as a special 'Follies^ accoUht. 

Revue is to be knowii as 'BiUie 
Burke Ziegfcld.'s Follies^' deal being 
made with the late producer's widow 
and not with the Ziegfeld estate 
nor the Erianger office. Latter has 
an interest in the title rights of 
'Ziegfeld Folliea' but as the Ziegfeld 
name is legally Misis Burke's, the 
prefixing of her own Btage' name ap— 



pears to eliminate the Eh-Ianger 
rights. 



WHITE PLAINS SDMMER 
SHOW CASE SPOT FOLDS 



Heat, Unioo Tronbks 
Sfyime Uicoh StiM^ 



Lincoln, June 19. 
Saturday <17) saw the fare- 
well performance of the hoke stock 
at the Liberty. This will be the first 
stop in stock shows at this house 
since the Liberty Players opened in 
mld-.October, land were., replaced 
in January by the Ray Weaver 
company, which has been In steady 
operation since. The house has been 
leased to the .Independent Theatres, 
Inc., and will be wired for sound 
.and tnade^ ready, for operation 
June 26. 

The hot weather and the ousting 
-bf tinlon help stopped the Weavier 
'troup. Company hopes to take up 
In tent or else at the Capitol Beach. 
Up until the recent drop-off, the 
company was doing moderately 
well. 



Ix>s Angeles, June 19. 

Rehearsals o£ 'Corlanton,' spectacle 
based on the story of the Prodigal 
Son, have been started at the Mason, 
wherei it Will be presented by Ralph 
Cloninger, Btartihg July 4. There 
will be 186 in the cast, 21. principals. 
Music will be furnished by an 18- 
plece orchestra. . 

Orestes U. Bean, : author, is here 
froin Salt Lake to. assist in staging. 
R. J. (Doc) Cowley is business man- 
ager for Cloninger, Who produced 
the spectacle for a six weeks' run in 
the Mormon city four years ago. 



GBAUD DtrEE' DBAHATiZKD 

Jane Hinton has completed a 
draiiaatization of the autobiography 
of the late Grand Duke Alexander. 
It'lUbe ^ tried -out-in sumrher-atoGlc. 

Sam Harris understood intcrestccl 
in the production rights for New. 
York. 



SUMMEB MUSICAL LEADS 

Marilyn. Miller and Clifton W<5bb 
are set for the leads in tlie forth^ 
coming Irving Berlin-Sam Harris 
musical, as yet untitled. 

Berlin and Harris iare doing the 
casting themselves in New York. 



Legit Takes Steps to Share in U. S. 
EOOOMOOO Recovery Pri^ain; 
Urge EMtOity Under War Ridiiig 



The King's Guest 



nainiiion, Bermuda. June 19. 

His Majesty's Navy invtectB 
Koel Coward, at present a 
guest on a British cruiser at 
sea, when the piaywrigh|..7CO.|ia- 
poser arrived on. the first leg 
of his trip. 

A day. before the . cruiser 
sailed a reporter 'phoned tjie 
Dockyard and got the officers' 
exchange on the Durban, 
where Coward Is bunking. He 
was seieking an interview for 
a press association. ' 

'May I speak to Mr. Noel 
Coward* 

'Who wishes to talk to him?* 
came a voice. . 

'This Is the press speaking.* 

•To hell with press^' And 
click went the receiver. 



Fox to Produce Husk/ 
$40,000 Cash Besides 
Percentage to Bfaney 

-Dftal Inr Vow to film 'Mttric in 



A pretentious season of Bumimer 
production planned by Herbert J. 
Biberman at the Westchester 
County Playhouse, White Plains, 
N. T., came to a sudden halt '0atur' 
day (17). There weire two ezplana^ 
fibns; one an Insidb report and the 
other a statement from . Biberman 
that it looked like- the community 
did not want to ' patronize new 
sbowB.. 

' However^ it la understood, the 
presentation of ia drama -called - 
Iron Slowers^ last week really re- 
sulted In Blberman's withdrawal. 
Play had to do with an illegal 
operation. Subject is said to have 
offended Mra Ehigene Meyer, h^^d 
of the civic group whlcU operates 
the playhouse^ and she is reputed 
to have demanded the canceUatlbn 
of the season.) Mrs.. Meyer is!^ the 
wife of the former head of the Fed- 
eral. Reserve Bank system. _ 

Biberman dropped about |10,000 
in putting oioi 'Peace Palace* and 
•Flowers,* the only two shows pro- 
duced. . Biberman spent most of the 
coin on 'Palace,* which attracted 
BroadWay tevlewers because of'itf^ 
"author^Einil . IfUdwig, who won 

fame yrHth. big biography. !I?a-_ 

polebn.' Biberman had set himself 
the task of producing eight new 
shows In as many weeiiB. 



the Air* is virtually let. Plan calls 
for the payment of ^20,000 at the 
signing of the contraet, a slraftbir 
sum when shooting of the piictuire 
starts plus a percentage^ •Air' waa 
presented: by Peggy. Fears, but ii^ 
actually owned by A. C. Blumen 
thal» her husband. Her name was 
dropped front . the billing recently; 
after, the couple <i)uarreled. 

Agreement as it now stands calls 
' for 140,000 in cash as against 10% 
of the gross. In the expectation 
that the picture will gross 9760,000, 
BInmey antlclpate^^^ rights will 
net 176,000. Blumey reserves su- 
pervisory tights in the preparation 
aiid picture production. 



- iLeglt showmen will hold meet- 
ing/S this wtiek at the office of the 
Theatre League, to discuss pro-' 
posed participation in President 
Roosevelt's eeonomic program as 
outlined In. the National Recovery 
Bill which was piassed by Congress 
last— Friday? About - l3-,000i000,000- 
hias been set aside to aid tlie .coun- 
tries' industries. Whether the the- 
atre Is to be classed as an indus- 
try Is first toi be ascertained. 

William A. Brddy, whose TOtlj 
birthday occurred yesterday (Mon- 
day), declared, there :^aS: no doubt 
in hia mind, tbat show business la 
rightfully to. be rated as ian indus- 
try. Brady, together with Arthur 
Hopkins, will conduct the sessions. 
Basis for the claim on the part of 
show, business is the pirecedent set 
by President IVUson, who, during 
thQ war'e heatless and llghtless 
days and nighty ruled that theatres, 
were essential and' did. not come 
within the coal restrictions. 
For A Code 

In addition to financial aid the 
provisions of the Recovery Act call 
tot the formation ^of a code for 
each field and th^- -ironing out ot 
difterencea between, factions with^ 
In each Industry. Managers claini 
they are subject to many i^i^rB, 



Stage Relief Down to 
$5,000 SedKS Reveimcl 



N. Haven Opera Group 

New Haven, June 19. 
. New Haven will h-ye a, light opera 
guild operated on lines of Uttle 
Theatre. Arthur P. Hoyt, stage and 
radio singer, will be general director. 
■ "Guild /being promoted on sub- 
scription Idea. Flrist production in 
early fall. 



Among the Incompleted plans for. 
raising money during the summer 
by the Stage Relief Fund, Is- par- 
ticipation in a summer stock com- 
i>any- -proposed in conjunction with 
a beer garden, to be spotted in the 
Bronx, N; Y. The Fund would re-, 
ceive a percentage of the takings. 
Spot in mind is a large hall which 
has a fully equipped stage. 

Proposed open air fete Is still In 
abeyance, . no spot having yet been 
obtained. Cash balance dropped 
near th e <5,000 mark during the 
:w5K; disbursements being about 
|1,400 weekly. 

Financial statement up to last 
.Friday (16): 

Previous contrlbs $ 5 8,641 

Mary M« Holsman 10 

Mrs. Charles Rann Kennedy IS 

.Chas^. Hanson.^Town^^ .i ..10 

Other contrlbs. . ...'..< -83 



practices and seek corrective- ni^as*. 
ures iErom the Recovery officials. 
Proposal is to -ltcense each. organ<' 
izatioii or groulp In each Industry, 
Failure to adhere to regulations 
would cair for cancellation of li-> 
cense. Showmen believe the prob^ 
leme 'wJilch the Recovery machine 
ery would aid in solving IncludQi 
union matters. 

This afternoon (Tnes.) the man*, 
agers will get together. Wednes- 
day (21) there will be a session of 
the National Alliance of the The* 
atre. That is a tour- way group, 
representing producers^ anthors* 
actors and the back stage unions 
(StagehaiidS. an^ musiotans); 

Equity^ which, will Sit in on to-., 
morrow's meeting, telegraphed the 
President asking that the theatre! 
be included -in the Recovery . pro-^ 
gram. Picture interests in seeklns^ 
to be included as well will abt on 
their own through the Will Hays, 
office. 



Total ..................>. 158,762 

Gross disbursements i-.i-m* 6d,64& 



Balance 



16,114 



Stocks-Vande oh Jersey Coast 

Summer Season Looks Promising — New 

Plays TrsHuig Out 



3 Five-Day Musicals 
Tex. State Fair Bid 
- For Repeat Patrons 



Dallas, June 19. 

Texas^ state fair auditorium \y. d,, 
will be a triple threat affair this 
season^ its usual 16-day show now 
scheduled to be replaced w ith th ree 
5-day run :3hubett operettfas^ 3it-. 
ter sweet' and 'Nina Rosa' hayei 
president Otto Herold's okay, leav* 
ing one in the dark. 

Since auditorium's opening In 
1925 with 'Student Prince' and Its 
high gross, ihe fair officials have 
had more or less rough going with 
succeedlrig attractions,' 'although- 
none ever hit the red. The herv: idea ~ 
designed to draw the. lopal trade 
three-times; . .' 

i to 22 are tiie 1933 fair dates. 



Xrong Branch, N.V-j June, 19. 
There tVIH be plenty of live talent 
along the Jersey coast this sum- 
mer. Already three theatres of the 

Reado circuity _in__ Freehojd, Long 



Brarfih and A.'*bury Park, are 
playing vaude. Another iReade 
house in Red Bank may follow. 

Barrie Stavis and Phillip Gelb 
will present nine new plays at Red 
Bank in. the Elks Club, there, the 
first July 3. It'll be a piece called 
'American Piaii,' by Mannie Self 
and Milton Lazarus. "Ride a Cock 
Ilorsc,' by Kate Horton, is the only 
otlior piny to be chOBcn so far. 

At {spring Lake, Priestley Mor* 



^iaon, ai^d' by Elkahteth ATbcrl'ahd 
Roy Murdock^ will direct summer 
stock shows. Katheirine Alexander, 
Ruth Seiwyn, Howard Miller, Don- 
ajd jRang^oIph,_ J^^^ 
Ro I)ef t~Hy inari ~ai^" Wt'^a^ ' "cast 
of the first; 'Forsaking AH Others.' 

Gregoi-y Dcane will do a scries 
at Deal if he can find a suitable 
spot. No theatrc.9 or' auditoripmB 
In this swanky town, lie's looking 
for a nice big barn. 
, Even the amateur grouptj are ac- 
tive. A half dcison have sprung 
up over night, and doing pretty 
well with charity or lodgew getting 
the financial bcnofit. 



Change in Pirodiicers 



San Francisco, JTUne. l9. 
Glenn Knight took a run Out 
powder from -Einbassry . Friday 
night. Show continued over week- 
end wiih salarieff paid by house 
owner, Dan Marfcowitz. 

.Latter has hired John Cameron, 
producer, and some of 'The Only 
Girl' cast which folded Saturday at 
the Columbia. He will rgopen Frir 
day "with script' show to which 
Cameron owns rights; 



New Try for 'Angel' 

'ingci' first known as 'Hard 
Boiled Anger, authored by Wilson 
ColKjipn, is being rewritten by Law- 
rence Langcr. Show was presented 
out of town recently by Arch Sei- 
wyn and after a. Brooklyn date was 
shelved. 

It will again be tried ou>, going 
on at Langncr's country playhouse, 
Wcstport, Conn. Leriore UlriC,. 
who was starred in 'Angel" will ap- 
peal in it thcie. ' 



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LonBdn Legit Opposition Lineup 
Can^s Big FaD IVoduction List 



v.,. i^ondon, 

^■The 'workirig- agreeinent between 
i/Laa's Empii^a'aria H6ward & Wynd 
haih, which" haE( been , In the air for 
dome jnonths, has at last be'cortie 
effective. 

A company haa - been registered 
under the title of Moss Empires and 
Howard & Wyndhams, Tours,, Ltd., 
Jhel directorate o f .Wh ich" arte R., H. 
Giliespiel, Geqrge Black; E. I. Sim- 
on? and A. S. Cruikahaiik. Although 
the capital is only a nominal $8,000, 
It involves a lot mofe, the amount 
being ' in thfe neighborhood of 
$100,000. 

The company's main objective Is 
to stage pl^ys in the West End and 
then tour -intact. Both concerns, be- 
tween them, control around 20 No, 1 
hpusteis' ^ind are' also associated with 
about iO Indie thet^tr^s; As. some of 
these housea'.are good:£or two weeks, 
a ..West End success- has a year's 
{>rovlnt;ial work ayallablev ; 

That the new '.comblnatioh meand 
bvisiness ° is 'aj^jparent as it has two 
plays running in tb.©' West End. On^ 
is^fWhenvLadies Meet,' at the Lyric^ 
and: 'ProscehlUm,*' a- hew - Ivor N6^ 
vtello play;:at the Globe; 'Qive Me a 
Blhg,' ii musical ''frdtn ,,a Gernidn 
film, with mu^ic by Martin jBro.ones, 
Is.ajiother venture .and . opens at thd 

' Hippodrome third.or fourth- week la 

--.Jiune*- 



World Fained Gardens 
As Reinhardt Setiingf 

, June S. 
Mak Reinhardt has just .xrtade a 
prodiibtipn of ' Shakespeare's .'Mid- 
summer Night's Il>reiam' for the 
Fiorentine . Summer FeBtlval in: .the 
suggestive 'settirtg. of ihe f9,m6us 
Robtfli Gardens^ iPrbdu has en- 
joyed great succesa'williTilie' critics" 
who lavished' praise" on Relnhardt's 
handling, of the work and the clever, 
lise made by him of the. romantic 
iaettihg of the picturea<iue gardens. 

Mendelsohn's music was used and 
$,n)Qng the, actors were Memo 
Beiiassl as ' Oberon and .Eva Mal- 
tagliatl ' as Titanla. 

LONDON ALHAMBRA HAS 
BALLET AS SWAN SONG 



They ajfloi hiVte "several, "sKows lined 
■ Tip 'for the ;ira[li;.';'inslu<lfng,,/^^ 
vorce,' with Fred Astaire and Clair4 
liuce, wh'icix 'Will be doiie "lii assdcia-* 
^imrwith SJphr&lih;^ Two thej^ 
win do in conjunction with' Juliait 
' Wj^fie' are' "'Gky ',.Hus^r,' a "ttolt 
^ Marvel-Qeorge Posford musical, and 
"a "ffiusldaf startfrtg Pay doniptph. ; 

-..•^vp.chc«»Ri».iTop •■ ;- 

.' Mosfr'* Ethpfre^ imd HbwiEird 4 
Wyfldhama '"'V^est Ettd* bnslaiight 
. Is ^ by -"no: ^Pa^s the ' <Snly intiT 
--po«artt>>*apjiHe>hinif.- -Charles -epth-- 
. rail Is gettftlg.'ready -quUe a iiunibter 
of productions.''" These ihciudp 'i 

i'reviip'' 6ii"thi li.ntii' <ir th%;bid Lon- 

" don ie^Vilipn dajr.$,' ;WttK an:;interria- 
,\tional feast; to.be d^^e al;.l;lie Palac^ 
ait the end of the run of 'binnei? at 
.EifWl;. ^.^ mu^iqal.. ahow, . starring 
Tybnne , Prlntemp^;. a- Continental 
^i>ama, .starring fnijsf^beth Bergner; 
•JtympH Errant,'.;- an adaptation' bf 
James Laver's book, /starrinir G*rt 
rude .Lawrence; Iioulis Goldings 
•Magnolia Street,? and 'Murder Gang,.' 
a . new drama by ' George Mundo, 
Fleet street Journalist. • 

Louis Dreyf us is ' another W6flt 
End Bhow producer who looks like 
being active this fall, l^ome of his 
shows include 'Ball am Savoy,' the 
Viennese musical,, due to follow 'Wild 
Violets' at the Drury Lane. 'Sissy,' 
another Viennese nausical show, with 
.music by Fritz Krelsler, besides two 
straight shows; 'Biography,' with 
Jna Claire,, and 'Best Sellers,' with 
—Ernest TruBx ana—pg-ggy — WisoST 
.Jack Buchanan alw^tys has aft in 
• terest in shows Dreyfus produces in 
the West End, and this is done 
without any contract. 

Stanley Scott. Who produced 'Du 
barry,' Will again be busy with two 
Continental show? this fall. They 
are 'Happy jpxtrhpy,' ia, German mu 
feical, and ,'Refor^ Sujiset,': also Ger 
man, featuring "Werner Kraus. 

Jack Waller is- occvpled with a 
musical version .'of 'Bre'Wster's , Mil- 
lions,' starring- Jack Hulbfert; a new 
Fred Thompson" Show, adapted by 
Ian Hay, starring '• Cicely Court 
neldge ; a new Jack Buchanan ishbwi 
ftnd a rauslcalization of 'Command 
Performance,' .done in America in 
1928, in which iDennis King Will be 
starred. He is also produclng-a -mii 
sical version of 'Apron Strings.' 

It. can,^therefore; be seen that the 
W6i3t End. is in for an avalanche of 
new shows for the fall; 

What has .hap|)ened is that the 
i;C6htinued pn page 47) 

Vienna Star for B'way? 

Vienna, June 8 
Sybille Binder, whose last Vienna 
==-^pp«aranxr6^=nva:r^'l!ff-^l^^ 

'JTrancis Joseph,* is how under con 
tract' to appear at the Theatre Am 
bassadeur in Paris in the. fall 
Vehicle is *La Donneuse,' new Alfred 
Savoir piece in which . Yvonne De 
bray and Jules Berry will co-star 
Also her London and New York 
first appearances arp b^ing dis 
cussed. Robert Milton ; wants her 
when, be' puts, pn 'Francis. Joseph 
In London and New York. 



London, June 10. 
Alb'ambra, ■ liondpn, c u r r e n.t 1 y 
playing aro.und wiih' film policy, is 
i:o have - its last' fli,ng .at .; Russian 
Ballet,. prior to its closing for dem- 
olition; early -in August.' Attrac-^ 
tioh' is Ballets Russe de Mpnte 
Carip, 'an pfCshocit 'P^ the f onhei^ 
pfa^hileff aggregatlpri. dpittpany, 
arhich. • .. . ,lsj)pn8ored >y_^^ 
has playei^ around,; thp i.So.uth~of" 
Fjtance, Spain, and is nowvi^? Piajisi 
CQtnpany ' . is" in. for . one • mohth| 
dpenihg' end 'of 'June,''E^nd-! it is everi, 
iikely ' ■ Ghaliapin - will mak^ several 
tiFipeardhbes during' the!ir' %tay« i 



STAGE NAZIFIEP 

Oermany Bars.,J«wa Unleu. of l.ong 
Standing or War Vets 



Berlin; June 9. , 
' Of llcial 'Gleichschaltung;/ ' mtaanr 
iiig Naziflcation has been Prderied 
for stage producers here. .. 

'This is very much On thp^ lines pf 
the lliawyers* 'Gleichachaitun,g,* 
meaning t^at Jews are. put, un^^sd 
they have had a concession- befpre 
Idl^, '6r unless they have either s.een 
.active War' service themselves- or 
have hftd a soa. or a father Killed 
in the war. 



Biidapiest Knee Peep jii ] 
Suitimer MUskai. Shbiwd 

Budapest, Jun'ef B.. < 
'Only ifoiir-.' theatres ;ppprt"fpr .the 
sunitner,'.and all haVe 'kdne musical j 
Magyar' ' Si^lhhaz, . usiif alij^ clbstni; 
about this ttme7 has installed pooi'4 
ing apparatus and wlU play ' .al^ 
through the hpt .weather^ .'A Kiss 
an,d Nothing More*' has, proved 
'Urn' : tiheKpected .duccess: • - Gilbert 
Mji^er has purchased English lan-j 
guage.. rights.. .... ' .-" 

Vigsz'inhaz has French operetta,; 
Une Nuit de" Reveillpn,' but thi^ 
hasn't cpme tip to. exi>ectations and 
will close shortly. — . 

I^estl Szinhaz .has a .silly reyue, 
'My "Wife's' TrPusers.* Not heariy 
eribugh. to' last out a whole eye 
ning. ' 

-Royal 0£plieum,.'yariety stage,.has. 
been leased for the 'summer by -Imre 
Harmath, who has written, pro 
duced, stage-nianagedi and financed 
a revue, 'All Aboard!'. V^ry catchy 
music by "Fred Markush. Harmath's 
wifei, Oily Szokolay, conducts the 
orchestra. Outstanding frpm a good 
cast is Lizzy Balla, diminutive 
prima donna here for the first time, 
.Imylnb-acted-in-Vie hna until no w. 



Povarosl SummerrTheatre. opens 
next week with another Pperetta, 



ncEma a name 

Vienna, June 8. 

Anthony Armstrong arrived here 
on flying trip to attend a perform 
ance of 'Dlktatur der Prauett 
('Women bo Dictate'), which he is 
adapting for. 'England and America 

Armstrong .to ily 'to Naples then 
sea-yoyage fpr a week tP complete 
adaptation, and have it ready on 
return;, to . London. P'ia.ns to call 
play 'Where There's, a Will There's 
a Woman,' if he can't And anything 
shorter^ 





LONDON, SOLD 



London, June . 10. 
Another link in the fast disap- 
pearing' night life of LohdOfi -wai^' 
severed , in the sale of the oiueeii's 
hotel, in Ijelcester Square, ' owned 
by . Madanie- Cbletta for 10 years". 

jtyst bef orp she. - took py'er . ttie 
propetty,^^ Sid Alfred Butt put', uff 
for. sale the. old 'Empire musip halli 
and prospective., buyeifs were in- 
formed'the adjoining'/- Queen'S'-hoiel 
{Site could . be .incldded. at A very 
reasonable p'rlce. ' A 'year, or "Bp 
later, -wheii Marcus Lptew took oyer- 
the old iBmipiriB and rebuilt, it a,a 
an up-to-date pictute hpuse,- he did' 
not purchase the ' adjoining 'prop-r 
ertyv Madame Coletta converted- it 
Ihto^a'^Bdhemfan Kaet"itndn^fibaret7 
and ih' ,I§ss thik'n ' a dec'ade " 'made 

j|i,j()00',6Q0 :6ut of It. ,:' ; 

i^y-fgoirts pepple Ih .show h.usi- 
i\ess - patro|iizf)d> thp •hptel,- andr/pn 
more than one occasion ^.Varibt^s 
London office was appealed to fpi^ 
the rescue"'bf a .flnanci'ally embar-- 
rassed vaudevUlian, ' who had 'Ob- 
iaiued ,a . dia,t» and- was .'una,ble..'t(t 
rie.deem the > .fiece.s8ary> ^ "wardrob^ 
trunks^ • • ••• • <• ■• >; i 

< Oncp Held at ^;bOO n- ; I 
Coletta .' "was' generally.'- libera^ 
-Wl^h creditr-.'but. ibtfcie she'. got. 'the 
l^deaj Sherri^rAS beln|^-tmpp 
she ,:ii!U^|3ued .ppUection r^le^atiesiply; 
The cabaret waa- on. the^ grounidi 
flo6r. '-■ > • • •'•.:•!■ -' { 

Everybody .Iii show business' WHoj 
visit^d l^ondpa ftn^lv lOoletta. . ' Shei 
is-; a'- ditdUtisbC . black-haired Itajllaiii, 
woman of - about 65, wl^b' (tajne .ta 
London .40 years ago, and speaks 
broken English. 

The hptei was sold to "Sanriuel 
"WallrPck, 'a rieaV estate spec'ulat'pr, 
ait a price" ifeported to be' consider- 
ably over a million ddllars. Rrad-. 
bury Pratt, an "enterprising "West 

End hotel*keeper, -was. dickering' 

for the site, when Wallrock stepped 
ih: ' , 

Oiily 10 years agp this .mpnth 
Sir Alfred Butt offered to sell the 
whole of the Empire block "tree 
hold, which included Queen's hotel 
and large vacant ground at rear 
on which could have been huilt a 
theatre seating 4,000 and an hotel 
and-pfDGe^uildlng, for $1,760,000; 



Pi^ he would Bell thp Empire theatre 
alpne for $1,200,000. At that time 
the price for the Queen's hotel site 
was. $600,000; with the vacant land 
at the rear $126,000. 



ICadcadr Sold to 1000 English 
Houses on Genend Release Oct. 9 



London, June 10. 

The pre-release of ' 'Cavalcade! 
ends this week with a 1$ Weeks' run 
at the *PiV61i; Over 600,000" people 
visited the house In that. time. 

The Fox people state that pVer 
1,000' theatres in the British Isles 
have booked, the plctiire, which will 
have lts .gen(iral release Oct.- 9. 



Sydney Howard's success hete .in 
^Getting Oertie's Gartef v^blb sp em- 
phatic that -thff English" tt^ 
Austin Melfbrd, is working on an- 
other Avery Hopwood farce for him. 

Thomas Willie' Pahtzer, of the 
Pantzer troupe, residing at BrlghtPn, 
to marry Adelaide Clack, of the 
Obrac troupe.- 

Edwin Sty.les. Just back' from 
America after Hvo months' contract 
with Metro at .salary of : $60Q. He 
only did two days yprk dijtrlng. the 
entire engagement. Styles was su<>- 
ppsadvto go Into - Barretts pf^Wlm- 
pole Street,' starring Marlon Davies^ 
but Miss Davies changed her mind, 
feeling the part would not suit her. > 

At the P«ivi|Ipn • ' 

London Pavilion- ■.bill, Week of 
June' 6," has: no important newcom- 
ers; "Return's" ihd .'hblddvers are' 
Kimberley and l^age, Scott Sah^lersJ 
Leslie'. Strange. Frakson, ponald 
Stuart, Seven Singing Babies a^d 
Reilly and CJomfprt, the lattidr 
crooning duo playing 'tHelr" third 
retuth ^ere ih eight months'.: Frak>-' 
son no w thajoipMaiea-lcards .with 
glpves, Which .'looks like a Carding 
legacy,, but . not .done. soi "well. ^.Al-* 
though the. program > announces- a 
new baiid. herer-Oilbert Smith's 
band7-it is actually Jpck MacDeri 
niptt's; •ou.tflt., , Jock h6,w- acts as 
compere,. Bill as a whole has 'eii-^ 
tertalnment. value, but no novelties^ 

. ilm Blankets 'Cavalcade' ' 

'Cavalcade' just- closed^ oft- tour,l 
with Parnell, & Zeitlin;not resuming! 
tour in Au^lust, ■ 'as cbAtemplated i 
Reason is, provinces will not bopk 
show, now that the picture is due 
for general release in 'August. Case! 
against . Cochran - will be': bidard after, 
•the .x?purfiB'r;vacatibir Ih^October; [ 

rn the Kliig^s .ijlrthday , 'Honors! 
Lisf (Hariry Preston received ' a! 
khightHood."^' ■ ' ■ - ". • • 

Evety ''AmerfcaA ' ' kripws HarryJ 
Originally a boxer, he has for thei 
past quarter-of 'a century conducted' 



JAimiNGS' VIENNA BATE 

- Vienna, June 8. 

Rolf Jahh signed Jannings for a 
minimum of two months at the 
Volicstheater during the autumn or 
winter season. 

Jannings will star in Strlndberg's' 
'Nightingale' of Wittenberg,' and as 
'Tsar Ppter the Great,' in Forzano's. 
like-iiamed piece. Also Jannings 
will direct a play as yet not chosen. 



Bernivici American Unit Gets Gate 
In England, Tho Booked to September 



London* June 19. • 
The entire American Unit, made 
up- of Count iBernivici and band, 
Fred-'^Salibenniii^^^Bcbijy^HefreHawr 
Deszo Retter and Polly. Day, have 
been refused an extension of their 
working peifmits by the Ministry of 
Labor and must leave England by 
June 21, 

The show had just finished tour- 
ing for three weeks in the pro.v- 
Incefe and- was fully booked until 
September with a single week lay- 
off. Besides the Americans men- 
tioned, the troupe also carried two 



native acts, a troupe of girls and 
the 12 members of Bernivicils band^ 
together with Sandborn's: English 
assista nts -_-^-= ^_ 

Retter and Day sailed for home 
pn the Bren^en Sunday. 

This government decision marks 
the largest general order in point 
of persons affected by the import 
embargo since the government 
adopted a policy of excluding for- 
eign performers. 

It is possible that the order may 
be' mpdifled at the last minute, but 
otherwise'' it becomes feffectlve by 
June 21. 



NOVELLO'S PLAY HIT 
GOOD FOR LONDON BON 



. Lpndon, June 19, 
'Proscenium)* the new play by 
Ivor Novello in which the author 
plays the lead, opened at the Globe. 

Play Was well received, and pros- 
pects are gpod for a run. 

Czech Opew Stare for 
Ghi Fair Performance 

Prague, June 6. 
At the end of June, when the Con- 
gr ess of the CzechoaloyRk _SokoL 
(gymnastic unionjy takes place In 
Chicago, a series pf performances 
also will be given of the opera 'The 
Bartereci Bride', by .the Czech com- 
poser Smetana. 

In the cast Will be Paul Ludiker 
until last year a member bf the 
Metropolitan opera. New York, and 
now a resident of Prague, who will 
sing the role of Kecah Other sing- 
ers going to Chicago are leading 
members of .Prague opera stages, 
isuch as Madame Zdenka Zikova and 
Richard KUbla<: 

The Czech ; goVernmeht will be 
represented ih Chibago during' the 
Sokol Congress by Dr. Sbukup, the 
president pf the Seriate Jof the 
Czechoslovak parliament. 



ITALY q^ETS 'DINNER' 

inner at Eight' haa been sold 
for Ihithediat^ prt)duction in italy. 
Makes it practically unanimous for 
Europe, show having already been 
set for Paris, London, .Stockholm 
arid several other spots. 



ramatized 

Prague, June 8. 

Edmund Konrad, a noted Czech 
author, has written a. six-act play, 
'Bdisoh,' dealing with the life of 
Thomas Edison, beginning with the 
life of the inventor when he was 28, 
and of his later experiences. 

The Edison plky wiil be given this 
fan at the Czech National theatre of 
iPrAgue. ' '- 



two of the best hotels in Brighton. 
< His knighthood is an appreciation 
of his efCorts in organising war 
charities. On one occasion he se- 
cured the appearance of every 
champion fighter within 1,000 miles 
pf Brighton, and although well over 
60 years of age, went into the rlne 
himself, * 



At Leicester Square 

Whenever Leicester: Square-thea- 
tre manag;emeht get stuck for a 
headllner they bring in Nina Mae 
McKlnney. Week of June 5 is one 
of those occasions. This colored 
handful is always good for a recep- 
t.ipn, and when things don't go so 
good, her. pianist. Garland Wilson, 
'dan'always pome to the rescue with 
a pianbforte solo. This week they 
like them both. Newcomers here 
are Six Wong-Chlo-Tschlngs, 
troupe of Chinese' plate splnnerb. 
foot Jugglers and noVel bar bal- 
ancers. - 

Four Western Stars, Americans 
just over from France, where they 
played several weeks, are a fast 
tapping outfits Cole Brothers, with 
Austin working with Hugh French, 
.Englishman, ..in colored make-up, 
second pairtner since Tommy's 
de^th«. are hot so, hot. French 
l^cks'the spontaneity pf the colored 
i^ace. 'A Japanese Tea Garden.' 
sceiie is very ^pretty, with Harold 
Turner, from the Russian ballet, and 
Mary Honer, a protege of Francis 
Mangan, in .the Paramount days, 
prove d perfectly blended pair of 
(lancers. , bthersi— are- — Lasislter' 
'brothers (holdovers), Carlo Medini 
Siii and Leon Rogee and Willie 
"Woltard, continental Juggler. 

dalary Vayp Charge 

Jack Dolg, operating Collins' Mu- 
sic Hall, one of the oldest in the 
suburbs. Is accused of welching on 
salaries. The most . recent: case Js 
that of Scott Sanders. . Sanders 
took the .house over on percentage, 
wlth'.polg guaranteeing htm $800. 
At. the end of the . week. Doig gave 
the ^ Usual hard luck story he coUld 
npt pay the full guarantee, but paid 
$400. s - - 

.1 Despite' shpr^age^ Sanders paid alt 
the seven acts on the hill in full, 
leaving him a balahcie of around $10 
for. himself. A previous victim was 
WiU.Fyffe. Understood Dolg will 
out of this house soon, with Tod 
Slaughter, the old school actor, tak- 
ing, the- hpuse over for mellers. 

G-B Directors ignored 

Without any announcement, and 
without mention In the lay or trade 
papers, S. R. Kent and Dixon 
Boardman have been elected to the 
.directorate of Gaumont^Britlsh. 
The Ignoring of the 'American In- 
vasion' has been treated with silence 
by all native publications. 

Rivalry? 

Film trade here is speculating 
concerning Sally Ellers' cable sum- 
mons to get back to the Fox lot in 
a hurry. Mi$3 Ellers caine to Eng- 
land on holidav and, subject to labor 
permits, was due to work for Gau- 
mont-rBrltish, whose. link with Fox 
Is now admitted- by the British trade 
papers. 

When everything wAs.set, the star 
went ^over to Elstree, signed for 
British . International, the G-B ri- 
vals, and started In on a picture. 

Now Miss Ellers has been recalled 
so suddenly the B. I. staff are full 
steaming on the picture, with an 
even, chance of getting it finished 
before the star has to sail on the 
17 th. 



Remote Control? 

After the opening of 'The Late 
Christopher Bean' Gilbert Miller 
jumped to the continent. Returning 
after four weeks, he found that, de- 
spite the heat wave, there had been 
scarcely an unsold seat at the St. 
James duriner his absence. 

'Quixote's' Short Run 

The Chaliapin 'Don Quixote' pic-, 
ture, which United Artists put into 
the Adelphl to follow 'Kid .From 
Spain,' lasted just two weeks. It 
was generally slated, and with the. 
neat wave to contend with, it never 
got . away. 



Downey Vs. Li H i 

Beatrice Llllie and Morton Dow- 
ney were star attractions at Cafe do 
Paris, opening June 7, but intense 
heat hurt. Show developed in match 
of popularity of the two stars, with 
Downey scoring by one song. Lillio 
was compelled to sing eight num- 
bers by her fans to Downey's nine. 

. London Calling 

Natalie Hall ha^ been cabled to by 
Oscar Hammersteln to come over to 
star in the new Drury Lane show, 
'Ball am Savoy.' Only hold-up is un- 
der contract to play two weeks' sea- 
son in stock company at Colorado, . 
sPme time In August, and she must 
be' in London early in August, art 
show ig due. around September 7. 
-Drury iLane management ready to 
compensate the. Colorado people if 
they will release Miss Hall, and ne- 
gotiations are now on. 



taesiKf, jane 20, 1933 



LECilTIMA¥E 



VABIETr 



Hipp 50c Opera Overdoes Passes, 
Then Goes to Capacity, Ups Scak 



Attention drawn to {iO-cdnt grand 
«p«rct at the Hippodrome (N. T.) is 
piurtly explained , by the issuance of 
JQ.OOO paiElses for the Initial week^ 
distribution, heiner "made in the 
Italian "districts; . Capacity attend- 
ance on sotne nights and turiiaways 
Indicated that oalcleys trere used. 

Flrdt Week's takings (seven nights 
jund one matinee, Saturday) were 
about 112,000. With the house 
sharing with the attraction t»0-50i 
the ishow end came put about . $2,000 
In the red, despite the fact that the 

^„r,^perfktlng npt was ket>t doWn, what 
with •cphcesslons, from biack 

j e!tage uniehs. Second week the 
:gxoBB waa better. Although the 
bad the scale .at 66 cents top, flrdt 
14 rows were boosted to 99 cents 
the second week. . 

Singers*^ Modest Pay 
The ballet was engaged at |1.60.r 
per performance^, wage after the 
first week going to 12. Chpral Union 
agreed to a $4 per night wage; with 
17 on Saturday for the two'pertdrm- 
ances. Supiars .were paid 60 . ce^ts 
per night. UisUal chorus, ihlnlinum 
for the Met^ is (70 weekly. Equity 
does not figure in grand opera, the 
|30.. .minimum .for; all , types of 
choristers therefore, .not applying, 

'Stage hands', union cla^^sifled the: 
opera attraction as stock, and agreed 
to^ crew of eight men, Instead of 
i20, which was the minimum for pre- 
Tipuja'pop £?rand pperq, here. : There 
Waa a concession frPm the musi- 
ciana' . union also. Complaint against 
the management . for 'last Siindiay 
night'fi perf oi^mance . was heard In 
court With deplsloh' reserved.' 'De- 
fense, was that It was a foreign 
ballet.'. Previous-foreign langruage 
operatic perfpmiahces . in various 
3roadway theatres on .Sundays 
have not beein inte rfered wit h, j 

. jt'^Vi?Rf j™Sfp_ undet the 

management of Alfi^o Salmaggi. 
who staged open ^r operatic per- 
formances .in Chicago at Soldiers 
Field last summer. That explains 
the -'Chicago Opera Co.' billing, btit 
It is. not the Chicago , Civic Opera. 
, . Cast has .some^excellent volce'sK sev- 
eral from Fortune Gallo's organiza-: 
tion. Salmaggl proppsed pop opera 
at the Studebaker, Chicago, but. 
^ter posting .ll.OOOr ^drppped -the 
..Ideai 

Management says second for the 
epmpany,, about three g's higher 
than the first Week. Production, nut, 
.orchestra, musks and eingers in- 
cluded, was a' bit over $8,000i House 
Is on a percentage. At a 9 9 -"Pent 
top, capacity is about $28,000. 

Company is being' promoted by 
Cecil Mayberry, W, A. Carroll and 
Alfredo Salmaggl. Latter is the 
maestro and producer. Former two 
are' the middle west theatre men 
who came to New Tork a 'year ago 
took over the ■ Hippodrome, opened 
It for dime vaudeville with pictures 
and almost made a go of it. 

Now, with the opera thing, they 
■ay they feel so good about the 
' proposition that tbey're going to Or 
ganlze at least two and possibly 
three road shows along similar lines 
-.- and shoot them out pronto. 

Scouting Europe 

Paul Liamonte was shipped by 
them to Europe last Friday (16) 
With instructions to tie up a lot of 
talent and start it to New York 
^luickly. Meantime first company 
is practically, lined up and opens at 
the Newark School Stadium July 
16 with 'Aida' for a one-day show 
Ing. Stadium lias 'a 28,000 capacity 
and similar outdoor fields with, large 
capacities. ^^111 be ' booked wherever 
possible... 

New Tork. thing at the Hippo- 
drome is only for a six- week season, 
folding July 2, but may be held one 
weelc longer td^ July -9. - Idea is- that 
the short season is long enough to 
get things 'well startedr showTf prof- 
it and build for the road. Then 
house darkens for renovations and 
Will be reopened in the fall., Move 
will also allow for testing the new 
=Europcan-^alent'"0n'"-the"^ 
priming of it for a New York bid, 



Frisco Dnmer' Draws 

oil lostli Week 



. San I^rah^^^ 
Xii its fourtii week at the Clurran 
'Dinner at Eight' continues to sock 
the town, .-holding to -an-^ average 
pace Of around $17,000. 

" Only icdmipetitldir Was f rdm 'Only 
Girl,' at the Columbia, which drew 
about $4,000 oh the. second and last 
week, bowing out Saturday night 
(17) to leave 'Dinner* the entire 
field. 



DTDEE UNDER CANVAS 

Esthervilie, I., June 19. 
Aulger B.rotherg, stock, has 
opened under canvas here for the 
summer. 

Engagement is Indef, company 
having' done good business here in 
previous years. 



SMASH mm 

ON COOL WEEK 



BROADWAY REVIEW 



SHOOTING STAR 

Drama fn three acts prebisnte^ at ttae 
Selwyn, June 12, by Crosby Galge;. written 
by. (Noel Pierce and Bemp,rd C. Schoenfeld; 
staged by Bela Blaii; Frandne Utrrlmore 
starred.. 

Aaron Fleischer ;...R9bert C.Flsclier 

Flo Curtis Lee . Patrick 

Olive O' Casey... ....ViPlfit. Barney. 

Jackson Hocy..,.. ....Roland; Drew 

Ed Flelschef. PblUp Van. Zahdt 
Julie ' Ijeander. . . .Frahclne Larrlmdre 
Hannah Harriet MacGlbbon: 

Spittoon Man. .' .\ . . . . . .Gierie Uoore 

Tom Blalr. Barry . O'Neill 

Chris. .'. ........,«•.'..... i .Joseph .Downng 

JBlll,«.....-.....v...i. ^-George Cawell. 

Johnson..^.... V... Forrest Taylor. Jr. 

Miss Frothlngham VT . . %-i Beverly -Slt«reaves 
Herman Mordecal....^. Samuel GoldenberK 

C9xl,Mot(mm^,j^^tjL',j, ? . • ...Henry ..0.'Ne|lI 
Edpa Judd....... Cora Wltherspoqn 

Gareth ' Jtidd .\ .... v. .. i . . .Van ' Lowe 

flank Morrlsey; . , . .-.-Walter 'Baldwin 
Grantland North........... George Houston 

Matt .Hardy. ........ . .Robert Gleckler. 

Katie..... Edith . Shayne 

Nora . V . Maty Alice . .'Collins 

Emmett. .... ... . . .Barry Mahool 

Malcolm Cralgr.....;...... ....Vincent York 

Asst. Stage Mgr....\..V^il.Ilam Sharpe, Jr. 

Alllster . ....... i ^ . ... . . Scott Moore 

Mrs. Honeycut. Helen . Crane 

Mrs., Mercer .llarriet MacOlbbon 

Leo Bennett. ..^.>...;.;.^^... .Frank Wilcox 

: Ella^ ; Engel .. Sumner 

Second Maid............ .Mathllde Baring 

Bell-boy. . .... .... i ..;Gitbert Squarey 

Reporter! ; . . . .Oliver Barbour 



14 B'way Shows, Looks like 8 Soon 
Bekw ¥r. Ago, 'Chance,' $13,M|0, Tops 



Chicago, June 19. 

Chicago's legit .consists of. a 
i3mash hit in .the Harris 'and a 
giiq.icked 'courtesy pass' gumshoer 
at the Garrick.' Rest of the legit 
town Was dark last week, With the 
sudden foldings of 'Family. Uttstalrs' 
at the Cdtt and 'High Hat' at the 
Studebaker. 

'Dinner at Bight* opens tonight 
<Mo~nday) at'the '£<rlahgen 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Alien Corn,' Harris (D-i,Q84; 
$2.76) .(3d w<iek). Capacity. That 
12.76 top no handicap for this 
9how.°^AroUhd .$18,000, . 

'On the Make,' Garrick (F-1,276: 
$2.20) '(9th week). AUietly And keep- 
ing ahead of printing presses. Aus- 
pices' ekillful at this pastime. 



Free Attractkm 



• ^Lincoln, Neb., June 19, ' 
TSay "Tyeave r'a P liEtyers :cl6sed_hflre 
Saturday <17), night ittd terminated 
their 20th week . hrei^cing fy«n. 
Hoke policy, seemingly, liad worn 
out.' iiibeirty was recently, assigned 
to Independent Theatre, inc., who 
wUl-wire. and open- house .with~plx" 
June. 26. .,' i _ 

We&ver has a. rotating^ id$a .Une'd 
up with Columbus, Hastings ahd 
Fremont as stops^ _ However;.. Sgm 
Slusky of Capitol Beach has con- 
tracted for the company to play 
two weeks lii the park as a free at- 
traction ^nd s.uccesi3.-f there, might 
altet the. situation. 



Seattle light Opera 

Protnising at $B,000 

Seattle,' June 19. 

I^ight opera' season got oiilder 
way okay with 'Student Prince', at 
Metropolitan, in first week gross- 
ing close_ to, $7,0b0. Just about 
brekklrfg"' even. Next, *The "Merry 
Widow,' with nut a trifle lower and 
backers feel encouraged. Wagabond 
King' set for thjrd week. 

If public says so at the b. o., sea- 
son to run through summer. "With 
class of show given, the^e is a 
chance. Top price is $1.65, set 
ting hew loW" Hgure for this class 
stuff. 

, James Li.ddy and Ruth Altman 
in leads, with other principals, in- 
cluding David Reese, Robert Ca- 
pron, Adele Walker, James Stevens, 
Leonard Tetley,. Agnes Swensen. 
De ■ . Lios jewkes,- • ^ Evangeline ' Ed- 
wards, Artiiur Cunningham. More 
girls added to chorus for "Widow' 
bringing it up to-80.' Press-favorr 
able. Production well, staged '. and 
cast . is excellent. Most of the -male 
chorus In 'Prince'- recruited from 
church Choirs. 

Harry Pfeil credited for direc- 
tiphi 



Boston's Post-Seasion 
Booking of a Try-Qnt 

:— ^„ BQatQD,jjAin.e -19. . _ 

'Dinner at Eight' ended success- 
tut' three weeks*~ ruh' at Shubert. 
This ..Was scheduled curtain, on legit 
seiisbn ; l)Ut' a nw booking Is an- 
nounced which extends ' season 
awhile. . 

Queenie Smith open today (19) at 
Hollis in 'Not a Salht,' new play 
corauthored. by John Montague, 
longrtime legit press agent. 

Opening lilght is donated as bene- 
fit to Cook and SplUane of the long 
closed jHbllis staff. 




'Chance* Seashore- Week— 
Before Going to Loop 

Olson and Johnson's 'Take a 
Chancfe,' in which the comedy -teiam 
is'^now-'CO-starrlng^-wlthHEthel-Mer'^- 
man, goes to Atlantic City for a 
week commencing July 2 prior to 
opening .July 11 at ihe Erlanger, 
Chicago. 

Show planned. .;to close in New 
York last week, but a change !n 
weather improved business and the 
Broadway departure was delayed 
until June 30. The Chicago date will 
be Miss Merman's first appearance 
In that city. 



There may be no set rule as to 
the time fit the season for serious 
plays, but it isn't customary to' pre- 
sent such shows in imid'^June. It's 
a question- whether 'Shooting Star' 
Would stand .a better chance, in 
autumn, but in any event a stay 
through: summer is' improbable. / • 

Without benefit of dress rehetu'sals 
or a try-out date, 'Star' dragged on 
until close to midnight at the pre-: 
miere- and was not much improved 
in running time the second night. 
It held Its audiences, ' which is 
something, doubtless because of the 
star, Franclne Larrimore and the 
eharacter: she portrays— ^based:...jh 
some respects on the life of the. late 
Jeanne Eagels.- Interest in' the script 
was manifested by at least one pic 
ture coinipahy . aiid the surety that 
the. screen rights will be sold is per 
haps the best reiaisbn 'for. the play's 
presentation at this time. . 
'. Supporting cast is large and 
Spotted with : Broadway players 
There are 10 different scenes. Somo 
sets are' on 'platforms,' but ^he 
changes were sd slow the perform- 
ance seemed punctuated with;wait8 
In tills era . of rollers and revolving 
stages, that s^med strange,- especi 
ally becatise .plenty .was spent on 
the production. Understood that 
scHpt requfren Sent ciflllng 'fbr~lltiiBS 
Ltun^bre 'belhg on stage ~.a€~' the 
start of most scenes is the main rea-: 
son for the delays; " 

In- the peregrinations "lof Julie 
Leahder from a western stock .cbm- 
piany to . stardom ' . on Broadway, 
there' ttfe • two legit producers- who 
figure largely.: in her career.- One 
through' whona hex' name appears In 
electric', lights,' is a shoWman- with 
a dialect. That character Is more 
fictitious ;■ than -the othei^-manairer- 
and there is little doubt that the 
authors had Sam H. Harris in mind. 
It was Harris who presented. Miss 
Eagel's- Ihlher-.QUtstandlng success. 
'Rain,' and it was he Who tried to 
square . the Equity trouble^ Htirris. 
seemed to be the only manager Who 
could handle the tempestuous star. . > 
Miss Liarrimore's Julie ^Jjeander is 
arrestiiig despite the.length qf the. 
play. She is oh the stage most of 
the- performance' and while her 
mannerisms do not suggest those 
of Miss Eagels, Miss I^arrimore en- 
acts the tragedy With deep under- 
standing. . There, are 82' ispeaklng. 
parts in- the sujppot'ting company, 
Some of the individual -perform- 
ances were of high order, but Miss 
Tiiarrlmore's Julie, was always out- 
standing. . 

The authors would make it seeim, 
by Inference, that the. most impor- 
tant factor in the passing of Jeanne 
Eagels was her suspension by 
Equity for missing several, perform 
ances during the. latter part of the 
Haln' tour. Such an incident preys 
on Julie's mind. Her marriage is 
distressing, but Bhe< Is unable to 
ishake off the effect of the Equity 
ban. Julie, in the play, has con- 
tracted a drug habit. That in com- 
bination with indulgence in brandy, 
explains. why she missed the perj- 
formances-^ne matinee for which 
she neglected to. report at the thea- 
tre, forgetting all aboUt .the show. 
; -'Shooting Star' has much, that is 
interesting about a most interestihg 
personality. '.Because .of. its ..topic, it 
is episodic, which' explains why 
several- "well .known -! play era-. -.have 
comparatively smalr"parts. Brevity 
might make the show more alluring, 
but it Is probably too late to maken^ 
the changiss^for jthe.su!rn_mer Js here 
and it will take plenty of colit to 
operaJte^the jshow,^ even if the east 
Is 'on off-season salaries." liee. 



DO WELL IN i 



liOS Ahgele's, June 19. 
xegit didn't seem to Sultter last 
week from ttie heat. All houses 
turned In good grosses. 'Music in 
the Air,' at the Belasco, «ot .away 
for a good week at $2.75 top, turning 
In & strong $17,000. . Excellent re- 
views .by. the crities should carry 
the musical ialong for probably five 
to^ix weeks; > 

'Counsellbr-at-Law' In its last 
week had sellout mats and isbod 
night biz, going to $8,600, Play did 
nine' Weeks on the black side at^ the 
El Capltan. Next in is. •20th Cen- 
tury,* with Eugenie" " Leontovlch, 
opening Thursday (22). . 

At the Music Box the 'Nine 
o'clock IteVue' did fi. spurt, Hiauling 
in $2,300. with a majbi^lty of the 
custoipers . iia. on 40c service charge 
OA. passes.' . • 

, George Arthur staged ^Andro- 
des and. the l«ibn' last Tbucsday 
night (16) as Ills first at the Piay- 
liouse. , First four, days hit $1,100, 
p^pntyTfor the 4sb-bp sbow;~ " — ^ 



Berkshire Group . Personnel 

Stockbrlge, Mass., June 19. 
=T--F.=eowles=^Strlckland==will7TCSume: 
this season as head of the Berk- 
shire Playhouse, opening July 3. 

Among players scheduled to ap- 
pear are Helen Menkeni Rose Ho- 
bart, Walter Klngsford, Audrey 
Jtidgewell, Claude- Rains, Donald 
Meek, June Walker,. Geoffrey Kerr, 
Suzanne Caubaye, Margaret Love, 
Peggy Hovenden, Katherine Stew- 
lart, Charles Francis and Robert 
Wallstein. 



Canton-8 Coh(9 $tock 
Baits, After 6 Months 

Canton, 0^-june;l?v- 
Bloise Jordan - Players have .ter- 
minated six copsebutlve months at 
the Giriand O,. H. here, and are; now 
qn_ a much hee 

Grand, with . grind policy \ot dra- 
matic stock In an abbreviated fpnn, 
pictures, 'and vaude, hap been (do'^ 
ing nicely since last, fall, at a diine 
and 15 cents. 

With the* dropping, of stage 
shows the house has V inaugurated 
a dual feature film policy for 'the 
summer months, with prices unr 
changed. 

Grand fbr several months has 
been .operating co-operative, with 
the dramatic stock troupe, union 
stage hands , and musicians, par- 
ticipating In the gross" tin percent- 
age. Plan, worked out here for the 
first time two yearis ago With the 
Edith Ambler Players, has proved 
highly successful. 

No Stock, Iowa Little 
Group Seizes Opening 

Indianapolis, June 19^ 
The Civic Theatre, after a tough 
winter season, Is.maklhg a bid:fbr 
summer business. With the cer- 
taihty there will .be no stock here 
this, summer for the first time in 
several years, comes the announce- 
inent that the Civic will present at 
lieast six plays during the hot 
jnbnths.- 

Tlie playhouse Is being equipped 
with a hoine-^mad© cooling system. 

The stock companies, that have 
played here have managed to -break 
almost even during, years past, so 
there may be some demand for the 
sta^re plays. 



Broadway only partially: recoy«( 
ered from the Iieat wave laist week^ 
and, .despite cool weathe^:. the.ielOB- . 
ings slated for the. next two . weeks 
will drojp the iiymber ot attractlona 
down tb eight' or leKs for thef week 
of July 3. That is slightly under the 
card* for 'the- -same week last year* 
There are 14 jshows in all this week* 
including pbi> opera.; 
^ Top .money was drawn by . '^ake.-a.. 
Chsince' last . week^ but, althbugb. '' 
$13,^000: betters jan even break, the 
musical is announced to clbse this 
Saturday. It may hold ever, how^- 
ever. Another musical in doiibt 
after this week is 'Tattle Tales,' the 
revue from the coasit- (Fay aind 
Stanwyck)^ Which has fared bifidly. 
I^st Saturday 'Uncle Toih^s Cabin* 
Was taken oil at. the Alvin, where It . 
was slated to stick, and the siune ' 
night 'Best Sellers' exited from the 
Morosco. 

'Shooting Star,' Which: opened, at 
the Selwyn last Week, got little coin 
after the first night, and Was esti- 
mated getting less than $6,000. It 
will probably remain through next 
week ( July - 1) .- because of the pic- 
ture rights. Shows carded to close 
on that date: 'Bioisraphy,' . Avon; 
'Gay Divorce,' Shubert; 'Goodbye 
Again,' Plymouth. 

Grand opera continues- to draw, 
heavily at the. Hipp, with. the . low. 
admission scale the feature. Re--' 
ported topping atiy Ibgit. The pro* > 
ductioh venttire in White Plaine 
came to a sudden stop. 

'The Ghost Writer* is this week's 
sole premiere. Next week there is a 
poBsibility of som«thli« eailed^ 'Not;: 
Tbnlte Bahy,' .3^1so icturd~ea~ Is * 
two ' weeks' revivial of. V^. Church 
Mouse' a,t the Mistnsfleld; 

EsfiirhAtWs' fop Last Week 

. ''Best 8ejleN»* ' ^Morbsco. ^ .Jnii^'-l . 
drawn last SSaturday ef ter .pieiyln^ 
seven ^eeks; .average arb^nd f5,Q0<r» 
^biitJesB last, week.., : 

'Biography/ Avon j(2«th. .w< 
(C-830-$3.80);' One week nibre; : 
cooler weather acebuiited for llett^ ' 
attendance. ' gross approlditiatil^jK ^ 
$7,000; Gully's BtanfOovt this MMiwiti ^ 

'Gay Divorce/ Sbiibert (89tlt weekif ' 
(U-l,39{i.>$.80)<, Another week 
and then CblOtgoi iciyine twck^avel^^ 
asfe to iHtce i^t412iO(H^i:--T'^ \ 

'doodbye Aoalnf*! Plymouth (Utli 
week) (Cj^l.042»|3,89>, Due out after* 
another week also; I^obp may.^gett 
this comedy, too; estimated arpiiiid 
$4,000. ' 



Future Plajrs 

'Not a Saint,' by John Montagu 
and Bruz Fletcher,- is being giyen a 
Boston-tryout--by^Queenle--Smithr^-i 

'Stripped/ from the French of 
Andre Blrabeau and: Jean Guitton, 
is . being tested in the Shubert try- 
out spot at Hartford this week. 

'The Showman/ ad.apted by 
Achmed Abdullah and 'yVilllam A 
Wolfe., from, the formers novel* 
'Broadway Interlude' is looked for 
early in the new season. Gets .1 
summer tryout at the Manor thea- 
tre, Pelham. 



week) (M-1,^96.|8.^Q)< Msdji up lost 
pace In. normal jFune temperature; 
takings arbund $12,000; Will sitfclc 

thrbugh-.July<:j!.^ — -^-v/' ; J .r. . . 

'One Surtdsy Afterneen/ 48th 6i. 
(18th week) (F-969^-$8.30). Among 
few stayers aimed through summer; 
iinodest bbst show f^ured well, mak- 
ing up most of heat wave drop; 
nearly. $7,500i^ 

'Shooting Star,* Selwyn iiiHi 
Week) (CD-1.0C7-f3.30). Started 
badly, first week under 45,000; "will 
stay anothe^^nreek for picture rights. 

'Take a Chknee/ Apollo (30th 
week) (M^l,720-'$3.30). Final Week 
announced but may hold o.ver; 'de« 
pends on ti;ade this week; got $18,<^ 
.000 last week which was list's hest 
money. 

Tattle faleii,' Broadhursr/(4tli: 
week) (R-lill&r$3i8Q); Some doubi - 
about continuance after this ."Week; 
business not imprbved; ^estimated 
around $6,000; very low for musical. 

'The, Ghost Writer/ Masque (1st 
week) (CDr70O-$3.3a). Presented' 
independently (Richard HopklUS 
and WalterJaeyer-Xr-writfen by Mar*^ 
tin Mooney; opened : Monday. 

Repeitts and . il4levivsls 
'Uncle Tbm's Cabi / Alvln; wlth<4 
drawn last Saturday. 

'Both. Your Houses/ ; repeat 
doing fairly well. 

'This Climax/ Bijou ; revival* 

'June Moon/ Ambassador; revival. 

'Another L.anguafle/_ Waldorf; re- 
vival. ■ " 

Gran.dl Opera, Hiimbdrome; 
cents to 99 cents. 

Westchester Gbunty - Playhouse 
production season abruptly ended 
S^aturday. 



Cnrrent Road Shows 



'Alien Corn/ Harris, CJhicago. 

'Dinner at Eight,'' Curran, San;. 
Francisco. ' 'i 

="'Dinner='wr'EroHt,»^Gfrnd=^ 
Chicago:^ ■' 

'Not a Sa! (Queenie Smith)', 
Hollis, Boston, 

'Androcies and the Lioh/ Holly- 
wood Playhouse. 
'Couhse|or-at-Law/ 1 Capital^ 

Belasco, liOS Angeles. 

'Nine o'Clock Revile/ Music Box, 
Los Angeles, 

'Music in the Air/ Belasco, Los 
lAngeles, 



40 



VARiEJir 



LEGITIMATE 



Tuw$9ff June 20* 1983 



IWoiis^^^^l^^^ Hays ^ «^ ^ ^ 



Phy$ Ahroad 



By Late Winchell Smidi and Others 



New Dictator 



^How - fortuned «an . be made in 
Show bualness with slmply-wrltten, 
Ole^n plays,. Is exemplified by the 
successful career of the late Wln- 
oheli (BUiy) Smith. I^atter once 
stated that he had made $10,000,000 
for and with John Goldenr all within 
six years. " " " ^ 

Smith was the dominant factor 
In iriakiiler (Jolden one of the mosit 
successful, showmen, on.,. ]5rCladwaji:. 
Qolden himself ..has said that pre- 
senting clean; plays was not a fetish, 
but good business. Smith was an 
actor, turned direc<;or and then au- 
thor before he became an associate 
manager. The Sjmith & Golden 
oomblnation produced only three 
or four smash hits, but those were 
All that wa»- necessary. 

'Their first dick was 'Turn to the 
Rlgrht* in 1916. They ^eire virtually 
ttu-ough as partners in 1922, princi- 
pally because Smith's health failed 
luid he divided hid time thereafter 
^betweea the Rtylera and his estate 
liV Farmlngtph, Conn. 

•Right' came into existehc6 
thieough accliJont. -iolm E. CJack) 
Hazzaird . went' along- with Golden' 
and Smith on a golfing trip. Hiai- 
jsard ran o;ut of jjokes on the wayr 
through New England ai|id told them 
the - story of his play* Smith re- 
, vised the script and it tan 63 weeks 
on' Brdadway at . the Gaiety miBiklhg 

« igMnln' ' ' Ran 3 Year* 

. Their ne*t sttiaflh pamo'two years 
"later when Binilh Popped up "Erank 
"Bacon^s:J»ia»> Iwhlcit as ^.IghtnIn^' 
./• raii: three yki^rs, at ttie Gftfetjr; "fo^^ 
; ; (IMS to 1981, Aii^t August). 

That eihow inade the ; pattners ; . 
ioiidO^OQOi : Number, two codttpjuileB 
jpliaye^ iiiost ol! t^^ attd 
^ i^hdrtty after the . ojclglnal cast weiit 
: io Chicago, Bacon, aii^id mail wh6n 
l|i^e xdade his major auccess, -died. 

«Th«fc First - Yw* wftH ..another 
n :B|hith : -ihd'-^ JGfoldeni_jcUclte_Bjni^^ 



Los Angeles, June 13. 
IMM AoRelea .Theatre Guild prwenU a 
drama by Maurice ArmstropK, . Directed 
by Haven MacQuarrle. Bet designed .and 
painted by John XiVnob. _ At I*aii, com- 
mencloe June 12, Top; TBo. Caat: SmIMe | 

Spite Coriier' 'The .Wisdom Tooth' I 

and 'Chicken j^ed;' biit in addition Hector y. Samo, Blaine Whipple, Adele 
picture rights brought in much coin, gt-^ ^^^s'Sn.^'**"*"' "''""'"'v^"' 



MACHINAL 



f'- 



It is truci that spice shows have 
made big bankrolls but the Smith 
and Golden typie of shows 



Only claim to attention this play 
_ have I can offer is that it's a dramatiza- 
proven the inbst consistent, because tion of the Nazi headllxieB and tha^ 
;-!,«»A -rtF fhft flraw id -much P^ynn -Hamilton, the lead^ bears A 
the lango^ of the draw is ^ij^n r ^.j^jj^jj^ ^^g^^j^j^^^^^ Herr Hitler. 

larger. Qf course, the outstanding j^^j^g ^^^^ ^jj^j ^^^^^ piece wades 
success of the cleanjy sentimental I jj^^ough terrible tlrivel, culminating 
type of play is 'Abie's Irish. .Rose,' in a divine vengeance that.snufts 

Which netted Anne Nichols some- out the mad dictator. ,^ .^^^i.^. i„ 

thing like $5.600;6bO and established Author's contempt for dramatic Talrov. u master of sl^gew^^^ 
imiiB ♦t?.ww,v«y iwH* CO . l ^ ^ tion results in the same be- no small thing.: He has sounded 

the world^s run record by/^'^y^ns const^^^^ in. depths In her little melodrama she 

five years on Broadway, not count- JJiJjer«,^aCjJ»<>n^^^^^ she did not herself sus- 

ihg numerous roiad companies, one 1 ^^.^j ^5^^^^^^^^^,^^ ^g known, that she'slpeot. In the original 'Machinar 
or two of which played almost as [j^^ one to Inspire liis success and j EMen's boss, whom she marHes to 
long as the original. bango, they're in love. Similar escape a dull dish-washln^^^ 

Smith did not start writing until cutting of corners provides him a nagging mother Is a coepu- 
hewas34.^Hedidju^^^^ 

inal plays, but specialized in "^©vls- A|Me^ irom ^amuton 5^5^,3^ incarnate. Ellen herself doesn't 

ing works Of other^authors^Once hjg^^ ,0 weU as^an incarnaUon 

he liked a script he was able to Lj^^j.. j,,^ cast stand- J of the proletariat— her yen Is for 

remake it Into something thei play- ^uts are Hector V. Sarno, who gives romance and love under palm ^ees 
goers wanted. So adept did he be- his usual sterling performance as J fa*her .than freedom from ca^ltai- 
c6me that he was recognized as the the banker, and Blaine Whipple, as T^t chains. -.^ . y^.^ 
leading 'play^doctor^^ j SStgSShPs"^^^^^ 

He did not think he c<>"*d .^^"« iS an?^^^ symbols. And be- 
and only afjer his late wife. Grac?, f JJ'*! Jjd^'jg^^^^ itself he has^thrown 
urjged hlmr did he try his hand* ^l^g g^^^^ - - - 



PlifiaT known contribution was , the anti-Naal, : still gives the 
rewriting of 'Polly ofthe .Circus,' jsome justlflcatloh for his c 



which.: made plenty for Frederic 
Thompson. He became general stage I 



- |>rought^ f ame^and-fortune-to:-E^»Lnlc 
^.jCra,yehi; Its awOiiot atad jrtar. Smith 
*«Vfe6d the script. Tha Show wft» 
'^wited- fhre<» %ayB-rCraveh, Gddeii; 
; a^^ '^'nith. It r^iv'SS w^ieks w 
L-ispoadTttaxk iPefljt^^ 
V^la^rpaifie^BrnJaiTs 
• ijfhete^^ of the iirpfltsf were 

gleaned, atnoiuntlng' to. • |t,000,00ft. 
' So ...consistent was the capacity 
irtfeffda^cfethtttthtfbtix office 
ments . vrere Actually printed ; ItK 
weeks "^in advance andU on Saturday 
nights ' ithe week'a standing xtoom 
admiissiohs were> added.' > 
A Few Flops, Too 
Other shoWs that brought big 
money to the Golden- Smith com 
blnatlon inicluded 'Pigs,* while 
■Seventh Heaven' was uhtooket. 
tor windfall for Golden^ Smith nou 
being in on that show. 'Heaven' 
ati^ggered the first seven weeks and 
then climbed to capacity. There 
were many other Jointly produced 
Bhows' under the billing 'John Gold 
jah Presents* Directed by ^Incheil 
Stolth.' They-lntjluded 'Thank -Toti, ' 
Three Wise Pools,' 'The Wheel 
' Tolly Preferred,* "Night Hostess,' 
most of which made goodly profits 
But there were flops too such as 



Moscow, June 2. 
'Machinal,' the play by Sophie 
freadwell. which Arthur Hopkins 
staged on Broadway back In' 1928, 
is now avcUlable in Russian version, 
at the Kamerny theatre, for better 
Or for worse. Playwright Tread- 
well herself, who is in Moscow at 
the moment and takes enthusiastic*^ 
stage-calls from- Soviet audiences, 
says It's for better. She says so to 
fiusslan 'interviewers and would be 
an Ul-behaved guest to say any 
less. 

But probably she meaha it. To 
hava one's play produced by A, 



dictator 
course. 
Lenjf, 



a most impressive background 
of symbols of the capitalist 
city. New' York. In one of the 
finest pieces 6t staging- Moscow has 
witnessed for years, he employed 
lighting effects and a projection 
camera to produce a feeling of the 



director tor Thompson and came Smith ScriptUlg, With 

thr6ugh. .a8 ., a recognized author H/fAtHr«ii TalrSno* RikviiA I nearness, the pervasiveness of the 
#hen -her-draifiatiBed>-Ge6rge Barr L OTPIS^H^^ '^y^yjihetropolls . . 

McCiitheoh'a ' rewster's MlUlohs'l Hollywood, June 19. 

with Byron Ongley. 

. Fortu;ie.,i Own Ptoy . 
Smith's first play on his own ^ 
waa^The JTortune.-Hunter' .produc€!d;|.*Tf 
by Cdhan & Harris* It was pre- 



Towerlnjg skyscrapers crowd 
Dicksph Morgan Is taking over the I agalnist a night- sky as the curtain 
Job of preparing Paul Gerard Smith's I rises and across them, cascade ads, 
co-op j^6VUe, 'Pootllghts and Pancy words, symbols suggesting the xjlty 
Smith's current work on a and its turgid lifev ,The thing 
r A«. w vl^JL, ^i^^aW ffiw- WArnAnTln evoked - an^- outburst -of applause 
„^ , 1^9 ^- ;Slory wf"*^" Slowly from this ba<skground 

aehted in 1910 ahd ran 63 weeks on PteePins him off the show's organl- U^^^^gg the stylized set of a busy 
t»*AA^«fitr Hmith nut hlB royalties 1 *atio . {. business officer with typewriters 

M^?^^J;«J«?i^?A iSve an ^^^^ No opening date Is set, but show J yattling, telephones huzzlhg 
aside, determined to .f*-^ will probably unfold in San Dlegol harried employes at work 
age fund. He made f ^ | jn a month» Then goes on tour of every scene the New York back- 



trothal between " Imppverlshed 
Prince Herbert, motor-racer <6t 
Lord Company, and Princess Ga* 
trlela, the richest glrl of some non^ 
existent Balkan kingdom. Tessy 
tr^wsn this union as. publicity stunt 
for the Lord . Company, and when 
the engagement, comes off she finds 
that she herself has fallen la lova 
with the prince and therefore messea 
UP the engagement by ottering 
Herbert In the presence of the prin- 
cess his sharia oit a big reward- for- 
trapplng the prlncess,- 

Eventually she herself succeeds 
in trapping the .prince, but she sets 
about it so shrewdly that the prince 
is the last to sjispect that he has 
been trapped at all. I'he other wom> 
en in ithe play, the queen and par- 
ticularly Gabrlela do their little bit 
of getting their 'own way, whereat^ 
I Slbkln, the man with genuine dicta*' 
Uorlal power and the King himself 
are henpecked when up against 
I :hes6 women^ There are many more 
mpUcatlons and a.uggestlons of 
topical satire which add pep. . 

Alma Seldler, who won f athe as. 
the Churchmouse, is delightful. 
Her partner, ITlrlch Bettac, Is as 
good a light comedian as can be 
found on the German language 
stage— which says precious little. 
Otto Tressler is really great as the 
poor old king who would have pre- 
ferred to he an artlet than a sover- 
eign, liill Marberg Is queenly, and 
Ebba Johannsen, as attractive aa 
ever. 

DREI APFELBAEUME 

('Three Apple Trees') 

Berlin,. June 1. 
.Comedy -wltb- muBlc. presented In ~ tha 
Deutacbee Kuenetlertheater. Berlin. Au-. 
VioiB, Jane C. Wlela en a n d l A doie-Stemmle-;— 
music, P; Scboop; producer. Walter Ftrner; 
seta. Bdward Subf. Featuring Senta Soene- 
land, Ingce ConradI, Hans RchihaDn. Rudolf 
Platte. " ■ ' " ■ 



the show and at the time o£ Ws . 
death -that original pot was about [ one-nightera. 

;750;00O. ^ ^ 

; in IMB Dayld .,:eelasco p-oduced 
^he-Boomeratog'- written by Smith 
and "V^ietor Mapesr That too waa 



CO. 



ALTOOKA SI 

Aitoona, . JTune 19. . ~. I 
-The Empire Stock company -will 



ground is again suggested and re- 
enforced in moving light-forms, un 
tU the 'whole action from a closed 
In bedroom-and-parlor play be 
comes, .in.'ierms of humaijL passion 
and. blunderlngs. a sort QC essence 



oh BrbadwAy and hasa t'sro^^ session, opening .W Uha prodiiCtlon rough. Diesplte 



I 




on the toad. It was' shortly after | "When Iiad,les -Meet'. \ {everything the Kamerny theatre 

acauh^d a bankroU representli^ a 1 with a 26 -cent top. , of isn't there at all. There Is scarce- 

chemical firm. Golden's outstanding The company is °M ly a suggestion of the class strug- 

numbers written with Ray HubbeU Nancy Duncan,. Virginia StepheM, Rgduced to essentials, 'Machi- 

S«S^Poo?^Sutterfly* afid '^^ Preaerlc Tozere. S. H. [^al' Ts the much-told tale of the 

rir«i- r«i Vhpfttieh.' i Norell, Fred Sherman, Kart Nellson giri who marries ior money and 

jSj^^JlitS^'K'^Sfr tq torn WHkaFi^ JSJs^MSjS^f "ffis^ 

depression. He d^d nOt go for the ^^^f i a s""^® ^sk, tie up with the Sec 

ktock market .but loved roulette, in 1 Tom Wllks Is feeling around for a i^^^ p^^^ ^ear Plan? 
!;wrf,^prindulKed at Monte Carlo, comeback in legit, with 'Cinderella T^e Muscovite public, however. 
™fnw!«rlh»^itT sent him tt a possible first production heie. hg ukely to crowd the Kamerny for 

Palling health a«^t^nim JJ. ;Jth no theatre lined up so far. the very things which alienate the 

10 years ago. Aniong J^^f »>««®°_ /^''^r^uceV'is uncertain on tos An- official critics. Here at last, after 
claries was Charles A. I'V-^' Jj^® I f/*^^^^ uig nroduc- many years of denial, they have an 

president of the Phoenix Bank, g^les or Hollywood as m^^ 

Hartfdrd. to whom he bequeathed tlon center, with a possibility, how- ^ bedro^om scenes, good red 
S??00rLniy washisflnaneial ad- ever. thht a a court scehe-a lot for 

IS Tnd keorhlm clear of the the Mirror, Hollywood, which goes ti^elr hard-earned rubles 
SeJ It Was in 1907 that he dark after Lucille La Verne's run I ii*„„i. «an«H..iiv . 
Joined as director with Thompson, of 'Sun Up.' 
having- been an actor .iip: to that 
time. One of the inside stories he 
told- about himself 4n the early 
Thompson days was the time he 
gave a stage hand $2 to caU hhn ] 
'Mir. Smith' when Thompson was] 
around. 

Gregg's K. C. Stock 

Kansas City, June 19. 
The Earl 'Gregg Players will try 
a .season of summer stock at ithe 
Mlasldn Vale theatre, on the. Kan- 
sis side of the city, eight miles 

Stan- 



MGM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



Managers 

(Continued from page 7) 
manager, who says yes to the dls- 
trlct manager, who finally tells the j 
house manager It's bkiy f 6r him to 
get s6m^ sQap> As foolish as. that 
may sound to an uninitiated out-, 
sider. it is none the less typical. 
Not Enough Left 
There are still some managers] 



Miisic was especially ^written for 
the play by L. Polovlnkln. It Is 
in the same stylized, symbolic mood 
as the light effects and does much 
to. lift the play out of the common 
place. The lead role, played by A. 
Koonen (Mrs.' Tairov In private 
life), was brilliantly performed, and 
ably supported by the rest of the 
Kamerny cast. 



vaudeville will be the policy. 
^ Company Ipcludes , . Earl regg, 
characters; Ralph R, Moody, com- 
edian; Joyc Martin, leads; "Hazel 
McOwen, ingenues, and six others. 
Jack Kurtz and his Southerners, a 
six-piec(B orchestra;; featured. 



Diktatur Der Frauen 

('Women bo Dictate') 

Vienna. May 28. 
A farcical comedr in three acts by Fred 
left who remember the local opera- Heller and. AdoIC sehuetz; produced by. Karl 
4^hA 'n\A Htkva lint nni: Anniiph 1 Eldllta with . BurK-BneeiBibie . at 'Akademie 
tion of the old days, but not enougni theatre on May CT. Settlnga by Bchoeppler- 
of 'em. There's a question that In | Komfeid. 

......... .Otto Treaa|er 

the house management naiJ been princess aabrleIa.........<E%ba Jbhannaen 

confined to a menial laborer's duties S'l'*'^ Herbert..,,. uiricb Bettac 

.^..«UA-t».i !«. I Prince Hilary. .....> Paul Pranger 

as- far as authority Is concerned, count tinmen.. ....... 7... Kan Zeska 

that they haven't forgotten all they l John P. Lord..., Hane Marr 

Teesr Xord. Almtf Sefdler 



from the downtown sc^cUon. I the Intervening years, during which] fiSfi-'- 

dard stock plays ., together withf ^^.^ . ^^^^^^ mftna^emerit -haa been I tl!.t.v?!?^J?-K,u;. 



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once knew. 

As for showmen capable of run 
ning a theatre by themscilves among 
the younger generation of house 
managers, no such thing can. be 
found'." Their::, very training -has 



Qregor Slokln. 
Pautette. . . 



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This Is a hilarious affair with 
good story, plenty of sparkle and 
dialog that has . punch in it. It .is 
, , _ „ . . , , I the offTcial Akademie's contribution 

precluded all chances for learning to the Vienna festival, and its ap- 
such things, ias hoVr to really run a pralsal by public and press marks 
theatre without Writing letters It as a .Ibaajor success. Piece, looks 



about . where to . 
pants , pi^sscdi. 



have thei) ushers' 



like the one b. o. play at that the 
atre since Molnax's 'Spiel Im 
Scliloss,'^ ahd'PodpiPs 'Churdhiin^^ 
It has universal appeal which 
should make It b. o. In America or 



There are 300 of 400 major chain 
operated theatres in the country. 
Should the circuits suddenly adopt I ^'j^y^JJ^*')^" 

their proposed Intentions of per- . There are more than 40 contracts 
mitting the managers to mange l out already for' Independent produc 
4 hclr theato res , th er e, wo uldn't be I tl o ns th ro ughout Germany , F rgnee; 



enough managers to go one-tenth Scandinavia Holland, Finland! 



of the way around. In the - opinion 
of the trade. That also takes In the 
division managers, who would have 
to become plain house managers! 
again should It happen. 



Most of We' press' notices are teri" : 
rible. But audiences seem to like it. 
and it looks aa if, this play might 
be set for sOmethlhg like a! little, 
run.' Basic idea could lend itself to 
American adaptation, and t^ltb a 
treatment somewhat better than the . 
original (especially so in dialog), 
atmopphere and background might 
carry the rest. 

Settings of the play is a cheap 
Hamburg cabaret, run— by sallora- 
and sailors' folks and- catering to.- 
Sallora as well as slumming society. 
Main theme 6t the play is the; sail- 
's habitual yearhlhg for a littla 
piece of the soli, maybe with a few 

Howeveii the^ bar mixeiiua-^iefty^ 
ez-sallor, has slain someone who 
waS' on the - make for his glrL 
Learning that. with, all ^eztenuatlhg ' 
circumstances; be is aiire to get ofl 
with a year or so -in - jallr the girl, 1 
who is hiding the boy friend, 
cides to give him up before the po* 
lice cat^h him anyway. Her Idea la 
to grab the |600 reward and- build 
that little house with the three ap- 
ple, trees. In the end it turns out 
the* guy supposed to be slain Is still 
alive. 

Inge Oonradi. playinjgr the girl got 
her first big chance here and shows - 
promise. Rehmann and Platte are 
as good as their parts, which means 
they've been better; Senta Scene- 
land, the headliner,' hopelessly bat-, 
tling with a Hamburg accent and .a 
part in which she is miscast. 

Music not BO ven^ original. Any- 
way, with a good adaptation, soma 
of the niateriea being usfefiil, there 
may be something in this piece. 



Greece and Czechoslovakia. Amerl 
can and British rights have become 
property of Anthony Armstrong, 
who is adapting it, 

. Teasy Lord, daughter of an Amer _ ^ , - 

lean automobile king, arranges be.v character parts are well done. too. 



pa Stimmt Wat Nicht 

'('Something !• Wrong') 

Berlin, May 7. 
Oerman Comedy. FarjKa by Franz Arnold, 
produced In the ~BerUa - "KoinoeaienbduB.'' 
atarring Otto WalbUrg. • teaturlng Ehml 
Beasel, Arthur Bchroeder. Hadrian Mr Met* 
to, Ilse Vigdtfr, Jullua Herman.^- 

This Is one of the few really, con- 
sistent b.o. attractions this year. 
It's a well-made comedy, neatly 
produced, and . well cast, and. the 
play should lend Itself to a sticcessr 
ful American adaptation. 

Basic idea is amusing and in 
parts even novel. It's a ^arn- of 
a big business president having ar- 
ranged for his daughter to marry 
a prince, being victimized, however, 
by, ia, , Crook, the: prince's -former 
valet who - had pinched some of his 
master's personal papers and suc- 
cessfully .impersonated him, 

With the real prince, turning up. 
the crook beats it, right after the 
marriage, and. the prince ,on the 
spur of the 'moment decides to im- 
personate his own chauffeur. The 
sequel leads to some extremely 
funny situations, inasmuch as the 
chauffeur" prince in order not to 
Jeopardlze_ air_ big buBineBs_.t.t^n8ad- 
tlOn of the old man, has to Tmper- 
sonate himself as the prince. 

A .score of good comedy situations 
are cleverly worked up and the dla- 
.log Is snappy and abundant with 
good lines. Piece is .well cast.' " 

Otto Walberg, in the role Of the 
excited old man. Is at his best. He 
i*"' ^7, *h® way; the only Jew playing 
a is'tar part In Berlin just now. 
Bhml Bessel is a good looker, Ar- 
thur Schroeder^ as the prince, gives 
a polished performance, and the 



Tuesday, June 20, 1933 



Hit e ii a t i 



VARIETY 



41 



Wincheli Dizzy 

■Whatever drove Walter 'WincheU 
jbut p£ New York for the secotid 
time In a riish to the coast Qeems 
to have left him dizzy out there, 
fhe dirt digger has been, trying to 
^uare his many blunders over the 
lolks of. the picture colony since he 
arrived w<'St, .His s^uarers are even 
lunnier than his prlgihai boners.. 
. Since reaching ZjOs Angeles Win-; 
chell appears to have gone ph -a 
yide open tipping olX spree. It can't 
even be admitted' that the Kid. Mar-> 
ye\ iB duinb enough for that. Mrs. 
WlncheU's egotiBtical rubberneck 

-jtn'ows- when- he^s -ttppinff^ 
^hy; His experience in New: -York 
lor the same reason should Jiave 
cured hini. 

. The - man - .'Who -. talks so-rriuch- 
Bibout-himself went into a panic -be- 
cause the Writers Club of xr A.' 
decided he's not a regular news- 
paper man. VARnrrT printed it and 
Walter me boy didn't like that 
either. He maniaged to blackjack 
the manager of the Writers Club 
Into writing him . a letter, saying 
Bupert Hughes still believed in him, 
although , Rupert Hughes doesn't 
believe In . George Washihgtbh. 3o 
when the Writers Club giyes a din- 
ner next month to the newspaper 
men oi. L. A., Walter n'.e boy will 
be one of the special- guests; .Being 
a special guest he wiU only have to 

.pay Pegular~ price will be 

'$1.25. ' 

Wincheli printed that yARiarT^s 
Btbry made ii bum of him. As Win- 
cheli usually mahes a heel cf him- 
self, he's still undamaged. 

Backs Down en Beer 

Something caused- Prank Ev 6an>< 
n ett , niaTiftdlan-born owner of a 



String oif dailies in New York and 
Connecticut, and ah enthusiastic 
• *dryi'-td- reverse -an - announced -pol- 
icy of barring beer ads from his 
-papers;~Ohe of-the-upstate -(-N.- Y.) 
Gannett piiblications' recently car- 
ried a' half -page ad of a local brew- 
ery, -with a news story," oh - the- same 
page, about its new beer. , the -con- 
cern advertised in subsequent is- 
sues of the paper, as did other 
breweries operating in the same 
territory. 

When Congress legalized a. brew 
■.«f -3.2 -potency, -Publisher ^Gannett 
was^ quoted by the United Press as 
eaying he had barred beer advertisr 
ing from the papers he owned- be- 
fore prohibition, and saw no reason 
to change this policy.' 



intrinsic value before it was ex- 
empted from inheritance tax. Ex- 
plaijaed that th6 stock represented 
a liability becausie of its losses. 

Jos. C. Lesser, comptroller of the 
Arm, explained to the court that 
the 'Mercury' was a class magazine 
representing the following of Henry 
li. Mencken, Some class ihagazlnes 
can bie revainped when th^y face 
loss, but it's not pjiactlcal to . rcr. 
vamp . Mencken. 



Van Loon. T'rifle 
Hendrik Vaii lioon does not leave 
Simon & Schuster,.. despite •the fact 
thit-hls -next -^bboky-^iii^ 
inerary; will go out with the Har- 
court-Brace mark. Pi-dm thit point 
on Van Loon goes, back to .S Si B. 
How the one-book slip-up happened 

. Hendrik Wiiie contracted with 
the Netherlands railroad folks to. 
write them a handout . pamphlet; 
Biit when Hendrik Wi.Uem gets 
started writing he doesn't stop very 
easily under several hundred pages. 
So he kept on, and the subject In- 
terested him he being somewhat 
patriotic and sentimental oh the 
subject of the Netherlands, with>the 
result a whole big book enaerged.' 
The Dutch Railroad folks, having 
gotten more than ^they bargained 
-for, turned around and sold the 
book to Harcourt £trace. 



M isplaced ' Sr 

iin. the make-up . in - last weeks' 
Literati, the by- lihe of Westbrook 
Pegler was inadvertently placed 
at the top of the ihtroduction; 
to the. story, makiixg it appear that 
he had authored this as well as mar 
terial on a columnist from the 'Post.' 
The paragraphs in itaH na xyeire, 



of course, written In this QfU'ce and 
not by Mr. Pegler. The credit by- 
line Bhould-have-covered-^only-that- 
pa.rt of the article reprinted from 
the-dally. -■■ " — - — 



Streef~it~Sfhith~^fficeT8 
pirection, as well as control, of 
Street & Smith, for many years and 
perhaps still the biggest magazine 
pubHshihg ~hdus(B ~lh " th'6"" "country;" 
continues in the Smith family with 
the election of George C. Smith, 
.Jr. to the presidency of the concern 
vacated by the receht death of his 
uncle, Ormond G, Smith. The Jun-. 
lor . Smith Is a son. of Georjge- C. 
Smith, former yice-president of the 
publishing company, who followed 
Ormond 6. Smith in death in a 
lew weeks. 

New vice-president and treasurer, 
succeeding George C. Smith, Sr., Is 
Ormond G. Gould, a nephew of both 
the late Shiiths. 

Both Junior Smith and Gould 
have been with Street & Smith for 
many years and fully Conversant 
with the workings of the organiza- 
tion. 



roadway Confucius 

Christopher MOrley has produced, 
.L*MouSh ^Pcubleday, Doran, another 
volume of the ihusihgs of the old 
Alahdarin. In quaint phrase the 
Sage of Broadway comments with 
freshness of viewpoint on widely 
variant matters. 

It's a handy little volume for the 
tired business .man to keep .oh jiis 
desk for a momentary pierusal, or to 
iBlip Into his bag for the vacation 
trip. Moreover It is something that 
cian be "enjoyed over and overV It 
does not exhaust Its charm on the 
first reading. 



Gardner's New 'Qui 

Erie Stanley Gardner, who is. sec- 
ond to H. Bedford Jones as the 
highest-priced writer Tor pulpsrhas 
just flhlsljed In four and a half, 
days a new? detective nbveT for Wll-^ 
Ham Morrow. 

Gardner has abandoned the ^se of 
a typewriter, . carrying a dictaphone 
In his land yacht. Usually goes Into 
=the-deserH(y^orif;=gCfHain^baclr"th^^^ 
recdrdii by express In lots of 50 to 
his ofllce in Ventura, Calif., where 
stenogs transcribe them. ' 



'Mercury' Losses Told 



Bonfils' Estate 

Estate of Prederlck Gv Bonfils, 
late 'publisher of the Denver Post, 
Is valued' at $8,200,266 by the execu- 
tors. The largest Item is 7,464 shares 
in the Boma Investment company, 
a family corporatioh, valued at |7,^ 
454,000. His two shares in the Post- 
-Prlntlng^ & Publishlhg cdmpahy" ft 
explath€d by the fact the Boma com- 
pany was a holding - company and 
carried most -of his stock in the 
'Post/ Cash in bank, $64,«35; real 
estate at $64,745; with bonds of fed 



making up. the remainder of the 
estate, 



Best SeUers 



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Best Sellers fpr the week endinjg Jtine 17, as reported by the 
American News Co., inc. 

Fiction 

'Zest' <$2.00) 
'AibUhi, The ($2,00) 

'Little Man What Now' ($2.50) . ... . . . . . . ; , . 

iSrahd Canary' ($2,50) 
'As the Earth Turns' ($2.50) 
Jeepers East! . ($2vd0) , 



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..By C^harles G. Norrls 
Mary - Roberts Rinehar t 
, . . ... V. By Hans Pallada 
By A.. J. Cronin 
ladys ' Hasty Carroll 
i .py Frederic Nebel ; 



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'Marie Antoihette' .($3.50) . . , .By Stefan Zweig 

-House of -Exile'- <43,06y^-^^-.-. r 

•100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2.00) :6y-Arthur Kallet and F: J: Schllnk - 
'Britlsh Ageht' ($2*76) . . .-. . .r, . . ; . ... . . i ..... . .By. Bruce Lockhart 

'Llfe^ Begins at Porty' ($1.50) . . > . . v. . ..... . . . . . .By Walter B. Pltkih 

'Julia Newbe^JTy^ fel*''^^' ($2;50) By Margaret Ayer Barnes and 

Janet Ayer Pairbank 



Sobel's True Story 

Bernard Sobel, "Who first, got be- 
tweeh covers with hlis history of. 
burlesque, now -tries; his hand iat a 
noVel in. '.The Indiscreiet Girl,' Par- 
rar & Rinehart publishing. 

The author flies in the face of 
many traditidhs. in turning out a 
book in which the heroine does not 
achieve greatness overnight- when 
she steps Into the, Star rdle as pinch 
hitter. The best Sdbel's lady 
adKleves'^ls an undetstudy part 
which she chucks because tod lazy 
to study. . In . other ways Zoe Is un^^ 
usual- for - a heroine, though true 
enough to actual, type. She is what 
she herself calls a 'technical vjirgih'; 
a gold digger who offers no return. 
In his. press work f dr extravaganzas 
Sobel must have known htrndreds of 
this , exact kta* molded 
tiiem into on e composfte lieroihe 
■Who will be recognized' as a true 



picture. 

In. parts the boo k carries a num- 
ber of " stories, germsine"~ye"t ~hdt 
building th em u p on .the_plot, sug- 
gesting that at times Sobel'T'inveii- 
tiyeness was ihlstrusted by him, but 
the ; interpolations, are good enough 
to . And a. place in .the .story. Not a 
'hot' book, in the accepted sense, but 
spicy without filth. By and large it's 
good reading, though it will jolt the 
flapper Idea of the chorus girls' 
lives. It is too true to' be accepted 
by theni. 



Coaches for Sports 

College, sports coaches seem to 
have the ; Inside track on sports edl 



ilm Advertising 

/Not only does the U^ S, film 
biz pay 70% of the world's annual 
picture advertising output and 
amounting to $70,000,000, but it also 
spends nearly .80% or $55,000,000 In 
newspaper and magazines. The 
total world's advertising output dn 
films is iplaced at $100,000,000. 
. These figures are gathered from 
the trade and made public through 
the U. iSi Departmient of (jommerce. 
The money spent by the U. S. 
companies is dividied accordingly: 
Newspajpers, magazines. $5(>,000.000 
Billboards 7,500,000, 
Accessories 5,000,000 



Lending Menace 

The lending library situation Is 
growing acute. At first there was 
a tacit understanding between the 
publisher and the lendlnjg library 



that libraries -would take out the 
cost of books in rentals and then 
place them on the fifty-cent counter 
for sine." " ■ " 
Publisheris are now 



tor jobs In -Denver. . C« I^ <Poss) 
erftr,--Bta±er^5buhtyrjmd"schooiyssuesJt^^ 



Gl?js .^.»I<i. GLsM^ 

Llanuza, the 'Wotld Tele- 
gifam' (N. Y.) sports cSxtoonlst, 
gave an exhibition of portraits and 
cartoons at his studio last - week: 
Event was in connection "^Ith the 
jpubllcatlon of his limited edition 
book of sketches, 'Aces I Have 
Drawn in Sports.' Invitations read: 
T have oh the walls a private 
showing of my color portrait^ and 
cartoons dn glass; on the tables an 
assortment of other stuff In glass,' 



.'-Old X'mer Passes 

W. B. Townsend, editor of the 
Dahlonega (Ga.) 'Nugget,' died 
last week at the age of 78. For 
the past. 40 years he has brought 
his papei- out virtually single 
handed, and never wrote a line of 
copy. His stories were all put di- 
rectly Into type as he stood at the 
case. iHe never read proofs His 
stuff- was widely copied- - because .of 
the piquancy of many of the Items 

Scores of old timers set their 
.edftoriittls at the. case^ but Mr. 
To-virnsend -was one of the few to 
set an entire four-page weekly 
'out df his iiead.' 



..and.. Pouches 
Not satisfied with small bpys car-^ 
xylng - their: magazines- like- kahga-^ 
roos their young, the 'Saturday 
iEvenIng Post' has installed Slot 
machined In cafeterias., restaurants 
and 'stiitldnefy std'res.. T^'ou put fn'a 
nickel. Out pops a ■ 'Post.' And it 
doesn't have to be Saturday. 



Newspapermen's Congress 

International Federatlpn . of Jour- 
nalists heid their ahhua4 convention 
In Budapest a week ago. Many 
names present. Congress was ex- 
pected to be of value in getting pub- 
licity for Hungary, especially In dls- 
^bvSrihg'tpuflgt-lTalues'o^^ 
try. 

- Notable American participants 
were P. J. Birchell, foreign editor of 
New York 'Times,' Mowrer of Chi- 
r.Q pn 'Da^y -Nt^wn,' flnd T P. Knick- 



CoUegCj at Colorado Springs, has 
been sports editor of the Denver 
'Post' for a number of years, and 

P'!^..,\^P..'^9y^^' *^£^ Howard 
(Ham) 'Beresfprdi coach af "ihenLTni-^ 
versity of. Colorado for the past 
eight years. The 'Post' has cut their 
spdrts space very little since the 
depression, while recently, the 'News' 
has been running about ten columns 
week-^days. and four pages Sundays, 
while the 'Post' glVes three pages 
daily and six on Sundays. 



that lending libraries are circulat 
Ing copies long after the period of 
decency. Soiled and battered cop" 
ies; upon Which ' SOO % dr more profit 
has been made, are still in circula-r 
tlon, with lending librariies ' reluc- 
tant to. replace even where the 
book's poularity calls, fdr it. 

Libraries and their varying rates 
are andther. tdpicj^ of .jp.ubllshers' 
cdnVersatton today. Some charge 
60% deposit. ■ Others lOc flat. Others 
ask' 15c for three days. And now 
libraries catering. to oflUce builtcUngs, 
also drug chain counters, have come 
out with a new price slash, requlr^ 
-IniF^iip^epPSit - tff -all; -throw^rhlf =ih- 
free delivery and offering - besides 
10% discount on book bUys. 



Agnes Smith Dies 

Agnes Smith, • formerly on the 
editorial staffs of .the 'Morning Tele- 
graph' and 'Photoplay,' and lately 
a columnist on the N. Y. 'American,' 
died suddenly Saturday (17), Death 
was. attributed to gin overddse of 
medicine. She was Interred Sunday 
(18) in a Caltholic cemetery in 
Westport, Conn.l, where she resided. 

Mrs. Smith Is survived by her 
husband, Frederick James Smith, 
aisp a writer for magazineSi 
six-year-old sdh, Thdmas^ ; 

Her column^ called 'The Last 
Wdrd^' appeared In Mdnday's.'Amer- 
lcan^-_The thesis^^was - Utled JThe 
'Menade pf^'CEnahood.' 

Now a Pink 

Lee . -Posner's . middle tag is hd 
longer 'Harlemahia' but 'Pink Boat.' 
Change' comes through. Lee taking, 
on exploitation of the 'SS,. Manda^ 
lay' showboat cruises up the Hud- 
son for Katherine Parsons and Mrs. 
Hancock. Lee .is now- operating 
solo, having severed with Harry 
Sobol. . In addition to his- p.a. wprk, 
Posher conducts nite club stuff fdr 
those theatre, program mags like 
the old Roxy book and tile .Radio 
City Music Hall program. Also, 
'N.Yv. Amusements.' 



Chain Trade IMags 

Louis. E. Murray, who set about 
recently to aquire a string of trade 
jpapers, has made his first purchase.^ 
It i.s„ 'Autpmptive Electricity;' which 
he. acquired .Jfrom Federated BUsi- 
hess Papers. The' trade mag is about 
11 years old and a leader In its 
field. 

Murray has formed the Lou Miir- 
t-ay. Publications as a holding Cpm- 
pany for his trade ijapers. He IS' 
novr negotiating for the acqulsation 
of quite a few.o Htersr-^ ■ — — 



No Wonder. 

E. E. Cumm^ings, who' won Pne of 
this year's John Simon Guggen- 
heim Menrtorial Foundation fellpw"- 
ship awards of . $2,500 to carry on 
priglnai , research .js^nd creatlvB- 
work, is living in Paris far from 
the lure of the bistrot boys and 
cafe hounds in a roof retreat of the 
Pare Montsouris section. Cum- 
mings is doing his own cooking 
and marketing in order to save 
money enough engage models 
every aftemddh.-r 

One df iiiis models offered to pose 
a whole week for an autpgraphed 
copy df 'Eimi,' Cummings' Russian 
diary just publisiied. by Covici, 
wiiich sounds romantic, but isn't, 
as the - girl tunabled off the. stand, 
fast ;asleep,.' after reading a -feW^^ 
pages; 



N^Vv— Paris- IVu'- 
E. M. Ravage, American writer 
who's lived in Paris for the. past 
seven years. Is in New York to .get 
up a" special 'American 1333' num- 
ber of 'Vu,' taris weekly. "Vu' is 
one of the more popular mags, 
American tabloid size ahd about 
60%. or more pictures, "Ravage" is 
getting up typical pictures and ma- 
terial on Anierica" as Is and" has a 
pretty free hand on material choice. 
He'll edit the number personally 
when be gets back to Paris, 



=^ .--^ W N.^*8'=Rerwrites"^---=^"^" 

Western JJew.spaper Union" "will 
for the first tirne include a straight 
Hollywood picture column in Its 
boiler p.Iale service. Column will be 
nart of a new California section. 



..Novel -Cpmparison.- 
Promotion department of Hearst's 
'Cosmopolitan' has thought up a 
new idea,, never before tried, of 
stressing the mag's reading quanti- 
ty. Customarily, in the case of class 
mags, emphasis is. laid on; (Quality. 

Editorial content of the July 
nuniber, exclusive of the illustra- 
tions or advertising, has been set up 
In the type and page size of the 
regulation book and with the usual 
binding. The volume runs to over 
400 pages, which, is cpmpared to the. 
$2 book of lesser size. 

The book 'Cosmopolitah' Is nPt for 
-sale, of course, copies^ being merely 
passed around where -they will ^6 
the most good. 



Picture Surveys 

Second of the surveys of the 
various aspects of the amusement 
Indu stry whi ch- A aron E. Singer i s 
pf^pairlhg "f or " the-.rAmuse^^^ 
Publishing Company will be 'For- 
eign Films in America,' with a Supr 
plement on ArneticsLji filn^s abrdad. 
Task expected to take a few months^ 
with publication of 'Foreign Pilnls 
in America'. -'.tentatiyely sdheduled 
for December; First of the Surveys 
wias 'The Visual - Fatigue"" of Motion 
Pictures." 

■ It's' the'rhtehtibh of the pubiishlh'g 
company to issue Its surveys at the 
rate of one every six months. Jn 
addition there.-wHl be .an annual 
siirvey of the entire amusement 
field. 



imes' 2 Teams 

N; Y, imcs' staff ..has two- base- 
ball teani.<j," one called the" 'Pan'sles' 
and the other flaunting the title oif 
'He Men,' First game resulted in 
the, latter being swished to defeat. 

Bloated up.by the win, the 'Pan- 
»iesMntiuired--^about— VAiiiETy*^=team- 
and upon hearing that it was awful 
started dickering for a date. 



Coast Editor Dies 

Cecil Wilcox, 58. ncwsnanermitn. 



. Farrovy's First. 

-John- -Farrow- how - can ^xall lilmi. 
self a. npveiist, for' his. first, 'Laugh-: 
ter- Ends,^- has just-^been-published- 
by Harcourt Brace, It's a tale of 
Tahiti, , but, unlike most goona ' ror 
mances, -it -seeks to give- authentic. . 
color to its- epispdeis Instead of-fol— * 
lowing the steamship folder, line of 
chatter. 

It reveals a new phase of the Sa- 
mbas and there Is no trace of the 
tyro In the rapid flow of the story 
^tth its sustained suspense. It's a 
good book for those who are fed up 
on the cocktail party type of story. 
Just as vivid and far more re^l. 



Brentano Plans 

— Aaolph-Kroehr^lthStanton -Grif^- 
fith financing, has taken over the 
Brentano book business. The Bren- 
tanos, senior and junior, will con- 
tinue with the firm* _. 

Present plans- are "to" close sev-' 
oral of the branches , in . New York, 
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Clever 
land, cohtinuing to concentrate on 
the West 47th stret. New York,; 
establishment. 



Chatter 

On Friday, July t. The Bookmen 
will hold their annual field day at 
the Kildeer Golf Club in Chicago. 

Morris Abel Beer and Thurlow 
weed Hoffman have just finished 
in collaboration their new play, 
'Healing Fires.' They're still on 
talking terms. ' 
. Herman B. 'Hoffman has just 
published 'Love — The Conqueror,* 
\- volume In blank verse dealing 
with the. lumberjacks of the great 
northwest. 

Irving Cobb'ia story, 'Fish Head,' 
was rejected thirty- two times. It 
was finally accepte d ahd -jpublish ed 



by Bob Davfs "and" II "look the' pub'^ 
lie by storin< 

Virginia StlyerS Bartlett has Writ- 
ten a novel withdUt her •.husband, 
who ' bias been . her coliabdrator In 
the past. Titled 'Mistress of Mpn- 
teriey.' 

Albert Gross, the latest of 
Llverighi s.tailf "to cdnriect elsewhere. 
Ho will pick the books for Co ward - 
McCanh. 

In case anyon Is interested, the 
middle: Ihltlal In Irving S. Cobb's 
name stands for Shrewsbury. 

William Allen Robinson getting 
«et for another lengthy sea trip In 
that small tub of his for material 
■for another book, of course. • 

Struthers Burt has fixed Up his 
'Entertaining • the Islander.?,' and 
publication date'is now set for .Sep- 
tember. Originally scheduled id 
come in last spr-ing. 

Although that recently- Issued book 
pf-=^poetpyr=*Verscy-'fdr-Busy-Wonicn?t-= 
by Clara Edwards, bears the im- 
print of the Lester Shane Presf--, 
publication of the volume was really 
financed by the. authoress. 

Daniel Seattle, 76, veteran em- 



JS.xecutoi's of the estate of the 
latti Samuel Knopf, of Alfred A. 
Ifnopf, Inc., led an appraisal of 
<240,974. Executor was required tO" 
ofer^- proof that the stock held In 
*he 'American Mercury' was of no 



erbocker, flying reporter of N. Y. 
'Evening Post.* Most fuss was made 
pf Sir Malcolm Campbell, present on 
behalf of London 'Daily Mail.' 

Conferences were mainly about 
press situation in Germany. 



made; up In San. Francisco. 

Service hasn't a correspondent in 
the ifilm capital. It will depend oh 
material from the iatudio publicity 
departments, to be rc-edlted in 
Frisco. 



died June 10 in Van Nuy.s, Calif., 
following, an appendix operation. 
Deceased, one of the Los Angeles 
Times' weather prophets and city 
editor df the North Hollywood 
'Press,' i« survived by his widow. 



pjpycc of. the Lo.? Angeles 'Examiner' 
died June 11 in Los Angeles follow- 
ing --a paralytic stroke.- His Avidow 
fjurvivcs. 

Frances I'ark, who u.sed to review 
books, now wi'ltJyig thorn herself, 



Tuesday, June 20, 




East 



Police Commlasioner Bolan asks 
|nid i>. A. for a definite ttp on what 
constitutes stage Indeceinoy. Aloo 
asks atMut books and mags. 

Mrs. Valerie Boothby, Cr^rmah- 
Ajnerieah. screen actress, a suicide 
la ParlSi Unrequited love. 



Heal 'sub-wray circuit? going bust. 
Transit cos. warring on singers and 
xnuslcians who work the under- 
ground trains. 

~EriuiceSr-JUd8u-wlll- slng:4n lou^^ 
outdoor-^- perfqrniances of : grand 
opera at iEbb^tts>^Fleld, Brooklyn, 
this summer, / 

Robin Hood theatre, Arden,:PeV>^ 
opens tomorrow: (Wea.1. FOur 
shows a week with 'Private Lives' 
the opener. 

Real purchaser of Wiishington 
•Post' revealed as Eugene Meyer, 
until recently Gov. of the Federal 
.Reserve board. 

Walter Hoffman^ of Union . City, 
iield In (600 ball to answer a 
charge of entering a. dressing room 
at the Republic last week. His ex- 
planation was that he wainted to 
meet one of the girls in the bur- 
ley show. John Davis, aast mgr. 
pressed the case because there had 
been , several dtessing room thef ts. 

E. H. Downes, Pittsburgh bridge 
teacher, suing Ely Culbertson for" 
alleged theft of his ideasv a» basis 
of Oulbertson system. 



I I f ; 1 1 I I H I 1 1 1 t H 1 1 1 nm^i M t 



News From the Dailies 

This department coriiams rewrilten theatrical new items as published during the week in the 
datlv papers of Nei» Yorki Chicago, San Francisco, Hollvwd and London. Vatietx^ takes no 
credit ior these nev>s item; each has been rewritten from a dady paper. 



I I J I HI I M 



■■■H]llt.^imriLJiMa>AftAa;ti 



Frri Tt rr.i rrrTrrv-Fnii-i , t_i 



I i-ni in r,i 11 1 I.I in u t 



riod Dec. Ift-^May 14 wau3 under 
%6,06d. 

Peggy Wood's a,nnounc^d~ plan of 
Week end production iat her sum-' 
mer home -brings such a. flood .of 
)ob applicarita ' that "STie"^*^^ 
add there ain't going to b$ ttb jobs. 
Juist the neighbors will help out. 

.. Weie &i l^venthall .getl rights, to 
'When liadies Meet' "Will-stage^a;^ 
revival in a f ew: weeks. 



Walter Damrosph starts on a bigj 
benefit for Musicians' Emergency ■ 
Fund, iDate set is March . 13, 1934. 



ment for |8,78T obtaiined there July 
of last year* Court granted permis- 
sion to serve the defendant by nail- 
ing a summons to the door Of his 
l^otel room and mailing a copy. 

- Fire panic In PArlB-Court-theatre, 
Brooklyn, Sunday (18), wJxen a fuse 
ble'n; out on a ventilating fan motor; 
Nine chlldteh suffered . minor in- 
juries, 

Dick Leibert gets extension of 
one ycair as orgdiilst at R, C. Miislc 
Han; 



a hot him show isuppleixiented by a 
couple of Negresses he beiat her and 
broke her jaw. Later, girl avers, 
he offered to pay her ISOO a month 
for life if she would keep -silent re- 
garding this incident. Claim f cht ar- 
jrears.and the . future,, baaed- oiuJxer 
presumptloa Of -lif e.^ . Stecn is Jknown: 
on Broadway and runs a dtide . ranch 
out westi 



Sam H^arrls iannounces Marilyn 
Miller and CUfWni Webb to head *As 
Equipment of the dtefunct ^Graphic' f Thousands Che€fr.' 
other than the -printing machinery^n ^ , r^,n^.^ A„„.^^^ in Tt^ 
joJd « . action 1?.. week to, n>.-L^'^. ^W^^^^Su.,'^^^ 

■ - _^ I seeking a dlvorc* from. Michael 

Morris Green ' and Frank McCoy J Autorf, 
have formed a new producing coin' , . 

pany. Will healdquarter at the I Bill Brady passed his threescore 
Boulevard theatre, Jackson Heights, [ and ten yesterday (Mon.). 
Will tryout there and .'move produe- ' 

tions to Broadway If, First will bet^ Margaret Mayo to build a theatre 

^Hot a«»d Bothered,* nwslcal by Ed- [ at Croton, 
ward Hope and Harlan Thompson, 
with music by Lewis E. Gensler. 



Supreme Court Justice Walsh 
heard (17) the plea of Attica Flhn' 
Corp., Par-Pub subsldiietry, that 
foreclosure on the property 621-531 
W. 43d street, be delayed mntil bet- 
I er times to prevent the inortgagei 
holder from bidding in the property, 
at a nominal suni and wiping .out' 
the film co.'s equity. Colunibla tml'^ 
versity holds the mortgage, and Fv 
A. Goetz, treas, for the trustees, told 
the court it was the practice to hdve 
an impartial jappraisal.made on cur- 
rent vsJiies iand bid fqiir the property 
at that price. Coiu>t praised the 
university's attitude^ Sum involved 
ts $615,000. 



^ . 'Clenience Dane in. New ^Tork on-- 
Vivian Duncan on the taWe fo.r .an] ^ay>home from Hollywocfd. Stopped 



ap bp Wed. 1 4. Auguries faybfable. 

Jack Arthur, radio barltonie, try- 
ing vaudeylllei - 



i WiU of the late Wlhchell Smltb 
giv?s his Wme to Harrison Smith,- 
a n^iphew, Dirieicts that 15% of a 
trust fund be used to »ld needy drai-' 
matistS and actors,.- • , 



Theatre Guild buys 'NO Good 
End/' a first play by Wm, D, Jtidson,^ 
Jr,,~a newsp^iper^ree 

«Uhci<9 Tom' had to close Sat. (17) , 
because so many of th6 players had 
summer engagements. 

Three robbers took ilte Hagen- 
beck-Wallace show for $5,000 Wed. 
(14) in Philadelphia; Held. UP *hree 
employees : who were faJklng the 
money to the bank, andT dodgied a 
hail of buHetB> 



. Theodore Vincents, band leader^, 
shot and killed himself on his wife's 

doing Tier act at Luna park Wed- Miay»r-- . ■. ■ ~ 

Thursdayr One tree started- to k^,,^ obscenity, but belongs In biology 
oia.zB. I books' and not In flash mags with; 

Guy Bates Post celebrating his | captlonsi ^ ^ 

Nicolai 'Beroxowsky - and Sandor 
Hax^tl win the JuilliiEtrd prize for 
the beat orchestral work submitted 
m competition. Only one prize, but 
it was a draw. 



N. T. 'News' took a ballot of its 
-readers on the star system of gradr 
—ilngT plays ^lsad^-pl«»7T-Ximt^aaio 
• after one day. Vote 20 to 1 for the 
star ratings; ' 



F. Scott Fitzgerald loses, art 
treasures when his home near Bal- 
'timorid blazed (!$)• 



otc in Chicago to see Katherihe | 
Cornell Sjid the fair. 



Suit for $475 has been filed In 
L. A. Municipal court against 
George K. Arthur, , alleging , that the 
actor stopped payment on two 
checks, totaling $550, which, he had 
cashed at the Agua (Taiiente (Mex.) 
Casino ahd then only reimbursed 
th e r es ort with $75 in ca s h^ — — — 



:40th y.ear on the .8tag<e. 



County Theatre is a new summer 
ixoupe t(> toiir tiie vi<^ity of Rock 
landr N. T., which will be the home 
port, 



Reported that Nancy Carroll will 
be back on B'way atage^ext fall in 
■Undesirable liady.' 



•A Church Mouse' to be revived 
for the summer ft^ the Maihsfleld as 



Claire Windsor to niarry Tommy 
Manvitie,- Jr.,-as soon, as they receiver 
a certified copy of her last clearance 
papers; But Nina Pierson says she 
has a claim. 

Mrs. Aida Reld, wife^ of the radio 
announcer, and- Mrs.. Emily Notth 
ridge, former primai "donna, in the 
courts. Mrs. ]^eid asks for divorce 
on statutory grounds. Mrs. North- 
rldge will be content with a separsi- 
tlon and $15 a week, 

Walt Disney going to law because 
the Mickey Mouse beer garden. New 
York,, wilt not change Its name, 
■ Doesri t want his hero to be mixed 
iup with 3^. 

Bunch of Albertlna Rasch dancers 
left N. Y. Wed. (14) for Hollywood 
for Metro's 'The Hollywood Party.' 
Going by bus and will be nine days 
on the road. 



Joe Humphries, fight announcer^ 
iauffering from, what the doctor cal ls 
•a light stfoke eri®oprexy due to" 
hardening of arteries, at Fair; 
Haven, IjJ: J. His recovery expected 
to be a matter of several weeks, - 

Egon Pollack,. Bohemiftn coinducr 
tor, fell dead June 14 while leading 

. an orchestra in Prague. ... _ ... ^_ 

Restiturateurs decide beer isn't so 
hot. Kills Coffee and food sales. 
-Warit-cocktailSf 



Mady Christians, (Serman film 
star, arrived Thursday (15> and 
went. immediately to Dennis, Mass, 
where she will co-star with Siim 

Jaffe in/^The-iDlvin6,I>rUdge* at:the 

Cape playhouse. Ttough" her famerj gJIJ^il^^^ show will 

is chiefly German, she made her weeks. Iioulse Grobdy 

stage-debutrat-the Irving-Place the- 

atre. New York, when that was the . 
home of Gennatt productions. | Westchester. County Center looses 

its stock CO. after two weeks of the 



iSxecutbr's report reveals that the „ianned elj?ht; Nolilsii 
David Belasco estate has shrunk ' ^^'^^ 
1411,974 in valne^ due to drop in 
securities. Net after debts are paid. 
Is $631,629. Held in trust f <Nr Mrs. 
Morris Gest, his daughter. 



J. C. Nueient will act in his play, 
.'liive X>ilngerously/ when it is. pro- 
duced by the ''Strand theatre play- 
ers, Stamford, Conn, Ruth Nugent] 
also m the cast, Vivienne Osborne,' 



Mrs. Otis Skinner. Josephine Hull. 
Jean Viiton, Ernest Truex. Osgood 
Perkins. Ed Wyna. Ernest Glen- 
dinning. Pedro de Cordoba. Robert 
E. Sherwood. Jos. Santley. ..Geo 
Creel, James Forbes the new execu 
tlve board of the Stage Relief Fund 



Wm. J. Rapp has done a new 
play for Wm. Harris, Jr. Now that 



screeioi player, will go back to the] j^as the play, he's fishing for a 
stage in the same company the week] 
following. I ' 

„ . ^ . 7T« J « X „ Actors' Betterment Ass'n gets out 

Fannie Ward and 'Daddy* Brown- 1 g^gt issue of a four-page 
ing among the guests on the flrstl-jjQ„jj.iy 
showboat trip to Bear Mountain ' 
Thursday (15). It's a socialite ven 
ture.' 



•Run Little ChiUun' closed, but year as producers of 'fv^vals last 
the troupe plans to hold together wefek.^ Exhumed 11 plays for a total 
^rth^Tveekiy^teheOTsalsr^or-paTticu- 1 0*5 . performances. 



That Hippodrome pinch for Siih 
day opera charged ^dancing . in \a' 
foreign language,' and now - they're 
trying to figure out how it's .done, 

Chas. H. . Buckley, well" knowii to 
Broadway where h© is one of the 
best known ad perambulators (the 
guy with, a .cigai* ad . on his shirt 
front), got tossed out of a cafeteria 
Tuesday (13) when a cbnipanion ha,d 
no check to ofCer the cashier, , H^ 
explained that the other' man had' 
merely come In to talk to him while 
=he-launched-and=there;wereuWord3;-^ 

York and King postponed their 
London sailing, to play a week at the 
Capitol. 

Harry Rosenthal now an actor 
manager: Co-op cast makes him 
front boss of 'June Moon.' He still 
will play his part in the revival. 

Judge CafCey directs Howard Cull- 
Bian, receiver for the Roxy, to con- 
■Unue operations. Not loss for pe 



Henry Chesterfield complainant in 
police court against two men founc. 
T> awoi., o i>^ia^A In I on 8th avenue with a marble and 

N.^.^ihff Ws I^l'ih StjSf Sli"]?^^^^^^^ «125 belong 



was his last public talk; Say's hd's 
ofC the lecture platform for good. 



Wee & Leventhal ended their flrsi: 



iar ideti; 'jUst rehearsals. But that's 
how 'ChiUun' got wings, and they're | 
hoping. 

Ramon, of Ramon, and Rosita, 
finally obtains a permit for ^dourdo 
Bianco and his tango band. Paris 
organization. They have beertr ln-Ha-. 



suit, alleging amount was .due as 
commission for obtaining Miss 
Segal a role In the Ziegfeld produc- 
tlon* 'Three Musketeers:' 

Estate of Daisy C. Moreno, wlfo 
of Antonio Moreno, actor, valued at 
4491,600. according to an appraisal 
filed la the. probate court. Los An- 
geles. 



Reno divorces will be granted the 
same day complaint Is filed, accordw 
ing to ah agreement of Judges B. J. 
Curler and Thomas F. Moran, pre- 
siding oyer the Washoe county 
courts^ Decision on new ruling fol- 
lowed reports that Reno attorneyig 
w«re . taking_theIc._cllenta-iQ-iQthec- 
counties to escape the. divorce, capi- 
tal's two^-day service. Six week's 
residence requiremont Is not af« 
fected. ~ 



Ra,y Wise, axstor, has filed suit 
tor divorce afirainst Gertrude Wise. 

Richard R. Colyar, commercial ar<. 
tist, sentenced to life Itnprlsohment 
following his local conviction of the 
murder of his Slsfer-ln-law, 

Announcement of the separation 
here of Helen punningham Clive< 
musical comedy actress, and Henry 
Clivei. 



Constance C ummings . has cabled 
^she'll: be married to BeiiiQ. W. Levy 
at the British playwrlght^s home in" 
Chelsea, England, last weoic. in June; 
Levy left hefe In a hurry during the 
recent earthqnake, not waiting, to 
fulfill his contract with Paramount, 



Jean Hersholt. actor, returned to 
Los Angeles after a ' 10,^week va- 
cation . In his niatlve I>enmark.. 



Lillian AlbertsOn Macloon grant- 
ed a divorce , in L. A. from Louis 
O. MaclOon, ' Former testified that 



Suit has been filed in Municipal 
court here against- Michael Curtla 
by Mathilda Curtiz FoerSter on be- 
half of her lO-year^^old son to col- 
lect 41,600 which she claims the 
director owes on an, alleged, agree- 
nient.made before th^ district court 
Of Vienna in ' July^ I 9 3i. Vienna torms 
assertedly provided that Miss Foer- 
ster 'was not again to repair to court 
unless there was a default In. pay- 
ments for the bhild's support, which 
pltdntitf-now charges; ' - 



her. .-husband - allegedly -associated Jllgh:sChooL- . Sho.: was appearing , la 



indiscreetly 'with other wOmen.: 



Ivan Johnson, organizer, of the 
I^adlo News Servijbe,: allegedly 
charged wrh three counts of Issut 
Ingr corporation checks 'without 
sufficient funds, In a' .complaint 
filed In Li A. 



The will . of the late Capt, deth 
W« Strelihger. : former hbad of 
the Calif, state athletic commission, 
admitted to. probate...ln_LQS_An.- 
geles. - — 



Announcement Of the separation 
of Adolphe MenjOU .and his wife, 
Kathryn. Carver, actress^ made in 
Los Angeles by the actor's attor 
ney. 



rthleveS- entered the. Hollywood 
home of Sheila Manners, aqtress, 
and stole jewelry, valued at $1,0.00, 
according to a police report,. 

Mary, Dome, actress, found 'wan- 
dering the streiets of Santa Monica 
by her husband. Eugene Walter, 
plajrwright,. after being missing 
from 'her Hollywood home for three 
days.- Physicians asserted that . the 
actress had suCCered an attack of 
amnesia. 



. George McManus,. cartoonist, back 
in Los Angeles aboard the 'Santa 
Elena,' from New York, where he 
has been since the first of the year. 



Eva Le GaUlenne now LL.D. 
Received degree from Rrown. unl 
versity, Providence. 

Jenny Dolly, Dolly Sisters, hurt 
in an au to accident last March, was 
operated-onr In Paris Saturday (17) , 



vaha for two months waiting a land- the object being to replace her 



ing permit. 



^Shooting Star' moves the curtain | 
from 8:50-to 8:30. Former hour made 
the show too late for commuters. 



stomach in its proper position. Be- 
lleved-SUccessfUlU ■ 



"Geijtwde Lawrence cablea^or flg^' 
ure On the English rights to 'Shoot- 
ing Star.' 

Harold Stone and Boris Kaplan] 
plan to star Lew Fields in 'Broom- 
sticks, Amen* in the fall. 

Mme. Schuma,nn-Heink celebrates 
her 72nd birthday. StUl going strong. 



Pelle Livmgston to open a place 
near.EaSt Hampton. L..L. There's to 
be. a jjtafe of alleged socialite hos- 
tesses,' the tojpi-rater wearing a 
mask. Also a flock of 'society bach- 
elors.' 



Harry Sherman, prez Of 306, given 
an injunction Sat. (17) restraining^ 
Walter ' Reade^ Jerome Rosenberg 
and the Rose-Read corp. from cut- 
ting wiages in the Savoy below union 
scale. When Reade sold out to 

Joe Weber, who was In the hos- 1 ^Z^^^^t^^^^,^^^^^ - ^.^^^ ^ and 
pitaU,atter^kn=.auto:^smaah.^JiS^L^£L?,-^^ 
home Dolntr nlcelv the Jobs were glven^Empire meil. 

home, uomg hiceiy. present order prevents house from 

Hannah Williams on the mend Paying any projectionist less, "than 



after a mess of flu. 



union scale,' 



Son of the liate Maurice DeMond, 
founder of the Los Angeles Break- 
fast Club, named defendant in a 
$20,000 damage suit filed in L. A; 
Superior court by Robert W* Young* 
Latter alleges that defendant threw 
him violently to the', ground, caUs 
ing him to sufCer injuries. 



Harry L. Toohlll, former Los An- 
geles newspaperman, opened an ad'^ 
vertislng and publicity oflice ini Li. A, 
-to -handle-commercial- and political 
accounts, . • 



Mary McCormic, opiera singer, 
fired sqir for divorce in "L; Av Sa- 
perlor co'urt against Prince Serge 
Mdivani; chargingr alleged crUelty 
and violent outbuirsts of temper. She 
also -asks-inher: xomPl^nt^f or- $600 
a month separate maintenance and 
$7,500 attorney fees. 

. . Leonard . is. Mldgley indicted by 
the Frisco Federal grand jury on 
charges of allegedly stealing letters 
from the mail boxes of iCathleen 
Norris and her husband, Charles G, 
Norris, authors. 

--Legana-^KiearnB filed suit for $2,500 
against. Jack; K^arnj, fight Jnan^ 
alleging In. hef complafnE that tKe 
amount is due her as back alimony 



Eddie Dowllng quits his Theatri- I Phillls Emerson, Cherokee Indian, 
cal Democratic League to devote his who used to be a showgirl, obtains 
time .to the Actors' Betterment permission to serve a summons on 
J^sn Nathan B. Stern by nailing it to 

his doon She wants $232,860 for 
A. C. Blumenthal being s»od In I alleged breach of contract. Says 
the Supreme court by Arthur By- they were engaged, but when she 
worth & CO., of England, on « judg- I wallced out of his apartment after 



. Household furnishings of Gloria 
Swanson's placed under the custody 
of the sheriff's office pending a pub 
lie auction sale; 



Vivienne Segal, musical comedy 
actress, does not have to pay $2,625 
to the William Morris agency, ac 
cording to a decision, handed down 
in Superior, court. Latter had filed 



Jean Parker, 17. got a day off at 
Columbia to graduate at Pasadena 



film. 'Lady for a Day.' 
her flowers. 



Studio Sent 



Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Bdwards chiarged 
with allegedly concealing assets in 
his bankruptcy petition in a suit 
for an accounting dt the actor'a 
eaimings filed in thd District court, 
L. A. 



Midwest 



Chicago Academy of Science la 
bankrolling a series of wild life mo* 
tion plcitures in. national parka 
around the country. F.. Ri Dickin- 
son just returned from . Smokjr^' 
Mountain, Tennessee, where h» 
spent several weeks grinding foot* 
age oh the animals of that sec* 
tor. 



Proposal, to create a high board 
fence around a section of Chicago 
beach and allow 'sun bathing' there- 
in Wa,S cold for the nth tfanO, Dr. 
Arne Soumlnen keeps making the 
stf^geStlon each year and gets 
turned down by the city fathers 
regularlyv Nudists zone would 
have to bo ■ carefully . policed and 
th^^ wooden if ehce- of selected. plankS 
free of iall knots.' 



Second incident of its Icind in 
Chicago was the kidnapping by a 
moron gunman of a pretty girl 
parked in an automobile In front 
of a loop hotel. Latest victim is 
Mrs. Madelinine Graub, whose hus- 
band is a musician with Johnny 
Hamp's orchestra. Compelling heir 
to drive to a^tifal-Hatrea-the -moron 
tried to attack her, but •vVhen she. 
foaght him he desisted' and robbed 
her of . $3 insteskd. Another . musi- 
cian's Wife,. Leoha Ahia, was sim- 
liiarly treated the day before.. 



Daniel Henrlci, nephew of the 
■fonhder-'Tof the -restaurant of- that;— 
name,., is . on trial for forgery, 



l._MU8cle men reported trying 
shake down beiBr and. other viBnidors 
at the Century of Progress expo. 
Warning was given by the expo po- 
lice that they were on the lookout. 



■Although now eniployed . .as a 
waitress, Diana Hendrys, former 
chdrus girl and hlterclub hOsless, 
was taken Into custody for ques- 
tioning by Chicago policO in tho 
death of Oscar Nelson^ realtor. She 
proved she hadn't seen Nelson since 
two years ago when on a Joyride in 
■wrhlch both landed in the Ervanston 

==^ule=Rachma,nr— --Omaha=:=.theattA^ 
man, started for the Nebraska peni- 
tentiary to begin serving 16 years. 
He murdered his two business part- 
ners. At the pen he will havo 
charge of the prison, motion pi.cture 
equipment. 



W. H. Garvin o^ Hastings, . Neb., 
announced he and other showmen 
in that state were organizing a cir- 
cuit. Included houses in Lincoln, 
Columbus, Grand Island, Keame/r 
Hastings, and Norfolk. 



^C8^7» ivae 2t^, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



43 



I'm TeHh^i You 

By Jack Osterman 



,|tfhereln • Columniat Turns Night 
Club Owner 



Well, we open June i28. Qettlng 
. fiiUte 4> kick eng^aglng talent t<>r 
'^lir own elub. . Being an actor, life 
A tojiigii Job giving otber$ a routine 
«a to isalary, eto. Finally decided 
ijtoJCfliert to the a ame m aterial that: 
^ bas beeia banded to ns, . 

'Come In for a few weeks and 
filay ball/ we say. 
' We played; ball so- mubb thle «ea- 
iion mtist baye begun to" resemble 
Babe Huth. - — - - 



.Observation 

■ 'iJou DfCyis, wealtby soii^ writ- 
ing butober, observed the license 
plate on Q<$orgie f'rlce's car the 
other day. As you probii^bly khOw 
Oeorgie and the Shuberts weren't 
exactly isiweetbearts for years, 
which makes It funny that iFrlce's 
pidte reads, J J -88. 

LivinjB the Part 
BjUl Barton was making a short 
tbe other day with XiOule Sobol. In 
one scene he jieaa required to take 
A bromo seltzer. The : episode was. 
re-taken four, times, after whiich 
Bill .''went all over the studio look- 
ing, for a headache. 



Ouch I 

While discuis^ng a. certain star 
appearing In his ' Own ' show, one 

Afttnr rprwftrlrttfl that. he thought he 



Is on the stage too. long. The 
other actor yelled, ''Not Is, has 
beenvl*- - - ^ — ■- • 



Well Liked . 

Which reminds us of another 
.jrtar that sent all hls friends passes 
for . his opetiij^g nJght, .\Neitber 
showed up. 



Time ''Ciianges AH 

Who would ever think the time 
would come .wben you . would he 
able to break your act in at the 
Palace to get the Xioew time. 



Switch 

A certain performer doing well 
wired a booker the Other day ask- 
ySne-^h\m -if-Jie— wou ld— be-> -interested 
In playing next ;week. 



Tough. Course 
Jack Benny tells us that be 
l>layed golf the other " day on a 
course- that was so bad he lost a 
ball on the green. ^ 



-Ostermania 
Just received . Rlchy Craig, Jr's 
Jig-saw puzzle. ...very funny gag 
^...^....Last . Sunday was ;Fa,ther's day 
. . . . Rubinoft dedicated a number to 
It. ...medley of Russian dances. ... 
Dave Vine wires he was going to 
cut his throat Thursda:y, but 
.ehanged his minds . . .everything 



iNcw York Theatresil 



if 



CHt^ni^ ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHDW^i^RKO! 



•I 47lk 



"COCKTAIL HOUR" 

with B^BE DANIELS 
pins RKO TandevlUfl 



JMH n th ST. 

Wed. to Fri., June 21, to 23 

"BELOW THE SEA" 

and 

"*HB -juNoriB-BRrot:'^ 



CT S"* 



RKO dist 

.W.ed...tQ.>rJ.,.iJune 21- to -23- — 
Fay Wfajr.-linlpli Behauy 
In 

"Below, the Sea" 



LOEIVS 




;fnoN.«*FRi. 

—On S<:W<n— 

Marion . 

DAVIES PEG 0» MY HEABT 
-8tage=Freil=-Ke«t'no,^-Art===taiidpy' 
•nd Orch. Wm. O'Neal la 
Eagtit and the Hawk" 



•Tb« 



—On ^ho Screen — 

JolmBarrymore wyNSoiD 

Reunion in Vienna" 
with r;rank Morgan 

8tag»-^hlo— YORK and 
KING— Rate; TITO GUIZAR 

Coming 
When Ladlei 
Meet" 



pvAir, 
5?si 



Ah 



lOL 



that bappens to him from now on 
is velvet..^. An author asked 
Sammy (stooge) Kahtor If he 
wanted .come . material.... Saminy 
answered, 'Write me some for the 
manager of the Chesterfield hotel, 
my clothes are there'w ARB YOU 
RBADIM'G? 



Voing Ptaees 



(Contlnuied from; page 1(B) 
bellies "Instead?' .Spanish . bats.. On 
the backs of their heads, for they've 
niever aeen Escudero? Bits of man- 
tillas to shade the contralto's es- 
sential heft? Iiank folds of satin 
deslerned for more voluptuous 
curves thian sopranos' nervous 
sinews? It. seems like nobody loves 
them-^Ieaetways nobody loves them 
enough to buy them clothes of. their 
own. They sing welL If they're 
supposed to make atmospheric pic- 
tures, too, then the costume depart-^ 
ment will have to think of them 
sometimes for themselves alone — 
'like it always does for Patricia 
Bowman, for Instance. 



Ju«t Can't Sink 

The ranks of the 'My Man— Body 
and Soul-^He's Just My Bill' school 
of femme psychology Is now en- 
riched by Ruth Chatterton, whOj as 
'liiUy Turner," sees no reason, why 
dhe too shouldn't lean against drab 
doorways with cigarette appended 



from painted lips, gaudy wrapper, 
legs in sheer black stockings — and 
make like "she needs to: sing a!' torch 
song. A.- girl gets mighty - tired, al- 
ways^goihg^TEbom-with people hoot- 
ing after her ^Flrst lady of the 
screen! T'lrst lady of the screen?' 
^obody wants to be a lady all her 
life. " It Isn't 'versaltlle, and' besidest 
she doiesn't like the way they say 

it- 
Well, If they go on saying It after 
liilly Turner,' It wOn't be because 
Miss Chattertoa didn't give them a 
glimpse oif gum-cheWing nicely syn- 
chronized With carny show belly 
roll. It won't be because she didn't 
try every ^hlch-way to dod$e that 
unklndest ct|t of all. "Sometimes 
she's' almost done it— and then 
^spmesr^thatcdramatlc— Yoice-of-Jier^ 
that frightfully well-bred trait of 
reading .'er* as 'ah' and there she Is 
again, right b^ck where she started, 
^d yet, there's something rather 
splendid about being' ' a real liady. 
She doesn't let on* a real lady 
doesn't, when sotoebody says to her 
•What ho, Idlly,.. BatUIng for your 
virtue again.' That it's Just a hollow 
mockery, that though all the make-^ 
up and appurtenances of most un- 
ladylike abandon surround her, you 
can't make a sow's 'ear" out of a 
silk purse. 

liadles who. long to be wenches 
must at least be built like wenches. 
It Isn't only a matter of stripping, 
it's how they, strip. Miss Chatter- 
ton Is superb at home odd Thurs- 
days In St. Paul, and In Tillly 
Turner' nothlng-Jias been done about 
4t though everything— even lashes 
so long they look like dpider legs 
on her eyelids— have been tried. 



Rural Redemption 

Taking care of little crippled chil 
dr en, Jlvlng^a Jiealthy-_h 
life,' piaylng In the sunshine and 
wearing simple, casual clothes works 
wonders for a picture actress, even 
though It all happens In a. picture, 
in 'The Life of Jfmmy Dolan', for 
instance. 

- There|s-Loretta 'Toung, freed for 
the tlme. from; her long tight Holly r 
wood evening dresses, ; gracefully 
.scamperlhg.about the. f^urirn In .over- 
alls, her hair wind-tosised, her smile 
the sincere expression of a new deep 
inner content, now utterly natural, 
:at;^ea:se*^r8t ■= Tate-jpropa€randar~f or- 
the pastoral life. There's Aline Mac- 
Mahon, her aunt— for some reason 
her Scotch aunt. Despite dialect, 
despite comedy clothes, despite staii- 
dard rough diamond lurking beneath 
a brusquis exterior characterization, 
Miss MacMahon, breathing that 
pure country air, engaged In simple 
dpmesrtlc chores, dressed Comfort- 
ably in ginghams and calicoes— Is 
'tMhs£oTmed"''By ' tW "fnK 
In rural surroundings into a lady 
bountiful wha at the same time is 
not a pain in the ne^k. 

Shirley Grey and FIfl Dprsay, just 
working with a cast who lives in 
the country — are tempered histri- 
onically by the beneficent associa- 
tion. City gals themselves, never- 
theless their acting catches sincer- 
ity, they develop personalities and 
make their character bits alive. 



Mirs. Hiirle3^s Divorce 
Up; Charges Cruelly 

Salem, Mass., June 19; 
Patricia A. Hurley, proprietor of a 
Lynn beauty shop, wants a divorce 
ftcm her actor-husband, Edward A. 
Hurley, because, she charges, he 
was cruel and abusive to her. She 
told the Probate Court here that 
Hurley refused to eat at It dinner 
given m honor of bis birthday Dec. 
8 last. The couple were married at 
Detroit, Mich., on Jan, 27, 1926. They 
have a . four-year-old eon,.. /w^o ;ls 
IlvingTwlth hls-niother; 

Mrsi. Hurley said that after their 
marriage she and .hor husband 
toured together In shows until 1929 
when she Went to the home of her 
sister in . SwampscOtt, Mass.. . where 
her child was bom; 



Virgiii Islands Pkroposed as Resort; 
Now Total Money Loss to 0^. Gov t 



GIRLS AS PITCHMEN 



BAUODBCMMiiRMUR 
HOVE OVER' TO EXHIBS 



Indianapolis, June 19. 
In an attempt to swell a lean 
boxoffice, and to revive an ap- 
parently extinct Interest In the 
great American pasUme, the In- 
dianapolis ball club went on the air 
last week, for the first, tlnie In' a 
year. Club has arranged for a local 
outlet- - through WKBP -with 
broadcasts sponsored by the Llnco 
Oil Co. 

Local nine,; although In second 
place In the AmerlOan Association, 
has fallen upon evil days at the 
b.o. The big, new Btadlum has been 
practically deserted since the start 
■o f th e -season,^— 30espegat tely trying 



to save the' franchise the .inanage- 
nient has put .Into effect ihbre ah; 
gles than will be found in ge 
ometry. Nlghtl£^4g8_ftj|x_nlgbtti a 
week; ladies admitted free two 
nights a week; Friday night Is 
family night When mom and pop 
and aU.-the kids In the neighbor 
hood are admitted for 40 cents; 
some tickets sold for aftemodfi' 
games which admit the holder to 
the night game without extra 
cost. 

Unless the populace responds 
soon the franchise will blow. 



Fd ir^s Freak Jinx 



Numerous Around .Loop and Fair 
Spielers 



.Chicago,. June 19. 
Probably ianother phenomena . of 
the World's' Fair .is '^the . numerous 
tribe of girl pitchmen operating in 
the loop. Lasses peddle anything 
from ijEiC^-slicei'S to. hairpins. AJl 
with the aid Of a portable bridge 
table parked In some empty theatre 
or store lobby or alley mouth. 

Girls put on a fair opiel on the 
average, about as glib as the isec- 
ond rators among the men.. Sex 
appeal Is about 3.2, which means 
passing,, biit not with honors. 



C. C. Halts Rush 
Of Parlor Games 
III 





Hollywood, June 19. 
Wholesale Invasion of Hollywood 
and the exclusive 'Wilshlre district 



(Continued from page 1) 
Roxy presentation, military stalE, 
too, constructed In ' the naodem 
style peculiar to the fair's archltec-' 
ture. There are 26 atagies inside the 
Oddltorlum, each housing a freak. 
Stages are enclosed in curtains. No 
freak is vldlble except during his 
or her lecture. As soon as the lec- 
ture Is completed curtain Is drawn 
and the crowd moves on. Each stage 
has a painted background In atmos- 
phere with the freak. 

Three lecturers on the Job, each 
handling so many freaks. Lecturers, 
as are all the employees of the 
show, are driessed In white pants, 
blue coats and yachting caps. Boys 
spiel in a dignified manner; With, 
nothing of the side show 'Poqtor' 
apparent. Audience gets a class 
buildup before each exhibit. 

Pyle plans to change bis freaks 
several times during, the season, but 
always keeping his four-legged girl. 
After closing of the fair he Intends 
to put the show on trucks and.tour 
th^ country, Sliiyihif fairs ^ other: 
dates. 

JMentalist^ Also . ■ 
Show is framed with ^ a load of 
showmanship. Sufficient novelty, ed- 
ucational and horror subjects In the 
lineup to give It an . almost 100^ 
appeal... .There 'Is a . me^ta,list. who, 
subtracts, reads and answers 4ues- 
tions . sfmultaneously, a. dignified .old. 
gentleman who, after having his vo- 
cal chords . removed, taught himself 
to speak audibly. Both these attrac- 
tions-:;gefrHhe-claas-attendahcev'"For- 
the horror seekers, In addition to 
the. multi legged and legless girls, 
there are a • man and woman who 
lift weights with their eyelids, a 
man Who sews fcuttoixs to his legs 
and unites his arm to his side With 
a safety pin. There are also a 
dozen other freaks to amuse with- 
out offending, 

Ripley Is in for 26% of the gross 
Witff"th& :Tegt=i5f 7tH6==talre TSP 
tween Pyle's backers. The Oddi- 
torlum can hold 2,000 with everyone 
getting a good view of the stiages. 
Show is continuous and It takes 
about 45 mlnuteiS to make the circle 
of stages. 

Freaks are hot permitted to sell 
.anything or address Individuals in 
the audience unless questio^ied. It's 
carnival stuff with Waldorf atmos- 
phere. 



of Los Angeles proper by tango, 
bingo and kindred games of; chance, 
following their success -at several; 
nearby beaches, has been.. .tenipor 
arlly halted by the Los Angeles 
Police xommlsslon. One license to 
operate a "bean game* In Hollywood, 
previously granted, will be per 
mltted to stand. 

Pressure brought to bear by the 
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 
prompted members of the Police 
body, to Indicate they would dis- 
courage further applications for per- 
mits permitting gambling games of 
this nature to be opened/ and that 
unfavorable, action, might be ex- 
pected on the several applications 
now before the' commission. 

Permit already granted for a 
'lotto' establlishmeht In the hOiEUt of 
the screen colony will not be re- 
voked, the C of C was told, but the 
organization was assured that tao 
addltldnal permits wottld be 
sldered until after a proposed 2one 
Is created, outside of which all 
gambling games will be taboo. 
Gaihfiing Gets' 'Em 

At Venice, Ocean Park, Xrf>ng 
Beach and other beabh resorts ad- 
jacent to Los Angeles, lotto^ tan^o 
and roulette games to the. number of 
several hundred are flourishing, with 
the gambling spots replacing many 
of the old-time type of shows, rides 
and other pier .concessions. Play Is 
particularly heavy Over the week- 
ends^ with hundreds of femines tp 
be found wherever the ganies -of 
chance are being operated. 

Forces advocating the frambllng 
games in Hollywood take the stand 
that establishment of the parlors 
would encourage the spending of 
money in HoUjrwood whlcibt now 
goes to the beach resorts. On the 
jother ,hand, Ma,yor John C. Porter^ 
in a' message''fo th'^ police cBoomli- 
sion, expressed the. thought that 
such ..concessions ...should be- re- 
stricted to the beaches and other 
amusement centers. 



Washington, June 19. 
A caniipallgn, conducted along 
.'Buy American' lines, for establish- 
ment of the Virgin Islands as the 
tropical vacation resort for the 
eastern part of the U. S, Is being 
f urttaerel by members of the House, 
With a likelihood a bill sponsoring 
the. movement will be Introduced, in 
the- next Congress. -The -purpose -Is 
to divert American tourists and Va'!> 
cation inoney from the British- 
owned resorts In Cuba and Ber- 
muda and transfer the proceeds to 
a United States possession. 

The Virgin Islands, a total loss, 
financially, to the U. S., now get 
practically no touriist trade. Part of 
the West Indian island ^ound is 
located, not far from the more pop* 
ular British resorts. 

li. JS. . pHrchased_thejyirjiitt:M . 
group, comprising three islands; 
from Denmark In 1917 for $26,000,- 
000. Since then the cost of admin- 
istration to the government has ex- 
ceede^d $7,000,000^ with practically no 
returns. After his visit to the 
Islands in 1931 President Hoover 
called them ^a;n effective poorhoUse, 
comprising 90% of the popul&tiOn. 
S0% Loafers 
There are three Islands, of which 
St. Thomas, which baa one of the 
finest harbors in the Atlantic, is the 
<»,pital. Population lis about 46,000 
and filmOBt 96% Wegr o. Un d er D a n - 



WED 50 TEAIUS 

Quincy, Mass., June 19. . 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Watts 
celebrated -the . 5(lth,..anniversary ..of 
their marriage. 

They played together In road 
companies for many years, . Watts 
'ai3~^ comedian and J/ire. !Watts as 
character actress. 



MATING SEASON 

Los Angeles, Jiune 19. 
Georgia P. Williams, concert 
violinist, and Lai Chand Mehra, In-, 
dian lecturer and film technical 
director, filed intentions to marry. 



BIRO'HS 



A son was born to Mr, -and Mrs. 
Vernon Cox, June 10, in Montgom- 
ery, Ala. Father is -assistant mgr., 
Strand theatre. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Foster, daugh- 
ter, Chicago. Mother is the daughter 
of Frank H. Wilson, who becomes a 
Brandad for the third time. 

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Blackburn, 
son, June 8 In Hollywood. Father is 
a cartoonist. 



Ish rule they were <8ji Industrious 
and self-supporting people, but with 
\m IT. s: Tfevy^^ BjeptotmeatTfeifuU- 
tlons and reforms they became, 
with the exception. of about 10% of 
the population^ public charges. 

While the Virgin Islanders are 
expert hat makers, cOral-carvers 
and weavers, - their principal .export 
formerly, was rum. Prohibition 
knocked the bottom out of that in- 
dustry and had Its effects also on 
the Important bay rum trade. With 
repeal of prohibition- Immilnent/ It'a 
believed the islands may be returned 
to some semblance of prosperity. 

They are about MOO miles from' « 
New York, or about three and a half, 
days by boat at moderate si>eea, 
Fast passenger ships could make the 
trip in two and a half days. The 
sponsors of the VlrglQ Islands 
movement would run about two 
boats, a week to the resort, botti 
ways. - 

The : construction program would 
Involve erection of a hotel, golf 
course and reereatlph centers. Esti- 
mated codt of the project Is about 
$300,000. There would also be a 
country- wide high pressure adver- 
tising campaign vstresslng the 'Buy 
American' angle and asking the ^ 
public to patronize one of their own i 
possessions, rather than spend only { 
in Cuba or Bermuda* ] 
One of the movement's sponsors j 
In describing the plan said the. idea I 
is to 'Inject «, little showmanship .( 
into the administration of the j 
Islands and see if It can do for the 
Virgin Islands what showmanship 
and a song did for Honolulu.* 



MARRIAGES 

Carl Grayson, Canton, O., vio- 
linist - iandU aolplst ,_wlth . . Johnny ; 
Hamp's orchestra and Madelon 
Baker, . of Detroit, were: married 
June 3, in the- Bltie Ribbon Casino 
at the Chicago World's Fair. Bea 
Bemle's band played the wedding- 
march for the ceremony which was.; 
the first to take place on the ex^ 
jposltlon . grounds. Johnny Hamp 
was best man; 

. Xice. Snyder,. ..non.r.prb,- tb— Benny 
Miller, prljzefighter. In Los. Angeles, 
June 11. 

Elsinore Robinson CroWell tp 
Benton Freemont in. Sonora, .Calif.; 
June 14. Bride is Xilsie Robinson, 
syndicate feature writer. 
. Doris Kenyon, actress, to Arthur 
Hopkins In Lios Angeles, June 14. 
Groom is Syracuse; N. Y.^ real estatei 
broker. 

Florence 'Williams, actress, 
Leon T. Whitten, Jr., stage designer, 
Ogunquit, Maine. Her last appear- 
ance was in the stage version^of 
• irIs"iirUnlfbfm/""~ -=-=r= 

Gita Glaze, dramatic sopianb, to 
Antoine E. Skinner, non-pro, New. 
York, June 16. 

.Anne Solomon to Al Taylor, . New 
York, June 10. ride Is secretary to 
Harry Kalchcim. Bridegroom a. 
non-pro. 

Betty Randolph to Paul C; Swein- 
hftrt, New York, June 18. Bride is 
a former showgirl. Groona is a the- 
atrical JcuriiallsL 



44 



VARIETY 



T 1 U E S S 4| n A R E 



Tuesday, June 20». 



Bmdway 



Marty Herman doing flfst "jury 
duty. 

Barney Klawana* gather died, last 
week. 

* Dennis King back from dear old 
Lunhon'. 

Max Gordon to Sktfyirhegan, .Me., 
tot four weeks. 




ATT E 




English opera, iPurceirs 'Dido and 
Latest stunt for attrdcting tour- 

iMSn ysr- aoins pubHour t.r I 



Loodon 



Arthur Murray^ 



aristocratic chateau- and hunting- 
. B^ckstaeeTctew at HIppodrpme I froundjor: ajpr^^^^ stags 

^^l^^S^r^sion for Pub " «<>Se^^^^^--«- -P^^- 
-fA^lr^J^l " just out of music high school, made 
B^k Malfi iS lwsS ?o' have her' first appearance arid: experts 

Kupmoit may SKip scatierea aatea | ^^^^^^^^ i,i,tiiinrQ ntitnn<flnhine 

this summer/ 



iairid Charles Clore 



Jack Tisiylor 
parting. 

Everybody is building villas at 

Elstree. , ^, ^ „ , 

Marlon Harrlia thinking of giving U^ggopi^tion'a future president. 



that Schmcllng-Ondra match is to 
come ofC after all. . Bumora that 
tjiey are to- ring the wedding bella 
right after Max returns. 

Tbe Vaude Managers' aissociation 
won't allow Milos, the foriner boas, 
to attend their meetings. XiUdwliS 
Schuoh (Wintergatten) to be the 



Party at iPleri:g^s marking the 
coming out Of Bernard Sobel's novel, 
'Indiscreet Lady.' 

Mrs. William. Morris and Aunt 
Ella ire at their summer camp, 
Sarajiac Lake. N; Y. 
' Jack Leffler of Broadway ticket 
agency elipped in shOwer bath and 
pulled back muscles. 



streets and iiuthors autographing 
their books in booths,. With all 
kinds Of rackets, went ofC: very well. 



UP cabareting for aluthoring. 

Tom Payne: (Payne dhd Hllllard), 
taken ■ ill suddenly, gallatones.- 

Peggy Dell, Boy Pbx'a . crooner, 
to ■ -do -croOnlnff--ln— the -Hippodrome 
show-. . 

Hearst eibling to have a swim - 



Bichard Strauss has agreed., to 
substitute for Toscanini. in Bey^^ 
reuth thia- year. Strauss also filled 
the, spot when Bt^uno Walter's* Phil- 
harmonle concert was :""TSTiddenly 
called off. . _ . . .. . 
Lord d'Abernon; former British 



mlng- pool-instaliedUn-hls -Welsh.L.^.^-baagft'aoi^ to Berlin, made a pub- 



Mexico City 

Grahame 



castle 



lie ..statement praising the' Botter 



J:^1^..^^.J^t.J^ hr^i^^rs. rrhia^^madAuUe a sen- 



, , , Heat continues, warmest In half 

Young Elbert Franklin m town to j g, century. - 
visit his dad. H., B. He'll tutor bis Town is going to have its first 

father in navigatioh. [ .bmiQn_railtaad:jfipQt,_jL^^ 

$660,000. ■ the 'Stork. Sidney already -wearing 

Cops iare .again jailing authors^ 



much in use, by performers for sun 
bathing: . . ' 

Jack Hylton throwing party at 
his house f6r Duke Ellington and 
his gang. 

Pa:ul Stein's next to meg here Is 
'Bed Wagon,' from.Lidy Eleanor 
Smith's novel 



i^ation at the beginning of the Bot . 
ter law case. Incident is favorable 
for Fritz Better , (the only aurvivlhg 
bi'Otlier), as Lord d'Abjirnon's name 
carries a lot of weight in German 
public life, 



•Howard Loewennerz gone into 
the beverage distributing in prefer- 
ence to thkt radio project. , I publishers and distributors of off 
- Blumey fooled reporters going c^ioj. jitej-ature. 

£tboard the Europa Saturday under , Mexico continues to gO strong in 
assumed name using the third class U literary way, rejports Ministry of 
gangway. ' Foreign Belatiohs.. 

. ]yiack Gordon and Harry . Bevel, April beer exports totaled 104 
ditty duo, hie themselves West June metric tOns^ Mexico' how shipping 
.30 for Charlie Bogers and one of his I hop juice abroad, chiefly to the 
Paramount flickers,, . u. S, A., by the ton. 

Joe Freiberg i& managing the . pederal government is making 
newest cafe at Long Beach, J progress, on National theatre in ;an 



a worried look. 

Josle Collins giving Bebe Daniels | 
a few hints for her lead in the film- 
Izatlon of 'Southern Maid.' 

Son of the late Edbuard de Beszke, 
famous basso, is pilaylAg iet guitar in 
the. streets here for 'pennies. 

Constance- -Gummlngs.-alapplnga- 
hearty klsc on her mom's cheek on 
"her arrival from New. York. 

Julian Wylie will do 'Gay Hussar,' 



- -^raiiac lake 

B> Hfppy Ben way 

Murray Salet, singer, is enter- 
taining at Phillip's Adirondack Inn. 

Dick Moore returned to the Lodge 
after three weeks of vatiashing in 
Philadelphia. 

Charley BorBTey, one" 6f~ the beat 
liked of the theatrical coibny, has 
passed away. 



thQ Boardwalk Pavilion. Floor] 
iihbw. owned by. A. JDreler. . 
• Marc .Lachmari was going over 
the map. looking for a place -to light 
In f or the au mmerr and flnall: " - 
across' California. !That'a it; 
, Chester (NBC) Stratton's 18-year 
old .-son,- Peter, operated on for ap 



fall, with Carl Brlsson in lead. sUcht setbaclT 

=^:Jack -Hylton canfcelling Empire, i^fSg^^^^ former turer here 

, . I Liverpool, because management rtV k-"®^^^ 
"^"^^.^"^^'^y. ^"ced scale. Interfering with his Jf/j^j^JPfg"^;^ '^'^^^^ shop, 

auileuisi ttiid baiWoH»ey"-eaught percentage, ' — ' — ■ — ^ — ^ 



efCort to have- It ready Sept. 16, 
Mexico's independence -Day. . 
Cops still have under lock arid key 



in 



^.t"Vi^°*y*s.'' ■ t ,1 li. I favorite pitches for distributors of 

, Buth Morris lajooklng them oyer f^ke American bank notes. U. S. 
on Hollywood Boulevard for the secret service agerita have arrest- 
flrat time. One look will probably K,^ three men and two women In 
■,be enough, me went weat in the cj^^^d Juiarez, over the river froin 
Abe Lastfogel party and is the guest jji Paso 

of Mr. and Mrs. WilUam Morris, Jr. jjational bike racing champ. 
BBB and Henry ^^Berman, bis ^^^^,^1 E. Tovar, 60 years old, who 
' brother,, are now in New York and U^as been riding fdr 40 years, met 
t^ogether for the first time in, years. 1 defeat when a dog bit him on an 
Henry just retumett from .Pianama. hinkie and spilled him during race 
The Bermans may yet land as an over a two-mile route against a 
, entertainlnjg' duo in their own night passenger auto bus. 
clul;>. < , (- ^'Federal government announces 

Along with tbe one-man rule for I that peace arid tranquility obtain 



T«-^.~r Tr^-„ ev.»..fw I Walter Magnolia is a newcomer 

coflX'^ten'lthnJcY? SSe^ fl^&ir ^fer • 

LJcarno .-ance Hall running «|l«y««h^^^ 
Duke Ellington midnight ball with "^^i'J'SJ^iS'IL*^,^^ t^fr n^",,. * , 
3.000 tickets already sold, which is Jom Creamer left the Lodge lor 
morA than canacitv * York vacash trip. Tom got 

^SfttyBelS givSg aua ^hlle Saranadng 

iar. • I Drury Lan6 theatre for new show, L ^if*® Johnson staging a brave 

JVIarla. Greyer, deaneaa of Mexican u„der name of Sari Alvi, and nearly battle on a atrictly bed route. She 

' — I »^ . ' has weathered eight yeara of illness. 

Are you writing to those that you 
know in Saranac and elsewhere who 
are. sick? That letter means a" lot 
Harry Namba, ex-booker-author- 
acrobat, haa taken on . the Saranac 
•They-Tell-Me' column for the N. Y. 
A. Newa. 

Constance Beeve, former N. V. A 
guest patient, now in good health 
and managing a vocal and dancing 
academy here 

'Pearls from Past Programs* has 
been added to our library, a gift 
from the author; Fred J. Beaman, 
of Jackson, Mich 

Al Jocker seen at the picture 
show on-speciah occasions; Show- 
ing a nice comeback after a siege 
of the bed routine. 



caves just outaide city limits. 
. Local daily newspaper la . apon- 
• • J., .i. ^ ,i ^. « . , , abring an excursion to the Chicago 

pendlcltia at MethodlatrEpiacopal world'a Fair for its readers at an 
fiospltaV Brooklyn,, and doing oke. all-expense rate of 1250 a person. 
■ Because of the Argentine capital Everybody's running for president 
export bari,--HaroId Mickey, who gi^ <;hapeaux and.shakos In the ring 
has a . band at the City hotel, Buenos already, although electiona don't 
Alrea, ia paying. ofC commlaslons in take place until the summer of next 
peaoa twice, weekly, aa American y^ar." - 

TheV'Ve been mY^^^^^^ tor veSa H^i"" ^^^"^ Iri^ Hollywwd^ aa Span- ^ Jack Marks taking care of Senior 
Ida B^nee iShc^ aeenla to l»avt S Fpx. Und Junior Fairbanks on their land- 

.irmce aeraia lo nave HjU jjgj.^ mi radio engagementa. , at Southamnton. and aeeing 

of the grievancea. Her huaband la L U. S. border towna^are becomlrig | {Sfm to ^^^^^^ 

j^^y Perclval Clarke, formerly 



Norma Whalley, haa a part in Brit.- 
iah Lion'a- 'Flying Kettle,' Which Al- 
bert de Courvllle la directing. 

The Windmill, first to start con- 
tlriuoua • here, haa fine atage-llght- 
ing. Due to house., being an experi- 
mental, spot for General Electrife'. 

Empire, Metro's picture theatre, 
uaing Stanley. Warmlngton, well- 
known West-End actor, to announce 
f orthcomlngj _Mtra.ctiohaL _f rom^^ 

Six Lucky Boya, doubllpg Hoi- 



Vieiiiia 

By Erich QI«Bi 

Bichard Duachlnaky atudylnA 
English. 

Alfred Lavolr hoping to meet Paul 

Siegfried Trebltsch tranalatin^ 
two Shaw playa. 

Auguate Wilbrandt Baudlua cel(M 
bratea 90tb birthday. 

Ernst Klelnberg chaalng Marlen«^ 
anapping .her and her daughter. 

Odcar Straua .ualngr Schnltzler'Nl 
'Llebeler as theme for new operetta.' 

Lux li'Ilma plfarhningr 'Franciii 
Joaeph' talker with Anton Edtho^ 
fer.. 

Critic and .eaaaylat Ernat Lothar 
marrlea Beinhardt actreaa- Adrlenno 
Gessrier.., .• . 

Margit "W'eilerA replacing . Nora 
GregOr . • Bua-Fekete play at" 
Volka theatre. 

German-born Burg. Director Her*, 
mann Bbebbellhg appllea' for Aus«.^ 
trian. nationality. ... 

Victor Madln has appeared 4,o6Q. 
tlmea on Statea opera atage since 
his appointment III 1908. 

Composer Erwln . Sttaua, son of 
Waltz-Dream Oscar,' 'married law*' 
yer's daughter,: Maryla WeitZi 

-■Werner Krausa renewed arrange*, 
ment With Burg for .p_ years .to..plajr 
three to five montha iinhually. 

Philharmonica to give aerxea" of 
concerts at Baden Kurpark, and to 
open summer home with takings. 

Compoaer Bela Bartok, here. con-* 
certlng, peeved becauae. Budapest 
thought wise to ignore his 50th' 
birthday./" • 

'-HUgo .T'Thimig " writes: - -preface 
to Hedwlg-Bleibtreu-biography in 
honor of her fortieth active year at 
Burg theatre.. 

G.' B. Gabriel, compoaer of aere-^ 
nada. minuettaa and aongs, dashing 
'round . .towii- .selling his " stuff lit 
atreeta and cafea. -'. 

'Trolp et Un e,' J'rench comedy by 
Denyg Amiel. had ' belated first Uer^ 
man presentation under Paul KaU 
beck a"t the Josef stadt. 
; . Barnowsky taking Bosa Vaiettl, 
Else Bambousek, Theodor Grieg and 
Othera, expelled from Gernnany, on 
tour through Switzerland. 

MUasQlini'a 'Cam'po' due at -Berlin's 
State Theatre under .Franz Ulbrich,' 
who waa firat to produce piece In 
German liahguage at Weimar. 

Anthony -Armatrong here with 
wife for 24 houra' atay diacusalner 
With author Fred Heller hla adapta- 
tion of 'Dlktatur der Fraueri.' 

Martha Eggerth here to atac 
Count Eaterhazy In Schubert talker, 
then due In Berlin for two Ufa pica, 
'Zarewitach' and 'My SiatSTTind I.' 

Gertrude Bodenwelser oft to War* 
aaw for International Dance Com- 
petition (June 9-14), then to give 
cOursea and lecturea in London, and 
during Auguat in Chicago. 

Philharmonica have Furtwaeng- 
ler, ,Weingartner, .Klemperer and 
Bruno Walter to direct their con- 
certs next seaaon. . Alao Toacanini 
to be ap'proached to conduct here in 
lieu of Beyreuth. - . .. 



A«uuB vvM^vM wic -^w' inai peace aim iiaiiHuini-y K/,.«n; -irmTkiiTtt onk iTinahiifv Park or tne oea rouune. 

. agents which gbe& into efllect on the throughout the -Bepublic; that the horn Empire and vin^?^r^ traS Frisco DeVere has been ordered 

.BKG bookingfloor thia week, there's c^^^^^ ^aa but 79.000 unemployed to the infirmary department 

..another one.barrlng gambling in the out of a population of 16.260,000; with dres^^^^ room ana ^rmKing i ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 

offices; The boya bave been maitch- that biz ia better, circumstance oar aiiacn^ea. . Astilla came successfully 

ing pennies. largely due to booms In beer and , 

... jLt his country, estate .at Mama- henequen industries resulting from Dr. Woodrufl; officiating.*. 

?2«rf{ ■?5.i^''S^?/.t,f fhe ?^f*Hness of national jnoney. ^^^at Harry F^^^^^^^^^ he hf a not seen him Dan is on the oke side ' 

that his wife, Sadie, naight cut the 3.50 pesos per dollar against normal 



extensive lawn for exercise. While two for one, enabling foreign buy- 
Sadie went into high, Jeff directed ers to get thesia products at bar- 
the operation. gain prices. 

John and Christo are. temporiarily 
apart . in' jttusiness. John. Sternberg 
ia continuing in operation of Pa- 
yilibn Boyal, Long Island, while 
Chrlsto is reviving the old cham- 
pagne . salesman days as special rep- 
resentative with an expense account, 
for Trommer's Beer. 

That, two-foot approach from a 



Panama 

By Bea Drew 



Valerie Vogelei, of the Bivoll, was 
married to J. B. Adams, American 

dlsVant TraR^That^'^'sa^ed Arthn^ | ^^^hit"^?,!^^;^,®, 
Willi from a nine Was due to his 



own good niblick shot he thinks. 
What - Willi didn't know wists that 
Harry BUrns canght Willi's ball arid 
laid it next to the cup while Willi, 
out of .sight, was doing his Badio 
City crawl out of the sand trap. 
. .The Meyer Gersoris drew a dlnrier 
from the Cockomainia Club on their 
26th wedding anniversary last' week. 
It was . moatly a tribute to Essie 
Gerson, who - has had to listen to 26 
years of those Basil Gerson 'jokes.' 

'Bishop' Lerilhan picked up the 
kids under orie arrii, Gertrude under 
the. other and, carryirig the luggage 
by his teeth, made off to" Warren^ 
B. I., tor a: vacash;' 



Sadie Tremaine is hostess and she 
tells the world. And how she bosses 
the soldiers and sailors and they 
love., it. Miss Kelley is in poor 
health 

Ariother new cabaret riamed 
Golden Gate. Jimmle Baker mgr. 
It advertises that you can buy the 
girls a 'drink for 40c. Other cabarets 
charge 76c 

Many employees of the canal be 
Ing laid off. B^ductlori of force 
Llona Bathbone Sears has 



do a show, s,a he haa not aeen him 
wockin years. 

Annual Theatrical Garden Party's 
big feature this year la a 'Charlea 
Cochran Stake,' a, racing atunt,. Iri 
which all Cochran's co'mpaniea cur- 
rently iri the Weat-End will partici- 
pate. 

Boy Fox down for another Boyal 
Performance. Thia time before the 
Prince of Walea,. at the New Vic- 
toria picture , houae during the 
showing of the Gaumbnt-Britiah 
film made by the Prince. 



Berlin 



for 



rosses 



Becelyershlp 
Schausplelhaus 

Franz Lehar finishing new oper- 
etta called 'Guiditta.' 
Marianne Hoppe, leading Murilch I new arrival at the Lodge 



legit actress, discovered .fpr pix. 
For' nearly three weeks running I 
elded' to open a dancing school. Will I not a single new German picture has 



Betty Blair has been moved' to the 
infirmary department trying to fight 
off a hljgh temperature.' Confined to 
bed for jsix months now.. 

Marion Cannon, newcomer, now 
allowed one' downstairs meal and 
moved to the up department. Also 
allowed one talker a week. 

Helen Mencken, accompanied by 
her husband, Dr. Bobert Smith, 
ogled the Lodge while guests of 
Dr. Mayer at his Summer camp. 

Arthur Hopkins was a viaitor at 
the Nicholaa Pendergaat Qaeetah 
farm. Lake Placid; Saranaced it. 
also with hrother John Hopkins for 
a. day^ __ _^ ^ 

Stanley Woolf, New Ybi^^^ booker, 
launched his .firat upstate varideville 
road show, opening at the Palace, 
Lake Placid, with a series of one- 
nighters to follow. 
Victor Monroe; I. A. T. S. E., is a 

He Was 



St 



soon ha.ve a dancing school for 
each ipupil 

Adeilna de la Oliya used to work 
in -the' blue. Grotto cabaret. Then 
she .met Misael Pinillo and lived 
wlthi.him as his wife. Her brother. 



been released in Berlin. 
I - A.~Cr- Pettijohn bf-the -Hays_,or.- 
ganiisation in town for a couple of 
days^ Just . a. .vacation . trip. 
Dr. Marifred iGedrgf,. ' prominent 



Jacob! 



legit and screen reviewer,- quitting 
Whom Pinillo did not know, came I his post with the UUstelna.. 
to see her when Pinillo was not Haraid Paulsen, touring in Zurich, 

home^ .He returned, got peeved and was panned by press , there. He is I First four injections proved 100% 
without asking questions threw her a Nazi. Paulsen left in hurry. . | on the oke side. Has sieged two 



assistant stage manager with the 
•Strike 'Me i»ink' Co. When the 
breakdown hit him. 

Joe Mentha, 33 Franklin, avenuci 
basso,- Is-a^newcomer -in -the— Hill- 
top city. .He is penciled in to ab- 
sorb -Adirondack ozone for a rUrt- 
down system. . Incipient case. 

George Harmon has joined the 
gashouse gang. That ii3, he is tak- 
ing pneumorthorax like a veteran 



out the window., ildellna was pain 
fully hurt, but wiU recover and 
probably take another chance. 

Tommy Marlowe's Broadway 
'cabaret in Colon, is on the black 
l.li.st for sailor? because of a fight 
between sailors and police. Lieut. 



Tloha Tltkos recovering .from 
appendicitis operation. 

Marika -Boeikk negotiating ah 
English picture contract. 

'"Werner .Kraua and Maria Bard 
■here for holiday- making. 

Biver steamboat excursion, of,... „ . - ^ , 

-Wyal-dperrHoui^-^KU^^ 

Nusl Perenyl gives up stage ca- were sitting In the cabaret having 
reer to Open 'Grass Widowers' Bar', a drink with a hostess^ A sailor 

Bridge saloons conducted by so^ decided he -Wanted to dance with 
clety women In every operi-air cafe. her. Free for all started, now Com - 

Gilbert Milter here, looking over mandant Mqltey of tlve fleet air base 
plays. William iC Vanderbilt with j at Coco Solo said all sailors must 
him. 

Joe Pasternack here supervising 
production of 'Girl Who Dared' 
with Francy Gaal Cor Universal. 

Pupils of Municipal Music School 
in Kecskemet made a stir by stag 



'ing ot>en-alr production of old Mxim up. 



stay out of, the B' way— -or else. 
Marlowe decided life was. not worth 
the effort and sailed for California. 

Jose Schubaschitz, mgr. of the 
Molina Roja cabaret, is suing four 
Colon policemen. Claims they beat 



musical comedy called 'Walter, Bill, 
Please.' Leo Aascher to. do the 
score, ( 

Therese -Benz. at an age of more 
than TO,, still: as good on. horseback 
as ever and a topnotcher at the 
.Scala,. 



Budolf Lothar has written a new | years strictly In bed. 

Through the co-operation of A. B. 
Anderson, manager, of the. Pontiac 
theatre here, the Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer's travelihg studio gave a one- 
hour exhibition at the N. V. A. 
Lodge. Pictures were taken, in- 
'-Gluding=---;oice-testi=-of-"many-of--the 
Henry W. Kahn, former German patients. Among the patients who 
Fox boss, has left town, starting on stood up to mike fright were Happy 
the long way to his new territory, Benway, Ben Shaffer, John Demp- 
South. Africa; sey a,nd Danny Murphy. The M-G- 

Hoop6r Trask'a tragic death caus- M. crew giving the patients a 
Irig consternation and grief ariiong treat. is made up of William Coyle, 
the scores of sincere friends he had I o'perator; Phillip Greece, Charles 
made in show business here. I Gllson,- camera. Bus.sell Stewart, 

Olga Wohlbrueck, famous German Byron Lee (advance). Boy Olsen, 
novelist who had been blind for Jack Bush (drivers), Stevens Jonea 
many years, successfully operated (sound teck), Buth Webb and Max 
on and getting her sight back. Factor (makeup) and B. L. Darrow 

People beginning to wonder if ' (field publicity). 



By F^rank ScuMy 

George Broadhurat aoccer-con- 
scloiis.. , . •• 

padralc Colum off poetry and 
back to plays. 

Cecil Geler among German flick- 
er exiles here. 

Everybody .gambling and losing* 
even Laurence - Stalllngs. 

Second heir to Michael Arlen 
miseries due In next month. 

Lewis Milestone saw enough Bus- 
slans In Nice for six such-plx. 

Leopold Godowsky going Shaw 
and writing prefaces to his acorea. 

Forum yanked a Lily Damita plo 
after one day and apologized In 
dalllea. 

'Fugitive' did two weeka at El-* 
dorado though dames ducked it aa 
top jittery. _ 

Liry' TrembliB (Mrs. George Broad- 
hurst), wants Hollywood to return 
her lost scrip. 

Bex ' Irigram, Alice Terry, and 
Dagmar Godowsky at Juan I6s Pa- 
jams opening of Dolphin. 

Three cocktails and some llver- 
wurst 'put Meredith Wood under 
for thriee days,, the" big softie. 

Emma Goldman and Alexander 
Berkman setting up a tourist camp ; 

at ._S.t,L..'i'xQne2L.f Qr_summer..ti:a.d.e. 

Jimriiy Walker, to London to by- 
line for Hearst on Economic Con- 
ference; Plans to play It straights 

Party at Ludwlg , Lewlsons 
which included Walkers, Arlens, 
Milestones, Maughams and Stal- 
llngs. 

JU3,n les Pins now advertising hot 
dogs. Dennis McEvoy tried one and 
screamed when they handed him 
the hound on toast. 

Frank Kelley, Pulitzer prize win- 
ner . from Columbia School of 
Journalism, had Janet . Olcott story 
exclusive and muffed it. 

Jack Buchanan getting pretty^ 
short " of ^Wlri3^' haVirig'TEls^ 
dolph Chase him all over these hills 
for pic version of 'That's a Good 
Girl.' 

intelligence test for flndlng Villa 
Variety, Which reached a new low 
when Ed Perkins took three hour.s, 
reached a new high when Jack 
Waller Douglas Furber, Elsie Ban;? 
dolph. Bin Kendall, Dorothy (Dick » 
son) Hyson, Vera Pearce and a 
mob of other English troupcr.q 
found It at midnight on . the firnt. 
effort. 



Tiiesdiiy, jane 20, 1933 



T I M E S S Q U A -R E 



VARIETY 



45 



Loop 



Helen Morgan will step In Ches 
jpuree. 

Al Williamson has resumed borse- 
back riding'. . 

Max Halperin took Tess Gardella 
to Qoe the expo. ' 

Hazel Flynn ^ >ok u|> bloycllng on 
' her Bermuda trlpi 
> Max Greenspai^ liouie's brother, 
has devised a new radio index-loie:, 

'Shuffle Along' spotted by Billy 
Bison for hia Grand Rapids house. 

Frank 3urke new manager of 
Aragon ballrpQm for Andrew Kar- 
las. 

Bertha Fenberg a^nd Jack Stone 
: publicizing Charles Cukor enter- 
prises. 

Mrs. Claude Binyon and 'Tardy' 
here on a visit -to old south- side 
haunts. 

Bill <B&K) Hollander's daughter 
^111 make Sill a father-in-law 
July 8. 

Bivoll, Toledo, booked out of Chl- 
cagb by Frank Gladden, dosed for 
sumn^er. 

Arch Herzolf has four wheels at- 
tached to a motor and will go places 
this summer. 

Paramount execs and salesman 
will hold convention June 29-80 at 
the'i)rake Hotel. 

Cafe de ^aris, former Coffee. 
Dan's, set to Open June 27 With Earl 
Bronson and > Irene Renee, 

Art Hall with Radio Rubes at 
.. the Chicago theatre used tp be of 
Hall and' Shapiro in vaude. 

I/tter- confusion, gate crashers by 
the hundreds, at the Hollywood stu- 
dio premiere "in the Fa,ir "iprounds. 
, Randolph street drug store open. 
90 days filled 11 prescriptions in 
that time, but sandwiches and beer 
saved 'em, 

Fred Allen writes . a Chicago 
friend he has retired to his coun- 
try home in . Maine which he calls 
■ Camp BflaLverbhftr fi-TBn<1-trt-TCn<1 



Juleo Jaffee's ork, and George Han- 
kins,, trumpet with the same outfit, 
like- to talk of the time they both 
played ait thj& Absinthe House, New 
Orleans, when Mary (Kelly's. Ritz, 
Panama) ran it.- 

Nite spots, now bpenr-^Rlver Club, 
Riimson; club Lido, sea Girt; River- 
view Club, ' Iioiig Branch; Hilltop 
Club, Oceanport; San Remo, liong 
Branch; Maison Fcloi, Long 
Branch: Log .Cabin, Long Branch; 
Monterey Gull, • Asbury, Park; 
Shrewsbury Manor, Shrewsbury. 



Harry Horlick and his A&P Gyp 
sles due in' Chicago in a week to 
start their sumniier chores in their 
sponsors' open-air gardens at the 
Fair. 

Northwestern tJniverslty college 
kids learned about 'show business 
when plasters were Mapped on the' 
wardrobe of 'Hats Off' at the Stude 
baker.' 

Billy Diamond's missus will take 
the children to a cottagie near Min> 
neapolis, where Alice Elson will 
merge with the pfkrty for summer 
sunning. 

P'rof. Frank O'Hata of the Uni- 
versity of Chicago has launched his 
students on 'Uncle; Horn's Cabin/ 
possibly ' inspired by the success in 
Manhattan. 

Goodman Ace ^gone to New Tork, 
will rejoin Jane Ace- in Kansas City 
and' probably ship tP California 
with Bum6 and- Allen or Jack 
Pearl for the summer layoff'. 
■ ^Prge and Irene McCall, west 
bound for Holljrwbod from Chicago, 
had a rock 'bounced through the 
windshield. A bit of glass lodged 
In McCall's eye but was' reioaoved' 
satoly. 

'When . the International Chess 
tournament starts July 9 - at the 
World's Fair, one of the contest 
ants will be a high officer of the 
expo, Allen Albert. He's exec asr 
slstant to Bute 'Daw^s. 

liaaao Yan Grove. Paul Bachelor 
«nd Chajhles Freeman co-operating 
In putting over 'Romance of a Peo- 
ple' on Jewish Day (July <) at the 
World's Fair, the biggest pageant 
thus far staged for the expo. 



Jersey Shore 

By Wee Nolte 

Some talk of shifting WJBI, Red 
Bank; to New Brunswick.' 

Planii being madd for grand opera 
at the Asbury Convention Hall. 

Talk of . a show boat on the 
Shrewsbury RivjBr at Red Bank. 
. Npble_^Sissle._" one nights at .the 
Rati tan Balhrocym, Perth Ambby. 

Lydia Hunting retUrn^ to hier 
Fair Haven home after an. appendix' 
op. ~ ■ ■ 

\Tom Howard and Howard Marsh' 
both have summer places at Rum 
son. 

. 'Peaches' Browning a two day 
- booking at the Long Branch Para 
mount 

The dance marathons are on. .One 
— ^at. . Xong- .-Branch*— Sea— CUrt—and- 
Keansburg. 

Jimmy DeForest's old fight camp 
at Long Branch' has been turned in 
to a nite club. 

Roger .Pryor and hfs ' mother- in 
law, Bessie Clayton, sun bathe to 
gether on the lawn. 

Ruth and Doris Harding, of the 
Colonial (SingacX Inn floor show 
■ around for a few days. - 

Carnivals are out at Lbng.Branch 
this season. Yelps made last year 
to the city fathers can still be beard. 

Max Davidson, drama critic of the 
Asbury Park 'Evening Press,' is a 
\ i^abbl _ in his sp are time. jQr visa 
' 'VeriMf, 

Mary PIckford secret guests it at 
the Herb Dreyfus', of the Deal sum- 
»ner colony, with Tony Harwood 
doing the pointing out. 

Polly Moran recalls the old days 
with . Bobby Barry at Atlantic High- 
lands, and looks over a Fair Haven 
cottage which she niay buy. 

Bessie Letzrinng, 'Miss Florida,' 
the 1931 National Beaut contest, 
held at Long Branch in connection 
^Ith a jewel theft. Later released. 

Ed Worthliey, trombonist with 



CH ATTE 




im^Y Island 



folded 



Cleveland 

Qlenn C. Pu'len 



Coney 
again. 

Barkers and Pehhl-hearts game 
operators using mikes to spiel to 
mob; Easier _ on the tonsils. 

Autogyro adyertisiiig plane flying 
around beaches on weekends with 
a streamer on 'Golddiggers of 1933.' 

Loew's Coney Island seventh an- 
ni.: this week, Mgr. Wm. Woolfolk 
and Sam Kaplan aisst., handingr out 
cigars; 

Old ' Mblln Rouge cafe near 
Sheepighead bay reopened as Kings 
Garden with dansiapation by An- 
thony -Trinfc and radio- ork. ( 

•Uncle Murray Bracker of Sheeps- 
>tead theatre Century circuit, gifted 
on his birthday. His Mickey Mouise 
dub members didn't forget. 

Cute looking Marion Weeks, sis 
ter- of Ada Mae now singing In 
Feltman's with Eddy-BUrston or 
chestra, spotte d in Maple Garden. 

liUdwig Satz and friends IttHk 
Sea Gate will see his picture. 'His 
Wife's Lover,' playing at TUxedO 
theatre in Brighton June 20-21. 

Coney is heavy- on sports. Boxing 
and wrestlin[^ matches at Fugazy 
bowU baseball at Brooklyn Sports 
Stadium, and bike races at Velo 
drome. 

' Sl|x acts of vaude and pict. draw 
Ing biz for New Brighton, althp 
plenty squawks .about second run 
Alms n. 8. 'h. Mgr' Jackson would 
like to experiment with ten acts of 

Half Moon -rendezVouis of noted 
fliers, Including Jimmy Mattern 
who tested here before his present 
solo flight 'round the world. Wiley 
Post and two Lithuanian lllerf 
no^ around playing checkers in 
AViator'is room. Ptoyd Bennett 
Add near here la takeoff -apot for 
their flights. 

■ ■ .\ 

San Francises 

...By Harold. Bock„ 

A fortnight in Chi was enough for 
Ruth Wefitgate. , 

Arch Bowles to LA f or oonfab 
with the Skourases. 

Mike Newman is In . town on a 
publicity campaign. 

The Warfleld's birthday eakie this 
week has 10 candles. 

The stork up and leaves the Ed 
Vutphys their fourth. 

Jay Brewer to Salt Lake KKO, 
where he's band leader. 

Cynthia Duane is chanting for 
NBC after a Hollywood career. 

Jerry Saffron, Columbia's new 
Coast chief, here with Jack Tillman. 

After his leg amputation. Bill Mc- 
Siay is resting, tat his Alameda 
home. . 

Ann Chase, doing Chiffon Jazz* 
program, is NBC's first femme an- 
nouncet'. 

'Herman Cohen is back by the 
home fires after a stay In New Tork 
and Boston. 

While Dollo Sargent goeis Holly- 
wood, Georjge Nyklicek presides over 
the NBC console. 

Wilbur Hall has added to his col 
lection a cane belonging to Bis 
marck. dated 1880. 

Larry Rich has a swell 'home in 
Los Angeles, but it's rented for so 
long he can't use iti 

Bill Wolff practicing for that July 
7-9 RKO convention by talking to 
himself, with gestures. 
--; Florence.. .D.uiiand.j«ill. exchange 
wedding vows on June 22 W^ith John 
MacGowan, state piarole officer of 

L."A,. "/ i "' ^ 

- Dobbsie's secretary, Jane Barrett, 
moved from CBS to NBC while her 
boss goes NBC 3,000 miles away in 
New York. 

Fred Johnson and frau are head- 
ing toward Chi fair while Rene 
Cazanave subs at the 'Call-Bulletin' 
drama desk. 

I4oyd Campbell and Jack Wltte- 
more have opened up again, this 
tline in the Wlllard hotel. They call 
It the "Variety club. , ^ • 

Charlie Leonardjiron't go to UA's 
•lfew"Y<)rlrbffice now Ih^t thSf out- 
fit has . given him a raise and or- 
dered him to remain here. - - 

A bandit burgled the Walter 
Baker home, taking the kid's bank, 
and the housekeeper's watch, but 
spuming the master's Ingersoll.^ 

For several months Peggy O'Neill 
has been loafing. This week she 
had her kiddie revue at the War- 
field, put a lineup in Turpln's cafe, 
gave a dance recital, opened a new 
studio in Burlingame. and readied 
her presentations for El Capitan. 



John Fergus quits Public Hall b.o. 
for World's Fair berth. 

Howard Bernon jumping into 
roadhouse biz with Club Thistle- 
down. 

Frahky. Burns, former head ^man 
of Plaza nltery, now managing a 
beer spot. 

Dave Lederman has. gone back to 
law with folding of Carter's musical 
revue stock. 

Freddie Carlone due. back with 
Flfl D'Orsay to open Cohneaut Lake 
park's s^son. 

Otto Wllle out .of Lakeshore Gar- 
dens. Peter Schmidt, owner, planr 
ning to reopen it. 

RKO Palace bias cut out switch-, 
board and half its phone lines M 
economy measure. 

Cal De "Vol, cpntinuity writer for 
Gene and Glehni making trek to 

Detroit with boys. • . 

Largest beer garden in Ohio, with 
7,000 capacity, being opened by 
George Lake. park. 

Graves Taylor still getting razz-^ 
berries from WGAR cCowd for fill- 
ing in ingenue bit on. a kids' broad- 

" RKO" and- Loew~ moguls again 
dickering With niusiclans' local on 
putting vaude back in Palace iand 
State 

Margaret Hamilton, Cley^lander 
groomed by Playhouse here, now in 
Hollywood acting In filmed 'Another 
Language.' 

-^_-iBi iu_:Ttekftr \ri Hanna'fl stock 



Intends to reopen Academy, as a 
burlesque house in September. 

Mis. Mike Cullen putting on 
weight and glad of it. She was 
Hazel Jennings of the Ziegfeld 
choir. 

Magldson Twins cut short a 
Toledo hlte club engagement to get 
back to town for their: high ischool 
dlplbmas., 

Jimihy ' Murray* former news- 
paperman and now radio pia., mar^ 
ryihg Erma Scott, local girl, in New 
York next week. 

Newspapers, here .have all. been 
sesleged with inquiries about Dick 
Ppwell's condition. He's down with 
pneumonia on the coast. 



burned when gossip-chatterers made 
much of her former marriage to 
fYederic March of plctinres. 



Syracuse 

By Chester 



Minneapofis 

By Les Reea 



Max Roth, new. Columbia district 
manager. ' 

Aulger dramittlc rep again tour- 
ing northwest under canvas. 

Helen' Anderson, Loring cashier, 
recovered from eye pperation. . 

Chuck Saunders has opened new 
night club and beer garden In loop. 

David .Ackerson is back from his 
tour as Flske O'Hara's accompanist, 
Helen Anderson, Loving theatre 
cashier, recovered from -eye opora- 
■tibn.'" ■■' . ' ■ 

'Be Mine Tonight^ in 10th week 
at World theatre and still no end In 
sight. 

North Dakota exhibitors all set 
for -hardest fight eyer for Sunday 
shows. 

- Saturday openings now at the two 
leading loqp bouses, State and Or 



Bahn 



RaJtaelo Diaz, tenor of the . Met, 
Opera, is the house guest of Dr. 
and Mrs. Irving A, Oberlander. 

Emi^ire, dark since the V7lthdra.wal 
of the ^ouras interests, may be 
lithted soon; two deals are simmer 
luir. . ' i 

Cinema Critics Club marked the 
half-way .iBtone in its seventh year 
with « dinner .dance tiX Drumlins 
last week. 

Replacinig Franz Westphal at the 
Liberty, Herkimer, as manager, 
Stephen Bbisclair will ddUble at the 
house's console. . 

Syracuse publishers cold to rates 
out. the Paramount has followed 
lioe^'B in dropping out of .the Sun- 
day amusement page. 

Roy 's Gang, radio combination on 
WFBL opens at Loew's State next 
week. Harry F. Shaw, State's 
manager, acting as c. 

Arthur Hopkins' cronies, victims 
of his practical jokes for years past, 
are plarining a warm welcome for 
the Syracuse realty broker and his 
bride. Doris Keniyon. 

Stricken with a nervous break- 
down while driving his truckload of 
18 trained dogs thrPugh Maniius, 
Sanchos Morales, circus and vaude- 
ville performer; is under treatment 
at the Syracuse Psychopiathlc taps 
pital. 



Hollywood 



PittslNirgh 

By Hal Cohen 



Ken Hohl, former WB explolteer, 
doing freelance publicity. 

Warner Club's annual picnic . set 
June 2«.at Slippery Rock. 

Elmer Kenyon will soon tietke off 
for annual summer Visit tp Europe 
' Bernice Warner, four years secre- 
tary in WB's Pittsburgh office, rcr 
signed. 

Lynn Morrow, 'iPost-Gazette' radio 
ed, and the family, gbing to Canada 
for vacash. . '\ 

Magldson Twins, locaT redheads, 
doing their . stuff -At the- Crescent- 
Club, Toledo. 

Emil Jensen, Variety Club trainer, 
off tp Saratoga for the summer. 
Back Labor Day.- 

In Fairmont, W. Va., his home 
town. Fuzzy Knight always gets top 
billing in pictures. 

C. J. Latta's Mrs; and the children 
by motor to Omaha and Indian- 
apolis for a. month. 

Howard Addelsberger, former 
treasurer, slipping out pasteboards 
at Forbes ball park. 

It's a new plane for 'Virginia 
Dahlman, saxophpnlst with Jean 
Wald's all«glrl=band..=^=i.:.=i===i^^^^.,- 
Mrs. Donn WermUth and Dohn, 
Jr., wife and son of the p.a., in Los 
Angeles for the summer. 

It'll be wedding bells next week 
for Bobble Walker, band leader, and 
Gladys Stahl, cigaret gal. 

First thing Max Baer did when he 
got to town was to slip down .to the 
Fulton and see fight pictures. 

Betty Ny lander, acrobatic dancer 
with 'Tattle Tales,' a north side gal 
and a former Stanley chorine. 
George JafXe through with vaude. 



pheum. 

Cool weather, after two record 
breaking heat waves, has helped 
theatre. 

Orpheum reduces balcony to 36c 
for stage show weeki^. Lower floor 
still 60c. 

Bill Elson back from Grand Rap 
ids, Mich., where he took oyer two 
RKO houses. 

Merle Potter. 'Journal' film editor, 
back from New "ifork with plenty of 
theatrical lowdPwn. 

Carlton Duffls of Publix publicity 
staff weds Helen Watson, non-pro- 
fessional of St. 'Paul; 

Film salesmen report business 
picking up in' North Dakota since 
wheat prices' advance. 

Norvy Mulligan's orchestra land 
ed choice engagement at Radissoh 
Inn, summer lake hotel. 

Bud StrUck, locfUite, has quit Gus 
Amheim'a band to wed St^ Paul girl 
and enter business here. 

Jimmy Londos' wrestling match 
with Joe Cox first sport event here 
in some time to escape red. 

Roscoe -Fawcett- of • Fawcett Pub-, 
lications recuperating after fifth 
major operation in 12 months. 

With<midweek changes of Marcus'^ 
stacre show and of pictures, RKO 
Orpheum has its first split week. 

Eva Fhtlllps, secretary to Ben 
Blotcky. Paramount district man- 
ager, wedded^ to Milford Myhre. •' 
^Cavalcade' reported as grossing 
better, comparatively, in neighbor- 
hood houses than In loop first-runs. 

'42d Street,' playing its fourth 
lo<^p engagement, a full week at- the 
Aster theatre, held over an extra 
day, 

Ila Green, blonde, new Informa- 
tion girl at .PubUx, succeeding Eve- 
lyn Schwartz, brunette, recently 
married; 

New North Dakota exhibitor's 
assoc., askihg exchange to refuse 
to sell to. theatres charging dime 
admission. 

Henry Woehnlng, veteran musi- 
cian and one of organizers of Min- 
neapolis . Muslcia.ns' association, 
dead at 64, 

Two , voters- wrote name . of Lou 
Breese, Lyceum orchestra con- 
ductor,, on ballots for mayor at re- 
cent election. 

Pantages theatre had street sign 
inviting pedestrians to step Into 
lobby and enjoy benefits of new 
cooling .system. 

WCCO loses Bill Slater, Its star 
sports announcer, leaving to. take 
headmaster's position at Brooklyn, 

N."Xr private school; — ' • • ■ 

For first time in many a moon 
three loop; film- houses— ^State, Or- 
pheum and Lyceum— have stage en- 
tertainment simultaneously. 

Johnny Green, song writer and 
State theatre guest orchestra .con- 
ductor, composed two . numbers and 
Introduced them h^re for first time. 

Minnesota Amusement Co. (Pub- 
lix) withholding, annouqceinent of 
its acquisition, of 4,200-«eat Minne- 
sota and plans to reopen house hi 
fall. 

Thurston entertained at parties 
during local engagement. Given by 
Carl=Jones,-=--Journal^publlBher,-and- 
Mystic 13, local society of magi- 
cians. 

•Duktf Hlckey, Universal ex- 
plolteer from New York, a former 
local newspaperman, here to help 
ballyhoo 'King of Jazz' at the 
Lyceum. 

Stage hands' union has demanded 
city council employ an additional 
stage hand at municipal auditorium 
to replace Andrew Campion, stage 
carpenter, resigned, althoiigh coun- 
cil policy is to fill no vacancies. 



Eleanor Packer back from N. Y. 
Paul Shell finally fell for a hahr^ 
cut. 

Thelma Todd expected back from 
London July 10. 

Vic Clark searching for iEi ranch 
for his son, Wbodyi 

Ed Lo'wTy came on from Chicago 
and Will angle a bit for pix. 

Ben Goldman here from the. War* 
ner h. o. service dept. for a few 
days. 

Flo Marshall, fan maggie, back 
from a- three-^month Visit In "Ven- 

Shirley Temple, baby star fttr 
Educational, is posing for a 24-she^ 
soap ad. 

Lyle Talbot Wtck at Wamiers iotftw 
visiting the home folks 4n Omab^ 
and Kansas City. 

I. Robert BrodCr. Milt . Lewis anfl 
Joe Lefkowitz blew in together foe 
biz and pleasure trips. 

B. P. Sdhulberg hopes to pick up 
a play for pictures while In Budaai 
pest oh his European jaunt. . . 

Walter Klofeldt handling Souths 
em California distribution fo^ 
Race Night,' new novelty short. 

Jim Dai{idson accompanied Spy* 
ros Skouras to the coast. He's as* ^ 
sistant film buyer for the Skourases* 
Eddie Hatrick arrived here IVl* 
day (16) from New York, cbmlnjg by 
way of the Hearst ranch at Sao 
Simeon. 

Hugh Herbert has rented his 
Malibu home to Norman Houston^ 
while Mrs. Herbert (Anita Pam).li 
visiting in-New York. 

M. Mitchell taaff opened Metro En< 
tertalnment booking offices herej. 
designed primarily to furnish stac 
and banquet entertainers. 

That maitiage of Brown Holmeil 
to Janet Banks, Ben Piazza's sea 
scheduled for two. weeks ago. is stilt 
in the offing. No reason given. . 
EcfidLiJflajaett— of 

ana 
Re^ 



firm of Hughes. Schurman 
Dwight, here for a vacation, 
turns to Manhattan through CanaV 



Seattle 

By Davs Trepp 



'Walter Lemon here from N'. Y. . 
J. G. von Herberg flew to N. lb 
last weekt - '. 

Jean Singer plugging music nf 
10-cent store, 

Yio Meyers back from fl}rtln|( 
with Alms in Hollywood. 

Al Q. Barnes circus here July t-4 
on civic auditoriuta ball park. 

Al Capone's 116.000 motor par esM 
hlbited here at 16 cents a throw bf) 
John Danz. < 
Only one rodep set for N. W. thii 
yparT-Ellensburig, Wash., with.Pett^ 
dleton reported out. . 

Short horse-race seaspn aesurea* 
Also readying for dog ra^ at SIW 
ver Lake aaid possibly Playland. 

Frank Newman back from Portii 
land, Eugene, Ore., and. Vanc'puveqi 
Wash., looking at Evergreen hPusei^ 
George Hood readying^ nlte clnV 
at Frye hotel, with oldtlme Aiaskii 
barroom. type and entertainment re« 
produced. 

Gus Sonnenberg, ek-chanip rass^ 
ler. iihows here to okeerowd at Ra^ 
nier club date at civic aude^ butting 
Bob Kruse around. « 

Pompom night club scene of hlllx 
ing, with one of proprietors admit-i* 
ting he fired shot at robber. He'# 
charged with murder. 

Ben Shearer in town from P6rt<' 
land, where he is remodeling the 
Heilig theatre, which will bePomej 
Hamrlck's Music Box. 

Roy Fehner resumes^ weekl)^ 
wrestling shows. Jim Browning'; 
heavy title claimant, on opening: bill* 
Now five wrestling olubs in town. 
. Lawrence D. Wicklund, formerlyt 
treasurer at the Metropolitan, wheql 
it Was an Erlanger house, has gone 
north, forming cPmpany to -pacto. 
herring. 



Strondwi 



By John J. 'Bartholomew 

Eddie Duchin band playing oneN 
nlghter at F^brook park. 

Plaza reverting to straight pi<H 
tures after trying last-half vaude. 

BushkiU's Marine ballroomi open^ 
ing._witbire.tum of, Allen..Quirk.4>rlb 

George Grubey and orchestra 
from the Embassy club opening thei 
Castle Inn grill. 

, Cold June having a disastrous ef-i 
feet on' night baseball, but ]ncreas«ii 
ing theatre patronage. 

Lew Stanley's California Nights 
hawks one of the two bands chose^ 
for the Laurel Blossom ball. 

Harlan Dixon and Peggy Cornell, 
furnishing the entertainment at th^i 
.local high school alumhl banquet. 

The Sherman theatre here now id 
affiliation with the Comerford in< 
terests of Scranton for joint book*i 
ing. 

:^ Y<f-Y9^btr8lneflBTg;ettlnr^ belated"" 
play around here. Local depart^ 
ment store has a Filipino experll 
and promoting contests. 

Embalmed 68-ton whale on a 100« 
foot exhibition car on a siding near 
the D., Ix &'W. depot. Comedy re- 
lief, London flea circus. 

Rev. Percy Crawford, young 'min- 
ister of the Church of the Air 
(WMCA and WCAU every Sunday), 
recently purchased a hotel near here 
and will conduct young people's all- 
summer revivals. 



46 



VARIETY 



Tuesdaf, June 1933 





MATHILDE COTTRELLY 

iMfathllde Cottrelly, 82, in her hey- 
day on(» of the flne$t women comics 
ever, to siner In Ueht opera, died In 
tTiipkerton, N.- J.,- June 16. She had 
been iu' fot'ittany months' with the 
InfirmitieB of age. 

1 The diiughter of August Meyer, 
conductor " of the "Hamburg ptate 
oper&, she went on the stage at the 
,«ge of eight and at IB married 
CTeoirge. ' CottrelV an English circus 
ciowhi profeisslbnaliy known as Cot- 
irelly. At his behest ahe turned from 
stage to sawdust, but three years 
later he was killed In a fall and she 
went back to the; boards. 

She .came to America ..In 
6penlhg at the Irving Place theatre, 
then the. home of German produc- 
tions, app0arlhe in light opera.. The 
following year she toured and pres- 
ently -l^ecame flnanclally^ Interested 
in the .McCauil opera cO-> itotlhg a? 
(Stage manager and plt^ylng comedy 



thei concert stage as at the relig- 
ious ceremonies of his. faith. 



GERTROdE HERBERT DUNN 

Mrs. Gertrude Herbert f)uhn, wife 
of Edward VD. Dunn; former actress 
And playwright, died in New Tprk 
June 17. Phe wrote 'Countess Ca-th- 
leen,' In which she appeaured donie 
years ag6 In the lead. She has also 
contributed to miagiazlnes as Ger- 
trude Herbert. 

Survived; by her husband; two 
daughters^ two sons and her parents. 



RUTH BELL 

Ruth Bell, 2$, actress, died June| 
17 in Los Angeles, from siclf -poisoni 
Ing. Deceased is survived by a| 
brother. 



iBoriiaiik^IJLBiirfe^^ 
Grind, Gasps, Expires 



Iios Angeles, 
Burbank, Main street house 
which has had a varied car6er of 
burlesque and an ofC-and-on policy 
of vaude vand Jig shoW^s, has gone 
dark again. Harry Sober and Pred 
wolf, :^p,eratlrig-lhe--hause,_expeot. 
to reopen again with -hurley. 

In the last gasps the house al- 
ternated .almoiat weekly oh vaude 
and: burley, with Fred Mack having 
the stripping show, end and Bobby 
Lutz . the vaude. • 

Mack's combo :got-:to'p salary,. ..hl8« 
men receiving *20, $26 and $3.0 foi* 
the week. 



KARIN RONAY 

Karln Sylva Ronay, 22, died at 
hospital Vienna, June 7i after com- 
mitting suicide oh WhIt-Sunday. 





roles ' oi>po8lte lie , Wol Hopper, I She was German by nationality, 
DIgby Bell and oth^ -famotis come- I ptlayed .recently under Nowotny at 
dians of tha.t tlraft. the Kammersplele In Vienna. . Very | 

•l4iter^h^=joliiedr^0U'a Goihe^ 
dlahs, the' company Indiudlner the 



senior Wftllaiii: GplUer a|i4 worked 
over to more sbtlous parts^vbut ait- 
wiayis vlflth a coniiedy.fliant.;' She was 
the original Mrs. Cohen of 'Able'.s 
lirlsh. ROse' '6.n^ i^lao played a char- 
acter parfc 'In 't*otash'and Perlmut* 
ter; Detecilives,' In ii2«. This was 
b^ir last professional appearance, 
thougiiL she ha»9, elnce ' appeared in 
I^riyate performattces She ^aa a 
shrewd busirtesa "vtroman and had 
Ihvedtm^Ats In a litimber bi! sticcess- 
ful ; theatrical yentuir<^^* $be ..ma,rried 
^'r?*e6nd-time,--her-hu8b8mdrTh^^ 
JF.^^ilSon, nbiirPro^ dsrln^/about 10 
yearis.,aLgp».' ' 
Jghe. iea:V:es,no' close relatives, 

FRANK M. BAU0U$ 

iTraiflt : iaii^ 6t ' woy; | 

■Kf. T., Who drutarSiaJbred .the fa- 
. noiis Oriental ' T^mplo^ band a.nd 



cess for her age. 
Ing at Prague. 



Both parents llv- . 



EGON POLLAK 

BgoA 'Ppllak,- 64, .'Bohemian or- 
chestra director, . fell dead of heiart 
[disease wlille condubtlng a perform- 
ance of 'FIdeilo' In Fragne, June l4. 

He appeared in Chicago in 1916, 
but .was better known. 'In Europe, 
where at one time he had been gen- 
eral musical director of the . State 
theatre, Hamburg:. 



STODIXARb KING. 

Stoddard. King, 43, died at Spo- 
kane/ June 14, of .sleeping, sickness, 
after a,h Illness of Ave months. He 
was a newspaper columnist, but was 
best- known as ^uthpr -of - the lyrics 
of . 'There's a I<ong, Long TralL' . 

•Suryiyed by hltf widow and' twb 
daughters. 



I HM . liBtt ' mer to' Bplde iny . tootstepis I 

CAROLYN HAYMAN I 
VON WESTON 

Friday* June 16^ 1933 

; -Joseph : Wjfegtoin 

Kblier's Jbahd of that city and who 
j;>romoted atitbni^p.blle shows and In^- 
dOor circuses there, comimitted sui- 
cide by-taking poison^ June 12, a few 
hours before, he Was^ , Scheduled to 
face trial on %n Indictnient oliarging 
grand larceny In the handling of a 
large estate, left, by a relative. 

A iflant^ in physique and striking 
Qf <iarriage» he long had beeii d 
familiar figure Ih parades through- 
"^nt thei east, tauslc and Masonic af- 
fairs being his hobblies. Survived by 
a wife. 



the 
and 



DAVID L CALDWELL) 

ODavId I. CJaldwell, 53, of 
I vaudeville team- of Amlet 
I Caldwell, died at his. home. Alba, 
iPa., June 11. He is eurvived by his 
widow, ' Louise Amiot, a daughter 
by a folfmer ' marriage, and a slister. 



State^Congress Actors 
Hope For Reopeninsr 

Chicago, June 19> 
State-Congress theatre may re- 
open In a couple of weeks. At least 
that Is theliope of Morris Fraellch, 
tiie impresario, and personnel who 
expect to get Jobs back so they can 
collect back salaries owing when 
house folded. 

• Actors involved are: Jack O'Mal- 
ley, Harry Allen, Ruth Hamilton, 
Mildred Clair, Angeluis Lee, Charles 
Pagan; Eddie Dale.; Charles- LeROy 
and Chuck Gregory ^ere on the pro- 
ductionend. 

Victims of Perseciition 

XContlnued from page 11) 

rate " any recommenTlation. Cf ude 
acting throughout. Three scenes 
and they boife? Photography nil. - 
The righteousness of the cause Is 
not cohialdered In this observation. 
Looks like an attempt to cash In on 
a very delicate world problem at 
the present time, and. it . has been 
conceived and made without taste 
for the subject. Picture is deplor- 
ably Incorrect In showing for in 
stance an elderly and presumably 
pious- Jew bare-headed in a syna- 
gog, at a period suggestive of the 
Sdth Century .< Jews doh't do that 
leven today, except In the reform 
templesi • which are not.-iBynagogues- 
of the orthodox as portrayed In the 
film. 

The pictxire Is kind of a mixture 
of two films. One an originalr mod- 
ern piece, and the other a clip from 
some old picture. The old sttifC is 
supposed" to be a flashback- on sofaie: 
bappehing-of the past In. Jewish his- 
tory^ 

This' story would have a Jewish 
judge slated for. the gbvisrnshiB of 
niia state, suddenly inlxed up in a 
racial confiict Involving a Negro de- 
fendant- up for judgment before 
him. After a wocdy mafathon, with 
no action to mention^ everything 
ends okay. Cast is wholly unknown 
oi? .practically so. jShon. 



Variety House Reviews 



STRANGE PEOPLE 



J ERIE ROGERS' 

Mildred A. Betts, known, on thei 
stage ai9 Jerle Rogers, was buried at | 
Ellmsport, Pa., June. 11. 
Evelyn Betts, a sister, flew tl^ere 



Cbest^rfleld production and release. Di- 
rected by Htchard Thorpe. Story aind 
adaptation by Jack Townley. At the oltf 
Roxy, N. X., week June 16. Bunnine 
time, €14 mlns. 

Jimmy Allen .John Dartow 

Helen Maaon ..Gloria Shea 

from Los Angeles, Cal., to attend thei Jurton^^^^.............^ 



Albee, Brooklyn 

(Continued f romi page 18) 
Tiiey would laugh about thr^e times 
as loudly and twice as long if she 
did something besides parrot the 
obvious stuff. When pho clowns, 
stie^s oyer solldiy. but not enQugh 
clownlnk, 

— ^Dlanttonds^o-thercustomary-elean— 
up and are followed by Miles and 
Kover.'who miake efCeptlvd closeys 
with their dances. Aot has been 
changed around a bit to give it § 
semblance of novelty, but basically 
It'-s the same, and nioe footw'orfc 

Working toward the opener the^ 
two-spotter is Benny Ross with his 
ex(itilsltely tired 'girl frlehd. Now 
ttiey cover the piano with oloth - and 
she takes. a nap atop of It, which 
helps along. That's the only new 
angle here. Openinig Is the Shang 
Tun troupe of eight Jap boys, who 
sell their stuff nicely iind have much 
to sell. The turn Is hurt in spots by 
the introduction of plate spinning 
and serpentine manipulation, too 
hackneyed to pace with the smash 

Phil Fabello's band does a seyen- 
minute overture to add ' to the $9 
minutes of the stage dho^. On the 
screen Is 'International Hous^' (Par) 
and the newsreel. Plenty of show; 
perhaps a' little, too much for easy 
digestion. CWc. 

STATE, MPtiS. 

Minneapolis, June 18r 
Sebond week bf stage show at this 
Publlx house again finds highly 
agreeable pit entertainment coupled 
With Thurston, the magician, on the 
stajgce and the usual ^^ota of screen 
offerings. Including the feature, 'The 
Eagle and the Hawk' (Par), Par- 
attiotjht .nft'Wi^ and^-tf^ 
cartoon. 

Johnny Green, guest conductor 
and master of ceremoniod, and the 
Malerlch-Madesen : orchestra ~ repeat 
the fine impression which they made 
last week. Here is a bwcU local 
orchestra, comprising 15 Al musi- 
cians and fortified by clever mt- 
rangements; a classy ';onductor-and 
a populsg: singer, Julie- Mjadesen. 

Green announces- the numbers, 
wield9 the baton and. contributes 
some piano plaj^ng. He is young 
and magnetic and uses plenty of 
showmanship In his conducting. A 
flashy ' arrangement, of JJazz .Noc- 
turne' gets the musical interlude off 
to a good start. Madesen warbles a 
bit,, and Green do^s some tickling of 
the piano keys that' meets. wItA au 
dlehce approval. 

Thurston used 10 ..people on the 
stage, including his . daughter Jane 
and six other girl's, A small army 
of kid . plants : from the audience 
helped to stooge on and off the 
stage, trsing some new embellish- 
ments for old Illusions and tricks, 
the mag;rclan even.'scbred with such 
old chestnuts as the leyltatlon* saw 
ing a woman In two, floating a girl 
throu|;h space and running a blado 
through a woman. He retieated' the 
published explanation of sawing 
woman, scoffed at it and, using 
plants and- members of the audlence^ 
on the stage, actually suceeded In 
making most of the auditors believe 
the trick' was performed .differently 
than the Camel clgaret advertise- 
ments claimed. iHere was showman-' 
ship at its peak. 

House almost completely filled at 
^arly . matinee performance, 'f Bees, 



funeral. 



ALBERT H. ; MQRO-SJCO. 
Alberik H. Motosco, 38, 'adopted 
son of Oliver mOrbscd, died June 
15 9;t his -hbme in Eaglerock, CaLl. 
of heart trouble. ' , \ 

Moroscb was tiax' counsellor for 
the California Tiaotpayers' Assocla-. 
tlon. He was adopted" by Moroaco 
•wlien' a baby and sent through 
Stanford Univjdrslty and Annap- 
i. — oils,; serving -«s-offlcer~during thO- 
World - War. Dead man Is survived 

_ JSiy.. hts-.yife. and. bne daughter.. 



FLORENCE WALTHOUR 

Florence Walthour, nee Conklln, 
trick bicyllst In vaudeville for many { 
years, died at her home In Brooklyn 
recently. She was the aunt of Bobby.] 
Walthour, track cyclist. 
Survived by a son. 



HARRY SWEET 

Harry Sweet,. 32, director at RKO, 
crashed while piloting a. plane near 
I Big Bear Lakis, Calif., June IB. 
. Ipetails in a news story elsewhere 
in this issiie; 



died June 16 in Philadelphia^. 



I Crandall jl Prank Oiendon 

EidwardB. .....Mlcbac^I . Visaroff 

Mystery hedge podge that takes 
too long to get underway and leaves 
too much explaining to the last 
couple of reels. Story has several 
novel twists and the picture is good 
m spots but as 'a whole is too in 
volved and labored. 

Mystery angle w'ell patronized, by 
author and director. So. much so 
that the audience even giggles when 
the corpses start .to pile up. Cut 
down to 60 minutes, with much 
repetitious drawing roorii conversa 
tlon excised, would make for better 
entertainment. 

One thing a lot. of fans will, prob' 
ably like is that there Is no predict 
Ing the finis. Waly. 



Burley Wesither Break 

Irving Place, New York, rescinded 



JAKE ISRAEL 

Jakei Israel, 67, died in iNew Or- 
leans June 16. Mr. Israel had been th 2 closing notice it Iiad posted the 
Interested . In the Old Wihter Gar- week before'. Business picked up 
den, the former Greenwall and with the cooler weather last week. 
X>auphlne theatres In the Creacentilt^tays.open indef. 
City but in late years, has been The Irving is the only New York 
president of a finance company. burleycue now operatlngf outside 

Israel was. «ne of the best liked | Times Square: 
of Southern showmen. Survived by 
^-^-sbn-and-Miaughtec. 



MAN OUTSIDE 

(BRITISH^ MADE). 

London,. June 2. 

A ' Real .Art British production, released 
through Radio Pictures. Directed by Qeorge 
A. Cooper. In- cast! Henry Kendall, Gil 
llan Llnd and others. Lcnf^th, 4,700 feet 
running time. BO mlns. Previewed Cam 
bridge theatre, London, May 81, 



side punk in his new role of dialect 
humorist. They liked it very much, 
although it's not,^t0o rash a guesa 
that many an old-time fan will fall 
completely to recpgnize him. He 
couldn't be more .radically different 
from the old Giypt if he did an act 
on roller skates. 

'i Cover' the. Waterfront' film , and 
j3ong~inspired-the—p>*o.dtictlon -de=^ 
partment's eiPEort Deane Janla, back 
again, sings the' soulful lament. The 
_ rls in ibpllt skirts that Show naked 
thighs above black hose, dance. . 
Ben Dova, novelty iicrobat, does- hia' 
drunk. Brighter scholars can vls« 
ualize the whole affair from the* 
personnel iny olve4, Lcrnc?. 

Labor Wins 

(Continued froni pagd 16) 

projectionists pthei: than members 
of SD6, .but awardQ full salary aa 
provided for In contracts during the 
time , that. 306 men have been locked 
out .of the house. 

Reade In the spring of 1982 signed 
two contracts with 306.; One ran fop 
1^ year frplim Ai)ril 1 that year at 
1315 for the bootb. the other fron^ 
Sept. 1, 1982, to August 31, this yeftr; ., 
at ^350. Last December wh^n Sttm. . 
Kai>lan was In dlfilcultles» Reade 
sought .a reduction ih: the scale; but 
When unsuccessful In this, direction, 
turned over the- Savoy, to^ Rose^ 
Reade, Inc., Informing 306 that . 
Jerome Rosenberg, his brothiEir^ was 
running the. theatre. 

."With that transfer of control, 306 
men were arbitrarily placed on a 
lower scale, whereupon. 306 sued In 
Municipal . court for . the ! difference,: 
in salary, getting ai verdict of some 
^900. With that developntentt.Rosen- 
^berg discharged 306 men iand put in 
iQmpIre member^. . Next nipve of 308 
was on a, motion for ' an injunction 
to. prevent the SaVoy from hiring 
operators other than those In 806. 
rthils was denied by Justice Valente 
in the Suprenie Court. ' New deci- 
sion Is on appeal from that ruling, 
with a reversal in favor Of 306. 
' Rublen & Bregoft, attorneys ^foip 
the I. A. T. S. E., 806 and numerous 
other unions, declare thialr victory 
Is likely .tp_haye_ an in^^ ,boar- 
ing oh a few cases of a similar na- 
ture pending . as well as . any coming; 
up In the future. 

in : many cases theatres attehipit 
to nullify contracts through ehange 
of Wneri^hjp.. Thlb has apparently 
been' possible in the " paist tbrough 
the two weeks* clause- In contracts*-- 
with theatres going through .that, 
routine and then calling for new" 
deals under the changed ownership. 
Under the 306 contracts, however* 
in the event of the ' two weeks* 
clause being invoked. It let under- 
stbPd 306 operators are to be re- 
employed on reopening. 



CHICAGO 



Interment In New Orleans. 



JOSEF ROSENBLATT 

Cantor Josef Rosenblatt, 



51, 



known to practically all of America 
through his stage appearances and 
|>honoirraph recordings, died sud- 
denly In Jerusalem June 19. ' 

He. had been singing in the 
•ynagosrues since the age of 9. 
And for years was as familiar on 



Comic Heads Own Co. 

Sprirtgfleld,^ Mass., June 19. 
. Harry (Pep) Pcarce, comedian 
With the former State Theatre stock 
burlesque company, is touring New 
England with a tab show entitled 
'Kitchenette Revue.' 

In addition to eight chorus girls, 
group ha? Ruth Bradley, TlUle Grif- 
fin, Peggy Moore, Alma White, Jack 
Taylor and Vic Marl. 



This picture was produced by 
Julius Hagen iEor Radio, palpably 
designed for a second, feature in the 
provinces. The story is unoriginal, 
but -sureflre, ..if .-one.-..may=dudge-=.by^. 
past experience. 

A , mystery ' melodrama . ; about: 
stolen diamonds, murder, etc. The 
police. Inspector turns out to be the 
criminal, the silly fool of a young 
nian to be the crime Investigator; 
while. all the underworld crooks talk 
with an Oxford -accent. Patrons of 
popular-priced picture houses will 
watch its unfoldment with wide 
eyed, and be thoroughly entertained. 

Production, direction, acting, etc., 
satisfactory. JolOi 



Chicago. June 19. 

Balaban & Katz pepped up by a- 
swell week with 'When Ladies 
Meet,' which set the highest, gross 
in over three months. That was 
last week. This week It looks fairly 
good, too, with somewhat less screen 
strength in 'Jennie Gerhard t* (Par), 
but a nice stage assist. - "" 

From the side>walk to the new 
hostess at the end of the lobby all 
the attaches are . in ■ red .• jackets. 
That's hip-hip-hooray for the 
World's Fair summer. B&K mis^r- 
quees all drlt> with speciaT' banners 
and salutations of welcome to the 
strangers from other Main streets. 
It'^i a refined-looking invitation the 
.visiting firemen are getting, and 
who :caa say. that it dpesn'i, sell 
tickets? 7 , 

'The Plccoll' (New Acts) is the 
major chunk -of the , stage ■ show. It 
is advertised as '14 surprising 
scenes' and . only a member of the 
cognoscenti could guess that behind 
It ail were marlonettcsSi This enters 
tainment consumed 42 minutes ' flat, 
leaving George Givot and a produc- 
tion number to fill out the time, 

Givot started here as a baggy 
pant's college pummeller of popular 
songs. He retxirWed once as a mimic 
and all-around light comic. ' Back 
agairtj protean-like, as something 
quite different, 'The Greek Ambas- 

3ador _ Qi„G oo.d,JWill.' -It^^ was -pre- 

sumably Chicago's first taste of 
their erstwhile favorite and west- 



Col umbua-Co. of $to.ck 

Columbus, June 19. 
Stock burlesque at the new Ly- 
ceum theatre to do well despite heat 
and actual end of the season, wltli 
no announcement of the usual sum- 
mer closing. 

House generally folds for . the sea- 
son on or before June 15; All on 
.co-op basis. 



LETTERS 



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CIBCVLAR I^ETTERS NOT 
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Trado Mr & Mrs 



DOROtHEA^ ANXEL 

eiio VF. 7Sd St., New .fork City 
.Hy. New AsRortmebt'Of GREETING 
CARDS Is Now Reiady. 21 Beantlfnl 
CARDS, nnd FOLDERS. Boz«d.' Fost- 
pnld, for 

One Dollar 




BOOKLCT ON HOV/ 
• TO MAKR UP • . 




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ION ^JIIq INTCRNATIONA.LS 

Shoes for the S^^g^ ^/f^^/ 



SHO\^FOLK'S; $HO£SaOP_-T l552.BROADVA.YSA4 



Tuesday, lune 20, 1933 



T l» O O R S 



VARIETY 



47 



3 Leaders Nix 
More Cuts for 
Ticket Bnys 



Chicago, June 19, 

Ripley's OddltQflum,. the Belgian. 
Village,vahd the Midget Village are 
among!, the '-^OTld'a Fair mldv^ay 
Mtraitlona bniltted from the T'^l- 
mer. IlQUse ..coupon book as flhaily 
set laist Saturday (^7). .-Qriginfilly 
inciuded' these concessions refused 
to accept slashes in the agreed re- 
price lor hPlk purchase's; 

Understood the .. Palmer ' House 
ticket deal promoters ifljially wanted 
to buy 26c .tickets at. 8c apiece In- 
stead of il2c' as first worked . out; 
Oddi.tof'iunni with a. 40c gatevdeclined' 
to accept a. p^oif erred ISc^ 

Art Institute Added. 

Xitst .as cprhpleted includes: 'Ad-.- 
mission, Sky Ride of Towef, Xiag'oon 
Boat Ride, Wings of a Century Pagie- 
ant, Indian Village Pageant, Lin- 
coln Group, Fort Dearborn, 'Alliga- 
tor Show, lilon. Motor prome. - Pan- 
theon panorama. Streets of Pafii^, 
Mollywood, Art ■rftstitiite. LAst men- 
tioned is on Michigan boulevard 
three, miles firom ' the' midway and 
entiriely .apart from the expo.- " 

This |4;i6 retail ' value is to be 
peddled over the 'radio by Floyd 
Gil}bbni3 acting for the Palmer 
House at $2.50 per book. 

Bulk buys from the concesdlOii- 
-aireB -are-- on contract reported in 
blocks . of 100,000 ' and payable by 
the Palnier' House in installments. 



Roxie LaRose on M^nd 

Bes Moines, June 19. 

Following thie accident at Atlantic 
City steei pier, last year,' Roxie La 
Rose, after eight .months in .ia ca^^ti 
is able to bei; .about on crutches.: andv 
watch her husband, Qrville LaRose, 
get this act ready, for the season! 

With him is Frank Shepard and 
Inez Ward. They will open their 
act air Riverview park next week. 



CANADIAN 9IKE GBIND 

Ottawa, Jxine 19. 

A six- day bicycle race is proposed- 
.for the Ottawa, Auditorium for, the 
last week in September under the 
direction of Willie Spencef, - f ormev 
pro'bike^ champion- of-the U. Island 
W. M. Gladish, representing the 
Canadian Wheelna'an's Association. . 

This will be the first six ..day grind 
lor Ottawa. 



JOHNNY JONES SlUCK 

Wilmington, Del.,' June 1,9. 
Johnny Jones Expositions Shows 
Carney hung up Ijere on an attach- 
ment by the local bill posters' union, 
which sponsored the carney here to 
help its funds. Jones guaranteed 
the union $800 for its share, but biz 
was bad and he went $376 shy^ 
Union put on a plaster,, with feed, 
lot rent and salaries ii[iountlng , up. 

GEIFT AND AlX 

Manson, la., June 19. 
Business men of the city, staging 
a jubilee week, Jiine 27 .to 30, are 
opening the town wide, .to inde- 
pendent concessions and. shows of 
all kinds' and. Cbaracjter. . E 
signed to bring in' thousands ^f^^ 
neighboring^ counties, as it is one 
of first of 'its kind in a blue moon. 



FEOM CniCUS TO PIX 

Holly wood, June 19. 
CJiiff McDougal, formerly with the 
Barnes circus, is planting photogs 

A?'^ ^^^tiium bla studio..-^ 

"He handled the school publicity 
for the circus as far as San Fran- 
cisco thisyear: 



Glorious Fourth 



Dubuque, la., June 19. 

Summer vacation spots are get- 
ting keen competition from the 
hinterland this year for Fourth' of 
July. The Cowrie Legion is lifting 
the lid with a big carnival. Clear 
Lake is putting on the works 3 and 
4. Perry is to stage a rodeo and 
celebration Ironi 1-5. Nofthwood 
-has-hooked=T:hfee"^brche^trM^^^ 
steady grind on the Fourth in con- 
nection with a homeeomlng. 

The American Legion of Hedrlck 
Is to be host for the Fourth. The 
larmers co-op at Rockford is to en- 
tertain guests from several counties. 
Corning, Milo aind Humboldt have 
,"»^<3e plans for pretentious affairs, 
While hundreds of the smaller towns 
^-ro Rolhg in for celebrations on a 

filler scale. 



SKYRIDE GETS GOING. 

Two Towers Named Amos and 
Andy— 40c Each Way 

Chicago, June 19. 

Skyrlde, largest concession, at the 
World's Pair, started carrying paa^- 
sengers Friday (16) after numerous 
delays, setbacks, strikes and gen- 
eral grief. Jt represents $1,250,000. 

A union crane operator will man 
each of - the ro cket Cars. iFro m fo^^ 
o'clock .iFriddy, when .passengers 
were taken across th^ lagoon at a 
heigiith ot 200 feet until closing, 
10,000 paid passengers were trans- 
ported, according te official figures. 
Price is 40c one . way. 



0. PARK'S NAME GAMBLE 
TO LURE MIDWAY COIN 



Gr$at Beyond Area of 
Expo Yelps Loudly 
For Better Breaks 



Chicago,- June 19. 
Concessionaires at the 39th Street 
end of the Century of jProgress Bxr 
position are squawking, and loudly^ 
^bout the unhappy situation in 
Whdch , they find themselves, This 
area id the 'great beyond' ol the 
Fair grounds. Beyond the lights, 
crowds, and general activity of the 
expo. 

Several meetings liave been held 
by the irate showmen,; Who have 
expressed themselves as dissatisfied 
with • the- aniouht; of publicity,, il- 
lumination and co-operation ^ pro- 
vided by, the expo. ..It Is unques- 
tioned that the \ crowds 'are thin- 
nest= at thek 39 th- Street' end of- the 
grounds, byt- that the expo has 
■slighted the concessions oh . publi'c- 
ity is hot - i>roven as this depart 
ment has been qgite lijipartial to 
all. 

Something will probably be done 
to make life more tolerable lor the 
'great beyond' area. If , as charged, 
■guides employed biy th^ expo have 
belittled, the allurements.,. ..lying 
south of the Travel and Transport 
building this has probably been an- 
unconsclouis slant adopted by ' the 
college boys In charge of this work, 
Ways and means of fretting the 
crowds down toward: the 39th 
stree£ gate is the- problem and no 
easy one in view of the fatigue that 
sets in for the average pedestrian 
sightseer around 31st street. 



for tbe. customers who pay only, a 
slim dime at the park., gate. 

Two days later Ted Lewis and or-- 
chestra-and full show> ace i>boked jn 
(27).. For" this attraction the pkrk 
may ask as high aa $1 per couple, 
which will inctude -, dancing. AIL 
other .name bands . b^ in at 

dance spots aboiit town getting 
minimum of $2 per eojple. Park cer- 
tain, to take a loss - on ' both these 
attractions but hopes to make it up 
by playing, to a spending crowd, 

Brothers Haeiileln and Max 
Steam, owners and operators., are: 
splyrging. heavily all silon^s line this 
season. .. Outstanding spending to 
draw, trade includes' free - putdobr 
picture nightly, free wrestling; 
iriaitchesf twice weekly and ■ a. 'Baby 
Farm' which includes, every animal 
and its young the park has been 
able tp find. 

, Concessions, .all operated, by own- 
ers, same. af^ laist year with .iexcep- 
tipn: of addition bl giant Ferris 
iwheel.: '<.. 

Business so lar isllghtly- - < 
vahce of 1932, which went plenty! in 
red. 



Columbus, June 19* - 
Spending money to make- it -is the 
order of the day at OlentaAgy Park. 
Bookings include two-day, six 'tlp- 

pearance showing 61 radio stars, r Adier ianetarium 

Qene and Olenn^for June 24 and 2£. Unqueistionably the expOsitioh's 
J!hey-jKillJbe_put «n:-^iB^i^ 



Concessions At Chicago World s Fair 

Chicago, June 16. 

(Felow is a partial summary with comnient of some shows and exhib- 
it^it the Century of Progress Exposition items listed were .ciiosen at 
rfiBpm.) 



cr-noi 

ft 



'Mkei' New 



, Johnny J. " Kline has. issued , a . 5c 
sheet named tl»e ^Cpi^ey Island 
Barker.' irst tissue ptiblished l,ast 
;week.. . . 

The new paper mostly relates' to 
the. Island and its cbncessionaires, 
NO regular dated of issues are an- 
nounced. 

Kline Iprmerly was the . ptib-. 
Usher of a weekly on the outdpors 
called 'The Showman.* 



London Oppbsish 



(Continued from page 38) 
Associated Theatre' Properties, Lim- 
ited, which owns eight of the best 
West End theatres and -was thought 
likely to .be concerned in, the Moss' 
Empires and Howard & Wyhdham's 
combo, have been left out. This •wili 
create two strong show producers 
in the West End. One is Associated 
Theatre Properties, -which produces 
shews in conjunction with Charles 
Gobhi'an, . Gilbert . Miller, Stanley 
Scott and Liouis Dreyfus, and the 
other is Moss' Empires and Reward 
& Wyndhams, which will work with 
Jack Wallisr, Julian Wylle, and wilF 
advance capital to indie producers. 

Although- the Moss' Empires-How- 
ard-WySjdhams camp declare they 
are likely to come to some amicable 
arrangement whereby they will gfet 
most of the Associated Theatre 
Properties productions lor their pro- 
"vinciairhouHes, the other side is not 
so anienable, feeling They have been 
let down by not being . included in 
the new combo. 



Gircus Rontes 



(JFor jiurrent. _wee.ki— V/eek . June 19) 
Al G. B'arhes . 

June 10, Ben<), Ore.: 20; Kfainatli FalU; 
21. Eugene: 22, Marshdeid; 23, Corvalls; 
24, Salem; 25. Vftncouver, Wash. 
Hagenbeck-Wallace 
June 10-25. Now, York.. 

Ringiing Bros.- B. & B. 
June 10, Providence; 20, New Bedford; 
21, Brockton; 22, ■Worcester; 23, Fltchburg; 
24, Portland, . Me.. 



Camiyal Routes 



(For. current week — rWeek June 19) 

Bendlxpn Midway Atti". :. WorthlnKlon.. 
Caetle-Khrlloh & H. : .Sioux Falls. ' 
^C<mKUaU^ AU^CfliUJ--jy'niiliLett^^ 
Copplnjr. Harry: Lock Haven. 
Crafts 20 BIfc: Berkeley. 
Kdwards. . J, R.: Creslllhp. 
Gibbs, W. A.:. Council Grove. 
Golden Valley: Rlchmondi 
Keystone Attr. : LanocamiriR, 
Ijandes. J. L. :' lola. 
Lewis, Art: WorccHter. 
Metro.: Live Oak.. Fla.< 
Mighty Shee.sley Midway: PlttaburKh. 
Monarch. Expo. : Huntington. 
Northwestern: Adrian, 
Roland's Expo: Smlthers. 
Sol's Liberty: Kokoino, 
Rte/fen's Superior: Santii Monloa. 
West Coast Am. Co.: North Hiacrcmento,. 
'Western. J. W,: Richmond. 



EXPO MIDWAY CHANGES 



New 



Shows in Some Spots' 
able 



JProb: 



• Chicago, • Juiie- 19. ' 

Some shows along the World's 
Pair midway were repbrted about 
to close ' iaist week " because of dis- 
couraging^ly poor, grosses. But that 
either the Pair itself or neighbor- 
ing concessionaires would permit 
any dark spots' to bob up along, .the. 
main drag was" coiisidfered Improb-* 
able. 

What will probably happen In 
two three instances will be 
a radical change in the type of 
show offered. In other words 
where public apathy toward, any 
given attraction Is marked and. 
continued an analysis of what's 
lacking will either result in, a new 
s^les approach, change .'of name or 
billing, or a different show en- 



nertt museum of the stars .whoae lo 
cr-tlon" On Northerly Island made its 
lUslon in the Pair Grounds niah-, 
ry although: the 'Field- .Museum 
the. Shedd Aquarium: hearty, 
cairefully: insisted that the turnstiles, 
be behind, not in froiit of their 
biiildings. Although the exposition 
cah't take any bows on "the Plane- 
ta.rium, in scientific splendors it 
eclipses anythlng:else on the lot.. 
..Performance, or lecture, at; the 
Pianetaritim consumes a.bout 30 minr 
lites. Audience Is ''assembled in a 
large . clr'cular ' auditbifluAi " with a 
bowl-like celling! This dome serves 
as a. screen for reprodijcing the 
heaviens with unbelievably effective 
realism.. .Professor of astjronomy in 
charge is not ' without showmanship 
and Ji£^s a-'Uttle seirmoh on the .pietti- 
ness of human quarrels when "viewed 
from the magnitude of the planets. 
:I>enionBtration is calculated to in- 
spire ;a we and kinks in the neck at 
the same time. But, sincerely, .. a 
great entertainment. Admission 25 
cents. 

Uion otordrome 

"More genulhe action, thrills, and 
nerve tension here than in. three 
Kiocks' "of - the^ rest . of the midway. 
Two. men :and two women ride -cycles 
around- the perpendiculair sidei^ of a 
wooden bowl in . dcmbhstration of 
the laws of. centrifugal. f0i:ce." For 
.th .; cliihajc-t'wo llohis.. under Ithe con. 
irql- of. .jt)ne-?i|rmed<.tr^ner are 
made, to pose dni platforms. whileTa 
cyclist lobars over and under them 
alternately. 

Gorilla Villa 

t)oing, a nice business since wisely 
clippihg the 'admission, to. 10 cents. 
Liittle mere than, the average public' 
zoo can shp'w but dressed up with 
pith helmets, thatched roofs, and 
jungle environment. ;<Chlmpanzee 
Cottage would be more veracious 
billing. 

Venetian Bridge 
Cohhecting island and mainland 
at 23rd .street end of Midway. North 
side of bridge open toward lagoon. 
Opposite -side, -ahopsJ^ of — narrow 
depth. "Variety of concessions rang 



jects for sale. Beaver board cbh- 
struction looks > cheap and. small 
4)lace-M>-vec«cQnge^ted-^-with — stuffv^ 
Ckay lbcatibn. oh Island near bridge. 
Free.:. i, 

. . Ukranian Cabi 
; P ilnted t'6 i esembie logs; . trictly 
lAerchJEgfidise and meager in interest; 
At 39th sitreet entrance,; poor 'loca- 
tion. Admission free. Doorman .in 
native, costume with sword. 
.Streets' of Pari; 
Money -getter, deluxe^ ' .Ijaunched 
"With a sensational $7.50 per person -. 
Four Arts Ball, effective exploita- 
tion .considering the:price next morn- 
ing, -was 25 cents. . Pkrisian atmos- 
phere mostly painted gn canvas but 
not bad flash .and.. looks '.good; after 
dark. Nudity., sex, taxi-dancer's, 
roulette, and general 'haughtiness' 
has already gotten enough' publicity 
and wordr-ofrmbuth to asSiire this 
concession impetus. : So. far- a gold-'- 
minCi 

Midget* Village 

Operated by Jack pine of vaude- 
ville and "With several vaudeviliians 
in on managem'ent. . Peopled by a'' 
numerous population of midgets and 
dwarfs, a couple of Negroes, High- 
light is City hall with Jnayor's office, 
courtroom, jail (with sanitary con- 
veniences). all.reprodUced: in minia-. 
ture. Midgets put on Specialties, act 
as guideis, " sell . miniature ice cream . 
cones, etc. A .'ctiteMdea ail the way 
and getting pretty ifalr play at 55 
cents. ' 

: Afrieani Dips 
Cent^aiiy,...iacated::^-on . 
Three tubs and the boys get bap- 
tized frequehUy. j)oihi? ■ well at 10 
cents for three missiles. 

.General Mofpra: 
A glprifled automobile display 
room. largest structure" at the 
frKv. ??*' said : to represent over 
11.000,000. Commanding positldn 
near one of central gates. . HeaVily 
neoned^by night. Main lobby looks' ' 
like a hotel, with snappy page boys, 



HOLDING UP TACOMA 

Tacoma, June 19. 

Funland, new and only outside 
amusement park is dUe for some 
grief. While, located on city 
:ground, city attorney sayis each 
concession can .be taxed a license 
Total of $460 due the city for the 
privilege"" of operating the iamuse 
ment devices,- according -to' Inspec 
tor.. Corporation counsel sia,ys a 
tax of $60 due on the, :8 thrills. 
Park board, which, leased .ground, is 
not" taking any stand. 

Park is doing business a nd c on 
cessio'^ris "•wTll . p^ they have to. 
This, outside amusement not help 
ing .theatres. 



ime Dancing Oke 

Akron, O., June 20. 

Dime dancing ie . catching on here. 

H. W. Perry, managing director 
Summit Beach Park ballroom, one 
of.the largest in the entire midwest, 
Introduced dime dancing here at the 
start of the season, and is packing 
1,500 to 2,000 into his barroom every 
Monday night. 

and fairly good bands, "are booked. 
Innovation has proved popular 
hereabouts, and has made. Monday 
night, which always has been a slow 
one in this territory, one of the most 
proflt..ib]e of the week, for the op- 
erator. 

Although admission Is only a dime, 
patrons spend several before the 
evening is over, with checking, beer, 
lunch and other concessions. 



razors plus the inevitable auctioneer. 
'Ttih general.; location; and business 
both seemed goodl. 

Carter Magic Show.— . 

' Did not close as wrongly reported 
but. biz very- light .despite a firat- 
rate 25-cent entertainiiient. Public 
sidesteps word 'magic' evidently and 
change, of front or new sales slant 
an obvious need here. Might do bet- 
tier to take out seats and give a 
Standup performance, more con- 
genial to the roaming habits .of the 
Mldwa.y. This is Charles Carter of 
San Francisco, an Oriental traveler 
with magic, 'show-, for 20 years. Has 
around $10,OO0 cashMn this layout, 

Belgian Village 

. Although its commercial possibili- 
ties are insufficiently tested to date, 
this cluster of bonaflde Flemish 
buildings is Unquestionably the 
architectural sweetheart of the ex- 
position. ' Entrances aire guarded by 
spear-carriers fn the military vest- 
ments of 1600. "Village is '"extensive 
In area and. built on sloplngJand^ 
that an-even greater variety o^TiCnd- 
scaping is" obtained than from the 
buildings alone. 

Streets are paved with cobble 
stones and structures appear to ■ be 
actual-size reproductions. They vary 
from shops, bars, cafes to hotels, 
churches, city halls, etc. . Rear aS 
■\yell as . front' view of 'th.o..buIldings 
can bear, scrutiny. Concessionaires 
operate the stores, cafes, etc. Ad- 
'mission to grounds is 25 cents, 

Laff in' the Dark 

Individual cars seating two are 
taken through a circuitous tunnel, 
with cofflhs, siieletons, devils,, and 
wild beasts lighting up and roaring 
at the corners. Mildy hysterical 
for girls and juveniles. 
"4rf"'15~c^'ts;" . 

White-faced clown out. front- to 
attract attention used the ahciejit 
fricjc" stem flower. Qiiite wen dressed 
people .stand for minutes: at a. time 
watching . passer,s-by .fall for thei 
preferred posey and .laugh inordi- 
nately at each victim. 

Home Planning Group 

An interesting^, ai d free with the 
exception of the House of Tomorrow, 
group of buildings adjacent to the 
Midway and gettiing a big play. 
Home built entirely of wood, includ- 
ing sidewalks and dishes, stands be- 
side one of compbsitibn stone, an- 

spieler- declare."} to be tornado, earth- 
quake, lightning and flood-proof. 
(Nothing about mortgage-proof.) 
There is a structure reared of solid 
bricks of glas.s. 

Across the street . the exhibits 
building i« populated by furnaces 
and plumbing and whatnot. .Sales- 
men can't sell, but they're . mighty 
anxious to get names and addresses. 
Egyptian Hall 
Small ballyhoo edifice with handi- 
craft exhibits from the Nile. Ob- 



etc. 

In rear" of building, a factory is 
in operation tufiiing out Chevrolets 
«n a continuous, belt. This is where 
the money miist have been sunk. 
4nterestine-forTa.v(BragiB-nDTr-engin~=-^- 
eerlng mind, probdbly a delight for 



i n g fr om - mugg - g aHer-les^<»-eleGtPic- -hoy— meehahlcs , ■ i e tc. i dr deFfl ~ fdl? 



ehevrolets tal^en^ In morning deliy- 
ered comple.te at night; This ex- 
hibit Is big- business' bigjgest ges- 
ture at the ,expQi. :EntireJy.Jree.. .. . ... 

'Sinclair ihosaiirs 
Outdoor prehistoric rock gardens 
of considerable extent with four or 
five neolithle monsters of hiige size 
, 40-ton q)ja.drupcds. are -me- 
chanically, wired to .move their 
necks, Toll their eyps, groan and 
otherwise act fearsome. Big crowds 
and much Interest for this show- 
manly advertising. Gratis. 

Great Beyond 
This one might be gagged as be- 
ing located in the great beyond it- 
eelf-^near the 39th street entrance, 
beyopd the midway and the point 
K« t5.^® crowds start doubling 
back. Its a hoke performance that 
begins in one small auditorium with 
an. optical illusion 6f turning sC per- 
son into a skeleton. Spieler, an eld- 
erly orator of much experience, con* 
ducts the party through hell, a 
wihding., corridor with stoores 
-dressed as spoolts:-^ dart-but and" 
frighten wbnien and children. 

Various stations of the pitchfork 
are visited much as pilgrims make 
the stations of the cross. Finally the 
Devil himself is approached and 
goes 'boo." to the instant petriflca- 
tion of everybody Ujpder nine and 
oyer 90. Journey. ends in another 
auditorium with, holy music and re i 

lifi^i'it.^y"?^''"^'? '^"H "erhta and 
the dim outline of : an arfgol. 26 cents. 
Too much of a wait before starting. 
• . Enehanted Islancl 
.Started 100% free but has since 
^^\,^T^^ ^^nce to tax adults 10 ednts. 
Children can- still crash free. Minia- 
ture rides form the' bulk of the con- 
tents of Enchanted Island which is 

Pri ced right n^t an island _at alLsaye jas iLJa 

^t^*^ "Northerly I^^^^^ 

inere^s a magic mountain for kids 
to slide down and Marionettes _(in_ 
•a tent) plus a chlldreii's theatre. 
Hall of Scieneee 
.Much that's engrossing mingled 
with much that's unimaginatively 
advertising. Best thing as it Is one 
of the finest sciehtiflc displays in 
the entire expo is the transparent 
man, an import frorii. Germany. 
With. Uncahny ingenuity and adroit- 
ness all Of the organs of the human 
body are .shown in action. No 
charge. 



40e=TBieK-P^0&PEES= 



lilncoln, iluho' 19. 
Harper's Circus, motor Show leav- 
ing here two weCks ago, is doing 
well playing the tanks: , According 
to reports, the performance has had 
to be given twice nightly in. several 
stands. 

Capacity is about 1^000 and the 
gate with a coupon Widely distrib- 
uted ^'oes for a dime, reserved seats 
/about 700) going for another dime. 



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iPARiETY 



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NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1933 ." 



64 PAGES 




NEW RADIO-FILM STARS 



(^f(Mrt SiiUsdy M 11. S. 
Pk MerMbuntry Needs Films 



Ozechosl6vak;lan government has 
^ge^ word to several Independents in 
jinr York that picture making In 
ttaftt country wo^Id bc^ appreciated 
and abetted officially ' Czechs have 
Intimated a gdyjernment subsidy will 
be' available, In cash,' foi' picture 
prbductlon within Czechoslovak 
-'^jfAers.. 

llove, originally. Was one ta cash 
l^^«in the German situation, with. 
IhW offer first broadcast a couple 
j WP wA s back, more, or less openly, to 
i Qtia an picture exiles;. Quite a 
HUMber of run aways from German 
■picture businesa^ .dh racial and other 
political angles, went to Prague to 
look-^arouhd. Not enough got to 
tWqrk there, so the Czech government 
~ waht» .t6 encourage them.. 

Czechoslovakian situation is pretty 
desperate. American picture people 
wt^Iked out of the country over a 
year ago when, the .government tried 
to dub them for a. heavy quota and 
tax duty. It's the one Instahc^ In 
picture hlstoi;y where American fllm- 
Ites stood together for an extended 
length ot time, and the Amer- 
icana are still not doing business 
ihere, with the exception of a slight: 
.Badio Pictures lapse. Now the 
:€0<intry needs pictures badly and 
doesn't quite know what to do about 
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Lady Ciiump8 



liOng Beach, li, I., June 26. 

Chuck-a^liick, also known 
In ' gambling circles as Bird 
Cage, Is the substitute here 
this summer for the former 
liOtto or : Lucky. • Tables in 
-stores 6n> the boardwalk seat 
from 250: to 360 players, mostly 
wbmeii. 

;As the odds against the 
player in' Chuck-a-luck are 
only In favor of the 

"hWser-the-locaHadies-haye^-ar-;^ 
summer of hopes before them. 



Sneak Snaps of 
Oil! Ok! Scenes 
Kil Mag Stills 



Thirty-ftwo new ctirs Uppeared in 
-the7ihea.trical-firmament-clurmflrthe 
season of 32-33, Just ended. Pictures 
contributed 16, radio ' IS and lefiiit 

three. All the. remainder of show 
business, including vaudeville, de- 
veloped nothing in a star way. 

, In contrast to the 16 who ac- 
quired star billing in i>ictures, 10 
veterans became fallen stars during 
the year. AH in all It wasn't such 
a bad season for bllUng seekers in 
the show business. In ifetrodpect It 
seems iespecially good considering 
that everything else in the business 

(Continued on page li) 



FAT-STANWYCK BUST 
^ WENT $110,000 REDL< 



After playing i.Lre^ and one-half 
.Weeks to small grosses at the Brosid- 
hurst. New York, 'Tattle Tales', the 
Frank Fay-Barbara Stanwyck 
xottfit-:deYisfed-revue,. folded Satuc- 
day (24). -Show quit with a loss of 
9110,000, the b.r. reported p 
yided by Miss Stanwyck. 

.Despite' some, halts, on the coast,- 
•tales' toured eastward but there 
were few weel^s .thait the statement 
didn't show red. Loss was mostly 
that. -of . operation, pt'Oduction cost 
,belng niL Refusal of Fay to change 
•. ?®yue!s _co.utlne_and . in ject_Jie.w 
matertal and people blamed for the 
show's bad Broadwav showing. 

Final week cost Fay and Miss 
Stanwyck. $11,000 because of the 
transportation liability^ They were 
obligated Jo pay the fares of 39 
people. 



INDIANA GOVERNOR 
ON AIR ONCE WEEKLY 



"^IffdlahapoIiSr"Juhe'"'2"6'r 
Governor Paul McNutt hats taken 
to the ether and may be heard for 
one-quarter hour weekly from 

Governor uses his, air time to ex- 
rm** *he operations Of his party 
^O). At present he is the only gov- 
ernor in the country using the ra- 
a'o as a means of communication 
^ith the people. 



Hollywood, June 26. 
Following publication of a print 
of Frederic March and Claudette 
Colbert in a more or less embar- 
rassing position, Paramount has 
barred visitors and employees, other 
than still department cameramen, 
from carrying. cameiras on the lot.^ 

When the oftending picture ap- 
peared in the publication, studio 
heads did a series of nip-ups and' 
sent for all still photographers to 
And out. who made the picture. 
Magazine didn't help matters tiy 
captioning the picturie with a sug- 
gestive line. Studio employees dis- 
claimed .responsibility. A search 
through the negative department 
failed.' to reveal the sought-for neg. 
Decision was that some visitor, or 
an employee of the studio not con- 
nected with the still department, 
did . the dirty ; work. 

it's known In HoUywoocL that sev- 
.eraL-f ah. jinags. . a^e^always in the 
market for pictures that shouldn't 
get out of the studio. Several times 
poses of an off-color nature have 
been traced to outside lens hounds 
who happened to be visiting the 
studios. 

With small candid cameras it |s 
possible to grab pictures without 
the subject3 or bystanders wise to 
the proximity of a phot.og. 

It is expected that other major 
studios will follow the lead of Par- 
amount in barring personal cameras. 



John L Sidlivan's Life 



William Drake has completed an 
original based on John L. $ylliya,n'.s 
life, which is making tiie rounds. 

It's written on a big scale. Covers 
a decadQ of the country's growth, 
taking in the old Bowery and 
sporting angles. 



16 IN PICTUnES; 
mil li: LEGIT 3 



Vaudeyille Contributed and 
Developed NotHing— Big 
Year in Radio Way— Sev- 
eral Film People Being 
Groomed for Stardom 



TEN FALLEN STARS 



SHOESTRINGER 
PICTDREFOR 



Bra of. shoestrlnging so conimon 
in legit looks to have finally hit 
pictures. Outstanding Instance Is 
'Victims of Persecution,' full length, 
produced at a total cost of $2,.400. 
It got a full week's booking at. the 
Cameo, New York, for Its first run. 

Producer of picture, is William 
Goldburg. All the actual shooting 
was . done in a sliigie day; studio 
space, engaged!. lor, .that... one... day 
only. 

Betty Hamilton, featured, is un- 
derstood 'to have been paid $35 for 
the job, and Judah Bleich, support- 
ing, was satisfied with $25. All 
other actors pro rata. 

Script wfis written on pad£^ as 
it was being taken. FOr a musical 
background the producer borrowed 
a handful of phonograph records. 



Every Vmj in Cut Ri^ 



last Wk. for 1st Time in A^lMlf 



Truth Tellers 



Chicago, June 26. 
Some ot the^ ahowa on the 
World's Fair Midway are using 
college boya as cashlera. About 
five minutes before the regrular 
relief crew was due at; one ;ot- 
the/ attractions, two coileglato 
youngsters walked up to the 
cashier and aald»^ *W« ar» tha 
relief.' 

They were. They relieved the 
box offlce of everything; 




mm 

From Churdies; 
llUlOO itelifais 

There are about .10,000 churches 
which are netting tJ. S, film ^dis- 
tributors approximately 1260,000 
annually in film rentals, according 
to Industry surveylsts. 

In addition the church, screen 
market Is widening. Where hot: so 
many years" ago only certain* dis- 
tinctly regions subjects, would find 
their way through tt^e church pro- 
jector. Investigators now figure that 
at least 10% of Hollywood's yearly 
turnout Is suitable for many of 
these non-theatrical showings. 

The main reason for the church 
film circulation not being greater 
is, it is claimed, the -ecclesiastic de- 
sire, geheHiIIy," nbt^ wlshlhg' to infer 
a . competitive status with the pro- 
fessional theatre. 

Of the 10,000 churches estimated 
to be contributing to distributors 
about 600 are reported, in a ohe- 
showing-per-week class. .The bulk 
of the remainder are^^^^^^^ 
sitow only once or twice a year on 
certain lestival Occasions.- 

The equipment in the vast ma- 
jority of the churches Is reported 
to be still capable of accommodating 
only silent' film. 



For the first time on record every 
legit show On Broadway went Ihto 
cut .rates last week. There itirere 13. 
The Leblang ofilo^ claimed aeyen of 
the shows would have ^edn "torced 
to close had Uiey not received fhat 
agency's BUpport, 

liast August when the number <kI' 
legit shows la New York .dropped 
to a record post-war low mcirk, the 
list- totaling but six; two were' -not 
In the cut,rateil.. 

jliScemlumtlckettagehoidaJi&veiltt*^ 



tie to offer vlsltora other 'than.ibet* 
ter seat location^ than ' available at 
the box offlces or cut'rotes. ,WWle 

choice locations jfoi*. the prize flghta 
are bringing °exc9s^ pr-Qmiums, 
pflcea of , thi^tre tlpkets sold 
through agencies are kept doWit to 
riaguIa.tIon .Umlt. . Kb show Is able 
to -seli oiit and when the demand , 
does- not , exceed the supply, 'jwod- 
erate rates are the -result.: 



nCURING OPERA FOR 
DIRIGIBLE 



O. K. A> Devil 



Only one Jew left in Berlin 
legit currently. He's Alexander 
Granach and Is playing the 
Mephlsto part in 'Paust.' 

Explanation of Granach's 
not being bothered is supposed 
to be that the Nazis like to 
look at a ^ew In the chief devil 
role. 



RESORT HOTEL OFFERS 
STOCK AS ATTRACTION 



New London, Conn., June 26<, 
Fashionable Griswold hotel at 
Eastern- Point,--suinmer-resort-4iorer 
opens a season of dramatic stock 
this week with a company headed 
by Violet Heming and Oonrad 
Nagel. 

Only one matinee performance 
a week and that on Thuraday.s. 
Matinee admission is BO Cents and 
at night the scale is |i and $1.50. 
Sub.scriptions ticket.s, for nine plny.s 
aro being offered for $10. 



Freakiest -booking yet would 
place grand opera wltfihi tiile^ 
enormous, dirigible hanger at^t^u^^^ 
ton, O., during late July or Au- 
gust ..There Is capacity for 2{r,d00 
seats Without usinig ftte- entire 
space. One performance only la 
figured. 

Attraction would be the pop oifi-* 
eratic company now at the HIppoo 
drome, N, Y. Scale of 99 cents top 
tells the story of takings wbich have 
been averaging |2,a00 nightly. with: 
the weekly gross around |18,50O for 
the second . and ; third weeks. ' Bh- 
gagiement was announced to clone 
this Saturday; but' ls holding over 
another week; • Booklrtgrs then take 
the company • • to - > Newark, Boston . 
and Prpyfdence.. Sey«n nightly 
performances . Is . now the sched- 
ule, the "Saturday matinee being 
dropped ~ befcauffe^ of royaltjrT-Te- " 
qulrements -foif any repeat within 
a limited .period. 

The Akron hangar is 1,175 teet 
in length, '325 feet in width and 2tl 
feet high." 'Acoustic experts figure 
that by stringing copper wires the 
length of- the interior, about 30 feet 
above the floor, the hangar will be 
satisfactory -for opera; ^ 



Acts for Apples in 



Bronx has Another vaudeville 
stand at an outdoor .■jwimming pool. 

BronxdAlo Pool is playing froi 
«lx to eight acta dally. JPresentation 
l.s In Lhc p6or.s dance pavilion, with 
dancing before and afton 

Arts. be.si(li:'.«) applo.s, get a frco 
ducking. 



Variety 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



Hollywood-at-the-Fair May Give 



Innocent Hick Fairly Wrong Idea 



Chicago, June 26. 
Pending tjie hoped-for materiali- 
ftatieh of aoii^e tie-upa tha,t may 
yt ye a,' more~-authent-ic--fllin— studio 
|i.tmosphere to the concesBlon the 
local *Hbllyw6od-at-the-Fair' may 
be aptly de6crij)6d. as a large out- 
door cestaurant with a . dance "floor 
4ind eight vaudeville acti9. It is 
more NBClsh than 36wer Streetish. 

HiBivink ..charged them 40c to get 
In,, thei concesision. has the prob- 
Ikm of diverting the crowds and 
to now nothing of ,ft cinematic 
nature lias been conspicuous,, Sey- 
eijat radio progtams" have been 
broadcast behind glass partitions 
— >7bile-i^larg«— and— presuinabljL—eni?. 1 
grossed audiences looked .> Oii but 
after all it's 'HtoUy wood' dnd not 
^Radipland,' What the auspices 
eai'eriy seek and urgently need la 
the purr of a camera motor, the 
etiiiiuliating spectacle ot actors; in 
'cpfteie-.oolored grease' pkirit with.ma 
igienta neck-linesv, 

, ' A worldrweary and sleepy Jlon, 
■ strictly vegetarian, isilocked up be- 
jiind. . some;. . _iroh _cfiBlDg vbormwed. 
.'from avbusted bankr--This defeated. 



kans&s City, June 26. v- 
Jean Harlow, Kansas City's, Kan., 
own platinum blonde, has been here 
for several aays Visiting her grand- 

"iiiss Harlow^ stated she tired of 
Chicago's loop and WoHd's iF^lr; 
that she was unable to see the ^ait 
so bothered hy ' autograph seekers. 



and humiliated :beast. is 'labiilled-.as' 
•Leo ,' the Irf-G-M lion. If It really 
"Ta~TE.e6'Tfiat lion on~th^%iain-titles 
1$ just anioitiier sound effect. 
Peep at Paradise 



POOR JEAN ANNOYED 

Nuts With BooK* and Pens InXtr- 




Naughty Phyers Must Behave or Else 

Too Many Delayed Appearance* at Coast 
Studios— Ad^l to Costs 



For Wiv0» Only 



From HolIy>*»oo(l 

:.: ".-^ itoll ywoo d, June 26. ^ 

Jeati iHarlW retufhihg here dei-; 
dared she knew Vnothing'i. ot ' tKte 
lyiQM night . , ai^raingejm^nt. at, fair l 
ih CiiicajBO. .i?ht,il next day,; when; ' 
^he' r"^d' In Chicago piiperifl of hierj 
failure to . appear. • : ,. ' .' ; - i 

States she was with frlendsva^ 
dinner that (^yeiiini; afxd jhen /, on. 
lA^Ue roof.' ;;. . . 

^ tieclares ;ibllbwinig da;y, (17) shfe 
receiyedl:i>l^bi>e,J<»ll frpm^ 
at "tair" ^ilie wa$ due there to ad 



WILL MAHONEY 

- The Holly wtiod-'^ Citlten " «News' 
sai<l:! *W111 Mahoney, the star of 
Sid' draiimftn^a ptologue fo 'Grand 
-Hoter was a sensation; He won and 
deservied a frenagndpus ovation.' 
Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560 Br6adw<iy ..i , 



Hollywood, June 26. 
Members of a cWb composed 
of picture people, all males, de- 
cided to discontinue their 
-vireekly meetings during the 
summer, but vdtfd, that the 
secre tary ." continue kending. .pdt 
mailed notiflcsatibnis of weekly 
meetings. 



rfT 



COAST mm 

CUCKS IN FIRST HC 

'■ , Holiywjoodl Jt^nb 26. 

: Bobby •Wilson, local burlesciue 
co|n]('^dian, recruited . from . ;a Maiiij 
. ■- ■ . I street burley house for a bit in 

OWtY€E«STPiERSFOR«y^^^^^ 

IIITCirAI iPVri V GA T AD days' work that he has been VH^en 
mUdlLAL Vll/lX uU rAIi infortheruhotthepicture.: 

a^ialr^she aue ther e u>,^\:., . ^ ^ J ^^'reJIwt&S'Sw 

:dwW^dWtisirte'lPir^o?venm^^^ -7- 
and that tickets' had been ;BOld.,She; fe'ork ptage ileld, of all the ljundreds soes ine luu to>ii.c. 
asked ..party talking to . her -i I hojpeja to crash Holly wobd aei a ' 

tify the people accordingly;; , Irestalt' of ''|r|iietvat^;bf*mu.g^ liW 
" She attended one -session at the| H>rbdu0lhg,-hftVe,lan^^ sb fan .Tl^ey 

. •-f ^ — r (fair, says Miss Harlow, prior tol are!. ;Ed Wynn, . Jack; PeaVl, Helen 

Outside of 'Leo,' or his double, and the sprcalled Metro ^nigbt in whichi Brodeflck; Jiack Haley, Junb Knigbt, 
a row of standing se ts for atmos-jshe said she met about 6,000 peo-| an^l Fredx-Aatn^e. j ' 
yhere there i.sn'.t..nxufib. t hat looks i)ie. .. T hey. .mauled^ her.. arjiund -ao adj . .. of the^ luchy half d iozen-n?--»b'''e^ 
Uke ti. A.'s demented suburb. How- rbne hand yraet numb .from signlngj than fow were' enga^^ diree^^ 
.«vier,- a - yoitel within the groun I ™iiaif.:Aiv cvcie on 

lOjOked . out at Bob Burcell's djEince^ 



Coast ConValesceiits 

■ _ r .» . ■ |:-. . . . 

Spencer Traiy bruised when told 
a y 's tumbi eia^and T > ttchf i d h im 



brph^str^t . the people ^uafling beer 
at tabies, the git-l in transparent 
c]liifton doing a high-kicking spe- 
OitUty And naively' Inquired: ; 'Is 
Hiplly wobd really . like this?* • 

Maybe for most people a vaude-. 
vllle show out in the sun with lieer. 



RIKO SnJtTING WITH 
ZANUa FOR BENNETT 



-..o-o — — , ^ sprained .a,nHle/Vll\.kebp ,Peprge, 

cause -ot the- new musie&l cycle on Bkhcirbfl laW ,up at;:hiB home fojf the 
the 'Coast. ' .li1?yhh'a:nd' P^ ^ - 

taken by Metro solely because of Benjamin Warner discharged from 
the radio rep the -two comics re- [.the Cedar^ of Lebanon, . Hollywood^ 
cently . buUt lip. ' They, probably following io days of medical treat- 
would have landed in Hollywood for meht. 

one pIctJure' apiece anyway, Metro ! jackie Cooper improving swiftly 
i^ets thein.both. .. ' ' from an .appendix opeiratipn, per- 



HoUywdod, June 26. | 
Majoir sutdio hee^n will meel^ 
within the next week . lgcuflfl .>_ 
wiays and means of 'handling balky 
and recalcitrant who 
through tiemperament- <ci^les8* 
ness hold up productions and add. to 
the cbst. ; 

During the past few months, tar- 
diness and other player ills hav^ 
mounted the production ' a^ 

several major, studies, particuiarlj- 
Paramount, Mettb and Fbx. Tri^ 
aire the ledgers in the plan to forf " 
muiate a system of fine|| bq that 
the'ofteH'dlng, pkyers will; contribute 
to thb exbessivenesB bf picture costi| ' • 
which they have created. j| 
Fox; recently ioUnd (that the iardlj 
ness of vtwd stars on one pictur^ 
bo<^!ted; the pifodUC,tlon cost $12,000^ ,^ 
iOne. male , star ; set Metro's budget 
Q'n:'hl8. piPture up ;$ao,OftO, due ■■ to hli 
habitual lateness in getting on thb - 
set. in the morning.. 

'A plaiyeip at Ipiirambuht . held up 
the"prbduction of a f eatUlrei f or one 
day "be<kuse, "foirowinr a tough 
night, he failed , to v.appear at . the 
, jst.Vldib; the next morning. . 
!. .■ <?ompahlea,fav<)r 4 •sybtem of .pen- 
alties whereby the player will be 
nicked ' In accord ance . with the 
expense Intiurred through his non- 



Vine show out m the sun with^eerl : «Wn^ir iVW^ th^t re I ^•'^^^^^^ at Hollywood hospitaj, (J??. 

and a European vlllUge painted oi^ ^^V-^^ i'i^^.fi?^t^vi^^^^^ Hjley to. Paramount and Mistf l 

the i^eene^ •'^^J £ -"^^11^^^^^^^ ^ome^lSl to .Xjniv,r^. 

tory mental , picture of Hollywood. | ^b^^etors. Insiders are hand- I 

Studio Saving of 



lit to objectors. Insiders are hand- 
ing credit fbr the benefit to M, H. 
A ylesworth, RKO hisad. J&nuck's,] 
snAtobing 




„ Of . > jconstahce jd^ennet 

, . : ' • - ■. , i while .RKO viras still dickering, to 

Cost '00 ■notsi^ ODerash^^^^*''*^ ^*"?'^^^^^^^^^^^^ *miL 

wKtf^. vu mmvw. .v|»vi««|j^^^^^ company _getting a 50-50jplit|] 

of the player's services. 
Miss Bennett will- make two films, 

In- 



At the California Lutheran, hbs 
pltal,- Poirothy Dwati is recovering 
frbm an appendix-snatching. , 

Dick Powell, down wlth,pneu-i 
ihonia, and Herbert Somborn, >ivho| 
WAS oper ated on for kidney trouble , ■ 



appearance^' or lateness. 

' At one 'of 'thb> studios, production; 
manac^eirs have been instructed., to 
tabulate every ' hold -tip oii; pictures 
land the reaisbh. When the. pictures 
lire completed; players who cauiseA 
the time out' will be informed as to 
.how much .they .coist the' studio witb 
]the ^wa^nIng that If . the ipclden^fi 
jeocciiiv player will be niclwd.,f.j|;^ 
the 'amount of timd iosi in 'ddiiars. 



at the cedars? cf! 
Hollywood. 



-— - - Hollywood,- June 26. ; 

Hollywood, June 26. i I Miss Bennett will' make two films, 1 As an economy ipeasure all ma- 
As an expense eutter. the Bob for BKO this comlne. season.. , In- j.or studios are expected to follow, 
^ Steele compiiiy is shooting the ex-i stead of. making f bur for. Zanuck,; ^e lead of « Paramount and ^ar- 
-teriors of two western^ ^t biice in shb will mfike only two. ijers 'Which this week anhounced 

the vicinity of iiorie l^ihe, Cal., thisi made is that Aylesworth put the that they would discontinue supply-', 



Dunn and Others- East for 
R&B's/T^e a Chance 

Rowland & Bri^e ls.>borrot?lng 
Jimmy Dunn from Fox fpr 'Take a 
Chance,' its second musical for Uni 



the vicinity of Lone Pine, Cal., thisI made is that Aylesworth put the tnat tney wouia a»BCQnHnu» ou^i^.j^-, ^j^j^^^^g , ija second musicai lor uiu- 
■week for Monogram release. Scripts thing up frahkly to the Hays boys, ing 11 by 1^ photographic stius_tp,i ^^^^^^ release, Vrhlch starts July 10 
oh 'Qalloping Romeo,' and anbtheij U^ith the reeult that Metro through, the: fan magazines. Paramount tne . pgj,a^^<j„nt studio, Aatoria, 

entitled pic, weire finished simulJ Nick Schenck intervened in a payoff first to confine its magazine Picture, | ^ ^ ^j,^ Edwards, , Ginger JRogers 
lk»noft,ifliv *nr tiia* n,i».r.«Ba- MT "iT^^T^ * . Handouts to 8 bv lO's. claimts it wiU 



ttaneously for that purpose.. . 
R. M. iSradbury, , Bob Steele's 



I to RKO handouts to .8 by lO's, claimfS it will! | 

' Seemaas if Schenck had previous.; save |3,00p a month by dropping the 

- . .1 .•• ■ •^ij -.fl.-:- Ti^^UA*^* -Kitt -ftil InrerAr sized nictures.. 



father,, directs both, .^nd- ©oris HHl !„• pij^t in a bid "fbr fiehnett but it larger sized picture,? 
his the - lead femme spot. ■ • • • ■■"tj-z-v ■ — iv^^ .^-^rAi.ntc'hf ' I SAviner on'the ns 



OstrCr After Talent Twentiet h century 



.. Hollywood, June 26. , 
Maurice" 0strer* English ^banker,; 
..chaiirman board of directors b^ 
.Brltiah_fiaHmontj_due . here TUesH 
,day '(27), will try and " secure ^„ 
American directbrs, writers and ac- I 



.set distribution in this country. 



B. a,nd p . . . . 
'• Bu'rl€s<(ue 
Chatter ...... 

.Editorial...;...,.. 
Exploitation 



I. • 



61 
46 

62 
60-61 

..62. 

19 

liih Reviews. .~ . . . .7.'. ,714-15 
Foreign Film Newer. 17 
Foreign Show News....,, 64 
"Hqii^e Reviews: ..... i , , .12-13 
Inside — Legit 62 

Inside-^Vaude 62 

21 
38 
53-56 
63 
67 



L Cliff Edvard8,.,Ginger JHogerB 
and LiiUan Bond will come east, fer 
the indie, with fiuddy.Roger6 a po& 

IV out in a, »iu JJ^M^•'^'.'' — « , , . .| aibility but not set. '(. ' ■' 

waB turned by RKO, ^hen overnight: Saving on the part of Warners,^ & B. was. slated to finish Arst 

almost the girl was in the lop bf however, is not- expected to be so K^^^^^.-^ 'Moonlight and Pret- 

*_jrx.-x,- , ' theavy as -this studio ha& not been K^^^, Saturday (24) on an Ifi-day 

so indiscriminate In passing around I '^^^^^yjg^ 

the celeb photos. \ 'Take a Chance* will be made in 

, Studio check-up showed that rare-l^gg^^jj^^j^^ ^j^j^ the musical's legit 
ly were the larger Pictures used for I p^^j^^^^j.^ Larry Schwah. In oh the 
reprbdiiclng as In nearly all cases venture oh- p^centage. 
the ma!M»8ed the smaller sized pic- sam Kopp lis handling publicity 

tureS that were handed out instea,d ^j^^ j^^,^ - 

of the' bigger ones.- They found that . 

the. only use of the 11 by, 14'b was CATI 
for a flash to the editor, .and , thait O^lUlVWSiJ 
cases wheire they were used photog- juiy e (London to New ' York) 
raphic detail was. lost in first en- .Herbert Marshall (Olympic).' 
I4rging them and then again havihg-l junb 30 , (New. York to ReykJaviHj, 
them reduced to size during the re-j^l |cblajpd) , . Ma!re . , Cpnnelly (Kings 
'nrodVicHoii 'nrocess. ■ • holin)7 ' ■ ' 



Hsurion DayuiSy 



. Hollywoo d. Ju ne 26. 
Motion Picture Relief Fund Tues- 
— may (27) elects Marion . Davies as. 

tors- for musicals to be,' made in president to succeed Cbnrad Nagel,! 
England. He will also attempt to I who served two years. ' 

.... . ^^.^ Other officers will be re-elccted.i 

Six of the old board of trustees also; 



re-elected With new ones added be-i 
irig "Warner Baxter, Alfred -A. Cohn, 
Conrad Nagel and Will Rogers for 
the three-year term. , ! 



1 



Inside— Pictures 
ingide-^Badio . 
Legitimate .... 
Letter List. , 
Literati . . . ... . . . . , ... 

Music .... v.. 

New Acts.'. 

"K^i-rrs-from^he^Dailies 
Obituary 
outdoors 

Pictures 2-37 

Radio .38-44 

Radio Reports ............ ,40 

Sports ... • • ■ 5^ 

Trilliing Shorts I* 
Times Square 59 
Vaudeville .4S-50 



45-47 
60 

62 
63 



|De$ylva Questions Lilian 
Harvey's Pic Tal 

Hbllywood; June 26 
Buddy De gylva, producing 'Myj 
Weakness,' iieiibhd LilTan ' Har veyr 
picture for Fox, is trying: to per- 
suade the studio to hold off the re- 
lease of 'My... Lips B^etray,' her 
initial American film, until after 
'Weakness.' Original release da,te 
(or 'Lips' is Aug. 17. The second 
one will be completed bWore then. 

Argued that the. Initialer, story 
wrapped; around a mythical king- 
dom tale, is not a sufficiently sus- 
picious bow for Miss Harvey, but 
possibly better as a follow-'Up. Fox 
had a disappointing experiente with 
'Adqrablg / last. .Janet .Gay norlfea^ 
ture which was a mythical country 
yarn. 

Muni in ^Masquer' 

Hollywood,- June 26. 

Paul Muni is .set for lead in 
'Masquer.' story by Robert (Seas 
ner, at Warners'. 

It will follow 'America Kneels.' 



MARINER'S MANIA 

Jones and McNutt ju.at Can't Stand 
Othei- Guy's Yacht 



tonndly toolu^ 



iW 



' Hollyviroo'd, June 2^. 
' IJeaVin^ hei'e Saturday (24) Maij^o- 
Gonnelly goes' .tO-;New:iY;o'rk:-tb "sail- 
June 30 lor Reykjavik; Iceland, for 
a 'vacation.' 

He then goes to S^ria tb,„meet 
Rebert ' "E." ' shirwbo'df whose , n<¥W 
play Connelly" Will ' ' Ne.'jw" 
Tbrk thiis f all. 

. Connelly vleft:.f>arapaioUnt^ this 
time , rather' th4,n.. do 'Alice int Won^ 
derland.^' Said .he ,wpuld rather cool 
off '][n Ic'elaiidi 

Collison HoMs On 

Hollywood, June ^i6. 

Wilson Collisbii eitates that Lau- 
rence Lahj^er; will, not rewritis'"'Ahgel* 
for Ai'chie Selwyn,. which Svas re- 
cently-tried biit in the east. 1> 
' Xjoilison states he gave ho rewrite 
permission ' and is' asking 
tAnthprs' League to cancel his cbh^ 
tract for. the play with Selwyn. 

'Collison' contemplates produciiig 
it himt^elf . this fall. ' 



. Saih Diego, June 26. : 
^a<jhi didl};t.«lm:;'em:.e^^^^^ 
searobm to write/the screen play of 
Max Miller»s. original story 'CJap- 

tain Jericho,' so GroVer Jones and ^ 

William Sla,vens McNutt are pacing York) David Landau (St. Helena) 
the decks of tW.O adjoining vesselis June 24 (New York to London 
in 'literary frenzy while they com- Jerome Kern (Olympic), 
plete their joint script for Para.^ June 2,4 (New York to Genoa) 
mount's forthcoming marine film. Jules Brulatour, Hope Hampton, 



June 29 (N6w Ydrk' to liohdon) 
Caribs, Israels (Aquitahla). 

June 28 (London to New York) 
Dick Henry (He 'de France). 

June 28 (Los Angeles to Sydney) 
Gordon Ellis (Monterey). 

June 28 (Baltimore to Hamburg) 
George Canty^ (City of Havrt). 

June 27_ (London to New, Ydvlc). 
Charles X^ughtbn;. Sa^ ElTers; 
Thelnia Todd (Europa). 
June 24 (Los Angeles to New 



Team of writers each owns a 
yacht, and each feels more at home 
in his own cabin. 



Paul D. Cravath .(Rex) 

June 24 (New York to Berlin) 
Herb Williams, Richard Addinsell, 
Laura LaPlante, Joyce Cary, Ray 
Hendersen (Bremen). 
June 23. (New York to London) 

Hollywood, June 26k June 22 (London to New York) 
With no leading man yet found, Hassard Short (Majestic). 



Only 2 Days Remain to 



'Dancing Lady,' Joan Crawford's 
picture, can shoot around this char- 
acter only two more days. After 
that thb production will be at stand- 
still unless a player is found. 

Russell Hardy was the latest 
candidate tested for the part 



June 22 (New York to Berlin) 
Margarete Olden (Berlin). .. 
. June .22 (New York to Munich) 
Edward Johnson, Allan Cleaton. (Al- 
bert Ballin). 

June 21 (New York to Venice) 
Fania Maranoff (Vulcania). 



Ignore Warren William 

In Chic^o Billing 

, June 26. 

'Gold Diggers' . opened Friday . at 
the Oriental with Baiaban and Kiitz 
advertisingr the ca^ it in this ' brde'r : 
Joan . Blondeli,^ Ruby, KeelerUDt.Qk^ 
Powell, Aline MacMahon, Ginger 
Rogers and Guy Kibbee. In small 
type one-third the size" of other 
na,mes Warren. Wtlliam Is iiSited,. 
In all offibial Warner publicity m£tt* 
ter William Is the number one name. 

B&K is of the bpirtion thia-t Wil- 
liam has hever^ clicked as a box- 
office personality in, Chictagb. 

Walter Abel's 1st 

Hollywood, June 26. 
'WhltEr=-Wbma;n'v=^:he=D6rothcOr 
Wieck picture, will be the first 
screen chance for Walter Abel, from 
the speaking stage who will arrive 
here this -week. 

'White Woman' is an adaptation 
of 'Hangman's Whip',' one. of la!»t 
season's legit flops in New York. 

Herbert Marshall Is to appear In 
it. 



Tuesday, June 27, 193S 



PIXTJillES 



YARIETT 




SEASON 




Studip Ratings 



SEASON 1932-33 



Following statistics cover releases for the approximate period 
ISTpv. X, 1932, to Juiie l, 1933^176 In humb^^ 

BXPIiANATORY.NOTE-T^PR (Pictures Releaaied); Good (counted 
>a8 5); Fair (Counted as 3) and Poor (Counted ais Zero) ; PCT (Per- 

cehtaffe).' _ , 

M^G*M ..««•..•'•#;•••••♦• t.t »• t • t •. 5 .664 

w. B 6 -c*® 

' PARAMbUNT .«00 

FOX •••••••• .BTO. 

' UNITED ARTISTS .570 

Columbia -sss 

> UNIVE^RSAU ^ -515 

RADIO i ........... . -509 



INDEPENDENTS (combo) ... 26 



.564 



Percentages are arrived at by counting good pictures at a value of 
5, fair pictures at 3 and poor pictures at zero. Tptals are scaled 
against a possible 100% or all releases graded as Good. 




Hollywood,. June 26. 
With only' six. tentative picks out 
o£ 2,000 interviewed girls during the 



Chicago, June 26. 

.'This Nude World,' licensed by .the 
.Censor Board and' scheduled to open 
June 23 at the Castle on State street, 
ran afoul of. police disapproval. Com- 
missioner Ailman's nix . is said to 
aiiave followed strong protestations 
fbdm' church and civic bodies at the 
'4^ibition of a motion picture deal-, 
ing with the subject of nudism. 

Special preview, scheduled for 
Wednesday (21) 'at the swimming 
pool of J'antzen Beach, within the 



past week, and no better prospects 
in sight, liletro having plenty 
grief in Its search for .new faces for 
the chorus 'lines. 

Understood hunt foi' facial talent 
is really for 'Hdllywood Party', al- 
though ahnouqcemehts are that 
femmes are .wanted', for 'Dancing 
Lady*. 

Headaches also at Goldwsm's 
wliere same policy of using un-:' 
screened girls Is current in picking 
em for 'Roman Scandals'. 

Warners got the Jump on conipetl- 
tors .by snagging cream of .fresh 
pans for 'FOotllght. Parade', already 



World's Fair grounds, had to . be 
cancelled. . E.' Beck of the Castle 

.theatre owns the Illinois, Indiana 
«u^d !v7Isc6m rights to the 

picture, nationally distributed by 
Monogram.. 

Apiptirently .none of the .objections 
to .'This Nude World' cftrae from 
persons who had seen the picture 
whose .sh6cking qualities are re- 
'pdrted here as - .confined mostly, to 
the title and the exploitatioh angles. 
FUm Is a composite with mostly 
Surop^n footage. ' It runs about an 
hour. 



JUST A FEW NAMES 
IN THE METRO WAY 



Hollywood, June 26. 

'Hollywood Party' igets under 
•jyjay Thursda-y at Metro with Marie 
i;i|ressler, Jimmy Durante, Joan 
Crawford, Jean Harlow, Lupe Velez, 
Jackie Cooper, Claris Gable and 
tiharles Butterworth heading cast. 

Edmund Goulding is directing. 



Sheehan's Research 



Hollywood, June 26. 
■Wirtfield Sheehan will' leave July 
.Ij5._,.fo^ . £(,... trip. to. Europe, probablyi 
4>cting gone about three months. 

" While abroad"lSe "ivill do' "research 
work on the life of Louis Pasteur. 

Reginald Berkely- will join Shee 
han wheii he has mad«. sufficient 
accumulation of material to work 
on the treatment of this planned 
super-special. 



Joan Peers on Stage 

Chicago, June 20. 
Peers, former screen in 
replaced Edna Hibbard in 
"'6n''the"MaW"lir^tKe""(?j^^ 
night. (25) when Miss Hibbard with 
drew because of poor health. Miss 
Peers appeared in a number of fea^ 
.tures in Hollywood prior to her 
marriage a couple of years ago. 

She is the daughter of Frank 
.Peers, manager of the Garrick for 
tlalph Kettering. 



TOUGH BEAUT PICKING 



8tudio$ Have Troubles Findinjg New 
Chorus Faces 




176 Release* Weighed for 
Box Office — One High 
GrosAer Out of Thre^ 
Trie* on. Averagte-r-Bulk 
of Product Get* Back 
Negative Cost — One in 
Four Loses Money for 
Producer 



Screen Musicals Wl Stand Op My 







METRO CALLS BACK POLLY 



The Morart jGirl ObliBed to Canecll 
Plenty Dough by Obeying 



two WIN PRESTIGE 



Close of the season in Varibt.t's 
studio ratings on the basis of box- 
ottice experience of product, finds 

thie relative standings, of the ma* 
jors iittle changed from the list up 
to. mid- March. , Minor changes take 
m!-G-M up from second place to the 
head, s>yapping places with War- 
ners, w.iiile Radio, goes' to (the celr 
ar, changing spots with Universal, 
Score derived frpiiw ^l^Joajor prod 



Polly Moran has heeii recalled by 
Metro to report at the Culver .City 
studio July 8. She will Immediiaitely 
appear opposite Jimmy Purante' lii 
The Hpllyw.bod ., party.' . Her n^xt, 
also with Metro, will b<9 its 'Holly- 
wood Revue of 193?.' 

Metr6 Having a prior claim ; dh 
her services, Polly had to listen td 
the command to reappear. It obliges 
her to cancel all other engagen^en'ts 
including iair programs, personal 
appearances a^d stage . dates ' in 
England.' 

Miss Moran leaves - NeW tork 
July 4th for"tbe Coast.^ 



under way. 



GIGU IN FEATURE MADE 
IN BERLIN BY ITALIANS 



Berlin, June 18. 
Gigll, Italian tenor, has been sig- 
natured for a picture to be madel 
here in Italian and German 

sions, * 

Itala Films will produce, to start 
In a month. 

Outside of Challapln, Gigll is 
claimed to be the biggest male solo 
draw in concert work in the U. S. 



taughton and Marshall 
Recalled fFom ^land 

Paramount Jbas sent a hiirry call 
to England for ^Charles Laughton, 
with a request to return pronto. 
He'll sail on the 'Europa' June 29, 
taughton was^ih E^^ 
of absence' to make ft picture or 
tw:o theF'e and had intended to stay^ 
over for. some legit playing. 

jSerbort Marshall is also due to 
return to the Paramount lot from, 
his home visit in London. He sallat 
from England- on the 'Olympic' 
July 6. 



Chaplin Tells Only Her 



Hollywood, June 26. 

With his new picture scheduled 
to start in six weeks, Charles Chap- 
lin is still keeping his studio staff 
in darkness as to the story idea. 
Only he and Paulette Goddard know. 

Tarn will have Chaplin doing his 
baggy pants character and will be 
without dialog. That's all that's 
known around his studio. 



Harry Brand Marrying 

Hollywood, June 26. 
Harry Brand, Coa.st director of 
publicity for Jn.seph M. Schenck, 
United Artists and 20th Century, 
will marry Sybil Leavy at Los An 
geles, July 2. 



uct released siiiee: fall, summer re- 
leases of 1932 not. figuring in the 
results. This is the third quarterly 
9pmpilatien, .the whole list attempt- 
ng to weigh box office values of pic- 
tLros numbering 176 major unit 
productions and 26 independents. 

Composite iBerures show 62 strong 
pictures at the box office out of the 
group,, making 30% or one money 
click out of . three tries.' Pictures 
rated as fair, meaning they got back 
the production cost to the producer 
or thereabouts, numbered 81, reprer- 
senting 46%, an average of about 
half, . 'Weak p ic tures totalled 43, 
percentage of. 24 or one dud in four 
starts. 

Ratings were made by 'VAribtt 
a.hd submitted . to the distributors 
for checking, .there beinir no: mate 
rial revision on the process. Batlngs 
thus are based on 'Varibtt's estl 
mates . from, box office returns and 
on the distributors' own figures. In 
a considerable number of cases In 
dividual pictures' returns were spot- 
ty and there were undoubtedly 
cases where the product did not 
make money for . the theatre. It 
-v.'ould be difficult If nCt Impossible 
to evaluate such releases In a per 
ce'htage. system ' to express this val 
ue'. "Therefore the dlstrlb returns 
have been accepted generally. 
Prestige Pictures 

Another element enters into the. 
Gompilatipn* ; Tw:6 pictures for the 
period considered were put down as 
'prestige' subjects — pictures that 
were of '~sucir~consplcuous strength 
at the box office as fo supply 
filip to the whole Industry; at the 
same time bringing to the prpducer 
heavy pi-ofltsi The subjects were 
Pjaramotint's 'She Done Him "Wrong' 
with Mae West, and "Warners '42nd 
Street,' 

Jn order to give appropriate 
weight to such product' in the pier- 
centage table they have given a 
special value of .• 10. 

The independenii group is set 
apart for the reason' that, product 
covered ijh that field is not com- 
prehehsiye, subjects cotinted being 
only , those which appeared In metro- 
piilitan: .key.. apbtSr -whlch^,, makes 
them the pick of the bulk of Indle 
output. 

Returns foreign distribution 
are not considered, being too uncer- 
tain to have much weight over the 
whole .field. Foreign revenue prob- 
ably wrould not vary enough as be- 
tween one major company and an- 
other to change the ratings, any- 
.way. 



BAER-DEMPSEY UGHT 
INCINSY-!^ 1,000 



'Make ai ne# screien-. musical -each 
time you make ai.muslcal-r-arid-.rtiu- 
slcals wlU :last They: Insisted oi 
sticking on one formula before; 
that was tfee trotible with thei first 
cycle. Being a; musical is not. what 
killed musicals. TThe succeiss .6t 
'The Kid From Spaing '42nd Street* 
and 'Gold pigger' proves it. " 

'Any kind of picture Is good— 1£ 
It's a good plcturii,^ says Bf^bby 
Connolly. , •. ' 

Same thing is truie, of tlie stag;#/ 
Mr. Connolly "points out. They BSAd 
operettas were through and along 
came ^Rose Marie.' They said .col- 
lege books 'were • out - and ,-along: 
came' 'Good - News.' They said .waif 
stories would guarantee- an emp^ 
theatre and then 'Sbiis b' Guns,* 
proving, he: believes, that ahythfrtg 
Is- good, at any 'time if it's good |$iufl. 
in- itself; ' These Were not only goold 
shows, but each had a new 'fdtf- 
mula, presented a new, an arrest- 
ing quality. . . * 
■More Scope 
Pictures .offer a dance 'direBtidr 
a much: bigger field than' the stkgb^ 
- h e b e licVe a . : It's ha rder bi it fa r md r e. 



Cincinnati, June 26. 
Max Baer, . with Jack- Dempsey 
added, boxed four rounds at Red 
land field Wednesday night (22). 
Scale from 50c to (2 with gate less 
than $1,000, causing .the local pro- 
moter to take it on the chin- for 
$500. Baer-Dempsey troupe got 
only <3xpehses and no percentage. 



Benita Home Coing Home; 

^~~II!affy(^ Om~^^ 

Hollywood, June 26. 

Benita Hume; English stage star 

brought here by Metro, will wash up 

with the studio when. her islx-inonth 

contract expires-' in - August. .Miss 

Hume,- homesick for England and 

her fiance. Jack Dunfee, -will meet 

him In Detroit, where he will par- 
ticipate with Don Kaye lit the 
Harmsworth Trophy race early in 
August., 

Pair ^xpect. to be. married imme- 
diately on their return to England. 
Dunfee has a rep on the continent 
as a gentleman face., driver. The 
Detroit race' -will be his. first speed 
boat try. iEIeretofore he has stuck 
to motor, cars. 



Powell-KederCiFSfcHT 



Cart York Knighted 



. Gad P. York, Paramount's g. m. 
in Scandinavia, has been made a 
knight by King Gustav. He's the 
ni.st picture man in Swedish hi.s- 
tory to be. honored that way. 

York'.'* fiill title reads Riddarcn 
M. M, Carl P. York of the Royal 
Order of Vafja. 



Hollywood, June 26. . 
Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler will 
be co-starred by Warners in 'Sweet-. 

hearts Forever,'. a,npther.m 
of the stage, froni an 'original story 
by Thomas Monte, whicli was 
bought in the east. 

Flicker should start- before "jopt. 
1. Tunes will be dished out by 
Harry Warren and AI Dubln. 



Wincheirs BVay Story 
Bnhgs $15,000 oil Coast 

Hollywood, June 26. 

Walter WInchell haia engaged to 
write a Broadway scenario for the 
20th Century Co. 

Claims it is a yarn he , had had 
Jn his trunk for years. 

Loretta. Young Is set for the lead. 

Deal made for WInchell through 
Nat Goldstone Saturday (24),. un- 
derstood price is $15,000. 



interesting— a : challenge. The tecli- 
niqu.e is:sa different but the';fesults 
can be so ' thrllling.| It requlirda 
more money, ihof e time, muCh mora ' 
elaboraitlon, for Cdnnolly 4hlrik0 
big, elaborate numbers are esideno 
tlal to maice a scre.en muslciat im» 
portant.- ■ ' •'''• 

•40% of the Value of' a; number "to 
lost in. transferring i\ trbltn tU* 
stage to the. screen,' he says, 'there 
fore you mvfst over-produce a num- 
ber for pictures, its .sock .lies all 
in Its plctoral ian4_.xlaual , .qL^lttto^^.- 
Yd'ii cah'^i count on the «ir6''"anl'!«. 
matlon, on . the . IndlV'Idual'. zeBt of 
their dancing to put It 0T6r. It must 
build swiftly, succession of 
mounting, climaxes, all. -visual— pic- 
torial ma9$,' comp'ps^^^ 

'Therefori^ > , film musical— if -Wa 
to be ii e^nd-ottt-T-can . not. .'.bft 
cheap. They ' take ' money-rfbr 
they^e all .production .'and produc- 
tion comes' high.'" 

Requirements' 
Any experlenceid .'stage dance ditec- 
tor, it's Connolly's opinion, -with carto 
blanche at the. studio, with a cam«,, 
era man, .enough ' money and 'no In- 
terference, can make a good' mu-. 
slcaUMThiere's no use hiring ti'-.danca 
director for a picture and expect a 
smash aft^r limiting him. He might 
be. able to do It on -the stager^bqt 
pictures, are. different.' A- picture 
muslcal: .can't'be a,n intimate little 
.thlng-7unless . It's ^ the exceptiotial 
.novelty. It's got to be big and gran'd 
and lavish: It can't be a Une-up of 12 
"gTpis-'each. a specialty dancer; Thei^ 
individual- talent woUld iiever 'be 
noticed on the screen. It's got to 
be mass; effects — the welding p£ 
one splurge with another. Certaldi" 
ly the numbers must be novel^ 
novel in a "great big way.' 

Connolly Just finished Staging the 
numbers for 'Moonlight aiid^ Prejfc- 
zels,' a feature-length Rowlan<j^:^ 
Brice production for U.nlyersal re- 
lease being made on $ioo,6o6 . bud- 
get, allowing him two "Weeks'' re-, 
hearsal and nine . days shobtlhg 
time for five number.s, made at^ AJ- 
torla, L. I. Mr. Connolly .looks- veify 
rosy and happy about It despite his 
thoughts.: onl ^ the;..-ldeal.: condltidna- 
under which filni musicals should 
be made. It cost $100,000— so that 
means the Way they explain it to 
him, it's already $400,000 ahead.. 
over. those that cbist $500,000. 



Hollywood, June 26. 

Possibility .of story and casting 
trouble is expected to postpone 
production on Metro'.s 'Christina,' 
Garbo's first picture since return- 
ing from Swedeni 

It is known tiiat tho star is not 
keen on the yarn. 



Hoofing Names the Worry 



Hollywood, June 2G. 
Meti-o is having difHculty casting 
the loads in 'Stage Mother'. Script 
calls for most of the name spots to 



be filled with dancers,- and hoofing 
picture ]eads_ are .<jcarce. 
' Alice .Brady is set for the mother 
rolo. BIa.ureon O'SuJllvan is being 
tested fof the daughter. Miss 
O'SulHvan, if, okayed, will take tap 
Instructions- Male leads offer .. 
Loiij^lior problem, ua none of tl^e 
nutnf'.s yn tlie lot onn hop the buok. 




Tdedday^. JwuB ,27, . 1933 



Fdni Spokesmen Have Prepared 

Answers to Pertinent Dictates 
Of Recovery Act; Hays 85% Set 



Washington's rules-'iaiia— regiila^- 
tiona regafdine formulation, 
authorization and administration of 
•■ basid codes by industry, under the 
recovery Idw, p6rtd,lnlhg to fllmdom* 
were interpreted clausei: by . "clause 
oyer the weekend by picture author- 
ities and advisors :famlliar with all 
pljases. 6t the business and in con- 
stant touch' with the Capital, • 

Because of diverse opinion' In 
.flimdom regarding the govern- 
ment's codlstic ruling, with every 
faction shaping its own formula, 
thait part of ;WAshlngton's dictum 
concerning 'authority gf . the Preal- 
denf Is first considered by picture 
interpreters. They put It up Square,- 
ly to the Government tp ■ determih<e 
this authority. In .that respect 
they - are prepared " to- show that 
Hays lis the dominating, factor of 
the picture industry— that domes 
tically Ha,ya companies produce 
95% of the pictures shown bit the 
U, . screen ; that Hays members 
i:ontroI at least 86% of picture dis 
tribution in the. U. S.; that the 
Ha,ys org«inizatlon> has its hand in 
'■virtually every exhibitor and acto- 
rial asBoclQ,tion in the entit'e busi- 
iiess. In the Motion. Picture The- 
atres Owners of America, Allied Bz 
hlbltor^. Theatre Owners Chamber 
of Com mierce, the Acadiemy of Mo 
tlon Picture Arts AM Sciences, 



Fox W'C Altiors Surhmer Vacation 
Rulind for Employees 



lids Aneele?, ' 
In lieu- vacations, this sum- 
mer home office^ employees of. Fox- 
West Coast will be given the 
Fourth of July holiday with pay 
Vacations : wUl commencia Friday 
night i(30) w^th work resumed 
July. 5f 



AAnonymous Lietters 

So many ahnOnymous letters 
oriticisins matters generally 
have come Into RKO of late 
that the company authorities 
have been discussing turning 
over the stufit to the U. S. 
Postal ' authorities for investi- 
gation* Including a list of sus- 
pects. Moot of the liitter are 
pointed to be ex-employees. 

M any of th e letters bewr 
clues as to the Icfentity 0T"tHe— ^ 
8U8i)ects. 



Only Code Talked (Mrer Among Film 
Show 

Maybe Sid Kent as Main Spokesman 





UPPING SCALES QUIETLY 



WB Rai 



in Phila--Boyd 
First 



Loew's May Slip RKO 
$400 WUy to Stinare 
The BrwK Orer^l 



Indications are that Ijoew's ^iH 
appease the RKO people. In part d* 



Previously announcement had. least, if they ^"^^^l^^J^^^.^.^il^ 
been made that such; employees as ready for continuing double features 
desired could take one week 1*^*^6 Spooner, Bronx, li» opposUlo^ 
without pay. , 



Philadelphia, June 2e. 

is t a n 1 e y- Warner company is 
quietly boosting prIOes at some of 
their downtown film houses. Plenty 
of plugging being giv6ri 'Jennie 
Gerhardt,' next Boyd picture, in 
advance campaign, and at the same 
time house scale 16 being jacked 
from; 6Bc to 65c top for that film. 

Same thing occurred with 'Gold 
Diggers' which put the Staiiley top 
figure back to GBc" Siinllar boosts 
are expected at the iStanton and 



3 a L 






OMffiRE 



Thelma Tudd sails fr o m Iiondon , g poonet^a-faigome. 



to the RKO Empire up there. This ^^^^^ 

would be by lioevr's giving RKO a eia^where. 

weekly stipend- out Of tjie Spoon-ir fox never did drop lis top be 

gross and amounting maybe to un- ^^e former 7Bo* top, althoueh 

der $400. reducing scale of cheaper seats and 

It Is the situation that has had .^lorning prices. 
.Loew's and KKO: entangled because I 

after having recelve^l RKP's con- 
[sent to double feature' for a limited 
time at the Spooher, Ix)ew's dldn t 
stop. The Spooner began to show 
weekly profit and the ^Jmplre begaa 

to droop. ^ 
In essence this arrangement would 
amount to a pool of the two spots, 
with RKO acquiring, a share of the 





Hays members; either through cir- 1 for New York today (27) havng 
cults or producers, will be held toj flnshed her picture^ for British^ Inr 
be Important philanthropic backers. 
Truly Representative 
That part Of the government's I 
regulations, to which the above per- ' 
tains, . requih-es of industries submit- 
ting codes: 'That such associations 



MERGE DISTRICT MEETS 
OF PAR SALES FORCES I 



ALOOF FROM 

^lll^eoK- 



Hollywood, June 25, 
business heads of labor unions 



business has gone codis. 

huge- table which 

Roosevelt envisioned for each in- 
dustry has chipped into incal'- 
culable merry-go-rounds during the 
past week. 

Each one nom insists upon hav- 
ing its day in Johnson's .cptirt, Each 
one. figures that if it can beat the 
Hays Oi:ganlza;tIon to the -punch jtia 
<?ode will Already have partly bent 
Washington's ear when the big codib 
contest day cptnes Oft. 

As the result, industry spokesmen 
figured that last week from films 
alone General Johnson .received . at 
least 100 petitions for as many dif- 
ferent kinds of film government. 

Reports: . that . the major industry 
had its own code Set up in type 
a week iigo had . the reaction of a 
disrupted horsefly nest among indie 
and actorlal groups .«f the business. 
Everywhere meetings piled upon 
meetings. (Sodes sjprang out 6f no- 
where, oratory extended , late into— 
the night. Major as -weU as indie 
leaders admitted dizziness. Some 
of the oldest exhlb leaders in the 
business got to the point where 
they couldn't explain their own 

When Washington gets the knack 
of Vptcklng codea ainl editing o ut 
I conversation is the time picture men 
1 figure ripe for their code unload- 
• ings. This may be late in July or 
I August. . 

No Leader Chosen 

Who will lead the Hayslan forces 



1 ternational. She waa featured in 
Tou Made Me Ix)ve, You,' which 
Monty Banks directed. 

British International now has at 
I least three pictures ready with 

.ting codes: 'That such associations ^«^J«/»^^^^^^^ posSi'ln! I inTaramomit's series of sales con- 

or groups impose no iijequitaWe re- .'^o f°*P wtr 'T'"^*^ .A,, • _ thtt New Orleans regional 

strictions on admission to member- or two more to America wRWn a jegions^ the Ne^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 

ship therein and are truiy repre- couple of weeks. Idea is to maJce a heins silken J^j^ mlddle- 

or subdivisions thereof. : Scomlze. day of ♦this week. As .t*>e result of v. y ^ their for. the majors on eode day. . Oharll<» 

^^SdS/'^.M^^^ this fli^ attempt.,be. ^^S^g^em^ MSn^'at^^^iiStr a^^ 

— ^-^ouiHn^t^Bpakfesman-^ke^^ ;. - ■ g^eliSting w thTe^'^^^^^^^ 

^«» ^a,.^ ..„^„tlon got its s^rt 4l7m SHOW ON i H ; ^ tJ^SF^"' ^ 

■^WlOns relating, to maximuta hours Stein directed it. He s from I?^^ Session f " - 

hiay Involve' appropriate consider^-: I wood too. Also -Heads We Go withij rpjiesda^ 



AAA affiliated with picture business and Kas not yet been actually decided. 
Last minute changes were | theatres held a meetlng^ this mom- will Hays has never made such per- 

ine, deciding they will refuse to co-; sonal appearances In the past, aJ- 
operate or Join any associations or | though this one is original.: There 
groups in the picture industry to Tare, some who want him to go -to 
work on National . Recovery Act [ bat. Others iigure a smian group 
Code. They want to play a lone headed by Sidney Kent Will talk 
- - * "" -'- for. the majors on oode day. Charlie 
Pettijohn, who used to do most bf 
the . talking at WashlnjgtOn and 



policies, new xorK BWBBiuu 1 iiciat, is successiui m currvn^ ^ope. the whole thing may no 
Hollywood, JUpe 26. ' | sales branchds of New England l nbgotlations with Ntew York City j cashed up in a day. Others, count- 
With between 115 and 200 scripts and the Middle Atlantic St ates. I authorftles who operate the water-: I *— *i,^.«v.»<.f ^m. 



On-and-Off er Starts 

Hollywood, June 26.- 
•Sovlet,' one of the leading on- 
and-of£ers Metro, Is currently 
scheduled to go into work Aug. 7; 
Story and political difflOulties have 



Dsufies' N<!#t of Circuits, 




4^ 



ilon of. th'ei, varying' "cohditlona. ajid||'Cot»starice Cummlngs. 
requiremehta of the several induis- 

trles' and . the statfe of employment. # « • 

ihereih: Ah average woi^k yeek Rp-rpJIlllllff lOr StOTieS 
ihould be designed so tax as pos- 1 UC"! CdUUIg IWI Miw mo 

slble to provide'for such a spread 
of employment as ^111 provide work- 
so far as practical for employes 

njj^aitach^d to the P-^^^\^^i^]i, ii^^^^m whlch^to 

^ Th^ns^er Of pldture" Spokesmen ^^^^^^^ ZT^^rZonntVZt^^^ 
to this is that at the tlm6 it wfts lease ^erM.^ J^^jnovi^i^ la ^ 
written into the bill it was prob- the Pa*e *n ^ 
ably designed for fabtory industries, Hollywood 8toi?y marKex, 

Position of the film industry Is that Only new yams with a timeiy 
it Is-in a category with agriculture;., twist will be eon^*"*^"' ^ff^ 

• far flTlng, divided into units. Point mount's editorial board is ^-'eaa- I Yr'?i,I"«roid'uction up for two 
is made that unemployment in Ufag jiie material, pther studios ex- held the production up 
■films realized its greatest hnpetus I pected *<> suit. 1 years 

when theatres started • to close by' 
"the-Avholesale. - That-the passing of 
vaudeville also abetted declining 
payrolls. Let-outs In home offices 
were not over 1% of those In the 
entire - business. Picture analyslsts' 
answer to the government -on this 
point will be that, the Industry can 
jeturni.ta normal only the w it 
• reached- subnprmal-r-theatreSi 

Second government clause lunder 
Principles reads: 'Mlhimum; wage 
pcales should, be sufficient to fur- 
bish compensation for the hours, of 
work as limited; sufficient, In fact, 
to provide a decent standard. Of llv-^ 
Ing in the locality wher$> the work- 
ers reside.* 

iff ere nt i-ocaliti 
Film interpreters once more ' re- 
.sort to the far reaches Of the film 
induiitryv Unlike steel or cotton 
workers, who are grouped here land 
there and whose living is fairly easy 
to standardize, the, picture Industry 
finds its Employees iii cities, tow,n& 
and hamlets. Were a minimum 
scale to be reached it wOui<l ^e tho 
same In the sniall town a,s In the 
big city where theatre working con- 
ditions, as well a:s the demands of 
life, ate s6 varied. There wouM 
=-bound^^o.=Jbe~untfiat.^jQd.-^ 
dlsgruntlement. The government, 
from present Indications, will likely 
bo told, as the result, that pictures 
. can't answer this question. 

In . the third government clause 
under the same heading the follow 
ins condition Is expectied: 'Condi 
tions of employment should contain 
.jieeessery safeguards for the healtl* 
(Continued on: page 11) 



20-m 



1 "cios^" t^ay. Tiiesday; George 
Schaefer, general nianager, is at- 
tending all meetings. At the Mon- 

day opening he announced the com- Nickel pleture shows on the 
pany^s line-up of 65 features tor g^^^^^ island, ferries wUl beconao a; 
i '33-'34. Today he will go into sales jeaMty if Joseph C. Shea, fllrti pub- 
nolicies. New York session Includes jj jg^ jg successful in current 
.__ 1 TSena^ TCneland 1 • .1, 



from the conflicti 

That the Johnson group will re- 
fuse to couiifehaiice ' a OOntinuance 
of the current word bat^e oritio 
documents are up for ,\h.Is de- 
cision is gleaned by Hay sites in 
Waii^hington'is refusal to listen to 
legal arguments. Some HaysIteB 
hope, the whole thing may be 



.^ng upon films -beins the' most com- 
plicated of a,ll industries^ doubt ; if 



Approximately B(h000 people use I the award can be made in less than 
the B.I. bodts for dally commuting | a week. 



purposes. Trip is 20 xhinutes each 
Way. If only 6,000 should turn out 
to be the average daily attendance. 
Shea figures the gross will run into 
$250. 

•ghow would consist of a single 
reel and a cbinpletO "news iprOgfllain; 
It would not run oyer 17 minutes. 
Show boat concession - would be on 



Unhappy 
Then, comes the matter of the 
administrator. He must be a. man 
fa^mlliar With all .departments of 
the. .business. Reasoning thfit xio 
exiiibitor <ihdie) or producer (indie) 
would qualify for- sucli a post, .ma- 
jors are content in tl^Is respect. 

libbking at it all philosoj>hical|y, 
oiie important Haysltie, Ini slihimary. 



Chicago, June 26. 
Extraordinary catering of the Chi- 
cago dallies to the nlte clubs, road- 
houses and beer gardens continues 
to Irritate the theatres. Circuit men 
feel that the publicity breaks, given 
the dine-dance rooms is at their 
expense. Protests of a, purely -ver- 
bal nature On the part of the circuit 
execs startied torget down to cases 
last week when it became known 
that on6 of the papers was bluntly 
informed that the circuit's adver- 
tising appropriation would be cut if 
that paper played favorites any 
longer. 

paUles are carrying more paid 
lineage from .cafes than in all Chi- 
cago history. A corresponding vol- 
ume of free space goes with it. In 
fact the deals have been consum- 
mated-onLaJiankjasehM^^ 
Orie Cafe Break 
Theatre men were shocked aind 
piqued when the Sunday 'Herald- 
Examiner' came out with two solid 
pages ot photographs devoted 100% 
to cabaret personalities? and head- 
liners. Even when the, tl ptreswere 
at their ihaximum prospi ^ty .nothing 
remotely like this VNrta of circuslng 
was ever seen. 



RECEIVER SHOWS PROFIT 

Net of $8,087 for April-May at 
Orpbr, Denver— Jufy-'Aug. Losses 

Denver, June 26. . 
Report filed in district court by 
-the—recelverF-r- Albert- - H,. - JeweU, 
shows the Orpheum made .$8,087 
oyer operation in April arid May. 

During July and August the re- 
ceiver expects a deficit of $5,278. 
Harry Huffman, the manager, has 
retained that amount to cover the 
anticipated loss. 

F-WC Direct Filiii Buys 
From Co. Heads in L.A. 

Hollywood, June 26 
:Fox-We3t Coast in departure this 



a percentage with the iJfty. j^Pire 

hazards would be .mlriinilzed liy" th^ j notes: 

new self-incased portable sound I 'Right after the code gets into 
projector. I operation there will be plenty of 

Shea, former eastern sceparlo peoplel who will be unhappjr. This 
editor for Fox, is now handling jgoes ' fo r large and small and for 

* distributor as well as exhibitor. 

But, atz months 'later' When, the 
business is stabllized-^well, every- 
one will look back' at these times 
and^ woiider how they survived.' 



RKO Music Hall publicity. 

8th Writer on tarzan' 



year will make airfllm buys in Los 
Angeles with distribution heads of 
companies expected here to arrange 
deals for coming season. Heretofore 
J. J. - Sullivan, circuit's film buyer, 
wont to . New York to do his . book 
Ing. 

Booking will start in July after 
distributors sales conventions term- 
inate. 



Hollywood, Jujxe 26. 
Howard Emmett .Rogers has. been 
assigned to' do a script for 'Tarziri 
and . His Mate' at Metro. This will 
be the - eight treatment^.the .atprY^ 
has, had since it. was a,nnounced 
some -nine months ago. 

Other writers who have made 
adaptation of the Edgar Rice Bur- 
roughs's animal yarn are: Bud 
Barksy, Frank R. Adams, Liooa 
Gordon, Robert Johnson, d. Gardner 
Sullivan, Arthur Hyman and Oliver 
H. P. Garrett. 



Seid Sent Over to London 

^_ToJ»[ork^QnJMjlte^ 

Hollywood, June 26. 
Having difficulty with laboratory 
conditions in Erigiand. before start- 
ing shooting the first Gilbert. Miller 
picture, Harry Cohn, sent to Holly- 
wood for George Seid, head of his 
laboratory, to come over and take 
charge. Seid left June 24 f Or New 
York to sail inunediately. 



AB Mountain States 

Par Leases Cancelled 



Denver, June 26. 
All leases of the Mountain States 
Theatre cbrporation, a Piibllx sub- 
sidiary, haye been cancelled by the 
referee in bankruptcy, and the the- 
atres have been turned back, to the 
owners. 

The Westlarid Theatres, Inc., of 
Denver, have leased the ; Burns- 
Par'anibunt at Colorado Springs, 
and will renanie It the Chief. The 
house, was leased by Publix in 1928, 
The stands given up by Publix: 
Incl'aae'^tihro--Denver=and=Paraniount- 
In Denver, the Paramount .and 
Rialto in Colorado Springs, the 
Colorado, Pueblo; Sterling at Gree- 
ley and the Avalori at Grand Junc- 
tion. Companies controlled by 
Harry Nolan of Denver have taken 
the Rex at Greeley a,nd the Mesa 
at Grand Junction through fore- 
closure, proceedings.. 



Tiies^fir* June 27^19>3S 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 




LIKE 




HAYS CODE 




Widim 3 Mo$.~H. 0. Taxation Cut Out 



It is Paramount's intention to 
ellinihate eJl mianner of home office 
taxation on theatres in the field 
■within 90 days. This is taken to 
mean that Par's theatres will have 
been fully reorganized on a wholly 
decentralized basis within three 
inbhths. 

•In . 'the final outcome . only, a nu- 
cleus of 'three or four men may be 
retained in the home- office so far 
as the theatre end goes. . Their du- 
ties will mostly be to watch dver 
the financial ends Of the deals now 
being' made for partnership fleld^ op- 
erations. If any other kind of home 
office authority on theatres is to be 
maintained It will be oifl am advisory 
kind mostly and only. 

Sam- IDiembpw'b position, under 
such, a "scheme, looks to become 
problematical; Indications are that 
his post will be among thpse to be 
abolished in the reorganization 
scheme of things. Presently Dem 
bow is the nominal factor in charge 
of operating activities while 
operating jauthorlty in gradually 
Jliminishlng status. Is maii^tained 
^m1iiirtTife~fe"5tgirniz'ati^^ period. 
Actually authority lies with the 
Reorganization Committee as head 
€d by S. A.. Lynch, -with delegated 
powers from the trustees 
' It's to be a hew deal all the way 
around, for theatres and the men 
in the field. 

The time limit is the thing as to 
when this will be all accomplished 
(.vis an inside prediction based oh the 
-manner in which reorganization 
work is progressing under the 
.'itrustees. 

Par's maiti Interest in splitting up 



Sid Kent Alone 



Downtown info has- it no 
sucessor will ' be elected to E, 
B. Tinker, recently resigned 
as chairman of the board of 
Fox Film. "This makes Sid 
Kent the sole and liltijidate 
bdss of ■ Fox, a thing -which 
Chase Bank has been striving, 
to accomplish since first mak- 
ing contact with Kent, over a 
year 'ago. _ 

Tinker, in the future as Tie' 
has in the past, will represent" 
Chase in the. business side of 
Fox West Coast theatres. 
He is rated high in financial 
circles. 



HARRY WARNER 




Depends on Screen Ethics 
jfor Public Support— -Ac- 
lion When Czar Returriis 
from Coast— Film Execs 
Cut Their Own Pay by 
$5,000,0()0 



INDIES GO ALONG? 




RKOVaO.: 
irarilyiii ShoirBiz 
Recommendin 





IS NOW ON 



With advices from H. M. Warner 
that the battle . has only com 
menced, as his reason for refusing 
to make public a letter to Will 
iEIays, a copy of which was sent to 
all company hetads, Warner re 
peats the verbal ; blanket charges 

r made at private meetings against 

its circuit is to -have its own firiarpf -twentieth Century. .Hays directors 



cial eoLuities which may be existent 
-t n th e present-propert-ies-preteetedi- 
Only to that end will a homo office 
authority be retained'. 



DRAMA GUIID BACKING 
WRITERS' aOSED SHOP 



Hollywood, June 2&. 

Dramatist's Guild is reported by 
liaurence Beilenson, attorney for the 
Screen Writers' Guild, to. be in- ac- 
cord with the latter organization's 
stand on a closed shop, which is now 
assured for th© script writers fol- 
lowing, the turn in Of a necessar}' 
three-fourth affirmative vote. 

Beilenson, back from New Torkj 
states that the Dramatists' execu 
tlve body will back th^ scenarists 
«ven to withholdihg material froin 
any studio declared unfair by thie 
Screen Guild. He states that mem 
bership support of the execijftiv? 
committee's stand is virtually in the 
bag. 

.Attorney was in "New York to 
cement entente, cordlale on this 
point between the screen writers 
and the Authors' -League and, the 
Dramatists' Guild. Thfe Authors; 
Beilsenson states, have also prom- 
ised to fall in line, yirlth similar 
stop sales of books or short stori-is 
to any studio getting thumbs dow.i 
from the scenarists. 



see in the dutcome chiefly an m 
te r pre ta l lo nnrf^thics? 

While the consensus of opinion 
among the leaders is that Nick 
Schenck and liOuls B. Mayer may 
Hkve loaned money to Joe Schenck 
and Darryl Zanuck to promote the 
Century Co., they hold that this 
will probably never get on the reo 
ord unless the .first two volunteer 
admissions. 

Because ot this . financial en 
t4nglement and factual mystery the 
admitted roots 6f the Warner, raid 
Inff charges a,r& made more In- 
volved. N, Schenck and Mayer, it 
is seen, can, until .confirmation Is 
obtained, if ever, only be hinted at 
There Is. nothing specific in the 
Warner letter, a follow-up to a 
session the week before of the 
Hays direcorate session In .which 
the elder Warner, .was Informed 
formal charges would have" to be 
filed before farther consideration 
could be given the mess by the 
Hays organization." " 



Behind a smokescreen coyering 
the code furore Monday (26), major 
company heads conceded, that .Will 
Hays, if for no other reason tlian 
tiieir own ignorance of politics, 
holds ...the whip and ..wiM use it on 
thosis. of his own fold who Want to 
extract teeth from Roosevelt's 
enactment as applied' to pictures. 

Hays lieutenants are counting on 
public support, appearing at Wash 
ington on Code Day and demanding 
that the four-yifearr old catechism of 
pictuiro"'morai;r£r^b'e*-fea^^ 
aim iset-ujp before It 1^ authorized 
by the government.. 

Hay sites, certain that . they can 
defeat any Insurgent faction w;ithirt 
their own grolip at. Washington, 
and confident their organization will 
have assumed a united front when 
the time comeis to appear before 
General Johnson, are now hopeful 
of merging all codes Into on^ com 
plete formula. 

The fact that Johnson has lately 
ruled oiily one .code will be consid 
ered from each Industry, and that 
representing the majority. Is re 
garded by' Hays : egii lai-s as adding 
to their strength. The wrItTng8~6f 
mlhor factions In the business, ac- 
cordirij to the la,test version of code 
court procedure, will^therefore rep- 
resent only nominal and'.not "eflfec 
tive opposition. 

Wages Up to Government 
Pair practices, it .was .decided 
Monday, will, constitute the malii 
code which the Hays group, will 
submit. The matter of minimum 
wages and miEtximum hours will 
haye to be decided for pictures by 
thelsovemmeht. . This phase of the 
formula has not, it is pfficlally re 
ported, even .been discussed at any 
of the regulation conferences held 
to date. 

While it Is understood , the skeler 
ton of the Haya code was submitted 
to Washington during the past weelc 
with the idea . of glylng the cd.pltal 
a working knowledge of ..the , lines 
being pursued by major filmdom, 
the developed code . will not , be . up 
for ratification until iEIays , returhs 
(Continued on page 11) 



Term Starts at $35, 
But Concludes at $750 

Los Angeles, June 26. 
Superior court approved aigency 
contracts between Beatrice Hagen, 
15> singer, and Edwin Lester, con- 
cert manager, and, between Char- 
lotte. Henry, film, actress, and Harry 
Lichtig, studio agent. 

Also okayed a seven-year option 
termer given Pauline Brooks, 20, by 
Metro. ^Contract starts at $35 a 
week and soea to $750. 





TO L A. STATES 



, Los Angeles, June 26. 
Current two-week engagement of 
Ted Fiorito amd his band at the 
Sta;te will probably end the Skouras 
brothers scheme to re-establish 
stage shows in the house. Objection 
to this policy comes from the home 
office of Loew's. They clalxii. the 
house with straight pix Is satisfac- 
tory-^hd-do-not-want-to-gamble-wlth- 
the addition of live talent. 

Loew's owns the structure housing 
the State, .Fi-Wd operating it on. a 
50-5:0.profit split. 

F-WC execs have pointed out to 
Louis Mayer that unless stage shows 
were" resumed at" the house • and the 
b.o, take increased there was danger 
of dual programs returning In the. 
first-run territory. 

Theatre operators figure resump- 
tion of stage shows in the State 
would increase current overhead 
$4,000 Weekly,, and that the e«Pense 
will, be beneficial, as far as com- 
posite entertainment'. Is cpnbcftrned, 
regardless of what It might cost the 
operating companies individually. 

F-WC . crowd has. appealed to 
Loew's to permit the staige pbliey to 
continue after the Fiorito engAge- 
ment. 'This consent. Is necessary as 
Loew's passes oifi policy miatters for 
the house. 



Anything niay now happen at 
RKO as M. H. Aylesworth sets 
himiself to whip politics put of 
RKO. With everybody that de- 
mands It apparently taking a voice 
in RkO theatre" aftalrs, home ofttco 
political pot is boiling over at RKO. 

Company morale ebbed the past 
week. Something like; four com- 
pany execs have been put on pro- 
scribed lists of - some faction or an- 
other; 

Names on the lists include Har- 
old .Fi'ankiih, Heirman Zohbel, Her- 
schel Stua^rt and William Mallard. 
No action has been taken., on any. 

Additionally, some three or four 
others have promised themselves to 
depart if ahd when. The *i£* part 
belongs to Walter F. BrowHi Who 
has worked himself into the job of 
the leading recommender of RKO^ 
after five months in "show biz. Forr 
merly he was .with the Irving 
Trust on the RKO receivership. 

•The" 'Wheh'^ is it Brown's- .rec«. 
pmm.ehdatiohs- pass. 

Inquiry revealed that the i*©- 
litical stuff was unknown to Ayles- 
. worth as well' as to' McCauslahd^ 
head man for the repelvershlp 46- 
partmfent at RKO. it has almost 
become a Chinese puzzle to figure 
whether the ItCA. people. th» 
Rockefellers, Mike Meehan Or Wal- 
ter P. Browii wants to run th» 
the works. Brown's present Job at 
RKO looks to have been made by 
hlniself similar" to the one which 
Jim Turner held under Hlram^ 



A. J. Balaban Back 

Chicago, June 26. 

A. j: ' BaTaban arrtved -here-=f rem 
Europe Thursday. (22) and departed 
Saturday (24) fpc Galifomla.Travel- 
Ing alone. 

After a visit to the Coast the 
showman will return to Europe, pick 
up. hia family and is then expected 
to rieturn to Chicago. Whether per- 
manently or with any intention Of 
.resuming an active interest in show 
biz is not kno\yn. 



Carl, Sr., Sailing? 

Cagl.LaemmIe, Sr.,-intends t o.:8a il 



for laurope tomorrow (Wednesday), 
but up to yesterday (Monday) 
hadn't booked t>assage. He'll be 
away about a month, 

Laenimle's so'n-in-law, Stanley 
Tlorgerman, returns to Hollywood 
the end of this week after super- 
vistnR the indie production oE 
'Moonlight and Pretzels' for U. 



FrankGn's Contract Got 
No RKO Board ApproTal| 

RKO's ' signature oh Harold B. 
Franklin's contract for the current 
year was again stalled when 
brought up for discussion at .las£| 
week's KAO board meeting. 
•Franklin's signature is on the .pa- 
pers, but the space which makes 
contracts official is still blank. 

Upon > cdmpletlon of Franklin's ] 
rirsT year lis TtKO'i? theatre- operat* 
ing head he received a letter from 
RTKO stating that as he was remain- 
ing pending possible issuance of a ] 
ciohtract it should not be taken as 
indication a contract would be forth- 
coming. Situation remains un- 
changed. 

Franklin is continuing on a 
week-to-week basis, minus any 
binding agreement, as far as his 
RKO status is concerned. 



Films % Hcd^^j^ Down 

No 3cl or 4th Industry— Maybe 20th or 30th 

— 1% of All 



Acadeiiiy!s Mom 



Hollywood, June ^(5. 
Academy's emergency committee, 
on industrial recovery act held its 
first meeting this. noon. It will im- 
mediately start service of unem- 
ployment in 'picture ranks as first 
move to try and aid government. 



ilmdom's. swell head about its 
size-has- been- suddenly^ -reduced.- -.-It- 
isn't the third, fourth or twentieth 
largest Industry In the U. S. It's 
so ^ipall that film spokesmen who, 
over the years, have acquired the 
habit of referring to. it in the third 
and fourth, brackets, are now dis- 
agreeing among themselves as to 
the actual size of Its flriancjal hat-, 
band as compared to other indus- 
tries.. 

it took the U. S. goVierhment to 
unearth the facts. When General 
Hugh Johnson named the 10 largest 
=ihdu8trle3-as=-the=ones--from'.-Which 
he Intends first to obtain, codes un- 
der the Roosevelt eiiactment, he 
either failed to Include or else over- 
looked the picture business. 

'Some fool;' alibied one, 'back in 
1927 put it in the bonnet of the 
IS. S. Chamber of Commerce that 
pictures ,w6re fourth lar^^est. Of 



course that is ridiculous. I don't 
.think. the..lUm.JLndustry .ranks... more 
than 22d.' 

Nevertheless, this same spokes 
man conceded that the industry, 
itself, has . heard so jnuch about 
fourth that it will probably be a 
shock to the average filmlte when 
the truth I^aks oMt. 

Figuring that in hormai times the 
Industry grosses around $800,000,000 
and that it represents an accredited 
capital investment of $2,000,000,000, 
another analyst came to the con 
elusion that in the basis of turn 
=over =^^fl 1 m s=^are^at.jeast= 12 th Jacgest, 
while from the standpoint of in 
vestment the Industry rates In the 
thirtlesi 

In a report of neutral accountant.s, 
outside the picture, bu.sincs.s, the 
film industry represents sliRhtly 
over 1% of the national grOH.s of all 
Indu.stries. 



Brown, late RKO prexy, ' 

Brown, became headmaster , of 
•ecoramendtttlonff-after-^first-coniinff-- 
Into RKO as part r of the Irylnff 
Trust's receivership staff. As- reo- 
ommehdation helperis, he Is Stated 
t6"liave certain of McCausland's 
underlings. One of thes* has been- 
working around RKO for only a 
couple of weeks or so. Others are 
statisticians or „. attdWPrs ^ pJL. , th» 
company. 

The Zohbel and Mallard ousters 
are stated to have been rec- 
ommended by the Meehan end. 
Meehah recently gained ei strategic 
position on the Kelth-Albee-Orph- 
eum board. The Stuart ouster la 
laid to Zohbel with whispering 
help from some higherups in the 
operating departme;it. itself; .So 
far as" the Franklin thing gpes, It's 
known that Birown, has tried to get 
opinions, favorable to that unof- 
ficially; 

The account on rown's . .rec- 
pm.mendatlpn fpr Stuarfs resigna- 
tion are. supposedly based^.'on' 
Brown's own expert knowledge of 
the show biz. Since Franklin and 
Stuart are both theatre operator*. 
It's Brpwn's belief the company 
has one too many. Franklin, being 
RKO president, the Stuart thing 
lookif easier. . -—' " ' ■ ■'- ' ' 

There haa long been friction In 
the company's theatre department 
due mostly to letting the non- un- 
derstanding non-showmen sit In on 
company affairs. So fiar as the fric- 
tion between the auditing division 
and the operating end goes, that 
started a long time back. Frank- 
lin's ideas oh how theatre account- 
ings "Should'- be:-done-and -how- th©- 
auditing division does It didn't al- 
ways jibe, it flared to white 
heat when the operating division 
to bring about economies was 
handed the Job of cutting down the 
number of auditors in Zohbel's de- 
partment. 

Before that came the time when 
the real estate division wkg moved 
from the accounting department's 
supervision to the operating end 
where it. belongs. Many discrep- 
ancies were found before this was 
done? '^-There ^were^inBtanGOs.-on-fila 
whore rental rocords and tax rec? 
ord.s were many months deficient 
and whcTo deals had apparently 
■been made without any apparent' 
kno.svledj,'^ of policy or theatre op- 
.cration. 

When the operating department 
(Continued on p/igrj 50) 




SpectaoilaF Jump in Wheat Pushes 
Stocks to New Peak for die Year; 
AnHisenients Spotty; Loew, WB Rise 



By AU GREASON 

A wpectacialar advanc6 in grains 
((Monday) communicated 
enthusiasm to the bulls stocks, 
And the industrial averages were 
carried u^ close *6 S9, a peak on the 
'hew deal' recovery. "Wheat at one 
tim^ was 7 ceiits higher, wliHe cot- 
ton advanced $4 a hale, P€netra.tlng 
the iO-cent lev«l. y?hea!t riso was 
hased mostly on; «Top news, and as 
a speculative incentive more than 
balanced : reaction in ' the «or?lgiv 
" froni' which the, Amer- 
ican inflationists have heen drawing 
.(heir IhspiratlDii, lately. 

The' amusement shares took part 
In the- gehei-al renewal bt the up- 
ward ^IriVe, but in a »n<pderate way. 
, Only few minor highs .were 
vtbpped, "Warner Bros,': preferred 
beiiig ohe: IiOew>s at 28% «P- 
prbachtia «B best for this year, 
b^ng' cVily a. fraction away, but 
dealingd were on a mdSest scaje 
vA late spurt carrfed WB up % to 

Th^ P^x' refinancing is doinfT the 
JtheatroUgMupjj>k-BP^iai:g;oftd, as, 
;bringing forward th* iinhappy con- 
ditioii^ In one of Ite principal mii». 
There Is also .the- outlpblt f or a AuM 
cnimmer in spite of gains generally 
in. American industry. Situation 
appears .to be that the worst In 
pictures is Just being realized * 



Yeattsrctay^s Prices 

^ Net 

*^Am. seat.,., «% «i6 

700 Com, F..... f 8% 8%^.^ 

.800 do pf . ..... 11% 11% xm — % 

8,400 Fox . . .... . : t 8Vi m. 

14,N» Loew 21% 

1.200 Par.-P. cffl.. 1% 1% 

1,200 Fathe ...... VA «4 

6,«00 do A...... .0% *» 



23% +2 . 
72 ■«% 

i% „ 
1% + % 

6%.+ % 
+ % 



■4% + % 
6% 4-. % 
20% +1% 



47^ RCA ...... .i. 15., 5% 

I BONDS ^, 

J«.00OGei4..TI»e.... » ^H. 4%t-% 

16.000 K«»th, .- v • iSit 14 * 

J5.000 Par.'Fa». •. . M 18% " j. 

11,000 !Pat.-P. . M rajfi 

85,000 W. .b;...^.. 88 88%: 86 +2% 

'''dWl*' . Bi ■ •1/. 

too GTBTpf.. . . . 1* --» T 2 

TibniB liox.. 8 a». 



.1. 



"Beauty' bvolres 'Im 



liOB Angeles, June 28. 
Alleging breach of contract, Ed- 
ward Hlllman, Jr., assistant direcr 
tor, has filed, suit for *«,923 against 
N. H. Marshall, who is asserted to 
have taken over former's obligations 
on publication Of a "Beauty's Ques- 
tions and Answers Dictionary' _seyen 




B.t.4iu MiurltiAH «xlraeta from *V«rletyV Hollywood' BuMetin; prlnHd 
•.?h 'FScl^^Vn Hol^^SSS anfaddtd X^h. rSu^r 

The Bulletin does ^ot ci|4uUto other thah^on tho Pacific fitopo. 

Nei. BITm Ve pailie. in Los Angeles will bo found in that customary 

departments ... 



years ago. 
Hillman'e 



BIdmund North and James Gow 
worHincr on the script of 'Suicide 
Club' at Universal; are the B5th and 



and that the HartwellrWarner com 
pany got judgment against Hillman 
<on a debt which was assumed by 
Marshall. 



Academites ' Slant 
At NewCanstit 
And By4aw Changes 






Salai^ 





Paramount may retake its thea- 
tres ; .rio^. oi^erated by Skouras 
Brothers and known ais the Atlantic 
States Theatres. Iioeks in- the ba^. 
There are some 14 such liouses 



Hollywood, June 26. 
: Proposed new Academy constitu- 
tion and bylaws have been mailed 
to memibers for review before they 
ire called upon to vote on the re- 
drafted instrument at branch 
meetings. . 
- First of these confabs will be the 
dlreetbrs' gathering Wednesday 
(^7) night, with the technicians 
slated to follow the next night. 

Chief -dhange 'sln^e the last draft 
is strengthening of code machin- 
ery tot, the various agreements b» 



Robert Louis Stevenson story. 

I 'Too Much Harmony' Is in for its 
third rewrite at Paramount, to get 
Bing Crosby and the Mills, Brothers 
I into the story. 

Casiihg difllcuities are holding up. 
I starting on 'A Maii'is Castle' and 
'Goin' to Town- at Columbia. 

FranteS Dee's Boost 

Fiances Dee's three-Jicture con- 
tract with Raaio calls for |1,500, 
weekly, for ftrat, $1,760 for second 
-and $2»000 weekly for .the Anal, 
When loaned by Paramount for Sil- 
ver Cord,' Radio paid the studio 



1 $806: weekly foir the girl. Upon re^ 
[turning to Par, she walked out. 

. " P o rothy Gobn an, one of the War- 
ner chorus girls gets a term con- 
tract and femme lead in /Wild Boys 
of the . Road.' Twenty ghrls were 
tested. 



I Reopening of the Coloraido, Pas- 
I adena, by Lou Bard, set back to 
June 30. Returned to former owner 
by P-WC, house will reopen with 
la stage, band' policyi with acts 
booked by F&M. 

I After sidestepping a p$.rt in ^Red 
'Meat,'" the B. G. .Robinson picture 
•at Warners, because' she \^,bn,1d be 
=a 'heavy,' Kay Francis changed her 
;inind< ' 



. Universal's . writing., stall is now 
down to eight members, the lowest 
in three yejirp; .' Just |>efore the 
| st]udl6 closing, department had 40 

yBiitnteforSonndManH'^ ^ 

^ ' Chic Sale wllVbe Starred In a 



Metro After Mech^ 



piccuren w j^toy tiw'o — ■ J. There are boiub *» ouw* 

new issue to go olt the board Pf the i —jj^g^^ ^over piennsylvania to Vlr 



Goldsmltii^ e 



stock iSxchange Is the old Orpheum 
preferred^ which was stricken frpn» 
the list last week afteir a long ca- 
reer aihonir the Inactlves, Com- 
^y,..in bankruptcy,: has fliBpeniBeA 

with its ,iirai»sfer agent* the ^n- wftereoy mey -v»tm.« , . -eagon- 

— over-^enttal : bamc^-^Stockhomers S»i*etl?li«;liK^.^^^^^^ ^ -JiSet^^^ to start 



ginia and- including Philadelphia. 

The Skourae-boys liave bad them, 
since the trio ieparted froin War- 
ners br itlmo^t Happened at the 
time that the three made a deal 
with Par whereby they would get 



»> J series of shorts for Paramount pro- 
Hollywood; J^ne 26. ,■ a ^^p^;^ l,y pjiji Ryan.' ; \Player wlU 

Metro is working under cover on be in; his old character as a sbow- 
reseaxch for a sound attachment on jioff hick and not as thOwpld man, his 
its recording eqyipment that will* If | most, popular charafit eyigatlon, 

ery lor wi« ya*.v«p .perfected, eliminate at least, one „^ , . Bentiy for a try on 

Sreen producers and employees. In sound mechanic on every Production ^^^jo^"^^ Benuy lor a wy 

line : with the proposed industrial unit* • * / • ^ 

RecbVery code, although it is not so [! engineers are endeavoring to de-i pn.st part at Warners for Gene 
OTeciflcally mentioned. vise, a system Whereby, the sound p^jji^^ton, former N. T. stage 

Board of directors decided to. al-1 channel can . be controlled by ..a Uxstress. is In ^Ana^rica Kneels, 
low S me'SbOTS ot ibrinchea toU^tch or button from the sW Irt^ l She .Will-be billed as Gene;.Muir. 
vote, irrespective of their assbciate stead of In the sovnd bobth. 
or full-fledged membership Btand^ I Union' men do not. look for an im- 
ing after considerable clash -on, this I mediate ube. of such a system, in 

.view of the propoised Bopsevelt in- 
dustry -code which seeks to put more 

men to work rather than drop them _. 

off. Average sound crew. now work- | Roach studios, 
ing on a unit -is four or five against 
eight used the first two years after 
sound wiBU3 introduced Into 'films. ' 



matter, in the actors' group. Two 
.members opposed decision to give 
associates the ballot. 



..John Blystone geta a new. option 
peiiiOd on his Fox directing cbn- 
.ttabt. 

Clyde' Bnickman will direct the 
Thelma Todd-Patsy Kelly series at 



Hjollywood, June 38. 
Sen Goldsmith is readying the 
fli«t of six fcalwre ppoductions for 



Sam Goldwyn and Warners have 
made a trade deal on. Busby Berke-^ ' 
ley whereby the dance director- goes 
to the former July 15 to start the 
dance routines for "Roman Scan- 
dals,' the Sddie Cantor picture. In 



terday. RKO owns > substantially \ «o^««^*<L>omnensatlon for I " 



FRENCH As DIBECTOB 



all the 'Orpheum' senior, with a few 
acattered holdingfsr by M. J. Meehan; 
Sitertin. Beck and Mrcb Kohl Jn 

,,€hiGaito. 

:Amu4emefi^ 0abl$Wf|rd ... 
In a w4^k otlratiher violent irioVe- 
ments both: ways, the amusement 
shares remained ' ia<;gard; ; once 



aaaiuon,,xo v». w^. ~ in three Weeks, ana on wmca ■ ~- . — ---- - . ..^ 

was .the aggregate^compensaOiaLlorJ^^ on the 

their operating time and>ervices. 

Aiiound 1« monttis ago, Skoura* ' *' 
boy^ got th^lr •ha* into Fox through 
[-Harry Arthur, In the . decentral- 
l lEing.'of Pbx iheatres. In. the east, 
I the Skonias' were able to negotiate 
I for i>ack <^ iPox's upstate theatres 



—-f- ^ ♦« I Warren William on loan for 

for Roach, has been Promoted .to | g^^^^ 



Hie 14-Hoiir^j)ay House M^. 



Presently they 



■ ^ — J ■., I ."vcere around 68. 

wore iUttstrating the'liack of mwket - ^ around. , 40 as thb" others were 
toteretit they command. ^ Certainly 

the ehsnging aspect -of Intotton ^" ™' ^0* 

pbssibllities on stoeks get small re- 1 Salary wut 

Sponse ifom . this division. While | ;time of their Fox deal 

the AmericanidoUar was falling fast k.^^^ : Skouras and Paramount 
««ainet .foreJjpi curreneiep jMriy^ta ^ ^ agreement on 

the weekending Saturday <^)'J5« AStic States. The weekly salary 
active theatre issues remained prac- Atwnuc^Bxa^ 

tlcally stationary. They gave W thins ^^ J^ltt^tA lY,tVl&^^ 
tout modetateiy on Thursday when in the profit remained. They, later 
there was a general setbaclc, appar- I made up for this loss *n. pay o^ 



Laurel-Hardy, program this season. I. Though still under contract to 

Pai^qiouiit, but refusing to. switch 
'her contract over to Paramount Pro- 
ductions from Par-Publix,, Wynne 
'Gib[ibn has been otEered a three- 
picttire contract by" Radio.' If Par. 
and> Miss Gibson split,< she'll go 
over. 



g4 



^_ I ueorge . bppenhelmier,-- brought — , 

Wear. Tux and Eats 5c Hambwger»-Not few^^ViS^I fS.^ -iKn 
Enougli Salary to Keep Collar White " " ~ 



♦ntly duie to a temporarily bver- 
Itought' • market condition. When 
ttiat situation wad -coirected, the 
rest of the. market marched a h 
on Friday and about held its own 
Saturday. Net result for the week 
in the picture stocks waa fiactional 
changes in the pivotal shares, leavr 
ing the group substantially un- 
changed for the period. 

only a few individual stocks 
•cored appreciable gains or losses 



making, even a better salary bargjUn 
with Fbx, vrtien through B. R. Tink- 
er, recently resigned chairman of 



Seattle, June 23. 
Economists! Sbclologlatsl Social 
Welfare Workers! Government Offl 
I cfalsl Humanitarians! Good wish 
ers of mankind everywhere^ 
You have tbld us of work-weary 



'Scandals,' is to become production 
assistant to Goldwyhi- 

Wilth 'Secrets' likely to be yanked 
^ . r.., 1^ J o at the end of its second week at 
poster up for ZUzie Zilch- advance?! Tower, next picture at the new- 
We Jerked that an hour ago! Ten gg|,. fltst-run downtwon will be 1 
minutes later, 'Put Zuzle Zilch back Co viar the Waterfront.; Long if 
up, we changed our minds/ Kicks] grind, Tower has- a b. o. tarflto of 
come from the customers. It's tool 2Bc afternoons and 40c nights. 

hot,' 'It^s too cold,' 1 tore my stock- f . „ ^ „ ' , _ ^.^ 

uvv, *i o vv« ,. ' I |g angUng for Charles Butter- 



^^^^.f^^^^^t'^'^^'V^u^^^ the Lillian. Harvey pic. 



:^^Fox prerfdent, the Skouras [ ana ^-n^^^^^ 
Lwe^e able to »ej^te ^ ^^,1 aiid , assembly Jior^bf one theatre nwnager^;^ 

selves a weekly check of «3,«00and » • - ^ in age), 

the operation of Fox West Coast ""^^^ slav- No. 17789632451 

Th^tres. bankruptcy of ery, hopelessness that grips that ill- | Pertinax MacSychophant, theatre 

How much the bankruptcy oi j^. r;^ v,„mftnltv that must 



.iMetro has engaged FVank, Dolan, 
formier N. newspaperman, to 
write' an -original story based on 
•the J,, P. Morgan senatbrlal investl- 



.sIato VinrtAlAqqnesR that eriPS that hi- I Jreriinax jwia<;oyuiiuiiii»iiw -"l^T^^f..- 

. * the bankruptcy of ejyv hoP^l^^^^ 

•cored appreciable gains or losses, y.-wtc. has affected their; standing laiea snare - Mervvn Leftov returned to 

all cases t^e chan^e^^^^^^ isn't known. Ukely that Pj^'^*^^^^^ be cut but not long enough to learn wSL^'laS W^^^^^ 

out. general Blgnlflcance.^ American | ^^^^ continues. ' JJt^K ccSld overlook that how to pay for the cutting. -retakes of Tug Boat Annie.' 

eWn more vlcio^^ ^, ^ ' , ^» 

S.hour-a^^ Blave-the em of darkness, bumsteln's Palace, AllBoaeberg has filed suit against 

—that 98-nour-a wecK w<iv« \ ^^^.^ morhine at 10 a m hot tb AW Lyman, clalpaing the bandsman 

Theatre Manager? ^very morping at ao a. ni.,. not to for gags. 

You are astounded. Yes, you, like .emerge until 14 hours later. He re- | ^^f" ^.^bs^ 
•so many others, have permitted that peats this operation seven days a 



out . general Blgnlflcance;> American continues 

Seating, long iieglected. came sud- L 

denly to life, more than 'doubling 

Its quoted value during the week, a 
movement from 8 to 7 for a net gain 
of 4 bn a turnover :bf 19,000 shares. 
This for a stock that during the 
-pressibR often' did not come but at 



all for' a week a;t a time. ^^-o r 

TCCently reported net losd bf f 142;- I j^etro; will gb to Warners for *|^ap 



the Little Corporal 

Hollywood, 
Arthur Caesar, curirently perspir 



^U'Viiiratl Arthur Caesar curi^ntly perspir^ l^b many othei^, nave permitit^ iM«t i v*--*. — ^„ -v,.w.^-.jw^~.. Paul Lukas and Gloria Stuart 
rsmifany :«Jlr ^^^^^^^ " a year, or until he Ulll be co-featUrcd In UnlversaTs 

I »^ . ^^^^^^'^ .^1,!^??^^ You I drops dead. I <Giant Plane.' Laird Doyle's orlgi- 

cir-' r nali ' 



«96 fbr the quarter tb March, '31, 
elightiy less than the'deflcit fof the 
same quarter of the previous yeai 
dhangea asjpect In this "-^inarter 
apparently is the expectation of new 
business from the public Imprbve- 
(Continued on page 28) 

N. Y. to L, A. 

Jules Levy. 
Ned Depinet. 
Bob Siisk. 
Fred I,. . Metzler. 
Frances: Agnew.^ 
Stanley Bergennan. 
Ned Marin. 
"Xauis^sinnyr " 
Jack Haley. 
Mrs. Jack Haley. 
Jack Pearl. 
Cliff Hallv 
Billy K. Wells. 



oiebn' after he finishes another stint 
at the Culver Gity lot. 
■r^ Inal Metro spot .is an, untitled 
yam about the rise of a kid film 
star, for Jackie Cboper and Marie 
Dressier. Caesar coneiders .hlmsolf 
somewhat of a Napoleon expert, 
having written the one-actor; 'Nap- 
oleon's Barber.' 



al demeanor to deceive you. You drops dead, 
should know that with that flashy His complexion under thja 
tuxedo (furnished by the theatre, cumstance. remains a greenish pallor^ 
ust as the doorman's uniform is) His stomach is bad, principally from 
. '4^Ti -"A*-'orfci»i>» 1 -ea.tine R'R 'hambuireerS:-erabbed while 



Starling on Torcher* 

Hollywood, June 
Lynn Starling has beett engaged 
I by Paramount. 

He will write the dialog on 'Torch 
I Singer,?! to^feature=,-Claudette^Cefe 
bert. 



Just as the doorman's uniform is) I uis stomach is oaa, prmcipauy i^^^^^ to "d1fw?*?Left^^5' 

goes the white cdiiax job," of which eating 6c hamburgers, grabbed while -^j,gig„,^^ when -ai*ector- 

he speaks so proudly, but does not the boss is not. expected to drop In. completes 'Another Language' at 
pay him well enough; to keep the I He hides in his cubby hole next to I Metro, 
white. collar clean. 

It is ail a defense mechanism, as 
f^retid would sair, for his futility, 
in name he is the manager, but ac 
tualiy what does he manage? On 
occasion be is allowed to determine 
the best cleaner to remove the gum 
fr'om the rug In the main foyer. 



L, A. to N. Y. 

Mrs.'7-.ouis. N. Cohn ,an,a famil.y- 
Max 'factor. 



Seitz at Par 

Hollywood, June '26. 

George B. Seitz, former Columbia 
<14rector recently wrltliig at .Metro; 
joins'Paramount's writing staff. 

He will script 'Jorgenaen;! novel 
i^y . .Trist^ftm, Tupjjer, . 



He hides in his cubby hole next to 
the. brbom closet under. the stairs, tb 
the balcony/ looking at newspaper 
and blinking uncomprehendlngly at 
the headline announclng^the coming 
of the 30-hour week. He Is sore at 
I this,, and delivers a. speech. 

'Damn working stiffs — 30-hptir 
1 week, why they don't know, what it 
1 is to work any more' 



Bertram Block, Metro's - eastern 
story editor, is here to cola!b with 
Roland Lieigh on tbe treatment of 
'I Married an Angel.* 

Morris Turns U. Down 

Deal for a three-year contract 
„ , at U.hiversai for Chester Morris fell 

And telling 1 through, due to billing disputes and 



His shows are selected for him; . « ""I'lJ*";' "'"{j; I btherdi'ssenslbns. Spilt came when, 
hlft ads are written for him; what Us how to rian our b^^^^^ objected to being co-starred 
shall appear on the marquee is pre- they do with an their- spare time, ^^^^ Claude Bains In 'The Invisible 
l)aTea==for him r how-he shall-answer^^ an^^^ i . _ t>_: , 



the phone is dictated to him ('Gooa 
morning, "BIjou Theatre!') 
Limited 

Although he strides about the 
lobby in mftrshal-domb mein, he 



His office is lined With pictures of 
film stars and vaudeville celebrities, 
many of the pictures with intimate 
salutations to Pertinax scribbled 
across the corner. One is given the 



cannot hire ot fire ah usher. His impression that Pertinax, by virtue 
mfUri job is to receive kicks. Kicks of his Job, is aimo'st all of Hollywood: 
come from above, the boss' office, and Broadway; Strangely enough^ 
division office,,. advenisJng office, these salutatioha 'have a rema:rkab]e 
,'WatineJJ». you. still got that lobby 1 sameness in penmanship. 



Man.^-He-goes-to ^Charles -Rogers'- 
production to be co-featured with 
Richard Avlen in 'Golden Harvest.' 



Edmund Grainger left for New 
York to discus plans, for producing 
.pictures with a possible Columbia 
release. 



'Finishing, the script of 'Death 
Takes a Holiday/ 'and proparinfi to 
' (Continued on page 35) 



Tuesday* Jane 27, 1935 









ive Got a Code in Your 




Hollywood, June 2?.' 

Coae, code Who's got a code? Thla 
l8 the current gam© with every 
clique or group,, organized or un- 
organized, determined to play a p6- 
tent part In the . formulation of the 
code as called for under Industrial 
Kecovery Act. 

Work at the studios seems to be 
secondary to getting in under thie 
wire and cut iip a political melon, 
to show individual and organization 
importance to the administration iait 
Washington. 

Today (26) three separate meet- 
ings were held with all seemingly 
working at cross purposes in assem- 
bling the employee pact. Academy 
committee ' of 16 went into session 
fo.- its initial chin-chin on this is- 
sue, heads of the various unions are 
gathering to And out where they 
stand and the Al Cohn-formed group, 
In a schism from the Academy, is 
holding a, lufneheon confab follow- 
ing the launching of this group's 
Motion Picture Employees Code 
<3ohference Friday <22).-- 

Al Cohn's Resignation 

Code-drawing embrogllo started 
last week when Cohn, of the Acad 
eniy board of directors, resigned 
from the board because the members 
would not see his' point and have 
ti.e codie drawn up by a strictly 
employee outfit. He claimed that 
producer membership in the Acad- 
emy automatically removed that br- 
ganlzatloh from participation. 

Cohn Inimedlately drew up his 
own unit, sending ''out invitations 
■to various- organizations -for -repre- 
sentatives. Meeting was principal- 
by the reading of a report by a 'sur 



Zanuck's IsL Starts 



HoUjrwood, . Juiie 2$. 
First of the Twentieth Century 
productions to go into work will be 
The Bowery'; July 10. Later in the 
month the second of the Darryl 
Zanuck series, either 'Trouble 
Shooter* 'Miss Lonely Heart', 
commences. 

Latter is from book by Nathaniel 
West purchased, for $4,000, it w ill 
have either Lee' or Speiicer Tracy 
as the lead. 



YATES' FILM PRINT DEAL 
WITH RKO COMING UP 



Estimate $100,000 Weekly 
in Excess of Last Siimmer 
for Paramount Picture 
Grosses — Strong Exploi- 
tation for Novelty Fea- 
tiires-^'Coilege Humor'- to 
Flying Start. 



ROADSHOW PUBLICITY 



vey committee,' which panned" the 
industry for 'extravagant waste' 
chiefly on the theory that the Indus- 
try could, not be „. recovered unles 
the companies fire their high-sal- 
aried executives^ 

Oliver H. P. Garrett, reported to 
one of the highest priced scenarist 
-on- -the -coast, took exception to the 
report. Union men laughed at it, 
with one claiming It was not the is- 
sue and that to remedy the asserted 
evils would take a congressionar in- 
vestigation ■ five years to clean up, 
^whlle the recovery act's life Is only 
for one year. 

Union men stating they were 
there only as observers and with- 
out sanction of their organizations, 
immediately on leaving the meeting 
set about to find out where labor 
stands In the matter. The meeting 
of this group today Is for this pur 
pose. 

. . Meanwhile . the. Academy .is^olng. 
ahead with Its code doping at the 
meeting today with a committee 
comprising Louis D, Lighten, Wll 
Ham Slstrom, Douglas Doty, James 
,K. McGulnness, John Cromwell, 
Richard Barthelmess, George Ir 
ving and Alvln Wyckoflt. 



It looks problematical' whether 
Consolidated Film (Yates) and RKO 
hook up again on a film printing 
deal. liots of angles. There's even 
a personal._^oJie reported a,round. 

PWhe-Dupbnt which seiem's to 
have a creditor interest in the RKO 
film end of something, wants to get 
in on all the printing Juice, it Is 
declared. ' 

Receivers and other in charge of 
RKO aftalrs would like a; i-eductioiii 
in terms before talking farther with 
Consolidated. It Is hinted they 
wouldlike a reduction of. something 
like 1200,000, counting the deial as 
made altogether too heavy. 

No official details as to what's ex- 
actly up but the confabs are. slated 
between ConsoftdatlSd and RKO" be - 
cause under some kind of an optica 
clause-ln-the- deal, - the-matter-must: 



Couple of Stiff Ifs for 






Tlieir Demands Made for Majors 



Marin's bnports 



: Ned Marin left for the Coast last 
week after having spent pi , couple 
of .months in New York negotiat- 
ing distribution deals for his for- 
eign' pictures. 

-Expected - that Macin— win return 
east next month for another 
tended stay in regard to his import 
venturfe. 



Trying to Fiiid Bank A/C 
Belonging to Lloyd Corp. 

Los Angeles, June 26. 
Horace K. Bachelder, trustee In 
bankruptcy for Metropolitan Sound 
Studios, has obtained a $10,500 at 
. tachmettt . against .the. Harold. Lloyd 
Corp. Efforts to find funds of the 
comedy company have thus far 
failed. 

Eight local banks were searched 
In an effort to recover thei sum 
claimed due fpf rentals While the 
Lloyd unit was on the Metropolitan 
lot. 



Extra Work Picks Up 



• =^.r..-^ .^Kollywo.od,=June-28r 

Fluctuating market on extra* 
took a leap upward las.t week, hit 
ting a total of 4,091, more than 
good with production rather spotty 
currently. 

Biggest day was Jun6 24 when 
768 extras worked, 200 of them as 
court-roomers in Metro's 'Dancing 
Lady.' 



. . Paramouhtf the picture, end, at 
ieast,. is looking upwards. With 

distribiiti returns approxiiinately 
15% better; thaii thosto Of this time 
a year ago^ home office executives 
also express the optimistic belief 

that rentals should average at least 
$100,000 more per week this' summer 
than during that of 1932. 

Rehabilitation of the trademark 
is admitted an Important objective 
in the company's weighty exploita-. 
tlon plans which were ushered in' 
with the picture 'College Humor.' 
All other tie-ups, it is learned, are 
also being designed to emphasize 
the mountain in-the clouds.^- 

The company's announcement of 
66 features for '33-'34. was made 
over the week-end. Of these at 
least" 12' aire set- for the spe^ 
cial form of roadshow publicity, at 



RKO SALESMEN ARE 
IN SESSION m N Y C. 



be ironed oiit in July although not 
expiring until October. 



MEEHAN'S KAO HOtblNOS 



Of 



Preferred . Stock— Defaults Per- 
mits Selection of Director 



Besides having five reps elected 
to the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Board, 
Mike Meehan also negotiated for 
one of his representatives to be 
elected a vice-president. Latter is 
Malcolm Kingsburg. 

Board comprises 13. members, of 
which RKO has five. Three are 
neutral and elected by joint agree- 
ment from both sides. This, be- 
cause Meehan and RKO, each, con- 
trol around 20,000 shares each of the 
KAO preferred, The ^opimon, 
amounting to 1,200,000 SKSires, is 
controlled almost^wholly by RKO. 
Meehan's entrance into KAO af- 
fairs is by way of the condition that 
if and when RKO defaults on six 
quarterly dividend payments, the 
preferred stockholders of KAO take 
over the stock- voting privilege. Al- 
together there is around 60,000 
shares of preferred outstanding, 
=wlth=^ Meehan -and- RKO^ controlling^^ 
twortiiirds between them. In equal 
lots. 

Observer for Year 

Just how active Klngsbnrg may 
be in- RKO's theatre affairs Is most- 
ly ^conjecture and probably depend- 
ing upon himself, . He has been ac- 
quainting himself for around a year 
now, haying been sitting In Harold 
Pranklin's -cabinet meetings- during 
this time, as an unofficial observer. 

Besides kingsburg, those board 
members as nominated by Meehan 
Include Orrle Kelly, of the County 
Trust; Edward Flynn,. Bronx po- 
litical leader; J. Eddy and Peter J. 
Maloney. 

M:. H. Aylesworth, David Sarnoff, 
Harold Franklin, Frank Altschul 
and Paul Mazur look to be RKO's 
reps, with Herbert Bayard Swope^ 
Donald David and W. O. Va,n 
Schmus as the neutral birds or 
maybe^ ^ 



'CANABT' FOR BAXTER 

Hollywood, June 26. 

Fox: has purchased 'Gra,nd Ca- 
nary,' tale of a doctor in the 
Canary Islands, for Warner Bax- 
ter. Jesse L. Lasky will produce. 

Despite the title, it Isn't a mu- 
sical. 



regular box-, .pfflce prrces,.- given. 
'Humor,' which was the test- pic- 
ture for such campaign treatment. 

'Success^of "Jbis"*^^^^ on lh&' ev6 
of the sales "campaign 'is hoped by 
Par execs to give the whole pro- 
gram a boost. To Impress such 
upon the exhibitor - mind the com-, 
pany plans several' similar releases 
during the wa.rm months. 

Publicity Benefits 

In the- novelty 'pieture set-Ttp 
Paramount is planning to get away 
from outstanding names,- figuring, 
that other. ' ingredients, plus ex- 
ploitation pressure, will make .the 
b.o. . attractive. Extra exploitation 
costs are claimed sllerht, houses in 
keys playing the pictures on per- 
centage and netting Just so ntuch 
niore for distribution through added 
attendance. The publicity benefits 
lire also claimed reflected right 
"down the theatre line. 

In the executive set-up harmony 
Is reported lU' the home office such 

(Continued on page 27) 



It's* apparent' that RKO is. about 
to conclude a satlsfacfbry arrange 
ment with Ann Harding or has done 
.s<^-Wlth the jBompany's 6,nnounce 
ment of product'for the new s^kson 
detailing as holding three Harding 
films. Altogether, RKO will make 
around 62 pictures. 

The cpmpanyjs annual sales con- 
vention is now in session in New 
Yorki having opened Monday (26) 
and continuing until Wednesda:y 
(28) the afternoon of which day the 
conventioneers will, hear a talk' by 
M. H. , Aylesworth, compaiiy "presl 
dent.. 

Monday, Jules Levy and Ned 
Depinet . addressed the gathering. 
.Among, other speakers scheduled is 
Joe Cloldberg, who Is associated ^Ith 

Walter F utter. ' . , . 

L6pk$~tlke th;e" company, 'fias de - 
elded to give up on Rlchaird Dlx, as 
Info would have no DIx picture 
llsted.^ However,^ at least ' two Bar- 
rymore fliims; are on. Onie la w]itH 
John Barrymore and 'the other .Will 
have his brother Lionel.' 

Katherin Hepburn Is down for 
one .film, so far. Also, -two Wheeler, 
and WOolseys and one 'King Kong' 
type which will be called 'Kong's 
Brother' or soniethlng. 

Full details on. the product not- at 
hand as the company is holding 
things under cover until the sales- 
men are hopped up on pptentialtles 
and a full announcement will prob- 
ably be forthcoming, probably Just 
before the conventioneers sit down 
to their banquet at the Park Cen- 
tral, Wednesday (28) night. 

On Thursday the hom.e pfflce 
crowd moves to the Drake Hotel, 
Chicago, for the second laj^ of the 
.annual ;,ponventlons\ which will: get 
under way there Friday (30). Sun 
day (2) Ned Depinet and Jules Levy, 
accompanied by Bob* Slsk, set out 
for California. 



The major industry will, gladly*, 
accede to the deniiahds of indie pic« 
ture producer^, that big producers 
divest themselves of theatres, - and 
the insistences • of certain veteran 
indie exhib groups, that .all box of-, 
llces meeting 'the price l>e allowed 
flrst-run pictures, if-^ — 

The indie producers pay major 
"priffduc^rsr their-oTlfeiHal~Investment 
in circuit houses,', and If the indiei 
exhibs will actually pay as . mucK 
cash, in rental or percentage, as tlie 
big flrst runs currently do.' 

With these annOuncemehtal de* 
veloping in some of- the major con-> 
ferences during the past, week, .the 
major circle sees; little reason Why. 
there should be further major ob- 
jections from the minorities abpui 
getting together on one acccpta'tilo 
code for Roosevelt. ^ 

Near-Closing 

The majors iare of the understand- 
ing that 'theatre . contamination' is 
the chief objection pf indie pro* 
ducers to the Haysian forliiula* 
They figure that they have accepted 
this indie brianch's challenge! and 
that" it is now up to the small pro* 
ducers to gather up merely a near-, 
blllipn to close the deal and seal tho.' 
code. • VI 

The exhib angle Is largely the code 
proposed by the Thea;tre ^ Owners' 
Chamber of Commerce^ Charlie 
O'Reilly, its head, sees where picture 
life would be reduced f rotn the pres- 
ent, i^ne monthis to a future four iC 
all 'things between oli^cuits end-lndio. : 
houses were- equial for fthe price* ' > - 
-Major-9PokesmenT-Ba3Mhece-is-n(>-^ 
reason why the. Tlvoll on 8th avenue^ 
New York, as an Instance, ahpuldn't 
play day and date with the .Capitol 
on-Broadwayrif:-^- 

The Tlvoll pays the equivalent of 
the Capitol's percentage. In other 
words the Tlvoll would have, to do 
more than turn In Just. 22% o.f Its 
receipts. ■ That percentalge at tha^ 
Capitol is estimated to be in the^ 
neighborhood of $14,000. So, under 
the TOCC plan, if the Tlvoll would 
bie Willing to pay |14,000 every 
seventh day it cpuld vconipete %itli 
the Capitol on its own scrieeiu 

indie exhibs, however, , foiitid oh6' 
answer that silenced "^he circuit 
heads, when Ed KuykendtvU In de-x 
bating one of . the myriad ot issues 
during one of the innumerable. con<< 
ferences, said in effect: 

'The -only difference -between thd. - - 
Independent exhibitor and the cir- 
cuit theatre is >that the circuitry 
borrowied more mPrtey thAn the in4:: 
dependent.' .. "ji 

. w 



Film P.A. s Meagrely Talk of Fool 
Prooing Selves-AMPA Too Blah 



Thi 



Movement is In . the embryo In the^ 
.esist for all b(^^^^ 

and advertising men - to take ad- 
vantage of the industry regulation 
law and f orm- a foPl-fproof organiza- 
,tIon of their own. One of the pur- 
poses of the association would be to 
arrive at a niinimum wage scale, 
agreement, some of the press, agents 
feeling: that the publicity man Iti a 
film company is little better off than 
an extra in Hollywood. 

Discussions so far indicate a sen^ 
timent on the. part Of the older 
agents, to set up a brand rieW'PUtfit, 
the feeling being that the Assocla- 
-tlon'=of--MotIonwPicturei Advertisers- 
has. for too long pursued a Wide open, 
membership policy, besides a leth- 
argic and careless attitude. 

jSo have full strength and really 
command respect pf the eastern In- 
dusry it Is being argued that the 
fold would have to be 100%; that as 
soon as a cub p.a. crashing the busi- 
ness from the newispaper field 



shbwed any promise he should be 
initiated; l^. , ._. ^_ 

Then, argue some of the publicists, 
a lot of good men. wouldn't have to 
resort to bootlicking Ih. order , to get 
Jobs. They could get away froni the 
hangdog and job-fear attitude be- 
cause the bosses would have to pay 
them so much. 

Such an organiziatlon would have 
to maintain a regular unlonistic ait- 
tldiie toward the Industry. It would 
have to be understood at the start 
that a member wouldn't accept any 
salary or" any job because if he did 
the outfit' would be licked a{ the 
.Btart.=== :-— -- -— ^^ -r—--^ -^. 

The dob scare Is held responsible 
for- aigents today earning about the 
same salaries ais ordinary metro- 
politan newspapermen. 

Whether tlie organization ever 
takes form is still problematical and 
too early fPr prediction; Like, cut- 
throat exhibs there are agents, it Is 
known, who would accept anything. 



MORE BEAUT STUFF^ 

imo for World's F^ir- with 
iversal Pictures las Alibi 



Chicago, June 2,6. 

Hollywopd-at-the-Falr and 'Uiii* 
versal City are at opposite ends of 
a national .*persohallty cpntest' be- 
ing prompted on an ambitious scale 
by A. .H. McLaughlin, former fan 
magazine . and ^flint. . exchange. :;man* 
This stunt is designed to supply tlta 
Hollywood, concession with the 
cinematic atmosphere now Taeking" 
and greatly needed, but will take 
abpUt four weeks' before the girls 
start arriving at the. exposition 
from all over the. country. 

Universal Pictures guarantees 
the national winner eight Weeks 
■work at $75 per Week.. McLaughlin: 
and his associates which will In- 
clude Harry K. Smythe In Cleve-. 
land, Eddie Ashkln In Milwaukee^ 
Ed Burton" in Detroit and R, J. 
Wiley In Chicago, expect to bring 
around 3,000 local contest winners 
.to.=XU]dC3igo_^Dxer,JJto aummer.==Each:= 
theatre participating In the person- 
ality front est win send a girl winner 
whose expenses are to be pro rated 
among the merchants, newspapers, 
etc., of the community from which 
the frail halls. Newspaper circula- 
tion voting stunt will be- utilized as 
well ad other standard contest tech- 
nique. 



.1 • 



« 



VARIETY 



PICTII 



E CROSSES 



-Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



Stage Show with Vienna Gives 
State, L k VM Opening; 




Additlon of stage attractions in 
the flirst tvn group has sort of stlm-: 
ulated tradiB In these houses. The 
sta:ge shdw. operation, during the 
current spell Is helpful toward in- 
creiising the piirrent stanza take. 

State going back to stage shows 
got great start with 'Reunion in 
Vienna,' doing close to |2,600 on 
the opening day, with Ted Fiorito 
band accountable for a portion ot 
the Income. Holding over 'College 
Humor' the Paramount did rather 
an astute thing in getting Bins 
Crosby for a personal four days 
during the week with the F & M- 
st4ge show, which will probably 
help the house . to the OQly healthy 
holdover week it has had in years. 
'Ex-Lady' no hot nuihber .for either 
of the Warner .flr^t run emporiums. 
Chinese still holding in great style 
with 'Gold Diggers of '33' for its 
fourth stanza which should hit 
around the $18^000 mark. 'Melody 
Cruise* on healthy augm^iitation to 
the Horace Heidt unit and vaude 
at-th« RKO; where trade should ex-, 
ceed first week talce of stage ppl- 
icy*' 

' Estimates for This Weeic 

Chinese (Graumata) (8,028; 
$1.6p)-^'Gold Diggers of 1938' (WB) 
.and stage show (4th week). Mat.- 
trade fairly good with hites at al- 
most caitadity bringing current 
week close to ' 118,000. Last weeK 
heavy. spurt, toward end with take 
at: $18,700, -wbich is big. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 26-70)^ 
<E:x-Iiady' (WB), and vaudeville. 
No name value- here with strenetb 
of Bette Davis toppine not enough 
for steady b; o. clicking. Around 
$7,B00. Last \7eek 'Heroes for Sale* 
(WB). This Dix a bustaroo at 
17,200. 

Hotlywood (WB) (2.756; 26-66>— 
*Sx-I<ady' (WB), and vaudeville. 
Getaway , days rather weak with 
week-end helping toward around 
$8,600. lAst week 'Heroes for Sale' 
(WB). Had an unnotlceable stay 
at 47,400. 
T4=o»-Angele»-(Wm.-Foz)-( 2,800; 



15-26)^'Tes; Mr. Brown* (tJA), and 
'Love Is Like That' (Chesterfield). 
Stkge show competition at matlnecis 
not helping cmy here. Looks like 
$^,O00. Last w^i^K'^he World Gone 
Mad* (Maj), and 'The Ra.clng Strain* 
(Maxim), had tough sailing to get 
|3«6Q0w 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,695; 26- 
40)^'College Humor* (Par), and 
stage, show (2d, final week). With 
Crosby In four days durlner week 
and heavy campaign >kept up will 
come home -WitA around $17,000; 
which Is great. Last week plenty 
of profit with this one at record 
breaking take of $23,100. 

RKQ (2.950; 26-40)— 'Melody 
Cruise* (RKO), and stage show. 
First good pic house has had In long 
time. This balance for Heidt unit 
should bring take to around $7,000. 
Last week 'Ann Carver's Profession' 
(Col), helped by new stage policy, 
came hbirie with fair but not profit 
able $6^400. 

State (Loew-Foz) (2,024; 25-40) 
— 'ROunlon -In Vienna* (M-Q>~and 
stage show. With stage help back 
got oft to very good start and looks 
like around $16,600, which is profit 
all around. Ldst week 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (Metro); With a million dol- 
lars worth of exploitation and ad 
vertising was nothing to brag of at 
$11,100. 

Tower (Prlnclpial) (960; 26-46)— 
•Secrets* (UA) (2d week). PIckford 
healthy mat draw with the shop^ 
pers and on holdover and final week 
should, bring in M-oUnd $4,200. First 
week picked .iip after fair opening 
and came home with around $6,000, 



NO B'KLYN EXCIIEWEIiLL 



Meet,^ $26,000, and 'Ador-. 
able,' $15,000; Okay 

Brooklyn, June 26. 
Just another .quiet woek. Major- 
ity voters are iat the beach; 
Estimatss for Thijs Week 
Fox (4,000; 26-36-50) 'Jim Doian* 
iWB) and stage show^ Wesley 
iSddy and radio talent for fair 
12,600, passable. Last week 'Hold 
Me Tight* (Fox) did $14,600. 

Loew's Met (2,400; 35-60-76) 
'When Ladies Meet'. (M-G) and 
vaude. A good $26,000. Last week 
Beunion in Vienna' (M-6), fair 
$21,200. 

Albee (8.600; 26-35^50) 'Adbrtable^ 
i^Fox) and vaude, so-so here. In re- 
gion Of $16,000. Last week, 'Intor- 
national House* (Pai:), $14,800. 

Strand, 'Silk Express' (FN). Tie- 
up with local dept.. store, l>ut noth- 
ng hot at . $6,000. Last weel^ 'Ex- 
Lady' (FN)^ $7,600. 

FLAND SMILES WITH 
1HADE' NEAR $P0O 



. Portland, Ore., June 26. 
Two Universal pictures clicked 
last. 'week, t^d both : holding over. 
Plx are revival of 'King of jazz,* 
at the Liberty, and 'Be Mine To- 
night,' at the Oriental. 

J. J. Parker houses, Broadway 
and United Artists, being exploited 
from the Indie angle. Both were 
formerly FrWC. Both have been 
running in the black since the 
F-WC divorce with the b.o, barom- 
eter steadily risinir. 

Two-day competlsh this week 
with Al Biuties-circus here. Homer 
Gill got extra resuns with 'King of 
JazB' by special display all ovet 
the building -front 

New fad here is bicycle riding. 
Wife of a. former congressman has 
Opened a bike xenial spot on Swan 
Island airport. Three-mile concrete 
.Toad-around-the-alEport-and gag-Is 
to ride around for the daily dozen. 
(Setting fiomei attention, but doesn't 
look like it'll catch fire in a big 
yfay. Most' pedallers going for the 
one-time novelty. 

More than 8,000 downtown seats 
dark this week. That's about 60% 
of normal first-run capacity. Pan 
deal for the Orpheum still uncer- 
tain and no plans in the mill for 
the dark 3,500-seat Pairamount. 
Something percolating though now 
that J; J. Parker houses have gone 
indie. . ' 

Estimates for This Week 
Broadway (Parker) 2.000; 25^40),- 
'Made on Broadway* (MG) and 
Baer-Schmeling . f I jgr h t pictures. 
Latter strongly exploited and get- 
ting results; should click for nice 
$6,000. Last week International 
House' (Par) did $4,800. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
26-40), 'Warriohs Husband* (Fox). 
(Setting attention, and -in line for 
fair $4,000. Last week *Peg o' My 
Heart* (MQ) average for $3,600. 

Oriental -(HamrlclO--(2.600; 2*- 
36), "Be Mine Tonight* (U). Hold- 
ing second week and good for okay 
$8,600. First week a big $4,700. 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 16- 
26), mng of Jazz* (U). Boosted 
this house into big money class. 
Second week going to $2,600. First 
week answered to good exploitation 
for strong <4,200.- 



ProT. Has What 
Tky Want, So 4 
Bii; Spots $30,000 

Providence, Jvne 26. 
Weather continues kind to har- 
assed exhibitors. For three weeks 
the breaks have been with the the- 
atres, and this week looks as though 
t he cOol b reezes^wlir stick around 



long enough to give all stands~)Er 
fairly goocl toe-hold. Both film and 
stage fare exceptionally good, and 
word-of -mouth should help build to 
a nice week. 

One noticeable feature of the local 
situation Is the letup In advertis- 
ing. Theatres have Out to the bone 
and are using only sufficient space 
to tell the natives what's present. 
Just over the line in Cehtredale, a 
16 -minute drive from here, the 
small Comknunity theatre is trying 
out foreign films. If a go mahiage- 
ment plans one foreign made 
weekly. 'Maedchen in Uniform' first 
and booked this week on a three- 
day basis. 

Both the Albee and State will be 
in the money this week with a swell 
combination of films and stage fare. 
At the Albee are 'What Price In- 
nocence?' and the. stage revue, ^Con-^ 
nie's Hot Chocolates.' State has 
'When ' Ladles Meet' and vaude. 

Outside of the stage end the big 
moment In town is 'Gold -Diggers' at 
the Majestic. 'Diggers' won't be 
less than $8,600, plenty these days. 
Film will be about $1,600 under M2d 
Street' but 'Diggers' playing to top 
of 40 cents as compared to 66 cents 
for •42d Street.' 

Now Indie Pai>amount also doing 
.fairly well in the face of stiff op- 
poslsh with 'College Humox.' 
Estimates for This Week 
Loew's State (8.200; 15-40)— 
'When Ladies Meet' (M-(3) and 
vaude. Plenty of clsiss In feature, 
but vaude 'fans will go since It has 
plenty of drawing names. Gross 
surely in neighborhood of $14,000. 
Last week 'Waterfront' (UA) leaned 
rather heavily on stage show to 

pull through at $11,800. _ V 

Majestic (2,200; 15-40)— 'Gold 
Diggers* (WB). Swell going and 
first solo house has had in month. 
With help of the word-of-znouth 
sure- to climb to $8,600, splendid. 
Last week. 'Picture Snatcher* (WB) 
and 'Nagana' (U> with Cagney the 

■draw-for-$6i000,-oke;^^ : 

Paramount (2,200; 15-40)— 'Col- 
lege Humor* (Par), and 'Destina- 
tion Unknown* (U). 'Humor* sUre 
to. stick close to $6,600, not bad con- 
sidering competition ' this week. 
Last week 'Supernatural' (Par) and 
revival of *Whoop€e' (UA) $4,600. 

.RKO Albee (2,200; 16-40)— 'What 
Price Innocence* (Col) and vaude. 
Femme fans going for feature and 
with stage show as boost around 
16.000 all right. Last week 'Melody 
Cruise' (Radio), $7,000. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-26)— 'Sun- 
down Rider* (Col) and 'Woman I 
Stole' (Col). Latter feature second 
run; cool breezes a help here; will 
go to - $3,000, okay. -Ijast week 
•Emergency Call' (RKO) and "Love 
Is Like That* (Batcheller) just 
$2,100. 



UNCOLN SWELTERS, BUT 
HOUSE'-BAND $3,100 



Lincoln June 26. - 
This section still pwelterlng and 
the grosfles continue to melt. Prod- 
uct has dribbled oft also until there 
is about one good average drawing 
card every two weeks. The LTC 
has found Itself lOnig on pictured 
and shorts on dates, hence every olie 
of its houses with exception of the 
Stuart, is splitting we^ks to play 
*em all. Meanwhile, the indie 
..hOOTM.^.flnd^^ themselves Jpo many 
for the pictures' they can" 



They're playing a game here with 
vaude. (sfeorge Monroe tried It at 
the Rialto and it didn't take so 
well. Now he's dropping it this 
stretch and the Stuart is taking on 
the Beverly Hill Billies for a try. 
Monroe's coming back with it next 
week. 

The Lincoln has Its first split* 
week last week — first since the 
house opened eight years ago. And 



as a sidelight, beer becomea legal 
in this state Aug. 9. 

Estimates for This Week 

Colonial (LTC) (650; 10-16-20). 
'Temple Drake* (Par) and 'Son of 
Border.^ Split worth average $650, 
Last week " 'Penguin Pool Murder* 
(Radio) and 'Sothewhere in Sonbra' 
(FN), - with- Baer-Schmeling • fight 
plx. a $900. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1.600; 10-16-26), 
*Picture Snatcher* (WB). So-so for 
$1,660. Last week 'Zoo in Budapest' 
(Fox) and 'Sailor's Luck' (Fox), 
split, got fair $1,700. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1,200; 10-16-26). 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (Radio). Light 
stuff, $650. Last week 'Humanity' 
(Fox) and 'Girl Missing* (WB) 
couldn't take it. $600. 

Rialto (indie TC) <1,100; 10-16- 
25); '7th Commandment' (Ind). In 
here on percentage without usual 
vaude.and oke for $1,300. Last week 
'Unwritten Law' (M) and stage 

i)asidr'a^tJO5r=$800r 



CINCY IS FADt WITH 
'JENNIE' AT $12JD0O 



State (Indie TC) (500; 10-15-25), 
•Circus Queen . Murder' (Col). 
Should get fair $900. Last week 
'Bitter Tea' (Col) a surprise at nice 
$1,200. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-35r65- 
60), 'International House' (Par) 
with Beverly Hill Billies on stage. 
Expects neat $3,100. Last week 
'When Ladles Meet' (MG) nice with 
$2,700. 



Cincinnati. June 26. 

'Jennie Gerhardt* Is the ace draw 
currently. 'Gold Diggers,* in its 
third and final week at Keith's, is 
pulling better than normal trade 
and Unlyers§l Is showlng^'Be Mine 
Tonight* for a fouiih siraTght^w 
at the Ufa, 400-seater and unChlUed 
house, although biz now Is poor.. 
Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) <S,300; 26-60)— 
'Jennie Gerhardt* (Par). Should 
bring dandy $8,500. Last week 
yfhen Ladies jieet* (M-(J) $7,$00, 
fair, . , 

Palace (RKO)" (2.600; 26 .^07-^ 
•Hold Me Tight' (Fox). Dunn- 
Bilers heading for $6,900, good. Last 
week 'College Humor* (Par) $9,000, 
good. 

Lyric (RKO) (1.285; 25-50)— 
'Cocktail Hour* (Col). Bebe Dan- 
iels loud speakered and echoing 
$4,000. Last week 'Looking For- 
ward' (M-G) $3,300, new low for 
house. 

Keith's (Llbson) (1.500; 25-40)— 
•Gold Diggers' (WB), Getting $6,- 
000 In third week; nifty; last week 
$9,000. 

Grand (RKO) (1.025; 15-30)— 
^BelQw-the=Sea*— (Col),- and— 'Girl 
Missing' (WB). Split, week indica- 
tions for $2,000, fah*. Last week 
'Song of Eagle' (Par), and 'World 
Gone Mad' (MaJ). with Baer fight 
film. $1,700. 

Family (RKO> (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Bondage' (Fox), and '11th Com- 
m£mdment* (Stand). Split week for 
$1,700, neat. Last week 'Sunset 
Pass' (Par), and 'Midnight Warn- 
ing' (Mayfalr), $1,600, 



BIG SATURDAY NIGHTS 

New Havan Surprises Itself^Palace 
Expseta fS,700 

New Haven, JUne 29, 
Local houses doing surprising 
Saturday nite biz, when patrons are 
supposed to be following this shore 
spots. 

Palace bringing Lanny Ross In 
for three days as a feeler on stage 
reaction. Last week, after opening 
'Jennie Gerhardt' as a single feature 
at_ate Paramo unt,, hom e office hlxed 
tlie I4^ea and added ?R«tlirn-bf Casey- 
Jones,' not as a llfeaavier tp 'Jennie' 
but merely to continue double fea- 
ture policy. 

Estimates for This Week 
Paramount (Publlx) (2;348 ; 36-50) 
'College Humor' (Par> and 'Sunset 
Pass' (FOX). Will do $7,600^ Last 
week 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) and 
'Return of Casey Jones' did $4,600. 

Palace (Arthur) (3.040; 36-60) 
.'Nuisance' (M-G>) and 'Loved. You 
Wednesday* (Fox). Looks good for 
nice. $6,700, billing and draw about 
even. Ijast week 'When Ladles Meet* 
(M-G) and "Below the Sea* (Col), 
strictly okay at $7,200. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,206; 36- 
60) 'Detective 62' (FN) and 'Melody 
Cruise' (Radio). Competlsh will 
probably~hold these to. a-fair $5,000. 
Last week 'Waterfront' (UA), as. a 
single feature, apparently needed 
some support, $6,100. 

'CRinSE' A NORMAL • 
$2,900 IN SEATTLE 

, Seattle. June. 26. 

With announcement of another-, 
downtown theatre to be built in 
Seattle, showmen , have sharpened 
their pencils to figure seating ca- 
pacities .of . thieatres already built. 
The new house. Is. to be a 1,000> 
seater, on Pike street near Fifth 
avenue, In the heart of the; Rialto, 
and will be operated by John Dans, 
largely as subsequent run. Danz's 
other houses, dominating, the sub- 
sequent runs downtown, are mostly 
in portions of town that are slip- 
ping. The new spot will be ideal. 

Tabulation shows ' theatre seating 
capacity of this 860.000 pop town at 
46.000. Of thld, 29.000: seats are 
downtown. This Includes Orpheum, 
2.600; Moore. 1.946, and Olympic, 749, 
all dark. Metropolitan, 1,469. run- 
ning legit attractions, and' Play- 
house^ 276. with repertory, included.. 
Civic auditorium, university pa- 
vilion and numerous club and lodge 
rooms; "iTOtTlucluded; — These- would- 
Bweli total seats to close to 
100.000. 

These figures also are illumlnat<- 
Ing,. since rumors are that Marc, 
and Harry Arthur may reopen the 
Orpheum. Astute showmen figure 
that right now houses, first run. 
open in Seattle, carry at least. 5,000 
seats that ! might as well be left 
folded, with those remaining being 
sufficient to handle the howling 
mobs that clamor to see the shows. 

Logging camps opening^ mills 
sawing timber. Bremerton navyyard 
to build, a cruiser or two. the. county 
dole dwindling so rapidly hopes are 
this relief will not be requhred af teir 
September, reforestation camps and 
shipping and fishing picking up, all 
makes the setup l6ok better. 
Against this the theatres lOst their 
last hope to halt daylight saving 
when the courts ruled the petition 
for a referendum invalid, as: the: 
ordinance was called an emergency 
enactment by the city council, and 
the counqil.had the. right to so Jt^dge 

'Be Mints Tonight* finished five 
weeks at Roxy to steady and . sur- 
prising biz, making a record for this 
town for a long run In big-seater. 
Jensen- von Herberg houses opened 
this week to full houses, but no 
lines at Liberty, Roxy and their 
suburban spots, due to final draw- 
ihgrf or an automobile giveaway, 
■ 'Blue Monday Jamboree,' air act. 
Is getting nice crowds at the Rex, 
a spot that has been sledding 
roughly; 

Metropolitan getting on with light 
opera, local chorus and support for 
a half dozen Imported headllners. 
with rehearsals now for fourth 
week. Not proving a money-maker 
of any extent, but getting into the 
-biackr- and thuS: surprising -some-^of 
the trade, union stagehands and 
musicians like this; for it gives a 
number Jobs. 

Estimates for Thia Week 
Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2.400; 
26-40)— 'Reunion In Vienna* (MG). 
Barrymore and Wynyard get pub- 
licity breakSi appeal ' mostly to 
higher class mobs* looks like fair 
$6,600. Last week "Little Caesar in 
Society* (FN) slipped. Robinson 
draw below expectations here, slow 
at $5,800. 

Roxy (J-vonH) (2,300; 25-35)— 
'Cocktail Hour* (Col). Free auto- 
moblle.-<)pehing^nisht^.a=_help.^to.=.ex=- 
pectcd $6,200. moderate. Last 
week 'Be Mine Tonight* (U) fifth 
■and final week, six days, as man- 
agement wanted nCw show for car 
drawing next day, big enough and 
steady at $4,900, with grand total 
for entire engagement over $27,000. 
Good for these tiniea. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
25-40)— 'I Love That Man* (Fox) 
and 'Warrior's Husband' (Par) dual 



mrdnesday and 
Stage Show Get 
$17 jOO in Frisco 



Sah JiYanclsco. June 26.' 
— It-^-nIp-and-tuck:4hIs -week,_most 
of the houses racing along to even 
returns. If anybody gets top hon- 
ors it ought to be the ^Varfleld 
which has 'I Xioved You Wednes-. 
day' (Fox), and a stage show headed 
by Barto and Mann. Warner Bax- 
ter and filissa Land! are eggrs in the 
coffee In this town. . 

'College Humor* is in the Para-« 
mount with some top-notch exploita- 
tion' On Blng Crosby 'and Burns and 
Alien, and plx is bowling along at 
a smart biit hot too fast a pace. 

FOx Is another house putting 
over its stuff with the help of good 
publicity and exploitation. 'World, 
Gone Mad' Is being, heavily pluggedj, 
as the top of a double bill, withn 
'Kiss of Araby' in the lower brack* 
ets. Houser sealed at 16c and 26c. 
has slipped from the 10 to 12 grand 
it. got oh inltiid weeks, to around 
$7,000 and is looking for names to 
hold ut) the take. 

'Melody Crulde' (Radio) Is doing 
pretty well at the Golden Gate, 
largely because this is Phil Harris'-, 
stamping vground, ho having spent . 
more than a year at the Hotel St. 
Francis, and on the air via NBC 
for similar period. 

1 Cover the Waterfront' holds on 
at United Artists, and may run Into 
a third week, after which revivals 
of old b.o. record-busters come 
back, U's 'King of Jazz* first. 

Embassy is ' again reopened with 
a condensed farce, 'Footlights,* and- 
ah ■ Indie first-run film, 'Strangei 
People.* Not doIng^ so well, . andi 
with the union labor due for their' 
chunk, of change before each show 
it doesn't look'too fifood for the cast, 
which Is supposed to get paid at 
end of ' first three days. 

St. Francis holding up quite well 
with 'Ex-Lady* and 'SupernaturaL*-> 
Estimates for this Week j'^t 

Embassy <Markowltx) (1,800; 2Gi^ 
40) 'Strange People* and stage show 
'FooUights.' Not doing much, mebbe: 
$2,000, with f ems admitted free fiiM* 
day if accompanied by male escorfsi; 

Fox (Leo) (6.000; 16-26) "World' 
-Gone-^Mad*- (Maj)^and— iKlss- -ot 
Araby* (All Star). Former heavily 
sold, and helping to $8,600, which ia 
considerably better than the $7,200 
on last week's 'Sphinx* (Co-op) and 
'Alimony Madness* (All-Star). 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2i844; 30-40- 
65) 'Melody Cruise' (Radio) and 
vaude. Phil Harris In pic plenty 
popular here, and boosting to okay 
$14,000. Last week Baer-Schmellhg 
fight films and 'Ann Carver's Pro- 
fession* (Col) hit swell $16,000. 

Paramount (Fox) (2,700; . 30-40^ 
^6) -'College Humor* (Par)* JSmartly 
exploited, and with Crosby and 
Bums and Allen well liked, boimd 
for $12,600. *Peg o* My Heart' (MG) 
despite all the ballyhoo and ad space 
didn't hit BO healthily at $11,000. 

St. Francis (Fox) (1,600; 86-40) 
'Ex-Lady* (WB) and 'Supernaturi^* 
(P'ar) with former getting tops, 
okay at $7,000. Last week 'Made on 
Broa dway*. (MG) and. 'Silk Express* 
(WB) got about $6,600. 

United Artiets (1.400; 26-35-50) 
•Waterf ront*^ *; (UA). After-a— neat-^ 
first week of $11,000. now In a good; 
deuce stanza at $9,000. 

Warfield (Fox) (2.700; 86.66-65) 
T. Loved You Wednesday* (Fox) and 
stage show headed by BartO and 
Mann, good . $1 7,600 . Last week 
•Working Man* (WB) and 10th an^ 
nlversary show $17,000. 



again, trsrlng to get something for 
this theatre; former gets big ^fllUng 
and Lowe above plx. Anticipate 
$4,600 for eight days, fair. Last 
week "Made on Broadway' (MG) 
fair at $3,600. 

Music Box. (Hamrick) (900; 26-< 
36)— l Cover the Waterfront* (UA) 
opened^ nicely, may go two weeks;, 
plugs' now for : 'Gold TDlggera Of 5933% 
next Should reach good $8,800< 
Last week 'Silver Cord* (Radio) 
only fair. $3,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hararick) (950; 2S-* 
35— 'Melody Cruise* (Radio) antlci* 
pates normal $2,900. Last week, 
'Picture Snatcher' (WB) bad at 

$2i2oo. : 

Liberty (J-vonH) (1.900; 10-25)-— 
'Black Beauty' (Shef), The Iron- 
master' (Mas) . dual, looks like, 
steady $4,200. Last week, 'Uptown 
New York* (WW) okay for steady 
takings at this spot, around $4,000. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15r 

weeks at Music Box. still has punch 
left, headed for great $4,200. Last 
week. <Clear All Wires* (MG), 
'Smoked Lightning* (Fox), six days, 
somewhat off at $2,700. 

Rex (Hamrick) (1,400; 15-35)— 
•Tomorrow at Seven* (Rad), but 
stage show. "Blue Monday Jam- 
boree.' , In the draw; looks like 
good $4,000. Last week, jgrind policy 
at 15c top. 



Tuesdar* June 27, 1933 



E CIIOSSES 



VARIETT 




On Loop Tourist Trade Increasii^; 
I 'Gold Diggers,' Oriental Does 




Chicago, June 26. 

It becomes slowly, evident that 
the World's Fair, which was an un- 
snitlgrated catastrophe to the the- 
ifitres the first few weeks may de 



I Two Splits in Tacoma 
And Both Around $3,000 



Tacoma, June 26. 



JEi^ frS^thft toon cinema nar- houses this, week, following 

nn »?Isent- eSnS thj CW- elght-day run by 'Be Mine Tonight/ 

lors. On present eviae^ om ^ last week; which clicked for 

cago theatres sjze, locatioiv^nd ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



policy looks like the 
one beneficiary of tourist trade. 
Meanwhile a general improvement 
.throughout the Loop with the pos- 
sible exception of McVickers raises 
ithe hopes of showmen that the sum- 
mer will have its salubrious side. 
*Gold Diggers" behavior in the 



house under present policy and 
management. 

Estimates fop This Week 
Music Box (Hamrick) (li400; 25), 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (Radio), first 
halfi 'Melody Cruise' (Radio) for 
week that looks like fair $3,000. 
Last week 'CehtraV Airport' (WB) 



Birmingham Rltz Puts 
In Yaude and $3,000 

Birmingham, June 26. 
International House' tops, the 
docket for straight pictures this 
week, while the Ritz comes up for 
a hew leaise on life with vaudeville. 

Estimates for This Week 

Alabama (Wilby) (2,800; 26-36- 
40)— International House' (Par). 
Slightly better than usual .$7,500. 
Last week 'Hell Below' (M-G), $6,- 
800. 

„jaitat_(WilbyjXlJ»Q0u3P-iQ)— 'Qut 
All Night' (U) and first week of 
vaude; At $3,000 okay. Last week 
^Devil's Brother* (MG), $1,000. 

Strand (Wilby) (800; 25)— 'I Love 
That Man' (Par). Maybe $1,200. 
Last week 'Temple Drake' (Par)V 
$1,000. 



College Humor^ $34J)00 and Holdoyer; 
^Cruise' $60,001) and 'Ladb' 
Come Through Despite B'way 




Loew's and Rialto Near 



Broadway grossses were in for a 
J lacin g a s muggy weather took its 
Ann iw% T niiisvillp at the b. o. the weeTc-end hit 
I^Oj^UUU in IjOUlhVUlC I attendance as hot weather sent cus-.. 

tomers to shore and the country. ' 

Only the 



Oriental suggests two.. , possibly j^^j, ^a,ys, $1,500; 'Hallelujah, I'm a 
three, nifty weeks. While across (UA), three days, big $2,200, 

the street jamother Warner picture, -^^i^ 'Hallelujah* annual Merrick 
•tittle Giant' is putting grins ttn kj^jjjjg festival pierformers number- 
ihanagerldl muggs by inaking a | many local young stars, cred- 



boldover Vtreek possible ..in a theatre 
where one week has been too nauch 
lor most of the recent releauaes. . 
Estimates for This Week 
Chicago (B&K) (3^940; 35^56-75) 
'Loved TTou Wednesday' (Fox), 



'Diggers' Hops Out 
Front in Boston 
On Fme $16,000 



ited with the big draw. 

Roxy (J-vonH) (1,300; 10-25). 
'Devil's Brother' (MG), first half, 



Louisville, June 2*. 
Loew putting some summer pep 
into its show this week with a 
bathing beauty revue. Ted .Claire 
replaced Al Belasco as m.c^ at the 
Rialto last Friday (23). 

Ten weeks of old-time drama be- 
ing considered for National. The- 
atres settled, to summer levels but 
all fighting. 

Estimates for This Week 
Loew's (3,400; 26-40), 'When La- 
dles Meet' (MG) and bathing revue 
Last week 'Water- 



end stage show. After three good | on^top of Jhe^Seat^^^^^ 
weeks each improving on the one 
Ibefore, B&K feels that their fiag^ 
ship will sail through the summer 
aoushed by the strong breeze of 
.tourist curiosity. 'Wednesday', 
eeems hesided for $32,000. Laist 
;week 'Jennie Gerhard t' (Par) 
romped throtjgh with sma.cko $41,- 
3100 and was shunted for a holdover 
week into the utility house, the 
Ito'osevelt, from which .. another 
holdover, 'When Ladies Meet' (M- 
G), just departed. 

McVickers (B&K) (2,284; 26-56) 
•*r.'Womttn I Stole' (Col). This 



a good $4,900 
front* (UA) did $3,700. 
Boston, June 26. I Rialtd (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 25- 
c^fii- nirav 'iPMt Workers' (MG) I Bi« P«rking and optimism rife 130-40-60), 'Little Gianf (FN) and 
f^f Llf ^Sounf $3 600.^ g^^^^^ ^St [^"h 'Gold Diggers' brightening the vaude. Pair M,800. Last week 

I ^ek 3e Sfne TonlghV^ight d^s P^^^^o corner of , the old town as it 'Lilly Turner' (WB) $4,000. ^ 

' - - - -■ 'hasn't been pepped In an age. ] straiid (Fourth Ave.) (1,786; 25- Up nearly so and 'Emergency Call' 

Warner picture premiere one of | 40), .'College Humor' (Par). With g^nding the old Roxy Into an un 



Grosses dropped all over, 
better of the new product showed, 
any kind of stamiha. 

Melody Cruise' with a $60,000 ex- 
pectation manages to keep, the Radio 
City Music Hall looking forward* 
while not far behind is 'When 
Ladies Meet* at the Capitol doing 
a good $55,000. 'College Humor' is 
more than satisiEactory alt the para- 
mount with $34^000. Picture holds 
Over. : r 

Switching from the Strand after 
two weeks to the Hollywood, 'Gold- 
diggers' is the only one of the older 
films around doing optimistic bla. 
In for the summer and looks like 
the HollyTtrood will get a place in; 
the sun;— 
Everything else is under ayerage 



ord five weeks' run, caught on for 
wow $5,600. 

rNAPOLISiyRIC DROPS 
VAUDE DESPITE $6,000 



finest city ever had. Lassies tiered I plenty of names in it, $3,500 okay. 

street to marquee. and| ]^g^ week 'I Love That Man' ((Par)' 



up from 

above, and a result prediction is 
that Phil smith, going 60-50 with 
WB. on the showing, a grind at 75c | 
top. Will make plenty. 

Grosses likely to be aided every- 
where by all-week presence of 15,- 
000 to 20,000 visitors, mostly at- 
tending International Jtotary con- 
vention. Also a Masonic bl-cen-- 



otiiy fair $2,900 
Brown (1,600; 15-26-40), 'Melody 



l.worthy $14,500. 

The Rialto began to slip On second 
week of 'Life of Jimmy Dolan^* 
winding up for a meagre $6,000 and 



Cruise' (Radio).- moderate $1,700. 1'hardly encouraging. That's no more 



Last week 'Cocktail Hour* (Col) 
drew $1,500. 

Alamo (950; 15-20-26). 'Profes-- 
slohal Sweetheart' (Radio). .Weak 
$900. Last week 'Cohens -Kellys in 



Indianapolis, June 26. ..„,^„. ,^^.„„ „ ^ „. 

A bombshell exploded In local Ug^^jj^j * j^oj^ through Wednesday. Trouble '(U) got $1,000. 

abandon Its vaudfilm policy at .the Majestic (1.500; 85-66-76), 'Gold 
^ ^ , ^ ^ * blose of the current week in favor Diggers' (WB). Expertly launched 

house gets the slough product and I - ^ "summer policy* of straight by Phil Smith, New England chain 
lnaa displayed little or no tendency nj-^ures House always known prl- I operator in on even split with pro- 
to improve with the increase in the mariiy as a vaude spot. Move stag- ducers; looks like a fat $16,000, 
floating population because of the ^^.^^^ ^^^^^ ^j^l^a, because house biggest biz In town. 
EWorld's Fair. Figure, $5,500. Iff t |,gg„ doing the best and most Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 36-65). 

week 'Jimmy Dolan (WB) got $4.- consistent business in town with its hwhat Price Innocence?' (Col) and 

200 on six days. Panchon-Marco booked and locally vaude. Fine stage blU headed by , — — - ^ . ^, ^ 

■ OHerital (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-65) produced stage shows holding up B I Polly Moraii and prospect of a fair h Probably 'Waterfront, at ^ — 

•i-i'Gold Diggers' (WB). Opened pictures. Fourth Avenue, Amuse- ^12,ooo. i^t week 'Melody Cruise' Loew's, and second week of Gold ^j^press' (WB). Shot in early Mon 
t'rld*iy: at -splendid pace and looks inent Co., with headquarters in (Radto) pleased* at $14,000. Diggers,' at the Branfordj^ will leatt | day (26) night. 'Corruption* (to 

like it wiU take the straight picture Louisville, opteraUng the house, but npoh.um fLoew) raooo: aO-40- around $11,000 each. /Gold Dig- perial), Indle. Expected ta wind In- 
record for the Oriental. Advance has a squabble raging between -^^^ 

e?!a)ectations run to $34,000 with | landowners/ and^ building ^ow^^^^ Palace (1,700; 26-40.66-76), 'Ann 

— - - tsaoy jjace. comins m j?»iu«.jr. CarverV Profession' (Col), and 

Estimates for This Week vaude« Indications are under $6,000, 

Branford (WB) (2,966; 16-30-50- | very wieak gross. 9s RKO's last New 



NEWARK GIVING $11,000 
TO TRONT^DIGGERS' 



Newark. June 26. 
It's the weather again, and It's 



than the Mayfalr was expecting ^© 
count on 'Corruption,' an indie. 

A fairly bright spot, however, al- 
though not overly strong Is 'Baby 
Fkce' which is hitting a! fairly good 
pace at $18,000 over at the Strand. 

Capitol (6,400: 35^75-99-$i.«6)- 
'When Ladies Meet* (M-G) and 
stage show. Running in good form.. 
Considering that hot weekend that 
saw all grosses droop by $1,000 or 
more daily along the Malnstem, the 
Cap's $65,000 means biz Is upping 
here this week. However, last week. 
Reunion In Vienna' maybe a bit 
uncertain-, but not so far ofiC at 
$46,200. That's okay figure. 

Mayfair (2,200^ 36-56-66), 'Silk 



v»^,v^'y 7:"" r'*"""'^"^*''- "-"l^^^^ Should lift to nice «14,O0U; 

flbjqiewhat lower scale on house than over control, of the theatre site jj^gt week 'Devll'a Brother* (MG) 



Just falr« $12,000. 



,tv^^en previous big weeks were operating lease. 

chalked. Large capacity gives pic- Not much else on the local hori , , /t^„v i-annn. 4a aa Rn% 

ture big spills. Sam Clark for War- zon this week except tbe heat »tate (i^w^ tSjWUO, ^^Z*^.:!^^^^ (2d I York vaude stand heads toward a 

— Tiers and-Sld-Levln tor-B&K-tinlted- AT)Ollor^ircle-and -PWace-picking ^„H-,^^w-^K«-«ii=**i^ 



on stror- campaign. Last week. 
i^Adorable' (Fox) got $10,300. 

Palace (RKO) (2,583; 40-66-83)— 
fMelody Cruise' (Radio), and vaude. 
iSome betterment here although 
yaude bills of last few weeks not 



I up a few customers because of 
I slightly better attractions, 

Estimates for This Week 
Apoilo (Fourth Ave.) (1,110; 26-40) 
-'I Loved You . Wednesday' (Pox). 
Business brisk after several dull 



mur^'STd^^ou'tS^^^^^^^^^^ 



tmiversally commended. May go to ^eeks, and Warner Baxter seems to ^J^^^^'^ AnSa?Stly iuS averaJrIt 
«16.500 with weather break. Last kg the reason for increase to nice Ij^w ffl SSrd f or maS 
tiroAii- flrniinri ^iR 7An with 'rnoktAll «aa t «o* ^/.^t «Ti/rai«/^v i^vnifaA* "J*'"""* iiast w^K rccoro lor many 



stage act; Sunday s^ecilrt' vaude bill I thhig else 'would have d*ne on first | policy change In about ^w 
and band, and Sight to see $9,000. week at $11,000. I^t W, eight stra ght film thing is set for week 
Last week 'Nuidance' (MG), oke at | days, a tremendous $26,500. | 01 juiy x*. 

$9,600. 
Met 



(Publix) (4,330; 30-50-65), 



week around ^15,700 with 'Cocktail $4^300.' Last week 'Melody Cruise' 
Hour' (Col). . . (Radio) only fair at $3,000 

United Artists (B&K) (1,700; J Circle (Circle) (2,600; 25-40)— 
t6-65)^'Llttle Giant' (FN) (2nd 1 -working Man' (WB). Arliss giving 
^veek). Did well enough to - earn hous!% something of a lift and should 
isecond week, exceptional for this garner around $3,400; nothing ex- 
house on recent averages. First ceptiohal but a rift in the clouds. 
ireels. $9,600' and this week around jjeiat week 'Ann Carver's Prof es 
$6,600 ----- 



CAUOWAY SENDS K. C. 
MAINSTREET TO $20,000 



, V ^S^^i.ti.fii„VTi««r 'International House' (Par) tumbled 
sion' (Col.) and Schmeling-Baer . _ g-,. 

fight Mm did a bad $2,400. Latter I '^° -*»'^"''' - 

picture booked at last minute. 



Cabitol rWBy-(l;200: 16^26-36-60) | Paramount (3,664; 35-65-75), 'Col^ 
-StUe Giant' (FN), and 'Eagle lege Humor' (Par) ahd stage show; 
and Hawk' (PAr). -Good bill wasted Headed for $34,000 and holdover, 
on leather- should^ do well, how- Last week, second week of 'Jennie 
e?erTwUh $4,500 L^^^^ -White Gerhardt' (Par) slipped badly to 
Slater' (M-G), and 'Temple Drake' | under $22,000, 

(Par), $4,900. Radio City Music Hall (5,945; 35- 

Little (Cinema) (299; 50)— 'Son of 55-76), 'Melody Cruise' (RKO) and 
Mother Machree' (Fox), and stage stage show. Pair enough figure at 
ocQ.iav .x-uo.a, i^,ov«; ^a-o».»o- , show. Reissue of John McCormack $60,000. Last week 'I I^ved You 
55? 'tlmerffenc^Call' (R^^ and film may appeal to Celts for $900. Wednesday' turned In one of the 
va^ide Off a7$8,0cfo. ^ L^st weS La^t week 'Mavouteen' (Moore), handsomest groMe^^^^^^^ 

— ▼».._.-.- I . I expect to see this summer, ana m- 

16.76)— cldentally a profitable one, at $70,- 

The 



months with 'College Humor* (PAr) 
and Mai Hallet, local fave, heading 
footlight bill; packed house for a 
swell $33,500. 
ScelUy (Publix) (2,800; 25-35-45 



Paramount (Publix) (1,800; 25- 
35-50), 'Private Detective 62' (WB) 
and 'Great to Be Alive' (Fox). Be 



Lyric (Fourth Ave.) (2,600; 25-30- 

40)— 'Emergency Call' (Radio) and | house average, at $6,600. Last 
vaude. Stage show only thing, that Kjreek 'Jimmy Dolan' (WB) and 
will keep take to a fair $6,000. When 'Diplbmanlacs' (Radio), same $6,500 
-I this-:- vaude bill closes .. Thursday,.] . Tremont (Indie) (1,600; 26-36-60), 



n.s.h. $720 

Loew's State (2,780; 
*Waterfront' (UA) and vaude 
With good weather would go higher 
than probable $11,000< but this okay. 
Last . week 'Hell Below' (M-G) 
passed $11,000, 
Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 16- 



Rialto (2,000; 86^-60-64), 
Woman I Stole' (Col). Shoved In 
Monday . (26) night. House is slip- 
ping, and last week second stanza 
of 'Life of Jimmy Dolan* (WB) by 



Aboard' (Par) ' and [no means atrong.at. $6^000. . That's, 



night (29) will leave town without | .3^ Mine Tonight* (U). ' Into third | .^^^3g*''^^oth^"fli^\nnVuii^^ week of picture's 



Kan sas Cit y . Jun e 26. I a stage show other than a couple of -^veek and may build to $3,000. Last 
Sweltering wea«i^uhning^e^n^«^^l& burleycue stonds. Last w^ek ,2,600. 



in the afternoons and baseball at I ;Trick f or Tr^^^^^^ 
nlcrht are makln? thlnirq miserabl<^ through to $6,000, with local raoio baby house held main attention 

?if ^thT ?0*^?fwn 'TmSSS **|,Tlic«^fLoew^?'*2"roS'. "26-%)- Z""' ."S'"' '?'*it.!?i'^i"n''l' heVd 
Nothine In aieht tr* chane-P the eon- Palace (Loew s) 2,800, ^o-^^f—l 'Maedchen' drawing and now held 

ditloi^^ IUc2 Ln^^^^^ (UA). Liked but won't for fourth week. Still going good 

fcracker dfv draw more than mediocre $4,200. for $1,900. Last week $2,100. Total 

felg noiJe'of the week is at the U^?^ 'JJSn^^'^^J'of 
Malnstreet. where Calloway's band ^'PP^d to a closing figure of $3,700. J proflt. 
Js stage attracUon. Extra . late [ Not so good, 
show Saturday night and special 
pterformance' for colored customers 
Thurisday night. 

This Week's Estimates 
Liberty (Dubinsky) (860; 10-15- 
20), 'Keyhole' (WB), 1st half; 'Prir 
vate Jones* (U), 2d half. Fa,ir play 
af ternoons but -light nights,- - Aver- 
age around $1,800.. Last week 'No 
Mote-.- Orchldsl_i.(Col>.' .and—.XSrahd.l.., 
Slam' (FN), ditto. 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000; 25-35 



PHILLY OK BUT LACKS 
A SOCK THIS WEEK 



Tonight' (U). Pinei notices but hot 
much biz. Won't hit $7,000 this 

Boyd (2,400; 40-65) 'Cocktail 
Hour' (Col). Completes mediocre 
week today (Monday), short of $8,- 
T>Kn«vqiii«Mfl T^ini. 9ft 'Jennie GerhVdt' (Par) open- 

scorching weather hits the cny. present average 
50). -WomanTStole' (Col). Picture h.^^'^JJ 'JS^S^^^^ '^^^ 

bkSf 'hSly ^S^^^^^ wSh ^^r^^- ^ST^' Jk*"tLi ProveSTe^nt^ and^ugh? io hlS^.Ooi. 

coS'ofeJtra stows during weeJ 'Sactioni\f S?LSe^^^^^^ '^^^^ Detective' (WB) 

shoild reach big $20,000. Last week "i^f tilt Tt -^m ^^roblblv be ^ ^o-so $11,500. 

'Silver Cord- (Radio) received nice week. U Fo (3,000; 36-55-76) 'Best of 

;.-^,rj^,.,o K„* «i! iftft i;, I forced for a fourth ^week although I gj^gjjjjgg, (p^x) and stage show; 

Looks pretty dull at $13,500. Last 
week 'I Loved You Wednesday' 
(Fox), surprised with $17,000, Baer- 
Schmellng fight pictures helping; 

Karlton (1,000; 30-40-50) 'Profes- 
sional Sweetheart' (Radio). First- 



MT^.?^T''''' Trr;^, I this hasn't beert officially decided. 
Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25). 'The ggcond week $20,000 and $14,000 in- 
r^n.^ r.„«M„»<.- dicated this week with a chance to I 



Barbarian' (MG). Continues only 
house downtown with Sunday .open- 
ing." Well liked names in this pic- 
ture will help; expected .to hold 
well for $10,100. Last week 'Water- 
front'- (UA) $10,000. : : 

Newman (Par) (1,800; 25-40), 
'Private Detective 62' (WB). Pic- 
ture opened nicely. Bill Powell 
played up as local boy. Expected 
to reach good $7,500. Last week 
'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) $7,000. 

Uptown (Fox) , (2,040 ; 26-40), 
Xllly Turner' (WB). Nice intro- 
duction and management looks for 
fair iS.flOO. Last week 'Loved You 
Wednesday' (Fox), $3,000. 



'Be Mine To-night,' which re 
lighted the Aldine last week, Unl 

versal having taken the house on a 1 ^ ^ promising, $2,500 

mi=aigh-t-=i'6fftal7=-bsslg;-w^n-peafr 
notices but not much trade. It will 
limp through two weeks but probr 



mediocre $2,500. 
Stanley (3,700; 



40^55-65) 'Gold 



ably won't exceed $12,000 for entire diggers' (WB). 'Should get $14,000 



fortnight. 

Estimates for This Week 

Arcadia (600: 25-40-50) 'Hell Be- 
low' (M-G). At $2,300 for second 
run. Last week 'Devil's Brother' 
(M-G), $2,400, about averape, 

Aldine (1,B00; 40-55-65) 'Be Mine 



in third week and might better. 
Fourth week possible. Last, week 
$20i000, very good. 

Stanton (1,700; 40-55) 'Girl In 419' 
(Par). Nothing more than $6,000. 
Last week 'Song of Eagle' (Par), 
$6,50.0, poor. 



75T— 'Terror 

ThS^Sne^sudSy swF^^^^^ tor ^^^^ ending Monday 

of pul)lIcIty~huftBrand about $6,000,- (I9th). 

bad: Last week 'Jennie Gerhardt' Rivoli (2,200; 40-65-76-86), Ully 
(Par) . fair at $9,100. Turner' (WB) (2d Week). Looks 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16-76)— like a mieagre $12,000 and out 
'Ann Carver's Profession' (Col) and I Wednesday (2d) to make way for 
vaude. Good vaude ought to help | 'Samarang' (tJA). Week before ac- 



but not much more than $9,000, if 
that. Last week 'Cocktail Hour' 
(Col) fair at_$ 10,000. 

Terminal (Skburas) fl,900;. 16-60^ 
—'Devil's Brother* (M-G), and 'Clr 
cus Queen Murder* (Col). Laurel 



counted for $18,000, passable. 

RKO Roxy (3,626, 25-40), 'Ador* 
able'__ (Pox)-: struck, .hot. weather, 
and with mugginesB remaining; 
'Supernatural'' (Par), which splits 
the week with the former, together- 



and Hardy mean enough to get this may do $10,000, and fair. Last week 



bill $3,000. Last week 'Humanit3r' 
(Fox), and 'When Strangers Marry* 
(Col) did not quite reach $2,800. 



ST. L'S 6 1ST RONS 



St. Louis, June 26< 
It all. depends on whether the 
weather turns off tl\e heat what 
pictures will do thl»>Vi^£ik. They've 
developed a habit of staying home 
or going out to the Muny opera 
when it's hot. Nature of current 
programs make the managers hope 
ful and. everything cohsidwed biz 
Is not bad. 

More pictures being' offered by 
flr.st-run houses than at. any time 



'Interiiatiohal House' (Par) and 
'Below, the Sea' (Col) smacked good 
$ld;00O. 

Roxy (6.200; 25-35-55), 'Emer- 
gency Call' (RKO) aind stage, show. 
Hittliig under or around $14,500 i« 
I sight. as bli ^cah't_stand up in face 
I of "critical ' lambastThg "giveh this ' 
film. Lkst week 'Strange People* 
(Chesterfield) Indle, not so bad at 
$16,200. 

Strand (2;9b0; 36-55-75), 'Baby 
Pace' (WB). At $18,000, fair 
enough, although nowhere near the 
$43,300 chalked up by 'Gold Dig- 
gers' (WB) on its second week. Big; 



35-55)— 'Detective 62' (FN), 
stage show. A good $15,000. 

Fox- (Fox) .(C.OOO; 25-35-50)— 
'Loved You Wednesday' (Fox), and 



=i-r, t-w^ ,r«,^tr tStvo stagfi^how.- Fair_^$9^00;__„, 

nn theHa3^=threH-years.— Missourhi--Q*;^-^.— 

2G.-35-50)-r-'Ex-I-Ady' (WB), and 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (Radio). At 



Joins the Grand Central In pre- 
senting doubles and with onto lea- 
ture at each of the three other the-: 
aires the total is seven, /^morks; 
them is the re-released "King of 
Jazz' as one of two at the Missouri 
where It is helping to raise the 
gross a bit. 

Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (Skouras) (3,000; 25- 



$3,500 "oke. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 25-35-55)— 
'Whf-n Ladies Meet' (M-G). Nice 
$15,000; Last week 'Wateitront* 
(UA) $10,400; 

Missouri (Skoyraa) (3,500; 25-35- 
55)— 'JCing of Jazz' (U), and 'Mind 
llftadcr.' (FN). Satisfactory. $6,000. 



10 



VARIETY 



4 Musicals in 6 Mpk Ist Runs; 
- 'Mmel2Jill2lhWk.in300*aler| 




-Minneapolis, JTune 26. 

Terrific heat and flying circus at 
fcirport kjllied Sund ay bUs i neS8> r 

Musicals are tlis order of the day 
liere. A sudden wave of them has 



Denver Eases Up as 
Ja zz Returns for $3 JOft 



^DIGGERS/ HOLDOVER 

Does $17,000 in Buffalo and Gets a 
Repeat at Hipp 

Buffalo, June 26. 
Heat pounding grosses down this 
week for all downtown houses. 
Estimates for This Week 
Buffalo (Shea) 3,600; 80-40-65) 
'College Humor* (Par) and stage 
show. Win do $10,000, l.ast week. 
'J6hnie Gerhardt' (Par) $9,000. 



Total of oros... during June for towni and ^P^"* J*^'^^ 
reported weekly. Date, given are the closing day of the week. 

NEW YORK 



Denver^ June 26. 
.L^c...^».w only house headed 

for better than average this week. 



fairly Inundated the loop currently 

?['hey seem to he just the box-office 
onlc needed in these drab, summer _ 

days and In several . Instances 9te Two-bit, top at this first runner 
©roving an antidote to the heat and keeps them coming «a.Irly steady, 
depression. All first rung are below. last 

' Six; loop houses started the week Elltch Gardens opened Saturday 
"with first- runs. Of the Six no less night to packed hotise. first time in 
San fSur have musl^^^^^ One od nine years- SlMh In ^prices from 
the quartette. 'Be Mine TonighV $1.25 to 76 cents helpc^;:, .^m^se- 

a $600 nut. All local long-run rec- patronage at his hous^^^ i 

ordb have been broken by this film Estimates for This Week 

for some time. WhUe the house I Aladdin (Huffman) (1,600; 25-40), 
seats but 300 people, there are nine . Hold Me Tlght^ (Fox). WIU see 
BhOws. a day-and J0-andJ.5c. prices |2,800.__ Last week 'Christopher 
lifter 6:30 p.. m. | Strong^ (Raidio) a, fair $3*000. 

Among the newcbmersi Tntefh* 



barlan' Im-G) and 'Silk Express' 
(WB). Around $T,P00. Last week, 



"^^^-^.m: 25-40) •GoM 

Diggers' (WB). In holdover week 
around $10,600. Last week big 
$17,300. 

Lafayette (Ihd) (3,400; 26) 'Ann 
Carver's Profession' (Col) and 
'DangerbuS Crossroads' (Col). Looks 
like poor $6,000 here. Last week, 
•Phantom Broadcast' (Moh) and, 
'Justice Takes Holiday* (Mayfalr) 



'HUMORVPANNED BUT 
Wni TOP PITT-$13,500 



tldnal House* (Par), supplemented 
by the Malerlch-Madlson 14-pIece 



he Malerlch-Madlson i4-piece 13 joo 
pit orchestra, Joe Griffin andl^^^p^^ 
Frances Stevens, singers, and 
Johnny Green, persopality cohduc- 
toi", looks ifar and away like the best 
"febxr-bffice b^t. it- -opened- strong, 
helped by Prank Steffy'a effective 
campaign, and Is giving the utmost 
' eatlsfactioh. 

On the other hand, 'Melody 
Cnilse* (Radio)^ at the BKO Or 



Denham (HeUbbrn) (1,700; 16^ 
26), 'King of Jazz' (U). Around 
$3,100. Last week 'Hello^ Slster^^ 
(Fox)^ plus heavy suppbrt by , F^M 
•Desert Song* on stage; with tariff 
boostedL^o 26- 40i close to $9,000. „ „ 

Denver (PuWIi) (2,600; 25-35-60), K^ ,^^g^ ^g,^ 

(FN) yias okay with $3,400. 

Orpheum (Orpheum) (2,600; 56- 
30-40). •DIplomanlacs'. (Radto) 



Pittsburgh, 
Customers iapparently are used 
to the heat now ancj^its not hitting 

Contln.ued Im- 





May 25 


June 1 . 


June 8 


June 16 


CAPITOL 

$1.06) 


Barbarian 

*9R Ann 

SUge Show 


Peg 0' My 
Heart 

$46,800 


. Nuisance 

$40,000 


Hell Below 

$43,000 


-High-$1 10.400 
Low.. 16.000 




Powell) 






MAYFAIR 

(2,200; 86.56-65) 

High. $534100 
Low. . 3,600 


Difl CraflO 

$8.2Q0 
(lO days) 


Soldier's 

'Storm 
$4,100 


Strangers 
Marrx 

$8,900 


Study, in 
Searleit 
$8,400 


MUSIC 

: HALL 

(6.045; 86-68-76) 

Hiflh. $116,000 
Low. . 62X)00 


Warrior's . 
Husband 

$72,600 
Stage Show 


Adorable 

■ AAA AAA 

$60,00.0 


Elmer the 

$60,000 


Cocktail Hour 
$62,000 
(New Low) 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(8,664: 88-68-76) 

High. $96,000 
Lew.. 14.000 


Eagle and 
Hawk 

$31,300 
Stage Show 


Girl in Room. 
410 
$17,600 


'International 
House 

$36,700 


International 
House 

$22,400 
(2d week) 


ROXY 

(6.200; 26-86.66) 

High. $173,600 
Low. . 7,000 


Jungle Bride 

$16,200- 
Stage Show 


Cheating 
Blondes . - 

$16,000 


Night and 
Day 

$20,000 


Goldie Gets 
Along 

$16,600 


STRAND 

(2.000; 86^6-76) 

High. $78,800 
Low.. 6.600 


Ex'Lady 

$13,300 


Ricture 
Snateher 
$21,800 


Little Giant 

$21,700 


Little Giant ' 

$ia.30O 
(2d week) 



CHICAGO 



Chrulse' (Radio)^ at tne kh-u ^_ .-j-r*-- ^ ^ «fjga Be 

pheum. while having the benefit o« JS^J^Si a fffr $5 500 ^ 

i most unusual^dvettlsing ballyhoo 'ore Mirror a gjf^ . 

which' Jack Gross engineered, may Paramount (PjWIx) aooo , JB 

■utter from Its luke-'wwrm reception 40); •Devil's Brother* (MG). Noth 



Topper will be 'College Humor,' 
at the Penn, where this, collegiate 
frolic shapes up In 
hood of $19;600; not bad at all. 



§,i the critics' handsi 

■ . Queer Repeat 

,A queer booking Is 'Viennese 
Kights' at - the Independent Lyceum 
%here the main attraction continues, 
to be Lou Breese and his 24-pIece 
"> iitrcheBtra' and Gertrude Lutzl and 
Stewart Johnson, singers. A couple 
of years ago this musical played 
the Publlx State here and gave that 
boiise one of Its worst weeks ever. 
*Yei, in the mad quest for. musicals 
.the Lyceum had it resurrected 
kgaln'; ' Bxplahatlons for the book 



Ing special about $3,000 
Watertroiif (UA) a nlc^ $3,900. 

Loew's, Mont'l, Di:ops Vand 
And $7,000 with Dnals 



title and names bringing em In. 
Heavy 'Jennie Gerhard.t' expected 
Last'-i^eek I to exert a definite femme appeal 
Last weeK | y^^^^ ^ord-of^moutb gets around 
and should work Itself Into a fairly 
decent week at $10,000 for the Stan- 
ley* 

Estimates for This Week 

Davis (WB) (1,700; 25-30;40) 
'Great to Be Alive* (Pox) and 'Su- 
pernatural' (Par). N.s.h. and lucky 
to stick It through at $2,000. pretty 
-feeble. Last w6ek 'Ann Carvers 
Profession' (Col) and 'Emergency 



CHICAGO ^ 
(8.040; 8&r66-76) 
High. $54,600 
Low.. 18,600 


May 25 
Temple Drakei 
$24,100 
Stage Show 


June .1 

Peg 0' My 
Heart 

$25,600 


June 8 

Eagle arid 
Hawk 

$24,800 


June 15 
International 

-House.' 
$27,600 


UNITED: 
ARTISTS 

(1,700; 86-36) 

High. $20,000 
Low. . 6.000 


Hell Belovv 
$14.00Q 


Hell Below 

$8,500 
(2d week) 


Hell Belovi^ 
. $6,800 
(3d week) 


Water Front 
$10,200 


PALACE 

(2,766: 40M».88> 
High. $25,000 
Low..'^000 


Out All Night 

$16,000 
Vaude 


Below Sea 

$13,000 


Girl 419 
$16,400 


Diplbmaniaes 

$11,000 



LOS ANGELES 



16- 
Nb 



Montreal, June 26 .^ .„^^„„.^„ ^ , 

Discontinuance of vaude at I call'^Tito^IoV atound $2,460 
Loew's puts all big three flicker I puiton (Shea-Hyde) (1,760; 
iigain: Explanations for the book- I houses on a picture diet for the bal- 26-46) 'Self Defense* (Mono). 
)iigs are the public's appetite for ance of the summer, the vaude ^.j^j^^j^g^ ^j^lg downtown sector; 
musicals, the tremendous success I house to run a brace of fea,tures. The i.4*ti„g^ g. new low and slated to be 
here of 'Be Mine Tonight' and '42d heat Is back again and likelihood Is j^^^ tonight (26), making way 

"BtteeTTTand ^th6~th'eatre*9~-dlf ftculty that liot irtheatre-on-the-rlalto-wlll — - "^'- r^^ 

„|n .'obtaining desirable - first-run exceed $10,000 this week^wlth ma- ^^^^ . ^ 

.RToduetv because of the fact that Jorlty; much below that figure. \ ^^^ j^st week 'Warrior's Husband 
.JPubll^c and RKO have practically 'Hell Below* mar possibly eo.mto .p^^^ at $4,700. 
--jpverythlng-tled up between them. , _] five figures at.the Pala^^^^^ p„ (Loew-UA) (3,300; 25-36- 

•^ SeWt Veeka ago this same he«^t ho it may 110V get more f^^^ (Par). Picked 

Iibusersipbsedly a first-run lead«^ CapUoi has XlWe Giant ^0) College W;"^' boodle, it's doing 

fipotted In the reissue of U'^ ^^"S JS'^S^Sfne ^?Ce^S^^^ Heading for good 

•W .Ja2Z,V tlespite that the 15c grind l;0|v^ s_^^^ j„ay even go beyond 

thirdr fourth- and fifth run; Pan- Und^i»pmy '^^3^ ^eek ^^When lAdies 

.tages had used an old print W tbe. "t f ed up on air P^jjj"^'^^f Jffi Meet' (M-G) all right at $15,000. 
fm^e picture approximately A, t^J^syawafind b^^^^ Stanley (WB) (3.600; 25-35-60) 

. month before. But life isn't a bowl ] ^"*.g>ay away <tuu u f 1 "Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Should get 

bf . cherries ;for an Independent ex- win^iine 4:ircus here Monday and matinee trade :and will climb to fair 
tibitol- In this man's town. Uuls^y (2^-27) and His Majesty's enough $16,000. Lastweek, second 

Aside from the musicals, the re- „t" vine 'Moonshine and Honey- of 'Gold Diggers' (WB), excellent 
fcalning fare runs tb sex, witb Ki^^Tile* (legit) at low admlsh and at $11,000, giving this one around 
■T^innio rs«,.Y,<ii./it' anfl T T.ftvft I'hnt ^^y do $4 000. Nabcs mainly In $35,000 for fortnight run, amazing 

led iin these times. 

' Estimates for This Week Warner (WB) (2.000; 25-36-50) 

His Majesty's (Ind) (1.600; 25- 'Loved Tou Wednesday* (Fof). 
1150 'Moonshine and Honeysuckle' Cast names a help, hut whether 
csTimaie^Tor ims yvw^k (legit). Radio hearings past . couple Uill hold up ^esUon; U main- 

fch^Madlson o r c h e s t r a. Johnny Palace (PP)^(2,'J00 ; 66) 'Hell Be- Jf^j^ ? ^^^^ surpr^e. 
Green. Praticea Stevens and Joe low* (lSl-6). Weather may beat it $4,600. a pleasant surprise. 
Griflln. Dandy afl-arouncF shbWv^ and probably^ $8,000.-Last week, inr 
Orchestra and Green a hit here and temational House' ^(Par) had lair 

" ■ 'start but faded to $10,000. 

I Capitol (PP) (2,700; 60) 'Little 
Giant' (WB) and 'Our Betters' (Rar 
dio). Not beyond $6,000. Last week 
•Temple Drake' (Par) and •Warrior's 
Husband*" (Pox). Much mauled by 
1 censors; $7,600. . _ 

Loew's (PP^ (3,200; 60) 'Central 
Airport'. (WB) and 'Jimmy Dolan 
(WB)' got $7i060 with vaiide out 
Last week 'Gabriel' (M-G> 



BROOKLYN 



'Jennie Gerhardt' .and •! Love That 
Man' at the Century and Lyric, re- 
flpectlVely. Helped hy some hot en"- 
ploitatlon, both are off to a very 
'fair start. 

Estimates for This Week 



becoming stronger entrenched every 
succeeding week, Nice advertising 
campaign an aid. Friday opening 
Instead of Saturday, marking 
Change from past several weeks. 
Looks like around $8,^60 and fair. 
iLast week,. •Temple, Drake' (Par), 
©rchbstra and singers, $4,1.00 bh six 
4ays, light. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,890r 40), 
"Melody Cruise* (RKO). Charles 
Buggies, public's appetite for musi- 
cals and Jack Gross* nifty adver- 
tising campaign aided. bUt not 
enough cast names and critics un- 



imV FACE' A EAIR 
$13,000 IN CAPITAL 

•^^ashlngton, J^^ 
With the l-^sorts aiidi aijtb fi-IpS 
knocking off week-ends, the local 
« — . 1 boys are falling back on explbltati on. 
and And they've leajfhied that so long as 





May 25 


Jiine 1 . 


June 8 


June 15 _ 


FOX 

(4,000; ze^ae^iO) 

High. 
Low. . 


Mary Holmes 

$14,000 
Stage Show 


Keyhole 
$14,000 


Hello Sister 

$15,006 


Humanity 
$10,000 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

(8.000 ; 29-35^65- 

76) 
High. 
Low. . 


Barbarian 

$22,200 
Vaude 


Peg 0' My 
Heart 
$19,000 


Nuisance 
$16,000 


Hell Below 

$20,000 


ALBEE 

(8,600: 26-86-56) 

High; $40,000 
Low.. 10.000 


Zoo in 
Budapest 

$10,700 
Vaude 


Temple 
Drake 

_ $11^300 J.::.. 


Silver Cord 
$20,000 


Bedtime 
Story 

-. $21,000. 


1 STRAND 

[ (2,000: 26-8S-dO) 

High. $28,500 
|Low.. 4.000 


Working Man 

$i2;j(»or ' 


Central 
"Airport 
$10,100 


Picture 
Snateher — - 
$12^600 


Little Giant 

r-$^11.660 ~ 



NEW HAVEN 



enougn casi namtje v^i»v''^° |.g*orm* (Col), Maybe $6,000. ' .Last 
enthusiastic. Probably $3,600. Fair ^'eel?'WaterfroiU^ did well at 

I^st week,. 'Silver Cord- (RKO)- and^^^ W^^^ ^ ' 



jBchmeling>-Baer fight p ictur es. $5, 
OoOr " Okeh." ■ ~ 

Century (Publii) (I.6OO; 40), 
•Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Sylvia 
Sidney, Dreiser, fame of novel and 
sex angle business-getters in pic- 
ture designed tb attract femmes; 
Very well spotted In this house. 
About $3,500 indicated, Pair. Last 
tv-eek, 'Working Man' (WB), $3,700, 

Lyceum (Clifford) i(2,500; 46), 
•Viennese Nights* (WB) and Lou 
Breese and 24-piece orchestra and 
Bingers. Reissue, of musical that 
flopped at State several years ago. 
Lack of cast names a serious detrl- 
"nrenFr""Hfeesr=^»id^orchestra-;-still 
Sain card here. Will be lucky to 
lop, $2,200. Lastweek, 'Professional 



vaude had good week at $10,500. ifs smart and there's plenty of. It 
Princess (CT) (1,900; 60) 'Ann It's still all right. Problem has been 
Carver' (Col) and 'Soldiers of to pack the openings, 
v^anr v . . ....1 Estimates fir This Week 

Fox (iiOew) (3;434; 16^25-36-60- 
60)— 'Girl in 419' (Par) and vaude. 
Stoopnagle and Budd heading stage, 
and accounting for large part of 
okay $18,000. Last week "I Loved 
You Wednesday' (Pox) turned in 
$16,100. ~ 

Earle (WB) (2,424; 26-35-50-60- 
70)_'Baby Face' (WB) and vaude. 
Women helping mats, and week may 
see fair $13,000. Last week 'I Love 
That Man' (Par) a low $11,500. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 15-25-35- 
50>60)— 'Peg* (MG). Plenty of 
Hearst bally helping to $14,000. Last 
week 'College Humor' opened swell, 
then slipped. A nice $16,000, how- 
ever. , 

=^Kenh'8^XRI?O)-(l7830;- 15=25=36- 
50-60)— 'Melody Cruise* (Radio). 



$6i500. 

-Imperial -(P-rance-Fllms).,:(l,900;, 
40) '28 Jours de Clairetto* (French) 
(2d week). Around $1,600, Last 
week abbut $1,750. 

cinema de Paris (Prance -Films) 
(600; 25) 'Theodore and Cie 
(French). Near $700. Last week 
'L'Homme a L'Hispano' (French) 
$600. 



C^eetheart' (RKO), and orchestra 
and singers, $2,600. Light. 

Uptown (Publix) (l.lOf; „ JJ>' 

.•Adorabre' (Fo::). ' -^^V i'<=^Sji ^?*?^2.* 
l,ight. Last week, 'Today We Live 
4MG). $2,300. Also light. 
' *Lyr i^ (Publix) (1.300; 35). 1 Lbve 
What Man' (Fox).. 6w angle 
Btfessed iii ads. Edmund Lbwe and 
%ncy CarrqU, have^ so°^| 
l^ing, yery light $1,200< La^^ 



week.' ' (MG), $2,900. 

n s h 

"Grand (Publix) (1,100; 35), 'To- 
day We Live' (MG), second loop 
fun, and 'Gtrand Slam" (FN), .first 
runr-split.— Probably-^liOao,^i.ighti 
Last week, 'Life of Jimmy Dolan 
(FN), first run, and 'Central Alr- 
poft' (FN), second run, split! $1,200. 
Light. 

Aster (Publix) (906; 26), .Imer 
the Great' (FN). 'Gabriel Over the 
White House* (MG), second runs, 
and 'Sunset Pass* (Par), first run, 
$i;300. Fair. Last week, 'Bondage. 
(Fox), sold as sex film for adults 
-only, with Manager A. JansSen's 
campaign, burn ing lip things: $2,000, 
very }rnod. 



holds up 



vlous week*s $2,'900. 

Met (WB) (1,583; 15-25-35-66-66- 
70)— 'Gold Diggers' (WB). N01 
second week following one at B 
Hopinff for $4,000. Last week 



STATE 

(2.024; 26-40) 

High. $48,000 
Low. . 5,000 


May 26 

Hell Below 

$13,800 


June t 

Adorable 

$13,660 


June 8 

Looking 
Forward 

$11,706 


June 15 ^ 

Today W» 

Live 
$13,000 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(8.605: 25-60) 

High. $67,800 
iLew.. 5.600 


Super" 
natural 

$13,000 
Stage Show 


Eagle and 
Hawk 

$17,200 


international 
■House 
$16,600 


- Templa 
DrIike 

$17,800 j 


HOLLY. ' 
WOOD 

(2r7TO; K-ee) 

High. $37,800 
Low; . 3,100 


Picture 
Snateher 

$13,000 
Vaude 


Working Man 
$14,600 


Little Giant 

$13,800 


Lilly Turner 
$9,000 


DOWN- 
TOWN \ 

a.800; 26.70)/ 

High. $38,0(X) 
Low.. 6.000 


Picture 
• Snateher- 

$11,206 
Vaude 

■ 


Working Man 

$14,600 


Little Giant 
$12,506 


Lilly Turner 

$9i706 





May 25 


June 1 


'June 8 • 


June 15 ^ 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,848; 86.60) 

High. $21,000 
Low. . 3,000 


Temple 
'Drake 

and 
Nagana 

$6,200 


Eagle Hawk 

Unwritten 
Law 

$6,000 


Girl 419 
and 
Destination 
Unknown 

$4,600 


That Man 

and 
Mysterious 

Rider 

$3,900 ... 


PALACE 

(8.040; 86-60) 
High. $20,000 
Low.. 4,200 


Kiss Befoi*e 
Mirror and 
Devil's 
Brother 
$4,200 
(New Low) 


Adorable 

and 
Woman 1 
Stole 

$5,600 


Hell Below 

and 
Ann Carver 
$8,600 


' Reunion in 
Vienna and 
Diplomaniaca 
$6,066 


SHERMAN 

■■ (2;200; 8&-60) 

High. $16,000 
Low.. 1,500 


, Picture 
"Snateher • 

aiid.. 
Silver Cord 
i6.200 


Little Giant 

and— — 

Forgotten 
$4,900 


Lilly Turner 

and- .— •■ 

World Mad 

$6,800 


Gold Diggers 

- ...:$i5.ooo - 


KANSAS CITY 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 1 


June 15 ^ 


LIBERTY 

(860; 10rl5-2O) 

High. $13,400 
Low.. 1.500 


42d St. 
and 
: Strangers 
Marry 

$2,000 


20,000 Years 

and 
Great Jasper 

$i.80p 


Our Betters 

and 
Match King 
$1,800 


So Africa 

and 
Hard to 
Handle 
$1,800 


MAIN- 
STREET 

(8,200; 26-36-50) 
High^^$32.000 
Low.. 3.700 


Sweepings 
$6,600 




Worlds Mad 

$19,600 
('Scandals' 

on -Stage) - 


Diplb- 
maniaes 
$6,100 


King Jazz 

and 
Before Mirror 

$6,060--.. J- - 


1 






NEWMAN 

♦(1,800 ; 25-40) 
^ High. $33.00( 
' Low.. 4.00( 


Temple 
Drake 

$6,860 


Picture 
Snateher 

$6,000 
(6 days) 


Eagle Hawk 

$8,000 
(8 days) 


International 
- . House 
$9,000 


MIDLAND 

(4,000; 25) 
■ High. $35,0& 
^ Low.. 5,10 

• Reduced. ( 


Hell Below 
$14,800 


Reunion 
in Vienna 

$9,400 


Looking 
Forward 
$8,400 


Made on 
Broadway 
$7,100 


* J (Cohtinnpti on page 23) 



P ICTII R ES 



VARIETY 



11 



Looks Like a Hays Code 



(Continued from page 6) 
from the Coast -within the next two 
weeks. The rough dralt will then 
16© fllled out so as to be generally 
ihterpretative, directors durlnir i;he 
past week .having been notified to 
submit all ideas for final Inclusion 
Into a completed document upon 
Hays* retuiih. Thfa Hays Offlce^ftl 
»6t release this code for publicatI,Qn 
Tintll-after-the-Washlngton-dlsposL- 
tlbp. Vntil then, it holds, the multl- 
cbdea In tjlrculatlon throughout the 
Industry at the present time are not 
mrorth consideration. 

■The attitude of sevetal Hays dl 
Sectors toward the code Is that any 
document drawri up by the Indus- 
try is better than any goy eminent 
writing; that whatever = becomes 
'effective can 'be rescinded tWo'year^ 
from how, and that meanwhile, ihe 
industryi h^d better overlook what 
It coiisiders' Inequities iand make the 
best d^the situation, 

Execs' Pay Cuts 

•"Whether i industry leaders SUme 
surprises at Washington,: have 

' taken into doiislderatlon ?tlle intotnp 
tax, It" wad revealed Monday ;(!2B> 
^ha!t they have sheared their b^ivn 
aalarlea by a total In neighborhood 
o£ an estimated $5,000,000: per an 
lium. The cuts, whereby stars to- 
day .and ceiftain .subrexequtiveq ar^ 
making four and five times; as jnuch 
as their bosses. In . soine Uistanqes> 
-were described as • individual com-' 
I>any policies. They rangei from .40 
tb 80% jrom a' few yeai?s fi^oir 
•XlnbAfTcial^y, . as- an Illustration 
the cMieftalh saitfn^'stsishirtgs,' Sl 'R. 
Kent, who iivas reported while with 
Paramount to bp drawing $5,00.0 a 
' '"w^elc, and'-vhen Joining Fbx, 

Is now listed as on a siflary: of $500 
a week. N|ick Schenck and Louis 
Mayer are reported to have cut 
their salaries to $760 a wee^ At 
one time It was said in official cir 
cles Mayer was one of the few execs 
In the business who averaged $500,- 
OOO a year.. E. . "W. Hammons and 
B, 'H. Cochrane ar6 among others 
who have had .-their Incomes' ..heav 
lliir sliced, i ' ;■ . 

jiienial by leader spokesmen is 
inade that the leader cuts were 
madb In anticipation of the code and 

'vita, attempt at .saliury equalization, 
Nevertheless, other; iBlm representa- 

- -tlveSr^discuflsingJthet minimum wage 
scale, expressed the opinion that 
the extra moneys this would require 
Would have to come from within 
the ihdnstry itself as the code ' did; 
not provide: for extra nourishment 
at the box bffice. 

AU the meetings, which have 
taken place during the: past two 
"weeks Will have to be considered by 
the directorate on Hays' return 
The circuit and sales heads will 
hand up their recommendations ' to 
their cofnpany chiefs who in turn 
wlU sit with Hays and fill In the 
complete document. Word Is being 
emphasized that at the final meet 
Ing Company heads must be willing 
to give as well as take. Already 
both indle exhibitor and indie pro 
ducer are being encouraged to this 
frame of mind; that certain modi 
flcatlons in their interest may be 
xtode, . but that a coder-not a -con 
tract— is being written. 

— Indies on Fence — 

Indie producers, unorganized and 
weary of talk,^ announced them- 
selves as on the code fence Monday 
(26). Smart showmanship on Hays' 
part, with a, few concessions. Will 
bring the bulk , of them his way, 
their leaders predicted at the same 
time;' 

Double-feature policies are the 
■main . 'support , of the Indie, pointed 
• out leading small producers, who 
held that the Hays' code; to, date 
alms to destroy this trade, .the two- 
foi"-one, and, that the public. Itself,, 
should decide this issue. Several of 
the biggest said they would carry 
' the; .Hays banner if the Hays grqup. 

- •win -ease-up t^n . the double..--- - • - - 

CoiiJes that so fiar have been writ- 
ten for but not been endorsed by 
the liidie producers, generally, are 
as bitterly against double featurea 
as the Hays embryonic formula. 
The Indies are suddenly awakening 
to the fact also that the writers of 
'their own codes' are Indie exhibitor 
lexperts and that . the documents 
lean more toward the indie box of- 
fice than the Ihdie producer. One 
of the small producer factiohs is 
•meeting again in New York Wed- 
nesday (28) to weigh codes. . 
^n"^exKreilor""firik3""th^^^ 



repudiate the present action and 
codlstlc understanding of the special 
committee, 

in Minneapolis the Northwest 
iLllled States instructed Abram 
ilfyers to ask the, U. S. Attorney 
QeinerkVa office a question which 
major spokesmen for filmdom qlalm 
the U; S. Sujpremb Cburt has al- 
readjr ians^ered. Allied wants tb 
jaipw-lf-exhibs-haye to nome . under, 
a code. The majors say that the 
Roosevelt enactment specifies any 
part of any industry affected.- by 
interstate commerce' must be .coded. 
They also "cite the Blnderup-Pathe 
base which found that every depart- 
ment of the' fllni Industry was a 
party to Interstate commerce. 



(Continued from page i> 

was either on the downgnrade or| 
under wraps. 

Pictures' 16 new stars were three { 



Ansipers Really 

(Continued from page 4) 

and Safety of the workers and for 
;the .stablliziatlon their employ 
ment.' 

Interpreters for filmdbni are pre 
pared to answer this 'wltl» pride, so 
"far as t^e safety .section Is cbn-r 
cerned. Ti»ey will cite that the Na 
tional Fire Prevention Association 
awarded the film Industry high 
mention as a whblesale example of 
whalj can be -accomplished in prb- 
motihg fl^ety. The spokesmen^ 
thennselVeS; claim that there are 
fewer accidents in films than In any 
dthejf Indus^i^r., ' So f?Mr as stabill-p 
ln|f the film' e'mlJloyie's. eniployment; 
that! lis regarded a^, ambiguous as 
aome of the other leiauses In gov 
emntent- catiQChlsm.; 

In: the fourth goyeirnmeht speci- 
fication uii'd^lr 'Prln<ilj>l0, In which; a 
part of the President's- own' address 
on. industry recovery Is quoted, and 
In which emphasis Is laid on pro 
tectlng the consumer's buying 
power In the matter of jE>rlce{S, th? 
Industry takes this viewpoint; 
Admissions 
That there Is no general Intention 
of raising igidmlsslon prices In. larger 
theatres bht that there la a desirA 
to re-cIasslfy certain admissions so 
that cut-throatery will be lessened 
and fewer quality houses will have 
to closOv^The. picture Interpretation 
Is that th6~ Government" "after 
familiarizing itself with the com- 
petitive situation In pictures wil 
reach its' own' cpncluslons. as to an^T 
code provisions in this respect anl 
act accordingly. 

Under the heading ^Required Pro 
visions/ which Is divided- Into .three 
sections, film ispokesmbh have 
general answer. This sunmiatton 
narrates that film companies never 
attempted in the past to prevent 
any group of their employees from 
organizing, unless under the spon 
sorshlp of radicals; thiat so far as 
the Industry Is concerned It has np 
exception to record against even Its 
stenogrraphers forming their . own 
union. Alsb that established unions 
have every reason to feel kindly 
toward thei film Industry, with the 
acknowledgment of-battles,-but ala? 
conciliations In the psist. 



New Stars 



Going Pksces 

By Cecelia Ager 



Enter Alica drady I'date-less bnlopkera on lite'a festW- 

„ , The nice refined matinee matrons Ues. lonely groups of mlnor-»roato^^ 
more than the year before. Badio, ^i^uo™- *o another aa *the maidens destined to eternal weep- 

with 15 new .stars, compared to 11 ' - • - • - — — — 

the year before, a,nd also an. in- 
crease. 
Lieglt's fertility lessened. 
Poor Vaudeville not only delivered 



girls'— arb going to b© so jpleaaed J ing; 'men seldom make passes at 
wtth the perfecUy sweet earprlsesl girls who wear glasses.' 
'When Xadlea Meet? has arranged 

for thenL iPlrist of all there'a Alteel Educative 'Baby Face' 

r-wr vaua«viiiB uwt A«i.y utriive^^u .Rabv Face' abnreclateS tioW 

S^^^S^^'t^ld^J^O^^^^^ 

Ss^rSSrfllls?^?tirST th»^^^^ tl« big clty; -Baby ^^ace' under- 

No less than nine of radio's new 15 '^wL ♦« ^^^^^ Face' Is^ going to 

are from vaudeville. The big push h^-c^htly. ^^^^^ ^'^^i.^lJ'^i^^^^llmP' Nobody's ever told the girls 
from vaudeville's talent stock gave » J^l^«. tAce3.*t * to do, that's been thelir 

radio the mbst productive new star right a-?'®^,;^® t*'*®^^^^^ .but now that 'Baby Faca' 

year in Its brief history. ^^aLt It WM she reaUy said. JJ^f jtaa come to explain It for them, 

the Luckies \^^^^ are going to be fluc»i ^^^^ ^^ ^ watch Bar- 

i - • r , w i-.jnds, and on first a<niua,nt- kara rstaiwyck, note her resourco- 

(>t pictures' 16^ eight are women I anpe . But l^^en anybody ;can ^ **^-^^^^^^ ^^pt^ 

a real lady-she pro- ^^^^^^ ibse. 'Baby 

. .. , . 1 ^'^f^«*»?^f*"S^*' Face'-^r.W^^ 

Parampupt—Mae Wesff Miriam [lots of times in the beginning "should 'know 
Hopkins, George Raft. [ body can make them oUt. ' She'si^a ^ ^ selfishi '^Bahw 

Metro-Helen Hayei^Jean Harlow, I stylish one, that Miss Brady; she 'p^ce' teaches, for if theyr^^flsh, 
Jtmnty Durante, Lionel B.arrymore,hwears her quaint Uttle peaqh basket tbllect the «xperi- 

Lee Tracy. hat so ;weli. '^. -^^JtA^nb& W ns^^ their ad- 

Warner^Warren William. And then Jjust ;sw vahcement? 'Baby 5*ace' doe^ not 

Radio-Irene Dunne, Catharine things that havb happened vto A^^^ th^ fact th^t techhi45e; fs 

Hepburn. Harding. My ho^ 'she s ifthangedi i^^^ 

Piitap^»rnhVi^l^r Huston. flat, to her ^rs now. and av new; .^ experience^ to develop its finer 

Colurtbia-Fay Wray. | more elongated °We?<>« t^'^** .f° p^^^^^^ Instinct guides' girl to 

much smarter, since «Jtf f|„!fi the man Who ban do her the ittQst 
The 10 droprouts from . star I with^CQnyictl<ms a^^^^ gbbd' but It's techiil^iue 

rani£s whp either returned to f ea- won't, cut It off. She fe JrdiftereW-. 

tured billing or left Vpictur«^ altor ^, ^aI^'I^w I ifhibhtiai successor looms in sight.- 
gether were Tallulah Bankhead, making their crpwn^ encompass^h^^ ^^^^ thing to do is pick put -a 
Nancy Gan*oll, John Gilbert, Buster knot in^hac^f /he s ev^^^ bulldiue, start at the 

Keatori, Pola Negri, Edna May cap, pulled mto a fringed tie at the ^^^^^ „p the .prsB^ 

pliver, Charlie FarireU; Sidney Fy^X, I side. She T^r^^^ ° 

There's'' ho such thing" aar 



iohn Bbles, Al Jolson, Miss Bank- her head no^, -but then »nust4 U ^^^^^ , There's- ho such thing a 
head transferred from films back to expebt too much all at once. AftW unemploymehtt even the clerlf In 
the stage; where she became one bt(ali, she's sponso^tog. o^^.n^'T 'J-f the outer ofllte of the pertionhel 
the three..new star names pf the sbtonidea^astyllze^^^ 

Broadway legit season. lot a thick cord of the fabric Pf ft*r«A« with' Mtaa iKTaat. 

About 20 asphring picture people I blouse-and for her t<» be lhterest^[^^^f ^^^^^ 



are being groomed by the various I in fripperies at aU is reaUy too wbn- 
major companies for stardom this | derf ul. 



unnecessary ; If a |g;lrl . can: . make 



new season. Amon^ them are Joan] That nice Myrna Loy. at l«ist 
Blondeli, George Brent, Joel McCrea, She's terribly hlbe In this picture- P^^JJ"*"^' * wait for. thei^ t« 
Carole Lombard, Ann X>vorak, Madge I anyone so serious and earnest and! . -,i„^ fha> nmUattnna 

Evans, Johnny -Welssmuller, Wynne I intent upon heart talks mudt be nice I «,~fr^i,».i"„^"^r« ^ilS^ 
Gibson. Lilian Harvey, Henry Garat, to makS^ up for it-rtie tpo lias a 
spencer Tracy,; Heather Angel, 

Grant, Dorothea Wclck. Mary Bol- sweeping wWtft sathi cape, beaut>-[^«^ 

and-Charlle Buggies (team), Alison fdUy cut so as to be Slender irt tl^e I f*«tol "«r„2.? JJ^h!^?^ 
Skipworth, Bette Davis, Ruby Keel- 1 top, with its jshoulder line MWke4| 

er, Alice Brady. by a single: row of flat white idik ^^"^^ Z'^'^^^^^Zt.rZ^ ^ 

In the nelghbprhood of 26 othets fringe. Lots of fringe used tii th|a ^"..'S^ 
showed exceptional promise for the picture— tiittt's something for the Sfl j^JL JS^'^JS? 
ftttAire, by-thelr-wopfc in-feature* gr^ 

parts durhiff the year and rate as behind it, aiid they know whatthatl^''?^^^*^?^^^ t«JS^^^ 
favs on the future book. They In- I means in fashions, 
elude Randolph ffcptt, Charles Then thereto all that fascinating 
Laughton, Lyda Robertl, Mary Gat- talk about wives and husbands and 

lisle. May Robson, Muriel Klrkland, I the . other woman, and In such a . . . .„ ^ ^ , 
AlluA MacMahon^ LyleTalbo^ Allen H>vely SunJy bo^se-?huck^ulT of ^t^f ^^^^ J?^ IS^A^^t 
Jenkins, Claire Dodd, Helen Vinson, interesting lampshades and curtains M'^^f^J' * , 
GRhda FarreU, Alexander KIrkland, ' 'rX„Af wmS to ran uo Summer f '^^'^''*^* doesn^t smik» 

Dick Lowell, Eric Lliidep, Rbchenej^* Sfv^V^^ t^e^Ja?^tSTtle M^"^^^ Perhaps there's a moral In 
Hudson. WllUam Gafean, Dbrothv ^^.Jl^^fjv^^ practical 
Wilso.^ Bruce Cabot. Betty oJthlng. S'SuTsef " ' ' 

W. C. Fields, Burns and Allen, June. ■ ^' 
Clyde, Chic Chandler, Jean Parkerri » g Co-Ede 

Helen Mack. ' I " . 

Five outstanding comebacks were I *College^ Humor' Is . pretty bitter 



vlce-ltf^Idents. Add hangs and ^ 
wbrik out a diagonal part for priss- 
Ideht^entlcing.. . . 
Miss Btanwyck's personal sin- 



major circuits ja,nd major dlstrlbu 
tors, while hot right now in accord, 
are confident that they . can ride 
along to Washington together. The 
MPTQA executive committee viU 
report to that organization's direc- 
torate at a session in Chicago on 
July 11. Leaders of the organiza- 
tion say their directorate will not theatres. 



HOLDS SHANBERG GROUP 



F-WC to Pay Off pn Midland Cir- 
cuit — Rheden Operator 



"-E*p6ctM--pBs^^ r^Wesf^ 
Coast's continued operation of the 
.Midland group around Kansas City, 
formerly, pwned. by M.- B. .Shan- 
bei^ and associates, have been re- 
moved. The group is to be: re- 
tataed by F-WC, with E. G, Bhb- 
den -operating for the latter. 

Under an agreement: Stated to be 
set, ]g*-WC will ;pay pfr in "instal- 
ments over a 7-yew period, the 
■$500,000 which was to have fallen 
due around September next, to 
Shanberg. Tf his amount is the bal- 
ance of the original purchase price 
on the group of houses when 
bought by F-WC during Harold 
Franklin's tenure as the latter cir- 
cuit's heiad. Would amount to 
.^arouhd $71,000 yearly. 

Original purchase price to have 
been paid by Pox West Coast for 
the Midland group looks to haVe 
been=^^TOund=$4j000i000.'-Gf=thls 
amount, it's said, Shanberg and his 
associates have received $2,800,- 
000. This includes around $2,300,- 
000 in principal and $500,000 in In- 
terest. Additionally F-WG has paid 
Universal .something, like $400,000 
for that pjcture company's orig- 
inal interest in the same group of 



Eerie Effects. 

_ Midway in, the Music Hall pro- 

staged during the year by former I S'bout coeducation. Coeds — ' hiss | gram this week there la an austerp. 
star players who had prevloiisly I hoom bah! Not that It likes to talk | little announcement: 'Marionettes, (n 
gone back a bit or a lot. They were I about a lady, but certainly gal- I. Motleyf— no more. Nb Inkling that 
by Myrna Loy. Clara Bow, Mary l lantry, permits It screening what It I 'MarloiiLettes In Motlej^ Is tte 
Brian, Mary Boland and Chsirlie I means. Let the girls break men, {-highly prized, most eagerly spught 
Ruggles. I smash careers, threaten fPotbaU Lifter, mbst Joyously welcomed of 

. Victories— chosirtg always the eve\ events— the- debut of a brand new 
Among radio's new riat^^^ Big Game to do It on-^all original Roxyette routine. No warn- 

the majority were comedians. Th«e |"ffht, all right— College Humor'^ ing tP the customers that they are 
-were some -new local and Bectfonil|-w41Wn§^-to-Jet--that-pass,— but It's L^|,(j^t tb witness theatrical hlstoryi 
favorites created during . the year tiie way they spring up In front of Ujf^. ^i^^ that they are now present 
who were as popular in their own rth© Big Ganie rooting, section and Ut the first shbwing of a nunlber 
territory as the national- names, but lead songs. That s the rea» ©vil Lj^gtined to delight their kiddies and 
national rating cpmes only through In coeducation. It brings out the ^^^^^ t grand kiddles, that what 



network broadcasting. Only those yell leader in a girl. 



they nbw see will return Xmaa week 



with national standing on the net- Mary Carlisle^ now. As sweet, as -.gflir war after vear 

Twrr^^i,^ »taa<.M.>.« »c ,.i,At^ i,*ar.a I « ii4.i.i>. ^..4.t^ J ana J:.a8ier w^k year axier ycat. 



worj^^ aro^iasslfled as radio stars. I blonde a little cutle as ever messed 
Radioes. 16 are MdlejCantbr.-^d I u^^ fbbtball player's life, ^nee 

enough to do her blonde curls before 
every date, bright enbugh to .get 
herself a white dance dress with a 
drop shoulder , decplletage .. massed 
with chiffon petal^T-the better to 
tease out of— -and .yet putty In the' 
Sbng leading urge. And her new 
summer ermine coat can't share 
the.shame_pi.it, .forLsiievhad.irfenty 
of; opportunity tb show off Its 
casual swagger line: Without hiav4 
ing to Invade the iha^clillne corral 
and .make a:: sissy out. of. Midwest 
College i^ight while Tarwood's 
looking. 

But 'College Humor* Is not po 
dashed by Miss Carlisle's conduct 
that it won't take a minute oft to 
show coed3-r-since it seems there, 
:have got to be coeds rip matter what 
its opinion of them— how wrong tliey 
are to go in for. tailored lingerie, for 
3hortg,^cott9jLLPjrjaina^^ 



Wynn, Jack Benny, Jack JPearl, 
Burns and Allen, Myrt and; Marg^ 
Stobpnagle . and Budd, Goodman ACe 
(Easy Aces), Edwin G. Hill, Al 
Jols(Hi,""Marx; Bros.j Lowell Thomas,' 
Fannie Brice, Fred Allen, i^hll 
Baker. 

None of legit's new starring trio 
were the result of- development. dur- 
ing and 1>y the 'last Rifbadway raeav 
son. Two had reached picture star- 
dom previously— Tallulah Bankhead 
and Jimmy Durante. "The third,. 
Francis Lederef. w&s a Cbntinental' 
star before coming to Broadway. 
Miss BaLnkhead was a London' fav 
before she went pictures. 

Durante'* Double Record 

Durante was the year's only double 
stiEtr, that, la the: only one to become 
a new star in two different show 
fields -in the same season.. Cantor 
and the Marx Bros, were stage and 
=plcture"stars bef preTradlo,': awd-tlirerr 
a,re similar Instances of double- 
barreled starring by vets, but all' 
had been a fixture in at least one 
field before. 

Walter C. Kelly from vaudeville 
was a, legit hit. all season, in 'Both 
Your Houses' without yet reaching 
stardom, but he leads the new crop 
of promising leglt .j^eoplo. 



the j)rlvacy of their dormitories 
'College Humor* prefers to see them 
in the 'brief little satin wisps of 
chorus girls, presents them that 
way and hopes they'll catch on. Also 
'College Humor' has discovered the 
origin of those walling, harmony 
trios that mban so assiduously Ovof 
the air. They begin at college as the 



J!,OE_aiarioneltesj ln_MQtley's' i^ tm 
for old and ybung. It's clean, it's 
funny. It's thrilling. 

It's aU done with radium paints 
Pitch black stage. Suddenly out Pf 
th& darkness a-row of oj^nge striped: 
arms, Nex^ a line d^ glbwlng iegiji. 
Tlien a column of . gaudy- torsos. 
Each group darting slirahgely ani- 
mated, ! mystically suapendied iai^ 
space, meirlly »=bstffllh^^^ "Now legs; 
■arms, torsos unile^ Now a roW of 
broad, massive jumping jacks 
{Springing hygely. Really and truljr 
ejich jumping, jack m.ade up of thre3 
Roxyettes, really and truly , each dis- 
membered arm, each Independehet 
leg all that's visible of a whole 
Roxyette— once more a glorious ex- 
ample of the Roxyette creed: Per- ^ 
sonal anonjouilty that troupe Indl-r 
Vlduality may flower. 

This wfeek Pafclcia. Bowman too 
p resentj ^ . s ome thing new^^ A jgr et _ 
and instructtve^'ilttle' thing caltear' 
•The Persian AngoV teaching that 
angels should Stay In heaven and 
not get mixed UP with mortal doinjif^ 
el^e their white satin wings turn to 
bipod red chiffon, else they get a 
yen to whirl Instead of sticking . to 
their own stately stylized po3ture«, 
(Continued, on page 21\ 



YARIETW HOIlii 




Tuesday, June 27; 



MUSIC HALL 

No eiperlmentB -with alien attrac- 
lUons like the Columbia College 
band, but a succession of iried and 
true de luxe presentation ideas and 
the results aire eminently satisfac- 
tory. Sta«e entertaihinent has a 
touch of novelty and the rest char- 
acteristic material, production flash 
mixed with solid . music values, 
iiance_BPfi.ciai3le_and. a . flavo ring of 
scenic splendor, modest this time, 
but pleasing. 

Overture rides on Its own, - 
out . stage pageiant .to, support it. 
Subject is a processioriia.1 march 
from 'Queen of Sheba.' Platform 

descends its spirited end knd tg^j,;;-^-— =^eathi^' with an Irish 
there Is a moon drop in the shallow |jj.^jg^,^r a^-„^ stops "em with 'Sweet- 
istage 'seen through a scrim, Jan heart Darling*; for encore none too 



CAPITOL. NEW Y0RKte«''t'ffd5S^^^ 

cSSd'Slf t"S<;Jt%' rS> a' "-Str^.W wo^. *e, 

nStend otherwise. No m.c'lng and anywhere as now handled. A hand. 
So fading f/om one turn Into the lul of idle curiosity-seekers or toot- 
next, ^ch act is a unit and even weary pedestrians is tlie Jjfst th«y 
the Chester Hale girls might be "a can hope for unless some theatrl«jai 
vaude line and not a house acces-^ brains are caUed into consultation 
sory As a matter of fact they do I and Bomethihg done to Inject me 
not belong to the Capitol, being the Und aUurement into what Is other-, f 
same skating bunch recently at the ^Ise a large building with a cash- 
State, They open with- a skating | i^j^^ box In front of it, 




TRANSLUX 



EMBASSY 



whUft the two houses lead oft I The hissing and booing that Hit-. 
Whue tne iwo bwudud : lef eot a month ago is mild com-^ 
with the World Conference, »><>^N},Yred to the reception in the same , 
covering the interior of the hall and ^^jch audiences are giving 



To'^tlne, mostly "military formation. | "'"Huge'steeT a mistake, naturally I ^^g^yjaacDonald, Embasfiy.pro^ | ^jie' MitcheU-SteuCT jjonversatioiij 

with the distances not al^wa we" accentuates the. ■ PMJlnesB of ^h^ - .g^^^^^^st for Am erican Iricidehtally, the f coops 

liept in the evolutions^ - but t^f^' crowd. Oceans-oT^aptleffwro^ competltor-pn- the-^banker--ac^ 

didn't bother thfe audience. Novelty J™ YgmaU Island of patrons. Sea.ts audiences by .'^JWdlng Cordeu ^^^^^^ character study, a clip 

eftect of radium shoed wais w6il ap- t^at irtH never be occupied between huU's coUimenti It also obtained a alone .worth the admission 

plauded.. " ' . ' i,.-^^ now and " Nov. 1, «nd nieanwhll^i 1^ ^^^^ Raymond Moley, price to Broadway. . . / 

Pete, HIgeins. ._is Introduced J"^ «nion operators In the booth, J ^ „„^-i vleW. After Mitchell talks _ about _ the 



Pete, Hlgeins^^ IS four union operators In the bootn 

through th^ anapliflers^ Is . the Ajst m military uniforms, Ucket 

turn hejets it out of his sy^^^^ ticket-sellers, and oUier 

tem by singing 'Wild Irish pose LanO. 

for the first number. Follows with «n»P»oy«B. . 



while the xuxer used ^ Jp^y^ l,^ and tells^Max 

AH reels got General Hugh John- pe«r«^ ^^^^^ j^j^^^ to the necklace, 
son on the Industry recovery law- gteuer commenees: 
'And that's all there is to it,' said' a kiiew I was appearing for an 
I th* General after a ininute orfllih absojjtely^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 
running time, so that the clerks and I ^^j^™.yoya^e far more thoroughly 
This week it's a new act opening, stenoes will prpbably go home ^han the Luxor's use 



PALAClE, N. Y. 



one side singing 'Moon <2,^'y JJ, ^ ^t^^^e ^ In a row in the knowing more than Industry texjal boyjf ^t t^^ 

wt oy ^amcia cowman, cJned^S d^^^^^^ and a makeshift closing ors at present. J Sowed'the'SSs^^^^^ 

Persian Ahgel,' .nd a pretty, poetic I HiB.^^ 



Ilghit' as a prelude to a 



Ideatset to dance aud its symbolism | J* 
explained In a program, 
Succeeding . nu.mber : 
"novelty ensemble called *« « , i—n-floainn 

sk^ller* from, its setting. Choir in »'*S'Stf „ 
Dutch costume is assembled for a \ their danciiig. libvelty 



" „T,^„ • / - of the specatcie oi a me ww^ juoiors ijtou .^y.-" — 

WflStt^ana Carthay follow with inrolOce trying to book a, big time yie^s of the steel mills, etc. 
.Sr'dSJdihe nbV?^^^^ « Unlversal.-whlch_had a 6 



I -.o V Too bad one of the lads with 
B«"®'^*»"^lT*f;v cflniera couldn't have stowed 
seTrtl-opVratic number, ov tWo with I n?The*H^T girir help along with I sm'iUl time money. ^And 'Ann ca^- l^art of the Luxer program, cov- J ""^ ^ 

mild , incidental comedy business, jfJJl h^g*. number. Ver's Profusion; <Col.> here after ^red Austrian fioWlejspn parade Fox crew got 

^os ca^^edbyvioj^^lo^d^ a the Bg^ Hal, ^^Jj^^k^^ 



Peerce. aga,in.' 



daily exciting. The punch, how-. Stressed, but what they liked. Keun flc© hoya wno JJ^v haii- 5*^7*1° wknii brewer. Paramount camp story, 

ever; coinea In its climax with the ^^lark, with his cigafets and hand- caught the ac^^*"^^ 'SSS^ w&n ^ti?7^he Harvar racer Em- 

Roxyettes brought on a dark stage kerchief tricks ov6r solidly and greeted the^ Six J^, /^af^ff^^t r*^^^^ ^ai, Pathe's bassv also made a better camera 

for one- of those occasional smiiSh ?J5id have done more. ^ ^-^J^"*^ *JTS*inlKn JSliryw^^^^^ Its crew 

novelty ideas that i^ark the house. • Pat ttooney next to closing barrel Jumpers^ they look llk^^ jor a 

Girls' costumes are treated with picked ui) about as much applause inapprted novelty and are and IJnWer^al s s^^^^^ 



Regular Embassy iattendees with 



Baftlett has already fair memory can lopk^back a year 



eirls and the rest standing out In I frame in »"i*»Vt t>St 1 Jb?^^^^^ and'^rem^Jiiij^r th^ St. Vitus 

the dark with colorful glow, A third Ina^ ?at.^jJ"st a blt^ut a novelt> enough frien^^^^^^ PTaSmoSStf after ..looking . ov^ gSce celebration. ^Notmandy maj> 

ejoup of girls are hlacked out f^^^^^ j^om a lot JJ^SJ^^art^^ stlU works Henry Ford's collection ^of Fords, r,ag dude ranches, prize cows, 

the waist down, the. rest of them. aJoHV th® ^{J^^^^^i/ ^ot have told o5 the hoof and has. recenUy traveled to an auto that rolls on gouthern flower show, girts in swlm- 

includlng tail hats standing^ out ^of of Pep^^^^^^ ^as a club JJ^^JJ^^JJt into eccentric comedy, ra^^^^ tracks and then «T orchestra, pelicans. Paris 



incraainE lati naia sianuins "uv i - . +i; • t>o+ 'First _ _ . _ 

the gloom. Two »»alf-girls loinjor jh^^^^^^ skater; ''s^'om I gJ^j^o^^t^oVnThta^^^^ the smallest I —J|i-ahd 'German ^ 

a .full figure in amusing dance bits, ^n|.e>^ Impersonation they knowl^o"JJJ\J^",aw material is per- and largest planes. \ contact man got an officer to 

and. finally three-girl trios ^sem- J^i® « »™P^aB ^a Irish comedian. y^Jtible SSugh and ihances are Another edition of the Columnists ^ ^^ ^aa ^est Point's class 

ble for a ^fascinating^ figure of .a JgJ^JJ^^ ?t «or the finish *n4 |epUble eno^^^^^ now sup. Newsreel. called Broadway Go^^^^^^ ^ 
jumping Jack With appropriate J*^»o^^t^ed the applause some S^avr wju aeve?o^^ x^^^ 



jerky, 
Numt>er 
iliis early 
Ing day 
— N< 
ture 



ign isaucauonai, rr. - ntv,«.rwifle 
^ost interesting | y*5f*!:^.i^J?J^e?„ taken for any,( 

time. 

horse race was more a,^ 
iioiie^h- I study of clothes and the crowd, aa ^ 
a5d^ A^Sa Saf ^Tokyo sprinting.; vm€^^^ 



g uay. ^. ^ ing whirls on a smoi* raiBc« i'~v_ tes of Shaw and nothing else. « s aen anu 

NewereeHntroduced-at-thls-junc-v -ionn. Showy enough tp get quick ^^es or j^ore potenti- it compared the lives of 

ire briefly., giving way to. the now Sgntioh and good enough to win an art *^a^«omam9 y ^^^^ of L Ulan Russell, ana ^nim ^^-^ ~ ^ Bemi-views 

,mouB^oler^>'.^umber,-;:repeated- iSlUs,-but-the- Hale-girts iL__l_ .Held.--This_speclalg^how^^ action, the crowd 

_id welcome. This time It Is done Sj^ates, .were a total loss here. VeSito^Gould wjibse expert facial camera studies o««»"K Sing s J^" JJ^^^^g ^S^entertA^^^^ Re-issue 

Vdtli lUl .its the lp^^»i^"te over- ^e^^^ ^^ ^^ most ecutloner '^"ov^d up w^^^^^ Mexico.' 

Goniez arid Wliiona doing, the prin- ture of 'Fausf airs, the stage show fltjidiM cia^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ral former sport cele | of Magic ^a p 

clpal dancing, .flrpt under side spots yan 53 minutes.^, .4Pa',^ *5.^".J^?oJ S^KS^dne iSter hy giving the Im- brities. : ^ 



clpal dancing.,flr(Bt under side spots yan 53 minutes. Apart iru"i aehool bne better by giving the Im- 

as*^he. smashlnr ««ss eltect b trailer th«,. <>»|y,,S!™ Itottons flrrt and permlttihg the 

up f*om' a semi-dark, blank stage when I^dl«s Meet' C^etn>). e^^^^^ JSd SSSe tb guess the Identity of the 

to a mass of yellow and red dancers, the newsreel being dropped, ^^usi i auuieu e _ . 

Involving dose Upon a ' hundred | ness great, 
pepitie, the line stretching, entirely 
around the stage and spilling over 
In single, file; far up among the off 
stage platforms. At the , opening 
back drop Is deep black or a sombre 
tone Just oif the black, but as the 
ensemble grows. It turns to panels 
of - silver. 



the subjects. Miss Gould's takepffs 
are so do^e to the models that no- 
body will miss out on the answers. 
She wrapped up a nice, applause 



two boys and a girl Indulge in 
straight and knockabout stepping, 
with the big howl provided by a 
slow motion prizefight, the knock- 
out being a classic. 



Qn^i>*« Snectaculum She wrapped up a^ nice appiaiwe i ^^^^^ 
DpOOr 8 Opeciacuiuiii package for herself, then Jay C. ■ "^losing has Mulroy, McNeece and 

Plippen,_ n«t ^OBhut,vr2o;^^lfJo I skating act,_ that in- 



(WORLD'S FAIR) 

Chicago. June 20. 



tie the string. , Working whlteface, l^^^^; Several real thrills. Finish 
-KT ♦ I he gave them two. stretches of ga«s ^^^^^ and should be 

A big place. Too big. Not less separated by a couple of songs and ^^,gtered for best effects. Why the 
, , than 1.500 wooden chairs on one j^^yg,. i^^t issue in doubt, i in ^^^^ ^ sUken picture iscreen on 
Tom-tom-like mUsic goes with cement sloping floor that leads down y^j^ g^ad to be playing the palace . ^^^^^ drop was not explained- - 
the number and its sinuous move- Uq an enormous screen, six ""les theatre this, week,' said Flip, in gcreen feature, 'Ex-Lady' (WB), 
ments growing In volume to a -j.^i„ary theatre size. And around ^^ct I'm very glad to be playing j;^^ g^^^^y j^jj^^g ehort, and 
climax with 16 men. grouped in fours OA admissions per performance, any theatre this week.' That was j^ . Dempsey in 'The Champ.* 



_ . • . ,30 admissions per _ 

on the side-wall platforms beating Taking a bath In red Ink at $20Q a 
drums for a devastating, rhythm of ^a,y average and with a bond posted 
the dance. A" fitting bit of exciting to guarantee that It stays open. Re- 
spectacle to dlnlai- a sightly Stage yj^^^^ the day the World's Fair 
performance. - Whole thing mioyes cached 'Its highest diily attendance 
speedily and makes jUSt enough to j figure, 132,000 persons, and at a peak 
supplement the pictur^fe. In this case ^our. 

•Melody Cruise;' (Radio): a fairish ; Many flaws In showmanship can 
musical,, production. Attendance itemized. Ih the first place, the 
Burprlsingly good for the SMison. 'Spectaculum' conveys noth- 



particuiarly in the higher prlc^ 
mezzanine which was little off 
capacity. Rush, 

PALACE, JGHICAGO 

Chicago^ June 23. 
Not Only Was the mttift floor well 
populated Friday, but there seemed 
some reason , to believe that the aUr 
dience was composed of a substan- 
tial out-of-town delegation. This 
may be. only ia hunch but there was 
a different 'tone' to the audience. It 
Stseined as if they laughed at old 
gftgft_ln a manner 'Jhat suggeirted 
' they weren't familftir^^^^^^ " 
In conseijuence of the receptive 
attitude that the spectators mani- 
fest. Smith and Dale's. 'Dr.. Kronkeit' 
seemed as . spontaneous as today's, 
sunshine instead of as well-worn as 
last year's oxfords. Bert Walton in 
turn made three laughs grow where 
there used to be only one giggle and 
Nan Halperin'a light comedjjr sound- 
ed like slapstick hokum. 

This comedy core of the bill was 
flanked' on both ends by HarHs 
r Twins opening and Rimac's Havana 
orchestra closing^—J'pr general con- 
„.ffiimptton it was, an okay lineup.with 



Jack Dempsey 

Biz considerably off at Inltialer to- 
day. Ediva. 



&iiy 

the beginning. But for two pigeon 
gags, at least one too many, the 
eliding was equally hapny. 

The Ta Prensa' turn, called El 
Chico Spanish Revue (New- Acts), 
comprises 12 people and Is In for 

peanuts. Featured woman. Consula i g^^j^j Francisco. June 19. 

Moreno, won the W**^~?^*oent - ^ ^js^tef several years of straight pix, 
radio popularity contest, that being generally double bills, the Casino 



CASINO, FRISCO 



Miss Halperin carrying the class as 
well as many of the laughs of the 
jgfiow. Rumba brigade set iand main- 
tained a fast tempo and was well- 
liked all the way; Telltale, however, 
was the exodus that commenced 
when Riniac announced that the 
-orchestra Would give their imitation 
of American Jazz. Turn held 100% 
with native Cuban stuff up to thi$ 

^*^*5:elddy CrUise* (Rrfdlo) ©n the 
screen;. ZJand 



Ing and confuses most people with 
out arousing curiosity. A large 
facade that. Is Imposing and com 
mands an excellent perspective from 
Ijoth the island and the mainland 
is-a;ilbwed- -to go to waste; There 
isn't even a hint of salesminship on 
the front which simply i-eads 
'Spoor's Spectaculum? with a smaller 
scroll, a silly boast, 'produce* at a 
cost of ovier $4,000,000' and a line 
which lies by nine minutes, 'Run- 
ning time, 22 minutes. 

Not only is there no ballyhoo out- 
side hilt inside the performance Is 
as flat as a pincake. Jiist one main 
: title; 'Gebrge lC SpoW pTesettts-the 
Motion Picture Mcthbid of the 
Future' followed by a list of credits 
on photography. That's all. No 
explanation of the difference ber 
tween standard film, and Spoor 
'third dimension.' No mention of 
the technical or entertalninent pos- 
sibilities. Not even a word to direct 
attention to the 'depth' element. 
Just that one' mtroductory and 
amazingly laconic main, title folr 
lowed by 13 minutes of Niagara. 
Falls, Then intermission. 

This Is part of the demonstration 
that was made in 1930. at the State- 
lAke^'^tKgatf e, ^Chicagorat 
time special installations of the 
necessary equipment were made by 
the Spoor group at a reported cost 
of $22,000. At that time a feature 
photographed for the wide screen 
was also exhibited. It was not a 
box-office success, and until the 
building of the Spegtaculum at the 
World's Fair, the trade heard noth- 
ing further of the third dimensional 
thingi While admittedly achieving 
its effects of depth and having pos- 



the ireason for the booking. Bige. 

DOWNTOWN, L. A, 



aha Its operator, Irving Ackerman 
haVOvpartially succumbed to vaude 
largely as an experiment to see Just 
how much It Will mean to the Ca- 
_ „o i sino boxoflice. Bert licvey ls book 
L*s Angeles, June 2£. h„g flye acts for Saturday and Sun 
.I^ . moylng .flVe-acr show h^^ On a. modest budget. Results 

this week, wnnlng a llttle-heay-to tj^jg-g^ty^^g^^^ -^ore okay? but^ 
dancing, but carrying plenty of dl- nQt mortgage-raising proper 
versified novelty, Which ■ makes it tions. 

^*^SIL^^^^ **** ''^l * «^r*tlf;v. ♦^^^.ip House gets a nice play from the 

a few weeks ago at the .wu ^ouy- l^*^^ x .«T^„ver Man' <WB) current 
-wood,-but-the .Downtown -audience -g^tf^^^ 

here ate It up. A little too much of . J«a^'"«' a Mickey 

MoSse ^UA^aXtwo^newsTeels- 
wlse the turn. dicks solidly, . enough stuff to require an Intermis- 

^ffilr-VS*^to^lTs¥ ^ '^"^ demi tasse, 

^^^^ I^rf^,.l''ttll^^ii^^cjyW^^ customers probably were on 
have the «®uce spot and do^nicel^^ ^it^ vaude for first 

Comedian Is a clever Imitator, and »l. , '•j^^ cverv act found 

hiscomedy.of the spontaneous sort, {J"^ J y^^^^^^^^ ^^^"^ 
registers. What the femme part- pn®*" * ^. 
ner lacks in talent she makes up in I, Shpw opened by the Three Ebony 
a winsome nersonality Steppers, nothing new in colored 

Back on the Cbast after three or hoofers. Three Freehands deuced 
four years in the east, the four with better than average aero and 
La Monts-father, mother, son and strong^man work^^ Prince Xei^^ 
daughter. With Sonny featured, pro- and Hawaiians held full stage fpr 
Yid^a rapid diversion of wire work, the trey spot, the Prmce m. c.'ing 
c^midrimd d^Scirg;^^^ 

the girl doing the aerial stuff, and song, but he should have steered 
Sonny providing the laffs. Mother away^ from that 'Lonesome Road,' 
is Just a standby, but manages to which was misplaced and n. s. g. 
keep herself busy. The rotund Sonny Three gals who wiggled and a trio 
does a lot of exceptionally good of Inatrumentahsts. backed by an 
acrdbatic stuff, and mops Up, as pkay native setting, sold the turn 
usual; with.l)le props and comedy strongly. 



replies. 



Hale and Hilton were billed as 



ward, Plnkee and Terry, hoofers foughhouse comedians. Jack Vlas 
par eseellence, are playing a return kin and Co. (4), mixed Russian 
date after nine months, and clean dancers, closed with a pretty good 
up in the next-to-ahut spot. The i revue. £ocH. 



MET., BROOKLYN 

House is playing 'When Ladies 
Meet' (MG) day-and-date- With. 
Capitol, Broadway, That should help 
the Met's b, o,. Looks like the 
house needs that kind of punch. 
The vaude end Is deficient In draw- 
ing strength under current condi- 
tions and the heat, Shaw aiid Lee„ 
familiarly, headline. Reception re- 
corded them as well known here. 

An otherwise familiarly routined 
program is broken in two spots. 
One Is on the screen end with a 
singing trailer Of a tune from 
coming Harlow-Gable film. Ex- 
ploitation angle which impels— the 
whole tune to be siing Is that cen- 
sors figure the song too hot for pop- 
ular, screen consumption, and audi- 
ence is asked to Judge. Sounds 
smart, as the song's okay and has 
appealing rhythm; This trailer 
breaks in on the Metrotone News. 

Second spot that breaks the fa- 
miliar' programing is with Tito. Gulr 
zar, guitarist and singer of Spanish 
soags from CBS, Middle here and 
Guizar lands easily, although his 
fbreign accent- is very pronounced. 
His vbice crashes, no matter what 
he sings. 

Unusually fresh and roughhouse 
comedy as projected by the femme 
team, of Stratford and Mayberry 
has an easy time in deuce. Pair 
with their special countryside .drop- 
work in 'one' without the aid of 
spots. 

Before them comes Maximilian 
Gruber with his trained zebra i.hd 
elephant. Gruber's openirtg poses 
against a full stage look unneces- 
sary. He poses in uniform With 
elephant and spear over ia stuffed 
tiger. Poses aren't much different 
from, one ahcther, and three of 
them are too much. ;. But balance 
of Gruber's act can. be well rec- 
ommended. Opened, well here. 

Shaw and Lee are next-tOr.sh«t 
and, of. course, are oyer, but they 
.ire-eelipsed=in.j*e.c.epiioix.Jjy.JjLuizar.=: 
which tells the Story of the layout 
more or less. 

Closing are the l,ce Twins. Girls 
current have a sextet of boy danc- 
ers to help out and put over a fast 
flash dancing flash, the girls' looks 
plus their precision, routines lasting 
them over to the audience very gra- 
ciously. 

The vaude end runs on good time, 
slightly over an hour, against the 
picture's 85 minutes. 8Mn. 



VARIETV naUSE REVIEWS 



13 



STATE, Y* 



.Current ictyout furnishes agreer 
able summer entertalnmeht. Rou- 
tine Blx-act layout with a Haver of 
jiovelty in a name not familiar to 
the Times Square comer, By con-, 
trast the t^p honors, are shared by 
•The Street Singer* CArthtir Traqy), 
who practically commutes to the 
State: and liennie. Hayton, the new- 
est thing thfere Is in radio band per- 
sonalities, recently arrived .on the 
— Chesterfield. Howjon: CBS with Louj-, 
Holtz and Grace Moore. (New 

Acts). . . ^ V / , ^ 

Rest of the layout is /standard 
roLi^ne Vaudeville; but nicely varied 
and with first- rate comedy values 
shrewdly mixed With straight en^r 
tertainroent. Show plays pmoothly 
and builds to a-^nlSh- in the band 
number, Traby being probably the 
applause hit with; his new system 
of, letting the. audience select his 
nuihb^rs^ . •. 

Qpens quietly, and. appropriately 
■with Mickey King, girl aierial ring 
performer, looking trim In fieshings 
and peirrolpming the uisiial feats with 
plenty or' sawdust, grymhastic style. 
Series of body turns on a web; 
called "planches,' fOr the finish, roll 
of the: drum- going with each twist 
Counted 59 At this show for a pat 
ter ''6'f applause.' 

'Caltes Bros., who go back a long 
time, capitalize their Veteran status 
by announciiig at the getaway 
they've been on the stage 2 S. years, 
Get promptly into their stepping 
and stick to it after their prelimin- 
ary off-stage gagging. Mild comedy 
Ajpd spirited stepping carried them 
along. » ■ 

Joe May and Dotty, found the No. 
8 fiipot to their liking. Fair-sized 
crowd at this Friday performance 
were In . a good mood • and Joe's 
sometimes ,blue comments w^nt 
home.. He has ai> agreeable voleer 
but passes up straight singing' In 
favor of icomfecly Interrup(tIons.-pne 
straight number might not be' fimlss 
for change of. pace. Solid 15 ihln-. 
utes of gagging might Well be 
broken up. 

Tracy Improves with, experience 
In vaudeville. For one thing his 
change frOm evening clothes to a 
picturesque Bohemian street singer 
^arb take? the platform flavor out 
of his entrance and helps toward 
a .tordlai audience relation, 1 Radio 
rep and use of numbers he has 
identified himself with crystallize 
the intents. Scheme of asking the 
customers what they want in the 
way of songs Is a capital good will 

— device; Thi s performan ce — they 

voted for 'Farewell to Arms' and 
•Ell;. .BU,' latter for the.. finish on 
etrohg applause. 

Runaway Four In next to dos 
Ing was nice selection. This acro- 
batic quartet Is rough enough In its 
comedy, to follow almost any rough- 
house, up. ahead. Jievfi tlie. straight 
interlude of 'The Street Singer* in- 
tervening after the las,t preceding 
laugh turn; worked out very well. 
Boys met : 'em : interested. . arid . left 
*em laughing. Hayton and band 
closed .in a »nlce straight musical 
Interlude for the top -off. 

Feature .^Thd Eagle and the 
Hawk' (Pat) and attendance Fri 
day afternoon, of the opening, some 
what olf from normal. Bush. 



neighborhood, where burlesque Is a PALLADIUM. LONDON 

tradition. ' f . 

Attendance at this Saturday eft 
crnoon late performance didn't sug- , » « . , ^ , w • 

gest that they were drawn by tiie 'Crazy' business 

billing, crowd being a good deal less — the fourth and longest of the 
than half capacity downstairs at a series — the Palladium once again 
55c top. Persistency with which I „ „o„ii».„iii^» ti»i«av 

thO house Qflters premium^ and tries *<» » vaudeville policy. 



a variety of tonics indicates that 
the going Is tough. This .week It's a | 
number deal for tickets for the Gar- 
den Bowl prize fight and a like ar- 
rangement with a trip to Atlantic J 
Gity as award. Besides that,, there's I 
a trailer telling all' about amilteur. ] 
niffhtr- 



House wa.s Intended to open its 
vaudeville drive June 5, but with 
Puke Ellington unable to get here 
in time the 'Crazy' policy was 
forced to llniger foi: another week, 
with business, doing a fade-out. 
-Decision— to- stage-ra^-^audeville- 



Two acts besides the. Smali ag- J revival with the Duke as an open 
gregfttion wore Jim Wong Troupe, j ing attraction was an inspiration, 
Japanese acrobts and jugglers, flvie with credit primarily due to Irving 
nitSri and a woman and a wealth of I Mills and Jack HyUon, who started 
embroidered drops, ahd" Bill Talaak ] the negotiations some months ago. 
and GOi Nice turn of its kind fdr Underwood Hylton, who presents 
opener, with flawless gymnastic Ellington, by arrangement with 
Style and sight feattires. Mills-Rockwell, is getting ^3,600 

The Telaak turn was a dead I'oss per week from the Palladium, with 
in the No. 2 spot. They Just a percentage on the intake exceed- 
wbuldn't go for comedian's strong ing $14,000, and judging by the flrst 
arm style on ar^ terms, iilthOugh I two shows, which were capacity to 
his vigorous hoke and knockatout overflowing, the house should gross 
ought to register in this kind of a around $18;000. 

neighborhood^ . It's seldom thi t Surveying the entire bill, there Is 

local crowd fails to fall for a pansy no doubt the management has 
bit siich as Talaak has, with the tightened up on the f'est of the pro- 
stooge wearing a bright red beret gram. The nine acts, without El- 
and tie. Anyhow, this mob. wouldn't.! ungton, do not cost more.' than 
have any part of It," and the same 
for the roiighhousing of the jgirl 
assistant; For tastes in entertain- 
ment this audience is probably the | 
toughest In the. city to analyze, 

Rush. 



PARAMOUNT, N Y. 

Betweein' a .new .contour 'burtaln, 
a precision line a la the Roxyettes 
and a homemade revolving stage, 
the Paramount has gone Music 
Hall. But Just a No, 2 company, 
-ftVbest;^ — The-effOPt-to-lOok-iike'4he-| 
SL^th ayeniie house Js wasted. It 
seems that M long as the best thei 



more.' 

$2,00D. Bill, excluding the band, 
does not rank with, the house's best, 
but is fair ..entertainment 
. Opening are the 16' Palladium 
Girls, a regular feature, who hoof 
a little, but primarily show 32 gams. 
Seven Royal Hindustans, the real 
openers, go through a whirlwind Of 
tumbling, setting a pace which Is 
slowed down by the^ neaft act, Mur- 
ray and, Mooney, comedy" patterers, 
with a line of chatter dating back 
to the flood. Act is not of Pal- 
ladium calibrO. Three Whirlwinds, 
American skaters, who have been 
playing Europe for some time, again 
H ft hill in appfed , proving one^ 



utes he might be a good deal better. 
Although pace may haye something 
to do with it, too. Hope Is a good 
comic, knows his laughs and knows 
how to place them. Probably no 
comic could have worked that sec- 
ond show Saturday and gotten any- 
thing. The Brooklynitea evidently 
had a silent agreement hot to crack 
a smile or move their haiids. They 
Just sat, 

Anatol Friedland's act (New 
Acts), foilowing, was Just as much 
a dfead Issue, and for pretty much 
the same reason, although it's fast 
enough. It's JuSt that nothing much 
TJEHJlsinsrand-^hatTiothing lakies^-36- 
mihutes. If FriedJahd ahd Hope and 
Bellett and Lamb had wanted to 
play ball and the management had 
time enough, or energy enouigh; to 
experiment, the three might have 
been hiashed up into a piretty good 
combination show. But three thick 
hunks -oi acts' like that, by them- 
selveSi are too much. 

It becomes ' especially bad ; Inas- 
much as the Friedlahd act's only 
attempt at humor is a pretty sad 
attempt at an audience plant of a 
dizzy dame; If It was good it 
wouldn't stand a chance after 
Hope's dozeii or so stooges ger 
through, and it wasn't good. 

There was ohie ^ood laugh about 
Friedland's turn. He tries three 
times to go through that, blah about 
how many big stars he discovered, 
and all three times the audience 
says nothing ^hd does nothing. In 
Brooklyn the attitude evidently is 
•Yeah? What about it?' Frledland 
tells them -four times : that he found 
Barbara Stanwyck when she was 
only a stenographer, and .he found 
Eddie Garr -whep,-he was only a 
bellhop, and he found Jackie Oster- 
man^ but the mob didnt /Care, 

'Adorable' (Fox) on the screen. 

Kauf, 



of the best twins of its kind, and 
are followed by lAsslter Brothers,, 
here after two weeks at the Lelce- 
Paramount can flnlsh in a struggle Ister Square. Boys dance, clown and 
for production flsush honors Is a | fall to good results, 
poor second, it would do better to j Randolph Sutton, once tho prena- 
worry. more about talent and less 1 ier light comedian In England, is 
about flash than attempt to follow I gradually losing that title. Sutton 
the talentless but sightly Music I was on far too long, warbling about 



ROXY, N. Y. 

Astonishing how quickly form- 
ulas are built and Itow, once form- 
uiated. they stick. Here's the Roxy, 
in the vice of a freak formula, with 
acts poured Into It week after week 
to fit, and turning out okay. Of 
course, the Roxy had such a tough 
time getting In nickels before it 
stumbled into the currifent arrange- 
ment that It can't be blamed any 
for- hewing, cloise to the line now. 
'THcre's^'nff InteTit of desiroral 
pointing out that they're pouring 
acts through the same funnel week 
after week, and let tne quips ifall 
where they may; It"s Just a bit 
surprising that at this day and age 
in show, business new formulae can 
be found and stuck to so iprodigi'^' 
ously. 

Roxy today is what In the old 
days would have been called a 
family, audience house. The mam- 
mas and the papas and the kiddies, 
are there. An .occasional flap and 
her beau, but these are of the type 
that will soon be good solid bour- 
geois citizens raising their children 
for the good of an enlarged census 
figure. Oiily these days the fodder 
for this type of homebody is a bit 
different than it used to be. There's 
got to be a touch of radio In It for 
One thing. The mammas and the 
papas and the kiddies these days, 
on the six days when they're home 
and not at the Roxy, twist dials. 
So they've got to be given a taste 
of that. 

ringing radio names to the 
fltage,-however,^is--d pretty expen- 
sive propositlQn these days, s6 the 
Roxy thought up an angle' to that. 
The management digs around and 
picks yp: radio personalities among 
the smaller stations. People who 
are pretty good but not too well 
known. — They-ask-less-money-and 



six songs of the ballad type, prac 
tically tiring the audience In the 
end. DeWolf. Metcalf . and Ford, 
here In the second week, get the 



Hall school of picture house stag- 
ing. . . 
' The Music Hall is too mechanic- 
ally resourceful to permit competl- 

tloh in the trick staging line. On I coVeted sppt; clOiSing intermission, 
the other hand, the Paramount I Outside of their opening number, 
stage Is built for actors first and | Qupposedly comedy but not funny, 
scenery second. Which- gives the trio put over some fast dancing and 
_ Par its own edge, if it wants It. and I contortion acrobatics. Each mem 
he^makes.-it^unnece3sary for the Par tO | bec-of-the-JtrlQ_Jft_greaAJn _hia_ra 



give a poor imitation of a Music spectlve . specialties, and their . re 
Hall revolving stage with a wooden I ception nfiore than confirmed It 
turntable, some rop«~and-Tr xsouple-l — -Second .Tiaif Iff opened by Prank- 
of stage hands who arO so much In | and Betty Boston, a couple of local 
view that they really become mem- I so-so club Juggleris, with Max Mil- 
bers of the bill. If the union finds ler. local comic, oozing .personality, 
that out the. boysjjnaay have.to Jhe. jBoy is a big favorite here, as else- 
paid extra this wek for doubling I where. 

abactors'." 1 Closing is Ellington and hls or- 

The stager. Bob Alton, and the j chestra. Ellington comes at a time 
32-girl house line have three op- whfn bands are bordering on the 
portunities to spread their talents, I passe, due to the sameness of most 
and they stick to their own spots, | of them, but the colored Ameiflcan 



L)OB Angeles, .-June 23. . 
The slaughter of vaUde continues. 
Attempt to revive so-called "big 
time' at this house, on a budget of 
$800. Just ciftiinot be accomplished. 
Even with the bill cut to four acts 
currently, the 'big time' stuff Isn't 
there. 

Vaude portion of the stage show. 
with a couple of exceptions., drags 
along monotonously, with, the cus- 
tomers refusing to get themselves 
worked up to any degree of enthusl 
-asnn — :Fortxraatel3rr~thlir-weekr'^tlMr 



leaVing the visiting talent, alone, 
Only a ballroom' dance team gets 
production help this week. 

Out by themselves, and all ca- 
pable 6f taking- care of their re- 



maestro brings something that's 
difterient. Receiving an ovation 
CrOm one of the best houses here in 
a long while, Ellington held the 
audience in the palm Of his hand. 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 

The Academy mi^st be a tough 
stand to- supply attractions for. 
Certainly it's a difficult place in 
which to Judge stage material from 
the- r'evlewer's' pBint of view. .Not 
that this particular bill offers ;ahy 
profound profelem, being one of 
those catch-as-catch-can arrange- 
ments of two perfunctory acts a 
introduction to a 40-minute. all- 
colored, revue. Combination runs 
just an even hour and is a mere 
Interval filler between runhiners 'of 
the feature, 'Adorable' (Fox). 

Flash revue is Danny Small's 'Hot 
Haiiem,.' playing a repeat at . the 
■ house. virithln-a-feW-nronths; Act Is 
gaited for this clientelie, havl.ip a 
wealth of speed, Jazz and hot danc- 
ing by a 'group of 10 girls. At this 
pei'formance the slim crowd 
wouldn't even respond to that upu-- 
ally- surefire formula, only moment 
of - real • enthusiasm being the acror 
batic tap session of Sam, Sa:m and 
Sam, , three , young men •who buck 
and... Wing with enormous .energy 
- «.nd' -disregard of-physical-straiji.- 

This 14th street crowd is entirely 
unpredictable. They declined to 
laugh at some of Small's gags -with 
his comedian,. ;Sh6lton Brooks by 
name, and somis of the. quips were 
abundantly blue, but they went for 
the hot stepping energetic hip wav 
ing of the line girls, whose scheme 
of dressing runs to the semi-hude 
By way of clinching the. contradic- 
tioii of response to hot sepia step 
ping and coolness to blue jokes, they 
greeted the finish of 'Adorable,' 
most saccharine of romances, with 
a since.re burst of applause. 
■ F.or".-Jts _4 .0-minute . strte tc 
'Harlem' holds up very" well oh pace 
and i^ustained aotioh, with good 
change of pace, mixing hot music, 
well managed vocal interlude?; — 
though Luella Wilson jmight substi 
tute something for . the overdone 
'Stormy. Weather' — and a strong 
flavoring of characteristic htgro 
dancing. Company numbers 30 qr 
more anql has something of the tone 
of standard burlesque of a former 
tlay, which should appeal to this 



spectlve persons, are Hal LeRoy, giving them 45 minutes of a type 
Jack Powell, Roy Atwell and Jane of music never heard at this, house. 
Froman, latter in tor a Repeat run. They raved at his crodhefs, at his 
They danceid, drummed, talked and I trumpet players. They stormed 
sang their way, respectively, into | when Bailey and Derby showed the 
individual hits and combined in go- I ^ast word in noofology; yelled for 
ing a long way to make up for the I more When Ivie .Anderson gave them 
Par's productional deficiencies. | 'stoimy Weather.' and displayed 
LiORoy was on pretty early for I amazement at Bessie Dudley's 
what eventually proved' to- be the I 'Bnake-hips' offering. His trumpet 
sock turn of the show, but f ortu- I players, both In solo . and concerted 
nately the others were able to fol- -work, received an ovatioui 
lowT — Starting 'off With LeRoy Is There is no doUbt that the Pal 
another way of eating your dessert ladium can regain its lost vaude 
,first, but he at least gave the bill ynie clientele, but It will have to 
an extra fast, start. Atwell,, a stage 
vOt who lately has become a name 
on the' radio, pburM. his pied up 
ohatter routine- into a mike In 
monologist fashion for his own of- 
fering, "then" returned two or three 
tliheS ..fq^jserye; jos ..ih-.'. o._He^;fared 
exceptionally well for "a straight 
talking comedian in this theatre. 

Powell dispensed with his hea'vy 
kitchen set here and stuck to the 
traps , and a. chair out in 'bnevV it 
made no 

drumstick rhythm is rhythm With 
or without scenery and good enterw 
tainmenf either way. LieRoy and 
Atwell did straight for him at the 
opening, the former again ; showing 
some-'Tindercover Tcomeidy ability. 



give them novelties of the Ellington 
kind. But where are. they? 

ALBEE, BROOKLYN 



— It^s beerrdeinbiastrate^^^ before^ that 
good acts don't always make a good 
bill; Here's another instance, anr 
other hopeless jumble. And no 
difference, for PqweU's | seeming way out, either. 

Show starts off at a brisk pace 
with one of Phil Fabello's polished 
overtures. He knows his music and 

his- musicians. It seems a shame 
that he iHays' tnhest through" a 
but illustrating once. mOre that he I couple million yards of house trail- 
still has to learn to talk. Counting ers before going into the overture, 
on LeRoy to do anything but dance No matter how good his piece' Is 
is like asking Kreisler if all he can, after that, it .would lose half, its 
do is fiddle, but if liCRoy ever does , value, ahd does, 
learn to talk there is no telling how caritoh Emmy's dog act opens 
far he will go as a dancing Juve l ^j^^ ^^.^y^j g^^w. Fine Opening turn, 
in the show business. . • . | Dozen or so little mutts* beautifully 

Miss Froman, whose looks ^can t^^ined, with some clowning, not 
stand up under close inspec^on is much actual dog talent, but enough 
almost .sitting in the first row c^^H to look good and put the turn over. 

Bellett and Lamb are number fwb, 
a bit too early for them; but okay. 
They've cut out that Joe's Place 



tomers' laps. She's on the leader's 
stand In the orchestra, pit, framed 
by a .fiowered arch. Sang three 
Bongig, ' closing smartly . with the 
^.DgfifcPjyjof ^and .extr emely., p opular 
'Stormy Weather.' MisjS Froman 
was a substantial hit . all the way 
and a big improvement over the; 
first week, of her previous engage- 
ment here, mostly because of abet- 
ter and more Varied repertoire. 
They llk6d her enough Friday night 
to show she fita at the Par as a 
semi-permanent feature. 

'College Humor' (Par), the fea- 
ture, drawing only fair Friday 
night. Biffe. 



business, which is a blessing, and 
are=vnow=stickihg--tO' danclng,---plu.'j 
Just a bit of clowning by the two of 
them. They're both exceptionally 
fine freak dancers, make a swell ap- 
pearance and go over without the 
slightest difficulty. 
.. Bob Hope is spotted, here, and 
goes through 30 minutes of his non- 
sense. ■ Hard to jRgure Just what's 
the matter. As likely as anything 
it's a matter of time, if he tight- 
ened things up and stuck to 15 min- 



Horace Heldt band comes through 
with" some corking ' ^qod' 'Ba,ndL "iifiS 
specialty entertainment, so that ' the 

little more than an .hour of stage 
fare is not entirely wasted ..effort. . 

Opener, has twb' of the three 
'Whirling Zaros, boy and girl,' roller 
skaters, who perform a series of 
evolutions . that only occasionally 
rise.. to paX;. A little more attention 
to dressing the act, and Injection of 
some salesmanshop would help this 
turn mdteriajly. 

Trevor and Grey, In the deuce 
spot, are a couple of clever dancers 
and acrobatic workers who ruin 
what might otherwise prove accept 
able entertainment- by: -some inane 
attempts at comedy. Their opening 
gag. concerning *vI61et3 are pink.' 
has been worked by Chic. JohnsOn 
for many years. Only click for the 
act is where the heftier of the- two. 
while prone on his stomach warb 
ling a .ditty, raises his- partner in a 
foot-to-foot stand while the top 
man plays a sax number. 
.... Karyl Norman. Is .itoplined, but 
doesn't get anywhere until his clos- 
ing number,- an Impression of Mae 
West in 'She Done Him Wrong, 
Flashily dressed,. Norman finally, 
succeeds in getting the customers 
out of their lethargy a,nd Is mildly 
rewarded. One of his four numbers 
is . done In straight male attire, 
whlch-^^ddiesn'trseem to. fit.- " 

Closing the vaude portion of the 
show is Phil Rich, assisted by Alice 
Adair. Rich, portraying an Old man 
with young., ideas, draws a lot .of 
howls when , he gets his legs and 
hands all tangled up^ . IVf iss Adair 
does a bit of tap stepping, and. Rich 
winds ;up with some hifty. hoofing, 
the' finale being to the accompani- 
ment of the Heidt band' 

"Aside from Heidt's- brief -attempt 
at warbling and dancing a waltz 
with Marie Burton, featured dancer 
the band offering' clicks solidly all 
the way .through, in .addition to 
several numbers • expertly put over, 
many of the members of the outfit 
are doing, specialty numbers this 
week, most registering nicely. Best 
probably, is the impersonation of 
Groucho Marx by Art Thorsofi^ and 
Jerry Bowers' burlesque on " Paul 
Ashi A banjo solo starts the Spe- 
cialties off with a bang. 

Miss Burton does one waltz rou 
tine, and winds up with her duet 
-with--"Heidtv=-w;hich=seoms="entircly 
out of place. For the finale, Heidt 
■whoops the band up with a Victor 
Herbert medley, using the entire 
band, playing strings for one inter 
lude, and then switching to cornets' 
for another, which brings the drape.f 
together amid vor|ferous approval 
Screen has 'Melody Cruise 
(Radio), hews and a World's T'f'air 
short. ' Biz not so hot at nponJnt 
stanza. JEdwd. 



they're Just as good for the Special 
Roxy ty preaudience; in fact, they'r© 
better, because the big names have 
been seen at all the other, bigger 
Broadway houses. 

So that becomes rule number one. 
Of the hew Roxy. formula for the 
old Roxy. Currently the radio per- 
sonality la somebody known aa 
Cowboy Tom and his roundup from 
station WINS. Somebody must have 
heard of him. because the mob gave 
him a nice -mitt on entrance, Cow^ 
boy Toni turns out to be two cow- 
boys and two Indians. One of the. 
latter dances (what he does when 
broaiacastlng remains a mystery), 
and the other recites a gag history ' 
-©r America: - "The—tjowboys- slnff — 
fairly well. M they don't drag any-, 
body- -into- the— theatre the whole — 
quartet Isn't worth the chaps on 
their high boots' from an entertaln- 
ineht Standpoint, but they probably 
dp drag' some in, which Tnakes it 

Rest of the show hajs some . real. . 
entertainment. Starts off, as usu^ 
with the line of girls, who, by the 
way, are becoming more proficient 
at their- routines weekly.-. Are all • 
in cowboy outfits- to build up the 
radio turn, and that motive. Is car- 
ried through for The. Orantos, aerial 
turn that follows. Three lads who 
are about as good at hand to hand, 
pole and ladder stuff as is likely to 
be seen. Final trick Is a honey. . 
TW<i Climb 'the pole -poised on the 
third's shoulder and do the flag, 
routine, one on each side . of the 

pole. . ' V . 

Roy Wallen, whistler. Is next, and 
he. too* Is In cowboy outfit. Two 
nice whistling bits and off, to be 
followed bir the cowboy-Indian af- 
(Contlnued on page 28) 



WARFIELD, FRISCO 

San Francisco, June 18. 

Fox-West Coast's ace local house 
Is 10 years old this week and for 
the occasion extends Itself by aug- 
menting the revue with 20 mlnuteai 
Qf Jlie S'NeUl Sisters Kiddies 
TVuerar perenhiaT^ a^^^^ 
attraction, locally. 

Some 40 boys and girls from 
Peggy ahd Helen O'Neill's school 
had .a smartly framed act, speedily 
paced and packed with entertain- 
ment of a higher calibre than the 
usual juvenile stuff. House's stock 
line of 18 girls. In Mickey Mouse 
costumes, lent a colorful touch to. 
the finale. 

Fanchon-r &- Marco-booked pres- - 
entation that was separated from., 
the kiddie shbw. only by a Betty 
Boop cartoon, aliso tapped the bell, 
With Hermie King conducting the 
pit band, feviie was run off by 
Frank Melino and Co., in the rough 
and tumble aero turn that they've 
done here before ; Max Lerner, 
miking a pop tune in a swell tenor 
voice (his second week), while 
graceful Marietta aesthetically 
waltzed: Bud Harris with his part- 
ner and younger brother, the three 
colored boys doing a flock of gags, 
songs and hoofing to good. returns; 
anifiLthe. 18 dancing beauts, who had 
severSr olcay foti tInesT porticuliiti'iy'" 
the touKh roller skating finale. 

Jan Kubinl conducted the orches- 
tra in a well chosen overture of 
clas.slcs, di'awlng a nice hand for 
his fifth week here. As us.ual,'.an 
outstanding feature of the bill were 
the animated trailers for next 
week's show."? as. done by Herman 
k'T.'jkon, manager. ' 

Tie was ficorge ArllsS In "Work- 
irjir Man' (WB), Not big, but nice. 



14 



VARIETY 



F I L REVIEWS 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



Talking Shorts 



|tU$S COLUMBd 
nthat Goes Double' 
n) Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone Nos. 1495-96 

^4-lAufia.i^ftUiTnhnr-ft3ti-JiPt wf>rtt nrnon- 
er, plays a diial role in this two- 
'Tedler, aii^ that maHes this 6ne 
fairly: interesting. The old-fash- 
lone^ split film stunt hasn't been 
used - much lately, especially in 
shorts. Beyond the double situation 
the . studio didn't contribute much 
In the way of the storyr except 
that Avhat there is to the script 
manages, to neatly work in some 
gopA. specialties by variety acts. 

Columbo, playing himself iahd 
also, his^ .owp double, gets three or 

■ fbiir .soiigd in .bietw«en the dialog. 
Bemlce ^nd Easily, dancers, and the 
Cossacks,' roller skaters, both ilrst- 
vaude. specialty turns, do a 
couple of. minutes each'. 

Between Columbq's sinje^ing and 
the , two Underlined . act's JJiere's 
«nough entertainment to , sustt^iA 
this orie for lts:'20-'mihute duratjonr 

- Another character, should And , him-. 

-. eelf>a fa^t talking, and master sales-" 
'manragieht ' like the oni&' he ' plays 
III' this fiihorti Then maybe he'd get 
(Bojrne billing; Bigey 

%\D FF^OM BORNEO' 
Our Gifihg VCbmecfy ' 

N«w York, N» Y. 

. Wetrtf 

One' Idea' stretc1ie,d about! as -far 
lis', it v^ill go, bi^t.' getting liEiughs 
^jpohi— adults-as^- w.ell— d,si -kids. 



rai^t . brother ^writes he Is showing 
his Wild Man 'of -;B'bn>eo' in town 
tfiid iirges his sister to' cdmje and 
seej 'hlra since her -liudband's an 
tlpfithy prevents ,hi^";oaUlng. . The 
three children .get. the idea that 
tXhcle Qeorge is .the ^ild naan. They 
go to s^ him, taking' the others 
, In the gang along. The uncle, is 
. hot- in:'theVtent> but th^ wild, man 
Is, and his. inordinate love of candy 
leads him to <:hase them for the 
co'ntents .of the bag; the small col- 
<>ried "boy. carries. They "get home 
and th% restvis Splaying tag all over 
the" house' .with an inconclusive 
finish of the - wild man chasing the 
mother and father after he flings 

—them- Tout-^f-the ■ windbw.- ^— ^ 

Abundance of slapstick bit's, many 
of .them good;, ' with slow cranking 
firequehtly. 'resorted to' to sp66d the 
action^ usually with^ laugh results. 
Mot -up to the best ' of the 'Gkng 
comedies, but piost ' audiences will 
- Uke< it> owe, 



GEORGIA TECH 
'Spirit of Campus' series with 
Reinald Werrenrath 
9 IMins. 

New York, N. Y. 
.. _ . .- Educational, 
One~" of a ' series of— coHege-cata— 
logues, -^Ith Reinald Werrenra.th 
singing the campus songs. Goes 
into a., jBcenlc, with Graham Mc- 
Namee doing a lecture that is of 
or'/ fair interest but of strong ad: 
value to the school. Backgrounded , 
by -subdued singij^g^ but either the 
talk is too loud or the singing too 
soft. 

Not much to intereiat ! Other tlian 
alumni; "and possibly high school 
kids.^ Flashes of athletic fields not 
of ^ sufflctent > iintercst to square 
what's gone before. Weil photo- 
graphed, knd recorded, though, edit' 
ing is only passable, arid there -lis ai 
snapper lacking for a .flnlsh. 



BLUES' 



'PICANINNY 
Carteoii 
S Mins. 

New Yorl<, N. . 

Van. Beur-sn 
HOdpodge of .'stunts 'supposed to 
hiappen to the comedy figure when 
tils'' tnule jumps from the tbwpath 
into. the. boat he Is dragging arid 
cats|>ults him Into Africa. He gets 
into- ancient . tombs, where «iEir- 
touches come to life and mtimmy 
cases give up their contents.. Many 
flashes of good iriiaglnatlon but too 
,much along the same line tcr give 
a needed variety.; Boy wakes up to 



1irid"^that in'st^dlgf'kl ^slng t he-most 
ch&rmin|r of the muriimles the mule 
Is klssirig- . Ixlrit. ' ' . 

Action smooth and well timed. 
Voice's are not good but unlm.- 
portant. A spacer for a fiVe-mlriute 
^:ap. ^ CMC. 



•DOWN MEMORY LANE' 
Louis .Sobol, Tex Guinan 
8: Mins. 
Mayfair, N. Yi 

'Universal- 

.Tex Giilnari can turri her machine 
erin^of cbmtnent on a lot Of her. did 
'feature - length . we8tei;ns, sliced 
Bhort^ pejyper therii -with wisecracks, 
ad she .does in- this one, and make 
-8ome':nice change for -herself.:- A 
series of these would find a certain 
market. ' 

. Louis Sobol take^ . one. on 'the nose 
from Tex. about 'his news, as indi- 
cated in the beaker, which, inci- 
dentially,. rivals the schnozzler's pro- 
boscis in . .screen, shadow. Sobol 
seems- a little . more at ease., in this 
one. At least he doesn^t deliberate- 
ly, pari, the way Nick Kenny does. 
It .Beems^^ that - Keriny is always 
around when a. short touching on 
iradiQ is produced in the east. 

Frances Langford, claimed by Tex 
as a find, slngis. Either recording, 
Mayfair reproduptlon, or, maybe, the 
voice— but Miss Langford rasps and 
twangs. "Waly. 



MELODY CRUISE 

Radio production - and relea$e. Produced 
by Merlan C. .Cooper;. Ixtuls Brock. ; asr 
BOcIate producer; directed by Marie Sand'- 
rich. Story aiid screen ' play; 'Marlt.- Sand- 
rich and Ben Holmes: additional dialog,. 
Allen Blvlfin and P< O. Wolffion: niUBic 
and lyrics, Val Burton and VD^IU Jason: 
C4ineranian, Bert Glennon. Film editor, 
Jack Kitchen/ At Badio City Music Hall, 
.week..Jun.«_22^ Bunning time, 74 mine. 

Pete Welio * . . ■."TTrrrCharleB— BugglCB- 

Alan Chandler..... Phil Harris 

Ann Vton Bader > Oreta Nlssen 

tauHe~Mari6wer."TT7r/rvrrr-.-rHele» -Mack 

Hickey .Chick Chandler 

Zoe .....June Brewster 

Vera . .Shirley Chambers 



Miqialiire Reviews 



'Melody Cruise' (Radio). 
Mild, entertainment in this 
musical picture, despite tech- 
nical quality. Scattered and 
sprawling in' form. Charleis' 
Ruggles' comedy main asset. 
'Emergency Call' (Radio). 
—Good actio n pic for ave rage, 
trade. ' - 

'When Ladies Meet' (M-G). 
Nice productipn ot stage play 
that is not just ajphotograiphed 
drama. Well .spaced coriiedy 
helps and picture .8hould .be: 
outstarid.er. . 

f Co liege Humor' (Far). 
Pleasing collegiate semi-musi- 
cal with attractive featured 
cast. Not much to story or 
songs; 'but blever ; treatment 
and adaptation; got It over. 

•Baby, Face* (WB): A blue 
one,>not for. general appeal and 
likely to pilend . family trade. 
Not much in the acting or pro- 
duction to redeem.*. the. dirt. 
Barbsara Stanwyck starred. 

'Silk Express' (Wfi). Weak 
programmer, . with good name 
cast badly distributed. ; 

.'Her Resale Value.' (jsi£ayfa.ir). 
Average Indiie. Good cast and 
production, but too weak a re- 
hash of old plot material. 

'The Dude Bandit' (Allied). 
Hoot Gibson in a familiar 
Western yarn better told than . 
-jsual. 

'What Price inneceiice'. (Col); 
Advice to young girls and hesi- 
tant parents, put : a' p^'tditlcr-^ 
-old . story to :otheri3. 

'Corriiption' (imperial). Ac?- 
tlon political yarn with a 
couple of original twists. iStory 
bromidic but picture should 
find Its level. 



WHEN LADIES MEET 

Metro-GoTdwyn-Mayer production and re- 
lease. Stars Ann Harding «rid Bobei*t 
Montgomery. Features Wyrna Loy, Alice 
Brady, Frank Morgan. Associate producer 
lAWi-ence Welngarten. Directed by Harry 
Beaumont. From stage play by Bachel 
Crothers; screen version, John Meehan and 
I«ori Gordon; Tay June, 'camera; Hugh 
Wynn. editor. At Capitol, J^. Y., -W^ek 
June .23. Bunning time, 73 mins. 

Clare. . . ... . . . . ; Ann Harding 

JImmie ..^ ...... >,.Bobort Montgomery 

Mary ..ti..............^.».....Myrna Loy 

Bridget .Alice Brady 

BOgers Frank Mor«an 

:wa lter V.\ Mart in Burton 

Pierre iiulH-AlDerni- 



COLLEGE HUMOR 

Fareiniount production and release. Di- 
rected by Wesley Buggies. Se-ven names 
featured, none starred. Adapted by Claudo 
Bihyon and Frank Butler from story by 
Dean Fales; Muslo and lyrics by Bam 
Coslow and Arthur^ Johnston. lioo Tover, 
photog. At Paramount, New York, -week 
June 2!}. Bunnliig tinie, 08 mins. 

Frederick Danvers .Bing Crosby 

Barney Shlrrel...... .......Jack Oakie 

Mondrnke ....«,... . . .Richard Arlei^ 

Barbara Shirrel ....vMary Carlisle. 

Amber .....,.Vk.'.>^^Mary Kornmtin 

George Burns......... .George Bums 

Gracie Alien ; .Grade . 'Allen 

Tex Roust...'..... ......•'•«• ^Joseph Sauers 

-Ginger i ..i 1 1 :■ . ^jL^lon a Andre 



Miss Potts.... 
Mrs.. Wellfl..... 



Thereafter the hero gbe^ in pursuit 
(or a long series of brief and inter- 
esting California scenic and spec- 
tacle, shots .-woven vlnto the romantic 
ptirsult, by far the best straight acr 
tion of the picture. There's an 'Ice 
ballet as an Incident of the- love 
phase that's a dandy bit. of -staging; 
^Photography^ and 'technical pro- 
duction are~l9etIor tBaH""lirst~classr 
becoming notable for excellence at 
inany-pointSi— --- — Rush.^ 



...Florence Roberts 
l.MarJprie Gateson 



'HOW'S TRICKS' 
George Owbii's Band 
11 Mins.. 

Strand, NeW York 

Vitaphone No. 1490 

G.l'r'cus midway setting. for thie In- 
troduction of some novelty acts... A 
comedy : magician makes the ' talent 
appear and disappear as a two-way. 
method of getting them on and off. 
— fe'mme "tumbling Quartet with 
Hn imported look that probably will 
be seen around in .vatl.de, a monkey 
imitator, a, seyeh or eight-piece 
band and Jean Sargent, ah* singer, 
are slipped in for specialties. All 
isatlsfactory, excepting the band, 
and they contribute a- reasonably 
.^ood 11 minutes of novelty footage. 
."George. Owen is the only name 
billed, but whether he's the band 
leader or the magician isn't clari- 
fied. . Miss .Sargent's is the only 
moniicker that will be recognized, 
anyway, Bige, 



"DESERT DEM O N s^:^^-^— 
Novelty 
10 Mms. 
Mayfair, N. Y. 
! : ' Educational 

■ Jiisl as it ^quee^es life out of the 
lizard, 'so the'klng ^^nake meets its 
Aiikiti. at, the ipeedle of the tarantula. 
This '^l3 .a short commendable in 
•very 'way. . . 

it lat, unusual, being highly educa- 
tl-QJiai while engrosslngly entertaln- 
liig. "Varjous spe,c?es of desert life 
are inclilil'ed^ Waly. 



Fair diverting; consignment - of 
music- and girl fluff -with its nib- 
mentS'Of gayety, spice a;nd humor, 
hut just about staying the limit of 
its welcome in ah hour and a eiuar- 
ter; Ought to be a moderate grosser 
for summer entertainment.. 

Story and playing lack genuine 
spontaneity. It's just a -well-re- 
hearsed musical, trifle,' padded out 
unmercifully with incidentals, at- 
mosphere -and other, embroideries 
The meat isn't th^re for the pliayers 
and they seem to feel it in their 
work. Thing doesn't move along, 
but Jerks on its way. Laborious di- 
rection takes scen^ by scene with 
ehormoufT concentration and polishes 
each oft neatly enough. Only they 
don't assemble into a smooth, sat 
is^ing unity. 

Fact that the leading man Is 
something of a stuffed shirt is more 
the fault of the niaterlal " allotted 
Phil Harris than due to his per 
formance. Take the most person- 
able tenor in the world and hand 
him the role of a self-confessed, 
professional lady killer, and you set 
up audience resistance that Won't 
be denied. That's what happens 
here^:ta:¥ jIarris,-_-who looks^ ja,..-.good 
deal like Harry; "Hiohman andr'har 
not a few of his mannerisms, be 
sldeis a pleasing baritone voice 
which is displayed to/excellent ad 
vantage in the prize number,: 'The 
Night to Love/ This. Is neatly 
enough introduced with a back 
ground of romantic moonlight on the 
water for one of the most agrreeable 
bits of the footage. 

Romantic thread of story Is triv 
iar but 86Tyes" its" purpose. What 
really saves the production , is the. 
comedy . of Charleis Ruggles with 
Chick Chandler froni vaudeville 
making his first real screen debut 
supplying valuable .aid ,iEis a comic 
dancing steward. Ruggles wears 
Well, better than the llngerled back 
ground of dizzy girls rung in from 
time to time. That Ruggles man 
ages to put the stamp of genuine 
ness On a mechanicial collection of 
stage tricks,, not a few of them go 
Ing all the way back to the 'Char- 
ley's Aunt* school, Is testimony to 
his expertness. 
^-^HeLBn ;;Mack Jsiv^ery believable in 
one 'of . those: YdirtianElc 'femino":Wds' 
that seem 'to hang on musicals as a 
necessary evil. She doesn't sing but 
looks desirable. Most of the others 
are mere stooges for the male lead. 
Including the flock of more or less 
undressed girls. Marjorle Gateson 
another experienced stage recruit 
does a lot with a not very flexible 
minor role. 

Finish Is a neatly turned bit of 
panorama action, Romance begun ort 
shipboard is interrupted on landing 
And, girl vanishes in a lovers' hull, 



EMERGENCY CALL 

Radio prodiiicflbn aiid i;elease. Features 
Bill' Boyd. Wsjane Gibson and -William 
Gargan. Directed'by Kd^afd Cahn; screen 
play, Houston. Branch and Joseph Man- 
Idewtcz! from story by John B. Clymer 
and Jaines Ewen^; photography. Boy Hunt 
At the Roxy. -N. Ti, -week June- 23. Run' 
nlng" time. 70 mins. 

Jo<e Bradley............;.....^.. .Bill Boyd 

Mabel Weenie.....;........ .."Wynne Gibson 

Steve Brennan...... ....... ;-Willlam Gargan 

Alice Averill....i .Betty Furness 

Dr. Averlll... Reginald Mason 
'ioni. Roiirke Edwin - Maxwell 

Sammie. Jacobs .....George E. Stone 

File Clerk , .^Mema . Kennedy 



Nice coverage action picture. Not 
intended or geared for blf; grosses 
but biight to do well i^nough by It 
self to satisfy. It's one of a series 
teaming Boyd and Gargan and by 
far the best, of the group thus far. 

. Rackieteerlng In hospitals 'the 
subject. Much screen fodder on 
almost every possible angle of 
racketeering' 'but. this looks like a 
nie-TT- one. Anyway, there's action 
enough to. get It by. 

Boyd Is a surgeon in the city hos- 
pital corps and Gargan is his driver. 
Racketeers have the hospital under 
control, using It for ambulance 
chasing from- various standpoints 
"Xa-wyers' tie-up. .the. in jured.:l>rQUght 
to the- place, phony accidents are 
committed throughout the city. With 
the ladei helped by. the hospital to 
give .the appearance: of hieing very 
III. It's all stretched a bit far. but 
handled at a suinceiitly fast clip to 
hold attention. 

i^Oyd and Gargan are both adept 
at this breezy,, tough young lad 
characterizations and Wynne Gib 
son- doeis -a • nice job-,as-a Jhtu!se._ jCl!h.e_ 
scene,- Where ,she kills the gang 
leader. Is a superb piece of work. 
Only story Haw Is thiat Gargan is 
murdered and his girl left, wbile 
there's ho buildup on -Boyd as the 
successor. Kauf. 



Blocki Gets State-Lake Job 

Chicago, June 26. 

*Fritz Blocki goes to work July 10 
With Jones Linick and SchaefCer, to 
promote the State-Lake theatre 
which starts 30c vaudfilm July 23 

^31o.cki^s..,jnfL:^lon ger.,.lconnect( ed 
With the Congress Hotel. 



livingston Lancinir 

" Hollywood, June 26. 
Alan Livingston, contracted by 
Fox six months ago as. a screen 
possibility, will be dropped by the 
studio. 

Player w.iU remain here as a free 
lance.' 



Few stage plays, reach the .screen 
with canriera . technique and. the 
author's Idei, But here the adapters 
have preserved . sa-vor of 
the Original while producing a 
generally mobile, atmosphere. It's 
a screen play that goes stifC only In 
one or twovspots, yiet it is the story 
that came frona the play script, Well 
directed^ lendldly staged and 
acted by a good caist, picture: Is oiicf' 
of ^the more intelligent offerings iajid 
yet one Which provides many angles 
of .general audience popularity.' It 
Is soreeii enitei>talhment and at the 
Ciapitdl the ta,pes -were not an Idle 
gesture. They needed thein back of 
the seats, around 9 p.. m., though not 
In the outer lobby. 

tory gets .off to a typlcail picture 
start,, which, will lead those.' unr 
familiar With the drania to fear an 
other, of those wild life In (society 
yarns, but it soon steadies down Into 
nicely paced action ..punctuSated by 
plenty of laughs that arise from the 
lines instead of horseplay. 
-^Irsfr^bunqp— comes in a r ather- 
ovei-long but necessary seqii^nce in 
Mary 'ff apartment; then speeds^aiong 
to the .big scene between the two 
women. There's L,\ interpolated 
golf bit that helps, plenty of 
speed and movement. 

When the big scene does arrive, 
the spectator is so ihtrlgued by the 
characters that It Is not necessary 
to frantically angle to conceal the 
fact that the chat runs what might 
be overlong. It's interesting and 
holds quiet attehtlOh, which is un- 
usual. The preceding scenes have 
been , played se . lightly it Is hot 
necessary to loud pedal the emp^ 
tion, and Miss Harding here gets 
the oppoi:tunity__whlch_.repays— her- 
for the fact that technically she Is 
JPlaii[Ing_the^ _8eGondar y chara cter. 
Her performance here will rank 
with her best screeh achievenients. 
The drop back to more conventional 
situation is safely made ah4 the 
play closes on falling action that 
might . have been danigerous had not 
what has gohe before been so' well 
done. 

The script has been nicely planned 
with niiuch of the , original dialog 
apparently preserved, and Harry 
Beaymont has done ian exceptional 
job of direction. Mountings are 
coiatly but tasteful and the.phpto- 
graphy generally excellent in spite 
of an often shallow focus. 

In addition to Miss Harding's fine 
playing, Myrna" Loy does an ex- 
cellent chore with the nominal hero- 
ine as the ambitious young writer 
who has fallen In love with her 
publisher. She plays sincerely and 
naturally. Robert Montgomery does 
not quite get into his character. 
Moments when he seems 111 at ease 
and he seldom forgets that he's act- 
ing. Qmthe otUer hiand Alice Brady,^ 
In a fat part as: a -socialite, Oracle 
Allen, Is dangerously close to run- 
ning away with the film now. and 
then, and is responsible for the 
major portion of laughs. She Is a 
delight. Frank Morgan Is a suave 
and convincing heavy and Luis Al,- 
bernl Is In for a few effective mo- 
ments. Tha t leav es only Martin 
Burton in the cojd. " More the fault 
of the character than anything else. 

*When . Ladles Meet' is a thor- 
oughly good effort from all angles. 

Chic. 



A choppy cutting Job that gives 
the (Story's progress a Jerky, unevien 
appearance Went a long -way tO'^ard 
tearing down 'College Humor's* best 
points, but. fortunately there was 
ehouj^ left after the scissor .man 
got through for an . entertaining, pic- 
ture. . A light, frothy musical that 
doesn't give the customers much of 
a mental workout, it's nice summer 
tare on: timely release that shbuld 
turn In sa^tlsfaactbry busjfh'ess 
general,. 

Loing cast of welirkhown. featured 
names, lione starred, should help on: 
the draw. Combination of Blhg;^ — 
Crosby, Richard Arlen, Burns 4nd 
Allen, and Jack Oakle ought to at-*:^ 
tract. 

It isn't the story that counts so 
much this time, for the story, 
top of being c^t to « series of dis« 
connected ribbons, follows the regu« 
latlon collegiate formula with the 
hero scoring two last .minute touch- 
downs for the flnlsh; this time 
the treatment la most Important. 
Tongue-in-cheek adaptation in a 
free-handed -vtray by Claude Blnyon 
a.nd Franklin ' Butler is responsible 
for the picture's merit. They kidded 
it all the way, thereby keeping out 
of the traps that- usually ensnare 
the average campus frolic^ When 
this stuff is handled satirically it 
isn't so hatd to take. 

The leading boy, as usual, is the 
fresbi guy Ireshman, but the uncpm-: 
nion- angle Is a professor (Cro'sbyy. 
who croons. his lessons and <;rbons-' 
the campuis belle aWay from the «tap 
footballer, and then croonls hiniiself 
into a star crooner oh the radios- 
JIeanwhll_e,_thfi_beilels_broth^,_jr^^ 
Oakle, who is also the fresh fresh-^ 
jnan in the first reel, becomes the 
scBo.oT8"hew jgrtdT-Btar. At the fln" — 
ish^he'is. balancing- crates at his 
father's creamery, still undieclded 
whether to be a doctor, lawyer or 
' engineer. - 

The dialog sparkles with constant 
comedy :that never departs froni 
typical collegiate chatter. 

'Learn to Croon' Is most catchy 
of the Coslow- Johnson score, -but 
the picture, under Its musical rating 
could have used a moria Outstanding 
lead tune. Crosby does the singing. 

Between .Crosby for romance and 
Oakle for laughs, the picture has a. 
strong pair of male leads, their 
parts being setups for them, and 
there is an appealihgl>ronde in Mary 
Carlisle as the femme topper. 
Richard Arlen's part gives him less 
sympathy and proniinence than he 
usually receives, but what he does 
Is nicely done. Burns and Allen are. 
In for. only flve mln.utes or so at one 
stretch, written into a frat dance 
sequenqe for some gagging and 
brightening It UP a lot. 

Crosby makes his best showing tb 
date with a chance to handle, both 
light comedy and romance. . His - 
pale face makeup. Is the only flaw, 
so it looks like all he needs Is a 
new paint job and another good role. 

The campus scenes and Interiors 
are studded with a bunch of good- 
Jpoklng^glrla. who .form a constant 
: background ""f of the actions —They--; - 
don't harm the eyesight a bit and 
give the customers something to 
see when there's nothing ielse doing.. 

Bige. 




'Corruption' (Imperial). Staggers dizzily about the political arena, ii,' 
stamping ground, the gals are practically unanimous about .passing 



'College Humor' 

younger 



' (Par). 
• alley. 



locale and cockeyed mood right in the 



'JVIelody Cruise' (Radio); Nicely produced light stuff that gets a little 
too thin. Charlie RUggles to make the matronis laugh, bUt Phil Harris 
ihlscast as a blithe young romantic 'hero. 



Baby Face' (WB). Conservative femme element likely to be offended' 
at heroine's unpunished and Unmitigated brazehness. But city gals may^ 
enjoy studying her technlquie. 



'What Price Innocence' (Cdl), Old fashioned problem play too qualnUy 
naive for the flaps and too talky andUlresome for the more innocent, 
older generation. 



'When Ladies, eet' (M-G). Matinee matrons will have a cosy time' 
ilaughlng at Alice Brady atid listening to Ann Hard! hg talk about wives,; 
marriage and mistresses. 



Emergency Call'. (Radio). Routine action meller with cowboy-Indian 
suspense to delight the kiddies. Cast and unconvincing hospital-racketeer 
background below par. In femme appeal;! 



Qeorge Brent 
•Donald Cook 
.Artbup Hohl 
..Jobn Wayne 
.Henty Koike? 
. .Margaret Llrtdsay 
.DouRlas DumbrlUe 
.....Theresa Harris 
..Alphons^ Bthfer 



BABY FACE 

atl!Jf^SJ; ^s^r?el!''' pTre^t«' J?r^^S: 
Qr^T stoiv and adaptation. Gene Markey 
and Kathryn, Scola. Jamea Van Tress,, 
SRotQ^ At Strohd. N. T., week June 23. 
Riinninnr ttmei ' 71 inlnef. . 

£u? (SabV rice). ., Barbara Stanwyck 

Trenhom 
Stevens. 
Slpple... 
JlmrtiV 
• Carter. : ^ . 
Ann C?irter 
Brody. 
Chi<io. 

Cra;e;Ci;. 

t?yTi(Bre v er thl3 on e, can get b y . 1!:3 
rough stuff may geTTiohje TjusTness.' 
But- it won't be the right sort or 
enough, because 'Baby Face' is olue 
a.nd rioljhlng else. It ppiasessea no 
merit for general or popular appeal, 
Is liable to offend the familji- trade 
and can't count on any juve at- 
ten^iJance. . ■ 

Story Is that of a . girl who goes 
tramt>lhg through life for 70 lYiinJ 
trtes Ot nothing .but affairs with a 
floQfc of men, each, of whom meansi 
advancement to her^ The only time 
Lily atlys 'Nb'" is Iri thfe first reel.' 

Taking -her ^• father's colored ser- 
vant . slcJ along (the. girl remains 
with her in her clirhb to the finan- 
cial top as a constant, unsavory re-^ 
minder- Erie).,, Lily goes to -New 
■jTorlf, . up0n the advice . pC . an pld 
cobbl.ec: who's "supppsed to be a, mas- 
let mind-phliosopher; and Who tells 
Tilly abouB the' power . of her bettuty 
-r-as if she. isn'.t^hep.. . «. • 

Neither the script or the actress 
ever permit Lily to soften up.; "The 
scripit leaves liere with no redeepa- 
Ing diaracterlsticsi upon the excuse 
tha,t I^lly'is. .early,,envlronment ,afid. 
manhandling hardened her..: . 

Barbkta Stanwyck plays it pre 
cisfely as it 'htts been written. She 
m^i^s Li^ a ; beautiful bum. Result 
Is a characteir th^t- eventually rpbs 
iti> own studi^iitie <>f any sympathy 
that mieht have been created ih thie 



be categoried as visual education 
for adolescents, particularly girls, 
and for parents who are a bit 
abashed at' the thought of Initiating: 
their offspring into an. understand- 
ing of what's what. 

For others 'Innocence' is an old 
story. Dialog is so much domestic 
prattle and the action is slow plus a 
few flashes of elementary oscula'* 
tion. 

The daughter of the hesitant par- 
ents, played understandinglj' by 
Jean Parker, does all of the things 
the. average audiehce expects df her, 
ncluding suicide when she finds, her 
bfiticayer. 1 Ben Alexander^" _dQfisn:±: 
care. . . 

Nothing unclean or unwholesome 
about 'Innocence,' and exploitation 
that , infers bthierwise will be "mis- 
leading. Waly. 



first few iHuwrnnjd^eet? 

Inhere is. .some comedy now .and 
th^h^ but seldom .frttentlonaL The 
StirilWd audience' gave it the snick 
in the. wrong Spots^ especially after 
the first . quarter, when Lily, starts 
to bowl 'eni over with just a look 
and a flash at the gams. 

Miss Stanwyck wears a salon fuU 
of clothes, which will interest the 
women more than, anything else, 
and she'/9 fortified with first-rate 
mil<^' support, George Brent', fea- 
itii'cdf ; Donald , Cook, Henry Kolker 
and 'otheif. gentleman pushovers try 
fiai-d^to be belieVable as they topple. 
' This is reputed to be a remake on 
the 'first print, which was consid- 
^rSd too hot.. Anything hotter than 
this 'for 'public showing would call 
fdr an Asbestos' audience blanket. 
--^Babjr-Jnace'-4tnd-"lJt-are'r just • -too 
ba<J, all . the w-ay. • ' Bige, 

im SILK EXPRESS. 

.Warner : Brothers rproductton 'And relesme 
't>lrected by Bay E^nrlsht. Scre6a,play 
Houston Branch , and Ben . Marlcspn based 
oa'iioty by Houston Branch; photogteplnr, 
..Toby Gaudto. .At -Strand, ' Brooklyn,' week 
June 2X.'. BunTiln^ tliiie,. 61"mins. . < / 

Kllgore ,.'.,.....,...., .Nell Hamlltoi^ 

JE*a!Uli'.' .. •. : .: ...... ^ .. .'. Shella Terry 

ifcDuffiv >. . . . . Guy Klbbeb 

caar,lc....:. ....... 4. ...Arthur Brypn 

NyYferg. .Pudley Dlgees 

Rusty"... . . ... ...V . . .Allen Jenkins 

Craft; . . . ,» ; i -. .i ^ . HarOld -Huber 

Mxton. kx'a^v. ••'•»... Arthur Hohl 

. Burns,. .George Bat Collins 
■' Calbdiiii, . . r. . .".s .7, ... . Robert Barat 
tor; ■ Rdlph . Verrton Steele 

:iProgramme* that doesn't, quite 
make its intended grade. Ba,d cast- 
ing- and 'diilo'g' mostly to blime.; 

= A mystery script with a couple" .qt 
mtirders /flg^ired' o'tit on a fast tr^iin 
dut*ing''a frahscbhtihent'al run^': 'Ih: 
the present C iii&tanfce> It's tied to 
racK^t^rlng . fh'~,tHe silk bifsiness, 
But it's ' stili i nnystery yarn that 
n6.vier qUlte t^ohvifibes, 

Ntlil 'ilJlmlltori is ' badly mfscsist 
as- a budhiesshian, h^ad of the hon- 
est silk' 4ealers.- "The TacketcerS 
have' tied lip all' available ^Hk so 
HiaiHlltbn gets' his business pats to 
e^ethclr; declai'ea^ a ' flgjit, sends to 

- JaT[>&,"n ■ fpr^ a 1[>ii-4hipment^df- Sllki 
arid" go.fes ' to- !Frii,h'ce' to meet thie 
bt^at •, Tb.eet the stuff to N^tir Tbrk 
oil' tAitilieVfor • corittactural deliveries 
a special train is ordered. On the 
train are a half dozen . peopie.^ 
third murder is barely avoided for 
the denouen^ent. 
j Guy '.Kibbeev 'iaai a diimb detective 
Is a badly dralwn character.. Could 
have -been something . made of the 

-llttie -guy-who's never- had anything; 
but bums to chase ofiC. freight cars 
arid • -wants to keep • th^ case goihET 
long as possible. Allen Jenkins 
turfis. in. a. fine job and so does I>ud 
ley Digges, both in minor roles. 

Kauf, 

What Price Innocence 

Columbia production and releiase. St6ry 
u>d|direotlon.b7 Willard ^ck. . .Cast: Jean 
I'ajrkSl-, WiUard Mack. Mlna Gombel. Ben 
Alexemder; BcyaOt '.''W^ashbiirof. 'Ai'CameA. 
N. T., week June 23. BuDniog lime, 04 



Judged by British standards, and 
taking intp consideration .the d^aw^ 
ng poorer of iVpr Novello. and 
l(][SSeieine' Carr'oil, who arc starred; 
Sleeping- Gar* is first grade. 'It is a 
splendid;, production with, .attractive 
Parisian settings, with first rate 
lighting and direction. 

The story is an. Implausible 'Tam- 
ing of. the Shrew' yarn of ^ Wealthy 
young, widow whp falls for. the. rush 
Idive 'tactics of a. railway conductor 
while traveling on his . cpntinental 
train.. Film is overboard on ■'atmos- 
phere/ Editing .would proniote 
Speed and. make, for entertainment.. 

Novello is accepted;, here as a 
ladies' man, and. Madeleine 'Carroll 
-is-beautif ul; — Dlalogris-designed-t' 
be witty, but is Intersperised with 
old-time^ tvlsecracks; • • 

A .Ipt Qt money was spent on. this, 
picture,' and' there is every indica- 
tion it will yield a -handsome profit. 

Jolo. 



. is Is strictly a leaf, from that 
old niedical book which used to be 
known as 'The Family Physician, 
Literally it has mainly. tP do .with 
hpuse-.tp^hpuse travels of a doc 
tor, Willard Mack essays the role^ 
the best in the script, writing the 
stpry and . directing the picture at 
the same time. 

■. '■ Frbih the standpoint .of 'entertain 
tnent 'What Price Ihriocehce* could 



SLEEPING GAR 

(BRITrSH MADE) 

London, Jutie 16. 
Gauihorit-Brltlsh. production, .. rcleasetd. 
throiigb Gaiimont Zdeal, Ltd. .Directed by 
Aiiatol Lttwak. ..in.'calst: Ivor iNovello,' 
Madeleine Carroll, Kay Hammond' and .fttb-. 
ers. Length. 7,470 feet; running time, 100 
mins. - Previewed Tlvoll theatre,/ London, 
June 13. 



CORRUPTION 

William Berke production distributed by 
Imperial Distributing Corp. -Written and 
.directed by C. Bdward Roberts. At May- 
fair, N. T., week June 21. Running time, 
07 mIns. 

Ellen Manning ^....Svalyn Knapp 

Tim Butler .Fronton Foster 

Charlie Jasper... .i....,;c;Cliarlefl Delainey 

Gormaii TuUy Marshaill 

Sylvia Gor i'.i,, Natalie' Moorhead 

Rcfgian . . • • • .Warner Richmond 

District Attorney, . ^ . Huntley Gordon 
Assistant D> A...:...,....i.l4X<ie. Cknndler 

-yoikov. . . . . ... ; . .... t 1 . < .'MIscha Auer 

Police Commi ......... Jason Roberts 



Politica l story with cha racters all 
fictional, "^Plenty pi tnat pne^lw^r 
action -which the cheaper houses go 
for and one or two. really novel Situ- 
ations. Four or five political lead- 
ers are bumped ofiC, the loyal yoiing 
miaybr is convicted, the coroner, is 
mystified, and the . real i^urderer 
eventually explains alU. 
' Angle .is that a bullet has pene- 
trated each body but can't be found. 
Lends a mystery angle .of note, de- 
spite the , brbmldiC , texture .■ of . the 
plot, ^he , Dullets . are a concoctioh 
of ice -v^rith' the formula unexplained. 
. . Shobtiiigs and. frame-rups aire 
obvious -iaind trashy, as well as be- 
ihg bunched in a couple of teels. 
.■Even ' the lesser audiences may 
t-witter : when... the directpif figured' 
they shouldn't. . But there's pell- 
mell ,'actio'n;'. Alger honesty, iaiid tlie' 
Jaxibih' that "brooks can^t-V^in In every 
foot. Cast, froni Evalyh Khapip'as 
the mayor's. ' secretary •■'to . 'Preston- 
Foster,- as'-thef :city.-' chief, .gives a 
performance ^ in ' keepIfT.e: rwith . .the', 
stbiy. but ,t)ie 9tpl. 8h(>ui4 rsatisejc if. 
spotted properly.. Waly.. 



ITS A BOY 



(BRITISH MADE) 

Londoii^Jiine 15. 
Gainsborough production releaiSfd through 
Gaumont- British: Directed by Tim. WhelsTi.; 
In cast: LesMe: Henson,'- Edward Kve'rett 
Hcrton, . Albert. Burden, • AMced iJrayton 
and others. Iicrig th. I.'ISI feet; . runtilng 
time, 85 mIns. I^'vleWed Pjrlrtte lid ward 
theatre. London, June 13. 



stance they have gone a step farther 
and spent money pn cast, produc- 
tion, careful lighting, etc., combin- 
ing their old Style hokum with a 
goodly portlPn of a stage on a set 
with excerpts from the. grand opera 
of 'Faust.' 

This was presented with a genu- 
ine grand opera chorus of vpices, a 
few principals and- a dainty -ballet. 
As a consequence, the picture 
should have mprei weight with ex- 
hibitors here. 

The main difficulty is that hot 
sufficient ingenuity was exercised in 
the cohcbbtinicj:. of the eitory.' The 
,plpt-:-cbncerns:-iL-i3tQuhigr--inan who 
se^s a girl at the opera, and falls In 
iPve with her at first sight. His 
efforts tP make her acqiiaintainoe 
are .marked by knockabout situa- 
tiPhs that : make fpr imppssible 
characterizations. 

Picture audiences will roat -with 
laughtei^ over the slapstick antics 
of Stfiiley LupihP in rbwdy sltua.- 
tiphs; 

Jose- Collins has the role of Mar- 
guerite in- '^aust;' and' sings it. ad^^ 
mirably, aiid Nancy Byrne as the 
girl, whbm Lupino .Is so . frantic . to 
iharry is^ a. classy eyeful. \ * 

Mbre: care was apparently tak^n 
in the selection of all the parts than 
marked B. 1. P.'s past filnilzations. 
with equiaily intelligent applicfttiPh 
to production. Jolo. 

La Fille du Regiment 

(*The (daughter "of the .'ReoiwiPnt') 
> (FftENCH-MADE VfeRSIOM) 

Gray-Ftlm Production ipr Tobla-Klang- 
fllm.- A free- tV-an'sppdltlon of Donlzettl'd 
operetta, ■ directed - by Carl Lamac; and 
Pierne Billon.; Stenario adaptation, by H.. 
Zerlett. Lyrics - by Jeah Boyer and GulUot 
de Salx. MUslcat ad^itftatloti - l>y Michel 
Levlpie. Chef caiA'eramah-, 0..'H6ller. .Sound 
engineer; A. .. Norkus.: Art dirtectlon. Hi 
Feiiobel.' Starring- Anhy Ohdra. Qthers In 
cast ' include Pierre Rlcbard-Wllm. Marfa 
Dhefvllly, Claude Dauphin, Paul . Assellti, 
Rbgnonl. Jean Ayme,^ Paul Clerget. Jpse 
-Davert and ■ A'ndree Lorrailne. Opened at 
-the-^oultn-rRouge .Tune ~12»: — ^ — : — 



THE DUDE BANDIT 

H&flman production. Allied release star- 
ring Hoot Gibson.. Directed by Geo. Mel- 
ford. Jack Natteford, screen play; Harry 
Xfeumann, Tom Galljgan, -camera; .-Mlldred- 
JOhnistinii editor: L. E. Tope, asst. dir. 
Sidney Algler, liroductioii manager. .Cetst 
Includes Gloria Shea, Bill Bobbins, Hooper 
Atch'.ey, Neal Hart, Lafe McKee, Gordon 
de Maine, Fred Bums, Fred Gilman. At 
Loew's New York theatre one day, Juhe 20, 
Ob a double bill.. Running time; 05 mins. 



Based on old material, but better 
h^mdiedfthannirsipi for a^treiopm^^ 
of isiispense.. .Bases, are the hea-vy 
who tries tp s.windle his neighbors 
out of their ra^iches and the myste- 
rious straneter' who works his down- 
fall. ■ • . ■ . • 

- Dialog about the western average,: 
but there, is a more ^constant builds 
ing of the plot and. the story keeps 
in action from tbe start. Somie. 
night scenes ais good as anything 
the majpr;^ can show. They sug- 
gest the dark :^et they have .atmos- 
phere and depth. The camei'ameh 
rate a ■boW on' this. work... Souiid is 
good and the '.direction excellent. 

Tbis will be rated tops by those 
who go f or M^esterns. 

Hoot Gibson handles deftly his 
somewhat implausible changes from 
the dude to the, bandit, and icarrles, 
along nicely .with 'Skeeter. Bill Rob- 
bins as his. c'oinedy support. Gloria 
Shea gets more to db than usual,, 
and. the supporting players coh- 
tribttte.'"- -'-r.:' -'■'^ 

.Just a western, but -if all westerns 
were of this erade. there would be a 
larger following-.' > Chic. 



HER RESALE VALUE 

Fanchoii Boyer' : 'production and Mayfair 
release.' Featurto Junb 'Cl^de. Geo. Lewis. 
Directed -by- Breezy 'Eason. .. Horace -McCoy,' 
stbry; Jphh' T.>Kev:nie,-. adaptation; Albert 
Qenham, production mgr. ; , Krneat Miller, 
;^camera4..Davfd HItchc6cK,.'4sst-dlr; Jeanne 
Spencer,; editor. Cast includes Noel Francis, 
Rait . jHarolde, Gladtus Hulette, . Crauford 
Kent,. ^Richard Tucker. , Firanklln Parker. 
At Loew's New Tork theatre one day, June 
20, bo a. double bill. Running time, 63 
inlns. 



Austin. Melfoicd ma^e the Eng- 
lish stage adaptation of 'It's a 
Boy' from a Gei:tnan farce, which 
proved very successful. Appointed 
by Gainsborough for a film version, 
Melford. had the courage to destrcy 
the. entire stage book . and write an 
entirely hew version— practically an 
entirely new story— for the screen. 

The fllmization of 'Itls' a Boy' is 
one. of .the biggest successes, eyei' 
turned out in Enjgland, and this IS 
due in no small' measure to the sce- 
nario. The only fault to be found 
is that the script is a bit long in 
developing the plot through a 
stretch^tng of the sequences. ' 

The istory fs the most farcical of 
farces . . and__plaxfi.d... witji . requisite 



This picture has mucK to recomi- 
mend it ih^the delightful music, th^ 
spirit '.of ybiith, and enthusiasm 
which has been retained frPm the 
original operetta, despite innumer- 
able changes in the story, and th^ 
many humiorous scenes: Also, It has 
Anny 6ndra, whose deliClPus sense 
of comedy Is at its best In her role 
of. the sprightly little drummer-glrl, 
the pet of a jolly Scotch regiment. 

Thanks, to H. Zerlett's skillful 
mbdernization. of this gay- and tune 
ful. musical piece, the iaudiences of 
1933 need have no fear of find 
ing it dull and oldr-fashiorted. The 
photography and settings are 
splendid. Particularly notewotthy 
are. spmb nijictural views of S"<?w-. 
capped; mountains in th0 north "of 



LA VOIE SANS DISQUj^ 

(FRENCH MADE) 
(With Songs) 

Paris, June 15. 
Presented by G. F. P. A. and Leo« 
Polrier. Directed by Leon Poirier, Storr 
taken from . the novel by Andre Ar- 
mandy. Music by Jacques DsilUn. Star- 
ring Glna Manes. Othera In cast: Daniel 
Mendaille, CamlUe Bert, Marcel Lutrand. 
Mihalesco, Terrore, Charles Fontaine an* 
Max- Dunand- Opened at the Colisee, 

This ptoductibn was made mPstly 
in Ethippia and has spme interest- 
ing exotic settings. The ihteriPrs 
were finished up in the GFEFA stu- 
"dfpr a:t~2«c«7-T Pictttre-ls— one— ot— 
tbose theatrical affairs beloved by 
the French. It vjrould hardly appeal 
to Americans, but the photography 
and atmospheric qualities are not 
without interest, ^ 
Glna Manes has the role of 
Dlnah^ a iaeductive European, , who 
passes as the niece of one Dikrano 
(Mihalescp), but is really his inlsr 
tress and a spy. They are sta- 
tioned' at Addis-Abbeda. during tho 
MuSselmah cilsturbances. Dinah's 
mission is tb play the social game 
and dig up information frbm mem.- 
bers of the legations. Dikrane is 
given, cause for jealousy when Car-' 
lier (Marcel Lutrand), a young raiU 
way. Inspector, falls madly ih; love 
With Dihah. The resulting pres-. 
cehd'o' of thriller-plot,"" muclV; of"" 
which has tb-do- with- the JoatUins— 
of tbfe tribe plf Issas agrainst the Eu- 
rppeans for control of the raili^pa<^, 
proved sufficiently excitihg tP draw 
excellent biz to the . Colisee. 

Perhaps the- best: thing Lepn. 
Poirler has done in this picture is tot 
emphasize only the two chief ani- 
mating forces, in soundv rather ^thaa 
a lot pf dialog and music. ThB-tt-alh, ~- 
which is in danger of being derailed^, 
and the woman' spy pn board who 
has the power to conipel men to her 
bidding,, equally, hold the fate, of all 
concerned. Fpr.this reason the con- 
stantl y repeated ominous : rumblin g 
of the train and the spng sung by 



tempp-r-which is the essence of searching for the lost Mary 



farce* In order to gfet this, pace it 
was necessary to have .the right 
player.S. Leslie. Heh$ph, bhe. bi^ Lon- 
don's :pr)emier musical and farce 
comedians^: plays opposite %Edward'. 
Everett Hoftoh. ' For the^. straight 
role th0y have the ^ilways e.zcelleht 
legitimate actbr, . Alfred-. Draytph. 
Minor roles are played by such-cbm- 
petent people as Rbbertsdn Hare;' 
J. H. Roberts, Helen Haye, etc.. ', 
. 'It's a Boy' will be a tremendous 
hit. Jolo, 



Phantom Thunderbolt 

« ■ 

KBS prodMCtlon,^ dt8trlbufied through Fox. 
3tara Ken Maynard. Direeted by Alan 
James; . Story, and continuity by Retty Bur- 
bridge- and Forrest Sheiidpn, Jackson . Rose, 
samera'. CAst In'oludea Fiances Zj^,- Fc^nk 
Rice, William Gotild, Rob Kottman, Harry 
Holman; Frank -. BeaU -William Robyns, 
Wilfred I^ucas'. At Loew's N^w.Tork one- 
lay, June 13,'. on. double bill. Bunnlng.-tlqie. 
59 minutes; - •-- 



Known names and a gbod produc-' 
tipn, many !of the sets suggesting; 
real money, but a . loosely knit story 
which never builds to much sus- 
i>enSe. 

—^Production- and" photogtaphy-good^ 
and .direCtlCn often deft< Sound un- 
even. 

Althotigh the. heavy is owner of a 
gown shop,, who hires the lead, as a 
model».. there are no scenes. In the 
dress establishment; possibly for 
reasons of ecpnomy. Might have 
raised the prbductloh .value, but. not 
essentiaL 

Plot Is the familiar one of the 
young wife of a medico. 'who is -dls-^ 
satisfied with the small returns 
from his early .'practice. She gees 
tb a firliend in the city to model and 
mistakes her employer's prbposl- 
tlphingLf ptu an:^^^ ofEer^ pfi. Jegltimatc. 
marriage. I'pld . in generally dull 
dia|pg« the story bringrs neither en-, 
thusiasm nor interest Thl$ limits 
appeal. 

June Clyde is wasted and George 
Lewis Is also, unable to raise his 
slightly, moi'e robust part to a real 
role. 'Minor. roles get better playing 
than they deserve, '" 
.' Come-pn title has nothing' whaf^ 
ever to do with the .story. Chic. 



Basis of this Majrnard' w'estern Is 
'Magnolia' on horseback. Gets away 
ff-om th^ udiial western. typeS^ .but 
story is too mechanical" ahd forced 
in'- development .to rise above ^the 
average, . though' .it. will- da ^nicely 
where i.t-belong:s. PhotOETraphy-and 
direction good, acting, averagb fair, 
anicl soimd satisfactory. -Ptoductlon 
cost was pirbbably above the aver- 
age,, a ctowd - being Used - Inj two 
sequences;.'- ' 'X" '7 " "~ 

Maynardi Is .'li pieace-'lovlng rider 
Who employ^ an advance- agent' to' 
adVerti^^e him . as a bad man, on the 
theory: that bad men are left al&ne. 
But., als a biad' man he takes a cbn- 
tract to fight oflC a .gang. He does 
not. shine as an exterminator,, but 
he- gets the girl and the town gets 
the .^ilroad. Several, fist Ughts 
and . a couple ol! raids, but the sus- 
.pease~lS" not litiilt" trp^td the pplnt 
bf gaining plot interest. It's all too 
episodic. , 

Frances Led Is the attractive 
femme/with Wilfred Lucas getting 
one chance to. trpup9 after he gets 
off to a bad start. ' The others in the 
cast are 'only average. 

'Phantom ..Thunderbolt' is a. reach- 
ing fpr better things, with, the grasp 
hot ' long enoiigb ' Chic, 

FACING THE MUSIC 

(BRITISH MADE) 

, ' London*' June 14; 
=^BrItlsh^Internatlon*l>=plcture=released 
through Wat-doiir Films. Directed by Harry 
Hughes. In cast: Stanley Lupino, Jose 
Collins, Nancy Bynte. Morris Harvey and 
«th<>ra. length, S.SCK) feet. Running time. 
70 mlns^ Previewed, Phoenix theatre, 
London, June 12. • 



ritish Interhatibhal la definitely 
making progress' in . the quality -^f 
production. They have beeii turn- 
ihg out a Ipt of surefire slapstick 
comedies and farces. In this in- 



(Anny Ohdra). 

Picture is well directed with 
many clever .imaginative > touches 
such as- the Influence of Mary's es-- 
capades and adventures <m^faer :dis- 
turbed dreams in- a: -fantastic, bit. 
Another gobd-^^ example pf :maklhg 
the mpst of minor details Is ther 
handling 6f the rhythtnic effect of 
the Highlanders' March song the 
whole ' community. . and even inani- 
mate objects— the ornaments ':on the 
piano begin to move in staocato 
fashion,:a dog beats his tail ln per- 
fect time, ' people go about their 
work. w;lth a new sprihg to! their, 
steps, " etc. ' " 

Anny Ondra's animated capers in 
her fetching kilts, the . good sup- 
porting cast, the exploitation value 
of' "Donizetti's world -known ' muslc: 
and ' the satisfactory mounting of 
the production should make It veiry 
possible- for 'Lar Fille- du Regiment' 
to -be booked In America. 



Dinah, Which by the aid of a phono- 
graph record lingers .constantly in 
the memory of Cat-ller and fills his 
nights With feverish longing, are 
effectively uised like, the main 
themes of an operetta. Some of the 
photography is Very good, too, such' 
as the s^^cts of the native quarters, 
the swarniing, picturesque market- 
place, the warlike dances of the 
Isaas and the curious walls of 
Dinah's, house ornamented, w4th 
bizarre Ethippian paintings,;. 

I LIVED WITH YOU 

(BRITISH -MADlE) 

London, June 15','-' 
..Hagen production,- releanM 
0«iUmidiht-BrltIsh. ■Wected' ,bi;~ 
ElVey. In' caat: 'Ivor Novello, 
Jeans and others. Lengthi BISm 
feet; running time 100 mins. Previewed 
Prince Edward theatre, London, June 14. 



Jullua 

'thro-ugh 
Maurice 
Ursula 



WALTZ TIME: 

(BRITISH MADE) 

' London, June 14. 
OaUmont-Brltlsh, distributed by W» & 
F. Fiima. A. P, Herbert's adaptatloji of 
•i?le Fledermaus.' with. Johan . .atrauqs 
music. Directed by fVllhelm Thieje. In 
cast:': Evelyn -Laye, ' Glna M'alo, Fritz 
Schultz, Jay Latirler and others. Run- 
ning, time; SO. jnins. . Previewed, ^IvoH 
theaTre; ~i;6hd{>h, "Jufle 1?;. 



Oaumpnt-Britlsh has assembled a 
cpmpetent company . with .' gbpd 
vpices . tp sing the^ Strauss music; : 
equally cbmpbtent people to play the 
ieglt roles; gorgepus sets and cos- 
tumes In keeping with the period; 
extremely gbod photographyr— In 
fact, every thing, that could nbrmally 
be supplied without stint of ex- 
penditure -- -But-^ -the -^Plcdermaus'- 
plot is very passe. 

The modern gin will utter, a loud^ 
reverberating raspberry o'ver the 
-situation of a young, beautiful wl^^ 
forgiving . her husband for . his un- 
faithfulness and always willing to 
take hirh back. 

. What tbe producers evidently at- 
tempted was to paraphrase 'Con- 
gress Dances.' ' These things don't 
occur every day, and. Iliere is npt 
much chance of the jpreseht effort 
coming under that' category. 

Evelyn. Laye is beautiful, but she 
doesn't, photbgraph beautifully. She 
jUngsJ)iajitlfuIIy,=^b.ut:^sh6^do.esn't: 
record beautifully. . Fritz Schultz as 
the philandering husband Is attrac- 
tive,, but he is heavy both In ap- 
pearance and manheristn. 

TJie two. most outstanding hits 
were those of Gina Maip as the maid 
and Jaiy Ldurier as Prosch, the 
jailer.. Frank Tltterton, as the 
hack driver, does some fine singing, 
and the remainder of (the cast were 
all excellent. Jolo. 



Ivor Novello appeared '• In . a ■ new 
play at the Globe theatre, Jtme 14; 
written by himself. Oh the same 
evening, there was previe-wed at the 
PrihCe Edward a . fllmization .ot-a 
pjay written by -himself, in whlcl^. 
he starred. Th^. screen adaptation 
of 'I. Lived "With You' was a com-- 
paratlv^ly: easy Job In that the P|lay 
was practically trarisplanted ito- the- 
screen with 90% of the original 
cast. As a play, it was a triumpb 
of writing > for . Novello, - who^ con- 
cocted it to suit his own person' 
ality, and from all indications ' it 
will . be even more successful as a 
talker; 

The principal change in the cast 
is that of Ida Lupino in the rolb 
of the young "glrj who Ms' an Affair 
with her empl6yer and is i)rdered 
put. of the. hpuse by her .mother. 
Miss XiUpiho is the daughtej^ ot 
Stanley Lupino, comedian; and in 
a youthful . blonde. It was ^enerW 
ally believed that the litlrts. she qe-, 
cured' in the past were because Vf 
her looks, but in this she shows 
herself to be an emotional actress of . 
no mean quality. • 
. Rpmantic. stoi;y pf. dpwn-^anidl'put 
young Busslan princer picked lip in 
Londpn by workin© girl and takQnl 
to her hpme, where he upsets the 
entire hpusehold , by altering, their 
mbde of livinig. , . 

Ppllshed production with great 
opportimities for Novello. Picture 
Is suitable for ahy English-speak- 
ing clientele. Jolo. 



Je Vdus Ainierai Toujpurs 

(M Will Love You Always') ' 

(FRENCH ^MAD£) 

■ Clhes*PIttaluga'. production, presented bf 
Osso Films at the GaUmoht-Paiace weefe-^ 
June 124 Directed by CaimerlnL Scenarl» 
arid dialog by Henry Decoln. 

Xilsette Lanvin Adrlenittf 

Robert Plzant; . .Oscac 

Henry Harchand .... ^ . Pierre Duchena 

Rachel Devvrys Mme. de Salht-Oblm 

Mary Serta. . .Theres# 

Alexandre D' Arcy Claud* 

XiUlu Vatier. . . . . ; Oab^ 

Harle Ldurent..« Mme.. Duchen* 

Raymond. Cordy... Buslnesa Maa 



„ Simple. .. stPry ,_Well . _dlrected.^ an^^^ 
well pjayed7 Therb"are moments oC 
good cPmedy to relieve . the emb«. 
tlonai stress and if the plot ofCer^ 
nothing distinctive, the Chief set^ 
tings, an ultra-fa.shlonable. maisotiv 
de beaute, lends a tpuch of n6veUr« 
These scenes take the. audience int^ 
the secrits of how a big hairdress«i 
Ing and beauty establishment on th^ 
order of. the salons of the' w6rldi«i 

(Continued Pn page 



VARIETY 



'niesdaj, June 27^ 19331 





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FRENCH BOYCOTTPROPOSED 



\ _ 

ParV Japanese Theabre Pool Ended 



Show QuaEty Off, Attendance Drops 



•Tokyo, June 
Jtecelvership troubles bock home 
have ended the Paramount, theatre 
ch^tn arrangement In Japan.. Boys 
handling the money for Publix ruled 
that the JiEtpan subsidiary might not 
tie Itsielf up with any long-term 
commitments, so leases expiring 
this spring could not be renewed 
(Hid Par was forced to tell Shochiku, 
with which It had a pooling ar-, 
rangement, to go it on its own. 

Shochiku ^ took - - over . the - Par 
houses and signed a booking agree- 
ment to take all the Paramount 
.product, for a yean'After that there 
Is to be a niew deal. 

Par and Fans Lose 

Forced decision is- -unfortunate 
from two points of .view, tho0 of 
Par ahiii of thtf public. Chain had 
been making money- for Par and- 
choice of attractions had been ex- 
cellent. Ace houses of japan were 
— ell-underr-contr-ot-of^-he-Shoehlkujr^ 
Paramount chain* and fllm ex- 
changes were glad to let nriaterlal 
go cheaply, because the prestige. Of 
Imperial theatre or Taishokan 
dhowing more than made up the dif- 
ference in the proviiices. In ih- 
icreased rentals. 

Public comes off second best be-: 
cause Shochiku has already re- 
turned to pre-chaln policy. It's 
buying French, German and n.8:g 
Ja.paneBe' talkies to save money, 
running them In with Paramount's 
product. Apparently draw of th6 
theatres is dropping. Foreign pub 
lie, at any rate, now says^ 'Let's play 
bridge Instead.' 



Ciat Goes Hollywood 



Patfae-Natan Exploits 
-Ne w Pmess in Color 



.Nice. June 17. 
Perennial yeii of Riyiera to be the 
Hollywood of Boropeup agate. Com- 
pany formed as dodeto- Cinemator 
grapbidue. de l^Holiywood European 
has taken 40-acreis at Mouslna,r near 
Canhea. flgurltie to have two big 
stages and two small ones ready by 
December. 

Promoter^ named M. Krivltsky, 
claiming. tha.t Jean de Uniur, 
who dlTTOted liienjou's ilB^t Firehch 
talker to a hit. has asked him when 
tho stages will be ready tor pro 
ducUon. 

Bauer & Bannardel. architects and 
ene^eers. say the plans call for five 
additional st ages wh en and If biz 
~<IeinAnds~t&em. Work'd^tfie flirait 
four, however is set for July 7. 
_To eiv^ their spiel an air of per* 
manency. bnUderSrare ilncli^ ho- 
tel and bungalows' in plans. 



Paris, June 17. 

A. .new process , of color phbtog' 
raphy h&s been; adopted by Pathe- 
Katan and was demonstrated re- 
cently at the Marlgnan cinema. This 
'system differs from, others in that 
It Is entirely optical and direct. The 
secret lies In . the camera lens, and 
in color filter system...;. 

The pictures shown expressed the 
knost delicate nuances of tones and 
shades In sky, water, .fields, flesh 
tints, etc., in talkers as well as 
scenlcs and silents. The optical 
problems were worked out over a 
long period by P. M. Stewart, pres 
of the 'Portland Cement Co., In 
laboratories In England, and also by 
Demetre Dap^onte, rumored to have 
been supported by British capital 
A number of full leiigth color films 
are promised by Pathe-Natan. 



B. L Selk 'Nighte' f or U. S. 



•Sleepless Nights,' British-Inter 
national feature, .hsis been sold to 
Koiiywood l!>istrlbtttori^, indie, outfit, 
for distribution in the U. S. 

Capt. Harold . Auten agented. 



Parls.^^. June.lT. 

ICaioxle,' a Jet black Manx 
cat, aspiring to the rank ' of 
film star, enjoys the distinction 
of being th^ first pussy picture 
. player to Journey all the way 
from Paris to Hollywood on u 
contract. 

'Mankie' is mailing (17) for 
N; Y. ' on the Franconia. 

It is to be enrolled On the 
staff of Walt ^Isney who will 
mieet Malnxie at the train from 
N. Y*. to Holly'd. 





Native Producers Force Res- 
olution Xhrougk Trade 
Body Over Exhibitors* 
Protest — Move Comes on 
Eve of New Quota Law 
Action~U.S. Reps Hold 
Aloof 



Nice Hoes to 
BniUiiig as Step to 
Make It a Holl^ood 



Milestone Obeys Adage 
Look Before You Leap 

Paris, June 17. 

Iicwla Milestone Is in Paris .mak- 
ing., a. study of what .type films are 
best. liked by foreign audiences, 
while awaiting the arrival here of 
liaurence'Stallings. Ijatter -has been 
vacationing on the Riviera and now 
goes to liondon with Milestone. 

There,' the director and author 
will devote about 6 weeks' work on a 
new scenario based on an unpub 
llshed Russian novel dealing with 
the present' i«iBimo.' 'Milestoii6'a Iscat 
picture 'Hallelujahl Vm a Bum,' 
will probably follow the Uv.A. Bddie 
Cantor picture, 'Kid from Spain,* at 
the Lprd ' Byron theatre on the 
Champs Elysees. 

The Hollywood director will re 
main abroad several mOnths and 
will not start to produce the Rus 
sian film before September or Oc 

The Jolsoa starred picture's, title 
will be altered, too. 



Boardmah Retiring 

Paris, June 17. 
Eleanor Boardman, who arrived in 
Paris from Hollywood in company 
with Gloria Swahspn- aiid Michael 
Farnier, has announced her' retire- 
ment from the screen. 

Miss. Boardman was approached 
by a British producer to make two 
films In England, but is not Interr- 
esteC. She is planning to make her 
permanent home In London. The 
former ptar was recently granted a 
divorce from the cinema director, 
KingVidor. . 
^^Misr^BoaTaman's^^^ 
are now at a private school in Hol- 
lywood. 



Majestic and Canada 

Oscar Hanson has closed a fran- 
chiKo for Majeistic Pictures in Can- 
ada. 

Ti/^nson hcadciuat'ters in Montreal. 



Feyder Back to Paris 

Jaques Feyder, director, has re- 
turned to his native Paris to. do 
two pictures for Fllmis .de France, 
a new production . outfit over there 
---Feyder -was -with -Pathe-.Natait 
before Metro Imported him a .cou- 
ple years back. 



NATAN LEADS BLOC 



thuEent Main German 




Otherwise U. S. Pirospects Br^ten 



RUSSIAN FILM ON ICE 



Woridkiho to Roadshow Yiddish 
Talker 'Nathan Beoker* in f^all 



Paris. June 26^ 
Over the protests of French ex-^ 
iiibitOrSr the Chambre Syndicate de 
Cineinai;ogTaphiQ^ FrOnch film trade, 
body, passed a resolution asking 
for the complete barring of foreign 
made pictures for one year. The 
government .generally takes, official 
cognizance Of the desires of the 
jghamb.rfi.^JByndicalei^:^along -thesei 
lines, making -it a. serious blow. 
New quota law Is due- to be pro- 
mulgated July 1« but Isn't officially 
framed yet, bo this Chambre de- 
cision may be Incorporated Into it, 
meaning the Americans would lose 
the sole remaining vrorthwhUe 
territory on the Continent. 

American companies belong to 
the Chambre Syndlcale, making the 
thine that much more surprising. 
I>avid S o u h ia m I, Paramount's 
French chief. Is vice president, but 
was not present when the voting 
was held, despite the fact that it 
wair officially scheduled for a week 
previous. Charles X>elac, president 
of the Chambre, was also not pres 
ent^ He-has urged more-lenlency-ln 
fllm Imports^ with the vote a sort of 
slap at Urn and his views. 

OffFeiM by Natan . 
It was the producing luemberd of 
the Chambre that suggested the 
Idea and that steamrolled It 
through. The exhibitor members 
have consistently .fought It and all 
other similar measures, exhibitors 
Ini fact being on record as opposing 
any import restrictions whatever. 
However, Pathe-Katah gets a vote 
in both catagories and T. Natan, 
head of this company, proposed the 
measure, thus diminishing, cohsld-^ 
(Continued on page 64) 



The ^ennan situation, has sud- 
denly switched away from the ariti- 
Jewl0h angles and is currently cen- 
tered on the matter of the new quota, 
♦Return of Nathan Becker.' Am.|d"« ^Mly 1. American companies 
kino Tiddish talker, has been] are about ready to ignore political 
^helved by Worldkino, American I conditions in that country akid go 
distributors, until fall. Then, the I back to business, but are awaiting 
intention Is to roadshovr it, with I the new kohtingent law before mak- 
a Shubert deal In the ofUng on a | in^ itny moves, fear being prevalent 
percentage hasis. I that this law may prove a pretty 

'Be<^er' opened at the arty Eu- 1 tough one. 
ropa; New York, a couple of months Fight is centering more than any- 
back and got notices so good that] thing on the blind booking proviso, 
the distributors were surprised into | Oenhan government favors a lead 
thinking they've got a classic. 



»UHANCOL 
FOREIGN 



Siam Wants Films 

' Hollywood, June 26. 

Being short on talking pix, Siam. 
has requested Xiewbi Giviat of the 
Siam Cinema Co., to procure addl 
tlonat iBubJecbi^ with the plea that 
prints be In good condition. 

Harry 6'. Shaw,, now in Los 
Angeles, is trying to fill the order, 
Pix must be sound on film, not on 
discs. 




clause to the effect that blind book- 
ing is forbidden to Americans and 
other foreigners, but is . okay tor. 
Germans. . That would, make financ- 
ing, of pictures easier for the Ger- 
mans, allowing them to sell pictures 
before completed, and therefore 
would be a nice plum to offeir Ger- 
mans in a hope of bolstering home 
.production. — Amecicains^^tfe-flghting- 
j thid. figuring it woiild unnecessarily 
aind undulr' hamper them. 

Jos. Seidelman, former head oti - Jeyrish Question -Quieter 
Paramount international, has comi- | On the Jevflah matter things seem 
pletely severed his connections with ito have, quieted comsiderably. Gua 
that company and joins Columbia 1 Schaeffer. Paramount Germad chief. 
Pictures Immediately as head of <a l and Fritx Strenghold. Metro German 
newly organised forelign depart- | bosQ, both Jews, seem to be «et 
menit. I Other American fllmers are not be 

Columbia, with the acquisition Of | ing bothered for the time bolng. 
Seidelman, igoes heavily into the | Eventually, it is underatood from 
building up of an export company, | pretty reliable sources, Americana 
and will Immediately start the I will be allowed to employ up to about 
Opening, of exchanges and branch 1 59% Jewish help. Americans, 
offices throughout the world. I through' \ full voting pown>9 in 

Joe Friedman, former roving I Splq, Official Bim trade body, will 
head of Columhia's foreign bust-. I have pretty close touch with con 
ness, - .-becomes.-. Seidelman's... .chief I diliona^. and. iu-i>e .'abIe-toL steer 
aide, in charge of all Europe and | clear course. 

will piersonally attend to the open- . | BeUeve4 now that Americana, 
ing -of European offices. He will { when things quiet dowiv may actu- 
headquarter in liondou. | ally be in a pretty good spot in Ger> 

Hanna Cass, heading Col's [ many. Government has ordered 
European work from New York [about l^QOO exhibitors put out of 
unUl now will leave for Paris hnslness to make lMi$ine9a better 
shortly to take charge there aUd r 'or those that are there. Ciovem- 
handle the Continent. . [ment has also made pretty certain 

Seidelman. one 'Ot ' the most ex- J that whoever lain business now can 
perienced foreign department heads I ^ii^lo that bwdness at- a: profit, 
in the business, left Paramount J ^uble features have been prohibit 
after a disagreement with execu-1^^ ovecseating cut down, spurious 



tlves therOi several weeks ago. he- 
Ing. sent to Eur<>pe .for . a.. survey,' 
from which he returned last Wed- 
nesday (21). 



Au^afa Goes jfdr 



Patriorism Worked tJp— ^American Pictures 
Now Far to Rear on Showings 



ACTRESS TSIES SUICIDE 

Paris,.. J line 17 
Mrs. Valerie Boothby. 28-year-o.ld 
German film and stage actress Who 
has been sharing an apartment in 
the rue Labie for the past month 
with a friend, Mrs. Beatrice Loeb, 
of New York, is In a serious condi- 
tion at the Baeiijon hospital, fol- 
lowing an attempt to end her life 
-by? swallowIng=an-overdosc-of sleeps.: 
ing potion. 

Mrs. Boothby came to Paris to 
make French versions of several 
films In which she had recently ap- 
peared in Germany for UFA. She 
is the divorced wife of an English- 
man, and, according to Mrs, Loeb, 
had suffered from depression of late 
as the result of an unhappy' love 
affair. 



Until a yealr a:go, says Gordon 
Ellis, general manager of Associ- 
ated Picture Distributors of . Aus- 
tralia, Australia wouldn't look at a 
British film. Today British pictures 
there are all the go. 

-This sudden switch to British 
product In a land, that heretofore 
was. 100% American In Its picture 
consumption has been deliberately 
planned and successfully achiieved, 
says Mr. Ellis, by the co-operation 
of .Ahe ..Australlan^^ 3:^^^ 
tKe~shbwmanly "Scploitatloh'^r tKe 
British distributors, both appealing 
to the British patriotism of the 
Australian exhibitors and picture 
audience. 

Good productions from any mar- 
ket will always do well in Aus- 
tralia, Mr. Ellis believes, but with 
the present strong hold of Brlti'sff 
(Continued on pago 54) 



firms diamantled. past debta ean- 
celled, and those remainink ordered, 
to deaa housiB. ' That would mean 
that whatever, business American 
firms can find will be on a cash 
basis, w^iereas previously .a^' good 

D'Arrast's Paris Indies I***** American (as well as other) 

I business in Germany was In qura- 
Paris. June. 17.. . j.tlonable p^r. . . 

Two Independent productions with] Bstlmated that 'film busliieoy In 
both French and English versions [ Germany may be cut down aboiit 
are being planned by Harry d'Arradt,j 309& when all angles are stra'Ight- 
recently arrived. 1 ended out, but if that remaining 

lyArrast Is loooking over, the field] 70% is straight cash it's figured an 
for studio space and interviewing [ actual break. 
Writers to adapt stories he brought . Also, with the diminished 'Germaini 
over with himl. \ production layout as it is, there will 

be that much more room for Ameri- 
canfllms for. a while. . Greatest-diffl- 
culty for Americans In .Germany kt 
present remains the censorship 
thing. German censors continue 
amazingly tough. They started out 
with the intention of cleaning up 
pictures. That's why 'Forty-Second 
Street* and other leg shows were, 
bahried. Then the political thing 
entered, plus the Jewish angles. 
Now, Jews being, in a picture don't- 
get it banned, except, in extreme, 
cades. With a percentage, of tho 
cast hon -Jewish film Is okay, pro- 
viding story is considered clean 
enough and not touched with politi- 
cal of Communistic tendencies. 





FOREIGN REPS IN N. Y. 



Just Coincidence But List Sounds 
Like Convention 



•Considerable movement, among 
foreign reps .of picture companies 
last week. Carl .'Sonin, Metro's 
South African chief; and Jerry 
Sussman, Paramount's - g.tii. in the 
same spot, ar^ In New York for h.o. 
confabs. 

■ In, for confabs, at-, the.. Metro, of- 
flce is L Cohen, Phllllplne Islands 
rep. John B, Nathan; Par boss at 
Panama and Central America is 
another making a -New York visit. 

Off the other way, George Welt- 
irkcr, secretary of Paramount Inter- 
national,, is in M«:xlco for a .survey 
for hlSf^company. Jlonry W. Kahn, 
of Fox, has left for Soutli Afrlr..'i 
to study thing.s for,, his company. 



Par's Studio Foreip PA 



Luigi Jjuraschi, of the Paramount 
home ofHce staff, has been assigned 

.to J,HQlly.w:oo.d t o, handle. fore ign^ 

publicity. New job starts about 
July 35.^ 

Luraschi, currently in the traffic 
division of Paramount Interna- 
tJonal, win continue, under Albert 
I>nane, head of the company's for- 
ciK:n publicity department. He'll 
contact the studio anBle.i. with an 
oyc .to foreign c^tploitation and 
Uuildupi 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 




IN NEW XOSaHStarts 4th Week 
Tomorrow at Hollywood 

IN LOS ANGELES— ^rA Week at 
Grauman*s Chinese 

the Stanley 

IN ALBANY 2nd Week at the 
Strand 



IN BUFFALO Over ''42nd 
Street" at Hippodrome 

IN BOSTON — All Records Broken^ 
at Majestic Opening 

Stopped at Lyric Qpening 

IN NEWARK— 5^/// Topping ''42nd 
Street'/ in 2nd Week at Branford 



VtTAGftAPH, I 



Tiiesday, June 27, 1033 



PICTIIRES 



VARIETY 



19 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W* Sargent 



life Clatfs 

Although the Worid Fftir officially 
is soft pedaling on the airt class Ih 
the French concession; the gag is 
spreading rapidly and promises to 
become f QE_the_ Century of Progress 
what Little Egypt was to the 1893 
event. ^ . 

There's' a chance to capitalize oh 
the gag tor . home consumption 
throtigh tipping off the editor— in 
case hi) does not iellready know-^that. 
jit is P9,sslble-..at the fair , to sketch 
from a nude wonian model/ Either 
for or againstj it is probable that 
he'll go for it in ample fashion. 

On the " heels of that annoiihce 
that you will inistltutfe yout own. 
life class on' some dull evening. Ad-' 
..vise '. alt patrons to ' come with jau 
pencil and a paper sketch pad,, and: 
hang tip small '.prizes for. the best 
drawings. 

Between night shows dress your 
stage, in an approximation of a stu- 
dio with a screen in front .of the 
model. 'Mak9 a . spiel announcing! 
the contest and then fold up~ the 
screen to disclose the model, who 
may be dressed In any style most 
convenient, ,but mo^t decidedly, 
dressed. 

Life classes draw from live mod-'" 
els instead of cMts, but the models 
arq not necessarily liu'de; tpoii^h'/ 
the chances are that most personisl 
will draw that inference. If the 
local objection society Interposes -a 
kick,, that wilt Jiist help it along. 

Snper lig ht 



has been almost .sold. If he w^ints 
to go to the : theatre he may pos- 
sibly pick prte feature instead of 
another through it'a. advertising 
presentation, but he is more apt to 
regard the title and cast than the 
sales -ar^umentr:— which- -probabiy- 
seems pretty stale to him. 

Blit the man whp might be made 
to' want t.o go, who ban be fllled 
"With a desire to see a specified pic- 
ture, though he did not InteAd to 
leave the house, but who might be 
dragged, out by the blandishment 
of iEt well ; written phase seldom is 
taken from . the flreiside, because it 
is so seldom that the appeal creates 
desire. . " 

It's hard !to write good copy 
every day, but it is vital to hit the 
ihark. three' time' <i>ut pf .five.; 



For a. high-powered lighting 
where- it is impractical to l^ut a 
high- wattage lamp into the circuit 
for f ear"ol"biir«ing OTit the^fUBesr 
try the photoflood lamps which are 
now sold for use of amateur pho- 
tographers. The life of the filament 
Is only between 90 minutes and two 
hourSt;but_for a flasher or_f or tem- 
porary use the lamps are useful. 

Manager who wanted to work a 
strong flasher in a . silhouette box 
had tried. a 600- watt bulb. ahd^ had 
blown three fuses when a photo- 
graphic Iriend came along, and sent 
him down to the photo supply shop. 
Two lamps kept the device going: at 
a cost of .70c and with .no danger to 
the fuses. 

The lamps originally used ^ere 
low ; voltage- lamps, such -as are- em- 
ployed in train illumination. The 
fllament takes an overload and 
glows with Intense brightness. They 
have been perfected so that a 90 
minute stretch Is about the miinl 
mum, and they york With perfect 
safety in any spot" where a 26 or 60 
watt bulb is regularly used. It's a 
useful thing ' to know for special 
effects. 



Dug fdr 'Biggets^ 

CantQii. 

'Pold Diggers of 19^3' made its 
Canton, 6i, 'debut ainid .scenes that 
would ' .i'lyal' -a holiday-^ c^ebratlon, 
!6l6,nager . Dick Crusiger, Warner's 
Alhambra, deserves much .credit for 
the effective mannier In which the 
film's pren^iere was made here. . In- 
stead. of waiting until Saturday, the 
regijfl^r change day,, opening of the 
film Was advanced to Friday eve- 
ning. Boxoffice was closed frotn 4 un- 
til 6*: 30. to permit lobby display trim 
and change of frojit. For an hour 
prior to - the . ischeduled opening ot 
the 'Gold Diggers' initial screening 
a brass band paraded, through down r 
town Canton heralding the opening 
-of-the-ftlm-at-t-he-AlhambraT— 



Soda and Show 

New gag is to print, up a book of 
coupon tickets good for one admls 
sion and a glass of soda. Books 
sell at a 10%' discount and may be 
-had in blocks - of 10 or 26 tickets 
Each ticket carries a stub good for 
glass of soda at a nearbly confec 
tioher's, and Is good only if the stub 
is taken up before the show, idea of 
that . being that the store may get 
the satne patron after the perform 
ance at full price if he likes the flrst^ 
'drink; ' ' '■ 

Soda stub lifts the curse from 
the fact that only a '10.% discount is 
allowed, but the stubs are cashed In 
at two cents each, which about 
covers the cost of the drink. Con- 
fectioner figures that his profit 
comes from extra business plus an 
additional charge where a drink or 
sundae costing more than a dime is 
served. 



Clear the Lobby 

This is no time to be cluttering 
up the lobby" with a mess of dls- 
playsJ A crowded lobby looks hot 
and- uninviting. Cut the frames 
dowa to a minimum and drape 
those, which are left \yith artificial 
vines, light cloth, or whatever you 
can command that will giye a sum^ 
.mei:y. effect.. 

Keep photq frames against the 
wall and avoid many cutouts for the 
hot months. If you think the.'lobby 
looks too' bare, use a .few potted 
plants, but keep them out of .this line 
of travel. Use tubs .rather than 
jardinieres, and paint them white 
with . bright igrreen ' stripes around 
the hoops. 

The big Idea until after Labor 
.Day is tQ. create the suggeSlion of 
airiness. 



Mayor James Seccombe and other 
city offioials assenibled at the the- 
atre- -4bllowin& . rjthe paradel-..andr 
promptly' at 6: 46, the city, executive 
cut apart the ribbon : strand which 
closed the theatre entrahce, walked 
to the box. Office and sold the -first 
ticket to the 'Gold Diggers.' ' 

" "Slunrpiroved one of the' most~iuc^' 
cessf ul ever- attempted here aiiid 
brought out a record crowd' to the 
downto\vh and an overflow:, 'crowd 
to the. initial showing of the filnii 

Bobot Plugging 

Lo.s Angeles. 
First house in the Southern Cali- 
fornia territory to tieup with the 
Elj^ctrpr Mechanical man for ex- 
ploitation purposes ls~ thci Redohdo,' 
at RedPnda Beach (F.-WC). Me- 
chanical man talks, smokes and 
does Other stunts, all- by. remote 
radio control, and -should it draw; 
patrons it will be utilized ih other 
circuit houses. 



Striiiging the Cnstoiner 

Minneapolis. 
-The palm for daring exploitation 
of a sex picture goes to A. Janssen 
ot the Aster theatre here. Large 
banners In front of the house car- 
ried the fpllowihig copy: Tm <xbTng 
to Have a Baby. Condemn . Me if 
You Will. Pity . Me if You Must; 1 
Didn't Know the Meaning ef Lite. 
But I'm Only Guilty ot Love.' 'What 
Was the Price She &ad to Pay for 
One Hour of Love?* 

The picture, exploited thusly and 
advertised aa a 'road show engage- 
ment' with no persons .under 16 ad-, 
ihitted, gave the house Its biggest 
week in mOre than a year. Feminine 
trade was . particularly brisk. It be- 
ing estimated that the . fair sex conr 
stitiited more than 90 percent of the. 
customers. 



longh on Mpls. 

Minneapolis. 

Minneapolitians are up in arms 
over a' press gag worked tor. the 
Marcus~Bh6w Tn SL F&td. Ad offered 
two letters, one from Marcus and 
the other a reply from Cllfit Rust 
of the St. Paul Orpheum, where the 
show played. 

Marcus ostensibly queried Rust 
as to whether to play a 'Parisian' 
or a fanilly trade midnite show, re- 
ferring to the suppression of 'Crazy 
Qiiilt' in Milwaukee and asking if 
St. Paul was like that, too. Rust re- 
plied it wasn't^ Just a press gag, 
but even the Minnehaha tails 
reeked steam. 



^TsnaUB^t 



Worst Car Best 

. San Francisco. 
. Tom Bally, here from Paramount 
studios,, has Mayor Angelo J. Rossi 
promising 'to lend official recojgni- 
tlon to -a, parade of broken doyrn 
flivvers Wednesday (8) as a plug 
for 'College Humor.' 

•Tying, up with the San Francisco 
fChronicle,' prizes are offered for 
the youngsters having the most 
diliapidated .cars in. the. parade, also 
for the Ijest wisecracks written on 
the Jollopies. 



Another Weekly, 

Canton. 

. A. H. Buehrig. Jr.,-. manager Loew's 
Canton theatre, . sponsOrihg a weekly 
tabloid newspapier of four pages titled 
'Loew's Weekly News,' issued every 
Thursday for free distribiition to 
Canton homes every Friday. • It con- 
tains fan news, news of productions 
in the making and announcements, 
of when they can be seen at the 10 
-caUtheatre.^^ . . . ...=,^4=— -^=^==-=- 



Hitting It Bight 

ton, DurstlnG &. Osborn write 'Good 
advertising has never been a prod- 
uct oC rules,, formulism or tech- 
nique,' and in that they Utter a 
mighty ..big mouthful. One 6t the 
l<T.i'ffet)t advertising a.j;ehcies, they 
know that the formula ad cannot 
malce appeal to those' to -whom ad-. 
verti.sLniT is presumably chiefly 
made; the unfiold customer. 

About 99% of theatre a(U*crli.sintj 
appeals to the man who .already 



Publication is made possible 
through co-operation of neighbor-- 
hood merchants in the vicinity of the 
theatre. =New weekly is well jrhade up, 
profusely illustrated, contains many 
interesting- news items; asj well- as 
liberal . display advertisenients on 
cqmlng. attractions and, those cur- 
rent at the theatre. Entire back 
page is advertising. Of a half-dozen 
enterprising, retail , stores, and firnis 
whose places of business are in 
proximity of the theatre. 

Columbia Asea 

-Frank P; Rosenberg and Herbert 
H. Hyman of Columbia Pictures Ra- 
dio Department have made arrange- 
ments with the CBS and the Fur- 
ness Bermuda Line tor a special 
dramatization of Columbia's forth- 
coming special production, 'Lady for 
a Day,' to be broadcast. over 84 sta- 
tions of the network from the 
'Queen, of Bermuda' four hours out. 
The progratn will go on the air at 
-7h 30-to- 8=p'r-nT7^on^J,ury--lv^--=f =="-^^^^^ 

The broadcast, will go via ship-to- 
shoi'c telephone from the liner to 
the CBS studios in New York, 
whence it will bo re-broadcast over 
the entire network. It will al.so bo 
short-waved around the world. 

This Ls the first time that a dra- 
matic play has ever been broadca.st 
from' a .ship .at sea. A .specially dra,- 
matizCd version hna l)Ofn written 
l>y Rosenhercr. 



Montgomery, Ala. 
Publicity , given by the Montgom- 
.ery-'Ad Vertiser* Jand hookup. Jnrith 
the local merchants by Mgr.^ Lloyd 
Towns in the. Interest of. a stage 
wedding, gave the Paramount the 



atre the largest crowd, this house 
has enjoyed within the past twelve 
months. On the day.of the wedding 
the newspiaper had two full page ads 
from local merchants, In addition to 
several local stories. The newspaper 
stunt was handled: by 3ah Raney. 1 .1 
Dr. J. E. Northcutt, .prominent in 
LlethOdist Church circles and former 
pastor at the Masonic Home, per- 
formed the ceremony. 

Almost, but No 

Winnipeg. 
It almost happened but not quite 
—the Starlaind's redhaired woman in 
a bathtub ' of milk stunt on "^Sigrn 
of the Cross'— for a policewoman 
stepped in and said 'no.' Even be- 
ing told that the girl .would wear a 
white bathing suit did not appease 
her, tor she thoiight of the traffic 
on Main street that Would be dis- 
rupted by the scene. So the girls 
who were advertised tor by the 
Starlknd management and who 
turned up . willing ;t.o pose did .hot 
get the work. 

Tough on Theatre 

Plttshurgh, 

Association of. Pittsburgh pubr 
Ushers, rhade up of three local 
dailies, •Post-Gazette,' 'Sun-Tele- 
graph'- and 'Press,' ha ve» placed, a 
ban on all special theatre exploita- 
tion, including contests, various tie-' 
ups and first-night stunts. Regular 
publicity, including advance no- 
tices; wasn't, mentioned. There has 
. been a verbal understanding to this 
effect f or s ome— time-nowr^ut^his 
is the first tin»e it has been put in 
jvriting. ■ ^ . 

.-JJurther _newspaer._bani _free 

blurbs have been extended to the 
night clubs, parks, swimming pools 
and evep the department stores, 



Watch Typography 

TOO many thieatres Ignore . typbg* 
raphy. They send their copy , to 
the printer and takiei' whatever 
conies biack. It isn't, always, ^ood* 
t hough somietlmes th e prlnter_j;atit 
liurn out a better display tian the; 
press agent or manager. But often 
the display can be radically, im- 
proved with a tew* suggestion^, and 
the a-verage pi'lhter -W^lll be found in -. 
a receptive frame ot mind it he 
realizes that the presis agent knows 
what he is talking about. - 

A recent example is a sm&ll pro- - 
gram leaflet in which there are a 
couple ot underlines.. Each, change 
ot bill is neatly boxed off, but the 
stage and screen shows are not 
connected;. A bit of double cut off 
rule divides the feature from the 
stage show, each bein^r dated sepa- 
rately. It would mean a lOt to use 
light rule between stage and. screen 
show with an over-all date liiie; and 
cut that from the next change with 
the double rule. It would lietter 
convey the ' suggestion ' of ~ Qoiibio. 
value and impress the tact there is 
both a screen and a stage $how. 

The two current changes have an 
over-all line -tor 'the .dating, but the 
stage and screen aria separated by 
the same double- rule, with only & 
light line between- the jtwo."— Rising; 
heavy rule to enclose each, dfterlhg 
and a short light rule between stage 
and . Screen would make twice as 
good an impression and poSsibiy seU 
niore tickets. ' 

Keep after the printer Until you 
wha.t...yOM wantj a nd know.what 




Youngstown, O. 
Pooling Of tour Youngstown 
houses is in prospect under a deal 
How being negotiated by Warners, 
Pubtix and Mort Shea.. It Is ex- 
pectied . that Warners and Shea will 
Jointly operiate Publlx's Paramotint 
and State Warner's Warner and 
Mort Shea's Park. 



Wellington,©. 
' W. . J. P'oweli, , owner ' ot Lo-Net 
theatre, has .taken the house back 
from G. GulUia.' Picture policy^ 

• ■ • 

Fostoria, 6. 
Roxy, formerly . Majestic, taken by 
Leo Jones and Ted Vermes. Reopen 
about July 1. 



Butler, Pa. 
George Roberts fs manager , of 
Butler theatre here. Succeeds -Al 
Grasgrin: H. Decker transferred 
from Ma'nos, .Greenisburg. Pa., to 
Harris, Donora. 



.'East Liverpool, O. 
E. E.-Balr has taken over State, 
Uhrichsville. Bair recently leased 
house, which he opened 10 years 

ago.- 



Canton,. O. 
George A. Dells has been promot- 
ed, to general supiervlsor ot Palace, 
Canton, and the State and American 
theatres. East Liverpool. 



Wellsburg, W. Va. 
Sunday pictures were approved by 
..a vote of 1,133 to 1>003 at recent 
elecLtiojl here . _ : 



East Liverpol, O. 
, . Gebrge: S.^llis is city manager of 
.State and American, here, succeed- 
ing E- E. Bair. 



Lynchburg, Va. 
: Salem theatre at Salem, Ta., leased 
•by Bernard Depkin, Jr., former Pub- 
Hx cm; at Roanoke, Va. 



StraW conies from Capitol .theatre 
Regina, to Capitol, Winnipeg, suc- 
ceeding Harold Bishop, who returns 
to Capitol, Calgary. Mike Goodma:n 
of. the Gaiety, here^ j;oes to Metro- 
politan, Regina. Geo. F. Law, 
Crescent, ..assumes at Gaiety, re- 
placed • at Crescent by ' Geo. Dow- 
biggan. 

Hartford, Cohh. 

Sam. Maurice Joining RKO. Ted 
Holt, asst. mgr. Capiitol, leaves tO 
Join Midwest RKO. 

Joseph Vannais moves to Capitol 
Hartford. Assisted by Louis Cohen; 
formerly in Bridgeport. 

Harry Brown Joins Warners /as 
poster artist for five theatres In 
Hartford. 

Dick Dorihan, promotion manager 
of- Allyn theatre, goes to Para 
mount. New . Haven. 

John Linnehan, manager of Lyric^ 
to Rial to. 



New York. 
Harry Federsman, on sick leave 
from his post at the RKO CoU'- 
seum, uptown New York house, is 
being temporarily replaced as man 
ager of .the -h.'^use by Bob Harvey. 

San Francisco. 
. Golden State theatres leased Cen 
tury, Oakland. Reopening with 
straight, .plx. , . ■ . 

Seattle, 

Dan Lussier, fornierly assistant 
to Dick Hays, on Seattle 'Times' 
drama, now p. a. for Metropolitan 
theatre. 



— • — Charles' City, la. 
J; C. Collins, Mason City, has 
taken over Hildreth. 



NorthPOrt, L. I. 
William A.. Levey, now in charge 
of Northport ■theatre, here. 



Newark, N -J. 

Changes in Warner houses in- 
clude Elliot Kkdison's leaving the 
Hollywood, East Orange, for non- 
theatrical business, replaced by 
William Waldron from tho Central. 

Ralph Reld ..ilrom. the Hudson, 
Kearney, succeeds, Who is replaced 
by T llchard Reiiiy, ^rece ntly .ill.-- _ 

Lynchburg, Va. 
Diclt Easoh, a,?Bt. mgr. Paramount, 
in charge of Academy. Remains in 
Paramount Job.- 



Denver, 

F6x-'West Cdast inakes these 
switches: Wm. Fowers, of- Jones, 
Canyon City, before sold, to Wal 
senberg, Colo.; Don Sheedy', from 
Walsenberg to Las Cruce.s, Ni M . 
Mike Zalesny, from Las Cruces ,to 
Durango; Joe Haney, at. Durango, 
resigned. 

J. J. Gpodstein, owner of thea.tres 
in.-^ Pueblo-and Rocky Fora.rtskes 
over the Rialto at Loveland from 

kFOX^ 

■J ■-. 

Los Angeles 
Fox- West Coa$t .reopened the 
Glendale, Glehdale, Gal., after house 
dark for two months, James Rich 
ardsOn transferred from the Capitol 
(Glpndale)' to managfe. Pat Argust 
gets Capitol. 



* Winnipeg. 
..ince Harry S. Dahh replaced H. 
M, Thomas in the west as 1>\ P. 
Can. district mgr., moves have 
taken place. H. M. Thomas goes 
to h')me office. Toronto. Charlie 



Des Moines. 

A. H. Blank, trustee for Publix 
Iowa, Inc., Publix-Nebr., Inc., and 
a/ IT. Y'lank Theatres Corp., has 
closed 15_ Iowa and _Nebr ^_h ouges 
rcSeiTtly. Wo - ' T 'tTiem wore clbsod 
because of unfavorable leases. 

The Nebra.slta houses are the 
World and Lyric,- Kearney; Grana- 
da, Grand and Lyric, Norfolk; 
Strand, Hastings; Hwan, ColumbuiFi 
and Kmprcss, Wall, and Fremont 
at Fremont 

The Iowa hbu.ses are the Casino 
and Strand, Marfihalltown; Valley, 
Mi.s.souri Valley and Slr-'ind and 
Brrvadv.'ay, CouncH Iiluffa 



get 



it is you desire. 



.. I .Uiiemployneh^^^^^ 

various positions are taken rela- 
tive to; the '.donation of' a certain 
number . of . tiOkets to the, local un- 
employment committee. ' - Most ot 
these have to do with the question 
w "t07ther"v('illlri^ess of var-person 
to pay admission to ia pertormtince 
to which it is known a large num- 
ber of persons kre being admitted 
without, cost. 

Douglas George, .ot th^ Regent. 
Springfield, O., says the local 
scheme is going Over In k blg^ way. 
A Special mOrnfng performance is. 
given at which the full program ia 
presented. Admission is by ttoket, 
a block to the capacity ot the house 
being giVeh ' the .commltiee, which 
hands therp over to those On the 
relief list. The crowd is out ot the 
way and the hoUse tidied iip before 
the. regular mati: 

George 'adds that the stunt 
Only wins the Approval . of . .'the 
house's regular clientele, but that 
the guests; man ' of whom have',af- 
fiuent: triendsi are powerful pUig- 
gers for the show .they have s^en. 
Some of them recently sAw the first 
picture in a year. 

Xazz^g'EmXTp 

Now and then a stlhg without* 
malice IS: appreciated and yrorks;tor- 
the theatre. One recent gag to get 
a laugh comes from a small, town 
where -an advertisement in-^ block 
type announced the Only ;theatr« 
for sale; adding that ps^Yticulars 
would be given In the sarhe space 
the, following day. 
~ Plenty ot people "did hdt~v^Slt to 
find out but called at once, the re- 
ply being, that the. details would be 
given the foilowihg day; There was 
a rush for early copies and a "yell 
'when annbuhcemeht was made that 
the theatre would be sold on the 
installment plan^a seat for two 
bits for two. hours. 

Made a lot of people think what 
might happen if the house did close 
and -they- started^ comihg -moEe_xeg- 
ularly. - - . 

Stunted Bising Prices 

Fort Dodge, la. 

The Rialto cashed In on plenty of 
free publicity and much plane chas- 
ing as the result of a novelty stunt 
In connection with the showing of 
'The Eagle and the Hawk/ Twelve 
.merchandise:. J9rn)a.Jkicke.d. in, with, 
certificates, the theatre contributing 
12 pairs of seats for leadoff publicity 
in* connectiph with a plane flight 
.to advertise the picture.. 

Only .nut was the ducats, plane 
being donated for bli^fb regarding 
the airport, while merchants tied in 
with own a,dvertiBing of gifts, hot 
alone from ..the skies, but to be had 
at' stores, before and while prices 
are soaring in keeping with trend of 
commodity prices. 



Cheap Ball Team 

-JLlric()ln._N!cib.. 



State theatre, mgd by George 
Monroe, is backing a kitten .ball 
jteam in the local city league George, 
has all the hoya outiiUC'l ih flashy 
cotton .sweaters with the theatre 
name stenciled In back. When wislw 
ing to plug a. specSlal picture he 
f>.'ns the banner-announcement on 
the ly.Lck oi' each player and thereby 
!.•:•( p.s hi.-j sM^rc- rikht <n fri)ni of tho 
r'nlo('l\"r.<. 'T'J'e whole 'liiyout co.sl.s 
'\hfii)t t"n hiifici? a suinrner. 



VAJRJETY 



Taeeday; June 27i( 1933 





in a heart-wrentliiiig 
drima greater than 
**Coiniiioii Clay" 











ENNi£TT 



r 





as the girl who took a short-cut down tjie 





With 



(Not so soft!) 



JOEL McCREA 



J O H N -frA 



An 

RKO- 



PERT KELTON 

Directed by Gregory , La Cava 
Production MERIAN C. COOPER, exec, producer 



t M ^ 

SAMUEL HINDS 

. . A Pandro Bertnatt 



Picture 

of course/ 



TAesdfiy; June 27,-1935 



P I CT1I R E S 



VARIETY 



21 



Jesse Ij. Lasky's first four pictures for Fox, 'Zoo In Budapest', 'Warrior's 
Husband', 'Power and the Glory' and 'Berkeley Square', latter two un- 
releosed but previewed, are among the classiest features ever released by 
Foic. Jjatter pair will bring? critical raves and should refute the highbrow 
contention that pictures are made for and by morons. 

Unfortunately Lasky's efforts do not seem to be plugged to their fullest 
extent by either , Fox or .the theatres., . Advertigipg and ejEBloitatlon^ c 
paigns by Fox, the jvarious theatre c halng a nd individual h ouses h ave 
"fanei to do Justlce~toT;iie"'.pIctiires as- Is evidenced by the producer's' first 
two pictures which were spotty draws In the deluxe houses,- but' invariably 
did topriotch business in the subsegueht runs. This is partlclarly true 
of 'Warrior's Husband', whch is cleaning Up in the nabcsi. 

Xaskjy,. too> ' has proven himself a;.go6d giainbler in that he has taken 
charites that lipth i^ox arid other studios riefus0d to take. : Jn ..'Pbvifer. and 
the Glory* hie allowed, the. authorr Preston Sturges, and the director, 
Wiliiam K. -Howard, to have full productipn say -without interference. 
In all . cases where, difflculties arose they were settled by :arbitra.tiops, 
Several times, despite their -known, artistic leiatnirigs, Lasky sided "with the 
director and author. 

Her comeback ability still uriproven, Lasky . borrowed CoHeen Moore 
from Metro for the femme lead in 'Glory' though her hpnie studio 
(Metro) had her. under contriact for a year without using? her. For 'Berk 
oley^quare' he spotted Heather Angel . in the lemme . lead. Fox had 
brought her . from Ehgrland under contract, but until Lasky cast her,' she 
was an untried qiuahtity. Her reception In the picture proved Lasky'e 
:;udgment. 



Hollywood, June 26« 
Pete Smith has another one^reel 
series at Metro called 'Madcap 
Movies.' It will consist of shots 
from news weekly scenics, dramasi, 
etc., of days gone by. 

There are six In the series and 
will be made In addition to Smith's 
sport shorts for. Metro. 



.With\E^ R, Tinker, slated to. put. all of his time on Fox West Coast mat- 
tiers for the : Chase Bank, foUowInir his resignation as chairman of the 
3oatd of Fox Film, looks like the F-^WC matters may get a thorough 
sifting financially. Insiders would, hand it.that Tinker's new efforts are 
such as to maice him. the big pow-woV/ in F-'WC things. 

•Exactry how; this concerns Skouras Br^ is opeii. . Nothing offlciaj 

although on the ihside there are riimbilngs that Tinker's decision to wade 
fight Into F-WC matters was for business purposes knd tliat these busi- 
ness matters were, taking up too much of the Skouras boys' time which 
should be, devoid to operating things. 

Tinker resigned from Fox Tuesday. (20). .. Hfe is. a well known figure. in 
-l>anking-eirGles-and--Game-4n-a^^ 

•of Fox .Film. He stepped down from, this position upon Sid Kent's 
ascendency. .After becoming chairman of theTFox^Board, Tinker -tlevoted 

-a good deal of his efforts getting acquainted with the K^WC and Wesco. 
financial setup. Has been on that for about a year so that he has a pretty 
igood inside knowledge. of -the circuit's business end or should.- 



Los Angeles, June 26, 
jack Dillon, Fox exchange . nian- 
ager here, with his two aalesmeh, 
W. T. Wall and B. F. Roblson, and 
chief booker M. Sudamin, are en 
route to Atlantic City to attend the 
Fox annual sales convention, open- 
Ing.at the resort town June 29, for 
three days. The L, A. group left 
here Saturday, joining reps from 
other coast exchanges ph their way 
east. 

Herman: Wpbber, -Fox -salea-chiet 
for the western territory, and thea>r 
tre contact on the Pacific slope for 
Sidney Kent, "is" already in New 
Tprk. 

Paramount's Pacific coast sales 
convention will be held at the Am- 
bassador hotel. . here July. .5 - 6, JSx.- 
change forces participating will be 
Pehver, Salt Lake^ Seattle, Port- 
land, San Francisco and Los An- 
geles. 

Convention will be presided over 
Jsr N. F. Aeaieaf»-^3Sistatnt::-genera.L 
sales manager for Par. 



^Fpx_ls_hay.Ing. .a. time., trying to make it look as thppgh they're not 

esp^ially worried a'pout the Nazi thing, and from all sides tiiey, get a 
bit of a, kick to make that I-don't-.carei attitude harder to maintain. 

Latest is Henry Garat, the French actor that Fox dug up in Paris and 
brought'to Hollywood. Now they've sent him back to Paris and ordered 
him to Berlin for a picture. Immediately, Garat became ill and had to go 

" to . Malttialsoni janfftarium, ; for a Test. ~Aj'ei)Wter,:lnteryle5^^ 
wanted to know when he'd be. well enough to go to Berlin. 'Soon as I'm 
In condition to run back to the bord er, ft n ecessary,' Henry cracked 
'In fact I'd just as soon not go there.*' " 

•But. how about your c ontract t' h e was masked. 'My contract rea ds I 'm 
to make pictures, not fight with Nazis,' Henri answered," and got " 
.again. 

And stlll-Pox— wants-to-make:^believe-lt-^oesn't-worry--about--Nazls,-sp 
reprimand -went out,-it-is- said, ^-Ga;^at-f6r-. giving out that^kind. o£ an 
interview'. 



Reniewed agitation by the picture industry against the star system of 
reviewing, cimployed in Newr-York by 'Daily News,' may result in its 
abandonment. For the' first time the 'News' Is listening to the pleas of 
the major compsinies and others, which claim that the star gag is cost 
Ing producers and theatres hundreds of thousands annually. 
..'Newflt* Is going to find out from the reader angle by asking the. pub 
tic whether: it wants starring on picture re-views as a guide or not. A 
few years ago after a long fight B. & K. knocked oUt the star grading in 
Chicago, where It " origihatecl with' " the ' 'Tribune.'" Similar ' efforts were 
made on the New Tbrk* front, but the. 'News' refused to listen to ples^, 
made , largely by theatres Insisting that, the public was getting to the 
point it wouldn't bother with films unless they .got three or four stars. 
It has been pointed .out time and again, also, without much effePt, that 
too often the star grading has been in disparity with the body of the 
reviews. 

Last season the 'News' used .'star rating over its legit reviews. 



Claiming that rival studios have been stealing its -spectacular dahce 
routines While Its musical pictures are in prdduction, Waiiiers has W 
dered locked, the stage on which numbers are now It^ing, staged for 
Tootlight Parade* by Bnsby Berkeley. None of the studio employees 
are allowed on the stage unless by special ;>ass. 

"Back of the locked stage and extra watchmen Is the claim of execs 
that.frlends of other studio .employe^^^ to the lot aa 

visitors and getting pnto the stages to make reports aa to novelty forma 
tions and other innovations. Results have been, It is said, that, theeie 
leaks havP allowed other cpnipanies to. get out ahead, or siniultaneo.usly, 
with .copies of these ideas, 

Closure order went, on last week when- a chap who had tried to get 
shown around the sets as a visitor repeatedly went , to work on a musical 
picture at another studio two days after getting a pourt^y^ pass to be 
escorted around, the Warner Ipt. 



Pete Smith's New Series 



rACEsnwEETrira 



Fox at Aw C^Par'a at L. A.— West 
Group Due East 



StEFFES BE-^ELECTED 



N. 



W. Allied Trying Reorganiza- 
tion With Lighter Dues 



Minneapolis, June ^26. 
In reorganizing N. W. Allied 
States, W. A. Steflfes "was re-elected 
presi and general manager, 

with no mention of compensation, 
Q,th^r:, officer^ are Joseph Fried- 
man,' -. Paul, and Andrew Jisicob- 
ibn,.. Alexandria, v.p.'s.; Max:; TPKTT 
dor, Minn., treas., .and Howaro 
pale, Minn,, sec. Board of direc- 
tors : and €ixecatiye committee. ' will 
l>e chosen at convention next 
tnonth.'. 

. Membership fees . will, be based on 
•abilitV to pay.'; North and South 
Dakota exhibitors' organizations 
will affiliate with N. W. Allied 
Stateis, it was announced. 



PAR RKO DEAL 
TALK STILL ON 



a chance. 
Paramount: to get together on 
picture ..that wpulcl Par. 
first run product Into the Radio 



Grease Paint Sideline 

Hollywood, Juhe 26. 

Sam Armstrong, actor, has been' 
given a writing berth at Metro to 
adapt 'Malibu,' the animal story. 

ATrnstrbhg ' f fl0d ~hir "hand : at 
writing once. before but returned to 
acting. This time he'll stick to the 
typewriter. 



L. A. House for 'M' 

Los Angeles, .June .25, 
Next downtown subsequent run 
grind house to go first run tempos 
rarily is the President, operated by 
Principal. 
.Will coast premiere 'M,' German 

titles, starting July 11. 



amounting to around $2,500,000.. Company was formed by consent of 
the . court to take -over the obligation which: previously had been charged 
to Keith- Albee-Orpheum as the direct parent company ' of Orpheum 
Objection by preferred stockholder's of KAO to the debt lingering that 
-Way when it-was- a.n .actuaUoanJfronv.-RKO-to - Orpheum -with KAO-only 
the intermediary brpught. around a request from the receivers to the 
court to permiit the change to Stadium. 



City Music Hall. Mahy angles are 
invplyed; Completion a 
with its rami 

slow in being rpalized. " 'The firm$ 
continue to trade 
far from .l^eing cold. 

Among posslbiiities could be fbr 
RKO to cPhnect for a split of the; 
Par product on a selective pur- 
chase price. This would obviato 
RKO's having to pay" wha,t it con- 
siders an untenable, minimum 
guaranty for thO entire Par pro- 
grani. lijxactly what Par asked for 
its program isn't knp.^n, It's cpn- 
siderably oyer $500^000 ^for . a one- 
year dealr it's said' ■ ^ 

tOpe'ratihg ".PdtbT" '' ~ 

Some talk around -of a. /theatre 
ppol- between Par and RKO in the 
Tinies Sqtiare. .area and . ^ven in- 
cluding Brooklyh.may be involved. 
Under such a plan, '-RKO nilght go 
in for Par's distribution terms, ttut 
get. some chance of- retrieving- part--' 
of. the. rental costs by .sharing in 
the profits, from the Brqadvcay and 
Brooklyn Pa'raniounts. Tlie Brook-* 
lyn JPar Is ! presently closed but 
there's some talk bf.its. being re- 
opened^4>y-^ttd— f^r--Paj^ 
lyn, RKO has its ' Albee, to 
consider. 

So .far. .as' ::th& Broadway - consid--- 
eration ■ goes, RKO must figure on 
what : effect -any.-a,rrangeme,rtt like 
this '.would haye-.not only on the 
Music Hall, but the RKO Roxy, and 
-the- Palacer piuJBcoadway-, — 
RKO and Loeiw's have at present 
a subsequent split of Par product 
in metropolitan New York. 



Although a short time ago Paramount decided to abandon plans for 
making 'End Pt the World', directed- by- -C. B. DeMilH-because of -the 
stmiiarlty lH T>lot"t^>-KBS'al 'The DelUiee*, stttdio" Ts'iibw holding' ffnal de^ 
cision in abeyance. It has decided to wait until the KBS picture Is .pro 
duced-tp-see-how— lt-might-affect-the-J5eMille-fllni. — ^- 

Meanwhile Jeanie Macpherspn is on research for the picture, although 
Bartlet-trGormack,-:formerly -working- -with' her,- rhas ' been- swltched-to-an-. 
other asslgnmPnt. If the KBS picture is too muph like the idea no'w 
being worked on at Paramount the latter- concern's film will be dropped. 
Othervv^ise-changes;in-Bcript wiU be-7nade--to -save the" cash- already" ex 
pended on it for preparation; 

'World* wa^ scheduled as_ DpMiHe's ne.Kt. instead, he'll do 'Four 
Frightened People', which was to have been his third for thib year. 



Da,r^l Zanuck's version of the'.battle' over 'The Bowery' with Warners 
Is. that the novel had been considered a,nd rejected somie.tlme ago when 
he. was with WB and that he thought of it after leaving the company as 
a CO- starrer for "Wallace Beery ahd. George Raft. 

An optlcm was taken with Mike Simmons, one of the- authors, to pur 
chiase the story fpr |4,000, Then, SSahuck claims, he went to Metro and 
talked .the idea oyer with Beery. Latter was workings on . 'Tugbpat Ann^ 
which Mervyn LeRoy was directing. Alleged that Beery told LeRoy of 
the idea and the latter Immediately phoned Jack Warner, who attempted 
to buy the story* even announcing its purchase. 

Simmons was offered $7,000 by WB, but couldn't accept because Of tM 
prior negotiations. ' ISanuck exercised his option the next day, wiring the 
balance of the $4,000 east. 



Royaity::inU£lt never be shown gplns BOft ot human, as far as British 
cengprs arie poncPrhed. "Cemiprs informed Mptto that 'Rasputin' couldn! 
go as is because the Czar ahd Czarina are shown being human, and even^ 
in one scene, discussing the futurifr of their son, just aa ordinary parents 
nilght. 

British censors pointed out that, kings ahd queens don't do things like 
that, like ordinary mortals, and must not be so shown. 

Metro's argument in refutation was that the Czar and Czarina of 
Russia are hlstprlcal. characters by this time a-nd sp can be softened up 
Sbiinewhat; the argument getting -tfie- pfcture a ^iflllsh release, though 
with a number pf buts. 



Denver-Gets-BoBSKiDgr 
As Union Case Peiids 



Technique used by William K. Howard in directing 'The Power and 
the Glpry* .(^Fox) while unusual, is npt riew. Howard's method Is similar 
to that used by Paul Fejos in 'The Last Moment^ which the Hungarian 
director produced Independently in 1^27. Fejos told a story Of a drowning 
xnan'd thoughts. Only the impprtsLnt incidents in his life were told. 

In Howard's picture, only; the Important happenings In the deceased 
railrOad president's life are photographed. When the latter is talking or 
when actual happenings In his Hfe are revealed, the photography Is clear. 
When -the incidents are part of the. nai'ratpr's 'ta,le, the picture is fogged; 

. Story is not told in sequence, but out of chronology, with the narrator 
jumping from one subject ..to the other as a real story is usually told. 

-Audience reaction- to seeing- an- aged man die;- only to see him reappear 
again in the next sequencp as a youth is doubtful, as evidenced at the 

"ptWiewT^ Studio" will'irF^^ 
in the , narration. 



Whether RKO separates from the Orpheum group or not, the chances 
re ,that thte company will cpritinue under its present name and not drop 
the 'C, .Mere curiosity Is attached to the -thing because of soirie angle 
that eventually those Orpheum theatres which could be taken oVer by 
RKO, may -be bunted into the new subsidiary recently formed called 
Stadium Theatres. 

liattcr company i.s one formed to hold the debt Of Orpheum to RKO, 



. What Universal regards as the perfect screen versloh ' of a novel ...Is 
R. C.-SherrlfTs script of H. O. Wells* story '.The invisible Man,' just com^ 
pieted without benefit of studio supervision, and 6,000 miles from the 
nearest U exec. 

Author of 'Journey's . End' did the writing job at his country home In 
England, after sevieral treatments and scripts by other scribe? had proven 
unsatisfactpryl Carl Laemmle, ' Jr.; and JamesrWhalei- who: will direct; 
'Inyislble Man.' sent a. few suggestions to Sherriff in fear and trembling. 
Studio enthuslaism began, to mount as the script came in, sequence by 
sequence, arid, now It's being touted. 

Production has started '^vith Chester Morris iieading the cast. 



Extension of 3 days has-been giyen RHO by the old ROxy interests 
before the latter prepare execution of their injunction- against RKO in 
the matter of the use of the.-Roxy «ame on the smaller of the two R. C, 
houses. 

Outlook stiir that maybe an appeal from the decision awarding the old 
Roxy the exclusive use of . the name, will be taken by RKO. 



Managpr of a coast film exchange may have jebpardTzed his. company's 
account with a major circuit by slapping an attachment on the box office 
of one of the cirPuit's California theatres when a disagreement ar.ose 
between the distrib rep and the house manager regarding percentage 
terms for a pic. " "Without "waiting for a price adjustment by the home 
ofllces of the distributicfn 'cOndern 4nd the circuit, the branch inanafjer, 
despite the circuit has contraicted for all of hi.s comp.'An.v'.s' pro.liirl;, ; - 
ranged for the plaster. 

The deputy sheriff given>the attachment bapp'Tiff iiii 

(Continued on page 52) 



Denver^ June 26. 

Bombs were exploded at the rear 
of - the— Aladdlhi - flrst'-run-, -.and the- 
Blu.ebird^ neighborhood, both Huff- 
man -hPusesi,' at midnight" Wednes-. 
day. Mr. and Mrcf. H&cry Huffman 
werp. aittpiidlng a preview it the 
Aladdin when - the hionib exploded 
there, " No 'one ^'as 'Injured.' Five 
minutes later .another bpmb ex- 
ploded In ai. garage just, acrosia the 
alley from ' the Huffman garage. 
About $200 damage was done In all 
three places; > 

A few weekb ago a s.inall bomb 
•was ".ithrpwri' at^'t home 'of Ffed 
Schmitt, Orpheum theatre occhestra 
leader. Previously he h^d been 
fined $600 and expelled front the 
musicians* union. At the tline he 
organized the non-union ^j[>rchestra 
.now. playing, at - the : drpheuin,^.jtbe' 
operators and stagehandcf were 
loPHe d out of the . Orpheuj™, man-i. 
""aged~by Huffman, and the'lftve' 
houses owned by 'him. 

The dlstriet PoUrt Issued a . nikii- 
damtis writ, ordering Huffman) to- 
gether with Joe Dekker and Tony 
Archer, to reinstate the unlpn em^ 
ployes pending an investigation and 
the usual. 30-day notlpe required., by. 
law. " Dekker antr Ar'<ilier Ipck'ed^ 
the union employes a week after 
the lockout at the Orpheuni.; . The 
.theatre managers . reifticied to \ obey 
the -writ*, contending the. law did 
not apply to industries nPt' affected 
with the public Interest. 

. The • attorney general contended 
they were in contempt of court for 
not obeying- thp mandate.' The .'case 
c'pmes ""up today' "(2(f), ^ 
contempt of court charge and the 
petition to dissolve the writ -will be 
heard. 



CHI EBIfOBS TOVGfl 

with Chicago, scheduled . for 700 
conventions this season the city 
newspapers are among the tough- 
est in the country to crash on con- 
fab news. 

Publicity directors .for. filrn cpro-.. 
panics .holding their .qales "meets 
^thore==are.-hold ihg«u p.ttiein;handajind= 
digging up all old newspaper p^ltt, 



AI BLOCK BETUBNS 

Hollywood, June 26. 

Ai Hloc • writer for .several years 
at Metro, )<ut recently, with Kadio. 
Ii.'i.s returned tf» the former lot to 
wril 0 ; . orj'fji). ^ . 

ISlofk i:s tlio.soJi of iir 



22 



IrARlETY 



Tuesday, Jibiie 2^, 1^39 







I 



EXTRAI 

«*WHB^9^AbIEs MaErr^ 




JEAM HARLbVt^CtARK 
OAlAul la «t)(<>tD YOUR 
iM AN i utt ^preiri« wcd> 



MARIE bRESSlER> 
WAttACE B^ER Y In 
,f^Tugboat. Aonie*! ^omr 
1^U*t^t vni: 90oa to . tiuiur i 

~ A Pleicuuie l . 












up tJierei on for a long time , . 

STABILITY is the marvel of all. 
HE is the ONE DEPENDABLE, ENDURING factor 
entire industry— j 

year after year!: ^ ' 
I . . ..^ week in Detroit and Kansas( City 
^ IVIETRO-00l^^ holds its Atinu^ (Wentions. 

ANNOUNCEMENT will be made there regarding 
NEXT season's line-up froin M-G-M. 

It 







startle the jndwstTT/ It will aTna;?;e other companks by the si?:e o/ its 

STAR Kst rfniir^t^^^^ Itnu^I 
4gam confirm skowmen m the realization that there is mly ONE 

M£fR0-GaLDWYN-iyiAYER--tHE MAJOR COMPANY! 



Tuesday, Jime 21, 1933 PIC T ■ R E S VARtETY t% 



Ci^parative Grosses for June 

(Continued from page 10) 

PETROIT 


CINCINNATI 


AVALANCHE OF SUITS 
HrmNG PIC PEOPLE 

Iios Angeles. June 26. 

Slew of smtiU suits hitting sudm 
iry people In the picturo colony, 
aill of them originating in Municipal 
court, were on file here today. 

Dorothy Lee wants • payment, on 
sk $450 note given her in lieu ojf 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 . 


ALBEE 

*(3,300; 25-50) 
High. $33,500 

IbOW • • VpHIU 


.11th. Com* 
mahdment 

and 
Clear Wires 
$11,500 
(2 days) 

Andy, Stafs«) 


Adorable 

$10,400 


Hell Below 
$10,600 


International 
House 




May 25 


June 1 , 


^ June 8 


June. 15 


MICHIGAN 

(4,045; 16-26-85- 
40-65) 

Higl^. $58,100 
Low. 7.800 


Temole 
Drake 

$9,800 


Elmer Great' 
and 
Girl 419 
$8,600 




Eagle and 
the Hawk 

$9,900 


PALACE 

(2,600; 25-56) 

High. $28,100 
Low.. 9.aoii 


Kiss Befora 
Mirror 
$6,600 


Temple 
Drake 
$6,800 


Waterfront 
$7,700 


Eagte. Hawk ' 

$6,600 
(New Low) 


- LYRIC ' . 


. .Bacbari aiL 

$7,600 


_ JFl*uniorL„ _ 
in Vienna 
$9,000 


. ^Reunion--^ . 
.in Vienna 

$5,600 
. (2d week) 


Silver Cord 


FOX 

(5,100; 15-28-86^ 
40) 

High. $50,000 
Low.. 4.000 


Pleasure 
Cruise 

16,000 


Mine Tonight 

and 
'iTello Sister 
$5,000 




r. Warrior's 
Husband 

$9,000. 
Stage, Show 


a,2S5; 30-65) 
High. $23,900 
Low.. 4^100 


$6,Btro 


salary T^rPlyin«iitlr1Ptotiires-T?orp. 
and Pallas M. itzgerald, presi- 
dent. 

Ijord and Taylor, seeking $1.92^ 
and J.. W, Robinson Co., after $390, 
are suing Pauline Starke for mer- 
bha:ndiso accounts. 

Agnia Callente Co. alleges thiit two 
Chicago checks cashed for Ckiorgo 
K. Arthur ' remain unpaid and, 
through Attorney Charles J. Katz» 
is aftor $476. 

Milton F. Curtain is suing Mrs. 
Jack Mulhall for $170 worth of mer- 
chandise. 

Helon Ferguson is' the target of 
a $320 action brought by thje George 
Belsey Co., which wants efither the 
nioney' or an electric yefrlgerator 
and range .sold the actress. 

Del Andrews is sued, on ,a $25.66- 
accourit by Ned SoUt^r. ' ■ 

Crown Heights hospital of Now 
York, is suing . Barbara Bijarondess 

a A AIWA ' w4nvrw\An'^ -a ''^IAH aIvaaI^ 

lO secure paymenx oe a ^i.uu cnecK 
allegedly given by the a<itress' In 

Aiin An^ rkf n hill aiv . * iaAi*vloAa 

rendered her father last year. 

Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven« 
Jr., sued by .an assignee p^ . Cedars. 


KEITH'S 

(1,500; 25-10) 

High. $22,100 
Low.. 3.200f. 

* Reduced Bca 


Picture 
Snitcher 

$5,900 

le. . . 


Working Man 
$6,000 


Lilly Turnef 
$5,000 


Little Giant 
$5,200 


FISHER 

(2,665; 15-23-SS- 
40) 

High. $29,000 
Low.: 3JI00 


Rasputin 
$6,200 


Working 
Man 

$6,000 




Lilly Turner 
$4,100 


SEATTLE 


PHILADELPHIA 


May 25 


' June 1 


June 8 


Jiine 15 


FIFTH AVE. 

(2,300; 25-40) 
High. $26,000 
Low.. 2.800 


Today Wo 
Live 
$6,800 


Barbarian 

$6,100 


Peg o' My 
Heart 

16.700 


Hell Below 
$7,100 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 


EARLE 

(2,000; 40-05) 

High. $27,000 
Low.. 11.500 


Strictly 
Personal 

$14,500 
Vaude 


Devil's 
Brother 

$13,000 


World Gone 
Mad 

$14,600 


Diplbmaniacs 
$13,500 


ROXY 

(2,300;. 25-85) 

High. $22,500 
Low.. 4.000 


Woman 1 
Stole 
$6,100 
Stage. Show 


Be Mine 
Tonight 
$T,700 


Be Mine 
Tonight , 
$6,600 
(2d week) 


Be Mine 
Tonight 
$6,600 

,(3d week) 


FOX 

(8.000; 86-65-7S) 

High. $41^000 
Low.. 10.500 


Warrior's 
Husband. 
. $16,000 
Stage Show 


Adorable 

$18,000 


Hold Me 
Tight 
$17,000 


Great to Be 
Alive 
$16,000 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(8,100; 25-40) • 
High. $21,000 
Low.. 2.700 


Devil's 
Brother 
.$5.$00 


Zoo Budapest 

and 
Song Eagle 

$3,200 
(6 days) 


Elmer Great 

arid " 
Temple Drake 

$4,200 


Lilly Turner 
. $6,600 


STANLEY 

(8, TOO; 40-66) 

High. $37,000 
Low.. 4.000 


Barbarian 

^10.500 


Hell Below 

$12,600 


Hell Below 

$5,600 
(2d week) 


Silver Cord 
$10,000 


LIBERTY 

(2,000,' 10-16-26) 

High. $12,000 
Low>, 2,100 


Speed Demon 

$3,600 


Obey the Law 

and 
Jungle Bride 

$4,000 


4th Horseman 

$4,100 


Devil 
. Cbmmands 
and 
McKenna 
Mounted 
$4,000 


PITTSBURGH 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 ' 


STANLEY 

(8,000; 26-35-60) 

High. $48,000 
Low.. 3.750 


Lilly Turner 
$10,000 


Silver Cord 
$7,500 


Little Giant 

$7,000. 


Water Front 

$8,000 


MUSIC BOX 

(050 ; 2S-86) 

High. $17,000 
Low.: 2.100 


Keyhole 
$3,000 


Sweepings 

$2,500 


Working Man 
$4,700 


Working Man 
$3,000 
(2d week) 


__FULTON— 
(1.050; 16-25-40) 

High. $12,000 
Low.. 1.900 


-Zoo-in — ■— 

Badupest 
$3,400 


-^-.-Lady^s^— 
Profess! 
$2,900 


. — Adorable^ — r 
$6,100 


. Looking- 
Forward 
$4,700 


WASHINGTON 


pf^l^anpn iRWital on a..$76naot«i; — 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 


Studio Pbtci^iiielits^ 

Edward Everett Horton^ "Design 
for Living,' Par. 

--Robert -McWftde,- -"•Cfh?mce at 

Ifeaven,' Radio. 

Frank Melton, Blanche FrldOrlci, 
Minna Gombell, (Joorge Rlgas, 
Douglas ' Dumbrllle, Augustine Bor- 
gatojv Sidney - Tolerf- '-The -Way- to 
Xiove,*' Par. 

Bruce> Cabot, George Lolller, 
Howard Wilson. Claude and Clar- 
ence St^ud, Frank Melton, Carl 
Eric Hanson, Frank Conroy, 'Bird 
of Prey,' Radio. 

Arthur ; Vinton, -'This Day and 
Age,' Par.* 

' Mike Donlin, Dell . Henderson* 
James Donlan, 'Life Worth lilvlng,' 
Pox. 

Tom Moore, 'Neighbors* Wives,' 
Fanchon Royer; 

Roland Toung, 'She Made Her 
Bed,' Chas. Rogers. 

Al Hill, 'One: Zear Later,' Allied. 

J. Farrell MacDonald,' Red Meat.' 
Warners, 

Charles Wilson, , Wallis ClarlC 
'Bureau of Missing Persons,' War-. 
ii'gi*s 

Grant Mitchell, Ann Hgvey, 'Wild 
Boys of the Road,' Warners. ' . ^ 

Sally O'Nell and Dorothy Bur- 
gessr 'Park Avenue" TiadreST^TTnt 

Mary Brian, Russell HOpton; 
Donald DlUoway, Hale Hamilton, 
'iOne Tear Later,' Allied." 

Gilbert Emery, "The Woma,n In 
the Chair,' Majestic. . 

Lucille LiaVeme, Cornelius Keefe, 
^Last Tralli' Pox. .r . . : - - ■ ; 

Robert McWade,. 'Flaming Ciold,' 
Radio. 

Forrester Harvey, Invisible Man,* 
Unl. 

Marie Prevost, June Clyde, 
Darwell, LoUise Beavers, ' ' 
Yesterday ,' U. 

Jean Howard, 'Dancing Lady,* 
Metro. 

Charles -Butterworth, 'Hollywood 
Parade,' Metro. 
. Gladys jUng6r, . adapting, 
raphy,' Metro. 

Mae Clarke, Peggy Shannon, 
'Turn Back the (jlock,^ Metro. 

Myrt and Msirge,- Ted .Healyoand 
stooges, Grace Hayes, Ray Hedge, 
J. Farrell MacDohald, Trixle Frl- 
ganza, Tom Jackson, 'The New 
.Deal,^'Foy. 

Robert N. Lee assigned to work 
with Ben Marksoh on screen play 
of JThe Kennel M 
Tiers " — . — . , 

Berton Churchill, Virginia Cher- 
rlli, Maud Eburhe, 'Park Avertuo 
Ladles/. Universal; . 

John Boles^ PKllllp Merlvale, 'As 
Husbands Go,' Fox. 

Clalrie McDowell, 'Paddy the Next 
Best Thing,' Fox. 

Dorothy Wilson, 'Stlngaree,' Radio, 

James Bush, 'The Doctor,' Radio. 

'Sensatioh' at Sea 

Hollywood, june 26. 
Monogram's 'Sensation Hunters'' 


PENN 

(8,300; 25-35-50) 

High.- $41,000 
Low. : 6.000 


Hell Belovtf 
$10,500 


Reunion in 
■ Vienna 
$9,000 


Pea ~o'~My " 
Heart 

: $13,500 


' TnternatioriaT 
House 
$7,000 


EARLE 

(2,424;' 25-80-40- 

60^00-70) 

High. $27,000 


'Lilly Turner" 
$17,000 
Stage Show 

-* 


-Little" Gittrlt- 
$14,000 


'Ettgle'Hawk 

$14;000 


Jimmy Dblan 
:$13.0d0 


LOUISVILLE 


Low.. 6.000 

- FOX - . 
(8,434; 15-25-36- 
00) 

High. $41,500 
Low.. 11.000 


-- Warrior?8— 
Husband 

$13,700 
Stage Show 


: Secrets— 1_ 

$16,800 


_.De«UI»_.: . 
Brother 
$16,600 


Made on. 

Brbaidway 
$19,000 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8' 


June 15 


LOEWS 

(3,400; 2St40) 

High. $28,000 
Low . . .3.000 


Hell Below 

$6,000 


Reunion 
in Vienna 

$4,800 


Barbarian 
$4,000 


Made, on 
Broadway 

$4,500 


KEITH'S^ 

(1,830; 16-26-8tS- 
60-60) 

High. $20,000 
Low . . 4.500 


Woman 
1 Stole 
$4,500 


Silver Cord 
$8,600 


Ann . Carver. 
$6,000 


CocMail 

Hour 
$6,000 


STRAND 

(1,780; 25..40) 

High. $12,500 
Low. . 1,400 


Temple 
Drake 

$3,300 


Adorable 

$4,200 


Song Eagle . 
$3,900 


Working Man 
$2,800 


PALACE 

(2,868; 16-25-86- 
60) 

High. $29,300 
Low.. 6.000 


.Reunion in . 
Vienna - 
$16,000 


Hell Below 

$13,500 


Adorable 

$12,600 


Internationa} 
House 

- $9,000 


RIALTO 

(3,000;. .29-30t40- 
60) 

High. $16,000 
Low.. 1.900 


Key Hole 

$4,000 

stage Show 


Zoo Budapest 

$4,800' 


Trick for 
— Trick 
$4,800 


Hold Me 

Tight- - 
$4,600 


COLUMBIA 

(1,232; 16-25-36- 
40) 

High, $19,000 
Low.. 1.100 


Hello Sister 
$3,000 


Terror 
Abroad 

$2,000 


Trick for 
Trick 
$2,00.0 


Mind Reader 
$2,000 


BROWN 

(1,500; 16-2S-40) 

High. $14,000 
Low.. 1.100 


Diplo- 
maniacs 

$1,800 


Silver Cord. 
$1,800 


Out All 
Night 
$1,900 


Tomorrow ■ 
^ven 
$1,500 


ALAMO • 

(050; 16-20t26) 

High. $11,600 
Low . . 900 


Below Sea 

$1,200 


Girl Missing 
$1,000 


Employees' 
Entrance 
$1,200 


Woman 
1 Store 
$1,100 


BIRMINGHAM 




May 25 


June .1 


June 8 


June 15- 


SAN FRANCISCO 


ALABAMA 

(2,800: 26-40) 

High. $29,000 
Low.. 3300 




Today 
We Live 

• $6,000 


Eagle Hawk 
and 
Made .on 
Broadway 

$5,500 


So Africa 

and 
Working Man 
$8,000 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 


GOLDEN 

-,-GATE- 
(2,844; 80-40-65) 

High. $19,000 
Low.. 7.000 


Below Sea 

$1^.000 

Vaude 


. Kiss Before 


Dipio- 
maniacs - 
$13,000 


Woman 

1- Stole 

$10,000 


STRAND - 

(800; 25) 

High.. $5,000 
LoWiT. 1,000 


■ 


~Face-in-Sky- 
and 
Parole Girl 
$1,200 


-Pleas.T- Cruise 
and 
Silver Cord 

: $1,000- 


--■Men Fight— 
and 
Goldia- 
. $1,000 


PARAr- 
MOUNT 

(2,700; 80-40-65) 

High. $36(000 
Low.. 5,000 


Zoo Budapest 

$8,000 
(6 day^) 


Hell Below 

$17,000 
(9^ days) 


Adorable 
$12,000 


International 
House 

$15,500 


EMPIRE 

•(1,100; 16-25) 

High. $12,000 

Lo w . _t ■ .:1,P0P 
* Reduced bq 


. . . ...... . 

aleT 


Should 
Women Tell 

$1,100 


Death Kiss 
$1,000 


Central Park 
$1,000 


WARFIELD 

(2,700; 85-55-05) 

High. $48,000 
Low.. .8.200 


Barbarian 

: $17,700 
Stage ShOw 


Temple 
Drake 
$16,000 


Littlia Giant 
$20,000 


Lilly Turner 
$18,000 


BOSTON 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 


TACOMA 


RKO 
MEMORIAL 

(4,000; 35-66) 

High. $41.20C 
Low.. 6.141 


Silver Cord 
$14,300 
Vaude 

\ 
) 


Woman; 
1 Stole 
$10,000 


Ann Carver 

$12,200 


Cocktail 
Hour 
$9,500 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


June 15 


MUSIC BOX 

(1,400 ; 25) 

- HigKv. $5W)0 
Low... 1.000 


Pick Up 

and 
Christopher" 
$3,200 


Bedtime 
Story 

and 
Sins of Love 

$6,000 . 
(35c top) 


Working Man 

and 
SiSRsts - - 
$4,000 


Elmer the 
Great 

and" - - - T 
Ex- Lady 
$2,300 


BOSTON 

1 (4,000;±26r40-66] 
High. $23.00C 
Low.. 4.00C 


Phantom 
.- Broadcast- - 
1 $5,600 
) ■ Vaude 


Circus 

Murder- „ 

$5,500 


. .-(I>ARK)._ 




METRO- 
POLITAN 

(4,330; 80-50-65] 

High. $66,00C 
Low:. 14.000 


Temple ' 
Drake 

$19,600 
Stage Show 


Eagle. Hawk 
$18,500 


Adorable 

$21;300 


International 
House 

$24,000 


ROXY 

•(1,800; 10-16) 

High.. $7,000 
Low... 2,000 

* Reduced sc 


' Parole Qrrl 
.and 
Mussolini 
Man's Land 

$3,600 
Stage Show 
lie. 


Black 
Beauty 

and 
Woman 
1 Stole 

$4,10,0. ' 


Clear All 
Wires 
and 
Today 

W« Live 
$3.80() 


Circus Queen 

and' 
Rasouti 
$5,100 

1 


MONTREAL 


miVIDENCE 




May 25 


June 1 


Junei 8 


June 15 


PALACE 

(2,700 ; 60) 

High. $18,00( 
Low.. 7.50( 


White Sister 
$12,600 

1 
> 


Working Man 
$10,000 


Today , 
We Live 

$12,000 


Adorable 

$io;50o 




May 25 


June 1 


June 8 


' June 15 


ALBEE 

(2.300; 15-40) 

High. $20,00C 
Low.. 3.00C 


Woman 
1 Stole 

1 - $6,i00 
1 Vaude 


Silver Cord 

$5,100 


Ann Carver 

$7,000 


Cocktail 
, Hour 
$4,100 


CAPITOL 

(2,700; 60) 

High. $30,000 
Low.. 7.00C 


Chrisiophor 
a,nd 
i Great Jasper 

) $10,600 


Devil's Bro. 

and 
Men Fight 
$11,500 


Zoo Budapest 

and 
Pleas. Cruise 

$10,000 


.Sweepings 

and 
Dipio'. 
maniacs 

$8,000 


FAY'S 

(1,000; 16-40) 

High. $1S,00C 
Low.. 3,00( 


Trick' for 
Trick 
> $5,000 
1 Vaude 

(55c top) 


Big Cage 

$4,000 


(DARK) 




LOEW'S 

♦(3,200 ; 60) 

High. $18,00(] 
Low.. 7.50C 


Murders Zoo 

$12,000 
1 Vaude 


Sailor's Luck 
$10,000 


, Phantom 
Broadcast 

$11,000 


Fast 
Workor 
$9,000 


STATE 

(3,700; 15-40) 

High. $28,00( 

Low..:™.2.50t 


Hell Below 

$14,900 
) Vaude 


Reunion 
in Vienna 
$8,500 


Barbarian 
$9,600 


Made on 
Broadway 

$9,800 


- PRINCESS 

(1.900; 60) 

-Highr $26^000 
Low.. 4,000 


Mr. Browh 

and 

\ Just My'buck 
» $5,000 


Circus 
Murder 

=Ti.=;^and=^— =^ 


Fires of Fate 

and 
Bright 8ide= 
$5,000 t 


Below Sea 

and 
Strictly = 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,200; 15-40) 

High. $18.00( 
Low.. 2,20( 


World Mad 

and 
Cohens and 
) Kellys 

) $2,900 


Temple 
Drake 
and 
Mine Tonight 
$5,800 


Eagle Hawk 
and 
King Jazs 
$4,000 


Girl in 419 

and 
Sunset Pass 

$4,000 


Strangers 
Marry 
$5,000 


Personal 

$5,500 


-went; Irtto^produ<ltl5irSfitliWay^(24r^ 
With the company working aboard 
the P-P liner 'California,' bfCshore 
San Pedro, under Irection of 
Charles Vldor. 

Story prepared by. Paul dchofleld 
and Albert Demond, deals with the 
adventures of a troupe of stranded 
show girls in Panama. Rol>ert Welsh 
Is supervising. 


IMPERIAL 

(1,900; CO) 

High. $iaooo 

Low.. 1.000 

* Reduced sc 


Une Idee 
Folle 

$1,800 

Ate. 


La Hontei 

and , 
Mosque- 
taires 

$2,000 


Criminelle 
$1,600 


La Belle , 
$1,700 -L- 


VICTORr 

(1,COO; 10-25) 

High.. $4.50( 
Low... 1.40( 


Black 
Beauty 

1 and 
> Christopher 
S1.900 


Fighting 
Justice 
and 
Sweepings' 

S1.600 


India. Speaks 
• $2,300 


Tomorrow 
Seven 
and 
Treason 

006'lt 


(Continued on page 27) 



24 



YARtSTY 



TMsdiiy, June 27, 1933 



CARL LAEMMLE said 

"SHOOT THE WORKS 
to make it the biggest 
musical of the year—" 

















comes i^cross wi^ the grandest^] 
zippiest, timefulest romcuice ever screened! 
\ . . Girls atid Gags and Giggles and ricW 
ROMANCE!.. .Nine music numbers destined 
to sweep &e country I ^ * . A chorus o£ titt^ 
of New York's most beautiful show girls I 
• • . A gigantic cast of stage, sa:*een and radio' 
stars including ROGER PRYOR-MARY 
-BRIAN-^IiEQ CARRILLO-^HERBE 
RAWLINSON^ LILLIAN MILES -WlIiLIilM 
OmiLL- Bobby WATSON -WILLIAM 
FRAWLEY- ALEXANDER GRAY- BER- 
NICE CLAIR— 4 EATON BOYS— DORIS 

CARSON— FRilNK AND MII*T BRITtOK 
ORCHESTRA and scores o£ others. 



A Rowland and Brice Production . . . Story by 
Sig Herzig €md Arthur Jarrett • . . Screenplay 
by Sig Herzig . ^ . Dances staged by Bobby 
Connolly . . . Music supervision by Jay Gor- 
ttey Songs and lyrics by Jay Gorney, 
Kernioui Hupeld^ S€^igd:» S^ 
Harburg: Directed by Karl Freund emd Monte 
Brice . . . Produced by Stanley Bergermah. 



Humor 
Magazine 



Tuesdays, June 27, 1933 



PICT1IBE $ 



VARIETY 



25 



Film Reviews 



NIGHT OF TERROR 

Columbia production and releaae. Featur- 
ing: Bela iMgoaX, S».\\r Slane, Wallace Ford, 
Tulljr Marshall. Directed by Ben Stoloff. 
Storjr b7 Wlllard Macic; Adaptation and 
continuity, Beatrice Van, William Jacobs. 
Le'stef Netlson, asst. dir.; Jos Valentine, 
camera; Lambert - Day, sound; Arthur H11-. 
ton, -editor. At Loew'a New Tork tlieatre 
oiie day, June 0, on double bill. . Runnine 
time M mins. 



Spttting Up Par Territories 



New England and South as Samples for 
Divided Unit Theatre Operation 



Je Vons Aimerai Toujourg 

(Continued from page 15) 

celebrated Antolne, fs run. Back- 
ground would constitute the prin- 
cipal reason for considering this 
Osso production as a possibility for 
a programer in the smaller houses 
in Americsi. 

^Picture — ^6pens-_In — a— maternity 

hospital where the different types 
of mothers and babies remind one 
of 'Life Begins.' Adrienne is the 
heroine, whose lover has promised 
to care for her always, but he is 
too occupied with new conquests to. 
shoulder any resporisibility for the 
little daughter who has just been 
born. 

To support her child Adrienne se- 
cures work in the smartest Parisian 
coiffure salon, where Oscar, the 
proprietor, is the rage of the hour. 
There she meets, an earnest, shy 
accountant who falls . in love with 
her, but she holds him. off because 
of her past, fearing he would not 
want to maJrry her if he knew about 
the baby. 

Jean, . the unscrupulous ex-swain, 
comes to Oscar's with some of his 
fashionable friends and renews his 
now. unwelcome attentions; The. 
timid accountant Is roused to ac- 
tion when he overhears Adrienne 
Imploring Jean to go aiway and not 
create a scandal. It Is the love- 
awakened Pierre who creates the 
scandal in the end by whacking' 
Jean In the Jaw and^ sending him 
flying' through a glass partition of 
the elegant Oscar's beauty parlors. 
The two employees are dismissed 
at once, but they have found hap- 
piness In each other. 

Lii sette Ijanvin plays Adrienne 
With a kind of mutu eloquence and~ " 
simplicity rather . rare amongst 
the gesticulating French, actresses. 

.-JBOiQsjt. of . whorji .are. more.. inclined 
towards over-emphasis than sup- 
pression. Plzani.'s Oscar is a de- 
light. His ' studied mannerisms 
erracef uUy effeminate though never 
exaggerated to the point of offen- 

— slveness^ reveal considerable . finesse 
In an Interpretation that might 
easily have become a mere bur- 
lesque, but is, instead, an outstand- 
ing . characterization.- Henri March- 

and Injects _path.osJ:..and. flfiritlment 

Into the unromantic-looking meek 
office drudge who seems to suffer 
from an inferiority complex. It Is 
safe to predict a successful French 
run for this film and added Interest 
In Mario Camerini's future as a dl- 
-rector. 



VICA A VADEVEZOS 

('Vica, the Canoeist') 

Budapestr June 4. 
A film sketch produced by Genlua Co. 
Scenario by Laszlo Vadnal, lyrics by Andor 
Keller, music by Fred Markush; direction, 
Bela Oaal: photography, Istvan Somkuti. 
Cast: KrzBl Paal, Brzsi RafTay, Dezso Ker- 
tess. Sandor Bado. Jeno Hercze?, Vllmos 
Komloe. Preoehted by TJfa Cinema. Bada- 
{>e>t,^une -2.-^ ——- • -— — — 



Budapest, :June 4. 
The 'film sketch' is a local spie- 
clality dating from the far-off days 
when ho proper studios were iivail- 
able here. This clrcumstiaince 
evolved this kind of picture, play, in 
which tho ^outdoor scenes were pho- 
tographed and the indoor scenea in- 
terpolated, played personally on the 
stage by the same actors- who were, 
projected On the screen. 

This kind of mixed stage and 
screen production is still popular 
among local fans who love seeing' 
screen favorites in the flesh. So 
producers revive this genre occas- 
ionally, especially in summer when 
lighter fare is welcome. - 

'Vica, the. Canoeist' has much lo- 
cal appeal, because it Is about the 
adventures of a girl On thei Danube 
River, Budapest's principal feature 
in the summer time. About 15,000 
canoes drift about the river on 
summer .Sundays, with boys and 
girls hlkliiet and camping all over 
the place. A girl who is in love, 
with the voice of a radio ."performer, 
longs: to meet him, but the air star, 
being a remairkably plain -fat man 
(Rado, very funny . comedian) Is. 
afraid she'll be disappointed' It she 
sees him, and sends his. good-look- 
ing friend to meet her. 

The girl and the friend fall In 
i ove, radio tenor flndfc i anolh er girl 
on the river. .Running through are 
amusing comments by a couple of 
flgureSi .Hacsek_.and Sajo, the s^^ 
man 'who misunderstands every-; 
thing and his friend who tries to 
explain thlhgs tb him. "The popular- 
ity of these two who figure on the 
stage, in a newspaper column and 

.in:-.every_ Jrumorous program" ^haa 

become a sort of Amos- Andy ob- 
8essl6n here. 

. The two girls, Erzsl Paal and 
Brzsl Baffay, are attractive both 1|(. 
the stage and the scre en pa rts._^The 
two comedians, Herczeg and Kom- 
los, are very amusing, bat..pu.ri5ly.. 
local types. There is plenty of pep 
in the whole show. Pity the photog- 
raphy Is not up to the mark, hav- 
ing been done in a small studio 
with Insufficient lighting. 



Another of those efforts in which 
Bela Lugosl wears a turban and a 
mysterious look. . -Comes too late in 
t he cycle to be ain outstander. Better 
for tne suDsequ«nt~ro"ffS^han^in "the- 
lower ' firsts. Kot for ambitious 
booking and a risk among : the tbpi 
B spots. 

Follows the usual lines of the di- 
rect-suspicion type of plot, with the 
murders germane to the story com- 
plicated by the. . operations of a 
tnaniac killer who is rejected almost 
from the start because he kills too 
openly. It brings a double 'portion 
of murders which tire and almost 
Krow comical. 

liUgosI is rubber-stamp thi^ough- 
. out, getting no: real chance.. He has 
an assistant menace In Mary Frey, 
playing his wife, and who goes into 
trances. For more stencil there's 
the brisk reporter iand the dumb 
police official, and also a negro 
chauffuer for comedy. Entire cast 
works hard, but It's hot much good. 

Scenario is. the chief fault, with 
the events all standard iand none 
too well developed. Finish is sup- 
posed to be a clincher , when the 
'maniac slayer rises from the' dead 
to warn the spectator not to reveal 
the plot to others on pain of being 
lyauntedi: Apparently Intended to be. 
impressive, but at the New York 
it got more lauffhs than the inten- 
tional comedy. 

Photography only fair, dound not 
of the best and direction not in- 
spired'. Just an all around miss that 
-gttl^rmai keiJ a good, enou g h, o ff er ing 
for the cheap spots. CHic. 



SomewHere in Sonbra ' 

■ ■7T..6on Schleisihger prodactlon and War- 
ner release. Starg John WayAe. Jtlack 
V. Wright, director. Story adapted by 
Joe Roach from Will Levlnston Comfort. 

-Associate producer-Sid--Rogen^ .T._D..Mc^ 
Cord; camera; Wm. Clemens, editor: IjCo 
F. Forbateln, miulo. Cast Includes H. 
B. Walthall. Shlrler Palmer, J. F. Mc- 
Oowan, Ann Faye, Frank Rice, Billy 
Fran*y, Paul Flx,-,RaIph ■ Iiowis.. . . At . 
I.oew*a N ew T ork one day, June C, on 

~aoiibir^bilL~~lt'inniilOjrMiil(»rf7'iuiiniteK — 



Severar'polhts Qf~merlt~puU~thl8 
from the ruck of westerns, but not 
far enough to gain a higher rating. 
They'll like this where they like 
westerns. Several times the action 



stops to land In. a. bolster upper, a,nd 
still It's inside: the. hour. 
- ■ iTst-hoist-;Is^a--bIt-ot-rodeo-wlth- 
a istagc cbach race for the kick. 
Not at ail slow and serves to get 
the herb in bad, as he's supposed to 
hia.ve.; done . some , dirty, work. . Thlis 
gets him over to Mexico, where he 
rescues the boss' son from enforced 
^association with bandits. The horse 
runs fOr'reisCue and half the Mexi- 
can cavalry come to his relief. 
Meantime there's ia good scene in 
Which he passes the test, of knife 
throwing and quick drawing, which 
helps along, and the finish is a well- 
handled fight among the boulders; 
not new, but well staged, and help- 
ing to maintain a better interest 
thaii the usual chase. 

John . Wayne as usual with H. B. 
Walthall in for a bit. Some good 
comedy^ from Frank Rice, and Billy 
Frariey/ a little - too - overplayed for 
best results but necessary for the 
western fans. Shirley Palmer holds 
the femme lead and gets more to do 
than most troop, tragedies offer, and 
there's Ann Faye, easy to rejgard 
but whose voice is recorded poorly 
Outside 'of this the .sound is very' 
fair, photography excellent and loca- 
tions well chosen, ' 
' By and lieirge 'Sonora' Just goes 
to show that even a hippodrama will 
be Improved by the addition of a 
little plot. Cftic. 



'Smoky's' Show Ranch 

Holly wood, June 26. 

One of~tlie show ranVihes" of the" 
west, the- Vermejo Club of New 
Mej^ldb, jointly Owned' by 50 mil- 
lionaires, has been selected the 
location for picturing 'Smoky i' the 
Will James 'Kers& story^^hlch "Sol 
Wurtzel will produce for Fox. 

'Smoky' starts July 10. 



Staging fo r ^ucS ~Soup*^ 

Hollywbod, June 26. 
Seymour Felix is at Paramount to 
stage the dance numbers in Marx 
Brothers' 'Duck Soup.' 



Field heads of Paramount theatre 
operat io n are . be in g handed pre-_^ 
f erred consideration for partnership 
possibilities in the cutting up of the 
Par- circuit. Several of the present 
territories are considered too big as 
separate Units. To secure- operation- 
which the Par Reorganizatibn Coihr 
mittee dGoms fit, territories 
may be split, making :room for adr;. 
ditlonal operators outside 
fold. 

Both the southern territory and 
New England look to be cut up into 
diverse operating units. Basis is a 
igeneral one with the hopeful aim 
bf limiting the number of theatres 
to a unit as conditions and terri- 
toriail limits may require tog^th^r. 

Partnership idea for operators 
who may be. chosen Is a blanket 
alin. This comes, both .ways from 
the Trustee and their own Reorgani- 
zation Committee as headed by 
A. Lynch. 

. JBoth. the New England and the 
Southern territories of Par are to 
be revised for operating purposes. 
There are likely to be personnel 
shifts in both, but along what lines 
is so far not made known. Likely 

aeima inMt^nHnn nf V>nr'a plan a thin 

way may- occur within the next twb' 
weeks. 



AcademyWacancy 



\ HoUywoodr~Juhe' '26.~ 

. Writers' executive committee .. of 
the. Academy met today (Mon;). to 
eiect^ a successor to -Alfred A^ Cbhn 
on-^its bottirthof dlreetorsF— — — 

Cohn quit In a, mix-u p ov er the 
proposed liidustry ; recovery coda. 
He is organizing his own group to 
handle the eniployee end of the in- 
diistry code. 



THE EXHIBITORS 
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VARIETY 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 





BY 1,250,000 




PRICES ON 67 COMMOOITIES 
^ ME«PER CENT 




THREE BILLION^DOUARS^BEING 
SPENT ON PUBLIC WORKS 



WHAT SHAPE ARE yott in to meet prosperity? Will you be dressed 
in your "tux** or your B.V.D*s? 

WHEN THE SHOW-HUNGRY public feels coins in its jeans again, it 
is going to pass up Depression Entertainment. The show man who tries 
to skin by will find himself flat. 

THERE*S ONLY ONE WAY to give your patrons a new deal. Give 
them flesh, flash — and be flush! 



WE SUPPLY EVERY TYPE of stage entertainment that is kno^ to 
show business^ for every type of budget* 




F. & M. STAGESHOWS,^ Inc 

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VARIETY 



Comparative Grosses for Jone 



(Continued from page 23) 

BUFFALO 





May 25 


Juno 1 


June 8 


June 15 


' BUFFALO 

(8.400; 80-40-68) 

High. $42,000 
Lowt. 10^ 


Working Man 

tlO.600 
stage Shovr 


AdoraWe 

$13 BOO 


Christopher 

$11,300 


International 

$12;800 ' 


.GREAT 
LAKEB 

(S.400; S-4D) 

High. $25,000 
Low. . 4^)00 


Holl Below 
$7,709 


(DARK) 






CENTURY 

a40Q: 26-40) 

High. 121.000 
Low, . 3,200 


Pici- Snatcher 
and 
Monkey's 
Paw 
$4,300 


-Murders Zoo 
and 
After Ball 

$3,200 
(New Low) 


- -Made on 
Broadway 

and 
Bondage 

$0,600 


- - Airmail 
and 
Hello Sister 
♦4,700 


HIPPO- 
DROME 

(2.400: ») 
High. $22,000 
Low.. 3.600 


Under- 
standing 
and 
Employees' 
Entrance 
$6,400 


Song Eagle 
and 
Pleasure 
Cruise 

$5,100 


Temple Drake 
and 
Devil's 
Brother 

$6,$00 


Looking 
Forward 

and- 
Ex-Lady 
$6,000 
and 


MINNEAPOLIS 




May 25 


June 1 


June 6 - 


June IS 


STATE 

(%200; 66) 
High. $28,000 
Low. . 3.800 


Today 
We Liv« 

'$6,300 


Adorahte 

i4,900 


Warrior's 
, Husband 

$3,900 i 


Little Giant 

. $91200 / 
(Joan Blon- 
dell on Staee) 


ORPHEUM 

(2.890; 85-50) 

High. $2B.000 
Low.. 2^200 


— — h 

Pool Murder 

49.600 
(BiU Robin- 
son on Stage) 
(56c too) 


C^ut AH Night 

i ■ $3i600 


i World Mad 
$10,600 
(Cab Callo- 
way) 
(36-56C top) . 


Diple- 
flianiiscs ' 
$2,200>' 
(New Low) 


LYRIC 

(l.SOOr 85) 

High. $17,000 
Low. . lioo 


Picture 
Snatcher 

$2,800 


Song Eagle 
$2,300 


Hell to 
Heaven 

$1,900 

1 

1 1 — 


Made on ■■ 
Broadway 

$2,200, ■ 



Going Places 



(Contlnaed from page il> 

else too much abandon makes them 
sicken: and dlou And then, to top 
everything; to remind people once 
more that the theatre can be monu- 
mental ezperlencfr— there's 'Bplero.' 



TRYING TO REGAIN MALES 



Acme of Innbcehce 



DENVER 



DENHAM 

--(1,T00; t6-26) 

i High. $10,000 
I Low.. .2.000 



DENVER 

(2,600: 20-85-40 
60) 

High. $27,700 
Lew.. 3»100 



_ ORPHEUM 

" ~iB.«00; 26-WWO) 
High. $20j000 
tow . . - 3.750 



PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,000: 26-40) 

-High. $22,000 
Low. . 1.700 



May 25 



Be Mine 
Tonight 
$3,600 



Today 
We Live 
$5,200' 



Picti»re_ 
Snatcher 
$7,000 



I'm a Bum 

42.400 . 



June 1 



Below Sea 

$3<000 



Secrets 
$3,100 
(Nsw-Low) 



Adorable 

$5,600 ~ 



Made oh 

Broadlway. 
$2,000 



June. 8 



Mussolini 
- Speaks 

(3 days) 
Night. Terroip 
and 
Soldier's 
Storm 
$2,000- 



Eagle Hawk 

$4,300 



Gold Diggers 

" $io;5oo 



Under- - 
standing:. 
$2,400 V 



June 15 



Woman 
1: Stole 

i2.700 



Reunion 
in Vienna 

$3,500 



Zoo Badapest 

$J.760 
(New Low) 



While limocence la as rife today 
as it ever was, nobody looks Inho-. 
cent any more, Coiitemporary 
make-iip, coUCurei, close-to-nature 
clothes have made It Increasingly 
difficult to- jrecognise Innocence aa 
such, Reqllzing therefore the, Her- 
culean task it was assigning itself, 
nevertheless 'Wlukt Price Inno- 
cence' set out to find somehow^ 
somewhere, a girl who atiU looked 
that way, and because it was so 
hopeful and sought — it found Jean 
Parker. Not even in the good old 
days was thinre ever a maid who 
looked more innocent than she. 
Janet Gaynor is a hussy in cbm- 
parlsoUi 

So. innocent does Miss Parker 
look, in tact, that she makes it pos- 
sible to ibelleye thai; although she 
pld^ys tennis! In . 1933 shorts,- she Just 
hape^ed ' to ; be absent the! dt^y her 
hygiene (ilasS took up ;the birds and 
the bees. Toiing, obedient, with 
wide set . brown eyes and soft 
brown haiie. parted. itemurely |tt 
center, she does trhat she'er t^^d 
and looks exactly as if she'd alwslys 
do what S^e's told, she even obeys 
the director; wiping dutifully ' and 
inexpertly when at last she dis 
covers tne price, of lnikocence=sanl' 
ev.ei;ybody,d weep with her were It 
not for the ibict ttaf iiohbdy hiit she 
is surprised./ Folks' want to -be 
sympathetic, .but they get tired o' 
too much of ahything after an hour, 
even innooencei. 

It seems if only Ifiss Parker's 
m6ther~had— tola her=but Minna 
Goiabel tooks so unUket anybody's 
mother with -her thoroughly blonde 
hair and gay. make-iip that what 
she might ten had better' be left 
unsaid. 



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PORTLAND, ORE. 



BROADWAY 

(2.000: 26-40) . 

High. $21,000 
Low. . 2.900 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

•(1,000: 26^) 

High. $13,000 
Low.. 1^00 



ORIENTAL 

(i.OOO; 26-36) 

Tligh. $24,000 
Lo>y.. 2.000 

* Reduced scale 



May 25 



Looking 
Forward 

$3,400 



Hell Below 
$4,700 



42d St. 

$3,800 
(6th week) 



June 1 



Eagle Hawk 

$j!i^700 
' (» days) 



Reunion' 
in Vienna 

$0,300 



Ex -Lady 

$3;400 



June 8 



Temple 
Drake 

.$4.<00 



Reunion 
in Vienna 
$3,200 

(2d week) 



Working Man 
$6,200 



June 15-' 



Adorable 

$9,200 



Secrsts 

$2,900 



Working Man 
$3,900 
(2d week) 




Everywhere the 
Finest Single 

BOX-OFFICE 
ATTRACTION OF 
ALL TIMES 




DENNIS 

The GrieaieH 
Mind in the World 



RKO Madison, B1dyn 

Now (This Week June 24) 

RKO Coliseaiii,New ¥or^^ 

(Next Week July 1) 



A. L. BURKS 
Personal Manager 
MILES INGALLS 
(CURTIS 4 ALLEN) 
Representative 



Paramount 



. (Continued from page 7) 

as- has- not been' experienced in the 
past seven years. Reaction from 
elimination of certain feudistic trios 
and duos, as Wanger-Schulberg- 
Lasky, Kent-Katz, etc., is' expressed 
as. getting on .the reco rd fo r the 
-flret time. -r'-^ . ' - - 

Deni 

Trustee set-up is reported relax 
ing as to- autocratic slant' and eco. 
nemic iron hand in ruling the com 
pany.'- As - one slight evidence of 
this George Schaefer^ general man 
ager, was able last week to ease 
• the. burden assumed by Par em- 
ployees, and execs carrying stock 
Instead of having a liimp sum de- 
ducted from tl^elr checks when pay- 
ment time to the bank fell due, the 
stockholders on the pay roll now- 
can pro-rate the payments over a 
period of weeks. In this way stoclc 
deduction week, which in the past 
has been one of the worst jabs at 
the personnel's morale, is by the 
board. 

The West Coast situation, despite 
the recent Zukor statment denying 
that Emanuel Cohn is to be re- 
placed,- continuesrJt-is-recalled-that 
each time before other execs - have 
departed Paramount, Zukor or 
Hertz, during the latter's reign, au- 
thored similar denials. There was 
a denial before Kent left There 
was a latidatious one before Katz 
went, with the memorable Zukor 
observation. Before lAsky moved 
out there were several formal de- 
nials. Hertz himself denied he was 
leaving. 



I Sides Talknig of Average Exinb 
And His Fdm Bipig. like IK^ersi' 



E ffort Paricer Houses t o Induce 



Rflixed Pairs to Again VisilTlieatres 



Portland, Ore., June 2^. 
iEIieploitatioii for male appeal is a 
hew^ ahgre being plM the J. 

J. Pwrkeli' house?, Park» opines 
that toe miich stress in the past on 
femiiie patronage, with femme ex- 
ploitation worked to a frazzle. 
Check-up on attendance shows that 
f emmes far outnumber the heavier 
sex and ducat buying for mixed 
doubles' has slipped. 

Too many f emmes stagging It In 
palrs^ after failing to make the 
heavy . .date,, seems to be the big 
idea back of Parker'^ new code. Ef- 
fort wilt be directed to getting back 
the miJted':doubleS.' ! " 

> The liew. Parker deal catls for ex 
ploitation aimed at the , boys who 
iak'i the< gals to th^ sho.^. 



O'BRIEN snips Hi 
BftXTB^-IOWE PART 



Smacking the Cruises 

The pleasuMTci^^ business fiaa 
troubles enough without pictiires 
making iU^^ tough tor It; Vet 
along comes fHelody Cruise' now 
and suggests to the glrlS that If 
It's romance they're looklnjg for, 
their might as well stay ashore. 

These cruises, '- as presented - In 
pictures, are overboard on -pretty 
femininity, and, way below par on 
romantlQ mascirilne appeal. The 
decks reecho with gay girlish laugh- 
ter, the swimming -pools splash with 
nymphs— cmd for what— for whom. 
It's very sad, especially since the 
gIrlsiJiave. aMembled each' devasta-: 
ting, shipboard wardrobes, have 
troubled so about the~ fit' of ~thelr 
chemisies. 

. For ^?elen uaielCT^thls cruise was 
to have beea the realization of a 
life-long dream. A poor little school 
teacher, she won It Ini a contesti 
By the time the ship docked, she 
had. won a man too, but he wasn't 
a dream prlnco. 

Miss Mack very- petite and 
brightly .. brunette^ and C^reta .Nis- 
sen, very blohde and genuinely se 
ductive, are 'Pleasure Cruise's' star, 
femme passengers. Florence Rob 
erts flutters efltectlvely as Miss 
Mack's chaperons^ June Brewster 
.and Shirley _ .Ghambers crietate. Jthe, 
stahdard allobnent - of | farcical dif- 
ficulties as tanked stowickway dames, 
and the girls in the chorus each 
get a close-up and do Verji*^ell by 
it. 



" '■ ' Jtioilsrwood, June 20. 
: . Switch in. prodvtctloii .plans gives 
(Seorge. ' rien .,^.top, spot In 
'Frontier Marshal.' to made at 
Fox, Western, in ptiwje of Warner 
Baxter and ESdmund tiowe, as first' 
-Intended* 

Shilft was due to the difficulty of 
getting a Cisco Kid angjle Into 
'Marshal? which, deals . wljOi . : tiio 
beetle life of Wyatt Earp. Pair- 
ing o^ Baxter and Ijowo -«ra8 con- 
sidered purely on the Cisco -Kid pos^ 
sibUlty. O'Brien. Is hot for the part. 

Baxter-Iiowe conibo-^wilf — ^be 
spotted in an Original being; wtltten 
by Dudley Nichols. 



In between clashes over the 
Roosevelt Industry code, major aind 
indio leaders are finding time to 
battle over ttie <capabnilleirand der 
flciencles the average exhibitor 
in regard to fllin buying. Afford- 
ing material Is Warners' method 
of -selling 'dold X>lggeni.' 

defending the WB poller 
majors hold that picture buying is 
strictly a matter oit Individual box- 
Office bargaining and not withiii 
the precepts of exiilbltor organizar 
tlons or the code^ As to the formr 
ula, major spokesmen attribute 
much of the delay to indie •■' 
tempts to work in the price angld. 

They contend that there, is no p4ac«i 
in the code for such price dietatio^ 
any ^ibre ihan there would be for 
ttie dlstrlbs^ta Insert a clause sper> 
ci^srin)^ 9i, minimum rental figure. { 
.:A8f pnje- of the first hig pictures 
oic the new season. tO . bb releasdSj; 
.'Diggers' is being held up 'all over 
the independent Oxhibitor counCi^ 
as likely to establish a dangerou^' 
sales precedent for S3-84. The eixW 
hib organization cheuges, lncludlii|r 
those of the MPTOA and the eastr! 
em Penn., Southern New Jers ejr 
and D e la w a re uni t , ar e that WD I t- 
asking 40% to 60% for . 'Diggers,^ 
requiring the use 'of cei^ln 'short^ 
on the same programi '^hese termis 
are figured by Indie leaders ais 
liable to set a new high In all suc)i 
product ' during the new year^ t 
Tlie wamer defense Is that thefr 
contract- provides that -picture^ 
with three^ and more stars can be 
withdrawn and sold as specially: 
that .Is .siniiply exercIslilS their 
eontrictufdi ilghta with fblggers.' i 



F-WCsiOOGRotDfop 

Ijos Angeles, June i9. 

Rental adjusfemeRts. over the 'Fb± 
West Coast circuit, as at jpreseni 
constituted, have virtually been 
completed. Cuts estimated at ap- 
proximately (100,000 annually, have 
been effected. 

Pruning process was appiled-to 
virtually every house in the olr 
cult, with only a few tendlords" ro^ 
fusing to meet the circuit on a 
give-and-take basis. 



Uditinan t Acs (Md Loeir 



Memphis, June 2$. I 

Strand, a tioew houise, closed fOr^ 
over a year, has been leased to M. 
A.'I;rightman, ^ho'wUl add -It to his 
Trl-State Circuit 

it> an old\ theatre and will havo 
a lOc scale. ' 



Margbn en Fox- Staff 

C. C. Hargon^ formerly .in charge 
of .liatin .American., territories for. 
jpar am o nn t International^ has 
joined 'Fox'B"^oireIgn' department; 

Margoh will rep>resent Fox 
Mexico. 




*$2S an Hour" — Favorable 
'|2B AN HOUR' (Comedy, Aarons and Mitchell, Masque) . 
Stage chances not so good but could be made into acceptable scenario. 

Ibee,. 



'Shooting Star'r-Favorable 

•SHOOTINa STAiEV (Drama, Crosby Oaige, Selwyn). Interesting, 
episodic play most , about ^ople of the theatre. Should make an excellei>t 
jpicture. ' ~' '~ r/fteer 



'The Ghost Writer'— Favorable 

T 'THP GHOST WRITER' (Farce comedy, Ilopklna .& ^^^^^^ 

Enough story here to provide an amusing picture. . IBee. ; 



First Pieture House Apueavance 

ROY ATWELL 

THE TONGUE TWISTED STUTTERER 

LATE FEATURE OF 

^'STRIKE ME PINK'* <• "^AMERICANA'* 
and FRED ALLEN'S RADIO REVUE 



THIS WEEK JUNE 22 AND NEXT WEEK JUNE 29 

PARAMOUNT 

NEW YORK 

irection— WALTER bAtCHELOR 



VARIETY 



PICTVRES 



Tuesday, June 27^ 1933 



Stock Market 



'l(Cpntlnued from page 6) 

tnent Ciftmpalgn Jhaugurated by the 
4!)dttiiniBtre,tipn, some of which Is 
Iwun^d to go In the .direction of pew 
IMshools and imprbvemeht in pres- 
ent Ischool . equipment, nvhich has 

"B^ne^orTTU— IbngrHime— without^tr^ 
lentloh .in communities pressed for 
uon^y; Anierican . Seating \a the 
largest dealer in both school, church 
and theatre seating equipment in 
the cduntrjr, the sbhpol division be- 
-Ing - the- most -important :)Bli»ce_ the 
theatre building peak of 'ZZ-'W. 
Thus the specfal ihovemeht here had 
lio cohnectipn...with:ahy; trade conr 
(Bideration.. applying to the amuse- 
ment business. ; . . .• 

Jiftit Detached Instances , 
Only other gain in the .group was 
In the inactive senior f^pew's issue, 
^hich -'gaiiied ' 4^ bn 'jsales of 300 
iBhares, • • a parent' a- . soeoiilative. 

' .play detached f rPm .the general sit- 
vation in thp theatre.-. Madi^oii 
8quarej^^ar4en cpmmoiy ' Hli^wise 
«onfe^_ oi .. t|liP3e ^$q$]i;:ally . inactiyes,.. 
took 4 spiirt,' gaining moire than' 2' 

^■po^ntSvoVi- the' week oh a 'relatively 

'heavy . volume <.of 20^,000 shares. 
Stock , hasn't paid a dlvidehd in a 
couple of years' .and there is nothing 
In sight to' suggest'^ that it will join 
th6 early dlvWenfl' n'^Vers, it^ "Pper- 

' ation of -thfe oliong "Island Ebwl ' be-' 
-liig Pnfr :bf "those epebulatlve- things 
that might - bring Tit- prpflt, . hut 
fifarcely- iii' volume to [makie mtkch* 
difCerehce. The title fight there this 
week . probably was;belng capita^lized 
lor a market campaign. 
; tVarhgr, Bf og. ' topped ' the ' theatre 

TUst in bulk .'.of' , ItuiiuaO lIoiiar-'4OTn- 



oyer hf^re Teaching 65,000 shares, 
which Is rather'less than the rec6lftt 
. averagev lieaUngsI .. however, left 
the pricie.-iinchahged,. after 'a~ n>ihof 
dip. toward the middle of the . week, 
lioew's jt QtnnitPn held Its resistance 
level of 20 darlns the Thursday dip 
and recovered gi*aduaily through tb 
^he endr^jlbsing^t- 21^r Up %^ 
for the six tradihg days. Eastman 
..Kodak,' .aom^thihg of a ispeculatlve 
ha;r<>naeter, mbyed.- through, a father 
Wide iii^tige .f roiih 84 ,to 78, bift closed. 
»t 79%, jbrily a. Ir^ictlon up. on the 
week, compared ij^rith ah advance. In 
-the -^:^ihd^st^iaI ■ •averagb--;bf m 
.'than. .'6; '•' - "V- : 

, .Columbia- ict ures"- eased oflC In 

Volumer" Hb " sponsors" apiwrently: 
..t]iithlnif ca^tlpus. " turnover '.was 
Just -^gnder - 10,000 V ishares . 4thd ^the 
close >as at 19%, jnetvup 1%, This 
stbck, Jh9jP ' <dpne about as w^U as 
janythlng Ih' its grbup; Its" prirtclpai 
merit being tha,t.lt is. not overpapl-; 
tallzed, as are the .inajbr units of 
the show 'business, • and it is free' 
from * tl^eati*^ ownership entanglie- 
meht8»,.-It.niakes picture.s j^nd -sells 
them , at' a' profit, and. stands in a 
position' qecbhd to hoiw in the trade 
to. benefit from a rtvlval of public 
Interest in the theatre and aVility 
to support it with patronage. 
FoM Reor||anizat[en' 
itur.tioh in Fox Film attf acted a 
igpbff 'de£[ .bit attehtibh with the an 
^ jiouncement. lOljthAt: cpmpany's'cap 
Ital reorganization, which ca3Is for 
* reverse Split-iip of stock at a 
rationJot one new .sh^e. for each six 
«ld -.shares and ah offer to stbck- 
hblders after the change of ri^rhts 
to subscribe to five new shaves (at 
118.90) for each share held after 
giving effect to the reduction of out- 
standing stock. 

On" 'the' face of the week's ticker 
stealings the market does hot regard 
the new-, situation as one inviting -a 
long play. Transactlons\-.inv Fo^ic 
Film totaled 46,000 shares, high at 
4, low at 2% and final at. 3, .week's 
trading resulting in a Ipss of 1 point 
niet, or 25% : decline. . 

The. proposal, which will be VPted 
upon by the .istockholders Saturday 



(I) is the first definite move by a 
major to revamp its capitalization 
foir th^ purpose of reducing its fixe'd 
charges. Under the plan, the prac- 
tlbal effect bf the operation, assum- 
ing 'that it receives the stockhold- 
ers' approval, will be . to dispose of 
some -$30;000i000i. rin-:4eheniur,ea._ajttd_ 
$12,000,000 in curireht indebtedness, 
of which more than |8,000,000 is in 
bank loans. 

It is anticipated that a large num- 
>er of stbckholdiers will not take up 
;he.. rights,- and in tha.t event the 
debehtuVb holder's and other .cred- 
itors-^Which is to .isay thiel banks 
(notably Ohase) in both cases— will 
underwrite the new issue. . Th^ 
final effect, therefore, would be that 
the. banks take a changed Status in 
relation to ■ the connpany, becoming 
jstoc'khojding partners in. the enter- 
prise , iiistcfad of creditors with eh- 
forcable cla:ims.. 

The capitalization of Fbx . has 
long called, for reform. It has been 
apparent from the 6tart of the pres- 
ent set-up tha:t it was overboard 
on fixed charges, part growing out 
of frequent. short term refinancing 
and part due tb the financing of the 
XJoew niaijorlty purchase. The new 
arrangement would accomplish a 
desirable operating basis, for the 
company itself, although the stock- 
hplLders, on the basis bf last week^s 
;rniE(rket trading, do not. seem. to see 
It\a6 .an Advantage to themselves. 
In effect It amounts to an'- assess- 
ment oh stbckholders amounting to 
something like $15.76 a share.. 

How It Works Out 

A holder, for Instance, of-iOO 
atinrAg (worth tit • last quotation, 
1 1300) wpuld receive 16% snares 
oh- the reverse", split nip. This 
holding wbuld entitle' him to 'sub- 
scribe to-83% new shares -at $18.90r 
which would call for .an outlay of 
11,576 :in order, to. re-establish . his 
ordinal 100 shares.- That sumniary, 
however, does hot take into con- 
.slderatibn_'the cha,nged status of Jiis 
100 shares, whIcB7~iifter~the~reor- 
ganizatibn, would be free of some- 
thing like $42,000,000 in funded debt 
as. A .Qlaim on assets prior to his 
stock equity.. 

' It. is in this reispect that the re- 
financing: differs, entirely frbm that 
of RKO a year and a half ago. In 
that casCi a new bond claim '^a.s in- 
trofluced-^into the--(Dapital-.stru,ctiu:e_ 
In the fprm of. debentures, instead 
61 Ah..ijasve of liens being disposed 
of." ■ ' .. . ' 

If the present stockholders de- 
cline* to exercise their rights, as 
seems likely, at the conclusion of 
thb transaction the present stock- 
holders will hold one-wixth of the 
stock, while the bank creditors and 
debentures will control the other 
five-sixths. "Valtie of "the rights, as. 
expressed at present by the ticker 
are- nominal. Final quotation Sat- 
urday was $3, which would put the. 
theoretical pricb of the new stock 
at'$18 on a one-tp-slx basis, an ap- 
parent- discbunt -of 90 cents against 
such -an operation. Present, stock, 
of ' course, might appreciate, in 
which .event holders -might be at- 
tracted to the exchange, which 
would cut down the margin Pf bank 
and bPn^holder control. 

In'' annbunclng the new plan, thb 
company published its income 
statement for the 63 weeks to Dec. 
31; 1932, .showing net loss of $9,215, 
431 exclusive of "Westco Corp' and 
its subsidiaries. Including operat- 
ing losses and other charges ar 
gregatii^g $7,749,067 of "Westco . Corp. 
and subsids, there wais a combined 
deficit of' $16,964,498 for the 1932 
'calendar year. This compares with 
a combined ' loss for Fox and 
affiliated companies, . including 
"Westco, of $5,560,304 for - the year 
1931. 



FOX H. E. FORECLOSURE 
HDEARING ON IN CONR 



Hartford, Conn., June 26. 

Battery of 16 Connecticut and 
New York attorneys lined up In the 
Federal district court here this 
afternoon In a foreclosure proceed- 
ingr V of the- F4ix^-.JThfiaAtfifl,_JInc,j 
against the Fox-New Jjngland The- 
atres and other defendiuits. 

Petitioners, Fox' Corp.. asked 
Judge ' Thpihas to order' the cker' 
fehdant to file a- disclosure of their 
'defense; 7i«ndOT a default judgment 
against non-appearlnig and a judge- 
ment of foreciosum. 

Many show peopio may be sum- 
moned for- appearance on the wit- 
ness stand. ' ' 



APPEALS TO WASH 



Penn. Exhib Cpthplains . of Local 
ilm Bpokinb Conditi 




Unlpntowh, N. J., June: 26. 
Kenneth V. Woodward, of the. 
local Capitol, is off the reservation 
and appealing to Washinertbn. 
When the Penh and State :thea,tres, 
owned and ojp^riated by Penh-State 
Co., '.went oyer to; Publix. Wood-; 
ward,'irho luid beeih g. hti., took' ihe 
Capitol, .redecorated aiid opened, as' 
a second-run house with "Warner, 
First National, Fox, Radio, tJni- 
versal and IT. A. films on iSO to 60- 
day protect ion. Publix pffered no 

objection to the 'arraiigemeul. 

Recently the -houses were passed- 
l}ack' to PeniiTStkte uhdbr a dis- 
affirmatiph and. '"Woodward- charges 
that they are 'advising all major 
producers they will da ho business 
if any of the - product' cpmes to the 
Uniontown second run. He claims 
to . have Ittfonnation-pox— has. al- 
ready booked Penn- State with this 
understanding,; so he is taking up 
the matter with .the federal, au- 
thorities, arguing it 'is restraint of 
trade, since he needs the product 
In "order to operate; — — 



Eoiy, H. Y. 

(Continued frpm page 18) 
fair, which leads right Into another 
entree Of gals, this time as Indians. 

Berry Brothers follow. Colored 
hoofers are getting better with each 
appearance and taking more 
chances" oirbreaking-ttheir-respec-^ 
tlve legs with each show.. The mob 
loved 'em, 

Dave Schooler goes to work a^t 
this point on his own, and bangs 
Out the Second Hungarian Rhap- 
sody; He's quite a. plano- -player; 
@dwin CtoprgSi juggler-gagger, fplr 
Ipws. He's got a pretty gOPd monb- 
log. It seemed; >when caught, a! bit 
too blue for this type of house, some 
of the gaes -being definitely over 
the line, but nobody seemed to take 
pffense. 

Oirls 'are .back again for a num-. 
ber, sandwiched in between halves 
of which are Dolores, Andres and 
Dimitrl. This is one. of these two 
men and a girl adagio teams - but 
with- patently a hew idea. They dp 
all the usual •thrp;ws< jumps ^and 
swings but ' hibbly . gagged. It 
seemed jiot quite rehearsed enough 
when caught. With the edges P9I- 
ishedoft and a .bit more care 'taken 
on some of ' thb mlsseis,. the trip 
pXight tp be, exceptipnaliy gpod: en- 
tertainment. Their troubde nPVr lies 
In the fact that they're tpp good at 
the stuff to successfully cover up 
the breaks; Usual- RbxV finale, with 
the vehole niob oh for bbws. 

'E^niergency Call' (Radib) the pic- 
turb. Kaul. 



Summary for week ending Saturday, JuW 24: 

STOCK EX(2HAN<3E 



-Oklahoma Cityr-June-26. 



A. B. Ifpihaad of Shawnee. Okla., 
filed his amended iietition -In- Fed<^ 
eral Court here Monday in hiis siiit 
for ' |2i600,0.00 damages against 
Paramount and 21 other producing 
film ' companies. 

i^e charges- restraint in trade and 
his Inability to' purchase firs't-run 
picture films on a' competitive 
basis. 



Unions Only Bar to 
Bldyn Par's Reopening 

Only unsettled deals with the 
uniohs staiid In the'^ay^.of reopen 
ing of -the Paramount, Brooklyn, 
under Publix operation in August. 
Circuit has applied for substantial 
reductions belpw former union costs 
backstaige and In the pit. 

Publix Is und^tbod tb have re 
celved a satisfactory rent deal from 
Prudence Bonding Co. 

Show Will be presentations and 
firsi-riihs. 



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10,000 American Seat.. 

.2,700 Confiol. Film .,. 

0,800 Columbia P. VtiC;.,...'. 
7,8iOO COAsoL.FlIm pfd...... 

10,600- Eaetihah Kodak (3). 
40, 800 Fox, Class . A . .- . . . . 

320,100 Cen. Blec. <-tOc.)... 

...... .Keith pfd..., 

■ ?7,000- Loew" a)v; .-. . . . .-. ; . 

500 Do i»ref.. (OH).. 

20, COO .Madison iSquaire Oardeh... 
...v. Met-O M pref.. (1.80)..... 

..... Orpheum pfd.. 

8,400 . Paramount ctf . 

4.800 Patho Exchange.. .....v.. . 

0,200 Pa the. Class A. 

440r700 -Badio. ..Corp 

33,400 RKO 

70 Universal pref . . . . 

4H,600 •Warner Bros..... 

200 Do pfd............; 

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7,000 Pathe 7's, '37. 

74,tK)0 Par-Fam-lj>Bky 

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Incorporations 



California 



Sacrttmento; June 26. 

Al KJncstoD, Inc. Capital, 100- shares; 
none aabscrlbed. Al Kingston, David B. 
Garber, Uorrls Garber. 

Bomanc« PradactkMis, Inc. Capital, 2,- 
000 shareii; none anbscrlbed. Elizabeth 
Wright,. H, A. Cummlngs, Alfred la Arm- 
strong. 

Frndcutlal . gtadlbs C<wp. Capltal. fi,- 
BOO shares; none subscribed, AlbiBrt 
CAgostlno, James Q. Altvels, Eugene k; 
strong. 

Paramount XalKHratoHes. Inc.. Capital, 
G-.OOO shares; (Bubscrlbed, -1300. . Uari'y Jj. 
Dunn, Clinton Lia Tonrrette, C. R,. Cav- 
anaiugbi 

Permits, to sell Btbtk: 

Cosmocolor. Patents acquiring. TO Is- 
sue 6,600 shares out 6t 10,000, no par. 

Tmrrj'm Brasa Ball, Inc. Restaurknt 
Robert Perry, Anita Perry, Zeppo Marx 
To Issue 30 shares out of 100, par $100. 

Hoot Gibson Plctnrcs Corp.. To issue '3 
shares out of 25,000, par $1. 

Cailfornla-San Bemardion Theatre 
Corp. Theatre operating. To Issue all 
1,0.00 shares, jpar |1. 

West Coast-fiaafa Ana Theatre Corp. 
Theatre operating. To ' issue all 1,000 
shares, par 91. 

Fox Oakland 'Theatre Corp. Theatre 
Operating, To Issue all 1,000 shares, par 
$1. 

r^Jlea4!h.^XhcAtMJCpiPi^.,..Theatre op 
ing. To Issue all 1,000 shares, par |17 

Paramoont ralmtstorles. Inc. Film 
lab. To Issue three shares out of 6,000, 
no par. 

Fox Sankist Theatre Corp. Thiealre op 
erating.. To Issue all 1,000 shares, par 
f 1. 



Judgments 



Los Angeles 

^ Los Angeles, June 26. 

WUal Bldsewaj Brown A Ulgelow, 
Inc.: <delaaU) |t4i. 



^PHEUM , 



Tork and King a,nd four ,other 
acts in LibeW's YorkViUe house this 
week with the comedy pairi taklng- 
up 24 of the 73 minutes and still 
hot ' long : -enough for the crowd. 
"Which is doing- very welL Indeed in 
Yorkville where they do "not always 
get steamed up^ York and- King do 
four routines afid 'huiltf "With eachr 
the apparently ad lib gagging get- 
ting more results than either the 
seligh ride or the stage on a 
stage bit. The Queen bit was al- 
most a banana peel, but they 
.caught _thelr balance _and wCnt on 
to a buird-up. .~Ma!^^^ "HererCoiwer 
the Kaisereh' would be the line in 
this- lKew_H.eDdelberg, but that 
might have been out, too. Solid 
chuckle all along^ byt the corset bit 
was the clincher. ' ' ' ". '^~"~) r-:; 

Opener 'is Larimer iahd Hudson 
(New Acts)^ with a. soin'ewltiat dif' 
ferent setof bike tricks and a girl 
who can work as well-as pose. Good 
at both. Murray and Irwin ^deuced 
with their whistling and Imitations. 
All over solidly. If they;il build that 
cat duo up 'With pantomime It would 
be good for three or four minutes, 
not oh the cat cries, but the panto. 

Third chapter Is read by O'Neil 
and Manners, who haven't gPt much 
stuff, but sell what they have for 
more than its real worth. .Score of 
.the.-teai]a.-is .in ^tiie manner , of gag- 
ging ratiier than' what "they siety. 
They-work-wlth.fair. speed' and k^!^.P 
the audience amused. Better .ma 
terlal might give them a boost, but 
they're holding up well as Is,^ sp 
they play safe. - 

Nezt to closing are the Lovejoy 
dancers, properly ia, closing num- 
ber, but not to follow York and 
King. " The latter close the- show 
no matter where they're placed, so 
the dance section comes in just 
ahead. Opens with a nice looking 
line of eight girls .in' not so hot cos- 
tumes. Two girls- and a man prin- 
cipal, with .one of the line break- 
ing loose to follow with a neat con- 
tortion routine that is the mpre un^ 
usual in that she's cairylng mpre 
weight than the average bender. 
Very.jeasy to look at and plenty to 
Bee;r -eomedy-^-bTf— pf-'¥^^ 
tumble gPt most of the crowd, 
though it's not very strong, and 
then the turn goes highbrow for a. 
not so good result,, with a cpineback 
for the finish with plenty of noise 
and action. 

Preceded by a tliree or four-min- 
ute overture staged by Ted. King, 
the house leader who opens With a 
'Carmen* number tp stop \vhen he 
flfldis the ciari'netlst mlsiBlngi .- Latter 
cotaes on the stage in .a bathrobe 
to ekjplain he's lost his shirt and 
Can't come into the pit. . -Worked 
up In operatic fashloir and over to 
a laugh. 

Film is 'Peg O' My Heart' (Me- 
tro) and the newsreeL Usual short 
missing because of the length of 
the length of the show, which runs 
slightly longer, than usual. Busi- 
ness fair considering it was Satur- 
day. Chic. 



dinger, . ringing the bell in every 
act from Eddie Sanborn, and his 
orch oh the stage in a snappy 
presentation and solo songs and in« 
struments to the last turn, one. of 
the best ever put on here: Opener - 
was Three Tictor Girls, acrobatics 
and- teeth-swingers, on trapeze. 
Nice looking trip wPrklhjBr h ard bu t 
puttfhg .ia pretty smppt^ efflfct over. 
Given a. gpod hand. . 

Honan and Arden, ^emhie team, 
4euced. . Arden impersonated Mae 
West, Zasu Pitts, and g4>t away 
with some smart patter ^nd . her 
antics pieasedf - Slight - aittack - bf 
laryngitis impaired the act some 
but she )iad the stuff and the audi* 
ence wais lenient. Miss Honah at 
piano and sa,ng much ^above ivier- 
age. Both lookers who earned the 
caU the^ .got. 

Ferry . Cpfwey clowned It in the 
third spot. Clowns al.Ways popular 
here and though he did little that 
was hetif, It'werit over well.' "VJaried 
his clowning with freak instilment 
k)laylhg. Act was fast and^nny, 
with fans breaking intP applause all 
through. . Big, liiand..ahd"cali. 

Next tP -closing spot held Mills, 
Kirk arid Martin^ Jcnocka^out act 
sometimes close to limit. Fast 
steppers and' some of their stuff 
so 'speedy It gpt past aiidiehce.' Bn. 
trance of fat foil in underwear^ 
who waltzed off with red tie - comic, 
nearly stopped the show. It finished 
that way, too, and the audience , 
roared for mbre, resulting in: brace. 
of calls before they could beg off. 

Qernice and Eniily in last act. 
one... of the best ever seen here. 
Girls are smart and clevCr. The 
girls do every kind of dancing from 

adflflft in fiiwnhHng an H An i* f ttj}- 

notch."" They somersault down the 
stairs and -end with walking upside 
down, igetting the best hand of the 
wightr - - - 

Feature was ^ Over White 

House' (MG), 



ORPHiOJMAHA^ 



(Reopening) 

Omaha, June 23. 
- ..Rejuvenated Orpheum^ at «n- 
nouncied cost of f35,000, reopened 
Saturday to capacity biz with , Cab 
-CaIlaway_and_plc._ lJew .fiPHhd lKp4^ 
paratus. Duplicate Pr, not, newr 
system is Improvement -over old 
machines' Installed' wlien house 'was 
bhllt-rl$28, 

-:Jyaude — went,. .Put . whefe hot^ 
could rtpt agree with miislclaris* 
demands for full » time on all en* 
gageinents. including, thoise.'! with 
stage bands, even though .. no work 
for the pit: band. Union did npt 
even sniff at offer of seven full 
weeks out of 11 for the summer 
seasohi and house shut them out 
altogethi^r. . Itis a Brown honse. 

New policy will be double fea- 
tures with 40c evenings, and 26o 
matinees. This brought World's 
policy intact to Orpheum and 
shrunk World's prices to 26c bal- 
cony, 36c main, floor eves. 
- One change. Js from. lads to las- 
sies as ushers. 
Paul Ives-is-asst.- mgr.-. 

LOEW^S STATE, L* A* 

Los Angeles, June 22. 

Taking the stage for half an hour, 
the Ted Florlto band clicks over 
with the same brand of music that 
has made them the Coast's fav ra- 
dio an d dance music dispensers. Iit' 
.addition to^the orchestral delivery, 
Fiorito has two crack male vocal- 
ists in Lief Erickson and Muzzy 
Marcelllno. " 

First is a nifty baritone of the 
Donald Novis type, a tall youth 
who scores with two operetta 
numbers. Marcelllno's crooning is 
also effective. Betty Grable supplies 
"the femme solo work ahd^does - 
neat tap at the windup. 

The 13-man combo - has become 
so, familiar to audiences through 
their air work that favorite orches- 
trations win ;hands during lntro» 
ductory bars. Siame goes for . Fi?' 
orlto's medley of iaongs he has com- 
posed.: Band is atitred in neat mess 
Jackets. 

Some windy trio byplay could be 
shortened and - mike ^control- iit- 
ppehing ishow. was-ofE. House flUed- 
openlng show. Feature Is 'Reunion 
in Vienna' (Metro). - ^-Lenj/. 



LOEWS, MONTREAL 

Seventeen years of continuous 
vaudeville in this city v^ill be 
broken next week with its discon- 
tinuance, although it Is promised 
again for September. Loew's is 
the last house In Canada to desert 
vaude and the Dominion now has 
none at all. Great heat is the 
Initial cause, but bei»ind that there 
Is the general listlessness of vaude 
fans in ^this city, who come ohce 
and stay away thereafter, no mat- 
ten- -how- good the show. 

The last vaude here is a hum- 



Poll Wins Counterclaini 



Neyir Haven, June 26. 
Z, Poll, being -sued . by Savoy 
Operating Co., of Mlami^ for breach 
of contract "in conneCtioh ith 
rental of . a Florida, hotel .owned by 
Poll, came back with a counter 
claIm-=in=local— superior=.CouEt^and.^ 
was given a judgment against Fla. 
concern. 

Savoy company asked return of 
rental, $4,000 for equipment in 
hotel and a |10,000 deposit made 
when contract was signed. Plain- 
tiff claimed Poll ref,used to repair, 
damage to hotel by storm,, making 
It' impossible for Savoy "company to 
carry on business. 

On counter claim, Poll was 
awarded $13,000. 



Tucdday, June 27, 193S VARIETY 




THERE'S SOMETHING IN IT 




OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE 




. . . . turn tO: 



> 

the n e X t p a g e 



Tuf^sday, June 27,19,^5 




^''AUCE IN WONDERLAND" with Charlie RuqqK 
Alison Skipworth, Mdry Bolond, Charles Laughtpn« 
Jack bdkie, W. C. Relds 

"ALL OF ME" with George _Rqfr, Ricardo Corlez, 
Carole tbmbar'd, Wynne Gibson, Sari Maritzo 

"BIG EXECUTIVE" with Ricardo Cortez, Elizabeth 
Young, Richard Bennett. Directed by Erie Kenton 

"BOTTOM OF THE SEA" with a cast of selected 
players 

"CHITirSALIS**^ vv:ith Hopkinv Fredric March, 

George Raft, Frances Fuller 

♦Cloudy 

Jack Oakie, Alison Skipworth, George Burns & 
,Graci Allen, , Mqri Colman, Elizabeth Young, 
Grace Bradley 

"CODE OF THE WEST" Zone Grey Production 
.with^speciaLcast^ 



"DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY" with Fredric March, 
ClaudeHe Colbert, Sir Guy Standing. 

Noel Cowdrd*s ^'DESIGN FOR LIVING" with 

Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Douglas Fairbanks^ 
Jr. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch 

*"DUCK SOUF* starring The Four Marx Brothers. 
Directed by Lep McCorey 

"THE END CM= THE W0RLD"1^ 

DeMille, with an all-star cast 

"SO YEARS FROM NOW'/ with a special cast of 
star names 

♦"FUNNY PAGE" with W. C. Fields, Charlie Ruggles, 
Jack Oaki , Wynne Gibson, Shirley Grey^Grace 
Bradley. Directec^ by Leo McCdrey 

"FOUR FRjGHTENED PEOPLE" Directed by Cecil 
B. DeMille, with on all-star cast 

"GOLDEN HARVEST'^ with a big cast of important 

; names 

"GOOD TIME HARRY" with Charlie Ruggles, Mary 
-Boland, George B^rbier 



"CRADLE SONG" with Dorothea Wieck and an 
all-star cast 



^THE GREAT I AM" with a special all-star cost 
"GREEN GOLD" a Charles R* Rogers super production 

'THE HANDSOME BRUTE" with a cast of box- 

_^ oiffice^names ^ . ^ ^ _ ^ 

"HERE IS MY HEART" with Sylvia Sidney, gnd a 
selected star cast 




Tuesday, June 27, 1933 VARIETY 





"HONOR BRIGHT" WithOoryCQbperdnd ClaudeHe 
Colbert. prrecTed Ey Sfeph^^^ 

'i CANT GO HOME" with an qlUstar cast: 

*'TM NO ANGEL" starring Mae West, with Cory 
Grant. Directed by Wesley Ruggles 

*"iT AINT NO SIN^' starring Mae West 

"LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER" witii Gary 
Cooper* Fredric Marcft, Richard Arteiv $ir Guy 
Standing 

"LONE COWBOY" with a special cost 



Hi 




ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON"withGary Cooper^ 
Fronces Fuller; Neil HarnilfdiirFay Wray/ Rosci^^ 
Karns. Directed by Stephen Roberts 

"ONE GRAND" with a cast of exceptional names 

*"THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY" with a special cast 

^HOEJHE^|U>i4ARE'^3Anthj^ 

Cory Grant/ Richdrd -Arlen^ George Bdrbier. 
Directed, by Ayesley Ruggles 

"THE SONG OF SONGS" starring MarteheDietricK 
with Brian Aherne, Alison Skipworth, Lionel Atwill. 
Directed by Rouben Mamouti 

'^SECOND DIETRICH PICTURE" starring Mdirlene^ 
Dietrich. Directed by Josef yon Sternberg 

"SWIFT ARROW" with^ tf big specioKast; 

'THIRD DIETRICH PICTURE" starring Mariene 
Dietrich. Directed by Josef von Sternberg 

'THIS DAY AND AGE" Directed by Cecil B. 
DeMille, with Charies Bickford, Richard Cromweti^ 
Mori Colmanr Eddie Nu^^ 
Green, Bradley Page, George Barbier 



'THERE WERE FOUR WOMEN" Directedi by 

B^tsrt^u^m'^ dHrstorcast— ^r^— ---- - 

"THREE CORNERED MOON" with Goudette 
Colbert, Richard Arlen, Mary Bbland, iydo Roberfi; 
Wojiace Ford,Tom Brown, Joan Marsh ond Willidm 
Bpkewell, Hardie Albright Directed by Elliott Kug«nt 

'THE THUNDERING HERD" Zone Grey Produc- 
tion, with a big cast 

"TILUE AND GUS" with W. C. Fields, Allsdn 
Skipworth, Chqriie Ruggles and George Bdrbier. 
Directed by Norman Mcleod 

'^'TORCH SINGER" with Claudette Colbert, Ricdrdo 

, Cortejc, 



"^'TOO MUCH HARMONY" with Bing Crosby^ 
Jdck Odkie, Hdrry Green, Sdri Mdritzd, $keetf 
Gdlbgher. Directed by Edwdrd Sutherldnd 

'TO THE LAST MAN" Zone Grey Produdiort/ 
with Randolph Scott and Kathleen Burkis 

"THE TRUMPET BLOWS''wjth George Raft,Ricdnj0^ 
Cprtez, Helen Twelvetrees 

*'THE WAYTO LOVE" starring Maurice Chevolier, 
with Sylvia Sidney, Edward Everett Norton. Directed 
by Norman Taurog 

*"WPRi SlTtljSlG PRE^ Starring jock Noley 
and Jack Ookie. with music and songs 

''WHITE WOMEN''-withDordthed Wieck, Chdrleir 
Loughton, tierbert Marshall, Walter Abel. Directed 
by Stuart Walker and Mitchell Leisen. 

"YOU NEED ME" with Sylvia Sidney and George 
Raft 



in addition to thete there will be othere 





— CHARIES lAUGHTON MAE WEST 



DOROTHEA WIECK 



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Toesday. Jane 27, 1933 



VARIETY 



33 




WALTER ABEL 
BRIAN AHERNE 
ADRIENNE AMES 
LONA ANDR E 



WYNNE GIBSON 
SHIRLEY GREY 
ROSCOE KARNS 

^CK-toRWE^ 



RICHARD ARLEN 
GEORGE BARBIER 
MARY BOLAND 



GEORGE BURNS 











^^^^ 

















..<• GRACIE ALLEN 
KATHLEEN BURKE 
RICARDO CORTEZ 
MARI COLMAN 
BUSTER CRABBE 
FIELDS 



CAROLE LOMBARD 
BARTON MocLANE 

SARI MARITZA 
HERBERT MAR$HALl 

t^Alt PATRICK 
LYDA ROBERTl 
RANDOLPH SCOTT 



SIR GUY STANDING 
KENT TAYLOR 
HELEN TWELVETREES 
ELIZABETH YOUNG 




84 VARIETY Tuesday, June 27» 1935 




Ti|«8!3ay? 7«u>^ 27, 1931 



VARIETY 




CALENDAR OF CURRENT 




• Path* studios, AIKa4 Offleea: 7» Seventh Ave., 

* Culver City, CaI. Allied New Yopk^ N. Y. 
iiivehth Commantlmertt, The. From the play by Branion Fleming. Marian 

■Mttrsh. Theb; Von Eltz, Alan Hal^^ Dir. Geo. Belford. 64 mlns. Rel. 

Feb. 20, 

Intruder, The. Montfe Blue, Llla Lee. Ir. Albert Bay. 62 mlns. Rel. Jan. 25. 
Bev. April 25. 

Offices:. 1540 Broadway, 

Vnesterneid New York, n. v. 



Forootten. Original. Story of a forgotten man. Jun^ Clyde. Wm. C^^^ 
. . jr.i mtalle Moorhead, Dir. Rich .Thorpe. 65 , mlns. Rel. Feb, 16. Rev, 
June 6, 

J Have LlVed. A glrrs attempt to live down her past, AUah Dlnehart, Anita 
Page, Alien yincent. pii:. Rich, Thorpe. Re,l June 15. 

fitranae People, iiystery story with plertty of murders but sustained Interest 
%hn Darr6wf Gloria Shea. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. 64 mljjs. Rel. Jan. 13. 
Bey. Jtine io. 

: GoWer at .Sunset, Columbia PW'cea: 729 ^Seventh Avi., 
H,Qllywood, Cttl. VOlUinpm New York. N. V. 

HosUm. . Thrlhlng story of the adyentwe and romance of a 1933 girl wh6 
fearlessly fllfeS across the continent In passenger ships. Evalyn Knapp. 
James Murray. Dir. Al Rogell. Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Ann-TCarver*s!»r'Profe88lon. ^Woman lawyert-^savesr-heii-hnsband-^l n a . mu^ftr 



-earver'sr'froTeBBion. ^ yv oniuii ittwy^'ir^.ott-rjjiT-Ji^y*-— ••^^•'"••'•-^^ 
trial. Fay Wray, Gene Raymond. Dlr, Eddie Buzzell. 71 mlns. Rel 
May 26. Rev.. June 13. ' ' 
Below ihe Sea. A thrilling tale of . treasure on thje ocean floor. _Ralph Bel- 
" lamy, Fay -Wray. Dir. Al Rogell. 76 mlns. Rel. AprU 26. Rev. June 6. 
Itter Tea of General Yen. Rpmance and adventures of an American, girl 
" -caught In the maelstrom of Shanghai. Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Aether, 
Walter. Connolly. Dir. Frank Capra. Rel.: Jan. 6. Rev. Jan. 17. • 
If dirnia Trail, The. A buckaroo hero who . comblriies old- world gailantry 
with dashing twentieth century action. Budt Jones, Helen Mack. Dir. 
Lambert Billyer. 67 mlns. Bel. March 24. 
Child of Mahhattan. Stage play by Preston Sturges. Bomance of the dlme- 
a-dance. Nancy CArroll, John Boles. Din Eddie Buzzell. • 73 mlns. 
Rel, Feb. 4. Rev. Feb. 14. 
Ircus Queeii Murder, The; Murder under the 'big top.* Adolphe Menjouj 
Greta Niseen. Dir. Roy William Neill. 66 mlns. Rel. April 10. Rev. 
May- ■9. ' •.• ■:• •■). 

Cocktail Hour. Girl lllufltratbr narrowly, escapes missing the right man. BeDe 
Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. yictor Schertzinger. 73 mlns. Rel. June 

6. Rev. June 6. 

Deceptiofi. Story of the wresUing game and its frameupsJ Lfen Carrlllo, 
ThSlmu Todd; Dickie Moore. Dir. Lew. Seller. 67 mlns. Rel, Nov, 4. 
Rev. Jan. 17. 



Man of Action, Original outdoor drama. Tim Mcuoy. i>ir. <ieo. Mdfordr 

. . £7- mlns, . Bel. Jan. > , '., ^ . , . , 

Mussolini Speaks. The 1931 address with newsreel shots. Interpolations by 

Lowell Thomas. 74 mlns. Special. Rev. Mar. . 14. 
Niaht of Terror. Bela Lueosl and his haunUng eyes— blood-curdling^uspense 
" ■■'"_In^iterioUB dlsapp^rtfhces. Bela Lugdal, Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 

StolofC. 66 mlns. Bel. April 24. 
Obey the Law. Original of an easy mark who turned firebrand. LieoCarlllo, 
Lois Wilson. Dir. BenJ. Stoloff. 69 mlns. BeL Jan. 20. Bev. Mar. 14. 
Parole 6lri. Frbm Tlrst offender, sent to Jail, plota-to 

be revenged on the man who put her there, but it boomerangs Mae 
Clatke, Balph Bellamy, Marie Prevosti Dir. Eddie Cline. 67 mlns. Rel. 
Mar. 4. . Bev. April 11. 
Rutty Rides Alone. Tlrii McCoy curbs erlme^at^every^urn 

faithful polic6 dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Boss 
Lederman. 68 mlns. Bel. M^y 26. 
ilent Men. Tim McCoy western > original. Florence - . -D— Boss- 

Lederman. Bel. Mar. 3. 
iers of the Storm. The flrst -film featuring the U. S. Border Patrol and 
the part played by planes. Begis Toomey. Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 
Lederman. 69 mlns. Rel. April 4. Rev. May 23. 

8i This la Africa. OrlglnaJ. Wheeled «i£;WBey ^oJ»J;^^^'\^^^^:^^t 
tame Hons. Racquel Torres. Dir. Eddie Kline. 67 mlns, Rel. ireD. zf. 

Rev. April 25. . o ^ 

•tat« Trodoer. Original. Story of a war between two gas companies. Regis 

TOTmey; Evalyn Knapp. Barbara Weeks. Bay Hatton. Dir. p. Boss 

Lederman. 68 mlns. Bel. Feb. 10.^ Bev. Mar. 28. 
^The; Woman \ Stole. Jack Hoit a-swaggering bvertord o? Ihe ^^^1^^^,^ 
^ outbluffa doublecroesers. Jack -Holt,. Fay Wray. Dir. Jrvlng_ Cum- 

mlngs. 64 mlns. Riel. May 1. 
Treason. Original. Kansas after the civil war. rey. 

Dlr; Geo. B. Seitz. 62 mlns. Bel. Feb. 10. 
Unknown Valley. A full-of-flght western drama, replete ^th unique altua- 

tlons. Buck Jones. Cecilia Parker. Dir. Lambert Hlllyer. 69 mlns. 

Rel. May- 6. 

When Strangers Marry. Drama agalixst the -menacing, magic of t^e^tropics. 

Jack Holt, Lilian Bond. - Dir. Clarence, Ba4fi:eD^..6?_mJna._ IUl._ MarcJ^^^ 

Rev. May 30. • 
Whirlwind, The. A round-up of thrills and action. Tim McCoy. Alice Dahl. 

Dir. D. Boss Lederman. 69 mlns. Bel. March. 14. 
Woman I Stole, The. A swaggering overlord 'of the oil fields. Jack Holt, 

Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. 69 mlns; . Rel. May \. 



These tabulation* are compiled 
.fi'om inform^ation •iipplied by the 
various .production compianies and 
checked up as sobn as ppssiblis after 
release. Listing is given when re- 
lease dates are definitely set. Titles 
are retained for six months. Man*- 
agiara who reieeii /a serv ice subse. , 
quent to that period should pre- 
serve a . copy of the calendar for 

reference. ' 

The running time as given here 
is presumably that of the- projectron 
room showings and eaiionly approjc- 
imate the actual release length in 
those states or comniunities wherfe 
local or state consorahip may result 
in delistions. Running time in the 
reviews as given, in *yariety' carry 
the actual time clocked in the the- 
atre after passage by this New Yor!< 
state censorship, ince pictures are 
reviewed only iii actual theatre, 
•howings. 

While every effort is made to hold 
this list accurate, tK* information 
supplied may not always be correct, 
even though official. To obtain the 
fullest degree of exactness 'Variety' 
will appr*ciate the co-operation of 
all managers who may note discrep- 
anci 

Hollywood 

- (eontlnued-firom-page-6) — ^— 
return to Nftw York, MftXW^H ^^Ji^ 



Grand Slam. A burlesque on the popular bridge fad. Paul Lukas, ^l^retta 
young. FYank McHugh, Glendi Farr*ll. Dir. William Dleterle. 67 mlns. 
Rel. March 18. 

Heroes for Sale. Post war activities of American vets. Ich. Barthelmess, 

Loretta Young. Bel. June 17. 
Lilly Turner. Side sho^b and lifters. Ruth phatterton, Geo. Brent.^Frank 

McHugh. Dir. Wm. A. Wellman. 65 mlns. Rel. May 13. Rev. June ZQ. 
Little Giant, The. Robinson as a comedy gangster. E, G. Robinson, Mary 

A^tor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mlns. Rel. May 20. Rev. May 30. 
Mind Readerr-The^ Mlnd-reading-aa--a.-new_tacket. W^^^ 

Constance Cummlngs. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. Rel. April 1. Rev. Aprll U. 

Twenty thousand Years InSInq Sinn. V«suall*atlo^^ i?p?'*Jai*'31* 
spencer Tracy. Bette Davls. Dfr. Michael Curtlz. 78 nalns. Bel. Jan. n. 
Rev. Jan. 17. 



Fox 



Ofnces: 850 tenth Ave,, 
' New York, M 



Studio: Fox Hills.v 

Hollywood, Cal. 

Adorable, on Inal. With mnslc. Janet Gaynor, Henry Garat.^ Ir. Wm, 

Dleterle. «e mlns. Rel, May 19. Rev, May 23. ' 
After the Bail. Btritish made. Love at a, dirdomatic ball. Esther -BSilston. 
Basil Bathbone, Dir. Milton Bosmer. 68 mine. Bel. Mar. 17. Key. 
Mar. 21. * 
Arizona to Broadway. ^ Jaifles Dunn, Bennett. ReL 

June 23 



Bondage. Original. Drama. Dorothy Jordan, Alex. Klrkiand. Dir. aj. San- 
tell. 67 mins. Rel. Mar; 31. Rev. Aprjl 25:-^ ' ' ; ' . 

Broadway Bad. Story by Wm. R. Llpmah and^W. W. Pezet. ^^^J^^^^^l^^ 
■ -Joan Blondell. Ginger Rogers. Ricardo . Cortez.^MargaretvBedden. Dir. 
Sidney Lanfleld. 61 mlns. Rel. Feb. 24. Rev.^.Mar; 7. ; 

Cavalcade. Noel Coward's pageant of British society. I^'^n^.^jf^yS^isSlSS 
' Brook. Herbert Mundin, Ursula Jeans.. Dir. Frank Lloyd. Roadshow 
length 110 mln& No release date set. Rev. Jan. 10, 
Dangerously Yours. Society thief and girl aetectlye. ^aW^^'J**'^' iSS'*? 
' Jordan, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Frank Tuttle. H mlns. Rel. Feb. 3. 

Rev. Feb. 22. „ 
Face In the Sky. Romantic adventures of ja billboard sign Painter. Spencer 
' Tracy. Marian Nixon. Stuart Erwln. Dir. Harry Lachman. Bel. Jan. 16. 
Rev. Feb. 21. 

Five Cents a Glass* Love, music and heer. . Marian Nixon. 

• Rel. June 30. 

Hello sister.' Stage play. Jas. Dunn. Boots Malforjr. ZaSu Pitts. 60 mine. 

Rel. April •14. Rev.' Maiy 9. 
Hold Me Tight! Love In a department store. Jas. 
, David Butler. Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 

biot Pepnerr Flagg und Qulrt^-wlth, Lupe* -Edmund 5«we. _Vlt -^ji^Oiaglen,- 
' Lupe Velez. Dlr„ John Blystone. 74 mlns. Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 



Huihanlty. Original. Physician who seeks to ^ve nis son ixom 
^ influence. Boots Malloryi Alex. Klrkiand, Irene Ware. Dir. John Fmn- 
■ ' els dillon: Rei: Mar: y. R6V. April 2ff. ' 
I Loved You Wednesday* Stage play ^jf-^our- tangled JIvm. .Wagtier Ba^ 

^lisikLandl, Victor Jory. Din Henry King. Rel. June 9. Rev. June 30. 
Infernal Machine. From the navel by Carl SloboSa.^ Drama. Genevi^^^ 

bin. Chester Morris. Dlr, Marcel Varnel. 66 mine. Rel. Feb. .10. KOT. 
ols Dillon. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. April 26.. ../-p, 
It's Great to Be Alive. An only man In a world of beautiful ^omeh. 

RouHen, Gloria Stuart. Herbert Mundin. Dir. Alfred -Werker.- KeL 

June 2. , T I 

Life in the Raw. Western drama. Geo. O'Brien, Claire Trevor. ir. Louis 

King. Rel. June 16, 
Pleasure Cruise! Play by AustiBn Allen. Jealous husband^ trana ble BeagoIn* 

wife. Dir. Frank TutUe, Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. Aprl) 4. • 
Robber»!_Booat. Bmtl.er dlscoveMthat^^ 

George O'Brien. Dir. Louis King. 63 mVanr^ifir^exsrl. RevT-MaK 2t 

iailbr's Luck. OriglnaL Bomance of a U ^^^if ^9^' 

Ellers, Victor Jory. Dir. Raoul Walsh. ReL Mar. 3, Bev. Mar. 21, 

Second Hand Wife. Banker's secretary Sjeps,/?©™^*;'?,®"!* *5*<>-^,'^^^^ 

■ Sall y wn«>ra , R ftiph' Belia niy, Dir. Hamilton McFad den. m'^*^ . 



it:..* offices: leotl' Broadway, 

JrirSt UlVlSlOn New York, N. Y. 

Releases Also 'Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 
Bis -Drive,.. The Authentic war pictures, from records .«f eight governments. 

91 mins. BeL Jan. 19. Bev. Dec. 27, 
Black Beauty. Anna Sewell's famous book. Esther Ralston, Alexander Klrk- 
iand, Gavin Gordon, Hale Hamilton. > Dir. Phtl Bosen. 66 mins. Rel, 
July 16. 

Dasaan. Life, customs, mdrals; h&btts and whatnot as lived by the penguin 

birds on 'Penquln Island.' Cherry Kearton produced and directed. Two 

running times: 38 mins. and 51 mins. Rel. June 15. 
Dude Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot GlbsOn, Gloria. Shea. Dir. George 

Melford. 66 mins. Rel. June 15. 
rorgotten. A 'kindly Jewish Immigrant father, cast off in hJs^_:old 
his-soltsrbrlflgs th-em-^o-^theli^Benses.- Jun«;Clyaei-W4inain- 

Lee Kohlmar. Natalie Moorhead. Jean Hersholt, Jr.. Dir. Richard 

Thorpe: 67 mins. Rel. May 1. . 
Aingle Bride. A murder suspect Is shipwrecked, with his captors, in .the 

Jungles. Anita Page, Charles fitarrett. Dir. Harry Hoyt and Albert 

Kelly. 62 mins. Rel. May 25. Rev. May 16. 
Love Is Like that. A seventeen-year-old youngster gets mixed up In. a 

of domestic tangles and a near murder mystery. 

chelle Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 65 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May,?, 
liver Twist. The famous Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore. Irvine 
Plcheli William Boyd, Alec Francis. Doris Lloyd. Barbara Kent; Dir. 

William Cowajn. 74 mins^ JElel.. May.l. ......... ^ , 

Secrets of W,n Sin.. CooJle smuggling racket unearthed. Lois '^"f °"y-^'f\"5^ 
Withers, Toshia Mori. Dir. . Richard Thorpe. 66 xnlns; Rel. Jan. i&. 
Rev. Feb. 2S. , . . . J.- 
Shriek in the Night. A murder mystery In a swanky Park Avenue apart- 
, _ ment house, Ginge r Roge rs. L:^le Talbot. Din ^Albert Ray. «7 ^'"S; 

lightly* lilarr'led. Marriage in a night court turns ,5iJ*«l^^"'6^^ 

Knapp, Walter Byron, Marie Prevost. Dir.. Rish, Thorpe, roine. 
Rel. Dec. 10. Rev. Jan. 3. . ' u 

Strange People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of who™^recognlze e 

other as members of a murder Jury, find themselves gathered >" ine 
ho?.se of the^Sered man. near midnight of a ^stormy night. John 
Darrow, Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton. 64 mins. Rel. June 16. 

; Burbank, . . pirst National %!if ri: Y. 

^ londle=John8on.^e:ifemalo^uhllcJEn^-S^ 

Morris: Dir. Ray Enrlght. 67 mlns. Rel. Feb. 25. 

Central Airport. A triangle In the aviation, game. Richard «f 9*"^ 

Sally Ellers. Dir. William A. Wellman. Rel, April 16. , Rev. May ». 

timer the Great. Baseball story. Joe fi. Brown. Patricia Ellis, Dlr, Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 mlns. Rel. April 22. Bev. May 30. ™„,„„ 

Jan. .10. 



derson, instead, remains at Par un- 
der a hew- cohtraict .'to .write, a; treat- 
ment oh 'Lives of a Bengal liancer. 

Jules Furthman, under contract 
to Columbia for a year without 
working on the lot, goes to Metro 
for a year on eixplration of his Col 

ijBontract ..July .6, . 

George K. Arthur will stage *The 
Ghost Train', at the Hollywood 
Playhouse... ORjenlng June 29. E. E. 
Clive will be starred. 

|— " Florence Desmond- arrived— here 
from N. T. legit to lo in Fox's 
•There's Always a Tomorrow.' Irene; 
Bentley, niece 61 Harry B. Smith, 
playwright, arrives at same studio, 
inasstgned;' •• •• — . 

Charlotte Shia.nnon and Hal Boach 
dickering^ for a one pie and "option 
contract. 

Mr: and Mrs. Burton Davis, under 
pen "name of Lttwtence Saunders, 
adapting 'Youth Aflame' on a one- 
film contract at Univ. 

Howard J. Green gets his first 
producer assignment at Radio upon 
completloh of th.e script of 'Man of 
-l!wa_ Worlds,', oh whl^ih he is .col- 
laborating with Ainsworth Morgan. 

Hal Roach, Howard Dletz, and 
Howard Strlckllng flew tio Kansas 
City to attend Metro's regional sales 
1 confab. They go from there to Chi- 
I cago and Detroit regional meetings, 
i with Dletz continuing on to New 
York. 



Freuler Associates 



Bess Meredith and Milton Crop- 
per on a treatment of 'Notorious 
Sadie McKee' at Metro. Yarn Is 
aimed at Joan Crawford. 

After being dark 11- weeks, Hal 
Roach studio resumes this week 
with Laurel and Hardy's 'Calling 
All Cars,' first oh tap. 



, — -z:. ^Hreak-foi^ Juveniles— . 

.Five junior players at Fox are 
getting a. break currently. Alan 
Livingston, June Vlasek and How- 
ard Laliy are In 'There's Always 
I Tomorrow.' while Clifford Jones goes 
In 'The Man- Who Dared,' and Wil- 
liam Lawrence is set fOr 'Charlie 
Chain's iSreat Chance.' 

Virtually all noattera scheduled to 
cOnte up before' Referee In Bank- 
ruptcy Samuel W. McNabb in the. 
Fox- West -Coast bankruptcy Thursr 
day (22), hiive been put over for 
one or two weeks. Excejitlon was 
-the -disposal^f-- equipment- In. .the 
Fox. at Turlock, Ca,llf. which was 
turned over to the landlord in con- 
sideration of a lease cancellation; 

Mary Yost, assistant In Fox 
Movietone City casting office, trans- 
ferred to Fox Western as .assistant 
to James Ryan. She replaces 
Mozelle Brlttonnc, whose marriage 
to Alan Dlneheart takes place this 



Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Smoke Llohtnlng. From Zane Gray's XJanypn WAUa.' Geo. OBrlen, 

O'Day. Dir. Dayid Howard. Bel. Feb. 17. 
State Fair. From the. novel by Phil Stongi Love and trtumph at the state 
faS-; Janet Gaynor, Lew Ayres, • Will Bpgers, Louise . Dresser. Dir. 
Henry King. 98 mlns. Bel. Feb. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Tricj< for trick. Stage play of same' title". Balph Morgan, Victor Jury. Sally 
Xnk Dir. Hamlltoif McFa 68 mlns. BeL AprU 21. Bev, June 1?. 

Warrior's Husband. The. Stage play by Jiilian Thompson. An Amazoirwho 
had a het?t. EllBsa Land!. Marjorle Kambeau, Ern^t Tniex. David 
Manners. Dir. Walter Lang. 74 tains. Rel. May 12. (Lasky produc- 
tion.) Rev. May 16. ... 
Zoo In Budapest. Original. Mystery Btpry In^a ^^^'^^^J^.^'^^f-^f^^^^'^^^^ 
Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O. P. Heggie. Dir. Rowland V. Lee. 
R.'. April 28. Rev. May 2. , (Lasky .production.) 

ofif ce r h:k.o. 'sida.r 

New York, N. Y. 

Oeadwood Pass. Original. Western. Hidden treasure and government agenta. 

Tom Tyler. Alice Dahl, Wally Wales. Dir. J. P. McGowan. ReL Mar. IS. 
Easy Millions. Original. Beputed millionaire loiies hiMob, an Inheritance and . 
almost hie swiethearti Skeets Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess.. Dir. Fred 
Newmayer. 

Kiss of Araby. Original. Sahara story of British army and^BHt^jJIth lov* 
• interest. Marie Alba. Walter Byrpni Oalre Windsor. Dir. Phil Rosen. 

Bel, Feb; . 23, .. , • -p. . 

Panal Code. Story of a boy's regeneration surmounting complications.- Regis 
'^•"* Tw)mey. Helen Cohan, Robert ElUs. Dir. George Melford. . 62 mlns. 

Rel. Jan. 15.. Rev; Mar. 7. 
When a Man Rides Alone. Robin Hood of the West and some daring stage 
coach holdups and fast riding. Tom Tyler, Adele Lacey, . Duko Lee. 
Dir. J. P. McGowan. Rel. Jan. 29. 

Majestic New York City 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled In a murder mystery. 
Thelma Todd, ROlfe Harold. Dir. Jos. Levering. 61 mlns. Rel. AprU 1. 

: ... Kev. May -23p- ■ ■ — '^ " . 

Curtain at Eight. Story of a murder mystery by Octayus Roy Cohen. ReL 
June. 

Free Love. Rel, May i. 

Gun Law. Vestern. Jack Hoxle, Betty Boyd. Rel. May 1. 
Sing, Sinner. Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire. Paul Lukas, LeUa 

Hyams: Dir. Christy Cabannei Rel. May. 
Trouble Busters. Western. Jacjc Hoxle, Lane Chandler. el. May 16. 
Vam>ire Bat, The. A thriller. Lionel Atwlli, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, 
George E. Stone, Maude Eburne. Dir. Frank Strayer., Rel. Jan, 21. 

T>Ai, Tan- ^.A' '" 



Allied News, English syndicate, 
I sent over Carl de Visa! to write a 
series of biographical Interviews 
I with filni celebs. 

Claudette Colbert and Mary Bo- 
land get two of the top spots in 
DeMille's next, for F'aramount, 'Four 
I Frightened People.* 



. Rev. Jan; 24. 

Via Pony Expresfc Jack Hoxle westerh. Marceiliie Day. Lew Collin; 

Rel, Feb, 8; Rev, May 9;- 
Woman In the Case,. The* Zita Johann. Woman is framed for a. eri 
shield hIgher-ups. Bel. June» 

StuHlo.: 4376'sunset^CMv^^ MayfalF ^X^'v. 

Alimony Madness. StOry of alimony evils. Helen Chandler, I^ori Waycoft. 

Dir. Breezy Eason. 65 mins. Rel, April 1. Rev. May 9. 
Behind JurV Doors. Newspaper reporter unearths a Jury-framing caise after 

many -adventures. Helen Chandler, Wm. CoUler, Jr. Dir. Breezy Eason, 

6.7 mins. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Mar. 28. 
Justice takes a Holiday. Original. Father love drives a Convict back to 

jail. H, B, Warner, Huntley Gordon, Audrey Ferris- Dir.. Spencer Ben- 

netu --63-mInsr -- R^^ 

Revenge at Monte Carlo, Diplomacy in a smaH European kingdom. Jose 
Crespo, Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Gulliver.. Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 
mlns. Rel, Feb. Rev. May 2, 



Studloi: 



ity, ^ 
Calif. 



Metro 



ces: 1540 Broadway. 
New York, N. V. 



Barbarian, The. Ramon Nov.irro ap an Efryptlan. guide who _ls really a prince. 
Myrna I^^y, Reginald Denny. Dlr, Sam Wood. 80 mlns. ReL May 12, 
itel. May 16* 

(Oontinued on page 30) 



86' VASIETT 



PI CTU nE S 



Taesdajr Jun« 27, 1933 



BAUY AGAIN 




lit)S Angeles, Juiie 26. 
City building and safety: depart^^ 
menrT5ar3";^latmch^i"d~a'^ 
marquee banners and valances, and 
Is serving notice on .' all downtown 
theatrfes uslnf; this type of ballyhoo, 
to desist, under penalty , of beliig 
haled into. i court; 

/Action, was precipitated by the ex- 
trem& length %6. which some, of, the. 
downtown picture . hbi^seis have re-* 
sorted, tackihg up banners and. val- 
ance's that in some , instanices reach 
to Within a few feet of the sid^wku^ 
ijLTid riiittftfing t he front and, ends of 
the iharquees with hanging, pieces. 

Broadway and Hill , street,', particr 
ularly, ..lately , have taken on the 
semblance of a town in -holiday atr 
tire. 



HOME OMCE FEE MAY 
GO OFF ORPHEUM (»OUP 




(Continued from page 35). 

Ct9ar Ail Wlr«8. Plcturlzatlon of the recent iiroadway hit about a fofcigri 
correspondent. Lee Tracy, Benlta Hume. Din George HIIL 78 jnins. 
. ReI.. .Feb. 17. Kev, Mar, 24. 

Devil's drother, the. Operetta 'Fra Dlavolo.* Layrel and Hardy. Dennis 
King, : Thelma Todd. Jas, FInlayson. Dir. Hal Roach. 91 mins. Rel. 
May Rey. June 13. 

Faflt~i/VoTKet»r^John:-Oilbert-aB ;a"Bfcy^ 

Clarke, Muriel KIrfcland. Dir. Tod Browning. Rel. Mar, IQ. Rev. Mar. 

Qabrifll Over the White House. From an anonymous novel. The U. S. under 
a dictator. Walter Huston, Karen Morley, Frahchot Tone. Dir. Greg- 
ory Xa Caya. Rel, Mar.. 31. Rev, April 4, 

Heil Below. The submarine, heroes ot the World War. Robert Montgomery.' 
1^: Jimmy . Durante. . Madge ¥:vanj9, Walter Huston. Ulr. Jack Conway. 
,ReI. June . 9. Rev. May 2. .' '■ 

Hold Your Man. - A sm^rt. ileck Crook ' who escapes eVerythlhg' but iovei 
; Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart EJrwln. Dir. Sam Wood. Rel. June 30. 
Lady o/ the Niglit. rJlght life In a great city. L«retta Toting, Rlcardo Cor- 

tez, Franchot Tone, Una Merkel. Dir. William Wellman. Rel, July 14. 
L,«lokin« Fxirwardv The story of a great LbhdOn departm'eht stofe. Based on 

the English stage success. Lioner Biarrymore, Lewis Stone: Dir. Clar-r 
— : — ^nce^QBHi. M mlns. Rel. .ADrn 7. ReV. Mat 2. . . 



. To render /sonie . financial relief 
■ to the 12 or- so Orpheuri" theatres 
operated lindor /BK0 by Nate 
Bluih.berg, the RKO people may 
agree, to. forego the collection of 
any home office fee for the ..sum- 
-mfir m o nthw Tffnup'hly this ij gould 
amount:; to 'around $40,000. Blum-^ 
berg- operates oiit' of .Chlc^S'p and 
was in ':tQwn tioit confabs the past 
week.'/ 

. . If 'ihe money angte. can .be . fizedl,; 
RKO not only will banc; on to the 
present prph spots which it's ppi- 

.-eratihgJttut .may .ctlso. agree ^ta .take 
on; an '{Additional four or five. 
.VlUEeetlngs have been held during 
the week, between RKO folks, re-, 
ceivers and otheirs concerned. ' ^ 
Presently, operated spota by 

-JBlumb.ei:g,:jL<gor_M_ilw aukee, Mlnne- 
apolls, £lt. Paul, Kansas City und 
pes Moines, besides Chicago^ 
What other spots are concerned 

, in - the cbhtetaplated takeover 
lia^'i^' beeir^ffi'«rdiff^~lm — — 



Made on Broadway. Oi-lglhal. Press agent power In politics and society., 
: Bobt. Montgomery, . Madge Evans. Sally Bllera, Eugene P'allette; Dir. 
Harry Beaumont. 70 mlna Rel. May 19^ 

Men Miist Fight. Ploturl^atlon of the Broadway play. The war problem In 

1940. Diana Wynyard, Phillips Holmes; Lewis Stone. Dir. Edgdir Sel- 

itrynv. Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. March 14. 
Nuisance, The. Lee. Tracy as an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Madge Evans, 

Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. Jack Conway^ H mlns. Rel. 

June 2. Rev.. May 30. 

Oujlslden,, The..; Ah unlicensed isurgeon pet^forms seehilAg miracles. Harold 
Huth. Joan Barry, Frank Lawtpn. 90 mlns. Rel. Jan< 27, 

Pea o'. My "Heart; From: the -famous play. Marlon Davles, Onslow Steivens, 
Juliette Compton, J^ FarreU MacDoifBld.- Dir. Robt Z. Leonard. Rel. 

.■ I .•,Ma;y..2,6. Rev,. May. 23. 

Rapputrn and the Empress. Tlte Russian overthrow and its cause! John, 
.- :r.)?thel anJ Llonel^Barrymore. Dir. .Rich. Boleslavpky. Roadshow time, 
; 133 mlns... ReL Mai;ota'24, Rev. Dec, 27. .^t- , - . .. 

ReiuhlpD In Vienna. From Sherwood's stage play. Exiled royalty returns for 
a last fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Frank Morgan. Dir. 
Sidney I^anklln. Rel, June 16. Rev. May 2. - 

Secret 'of Madame Blanche, Thai Based on Marilh' Brown's play "The Lady;' 
Irerie Dunne. Phi llips Holmes. Dlr. Chaa. Brabln. 83 mlns. Rel, Feb. 3 
itev, ■ " 



Sigh of the Cross, Th«» Spectacular verafon of- WUson Barrett's play of- 

Roman persecution of the Christians. Claudette Colbert,^ Fredrto March. 

Ellssa Landl, Chas. Laughton« Dir, CecU De MUle. 118 mlns. ReguZ 

lar release Feb. 10, itev, Dec. •» 
Song of the Eagle^i Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer. Chas, 

BIckford. Rich. Arlen, Jean. Hersholt, Mary Brian. Dlr, Rulph Murphy, 
mlns. Rel. April 28. Rev. May^2. 
dtory of Temple Drake, The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary,* The - stonr 

of an oversexed gin. Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue, Wm, Collier, Jr. 

Dir. Stephen Roberts. «8 mina. Bel, May 12, Rev. May 9. 

Strictly Personal. <Rogers.) Origtiial by Wilson Mlmer and Robt. T. Shan- 
non on the matrimonial agency racket. Marjorle Rambeau, Eddie QuU<. 
Ian, Dorothy . Jordan> Dir. Ralph. Murphy. ReU Mar. 19. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Sunset Pass. Zahe Gray western. Tom Keene, Randolph Scott, Kathleen 
Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaw«iy. 46 mlns. Rel. May 2G. 

"$opeFniturai.~ OJ'lglnalr'"'Odd story of a trahsferred-souU.-Carole Lombard,. 
Randolph Scott, Vlvlenne rOsbornei Dir. Victor Halperln. 66 mlns. 
Rel. May- 12. Rev. April 25. , 
Tonight Is Ours, Noel Coward's The Queen Was in the Parlor.' Claudette 
Colbert, Frederic. March, Allison Sklpworth. Dir. Stuart Walker; Rel^ . 
Jan. 13. . Rev. Jan. 24. 

Under the Tonto Rim. l>'rom the Zahe Grey story. StUart Erwln, Verna 
Hlllle, Ray Hatton. Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. Mar. 24. 

Woman Accused, We. Prom the stofy in 'Liberty^ by ten well-known aathors. 
Girl accused of mufder with actlon chiefly on a pleasure, cruise. Nancy 
Carroll. Carv Grant, John Halltday. Din Paul Sloan. Rel. Feb. 17. 
Revi Mar. '14.. . '• 

. . ^*ni|Cipai New York,. N. Y. 

bavh'ii Piay gr^urtdjThg^ G eorge Y anderbllt's expeditionary film. 54 mlns* 

■ ' ReL Jan .1. Rev. Jan. 8: - ; . -. — — •■ — — : — 



StockweH Gets Year, Phi$ 
Fjpeib Stench^ 



, . Xips Angeles, June 26. 

CPnyicte4 ' possession, and^ pf 
hurling stehch bomhs at the United 
Artists on Whlttier boulevard, Leo 
Sltockwelln who -carried a- card to? 
' the: Bmpire projectionists union, 
was sentenced to a year in the 
county, jaiil on the throwing charge 
and asseissed il,Q0Q fine or 600 days 
for possession, : by Justice of ,the 
Peace E. P. /Woods, of Montebello. 

StockweH ' pleE^ed not gruilty. 
When, the evidence Introduced- by 
Tom Cavett, Investigator tor the 
District Attorhey's office, indicated 
a verdict against him, he changed 
his . plea to guilty; 



S.E. Division Piv^s in 
F-WC Business Drive 

Los Angeled, June 26. 
. . Dick Spier's Metropolitan <Frlsco) 
division virhicih has been coh- 
eistently leading the Fox 'West 
Coast circuit's 'Dollars and Sense' 
biz -drive for. six weeks, did a npse 
dive • for ' the seventh week, from 
first to sixth position;. -George 
Bowser,., runner rUp during the first 
half of the campsllgh, jumpe'd Into 
top place, with the 'Speciar dls- 
trloti in second . posltion.^^;. .J 

Dick . DiOkaon's Southern Call 
.fornIa,;i:_ ((nland) \ ■ distr.lct rated 
third; fe, V. Sturdivant's" Saiii 
Diego district, fourth; Al Han 
sorTsTTIPs AHgeles^-properr- :flf thf; 
Montansv seventh^ and- Nick - Tur- 
ner's northern California territory 
ijemained in the cellar. 



'Alice* for Mats, Only 



Fox-Westcpast is. negotiating, with 
Balph Plncus to play hlis production 
of 'Alice in Wonderland* at a njun 
ber of Southern California subur 
ban and neighborhood houses, show 
Ihg' at matinee^ .only. 

Reginald Travera produced the 
fantasy' for Pincua! at the Collimbia, 
San BVSincIscd. Fpllowlhg It' played 
In a niimber of" F-Wd houses in, 
Nortliern California. 
Production carries 30 persons. 



F eb. 7 . 

Strarige Interlude; The faimoua O'Neill play. Norma Sheairer, Clark Gable. 

Dli-.'KPbert Z. Le'on&rd. Tlmo. 110 nilns. Rel. Dep. 80, Rev. Sept.;! 
8tranop,i)haptodyr Love story with a backgrotindi «f Sarajevo' and the assas- 
BlntttloM which precipitated the World War. .Based on the Buhgarlah 
play of the. same title. Nils Aether, Kay Francis, Walter^uston. Dir. 
Richard Boleslavsky. 'Relv July 7. 

Today We Livei. An Ehigllsh girl ambulanice-drlver during the wai'. Joan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. Rel. AprU 21. Rev. 

-ApriI^i-18.. r-^---.' -.-^.-i.^^.i^.i.S . - 

Whati No Beert Buster. Keaton' and Jimmy. Durante In < the beer raPket. 
PhiUlp Barry, Rositoe Ates. John Mlljan. Dir. Edward Sedgwick. 64 
mlns. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. Feb. 14, 

When Ladles -Meet. Based on Rachel- -Crothera* Broadway . sueceBS, Ann 
Harding, < Robert . Montgomery, Frank Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont. 
BeL June 23. 

Whit«-9lste.r7^he,--Basedon-the- famous- F.-Matlon-X^wfora_A«s^L 
Hayes, Clark Gable. Dir. Victor Fleming. Rel. April 14. 



WhlstUfig ,ln the- Dark. Adapted from the Broadway stage success, In: which 
a famous . mystery writer is. kidnapped and forced to plan u murder 
himself. Ernest Truex, Una Merkel. Jean Hersholt. Dir. Elliot Nugent. 

BiBLlJ&A.JtLiJitey- .Jan.jjl. . ■ ■-■ 



Studio: 6049. Sunset ,Blyd»^^ Mo«nffr«i» Ofllce: 728 Seventh Ave., 

Hollywood, Gal. Wtonogram NewYefk, N. Y. 

Breed .of tlie Border, - Western In which ah auto racer turns cowboy. 'Bob 

Steele, .Marlon Byron. Dlr: R. N. Bradbury. 68 ihlns. Rel. Mar. 1. 

Rev.. May, 16. , 

Hidden'- V'alley. A ranch foreman takes to a blimp to locate a. spot. Bob 

Steele, Gertrude Messenger. Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 67 mlns.. ReL Jaii. 1. 
Oliver Twist. . Dlcfeena' stpn^, Dickie Moore, Trvlng PlckeI, Wm^ Boyd; Doris 

IJoyd. Dir. Wm. Cowen. 80 mlns. Rel. Feb. 28. Rev. April 18. 
8ti;anj||e 'Adventure. Sob alster and detective avenge a ihililonalre. Regis 

Toomey, June Clyde. Dir. Phil Whitman and Hampton Del Ruth, 60 

mlns; Rel. Feb. 14. Rev. Feb. 14. 

TrallinQ North. Texas ranger isets -far from home, but gets his man. Bob 

.Steele; Doris Hill;. Dir. Js' P. McCarthy. 76 mlns. Bev. June 6. 
-West. of—SingaRore. Romance In the triples. Betty Compsoh, Weldoh Hey- 
burn.' pir; Al Ray. ' 63 .mlns,. ' Rel. Jan. '31. Rev.: April 4; 

6tudlos: 5861'Marathon St., PnMmAi«m* OfAeesi 1501 Broadway, 
. Hol'.ywood, Calif. raramOUm New York, l^ v. 

Bedtime Story, Original. Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier, 
■ Edw.- -Everett Horton, Helen TwOlvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 

mins. Rel. Apfil 21, . Rev. April 26. 
Billion Dollar Scandal. Based .on the Teapot Dome Investigation. . Robt. Arm. 

strong, Constahce Cummlngs, Olga Badanova. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 

76 mlns. Elel. Jan. 6. Rev. Jan. 10. 

College Hiimor. C6nie<^y. ' Blng Crosby, Jack Oakie. Rich. Arlen, Mary Carl- 
isle, Burnq and Allen. Dir. WjBSley Ruggels. Bel. June 30, 

Crime" of the Century, the. From the European sta^e play of same title, 
Jean Hersholt, Ft-ances Dee. Wynne Gibson, David .Liandau. Dir. Wm, 
Bea'udlne. Rel; Feb. 24, ReV. Feb, 21. 

Dead Refikorilng. . Original sea story by Robt. Presnell of a Flying Dutchman 
of today;' Shlrliy Gray, Chas. Ruggles, John Halllday, Verree Teasdale 
Dir. Paul Sloane. Rel. Mar. 24, 

.£agle ahd the' Hawk, The, Story of the Royal Flylrtg SQukdron'ln the World 

War. Frederic March,' Jack Oakle, Ca'ry Grant, Carole Lombard. .Dir. 

Stuart Walker. 74 mlns/ Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16, 
Farewell to. Arms. Hemmlngway's novel of war' bh the Itallart front. Helen 

Hayesi Gary -^eckjpgr, '^Adolphe- Merijou. -- Dlr, Frank =.Borz^ mlns^ 

R(el, Jan. 6.' Rev. Dec. 13. 

From Hell to Heaven. Romance - story biased oti play by Lawrence : Hazard, 
with a race-track slant. Not a racing driama. ' Carole Lombard, Jack 
Oakle. Dlr^ <Srle Kenton, Rel. Feb. 24. Rey. Mar. 21, 

Gambling Ship. Explanatory title. Gary Grant, Benlta Hume,- Dir. Louis 

. Gasnier, Max.- Marcln, ■ Rel. : June 23,, 
Hello, Everybody. Orlgliial radio story by Fannie Hurst Kate Smith, Ran- 

dolf, Scott, .Sally Blane. Dir. Selter. BeU Feb. 17. Rev. Jan. 3L ^ . 
Olrl In' 419, The. Mysterious beauty In a hospital' drama. Jas. DunnV lorla 
,^ Stuart, . David Manners. Dir. George Sommes, Alexander -Hall,- 66 mlns. 

- Rel, .May-;26. -R^y,,-May- 23^ . _ i- 

I Love That Man. .(Rogers production!). Romantic drania. Edmund Lowe, 
JJancy .Carroll. Dir.. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mlns. ReU Juiie 9.' '■ 
International House. ' Farce comedy; Peggy Hopkins Joyce, -W. C. Fields, 
Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwln, Sari Maritza^ Burns and Allen , Cab Callo- 
— ; way. ..Dir. Eddle^uthjgrlandji ._6J.jnln^ _Rel. j^^ 30. 

Island of. Lost Souls. Novelty story. Chas. Laughton, Richard" Aflenr l^ila^ 
Hyams.. Dir. Chaia. Keiitou^ December special. - Rev; Jan. .17. ^ .- 

Jenhle Gerhardt, From the.Theb. Dreiser story.- Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, 
Mary Astor. Dir. Marlon Gering. 95 mlns. Rel. June 16. Rev. June 13. 

King of the Jungle. Novelty story. Buster Crabbe, Frances Dee. Dlrs. Hum- 
berstone-MarcIh. Jan. special release. ReV. Feb. 28. 

Lady's Profession, A. Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Speakeasy prop, mas- 
: queradlng as riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari Marltisa. Dir. Norman 

MacLeod. Rel, Mar. 3. Rey. Mar. 28. 
Luxury Liner. From the novel by Glna Kaus. Grand Hotel on shlpb'oard. 
^..^^.^Qefl,. grgiit^^Zlta, Jobann, Alice White, Vetree Teasdale. Dir. by Lothar 

Mendez under B. P. Schulberg."^70rttIlOT,"ReL-=Feb.-*^3i-~*Revvr=Feb.-^.-^^ 
Murders. In the Zoo: Original by Philip Wylle and Setbn I, Miller. Drama 

largely held to a zoological garden. Chas. Ruggles, Lionel AtwllT, Gall 

Patflck, Dir. Edw, Sutherland. Rel. Mar. 17. Rey,' April 4. 

Mysterious Rider. "Western. Kent Taylor. Dir. Allen. Rel. Jan. 27i Rev. 
June 6, . ' 

No Man of Her Own. From the novel "No Bed of iter Own.' Cl(irk Gable, 
Carole liombard, Dorothy MackallL Dlr, Wesley Ruggles. December 
I special., , Rev. Jan. 3. ' . .' 

Pick Up.. (Sc'hulberg.) . A girl o^ the people and a service stattbh sheiki Sylvia 

Sidney, Geo. Baft ' Dlt*.' Marlon Gering. ' Rel. M^r. 31, Rev. Mar. 28L 
Sh^ Done H-lm Wrong, Paraphrase of 'Diamond Lli/ "Mae West Cary G'i>ant, 
, Noah Beery, Owen Moore, Dlf, Lpw;6ll . ,Sh6rnppin, Rel, Jan. 27. Rev. 
Feb.. 14. 



Jungle Cigilo, TraveL - Humorous treatment . of Sumatrah customs. 66 mlns. 
Rel. Feb. 16; 

Voodoo. Travel. Voodoo ceremonies in Haiti produced by Sergeant Wlrkus, 

'White King, of LaGonave.' 4 reels. ReL- Feb. 16. 
With Williamson Beneath the Sea., Underwater exploration. 60 mlns; 
Jan. 1. Rev, Nov. Jt9.^ 

Studios: Hollywood, R IT iTI RttflSA Offlce: R.K.O. Bidg., 

Calif, K.fk.U. KaaiO Radio City, N.Y.C, 

Animal Kingdom; The. The man who could' not distinguish- between his wife 
and mistress. Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy. Dir. Edw. H. 
Grlfflth.. 86 mlns. Reh Dec, 23. :Rev. Jan; S., 

Cheyenne Ki The. Tom Keene Western; Dir. Robert 66 mlns. 

Jan. 20. 

Christopher Strong, ^om Frankau play> Story, of a dilring English avla> 
trice. Katherine Hepburn, Colin Cllve, Blllle Burke. Dir. . Dorothy Arz- 
her. 77 mlns, Rel. Mar. 31. Rev, Mar.. 14; 
DlplomanUes, The. Wheeler and Wooisey are. sent by an Indian tribe to 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. Dlr, Wm. Selter. 69 mlns. Rel. 
May.. Rev. May; 2. 

Qeldie Gets Along. Movie-struck glr^ who ' works the beauty pontest -Jacket. 
Lili Damjta, Chas, Morton, Sam Hardy, 68 mins. Rel, Ja,n, 27. Rev. 



~June 67 



Great Jasper, The. Novel by Fulton Oursler. . Dlx as a motorman who turns 
palmist. Rich." Dlx, Wera Engels, Edna May -Oliver. Dir. J. Walter 
Bubeh, $3. minis. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Half -Naked Truth; The. From Harry Relchenb'aeh's memoirs of a press 
agent. .. Lee Tracy, Lupe Veles, Eugene Palette. Dir. Gregory Le Cava* 
76 mlhSi- ReL Deo. 16. Rev. Jan. 8. 

King Kong. Original. A 60-fobl ape is captured In the wilds and' creiates 
havoc when It escapes while on exhibition in New York. Fay Wray, Robt* 
.—Armstrong. ..^Dir. .Mprlan C.. Copper.^ IQO mln8^_ Rev. April 7. 

Lucky - Devils. OrlglnaL Glorifying -the picture stunt ihem Bill Boyd,' Wm. 
Oargan, Dorothy Wilson. Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. 63 mlns. Rel. Feb.- 
S. Rev. Feb. 21. 

iVIan' Hunt; —Junior amateur detective captures jewel thieves. Junior Durktn, 
Mrs. Wallace Reld, Virginia Henry. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. . 64 ihlns. 
Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. May 9. 

Monkey's-Paw— The. — -W.^ -'W.^Jacobs.-myfltety.jBtQipy^f ajioodooed eharm. C. 
Aubrey Smith, Ivan Simpson, Louise Carter. Dir. Wesliay Iluggle8r~6i~'' 
mins. Rel. Jan. 13. Rev.. June 6. ' 

No Other Woman; Steel. Worker who rises to, affluence and drags his wife into 
the mire. Irene Dunn,' Chas. BIckford;' Dir. J, Walter Ruben; 68 mlns." ' 

— ^. ...BeL_-Jan»^4i' Jley.,.Jan. 81, , .; . 

Our Betters. From Maugham's plaiy^ English high lsocletyV'*'Cons£ahce~"Ben»-^ 
nett; . Gilbert Roland,' Dhr, Geo. Cukbr. . 84 mlns. ReL Mar. 17. . Rev. 
Feb. 28. 

Past of Mary Holmes, The. Destitute opera singer unwittingly accuses her 
' son of murder. Helen MacKellar, Erlo Linden, Skeets. Gallagher. Dir. 
Harlan Thompson, Slkvo VPrkaplch, 62'iblns. ReL Jap. 20, Bet. May 2. 
.Sailor Be Good. Original: The fleet's in pigaln. Jack Oakie, Vlvlenne '.Os- 
borne, . Geoj'ge E. S.tons. Dir. Jas. pryzp^ 68 tains. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. 
^ -"Feb. 128. " ■"' .-■ ' :;— " 

Scarlet Blver. Picture company Alms a western film. - Tom Keene, Dorothy 
Wilson,. Roscoe Ates. Dir. Otto Brown. 6f mins. ReL Mar.. 10. Rev. 
May 30. 

Silver Cord, The. Mother love carried to excess. Irene Dunne, Laura Hope 
Crews, Joel McCrea, FrariceiS Dee, . Dir, John Cromwell, 76 mlns. 
Rel; May 19.' Rey. May 9. 

SweeplhiBS. ITovei. ' Biographical- study of- a, merchant prince, l^lonel. Barry* 
■ ' more, Alan Dlnehart; Gloria Stuart Dlr, John Cromwell. 77 mlns. ReL-- 
April 14. Rev. Mar. .28. 

Topaze. From the stage play of that title by Marcel Prevost French story 
of an Innocent who gets wise to the way bf municipal graft. John Barry* 
.more,- Myrna Loy, Albert Contl. Dir. Harry D'Arrast 80 mln?. ReU 
Feb. 24. Rev. Feb, 8. 

liniteil ArtSfttft Ofncft*j729 seventh Ave., 
VUKCa /%niSM New York, N. Y. 

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum. Al Jolsbn introduces the -new 'rhythmic dialogue.' 
- Jolson; Madge' E^^rans,- Harry Langdon,- Frank - Morgan,.. Chester Conk* 
^Ua. Dir. Lewis MUestone. 80 mins. ReL Feb, 8. Rev; Feb: 14. ■ ~ 
I Qover the Waierfront, Adaptation of Max Miller's best seller about his 
exploits In the San Diego harbor, Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrence. Dir." James Cruze, 70 mins. Bel, May 12. Bev. May 23, 
Kid frbm Spain, the, ^Eddle Cantor masqijerades as a bull fighter down ID 
Mexico. Cantor, Lyda Robertl. . Dir. Leo. McCarey. -74 mlns, ReK Jan. 
21. . ReV: Nov. 22; 

Perfect Understanding. Swanson original laid In England. Gloria Swanson, 
Laurence Olivier, Genevieve Tobin, Sir Nigel Playfair, John Halllday; 
Dir. CyrU Gardner. 84 mlns., ReL F.eb. 2?. Rev.. Feb. 28. 

Samarang, Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 
Wing; 6.0 mlns, 'ReL June .28. -'r^:^,,-^^-:^—^^^--,., .^ .^.^^ 

Secrets.. Stage play. Man tries to hide- from his wife secrets she pretends not 
to know. Mary plckford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mlns. 
ReL April.] 6. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Yes, Mr. Br^wn. Farce Cpmedy with musib, laid In Vienna. Jabk Buchairian, 
MargoT; Grahame aiid Elsie Randblph. Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mlns, 
No date Set 

Studloi Universal City, f lniwraiil Omces: 730 Fifth Ave., 

Calif* wniyersai New York, N. 

Be IVIine Tonight. Comedy-drama, Love story unfolded in scenic beauty of 
Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Klepura. Dir. Anatol Litwak. 86 mlns. BeL 
Mar; 23.. Rev; -April 18.- -. 

®' 9^!*''J OrlKinaLV Man against beast, dWerent from jungle fllins. , 

Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Devlne, Dir. Kurt 
•Neumann. 78 minS. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. 
Qohens and Kellys In Trouble. Comedy. Famous team in story with nautical 
background^. George. Sldney_andA Charlie-Murray. DJr» George Stevens, 
\Rel. March 23.;- Rev. -April 18. - -. 

pestlnatlon UnkhowhV Adveii.ture on a.ruih ruhher adrift fh the Pacific. Pat 
O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Betty Compson. Dir. Ray Garnett. ReL Mar. 2; 
Rev. April , ll. 

Fighting President, The. Newsreel assembly of the life of F. D. Roosevelt 

Screen lecture by Edwin. G. HIIL Special release. Rev. April IL 
Hidden Gold. Torn Mii pals with bank robbers tb locate hiding place bf their 
loot Judith Barrle, Ray Hatton, Eddie Grlbbon. Dlr, Arthur Rosson. 
B8. mln& Rel. Nov. 3. Rev. Mar. 28, 



King of the Arena. Ken Maynard In a circus story. 
^-, ^. :Kortman. 6 reels. ReL June IS. 



rown, RObt 



King of Jarr, Th*s. Reissue, with Paul WhltemarT, JWn B^ 

Murray Andenipn. 9 reels. Rel. May 18. 
Kiss Before the Mvror, The. Powerful drama of liuman emotions. Nancy 

Carroll, Paul iiUkas, Frank Morgan, Gloria Stuart Dlr, Jas. Whale. 

67 mlns. R«k April 20- Rev. . May 16. 
Laughter in He>. Chain gang etory, Pat O'Brien, Merpa Kennedy, Dir. 

Edw. Cahfc. 72 mins. Rel. Jan. 12. Rev. Jan. 17, 
Lucky Dog, Touching and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 

man and his dog. Chic Sale. Dir. ZIon Myers. Rel. April 6. 
MummV, The. Mystery thriller. Borii Karlpff, Ztta JohamL David Manners. 

Dir. Kari Freund. Rel. Dec, 22. Rev. Jan. 10. 

Nag^jla.^ 'rTopical dr^ima,^ Tala Blrell, Melvyo Douglas. Dir. E. L. Frank. 
ReL Jan, 26, Rev, Feb. 21; ■ ' ' 



Tueeday, Juiie 27, 1933 



PICT 



Variety 



87 



Dir. Saih Taylor. 



Out AH Night. Comedy. Sltm Sunimervllle-Zasu Pitts. 
Bel. April 13, Rev. April 11. 

rIvAte Jonei. Comedy in wblich a Blacker finds himself very much in the 
war. Liee Tracy, Donald . Cook, Gloria St^iart. Dir. Russell Mack. 70 
mins.. Rel. Feb. IQ4. Rev. March 28. 

Rebel, The. -Napoleonic story in the Austrian Tyrol. Vilma Batiky, Luis 
Trenker, Victor- Varconl. (Foreign made.) Dir. Luis Trenker, Edwin 
Knopf; Rel. June 1. 

ontft Exprete, The. iBritlsh itnade.- Grand Hotel on a French train. Esther 
Ralston, Conrad Veldt. Dir. Walter Forde. 86 mlns. Rev. Feb. 28. 

fluetlers' Ro'uiifiup, t^e. Action Western with Tom Mix, Diana Sinclair. Dir. 
■ Henry MacRae. 66 mins. Riel. Mar. 16. J 

Terror Trail. Original Tom Mix western. Naomi Judge, Arthur Rapklii. 
Ray Hrtton. Dir. Armand Schaeffer. 66 mins. Rel. Feb. 2. Rev 
Feb.. 14. ■ 

-ntey^utL-Had t$.; Get Married. Matrimonial adventures of a newlyrlch 
couple. Slim SumriierVnie, ZaBTT^Plttpr— Din— Edw;-. tudwlg. .71 mlns. 
Bei. Jan.- 5. Rev. Feb, 14. 



Warner Brothers ^S.S'ySSJ ?i V. 

Bette Davis, Gene Ray- 
t^ liiins. Rel. April 8. 



Ex- Lady. An . experimental, marriage strikes a diiag 
mond, Frank McHugh. . Dir. Robert Flor^y, 
Rev.' May 16^ 

<l2d Street. A musical production with the theatre as the background. Bebe 
Daniels, Warner Baxter,- Ruby Keeler, George . Brent, Ginger Rogers, 
Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 89 mlns. Rel. Mar. 11. 
Rev. 14. 

Irl Missing. Two ierlrls' cleverly foil a kidnapping plot.. Glenda Fa'rrell, Ben 
Lyon, Mary Brian, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Robt. Florey. 69 mins. Rel. 

Mnr^ 4. Rftv. M'tr. 21 .. . 



.Qolddlgoere of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's stageplay done as a 

•super.'muslcal. Warren Williams, Joan Blondell. Dir. Mervyn LeHoy; 

94 minis. Rel, May ^7. Rev. June .13. ' 
Hard to Handle. Cagiiey -as a high powered promoter, Cagne'y, Mary Brian. 

Dir. M.ervyh Ij>$ Roy, 81 mlns. Rel. Jan. 28.- Rev.' Feb. 7. - 
Haunted Gold. Seajicji tot. gold In a haiihted mine. John Wayne. Mack 

Wright. . 68 mins. Rel; Dec. 17. Rey. Jan. 17. 
Keyhole,. The. A- woman finds her.self the Wife of- two, men. Kay Francis. 

George Brent Glenda Farrell. .,'Dir. Michael , Curtiz. Rel. Mar. 26. 

Rev. April 4. 

Ing's Vacation, The. f*rom a story by Ernest Pascal. The king tiakes' time 
out tc visit his first wife. Geo. Arliss. Dir. John Adolfi. 62 mins. Rel. 
Feb. 28. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Lawyer Man.. Inside story of the profession^ William PoW,eli,' Jpaii Blondell. 
Dir. Wm. Die^erle. 68 mins. Rel. Jaii. 7. Rev. Jan.: 3. 

Life 6t". Jimmy DblahV The. From a .Veoent . novel.— Prizefighter finds regener- 
ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young, Aline MCMahoii, Guy Kibbe. 
89 niins. Rel. June 3. Rev<. Jiine 20. 

Mayor of Hell, The. 'Fr<>m lselin Auster's drama. Reform school background. 
Jas. Cagney, Madge Evans,. Frankie Darrow, Rel, June 24. 

One WAy Passage, Love' deveidps for a prisoner, . Kay Francis. William PowV 
— - ifii, r>«r Tny fj arnett. Time. 69 mlns. Rel. Oct. 22. Rev. Qct. 18.: 

Parachute Jumper, The! Two ex.-marlnes and a girr wno go .aloft: — Doug. 
Fairbanks,- Jr., Bette Davis. Dir. ° Alfred E. Green. 72 mins. Rel. 
Jan. 28; Rev. Jan. 31; . ^ 

Picture Sn&tcher, The. Semi-gangster story of. a news photographer. Jas. 
Cagney, Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 
70 mins.. . Rel. April 19. ReV.- May 23. 

Private Detective 62^ From a fiction' storjr. Wlillaih Powelli Margaret Lind- 
say. ° 67 mins. Rel. June 17. 
Il.k._£xpr(e88, The, Mystery drama of silk shipments. Niel Hamilton, lien 
JenkinsTTSudrey .DJi;geB;"'61 mlns;— Rel.-^^ 

Telegraph' Trail. Difllcultles encountered in the building of the telegraph. 
John Wayne, Frank McHugh, Marcellne Day. Dir. Tenny Wright. 66 

mlns. . Rel. Mar.v 18. . Rev. April 4. '. 

Untamed Africa. Th^llIlng A'fri'c^ adventure.: Under supervision of- W-ynant 

D. Hubbird. F.A.G.S, Rel, April 8, 
-Wax-i\iu8eum,_Tjieji__OrIglnal. (Technicolor.) Mystery and thrills in a -wax 
works. Lionel .AtwillTTi^y- Wray,~ GleirdBrFarrelI—Dlrr- Michael Curtlz.- 
78 mins. Rel. Feb. 18. . Rev. .Febr 21. 
Working Man, The. Original. Romance In the shoe* business. Geo. Arliss, 
Bette Da-vls. Dir. John Adolfl. 77 mlns. Rel. May 6. Rev. April 26. 



Foreign Language Films 



( 



Hammond, Junior 



»yoriq vyiae Newr^York, n. v> 

(Releasing Through ^ Fox) 

etween FIghtlhg Men. Confllbt between the sheep men' and cattle raisers. 
'■ Ken Maynard. Ruth Hall;. Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Time, 62 mlns. Rel. 
Oct,. 16; Rev. Feb. 14; . 

Constant Woman, The. From Eugene O'Neill's play 'Recklessness.' Conrad 
- Magel, -Leila Hyams. .. Dir.^yictQC^cbertzinger.^^ 

Drum Taps. A Boy Scout troup to the rescue of Ken Maynard. Ken May- 
nard, Junior Coughlin, Scout Troop 107 of Hollywood. Dir. J, P. Mc- 
Gowan. 61 mine. ReL Jan^ 29. Rev. May 2. 

Dynamite Ranch, ttanch manager falls to vanquish the hero, ken""Maynard, 
Ruth Hal). - Dlr, Forrest Sheldon; Time. 69 . mins. Rel. July 31. Rev. 
Dec 27. 

Fargo . Exjiress. jStralght-shboting sacrifice in the career of a cow country 
hero. Ken Maynard. Helen Mack; Dir. Alan - James. . ; Time, 62 mins. 
Bfel. Nov. 20. R^v. Mar. 7. > . 

Lone Avenger, The. Original. Ken Maynard western. Muriel Ir,. 
Alan Jamesr. 61 mins. Rel. May 14. 

/Phantom. Thunderbolt. Ken Maynard western in which he helps Coyote 
' Gulch -get the railroad by cleaning out a gang. Francis Lee. Dir. Alan 
James, 61 mlns. Rel.' Mar. 6, 
tudy in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story, Reginald Owen, June Clyde, 
Anna May Wong. Dir. Edw. L. Marin. 73 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. 
June. 6. 

" tlace "Trac"k; Original.- -Turf story; --• jt«oT earlllo,. 
Coghlan. Dir. Jas. Cruze. 78 mins. Rev. Feb. 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Bachelor Mother, The. (Hollywood Pro.) Original. A mother borrowed from 
an old- ladies' homei walks into tragedy. Evalyn Knapp, Jas, Murra, 
Margaret Seddbn. Dir. Chas. Hutehlnson. 69 mins. " Rel. Jan.- 3. Rev. 
Feb. 21. 

Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain lions with bare hands. 
70 mlns. Rey. May 30. 

-barlno-Daughtera.'. (Tower.) .JTwo girls. In the big city. Kenneth Thompson, 
Joan Ms^rsh, , Marian Marsh. Dir. ■ Chri's't'y Cttbanne. Od irnins; Rel.' Jail, 
3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Igh Gear. . (Goldsmith.) Auto race st6ry. Jackie Searie, James Murray, 
Joain Marsh. ' Dir. Leigh Jason.. 66 mins; Rey. April 18. 
Hotel. Variety. (Capital.) Grand Hotel ' in -an actors boarding house. Hal 
Skelly, Olive Borden. Dir. Raymond Cannon. 71 mlns. Rev. Jan. 10. 

India Speaks. (Walter Futter.) Travielogue with interpolated dramatic ^epi- 
sode. Talk by Rich. Halliburton. 80 mlns. Rev. May 9. 
ride of the L'eglbh. (Relea:sed also ais 'The Big Tkyott.'^ (Mascot.) From a 
Peter B. Kyhe story. Barbara Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald, Glen Tryon, 
-. Matt. Moo.rei . Dlr] Ford .Beebe, 71 mlhfi. ReL Jan..l6. Rey;, Jan, 24. 
. Racing Strain, The. .(Irving-Maxim.) Original "b1f 'the " ame' ifac^^^ 

stiilt, ..Waily Reia; Jr. Dir. J6rome Storm* 68 mlns. 
Sucker Money. (Keht ) Expose of fortune telling, Musciia Auer, Phyllis 
Barrington, Dir. Dorothy Reed and Melville Shyef. 66- -mlns. . Rev. 
, --April ljU. _ _ _ 

"ramlng of the Juiigle. (InvlncYble,) ~Xhii^ 6.- 
What >rlce Decency. (Equitable.) Fromr a- stage play. Jungle background 
for story of a girl tricked by a mock marriage. Dorothy Burgess, Alan 
Hale. Dir. Arthur Gregor. 60 mins. Rev. Mar. 7. 

British Releases 



Ir. 



On Demande- Compagnon <Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance! 
JOe May. 85 mins; Rel. June 1. Rev. June 6. 
Companion Wanted. <Gaumont^i^ritlsli7):^-Rt)mance-^th-nius^^ DJr, Augusta Genlna 



. visualizing the dream of a spirited' young girl.' Anhabella, Jean Murat, 
Duvalles. • Bin Joe Maty.- 88 mlns.. .Reh. Jun6 3.. Rey. June 6. 

Footsteps in the Night. (Gaumont-Brltlsh). Biased oh the mystery novel 
^.^^.^=by=^Mrs.i.G,-firaseE^SImsQh.^J^^ya^e^yJ-Sto^y_of a_rudely interrupted honey- 
moon; Benlta Hume, Dir. Maurice "Elveyr"B5~mTnBr^R«lf^prU=-18;==Kev.= 
May 16, 

Ight and Day. (Gaumont-Britlsh.) Farce Comedy of a thief chase in a wax 
museum. Jack Hurlburt, Cicely Courtneidge. 76 mlns. Rev. May 30. 

''ed Head, The. (Gaumont-Brltlsh.) Based on the famous novel of the 
same hariie by Jules Renard. A story of chlld-llfe. Harry Baur, Rob- 
ert Lynen. Catherine Fontehey, Dir. Jullen Duvivler, 90 mins, HcJ. 
May 25. Rev. May 30. 

Savage Gold. . Commander Dyott's thrilling Adventures with savage hunters. 
Comm. Dyott. Dir.- Commander George Dyott. 67 mlnsi ' 

V/lycs Beware.' -.(Regent.)- Farcical story of a wouldrbe cheating- husband.- 
Adolphe Menjou, Claude Alllster. Dir. Fred Nlblo- 61 mlns. R<iv. May 30. 



: Because .xf the slow movement of foreign fUms. this list coverd one 

year of releases.) 

(Most 9f these available vith English titled.) 

Barberlna. die Taenzerin von Sansoucl. (Capital) (Ger.). Musical comedy. 

Lll Dagover, Otto Gebuefar. Dir. Carl Froellch. 83 mlns, ReU Nov. 20. 
Berlln-Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. Heinrlch 

George, Maria Bard, Dir. Phil Jutzi. 90 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16, 

Briind In der Oper. (Capital) (German),^ Musical dram^ Ouatav Froellch.' 
Dir. Carl Ftoeilch, Rel. July 19. 

Broken VoW, The. (CApltal) (Polish). From a novel, Krystyna Ank^tci^. 
M, Cybulskl, . 89 mlns. Rel. Aiig. 26V 

Cinq Gentleman Maiidlt (Protex) (French): Mystery drama, Rene Lefevr«, 
Harry Baur. Dir. -Julleh Duvivler. 78 nllns. Rel. Jan. Rey,. Jan. 24. - 

(ilowh George (Russ;)-(Amkinb), A blowh^-saves 4he_natlon._DIiV:. Solovlev. 
68 mins. Rel, Aug. 21, Rev. Sept, 13. 

Coiffeur Pour Dames (Paramount) (French); Musical farce, Fernand Gravey. 

80 mins. Rel. July 1. Rev. Nov. 6. . . 
Da* Nachtlgali Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love In Hawaii. Leo La6k>. 

80 mlns. ReU Jan, 16, Re-v. Jan, 31. 
bas Schoene Abenteuer . ((Serman) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
' von Nagy, Dir. Reilnhold SchunzeL 83 rnlhs. Re], .Dec. 1. Rev. Dee. 13. 
David Colder (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvivler. 

90 , mlns. Rel. Oct. ,1. Rev. Oct, 26,. 
.9er Bali (German) (Protex); Domestic comedy. Wilhelm 

. Thlele. 83. mins. Rel. Oct. 9. 
Der Brave Suender (Ger) (European). Fast- comedy. Max .. Palllenberg. li\ 
Fritz Kbrtner. 90 minb. Rel. April 1. Rev. April. 4. 

Per Faleche Eheman n (German) (Protex)^ Farce, Dir. Johannes Qutier, 
S6 mlna Rel. (Jet. 1. K6vr-Ottr-23 . — — -■■ ~. — — _ 

Der Falsche Feldmarschal. (Capital) (German). Military muslisal. Vlasta 
Burlan. Dir. Carl Lamac. Time. 81 mins. Rel. July 12. ' 

Der Haiiptmann von Kopenick (Kinematrade) (Ger). (jomedy. . Max Adalbert 
Dir. Richard .Oswald, 96 mlns. Rel,. Jan. 15, Rev. Jan. 24. 

Der Schwartze .Hussar (Protex) (Ger.). Costume romance. Conrad Veldt,. 
Dir. Gerhard Lamprecht. 90 mlns. Rel. Dec; 1. ReV, Jan, 3. . 

Die BliimienfraU' von LIndenau (German) (Protex). Comedy. Renat^ Muel- 
ler. Hansl Nlese.. Dir. Georg Jacoby, 70 -mlns; Rel. July 1. Rev. July 12. 

Die Lustigen Welbier von WIen. ^Capitial) (Ger). Willy Forst, Irene Elsinger. 
Dir. Geza yon Bolyary, .Time, 97 tu*ns. Rel, July. L 

Dps Noehes (Hoffberg). (Spanish). . Musical. Cpnchlta Montenegro. Ir. Clar-, 

los Borcosque. 66 mins. Rel. May 1. 
Donna d'Una Notte (Port^le) (Italian). Cotirt adventure; .'Francesca Bertlnl. 

Dir. parcel L'Herbler. : 85 mins. Rel. March .1. . Rev. Mai'ch 14. 

Drel -Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). F^ist German farce with all-star 

cast, Dlr, Carl Boe'se. " 80 mins, Rel,,May: l, Rev. May 23.~ 
Drunter upd Drueber <Ger.) (Germania)^ Musical comedy. Dlr, Miax NeU' 

feld. 86 mins. Reli Dec, 16; Rev;, Dec. 20, 
Eine Llebesnacht (German) (Capital), Farce. 'Harry Liedke. ir., Joe May. 

82 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev, May 23, 
giriw Maftht In par^d ^^iT <i^i "ewatrade) (Ger), Mus ical comedy; Anny .Ondra, 

90 miiis. Rel, Feb, 1-, Rev, Feb. 28, ^r^^ '—■ — -. 



X!Ieariing~nap-o f t h e-H3hi<eage-aiid- 
X>etroit theatre dituations look to 
be the next steps in the PuWia re* 
organization work, fit's ai certainty 
the Chicago theatres will remain 
with the B, and K. outfit, the Bala- 
bans operating as always. 

in Detroit, although prior tb thie 
present Par mlxup, John. Balaban 
had a deal set through Leo Spitz; 
and Sam pemibow, when he was to 
take over that situation. 'Under- 
-standing this is cold presently. ; 



EIne Tuer Geht Auf. (Protex) (Geir.), Mystery thriller. Dir. Alfred Zeisler. 

68 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1, Rev. Feb. 7.. 
False Uniform* (Russ.) (Amklno). Lopashinskl, 63 mins, Nov. 

18. Rev, Nov. 29. 

Frau Von Der Man 'Spricht- (German) (General). Mady Christians. Melo- 
drama. Din Viktor Jansen. 75 mins. Rel, April. 15. Rev; May 2. 
Friederike (Kinematrade) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe's life. 

.J .Mad>. Christiai^ Rev, Feb, 28,. 

Gefahreh Dei* Liebe (Gerinan) (fiiiE[dison)7~Sex draWaT~Tony- Van- Eyck. 

Dir. Eugen- Thlele, .66 mlns. Rel. May 1; Rev. May 2, 
«iltta Entdeckt thr Herz. (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy,. itta Alpar, 

Gustav Froelich, Dlr, Parr Frpellch. 90 mlns. Rel. Oct.' 
Gloria. (German) (New Era)^ Transatlantic avlaUon drama, ~'Gustav'Fr6&h- 

llcb; Brlgitte Helm. 76 mlns. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. 1, 
Hertha'a -Erwachen- (Protex) . ((aer,). .. jjelteaJLe . life problem. Dlr, Gerhard 
Lamprecht. 95 mins. Rel, March 10. Rev. March 14,' " ' 
Holzapfel Weiss Allea (German) (Capital). Comedy. Felix Bressart. Dir. 

Viktor Jansdn. .85 mlns. Rel. Jaii. 1. Rev. Jbn. 17. 
Horizon (Rqjss), (Amkin'o). Jewish search for home. Sir. Lev KulephoV 
-mins: — ReK— M ay ! (). — Rev. May, ,16. 



;Los Angeies7Tune"26; 
Trouble in the* executive thanks of 
the Independent Theajtre' Owners of 
Southern California tlu-eatens at the 
House of Death (Russi) (Amklno). Based on ttostolevsky's life. Dir;T^d^|^orthconring-^nnuahr*lection-ifte--ar-: 



«2 



CHI DETROIT 
PAR HOUSES 
SETTLED 



Looks more like John Trendle w.lTI 
get the si>ot,. mostly • for . .localized 
reasons. Either' or both situations 
may be elosed this week. 

John Balaban deal ' had angles 
which the Par Trustees figured were 
not particularly advantagep.us - to 
Par. 

The arrangements' -which " the Par 
i-eorganization committee will work 
out- with B. and K. doesn't look to 
differ than thiat which , the. Par 
Trustees are .working out along the 
line.;.. That's :_to give the . B. and K.- 
outfit a partnership interest in tbe 
properties they bperiate. 

This might be ddne by having B. 
and K. take over the spots on some 
purchase - basis^ and theil handing 

over to Far-a-guairattrteed-moFtgage 

on the houses plus a share , in the 
profits... 

A crew of accountants sent down 
by the Trustees have been Working 
over the B. and K.' books the past 
couple of weeks. 



INTERNAL TROUBLES OF 
INDIK OF LOWER CALIF. 



erov. 79. mlns. Rel. Aug. 12. Rev. Aug. 16. 
Hyppolit a Lakaj (International) (Bungariah). Fast farce. Dir. Szekely Ist> 

van. 77 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Ich will NIcht Wlksen Wer Du BIst (Ihterwbrld) (Ger). . Muislcal. Dir. Cteza 

von Bolvary, Haid, FroehUch. 70 mins. Rel. Feb, 15. Rev. Feb. 21. 
Ivan. ((Sarrison): (Russ.), Transformation of peasants. Dir. Dpvzhenko. 83 

-. - -|tiiita7--Relr-Febr^l— Rev. -March -7.— / , ■ ; 

KamaVadschaft. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Sensational drama. Alex 3ranacb,. 

Ernst Busch. Dir. G. W. PabsU Time, 78 mins. Rel. Nov. 8. 
Kelne Feier bhne Meyer (Ger.) ((Sermania). Musical farce; Siegfried Arno. 

Dir. Carl Boese. 83 mlns. Rel. Oct. 28. Rev. Nov. 3. 
Korvettenkapltaen (Gen) (General). Military farce. 76 mins. Rel. April 1. 
La Couturlere de Lunevllle (Par) (French). Musical of woman's love. 

Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar., 90; mins, . ReU July 1, Rey. Oct, 22, 
Le Bal (French) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Din Wilhelm Tlilele^ 83 ntlna. 

ReL Oct. 1, Rev. Oct 4. 
Laubenkolonle (Ger.) (General), Dlr, Max Obal. mins. Rel, 

May 16. Rey. June 6. 
Lockende. Zlel, Das (Ger.> (Ba-varia). . .MusIcaL Richard Tauber, Dir: Max 

Reichmann, - 85 mlns, Rel, June 16. Rev. June 20. 
Llebling von Wien, Der (Ger,) (European), Stolz musical. Willy Forst,' Dir; 
Geza -von Bolvary. 76 mins. Rel. June 1. Rev. . June 13, 

LJubav I Strast. (Yugoslav) (Croat). Drama of \\te among N. T. Imlgrants. 

R^Uce^DaVldovlc.H■ Dir.:-Frank.-Me1ford> 60 mlns..__Rel.. Dep.. 16. . 

Lulee, Koenlgiii von Preusten. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Biistorlcal. . Henry 

- Porten. Dir. Carl Froelich. Time, S2 mlns. Rel.' Oct 4. 
Lustlgeh- Muslkanteny- Die.'- (General) .. (Ger.). .Musical farce. Camilla Spira. 

Dir.. Max Obai. 80 mitis, Rel, May 30. 
M (Ger) (Foremco). ' Powerful dramatic study. Peter Lorre. . Fritz Lang. 

96. mins. Rel. April 1, Rey, April 4 and April 18. 
Marlua (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire. . Dir. lexander Korda. 

l03_mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev; April 26. 
Maedchen In Uniform (Fllmchoice) (German). Poignant drama. Thlele, 

Wlecke. Dir. Richard Froehllch. Rel. Jan. 10. Rev. Sept 27. 
Man Braueh Kein (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce,. Dir. Karl Boese. 

Rel. Nov. ICi. . " ' - 

Men iand Jobs (Russian)' (Amklno). An American engineer looks at Russia 

Dir. A. Macheret 70 mlns, Rel. Jan. 1, Rev. Jan. 17. 

Menech Ohne Nam'en (German) (Protex). Poignant drama. Werner Krauss. 

Dir. Gustav Ucicky, 96 mins. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 1.6. 
MJche (Paramount) (French). Musical comedy. SUzy Vernon, Robert fiurnleri 

Dranem. SO mins. Rel, July 1. Rev. Dec; 6. 
Mond Uiier Morokko (Protex). (Ger)... See Ging Gentlemen Maudlt 
Mprgehrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Gustav 

Ucicky. 80 inins. Rel. Jiay 15. ReVi May 21.. 
Moritz Macht- Seln Gilueck. (German) (Capital).. So 

mlns. Rej. pec, J.5. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Namenshelrat. (German) (FAF). Drama:, 

Jan; 1.' ReV; Jan. 17. 
Nbc Llstopadowa- (Polish) (Capital). Historical romance. 
^95- mins. • -Rel.-Majr Jl,_JEteic._^Max_2._ . . ,.■ 

191.4. . (Capital) . ((aerj Preiude to the world wdr. Dir. Ricfi' 

73 .mins. Rel. Sept. 1. , 
Oberst Redl. (Capital) (Get-), Spy thriller. Lll 

Karl Anton. Time, 79 mlns. Rel, Aug. 30. 



result of dissatisfaction on -the part 
of several ofilcers because of chaotic 
conditions prevailing. Election, ten- 
tatively set for the latter part of 
this month, has been indefinitely 
postponed, with several members of 
the board -ot directors—fllgnifylng 
their intention to resign if not Im- 
mediately replaced.^ 

Lack of harmony,' inability of the- 
atre operators and dlstril>s to agree 
on zoning and other griefs axe 
blamed for the disgruntled attitude 
of the several execs who want to be 
relieved, of further responsibility. 



:96' mlhs; Rel. 
J. Warnecki. 
Time, 
Loos. Dir. 



SO mlns, Rel. Dec. 15. Rey, Jan. 17, 
Pension Schoeller (Schneider) .'Ger>. Comedy with music. .jBerliner, Tledtke, 
Schultz, Dlr, George Jacoby. '90 mins. ReL Sept. 17.' Rev* Sept. 20. 

P|r|j.Mindent^IUd^Ariiay^ jgung .),^^ Farc e. DJr. Stephen Szekely. 75 mlns. 
Rel. Jan. 16, Rev.- Jan, 31, ^—-^^-^ -, - r 

Poll de (Jarotte! (Auten) (French); Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 
Dir, Jullen Duylvier. 90 mins, • Rel. May 15. Rev. May 30, 
Potemkin (Russ) (kinematrade). Sound version of Elsenetein's classic. 70 
mlns. ReL April 4. 

Purbur und Waschblau. (Capital) (Ger). Dramatic comedy. Hansl Nlese, 
Else Elstier. Dir. Max NeUfleld. Time^ 86 nilns. Rel. July 30. 

Reserve Hat Ruh. (New Era) (Ger). Military farce. - Fritz Kampers, Luole 
Engllsche. Time, 94 mlns. Rel. Aug.' 11; 

(Continued <>n page -44) 



Oakland FoxV Cohunittee 
To Protect Bondholders 

Oakland,. June .26. 

Protective bdhdholders cbMm Ittee- - 
has been formed by holders of 
securities of the Central Oakland 
Block, inc.,' which has $1,600,600 
worth of the local Pox ' theatre - 
bonds. Group has beeii . assenlbled 
to protect members' Interests since 
Pox -West Coast, which guaranteed 
the bonds, went into bankruptcy. 

Connmlttee, of w^ Charles B. 
Maclean Is; chairman, has wbrkeit"' 
out ia, deal to offer the P-WC 
trustees, calling for a reduction in 
Interest from six to 4% and a. seven- 
year extension- on the bonds, now 
ma;turlng. in lD3 j. 

Pox, it Is claimed In a, letter . 
sued by the committeei made 
profit of $65;000 last year, but this 
was possible ■ only because the clr-- 
euit closed- the Paramount here, 
charging the . rental. ,_of the latter, 
$175,000 a year, agaitist the Foi^ 
thus Jeaying_a_net Joes of _tl 10,000. 



Duals Out in Cdhunbus 



-GlhcinDMi^ -Ju.nej2iS. 



RKG has decided . tc i-scontinue 
double, featuring at the WTajestic, 
Columbus, one of the circuit's spots 
:»p«rscrcd=by^Nat=HGl t;=^==^.=.=^ 



2 RKO Closings 

Couple ot added summer closings 
on the nko circuit are the Colonial, 
Dayton, and Downtown, Detroit. 

Dayton, shuts Friday (30). and, the. 
Downtown 'Wedhesday 



iB8 VAKmV 



RADIO 



TmBdaff June 27» 1<^33 



hsile Stiiff-r^Railb 



j^ome motbem ereetefl tiie news or Buck Bbgers'^ conCInuance on WABC 
With a i^rrot akin to that of thete off^rliifir, for Buok has become a 
isource of discipfine^ ' P^ermissloh to bear the Buck Bosers* adventures 
had been taade Uie reward for the practicing of muslo lessons, washing 
behind the eieirs, eating all the supper. Buck Rogers may ahnost be said 
to be responsible for a new era in child training if a composite of numer- 
ous "New Tork mothers, is a criterion* ^ . 

' Vnijrtg ffltftrAiJi«a>g;_^^ a. -way to beat the rap wheii, for 

Infractions of the^ood behavior codei th^^^ 

l^ge of hearing any one of the Rogers broadcasts. They meet at school 
.next day . and review^ last night's doings for the benefit of those tem- 
porarily on the parental black list IVs a reclprooal arijEuigement but 
With the end of school for the summer the younger gfltneratlon ia g<*»g 
to reach an impasse>. 

' Incidentally many parents flh(| requests for Jules Verne, the Rover 
Boys and similar boolcs at a minimum In demand since Buck came Into 
their homes. Besides, he's the insplrationi for an epic amount Of corn- 
flake eatihg. ' 

Under corislderattbn before Ri C* Patteradn,. . .j, executive y. r. Is » 
prbpiTB aT^tflrF^tffggqii'-^^ Hoi i rfl o f the NBO .pro gram 

department heads so tlrait some Voice ;9.f authority will, be available at. 

times -of emeit^gency. ' . i. ■ i V- 

In -the event of Impdrtantrnews breaks the network rule provides. that, 
release is to be withheld until the biulletihs have been okayed by one aC 
the -ranking chiefs of the depattmeint. If all headmen are out at the; 
time, the -nev^s flash stays off the ah? until one of them returns, as hap-; 
pehed last week in the caSe of the vierdi<^t Charles Mitchell.! 

Situation at= NBG gave OBS- an houi?'ij> ,6eat. * , ' . 

— To keep Itself protected Cohimbl^ has gone so far as to Install a pri- 
vate, wire jfrom. the studios to the home of . Julius Seebach, top program: 
^pilour. Possibility ..now arises /that t^^ thing may toe done in the 

caso of .John .Royal»- NBC: program major-domp. 

Newspaper Concentration, on radio is getting thick on the Coast. Indie 
papers making new tie7.ups. to iplayi the ether against type as a stronger 
combiue than separata action. . .Portland (Ore.) Shopptog News* carrying 
largest ad Miieage hi the burg per Issue, now t»ed with KSL; Sim Francisco 
Shopping News, f oUow^ : wijthin, , f| ifew days by- tielng to KTA. Frisco 
— ^P«pAr^^4»rfl^.AulfdlV-jiftw»jflTO Portland Shopping ll ews getOng 
attention via liord NorthcUflpe's old kagflf apswMing ^ny^uestlona-aboutr 
%nyth^ng over: the air. NorthcUtta taade his jpufnalistic start through a 
^hee.t; styled • 'Answers'. .< : , ■. ^ . . . 

. Oregon journal recently bought; stock holdings In KOIN. And morning 
sheet in th^ burg own? KCJW., ^^rf; m/^jor news rag inf the dorp now 
,1^4^; .ether coiiiiectioijs, ai^d tfjndencjr is toward niaklhg Ihe formation 
closer than ever. " 

Signaturing by the popping News In Frisco for a nli^tly current 
<»yents broadcast on KYA has resulted in an embargo on any mention 
of that station in Hearst's three bayr region .dallies^ the, Frisco 'Etram- 
tner/ '^J^-BuHetin' and X)alilaBd T'ost-Eaii5(uirer.'. Station, owned by NBG« 
Is 'not Included In the radio. .schedules ot;those sheets, but. Is listed In 
"tlflS^ewsi'r'Chronlcle^ and OaWahd.-'iTrlbuiBie*!. 

' '^hopping News on. June 18 stalrted a- she -nights weekly sponaorsblp 
of the KYA Reporter under a contract for W weeks. Throwaway ad 
'publicaltlon Is heavily plugging Its'; Mr reporter in 3«0JMH> Issues it 
—misteibutes In FrisftO nni,S>ai^^<L^ j^:^ 

' 'Although :*^auglMi Delieath hiui been .set by NBC fftr a. sMies of a,m. 
sustaining spots; the^ walfWe* fa -continuing to have Ler personals booked 
by the CBS Artists Bureau. Her contract with CBS expired Jnno 1 but 
Until she has noUfled that weh that she has also switched booking afflUa- 
tions'itb NBC the Columbfa offlco baa. elected to contlnu© offering her for 

theatre dates. ' 

Mliss DeLeath IS the <mly current In8ta,nce of . a mllce contact with one 
network and a stage bobkipg outlet with another. 

Ift spite of Its widespread air popularity on the Coast* and drawing 
ability in the picture houses in the smialler towns, the Happy-<»o-IiUcky 
hour failed to register In its one-week engagement at ^ho President, 
Ij. A-r downtown film spot. • Engagement is estimated to have cost the 
theatre around )2,500. , 

Bther troupe was In on a $2,600 guarantee with a 50-6-0 split of the 
gross, over $6,000. Blis was good the first two days, thfen the bottom 
dropped outv 

Indications are that both NBC and Columbia will restore their last 
salary cuts by the end, oi the summer. In the case of -NBC the matter 
has-been left by the ehain's board of directors to M. H. Aylesworth's dis- 
cretion, While the same ioplb received favorable comment at the semi- 
annual meeting of the CBS board of directors last -week, 

NBC put. its second 10% cut within the period of a year Into effect 
April 1. At CBS It .was a singleton 16% handed out last summer. 

Vacations of emiHoyees at NBC in Chicago have beon somewhat delayed 
this summer because of extra work and responsibilities occasioned by 
the "World's- Fair. . ^ 

Buii with things quieted down, and becoming better organized, the 
hired^hands ate stM^^ 

Columbia's Chicago studio is boasUng of a full installaltton.of the new 
RCA Velocity, or ribbon, mioroi*ohes. Meanwhile NBC is ml'ws that type 
of ecjulpment out there. 

Earle C.' Anthony Is again giving all employees of KFI and KECA, lios 
Angeles, two weeks' vacation With .pay this year. Practice was dropped 
m '80 when buislness soured. 



$1,91 Actors 



San Francisco, June 26. 

Recent bteyde show at the 
civic and with radio turns In 
on a percentage basis, <fied 
Just as definitely as the 
cy'cle fEMl has pacwed out In 
this town. 

Radiolsts did four shows 
durins the session, working to 
Jhiandfuls...^ After the_ money 
was counted ." ! " aT pair bf~ 
ticket takers were paid |3 a 
day apiece, the station artist 
bureau took 16% out for' com- 
missions, and the half dosen 
performers got th^ munificent 
sum of. 11.01 apiece for four 
shows, or a |1.00 a day less 
than the ticket takers. 




Coast Air Talent 
Idi Picture foit 



Ijos AngeleSj June 26. 
Several _ the smaU . f^y .film 
agents are maldng a'play fdr 'radio 
talent appearing, on the local Varl-i 
ety -air' programs. 

The percenters are trjrlng to edge 
In by proniislngrTJlcturb work— for 



i:he radloersv But the taleht; is fig- 
uring , this Is 6nly a wedge to get in 
on .raidl^ cdhunlsslons. Thp^e shoW-- 
ing Interest are told by the . filni 
agents there'll' be . no arrangement 
unlesis 'the prospective client signs 
exclusively for all types of enter-. 

talnmeht.' ■ " " " ~ 

These agents are making a prac- 
tice of attending all the public 
broadcasts^ They then malce a 4ash 
for those who look promising. 
Nearly all radio taleht approached 
Is ready to talk with the agents 
when the picture come-on Is men- 
tioned, but most shy -away when 
the full coverago c<mtract thing Is 
-broaehed. 



TEXACO'S SUBUNEUP 
ON WK. TO WK, BASIS) 



Cast going into the program with 
which Texaco is replacing Ed . Wynn 

>July 5 includes Taylor Holrixes,- 
■.■Vramp Carlson, of the Taslyyeast 
Jesters, and Junior Butler, Juve 

^jaay^r: ~GrkIranr--MoNamee^ — will- 
.continue reading the plug in a.ddi- 
tion to taking part in the chatter. 

„.Th e P.on.:V orhee3 unit also^ remains. 
Comedy scrip ts^wnrKay^TJi" flre^ 
IhbUse background, intention being 
to keep this troupe running until 
Aug, 17 when Wynn is due back 
from his picture engagement on the 
Coast Holmes, Carlson and Butler 
are each working, Jiowever, on. a^ 
week to week basieu. If the substi- 
tute outfit doesn't show signs of 
cilckirtg by the fourth week. It . Is 
Texaco's plan to junk It and stay: 
Qtt the air until Wynn returns. 



KEL^ Protests KFAC's 
Full Tiiiie in L. A. 

liOS Atigelea, June 26. 
Earle " Anthony, - operator of 
KFI and KECA (NBC) here, has 
protested to .the Federal Commls 

sion against the allowance Of full 
time .to; KFAc: on the grounds that 
-Its freauejicy is to o near that of 
KECA. 

KFAC, formerly a half time sta 
tlon, Is operating full time under 

=a='-^temDprary-^li9ensei--i^ 
complafllt'iis- due for- h&arlngr July 
12 In Washington, 

Moser at WAPI 
Birmingham, June 26. 
Ugene Moser has arrived here to 
become production manager ,anc 
studio, director of WAPI. He comes 
from KMOX, St. Louis. 
Moser succeeds Sterling Slarkins. 



iUr line News 

Br Nellie ReveH 



attests In studios are pretty apt to be nohplussed, in fact shocked, at 
studio signals, rrouohlng a finger on the nose signifies finishing exactly 
on tithe, and sometimes the gesture Is misunderstood by people not ac 
qualnted with studio vernacular; 

Two Ways.. 

-"Itrwas-ohe-of-those-exhaustlng evehlhgS:-f:or-Harry Saz, inenxbeelot-the- 
NBC sound effept staff. For example, during Dieath Valley Days' Saz 
was comnilssioned to do a heavy 4ob. In the half hour , show he twice 
pulled, his finger out of the neck of beer bottles to simulate the sound of 
popping corks. And at that Ed Whitney, the dlreotor of the drama, made 
as loud a cork-poppliig sound with his finger plucked suddentiy out of 
his mouth. 



ire. 



Annouh^iQ.rf.; pn 

A farm Journal ran a istory flaying anhoui^cers for tl^eir Oxford acoenta: 
A good foIlow-up would.'be .a storj)- 'of ,tl^e 'res.ctlohs of Ithe, mike masters. 
What they had' to Say. about \the' ]provinclailsm of f^rni publication's 



>uldn' t '-be-repeated-ln-an] 



niiajlohl: 



: Off io.A. Ci 

FO'urtl^ of Juijr.^w^ekencl will .Arid ,Atl?tntlc <31ty JjOdt to ;a large radio 
contingent, . > iifdnam t jppes , ppar-s at I the ,. Ambassador hptel ..there ; I^tlph 
Wonders, CBS Artists Bureiau .heaici, will' have , on hand Wlillam O'Neal, 
liittle, Jack Jjilttle ,and other Columbia' tiM^ntr ' Crcbrge Olseh pla^s at the 
Rit;s-6arlton;.Fred Waring opens ah engagethent at' the Gateway Casino, 
and George Burns and Oracle Allen and .Jflick Benny. wiUvialso be at the 
resort.. .,!. '• 



Igiaiis Want to 
Know Vhat Happens 
To RadwV $S71,430 



.Brussels, Juno 17. 

Belgian National Institute of Ra 
diodiffuslott; government controlled 
and which Operates two transmit- 
ters, French and Flemish, delivers 
Over seven hours of proerams si 
multaneously a day and receives 
about |6tl,430 a year from, the pub 
lie by way of license fees. But dls 
satisfied with the mediocrity of the 
entertainment the jpubllo has asked 
for a. statement of . accounts. . It 
hasn't got that yet, 'I>ut the Insti- 
tute hem tried to explain where the 
money goes. It's like thlst 

Music: Permanent Orchestra, $85, 
715; direction ' ahd administration, 
$10.2S5; replacing abisent musicians, 
$2,142; gramophone discs, $4,285; 
orchestral reinforcement, $8,700; 
hire -of ' music and authors' feeS| 
.$9,000;r:relays, rent ^l^f halls for spe- 
cial concerts,' etc.« $17,140; soloists 
and choruses, $17,140. -Totals $164, 
407. 

Talks and news bulletins: Direc 
tion, editorial and typists, $11,428; 
lectures (at. $5.71 for 16 minutes), 
$33,097. Total, $46,425. 

Managerial office: pirectlon, sec 
retarles and . bbOkkeepers, $12;856 ; 
petty - cash, ' $55'5; . pensions, -..insure 
ance, etc., $4,286. Total $17,695. 

Council of administration, $4,286; 
library, subscription to Geneva ih- 
.ternational organization, etc., $11,- 
425 ; ' Intercliange of printed pro- 
grams, $1,71,4; office rent, $15,715; 
transmissions for schools, $4,285; 
antortizatlon of transmitters, $51,- 
428; bank charges, etc., $18,785.; 
technical s^vice, $90,486. 

Tills gives a grand total 6f~$Tl6T 
649t .and wireless users, who pay 
$1.71 *a year tax for valve sets and 
=67^ -cents-- for-- crystal==sets,==stlil 
want to know what happens to the 
$165,781 unaccounted, for and are 
pressing for details of the lump 
stims In the Institute's statement. 
They want, In fact, a certified 
chartered accountant's balance 
sheet, especially in view of the a,n- 
nouncemont that the government is 
considering adding 46% to the 
license fees smd taking the extra for 
itself. 



',10 fop- „., , 

puddy Wagner, musical .director at, ti»e .Hotel. Com™Pdore,[N. T^^^^ ha^ 
giyieh up his El Garron coimectibn. "Wagn^r .is being: f|aj[4 .fpf , 16 men at 
the Commodore but he*s using 12 aind' a^ arrin^er (a)^ a; pres^ agent). 
'The /excess^cbmes-'out' oir his own Ipio.q^^ 

Bdrgmanfs^il'arnRles', .. 
Teddy Bergman has had 150 commer,ciai spdnjqprst and >:eepB;a' sample 
of e a lch p «oduct^foir^hle^h»-4^asj^maf^ Tf thtn gaL^ 

get too tough T^eddy is t>repared toi .open a , department store. 

' ^ -■■ ^ " 

'SammyV G.r!epian.j^atjeiry 
'Sammy,' played by EvereU Slobjpke,,,in /^isi^ of the .Qoidberss'^ has 
leased an apartnnent -in Greenwich lyiUager, Diecoratprs. have -.Jui9^ coni-^ 
pleted the nialclng' of a Grecian dinlhg room and such.. Toii'd never know 
the old place now. Sammy Is ' Jiist 18. 



Click Finds Out 

Harry Gltck, WRNT morning gym. Class, instructor, was feeling, under 
the. weather so- he went'to a doctor.; .After a thorough .exaniination the 
doc informed Gllck'that What lie need^ was plenty of: exercli^e.... 



Sta^e 4hd WOR 

Paramount (H. f .9| theatre -lias a new. clause in Its contracts. Compels 
stage artists to appear -on the theatre's WOR proefram if Borris Morros 
sees fit. 



Maihe! Retreat 



'Silas of the - Hill Country,' program of rural philosophy - wHten by^ 
Charlotte 'Geer, coIuhinlst Of the I^ewark 'Evening News', is .off for the- 
summer. Mrs. Geer has gone to her summef home in Maine. 



Shor^ Shots 

Merlin H. Aylesworth has directed that alt staff employees of NBC bd 
given two days off Vmeekly beginnings July 1. . . Charles Pettes, formerty 
with the Pond bureau, has Joined the Harold Peat agency. ..Mr. and Mrs. 
Jack Norworth will return from HoUywOod.for a radio contract... Eddie 
Dowling ahd Ray Dooley are being offered as a team to radio... Tho. 
Ponce Sisters returning to NBC sustaining. . .Veronica Wiggins returned 
from Bermuda almost as black as the ace of spades. . .Hum and Strum* 
New Enitiand>lr artists,. are l>liBiylhg RKO tIme...Vlnceht Doyle, WOR 
engineer, has charge of - the police -radio system at Bayohhe, N.' J.. ;« 
Sigmund Spaeth resumes his regular tuhe-hunts June 29 over NBC. .*' 
Harry Breuer, xylophonist, back on WOR. . .Paul Sabln goes into Vivian 
Johnson's night club In Moninouth- Beach, N. ff.t with options, . .Stanley. 
Smith, stage and screen player, auditioned at CBS for sustaining... 
Reggie Childs will geft that NBC wire;.. Basil Riiysdael resumes his 
'Beggar's Bowl' mystery thriller next Friday (30) .. .Muriel Wilson, 'Mary 
IiOU' of the 'Maxwell House Show- Boait; has a birthday Thure^a^ 
week. No, I don't: know. ..Perole rstring .Quartet, headed by " 
Joseph Coleman, will summer In Europe... Ted Husing will begin a new 
CBS series July 3 under title of -Siportralts'. ..Al Slegel sighed for sus-*.. 
taining at NBC jind will, have hia| own orchestra of 28 pieces.. A. A* 
Cormier, WOR's sales manager, Ipses his sec soon when Fay 'Ukrehits 
marries F. A. Franklin, of an Investment trust. . ."Voice of ExpelSenoe' 
and James Cannon, radio ed of N.' T. •World-Telegram'> are feuding as 
a result of a columb^by. the scribe; ..Major, Sharp and Major, feminine 
trio, vaudeviUIans, have been given an. extra Sunday night sustaining 
•gpot by NBC. ^^rMarian- Wall-startsva-new. kiddie program on WQR. July 
2 . . .Vera Van, . Who came- to New i York , from California a month ago, 
signed, by Columbia for sustaining. v>Franc.es.. Ingram, broadcasting on 
WOR for the.Bristbl-MyenS Co., goes off. the air June: 30 to return Aug; 4. 



$ci*ambied iNbtes 

Hehty Weinberger, former CBS ylCe>ipresiS>>nt who how lives In Cali- 
fornia, in town to aid. the network - in a court suit which Columbia is 
defending. . .Joe Biyano, NBC accordion player, was married to .Charles 
Magnanti'a sister last. Sunday andi leift' oh a three-week trip, . i Walter 
J. Neffi director of sales promo^^ at WOR,- 'on 'his Way 'to BermudA with - 
Mrs. Neff. . ..Winnie Blauman, formerly coach at CBS; is now: coaching 
radio singers independently... John W, .Elwobd's infant !spn has been 
named Niles Trammell ElWood, In iionor of NBC's Chicago c-p. .^Jennie 
Moscowitz, one of the outstanding actresses of the .Yiddish. Art, Theatre, 
was the character woman with Al Jolson last night. . . Allen Meaney is 
back as WOR's 'Musical i^octor' after trying to sell Westchester real esr 
tate...Leon Belasco not only directs two orchestras atop the St. Moritz 
over CBS, but he is now rehearsing the combined bands and Will offer 
this . augmented orchestra on forthcoming ..programs. . .Lennie Hay ton's 
H>rchestra-ffets-more-tim&.oni4he-Chesterfleld-broadcasta;^Jilabla_G 



Chicago NBC production man, is laid UP with a broken leg as result of an 

airplane crash at 'Hastings, Mich dsS . has just given Mark Warnow, 

muslcardlrector, his own office... The Irv Cobb smock is spreading. Now 
ip'rederic Wiinam Wlle,-=C61ulnbla"WH^ 

Giles and Joe White's show, 'Popular Varletes', is being groomed for com- 
mercial presentation by NBC. .William Scotti's orch will broadcast from 
the Hotel Mohtclair Roof, New York, via WOR, starting July 5. . .Jbo 
Donohue, assistant news broadcast director at CBS, leaves for his native 
California July 1, vacatioH...Elsie "Thompson, Paramount organist, gets 
two spots weekly on WOR. . .Mort Downey, who broadcasts from London 
this week, will be heard at a later date from Ireland. . .John B. Gambling, 
WOR announcer, is coaching announcers of the Teaneck (N. J.), polico; 
depiartment radio system to avoid the ridicule heaped upon their col- 
leagues in Los Angeles and other ditics. 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



RAD in 



VARIETY 



39 




RADIO ADS ON UPBEAT 



M'sMGotoBatTteWeAin 

ifion to 





Amierlcan AssocJatloii of Adver* 
tising Agencies Is prtrhed to make 
ftft issue of the station group sell- 
ing plan currently being offered by 
spot broadcasting representatives. 1 

"""S'ubfect wiirgo TO— tlre~nrat "durlng- 
the convehtioh this •week of. the 
Advertising Federatloiis of America 
in Grand BaptdS, Mich. Gather 
)ng, comprising every advertising 
. (Dirganization in country. In 

^eluding the Nationa,! Association of 
Broadcasters, is holding its opening 
sesBion today (Tuesday). 

Group plan that the Four A's Is 
opposing has to do iBtrictly with 
etationis combining among them- 
iielves to sell their facilities ■ to a 
national advertiser for a lump sum 
.What the Four A's states it ob 
Dects to is that there Is no stipula 
ition of the fee. asked for each In 

^-^iyiAii ftl Rtntlon In t h e Inter-city 
erOup. Associiation also declares 
.that as a matter ot policy' it has 
always been against any kind of 
-combination rate that didn't make 
note' of the price for each member 
in the group. 



Wilting Badge« 



At the Jf,.: Walter Thompson 
agency they say it with flow- 
ers. 

T oken of approval for a Job 
done^lby a staff meiMlreinir-a- 
carnation. Arm using this 
method, of expression for both 
inen and womien of the perison- 
nel. 

As flowers wiltj^the attache 
has to keep digcing lo remain 
decorated. 



LOOKS LIKE BIG 




Only One Nite Program 
UmpWBBM 



Rush for Choice Evening 
Hours May Force NBC to 
Close Books by Aug- t — 
Won't Split Basic Webs 
l^rWhen Biz Wai Slow== 
Accounts Crabbing Tune 
with No Programs Set 



WANT 65-70 STATIONS 



CANADA COMM. 
WANTS NATIVE 
TAtENfffllSM 



Order* for air time piling in from 
commercial •ourcea the past, fort- 
night give every indication that the 
chain pha»e of broadcast! is ip 
for a decided boom this fall. 

NB(6 particularly finds that it •! 
ready has more reservations; for 
choice evening time <7:30-10 piin.) 
irom Sunday to Friday inclusive 
ttran-itrcan-hopr-ta-placer^-RusH-ot 



Station representatiyes responsl 
•We for the group plan for spot 
' IbfotCdcastlhg, which offers facilities 
In a mliilpaum- of 10 cities for less 
than they can be brought through 
the national chains, accuse the 
•t'our A's of opposing the Idea on 
contention of pressure brought by 
10 of the leading ad agencies In 
radio. Major agencies have never 
xavorea spot broadcasting. These 
vagencies, say the station reps, ob- 
ject to their .(Combination arrange- 
ment because It primarily min- 
imizes the Importance of the 
agency when It comes to lining up 
outletGi for Of client. 

Not only, say the spot brbjad 
icasting agents, does the plan do 
iaway with the rigamarole of deal- 
ing with each station direct, but It 
offers to service each station with 
[recorded programs, etc., for the ati' 
yertiser gratis. TJnder this ar 
rangement the commercial, pays. for 
the talent, but the inatter of re 
icording charges and pressings are 
tossed in as a premium. With a 
station rep in a position to handle 
such a proposition direct with the 
advertiser the big agencies, aver 
^he spot time sellers, fear that this 
- jwedge-will eventually result- In loss 
•f the radio end of . its client's ac 
count. 



, June 2t. 

Stanley Maixtedi former vocal di 
rector for CKGW, NBC outlet here, 
has been lnstructed by the Canadian 
Radio Commission to start a Can- 
adian search lor native ether tal- 
ent. Commissibn is anxious to re 
move any Impression that radio con- 
tracts are confined to ^ny so-called 
cliqyie. 

Maxted will supervise a series of 
radio adaptations of well known 
operettas through the summer. 







Studio Cut Down 



Up to now Philip Morris 
had been giving away a whole 
box of cigarets to all guests 
attending its broadcasts at 
KBC's New York studios. 



New ration per guest is two 
cigs wrapped In cellophane.. 



R. U USE AIR 





Chicago, June 26. 
Both a commentary on the prosent 
dearth of networlc commercials and 
a coihpllment to Kelly Smith, local 
sales xjtianager, is the present situa-.- 
tion. "WBBM, Columbia-owned 
Chicago outlet. Between the peak 
-hour3-ot-64-30-to 1ft p. m. there a;r!&_ 
at present onjy flve l6-minute 
periods weekly picked up from the 
Columbia network. And In vivid 
contrast to this therei are only 8l< 
similar periods. In the same peak 
hours over the week that haye no 
sponsorship. Betweien the- sqarcity 
of network commercials aiid the. 
scarcity of sustaining time Is the 
solid bridge of 33 iocal advertising 
programs. 

WBBM leads Chicago by a wide 
margin In the number and range of 
Its Ibcar advertisers which run all 
the way from the Christian ScienOe 
Churches of. nilnois to the United 
Remedies Company^ In ah elffectlve 



Chicago, June 26. . . 

second commercial radio program] ^1^^!?^ 
S^^^3oSi-to-wimrd 



Government sought -iiiosBom TimB"- 
as the first presenta,tion and secured 
permission f ronpi the Shuberts. Last 
night (Sunday) saw the inaugura- 
tion of the series. Feature had a 
cast of 20 singers with Geoffrey 
WaddingtOn's orchestra supplying 
the background. Narrative for the 
ether presentation was written by 
Bob McStay, local newspaperman. 



business has the NBC ••••• l^'P":*- wiiiwiKinate from WBBM renewals and 15 new accounts sine* 

ment anticipating that its booM for P*?^*^^^^ Group May 1. This Is probably a; station 

that stretch of the clock v»ill | "J™^fJ^a^Ja ja footing the cost, with record ^^^^^ 
closed by Aug. 1. ^ view to encouraging rail travel to 

Results of this flood of ordiers has Uhe expo, whibh'admittedly has mor: 
been a sudden shift in NBC's policy Uorists as the bulk ; of Its out-of- 1 Five IB-minute periods whlcIT 
regarding the splitting up of its patronage. IWBBM takes from the Coliimbia 

"basic network^. FroraTQOW on^he j^^^-^ p^^^^ 

basic red (WEAF) and blue (WJZ) much where to stay or what to are the Phllco programs with Bbake 
links are to be sold intact, this reg- l ,^ after arriving In Chicago, but the carter. 

ulation applying both to new. clients Lnaiiiier of getting to this delectable I , complete list. of. the summer 
and those renewing on contracts., kj^^^ fj,^^ railroads* tapping terrU pyogfam's which create this unijgiue 
When business started to Blump j^^y jg ^,ou,ided by Salt Lake on the Lituatlbn oil WBBM ^to^ 
the web easetL'up oh its no splitting ^^gt and includes a heavy canvas of name of advertising agency maklitg 
edict and as a concession permitted, ^j^g south and east. Campaign Is to piacembnts In parenthesis, 
a number of Its customers.to pick trips consuming 24 to 36 hours p^^.^j,,^. christian ^deiice 
the stations wanted from th^^^^^ one way. churches (Henry Sulcer), Woi|»an'8 

-groupsT-^TblMeft^e P* ^ ' : ^ /» ; ^\M 5|-r^gieichx>rusrgrank^^ (^eyer 



open for NBC to flU via chestra, and. dramatized Wt^^^^ Bumham's Beauty (Solo- 
talent. , sales angle, will constitute the pro- l_ . "_j . ota- vekst ^direct) 
Last commercial to be allowed * SaiS; to be broadcast^rtuesdays and f«o^ tT^i 
.1,* « korii« «nv wan «ie-na. S'V ^ c r*v,i/.a.rn time. +Modern Living Magazine (T. F 



Air Ads Plugging Free 
Trip to Chi Fair wtt 
Every Antomolnle Buy 



FORHAN WILL LEAVE 
'COUNT' HOLDING BAG 



Forhan tooihpasf e withdraws itir 
iBuppbrt from the dramatized disc 
Torsion of 'Count of Monte Cristo' 
July 28. This Will leave the story, 
as far as listeners are concerned, 
uncompleted. As recorded the tale 
had been figured to run a minimum 
of 26 weeks at the rate of five In- 
stallments a week. Date of can- 
cellatlor-.wlll have had the serial on 
the air but 13 weeks, Statibhs af- 
fected by the decision are WOR, 
Newark; WBBM, Chicago, and 
KNA, Lqs Angeles. 
- For a commercial to quit -bank- 
roiling a serial while the plot hangs 
in midair is " not unusual in radio. 
Advertising men say that the ciues- 
tibn of such procedure reacting 
against the account's favor is a 
^oot-poinU -^JB.iit,, they say, there 



Los Angeles, June 26, 
Giving- an..expenseTpaid..trip to 
the Chicago World's Fair with 
each purchase of an- automobile Is 
the newest radio advertising wrin- 
kle. 

Gag Is being used by the Rockne 
people In plugging that car over 
KHJ, here. Only losers In the deal 
are the railroads, who miss the 
freight charges on automobiles sold 
by: this-Bystem.j. . L_ 

Customer Is asked to pay the 
price of the car as if delivered In 
L. A. Then he gets the free trip 
to Chicago and hotel accommoda 
tions, with the car delivered there 
to drive back to the Coast. 



has never been recorded a case of 
listenera stirring up an appreciable 
.rumpus about the matter.- 
—Beechnut -Produets--whlch^ican 

celled the 'Chandu the Magician' 
Installments over some 40 stations 
In the east and midwest last May 
haa an option to resume that 
■ mystery's run in the fall. Qn the 
Coast this same serial currently has 
this Rio Grande Oil Co.. supporting 
It over eight outlets, .with that firm 
having taken it over from another 
aOvortisor. 



WIND Exec S^t-Up Has 
Woman Vice-President 

Chicago, June 26; 
Ofllcers of WINP (formerly 
WJKS) are Ralph Atlafls, pres- 
ident; Frances Kennedy Johnson 
vice-president; Frank Morrow 
program director; John Muri, mUr 
sical director; T. McMurray, chief 
.engineer; Art Jones^ chief an 
"ftOTTtro er.. — - 



Station now operates on the 
wave length of WIBO assigned to 
it _by ,tiie_ Federal, Radio Commis 
sio'n. Chicago office St^WiKD is 
in the headquarters of WJJD, also 
controlled by Atlass. 

Vice-president of WIND, as 
listed above, is the former vaudc 
vlUe single, Frances Kennedy 
With her husband, Tom Johnson 
the lawyer,, she founded and op- 
erated WJKS in Gary, Tnd., prior 
to the change. 



Thursdays at 9:15 Chicago time 

Disc Sustainers Fail ^ 
Off, but Commercial 
Recordings Stand Up 



split up of a basic link was eigna 
tured the past week. This was Car- 
nation milk, renewal contracting for 
but 12 of the 20 outlets on the red 
trail. Into this agreement NBC, 
however, Inserted a clause that If 
another advertiser called for the 
si>ot how filled by Carnation the lat- 
ter would either have to add the re- 
maining stations of the WEAF 

string or surrender the tacilitles, , , 

Ti,r««,K»ckt«'21.*32 I Business of manufacturing disc 

Throwback to 31-32 sustaining programs Is practically 

Majority of commercisas . making I ^^^^^^ ^p Qf the score or more 
autumn reservations have been, do_-.j ^^.^g turning them out a year ago 
ing BO withbut first mapping al^jj^y remain, Columbia Phono- 
program or scouting for talent. Sit- I graph and Freeman-Lang of HoUy- 
uaUon is similar to that which pre- 1^^^^^ 

vailed In ^haln broadcasting during , ^he maiiilbbstacle. Av- 

the 1931-1932 season when It was 

customary for the advcrUser^to fi^^^ programs, or $16 per 

make sure that the time and J*" L^ow, was far more than the traffic 
cilities desh-ed were available snow, ^ pjionograph records or 
fore giving any thought to the pro- I "^^^ *^ - 



local talent seemed to fill the bill 



■am to be provided. and came cheaper. Even buying the 

That the pocketbooks of the ad- P commercial pur- 

vertisers are again opening up freely ^« ^^^^^ trouble for some sta 
is indicated by those now negotiat- ^^^^^ advertisers objected to 

ing with NBG putUng in bids for ex- ^jt paying ext ra for them 

tensive station hbokupsr One com- I tbe-iaea--ox .pax b„______ __ 

mercial Is ready to take as many as 
70 stations and three others are on 
the order blanks for 66 outlets. Con 



and insisted that the price paid for 
station time cover their use. 
, , ^ *K X, * I The commercial end of the tran- 

the order blanks for 66 outlets. Con- g^^ j^^ business has been holding 
trast Is that with few exceptions I^ strongly through the current sea- 
recent months newcomers to^ both ^^^j . ^pQ^^c^^^^ Music 
NBC and CBS have beep saUsfled to publishers Protective Association 
stick pretty close to the basic r ^^^^j^g^^^^ collecting for June from 

and no more. ^ v. this source about the same amount 

At. Columbia not.only. are, the.pr-^ j^. for- each of the 

ders lor fall time atacklng^up, ljut JJ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ 
the call for time In July and August piy^^uth and DeSoto cars have 
is far better than had been anticl- I j^st had turned out for them a se- 
ries of 65 disc programs to lie placed 
on around .60 stations over a period 
of 13 weeks. Daggett-Ramsdell Go. 
also starts next week plugging its 
Stance products over 15 stations 



(Continued on page 56 

Radio Ghost for Society 



lAOllar a fill PrnCnPrfl "sing" a quiarter-hour musical show 
liCdUVI d VlU . 1 IUapCVl| j.^^pj.3jng on the basis of three pro- 

^i-ams a "weein^<3r"13 weeksr "Ward 
Chicago. June 2S. I Baking ^Co. has extended its Mltzi 
Mrs, William Mitchell Blair, local Green 'Happy Landings kid serial 



iodern Living Mags^ine (T. P. 
Harkins),. Bristol-My^rs (Pedlar & 
Ryan):, Parkel (Warren & . Bark- 
daie), Oscar Mayer Frankfurters 
(direct)f' National Tea (Beauinont- 
Homan), Evans Fur (Adolph P. 
Lee), Climalene. (W. S. Hill), Pelz 
Motors (direct), Prima Beer (Green, 
Fulton & Cunningham), Ward Bak- 
ing (Joseph Katz), Phillips .Dental 
Magnesia (Biackett-Sempie-Hum- 
mert), J. Oliver Johnson Seed Co. 
(McJ'tinkih), United Remedies 
(Heath- Seehof),. Rodgers Clothing 
(Galer & Pletsch)r 

New Accounts: J'ustrite Bird 
Seed (direct), Illinois Meat (direct), 
Nun.n-Bush .Shoe . (Neisser-Mey_er-, 
hoff>r Marciis Lesbihe Shampoo 
(Erwlii-Wasey), Loose- Wile ]^lscuit 
(Newell-Emmctt), Plymouth Motors 
(J. Sterling Getchell), Kool^Ad^ 
(Mason & Warner), Golden Peacook 
Cosmetics (Ruthrauth: & Rykii), 
Forhain's Toothpaste (Scott Hom;e 
Bo wen), DeSoto Motors (J. Sterling 
Getchell), Witter- Water (Gunthcr- 
Bradford), Hamlin Wizard Oil 
XRutTiraUth & Ryan)r Tangeo (Cecil; 
Warwick & Cecil), Mintrated Prod- 
ucts (Gunther-Bradford), Johnsoa 
& Johnson -(direct). 

50% Qf CBS' BasebaU 
Charges Go to Charity 

Chicago, June 26; 
Cblumbia Broadcasting System 
will donate 50% of its fee from 
i»rima Beer to the Retired Playeifs' 
Fund for the privilege of broadcast- . 
ing the all-star baseball game froW 
Comiskey Park July 6. This will 
amount to around $5,000. 

Pat Flahnagan and John O'Hare 
will handle the comment. Prima, 
I3eer, a regular CBS commercial, 
Wiir "assnweHhis- as-TrTSpecial ^ coir- - 
tract, broadcast, 



sbciefir^caacifr'wlll" b^^ 
the radio if a program called 'Mu- 
sical Gadabouts* is sponsored. The 
Lord & Thomas and McCann- 
•Ericksoh agencies attended an au- 
dition at WBBM last week. An- 
other audition today (Monday) In- 
dicates the program is hot. 



to-G2-wecks-U}Vjcr^47..statiQns.^axiidJSi 
havliig recordings turned out to fill 
this requirement 

Afnilated Products has. resumed 
its campaign for the Edna Wallace 
Hopper cosmetics, ufeifig 78 record- 
ed programs on 41 stations, . while 
Gerieral Mills is plugging its flour 



Two pianists, plus the double for with a stencilled tune and drama 
tiu- Gold Coast lady, will be used; 'affair over some. 50 stations, 



Washington, .June. 26. 
Judge John Wesley Weeks, De- 
Kalb county, Georgia, and Mfilus. A. 
Nesbit, former Secretary to Sen. 
McKcllarj Tchn., have been, appoint- 
ed to the Federal Radio Commis- 
sion's legal division. Effective 
July 1. 



40 



VARIETY 



■ AH to 



Tuesdart June. 27, 1933 



Radio Reports 



ARTHUR BRISBANE 

With Walter C. Kelly, Revelers 

Quartet, At Goodman 

News Comment, Comedy; Songs, 

Band 
COMMERCIAL 
WJJ;, New Vor|< 

^Substitution pC Arthur risbane 
_fo C Will Rogers on th is Gulf Re 
fliiins Sunday evening "stanza ■ Isn't 
such a wide swing of the pendulum. 
Their stylies may be different but 
When It conies to rating columnar 
foUpwlngs pretty well derive 

from, the same niald. 

Br Isba;ne's .placement Is lor the 

remalhing five weeks of a 13- week 

contract for tihie signatured; with 

NBC. M; H. Aylesworth was per 
.sonally responsible for bringing 

— Brlsbane-iand-ltheL-Oil distrilx to- 
gether. Sunday, evening was Brls- 
bane's first 'broadcast under a com- 
mercial banner and the connection 
should assure the session of maxi- 
mum listening percentage. 

Brisbane's mike contributions on 
this occasion hewed closely to his 
writings in style and content. Out- 
side of maklng .mejtKtion of a couple 
of spot news events the column he 
read merely served to revolce the 
Hearst viewpoint on current mat- 
ters of national and international 
import. Brisbane prefaced his paiu- 
grajphs with an explanation ttUit he 
had been asked to . make his air 
appear:a:nces a review of the news 
of the week. His delivery is low- 
pitched, rambles along in monotone 
but withal registers succinctly. 
Reshuffling of the progrfim's cast 

-haffr-WaK«r^'--Keliy-_spottfii_Jgr 
comedy^ His two innings at the 
liiike last Sunday allowed him time 
for three stories. Impression he 
left was a considerable Improve- 
ment over, that when on the Chase 

-& Sanborn coffee-Show.— - QjteCi, 



'LET'S LISTEN TO HARRIS' 
Phil Harris, Leah Ray 
COMMERCIAL 
WJZ, New York 

Maker of the Cutex products 
hasn't gone astray in picking ^hll 
Harris to inveigle fenfme attention. 
The fellow is anything t)ut an ar- 
resting artist and his per9onality 
^udes— anythi ng but flne8se^_and 
charm, but there are certain "quail- 
ties both in his singing and talking 
that have the elements of appeal for 
the class of . g^l listeners that make 
potential consumers. In these quar- 
ters that froggy undertone of Har- 
ris' will be accepted as a token of 
romantic masculinity ahd that'oUy, 
corner drug-store skelkish way of 
tellin' 'em. something easily agso- 
ciable wltli. the home^tpwn flap 
ideal. 

With him in this stanza Harris 

hqg Inin r egUlM_j?"^ ''PP 

Iieah Ray, who chatters ana warblBB" 
pleasantly enough but showis noth- 
ing in the wa;y of distinction or 
promise. But together they seem 
pretty well matched. It's a smboth, 
insinuatingly melodious line of dan- 
sapation that the Harris band dishes 
out The arrangements have a 
quality of their own that can't help 
taking big and there's a key 
thumper In the comba that rates 
better than special mention. . 

Debut show <2.3) originated from 
Galveston where Harris and his 
unit are playing a two- week en<- 
jeagement. The pickup was a fault- 
less one. ' Balance of the broadcasts 
on this comtnerclal contact will 
comiQ from Chicago where the outfit 
is contracted to settle down for the 
summer at Ben Bernle's alma mater, 
the-€ollege-Inn,' 

Musically 
Cutez was 



GOLJD RUSH 
^ -JIVith Horace Sihctair, Jack- Me- 
^'Bride^ Richard Gordon, Joseph 

Grant 
. Dramatic Sketch 
Sustaining 
WJZ, New York 

Serle^ %Xikt N&C Is preBentinie un- 
der the 'Gold Rush' title on its blue 
network IViday evehlhgs smacks 
hiamy of th« old 10-20-30 melor 
dramasr: No att^inpt here Is made 

-a:<^-<teffe-4trtwilnff- of f.h ttracter and 
background. Each of thes6 yams 
has a bang-'em-up story to tdll of 
the wldeVbpen spaces, and, in keep- 
ing with this theme, the narrative is 
unwound with a volume of Oral 

rthunder that allows for no possible 

\8hbozing off in the easy chair. 

Each program Is a complete tale 
in itself, with the episodes purport- 

' ed to have been taken from actual 
experlenceig, All have their gold 
rush backgrounds, with the latter 
spread all over the globe, ^hlle the 
two qualities of human, nature that 
the yarns bring into graphic play 
invariably are those of physical 

.sacrifice for a pal and the art of 
practicing the double-cross. For 
the male listener who likes his 
drama rough and . isalty the series 
lliias its elements of appeal 

Episode unreeled Friday (23) was 
laid in the Ontario gold fields, built 

■ :up to a fairly exciting climax and 
expertly cast witli a varifety of four 
dlalects^Cockney, Scotch, Tank 
and French-Canadian. At least the 
dialects made it easy to distinguish 
one character from another, pirec- 
tlon for this sort of thing easily 
passed muster, but there was <much 
room for improvement left when it 
came to the musical cueing; Atmos- 
pheric bits were maladroitly select 
ed.- liong «xcerpts between scenes 
made, the thing too draggy. 

— - — OdeCi 



TOMMY MANAHAN'S MARINERS 
Band, Songs 
COMMERCIAL 
WMCA-WPCHp New York 

. Novel twist to this nightly iptanza 
I is the fact that its first broadcast 
I by short wave from a pleasure 
steamship sailing up and down the 

Hudson rlvfer and then picked up 

and -rebroadcast Over WMCA- 
WPCH's regular channel. Program 
caiight (23) came through the loud- 
speaker smoothly and with a ihinl 
mum of distortion as a result of the 
rebroadcast manipulations. . Short 
wave band used is WIEH., 

.jp.OrIgin of the programs Is the 
*S. S. American,' plying between 

. Exchange Place, N, J.; the Battery, 
New York, and the Playland amuse: 
mcnt park ih Rye, "N. Y., with the 
Tommy Manahan unit, the, ship's 
standby, furnishing the entertain 

^jgient.^ It's melodious, easily dance 
able "musFcTw'hileTPsral-HlgglnsTdoes 
ian acceptable job with the vocal 
interludes. 

Copy describing the vessel, trips 
and the entertainment it offers is 
iniserted twice during the 15-mInute 
run. It merely states the facts and 
passes up any attempts to embel- 
lish the plug with raves about the 
moonlight, the silvery waters, ro 
mance, etc. . Manahan's style of 
daniee rhythm should suffice to at 
tract the younger element. ^ 

Odec 



the Initial affair for 
neatly balanced and 
welded together. Harris and Miss 
Ray did: a couple of duets, with one 
of them a scene from tha RKO 
musical,, "Melody. Cruise,* in- which 
■larrls Is featured. Three lads in 
1 he band, billed as the Ambassadors, 
also had a warbling inning- ahd car^. 
ried it off acceptably. 

There's no pulling of punches, 
about the copy nsed in this session. 
For the first six of this Harris ether 
affair Cutex plans using it tp plug^ 
its Odprono brand of deodorant, and 
^hen It comes to laying down the 
reasons why the gala should ' use 
the stuff the finger is pointed not 
only with Overemphasis but With a 
ven geance. T he gals are told that . 
even if they personally "are~notrsu8=~ 
ceptible to It they shouldn't be so 
'downright Inconsiderate as to make': 
It uncpmfortable for others.' 

On the second insertion of the 
plug In this debut whirl the fore- 
going, point was not only repeated 
}ut dramatized with an appended 
moral retailing how , the gflrl suffered 
the loss of her boy friend's aifectlon 
n addition' to ruining her dress; It's 
what they call In advertising * the 
shame method of approach, and it's 
a shame that the girls have to sub- 
ject their sensibilities to this ruf- 
fling in return for these few ttilnutes 
of the Harris style of entertainment, 

Odec. 



Anzac Ikatre 
lllonopoly Takes 
Comm. Radio 



' Associated' Broadcastlnflr -Co., - in. 
Australia, subsidiary of General 
Theatres, has bought outright the 
five station network controlled by 

Paling's, music publishers. Now it 
has commercial broadceusting in 
Australia, tied up. 

(Senerai Theatres also controls all 
picture houses in the country. ,It 
is going In for production and; dls- 
trlbutloiiL of films pretty het^vily, 
makln^p it to alLJnte riis and pu r- 
poses an amusement monopoly. '~ 

Five stations to be operated by 
A.B.C. on a commercial basis are 
distinct from the governmental sta- 
tions, which cannbt. carry publicity 
or advertising. Main outlet Is 2UW 
In Sydney. One of -the chief di- 
rectors of the outfit is Albert, Syd- 
ney music publisher. 

Negotiations for the deal have 
been pending for some time, and 
were completed Tuesday (20). 
Stuart Doyle, managlncf director of 
Gtenerat' ThOatretf, signlns for As- 
sociated Broadcasting. 

National BAutdcastlng Corp., In 
New Tork; was Inunedlately notified 
of the move, with letters forwarded 
to New Tork to the effect the Aus 



tralians will be glad to play ball in 
any war they oain on international 
hook-ups or otherwise. 



CHEWY HAS BENNY, BUT 
€H (HnEF OVER FU1URE 



Although no . return .date to the 
ialr haa been set, Chevrolet has 
placed Ja^ Benny under contract 
for the fUl. Agreement given the 
comic just prior to Chevrolet's last 
madcast tor the summer Friday 
2S> guarantees him a minimum of 
l»-^weeks with optUms-for similar 
lierlods. 

Ctoneral Motors as yet has made 
no plans for Its other subslds and 
doesn't expect to do cmy thing in-^he 
way of radio for them until the fall, 
when advertising appropriations are 
usually figured out. 

Stoopnagle and Bud closed their 
iserles for Pontlae on CBS Wednes- 
day (21), but OM has made no com- 
mitment about using them again in 
the fait 



MADISON SQ. CtARDEN Gl 
Songs 

COMMERCIAL 
WMCA-WPCH, New York 

Free talent for- this. Friday eve 
nihg spot being promoted by the 
sports aren& through a warbling 
contest. On each broadcast two 
girls with mike aspirations are 
given a chanpe and are voted upon 
by listeners. There will be a tlnal 
runoff and the winner dubbed with 
the program title. 

' Program caught (23) had 'Miss 
No. 17' and 'Miss No. 18' on for 
their .innings. Neither contestant 
raled^bettet thanj^ari 
gave' way :to coloratura. fHgfits; 
bungled, the - high hotes and made 
it' easier for her rival. . Difficult to 
imagine any appreciable number of 
listeners taking ;the time and ex 
pense to mail in thelr vote On this 
pair. 

C>ccaslon had Jack. Flllman. sports 
annouhceif, doing the' plug stint 
His iS' a whirlwind style of delivery 
and he took less than three of the 
15 minutes to tell aibout thfr forth- 
cbnilnis Sharkey- Camera battle and 
how to get there.,^ Odec. 



THE HARMONIANS 
Vocal and. instrumental 
Sustaining , 
WGY, Schenectady 

A hot trio consistingr of Helen 
Bernard, Marty Dfakei. and Shirley 
Jay, with Bill Armant accompaning 
on the guitar. A 15-^minute progrram 
^three mornings a week over NBC's 
red network. Miss Bernard not- only 
sings but also arranges and plays 
l)ian»r"A=M'is3-Gershwln -was-=men 
tioned as pianist on earlier broad 
casts. • 

Nlne'^.m. rather early for 'a. high 
note, a low note and a blue note.'^ 
Howevier, singing of the Harmonians 
should pep up housewives on early 
rounds of the day. Trio get plenty 
torrid in their Interpretation of pops, 
For those who remain cool to hot 
vocalizing, the ballading of Marty 
Drake will be welcome^ It's well 
done, Drake having a high tenor, 
warm in tone. Miss Bernard is an 



NBC Coast Changes 

San Francisco, June 26. 
iBxee nhanges In NBCTs Coast 
headquarters have liloydi Toder, 
press chief; also In charge of special 
broadcastm while Jennings Pierce 
moves ..from head announcer to di 
rector of agricultural . actlTitleii in 
the Pacific division. 

With Pierce moving out of an- 
nouncing William Andrews becomes 
supervisor of spielers. Toder wUi 
oversee, football and other special 
broadoasts. Changes take effect 
July L 



Renewals 



Carnation Co. extends for an- 
other IS weeks its Monday 
nifrht stanzas oh NBC with re- 
newal limited to 12 Stations. 

Previous hookup embraced 26 
stations. Effective July 3. 

Barbara Gould, Inc., renewed 
for its Thursddy a. m. spot on 
CBS. Another 13 weeks as of 
June 22 on 13 stiaitions in the 
-baslc-UnkT- -. ^— 

Richfield Oil Corp. Continues 
Monday evening shows with 
Orantland Rice, Mary McCoy 
and Hetty Barthelt on CBS for 
another 13 weeks, Effective 
July 3. 

Diarnohd Salt. Bxtendis for 
13 weeks from. July 6 its 'Capit. 
Diamond -Light' sketches on 
NBC. 

Posi Toasties. Prolongs its 
Paul wing the Story Man 



serial on NBC for anotlier 13 
weeks, as of June 26.. 



Antkapate Some 
Freworks with 
Mexico Meeting 



Washington, June 26. 
Altho {He~"pirface'~^eenpr^ T)r6tty~~ 



bfoontj FRC Ai^ 
Fill Toor Coast to 
Qnery Air Sqiiawks 

IjOS Angeles, June 26. 
Harold A. Ii.afount.... commissioner 
of the fifth radio district, which 
comprises the Rocky Moantain and 
Pacific Coast states, will visit all sta- 
tions In this territory between July 

6 and August 5, to InVflgtlBU te com- -|^«lsts-between-the U. S. a nd CS i n- 
plaints from broadcasters that have 
been Aled by the FRC during the 
last few monthst 

It win be tAfount's first trip to. 
thia zone in two years. 

Starting his itinerary at Salt Lake 
City, July 6, the commissioner will 
be here July 23-to 26. Chief local 
beef ' for reviewing will be com- 
plaints that were laid before the Bet- 
ter.. Business Huteau of one lung 
stations that are alleged to be prbin-' 
islng coverage to advertisers beyond 
the power of their transmitters.. 



CBS BUREAU FEELS 



FIRST REAL NIBBLES 



Commercial end of the CBS Ar- 
tists Bureau experienced its first 
real sPurt of business activity last 
week since early last winter. Al- 
though there were only a couple of 
minor contracts actually dosed 
network's bookers derived encour- 
agement from the number of re- 
cLuests made by advertisers for air 
talent ^quotations .on the basis .of 
fall starting dates. 

Most of the accounts making the 
approach indicated that they were 
Interested In the variety type of 
show. 



Important contributor to the hot-end 
of i^rogram. Armant's gultaring 
counts, too, and Miss Jay also^ 
steams up. Good act of its kind, but 
better suited to a p.m; period. 

Jaco. 



'LAUOH DOCTOR' 
With Gen* Lockhart 
Comedy, Songs, Miisie 
COMMERCIAL 
WOR, Newark 

This is the first Instaince of a 
manufacturer, of radio program re- 
cordings taking Unie on a local sta- 
tion to exploit its own product. Be-, 
hind 'this , series on the Bamberger 
outlet is the World Broadcasting 
System with listeneris urged, before 
and following the record's runoff, 
to note the tonal quality and bal- 
ance and. to write In their reactions 
to these technical features. 

Technically tKe 'liaagh —Doctor' 
series is a crack Job of recording. 
It's totally void of -any blurring, 
.8iu^ac©^..npJjes jo^c other/ handlcapa 
that the^radio end of the st^hclUIrig 
business has generally had to over-, 
come, But as a comedy and musi- 
cal .program it' merits no special 
acclaim. Gene Lockhart is doing 
did vaude laughing gag while toss- 
ing off Joe. Miller's. In between 
Jack Sexton puts a .dance combo 
through some tuneful arrangements 
and ain unbilled girl with fetching 
pipes fills in the vocal refrains. It's 
pretty mechanlcalized, uninspired 
stuff, Odec. 



Tom Neelf Replaced 



NBC's latest shift in its program 
department has Toni Neely out and 
Joseph Hill .coming in from the 
Lord &t Thomas agency to replace 
him. 

Nealey had been on the depart- 
ment's musical production staff 
since 1928. 



Peabody May Renew 

Hollywood, June 26. 

Safeway Stores Is talking renewal 
with Eddie I*eabody. Latter has six 
more broadcasts to go oii his Coast 
NiBC contract. 

If new deal ei>6a through, effective 
Aug. 16, one-half of the broadcasts 
will go out from here and half from 
the. San Francisco, studio. Plan to 
divide the . pi-ograms i between the 
two towns is to cash Iii on a local 
Safeway campaign to procure studio 
audiences in Los Angeles, as well as 
'Frlisco. 



Omaha, June 26. 

Opening today (Monday) KICK 
jniarks^a jysw^ outlet .for the 
Omaha area. StatTpn is queezed 
down to 100 watts but considered 
sufficient to reach city and' sur- 
rounding trade area. Time Is un- 
limited, and owners expect to be on 
the air 16 to 18 hours dally. 

Owner Elrod sold a thh-d interest 
to Omaha 'Journal,' local weekly 
sheet. This paper handles all pub- 
licity for station as city's two dallies 
are practically ignoring the station. 



quiet, plenty of undercurrents are 
stirring the U. S. delegation to the 
North.. American Radio 
ence July 10. In general the bat- 
tlefield hiets already shifted from 
Washington to Mexico City. 

With the three delegates, Sykes. , 
Davis and Bland,' nlaklng no state- 
ments on their stand on the all Im- 
portant ' question of widening, the 
broadcast— band,'- it— is-^understood ^ 
that James S. Baldwin, who will, 
represent the National Association 
Of Broadcasters at the parley, and 
others' are planning to go in tor- 
lobbylhg at the meet. 

If efforts are successful to give 
each nation, regardless of size or 
Importance, an equal vote In the 
parley. It may be possible to swing: ' 
a policy by lining up small South 
and Central American nations 
even though they have no present ' 
practical interest In radio service. 

Other angle is that the Mexican 
invitation stated that the meeting 
was not called to evolve a formal 
treaty^ but merely to create ah un- - 
derstanding similar to th|tt which . 



ada. In such case agreement would 
not have to be ratified by Congress 
and more or less puts the weight of 
final decision on the delegates at. 
Mexico City. 

Trade is still worried over what 
will happen even . though it is sue* 
cessful- In -overcoming marine and., 
government opposition to widening 
the broadcast band so as to allow 
more frequencies for other nations 
without deleting U. S. outlets. If 
is fairly certain, even, though ad- 
ditional waye-lengths .are created* 
that Mexico will ask for channels 
midway In the band which will di- 
rectly confilct wlth'those now used 
by the U. S. and Canada. 



SEE PRESS BATTLE IN 
WIBA'S APPLICATION 



Washington, Jiine 26. 

A battle between radio-minded 
newspapers is seen In the applica- 
tion of WIBA, Madison, Wis.,, to 
move to Burke, Wis. changing from 
1280 Icllocycles to 720, kc. and Jump- 
ing from 600 watts to 1,000. Station 
seeks facllltles-of WON, Chicago, 
WHA, Madison, and WLBL, Stevens 
Point, Wis. 

WIBA is controlled by LaFolletto 
papers. Philip LaFoUette Is coun- 
sel for appUoftnt WON is the Chi- 
cago - .•Tribune* .outlet. Arguments 
will hinge li^gely on quota system 
since Wisconsin is under and Illinois 
is over. 



BBB Starts Air Figbt 
On Mrarepresentation 



— ^ — :Los^ngeles, June 26. -: . 

Better Business Bureau, in its. 
campaign against false advertising 
and., misleading trade practices, 
went on the air today (Monday) 
for Its Inaugural program of 15 
minutes on each of the two NBC 
outlets here, tCGCA and KFI. 

BBB will be on every day except 
Sundays, with the Initial w^^'^ 
layout Including talks on 'Sharp 
Practices of Certain Grocers,* 
'Benefits to. the Consumer' Through 
Elimination of Unfair "Practices In 
the Bread Industry,' 'Tipster Sheets 
and How They Operate/ 'Tricks o£ 
the Wlldcast Bus Operator,'. Typi- 
cal Bureau Investigation of Grocery 
Advertising' and 'How to Read Food 
Labels.' 

KECA .isialso etherlng spot warn- 
ings during the course of each dttyr 



-pEIiETIEE PATGHED-UE--^ 
Chicago, June 26. 

Vincent Itilletier, former NBC an- 
nouncer wrto suffered a skull -frac- 
ture in an autontioblle accident, is 
out of the hospital, 

He Is working on the Ted Weems 
broadcasts from Lincoln Tavern and 
aliso has a commercial announcing 
job with Household Melodies. Both 
use NBC wires. 



TVicgJ^y, June 27, 1933 

tFRBandCKa 
Are EEmmated 
For CRC Shows 



Toronto,- June 2t. 
No longer wlU C?FRB and CKCt. 
l>e alloweir to I>n»ai5tt8t Ciaaaai^^ 
Badlo Commission programs. Tbia 
Is acooiding to an advice from the 
federal commlshi CFCA (Toronto 
naily Star*). CKNC and CRCT, the 
latter a recentty leased government 
station, are the fttvored bnes hut 
the managers of the expelled duo 
they Aren't worrying. It's all 
due to the chaotic hlrth throes of 
the Canadian Radip Commission 
but -the federal hody, under Hector 
Chtifreswortli, Is forgini^-atteAd and 
obtaining alow but definite results 
B. W. JaekiBon, supervisor of sta- 
tion relatlofia for the Commission, 
claims that the present arrange- 
ment removes all complaint that the 
federal body iS' blanheting the 
Toronto area. It is felt however, 
that CFRB and CKCL. may be the 
losers in that the quality of jthe CRC 
programa and the stress on na 
tionalism is rapidly converting 
Canadian listeners. 

Commenting on the freeze-out 
fDad'. HowellB, «f CKCLw said, 'We 
don't give a d-^— . We'll broadcast 
sustaining programs and it wUl 
leave ua free to book commerciial 
ff grftjw" «*« w«n.' X Q. Acker. 



CFRB manager, declared, "Wd aire 
not worried aboTit the sltuajlioii. It 
leaves us free to take commercial 
broadcasts.' 

The Canadian Radio Commission 
Is . paying for time on the two of 
the three stations not controlled by 
th^ fedei^ government andrStanley 
Hasted has been placed in charge 
of Toronto programs for the Com- 
mission/ This appointment has 
given Impetus to the hiring of new 
Canadian talent. One aspirant, 
Isabel liutch, travelled an the way 
from Reglna for an audition and 
was signed. 



($ Local Taknt Tinie at 
Westckster's Phyland 

Chauffeurs, waitresses, cashiers 
and others who think they are 
robustos and prlmas, and that 
they've got what radio needs, are 
finding an opportunity at West- 
chester's Playlaiid Park. 

This amusement center, regarded 
as one of the best landscape efCorts 
of the kind in the country, is snuh-t 
bing aside canined music this sea- 
son.— Already-one-ehauffeur-and-one- 
cashier are active in the broadcast- 
ing tower, the Park being wired 
with a public address system. 

That's not all. however. The 
Park is actually broadcasting over 
a small wave and leisser talent from 
New York studios Is being Import- 
ed weekly under a schedule which 
got underway last Thursday nljght 
(22>. The idea gives the ground 
helt» a chance to be heard by song 
pluggers^ and other guests on broad- 
caisting night The help s^ in thiis 
the ever turning hand of fortune 
that mlght^ bring them from the 
wired tower, covering in sound am- 
plification about one square mile, to 
the Casino. . (dancing) from where 
their voices can reach Westches- 
ter's homes. 

Playland's first singing chauffeur, 
Pat Astbr. baritones to the Sunday 
bathing multitudes when he's not 
piloting Frank Darling, director of 
the park, 

Australia Experimenfing 
For Platter Programs 

Sydney. May, 24. 
Broadcastmg cjommission expen- 
menting with disc programs. 

:Idea is to make the platters in 
Sydney for use in the smaller states. 
Cost Very small as compared With 
the weekly overhead of engaging 
separate artists for the air bOls. In 
the future, smaller stations may get 
their jurograms via disc. 

Duplication of biHs rife among the 
A-stations. Quite frequently Sydney 
will transmit a program to liel- 
boume for rebroadcast and vice 
versa. This, by the way, is what 
Australians are paying- 24 shillings 
per annum per person for their list 
ening privilege. 



Coast Brewers Lending 

Ears to Auditions | 

San Francisco, Juiie 26. 
The flush of the first six weeks 
-naughs-are Kited the- oldest radia JJJL-lsQipssal hu_Mness Jiavingj^rn^ 



WIBO Programs Bob Up 
On Otli^ Chi Stations 

Chicago, June 2€. 
Demise^ after inrbtineted litigation, 
of WIBO, occurred last week when 
its wave length went to WJKS, .of 
Hammond. Ind. Ija tter Is now re- 
designated as WIND. . -meanwhile, 
programs of WIBO have been scat- 
tered among other local stations. 

£ddie and Fannie CavAnangh's 
radio g ossip afternoon program 
moved to WBiBM, under sponisorshlp 
of inihois If eatpackera. The: Cava- 



VARIETY 



41 



act in Chicago. WIBO's Croydon 
program went to WCVL, and the 
German Hour was Inherited by 
WJJD. When the litigation went 
against WIB6, numwrous other pro^ 
grams made earlier kwitditm. 

Station wil4D has Chlcajgo offices 
in the same studio with WJJD^ 
Both stations areoontrolled by Ralph 
Atlass. 



COAST STATIONS 




. ... ^ 

Boys Up On Radio Discs 
As Firm Adopts Fdm Biz Methods 



iSan Ftrandsoo; June 2C. 

The trend is toward variety In 
western radio. More than ever are 
Coast stations eyeing yaude acts 
with ia view to broadcasting them. 

Latest instance Is MBC here, 
which/ within the past two ^, weeks, 
has gone for three vaude and cafe 
turns, using Ryan .and 'Moblette, 
Jong — a — standard — act; — Cynthia 
(Duane) cafe and picture house 
singer; and Aida CayalU,' hnpreit^ 
slonist. 

While KFRC of the Don lice-Cor 
lumbia chain Is always eager for 
acto and Individual types of . enter-, 
talnment, and other statlmiB about 
tiie town, though spending but -Utr 
tie dough, go in for that aovt of 
stuff when they do open the purse 
strings. 

Until thei variety shoifrs done l>e- 
fore a studio or theatre audience 
came In, a. vaudevflllan eouldn't get 
Into a studio here. let alone do a 

rrogram 



off, western 3.2 makers ai^ lending 
attentive ears radio auditions. 
Three brewers this week jumped in 
the broadcasting whirlpool, Riinler 
and Acme plants of Frisco, and 
Schlltz, of lios Angeles, giving 
listen to special .programs« 

NBC here staged a variety show 
for the Acme people, while same 
network has been working on a 
program for. Rainier that would 
luTve. Dr. J, Cr Ctelgerj- city-health 
supervisor and inventcw of the fa^ 
mous methylene blue, which has 
restored many gas and poison sui- 
cides to life, 

Schlitz auditioned Ted Flo Rito 
in Los Angles, dance maestro, and 
KFI staff talent doing a half hour 
program. 

No contracts signed yet, but the 
stations expect at least one of the 
siids accounts on the air by middle 
of July, with others expected to 
fall, in line thereafter. 



Chesterfield Slips Old 

Cast 13 More Weeks 



Chicago, June 26. 
A parallel between motion pic- 
tures and radio as. regards the 
distribution side is the block book- 
ing system used by the so-called 
Transcription Corp., of America. 
Behind that billing Is a radio-disc 
clr^Mlzatlon -headed-by -e. - G.-Pyle, -T- 
vet showman, who has frankly 
modeled his manner of doing busi- 
ness with radio stations In imita- 
tion of the trade practices of film 
distributors. 

Pyle, first of all. sells his radio 
discs on a block booking basis. 
Stations must obligate themselves 
to take three hours of programa 
weekly w»d put up. first and last 
week payments as a contract 
binder. Bxpress^shlpments are on 
a CO D. basis "and th« dlsciB must 
be returned, as with films, imme^ 
dlately after use. Some 'bicycling' 
of radio programs has already been 
reported. Enough, anyway, ta 
need chedctag up by the distrib- 
utor's side. 

Films are released and rentals 
paid to theatres on a basis of loca- 
tion, number of seats, etc Pyle'p 
air company schedules Its rentals 
on a similar basis via wattage and 
Importance of stations. Again, • 
carrying the comparispii isrtlll .fur- 
Oier. the radio discs are sold, the 
same as pictures^ strictly as en- 
tertainment. It's up to the local 
broadcaster to sell the show and 
make his own local tie-ups^ etc 



Cast of the Chesterfield program 
(Iiou Hbltz, Grace Moore, liennie 
Hayton), has been handed contiracts 
for an additional 13 weeks. , Re- 
newal .takes the combination up to 
Sept. 22. Original agreement had 
been limited to four weeksi. 

Current plan of the eig .account Is 
to confine its air contact for the 
summer to the Holtz-Moore-lffiiyton 
half hour on CBS. Blhg Crosby Is 
due to return under the Ghesterfleld 
banner as soon as he Is free of his 
picture contracts, on the coast, but 
that won't happen before the end 
of September, at the earliest. 



Kraft Asking $500 Uitiit 
On Future Specialty Acts 

Kraft ChiBese. which started '09 , 
WXIAF last night (Monday) with 
Paul Whlteman's band as the 
pwinanent turn and Ai Jolsott as-a : 

one-time gueirt star, doesn't want 
to spend more than 10% of the 
amount paid Jolson for other guest 
artists In future weeks; 

Jolson got 15,000 for his one per- 
formance. Best offer yet made for 
follow-up acts Is |S00. 




JACK BENNY 




42 



VARIETY 



._ial¥ze radio 
advertisers: 

SALES 

^— eolumbla-BroadeaBtlne-BtaU 
ezperds have worked out a coioplla- 
tioii purj^ortlns to show that of the 
320 a,dvertisers listed In National 
Advertising Records, those who used 
rtidlo Ih 1931 and '32 emerged with 
heftier bank balainces that those who 
didn't 

First the network's 'comptometer 
and rule boys picked out the group 
of 320 the 12© advertisers: whose an- 
nual statements for either '31 or '32 
revealed something of a proflt; They 
—then-found that-the-ea-eommercials 
of the 126 that used broadcasting in 
both '31 aind '32 6arned In th«e former 
yifear •29.i% of thieir 1930 "profits and 
inl.932 inade 56% of what the profits 
had been in '31. The 58 advertisers 
who litipported broadcajsting only in 
1932 ohly came through the year 
with a margin e<iual to 45.8% of the 
1931 profits, according to this analy 

In thfe group of 126 proflt makets 
for either '31 ,<*r '32, the CBS statis- 
ticians foynd 38 advertisers who had 
passed - ui» -radi& altogether, .and 
these, they say, did n6t fare nearly 
as well commercially. The. CBS 
mathematicians . go a step further 
and point out that if the balance of 
the 38 radioless, advertisers lor . '31 
^an d ' 32 .y erg~^dedTand--aubtra^^ 
the resviit wquld be ah aggregate net 
deficit bvien the, two yeiars 



YANKEE ETHER TALENT 
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

American radio talent Is now be- 
ing bpoked into foreign stations. 
Experimenting with the Idea Is Dr. 
William H. Voeller, formerly as- 
sistant to Adoiph Zukor at Para- 
mount-P.ubllx, and at present con- 
nected, with a; firirt representing 
s^tlwi&"iii Latin speaking "cMn- 
tries. 

I)r Voeller's first booking of this 
description id that of Don AXykvo, 
tenor, who has appeared on the big 
chains. Alvaro has a six weeks' 
contract for XEB, ^Mexico City, a 
lO.OOO-watter. Slated to follow him 
into the spot is liyman Beck, an- 
other tenor, whose "air contacts 
havb been oh New York and south 
eirn > stations. 



« AH I O 

HAWS OUT AT EXPO 

John Clayton, Opera Prest Agent, ! 
in Charge of Fair'* Rfdio 



Chicago, Juno .26. 
R. Calvert Haws, who held the 
position of 6hlef of the radio di- 
vision at the current expdsiUon, 
was removed froto his Job last week. 
John Claytoni former preds. agent of 
the Chicago Civic Qp^ra, succeeds 
htm 

MA.inwhHe. T. M. Northan has au- 
thority over the public address sys- 
tem of the Expo and Jack Keener 
represents the Hollywood conpcs- 
sldri from whos0 studios World s 
Fair Broadcasts are made. Haws 
Is a former adverUsIng agency man. 



Tuesday, June 27^ 1933 



■ I t r I I I I H I I ' 



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nADIO CHATTER 



I .1 I I I I I I I I I I 



East 



Undei- the Voeller plan the ar- 
tlsts pay no comimissions for radio 
bookings but his company ^xpects 
to collect Its end oh. theati*- dates 
obtained foliowlngf the aiic buildup 
in' these foreign comnvunltles. 

: Rival Latker Qu^t 

Hollywood, June 2fc 

•drowih' Up,' serial on re66i;dB 
with Emerson Treacy and Gay SiM.- 
brooke in principal parts, hais^betJn 
dontracted for (iveFKNX by qi^^^ 

Soap "Co. ■ , . • ' 

This company picks It up where 
a rival lather outfit, th^ Ii. A. Soap 
company; leaves off. Latter con-; 
^eer-n^closed It m it two days befofe. 

Serial, previously had Treacy. and 
Miss Seabrooke In flesh at KFWB. 



Rpyal-Bregnian 




Reconsideration Is being glven^by 
NBd to the bain It placed on the 
vockl rendition of 'Hold Tour Man. 
theino tune ftom the Metro picture 
of that name. Revised set of lyrics 
have been submltt^ by the Rpb- 
blns Music Corp., publishers of the 
number; and yesterday (Monday) 
vrerb awaitnir John Royal's, okey. 



Morton Downey due. back from 

^iK^»;%'BN/r^ss 

Btafl:, is coming pu^nlcely at Belle- 
Vue frbm an; appendlxrllitlngr— ^ 

It's renewal time for Kate Smith 
and ^she and Congress Cigar .are 
having their differences about, a 
nudge upward of the wherewithal. 
"Third time that G«d,^<>iay has 
been set for an audition f t WBG 
without getting the ear of the top- 
most member of the program board 
All Concerned hope that by ^^the 
fourth time that golf matter wlU be 
settled and he'll be . available. 

Joseph Rumshinsky, composer, 
and his cantor ensemble, formerly 
on WF-VT^, **re, getting a uditio n atr. 
tentlon at NBC. , ■; , _ 
Ken Bolce, CBS sales chief, now 
keeps himself out on the road most 
of the time laying the groundwork 
for fall' business. 

The Sizzlers, holding forth over 
WTAM. Cleveland, for a locial com- 
mercial three times weekly, being 
picked up by NBC on a sustaining 
basis, twice a week. 



move transmitter from Indepen- 
flence. Mo., to Kansas City, Kan. 

WMT, Waterloo, la., wants to 
double its present 600-watt power. 

,RadIo> Commissioner James Han- 
ley in Omaha on ishort Visit. 

WOW went. on. network second 
time In Its history and second time 
In a week with Calloway's NBC red 
broadcast Tuesday (20). 

. jQhnL..Qill«fn,J bQss._at .WOW, to.- 
C. of C. convention In St. Paul, and 
I on to World's Fair. 
' KOlL loses Billy Williams, con- 
tinuity writer, on l^aye. of absence 
for health. 

Mildred C^lbsbn. KFAB reception- 
ist and vocalist. left Wednesday 
(21) to study vblce.'.undier Theodore 
Harrison -In -Chlcajg:o at' expense of 
Omaha Chamber . of.' Commerce, on 
Whose programs she - has performed 
the past year. 

Bluettes, fem harmony trio, and 
Harold Peary, singer and charactor 
"Iptayerrleffve-NBC-July-t; ' — — - 



ALFEBT ON BEER SHOW 

Mickey Alport goes oh the Kings 
Beer program (WOiR) in two weeks. 

Former Boston nite club name, 
won't replace anybody on the pres- 
ent talent rost^n He tacks on as 
I m.c. 



Mid-West 



. Central roadcastlng; Co. ^ 
made application to the Federal 
Radio Commission to construct and 
werb awaitnir Jonn Koyuio, v-^^,- 1 operate a new' station here. In Da v- 
SuhmlS of the group of special export, la., ta be 1310 kilocycles^and 
l-verses-for-alr-consumpt lnn toUoyred I40 0 . watts^at n 



an feippeal made to Hoyal hy^Jack 
Btegman, gem. mgr. for ^obbins. 
.Orlgihal lyrics 'Hold Tour Man' had 
been rejected oh the ground tljey 
yrere too suggestive. . Similar action 
had been taken by CBS. 
During his meeting with Breg- 



"during daylight hours, unllmited-| 
time. Frequency assignment desired 
I9 that now owned and- contrQllea 
by WIAS, Ottumwa. 

Plymouth and De Soto have a 
seven-day schedule over WBBM 
for the summer but on staggered 
time. Using waxed programs 



Detroit - and - Cleveland lake 
steamers are broadcasting over 
WBBM with orchestra and Merry 
Mac's on 14 consecutive broadcasts 

^*KCW, Chicago, started the I^lch- 
ard' Hudnut radio disc series June 

— ■ ■•— ' ■ : 

llwo new programs on KCW, Chi- 
cago, Include Bob Bohanon, tenor, 
and Lucille Long, who does a social 
advise dept. 



West 



.•:| 



AND HIS 



NBC policy toward thp music indus- 
try In generaL The network, Royal 
asserted, was not In the least In- 
terested In the plaint made by pub- 
lishers that the barring of a . song 
from the web hampered its sheet 
. sales; If radio, Royal wanted to 
Unbw, -waB_^so .necessary as a salej 
stimulant to the publishing why 
should the broadcasters, be com- 
-Slter^o iiaj^ee-whlle^dvertlalng. 
1 iheic^mposei^' warck? And as long 
as iJBC had to pay for the use of 
I this music; he added. It saw no^.rea- 
Ifldn f of 'concerning itself with the 
putillshers^ sheet-selling. problems. .. . . Michael- Fltzmaurlce- dropp:ed out 
. . Jn his rejoinder Bregman stated ig ^am ^nanager of KXIOl, 1^^^ 
that he was iprlmarliy Concerned pa^na,ma-Ucensed station^ from a 
with getting cohslderatloh fot the gj^^p lqs Angeles. He claimed 
banned lyric but since the topic U«,« «„„iy, ^ntftrference from the 
had been brought, lie deplared, it 
•was hiB belief that radio depended 
uiiiibtt these music sources for Its 
sustenance far more than the music 
tradQ depended on radio. ^- 
• Royal to date has refused to lift 
the gate on the vocal version of 
•Remember My Forgotten Man,' one 
Of the ditties in 'Gold Diggers,' WB 



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LOEWS STATE 

NEW YORK 

(this Week June 23) 



We take this oppfnrtiihiiy to acknowU 
edge with thanks the many wires and 
messages we have received on our 
i)audeville debut, expressing kind 



too much interference from the 
several promoters. . , 

Norman F. Stroma commercial 
m£),nag^t -Of KOL., Seattle, was In I 
Lbs Angeles looking for accounts. 

i>an Vlncente hew oijganlst at 
KMTR, Hollywood, teplaclng Henry 
Murtagh, who was dropped In the 
station's recent economy slash. 
KGIZ, Grant City, Mo., granted 
auues m «u«i - renewal of license, and KGBX's ap- 

flim Oblectlon here had to do with plication for Its facilities denied. 

in the Park' «rom l^he wme Aim a p^^^ 

is now back on the webs lanes. kgfL, Soswell, N. M., granted a 
liyrlo became oke for air use by re- license to share with 

placing the words 'bad girl. , . .bad kICA. 

boy' with humming. FRC gave a 100- watt license to 

' kIBM, Eureka, Cal. 
^ J T,,^^\9R I Reauest for unlimited time. turned 

Hollywood, Jufie 26. j^^^^t^e 5,^0 by KWKC, K. C, Mo. 
Film studio songwriters are seek- WCAJ, Lincoln, Neb,, after a Jump 
ine some classification of the radio in power from 500 to 1.000 watts 
situation regarding lyrics. They I and facilities of WOW, Omaha. 



LEE SINS 



and, 



ItOMAY BAILEY 

Chase &' Sanborn . Hour 
'WEAF-NBO Network, 8-9 P^M.. tsm 
Direction MOBTON A. MIT.MAW 



ABTISTS' MANAOBMENT for 
BADIO and STAGE 



EDWIN W.SCHEUIN6 

KBNNBTH DOLAN, AMOclate 
PARK CENTRAL HOTEL 
66th St. and 7th Ave,, N. CITX 
Fhones Circle 7-883B-3836 




reason that If words to a melody 
aire clean enouglv_to pass the. Hays 
office for pictures there should be 
no objection, to the lyric for the 
air. 

Latest dispute is regarding the 
words, or lack of them, in, 'Hold 
Your Man.' Tune from the Mettfo 
picture of the same name, is made 
Jy; Naclo Herb Brown and Arthur 
Freed and has. ia similar construc- 
tion to Brown's 'Piaradlse,'--Sh6rt 
lines followed by humming for a, 
bar or so. 

CenSOt'S for the two major radio 
chains have ruled the tune off the 
air because of the inference of- this 
humming; 

Rodgers and Hart have> had no 
little difficulty with air censor dis- 
likes. One of their ditties, 'Danc- 
ing on the Celling,' was barred by 



thoughts and good wilL 



MORRIiSON A WINKLER 



Neb. ^ 

Frank B. Hurt of Nampa, Idaho, 
opefiEtoit Of KEXD, consented t 
Involuntary . assignment, of license 
to H. L. Peterson. - . 

.KFAB, Lincoln, is after a jump in 
power to 25,000 watts and an ex- 
tension of comipletlon time limit, on 
new eaulpment to Jan. .1, .1935.: 

Application before FRC to ihoVe 
KGIZ from Grant City to Spring- 
field, Mo., to install a new trans- 
mitter five times as powerful as the 
present 100-watter, using the facili- 
ties 6f KGBX, Springflerd, and to 
assign license ftom Grant City Park 
Corp. to KGBX, Inc. . 

Frances Ingram In Hollywood 
looking around the studios for ma- 
terial for a film: chatter air column 
she will conduct over WJZ, New 
York, for NBC. 

Mayfleld Taylor, production man- 
ager of KTM, Los Angeles, taking 
time out to do the World's Fair. 



MANDY LOU 

With FBED WABINO'S MUSIC 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

WiEDNESPAT, i^^^ P^M.- 

CQlnmbto Brondcastinc 




Ing on the Ceiling,' was barred, by Robert M. McCombs, 19, organist 
-NBC utilil ^he team -threatened-to j^^j^ piantst icrKt)M-Ari3-in a-Tulaa.- 

3- ' Okla., hospital as result of an aluto 
accident. 
KMBC 



take the matter into court via 
complaint of restraint pf trade. 



granted permission to 



PHIL BAKER 

Sponsored by 

ARMOUR S CO. 

..v .. Frl., i ^ ., icPST 

WMAQ (N.B'.C., Cliic«iro) Network 



TEDD 



BUD 



EDDY-BURTSON ORCH. 

Summer Season 
FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 

CONET-lSL-ANDj-NEW-TOBK - 

Sfanagement Tom O'COnnell 
1660 Broadway 



BelgiumV 9% Tax 

Brussels, June. 17.' 

Belgian government has placed a' 
9% luxury tax on radio receiving 
sets^ and Darts, 

Imposition of the tax Is in the 
iiands of custom officials who will 
collect home factories or at 



Personal Direction 
of Kd Fox 



EARL HINES 

AND HI3 N.B.C. ORCHESTRA 
NOW PLATiNO OBAND TiiBBACB CAFE, CHICAGO 



R A D I O — MH S I C 



VAsmrr 



4a 




U Poor Comic 
Tarns Statistid 




It'fl funny and ead to the actore 
along Br<*adway_ .to:.h<»r the saleil 
^ph and etattetlcal chi,rt talk 
emanating nowadays from the 
etreejt's star comedians, The. same 
cdmics who formerly knew from 
nothing except what a cold audience 
they had In Kansas City, what book- 
er is a no good rodent with an- (gxtra 
loiig tail; or what the Giants did ,tP 
Uie Ifliillles, are' now brimming over 
with Info on how, by a door to door 
canvass in a- certain area, in which 
360 people out of 400 agreed to talk; 
tt was ~f<?gnd~that-tireir^aflt-^ou3t^ 
minute routine Jof Jokes nationally 
Increased the public consumption of 
the product which they happened to 
be plugging on the air waiveg^ by 

8.37%. _ ^ , X*. 

In -former times when a ooviple pr 

Btar stage comics w^re seen talking 

It was an teny matter for a liil 

to ease In on the conversation and 



WJZ 

— NAfr JtaMMTlr ^ : 

Jack Frost. Sugar HomR' 
Manii^atiit., NBC 
.INntial birMtl«H 
JaMt F. aillMiilfl 



"Lady o' the Radra" 



JANi- 




emerge with enough stuff for a new 
act for the iseason. Nowadays the 
star comics still , talk on the same 
corner when aroynd that way, be- 
cause while they have departed 
spiritually they are still present 
physically. But how their con- 
I'versation: changed! 
, Must Belong 

It used to bOi laoew' wants me for 
i^lx imore weeks bilt Tm thinking of 
taking a picture' ptbposltion,' Now 
it's 'Did you 9ee that 47,2 Crosley 
rating on our show for last month? 
It's no surprise to me, though, be- 
cause the-fair mall"; was; thereT~Mr." 
Simpson, president of the co.inpany 
—boy, has he a home, but what a 
lousy golfer— Is nuts about the show 
ajid says it's the direct cause of a 
20%: Jump in sales. Tou can't bfeat 
those listener , percentages.; for . get- 
tlng the Ipwdowii.' ' . _ . ..V^ 

' To Bro^Way it's funny to hear 
the obDimercial' and statistical ehatr' 
ter^ , but it^3 sad because the same 

{ toy ^ were 60 .easy to comprehend 
n the old day s that ended no t ao 
long ago. Now it's nothing to hear 
an jex-stage funny- man reel of£ a; 
string of Statistics and business 
I (reiid. figures 'like, old .John D, Book-, 
keeper himself. . If pressed they'll 
adn^lt that tbey donlt. get that chart 
:Stuff . thems^ves now that they're 
^n ;the air, but It's: necessary to 
.^AOiuiiid commercial in order to 'be- 
loi^^.' 

i ■ • ■ 

i Didly's Staff on Radio in 

San - Francisco;: June .26. 

NBC's afflllatibn with the Indle 
daily 'CJhronlcIe'. stairtj? July 8, 
^4gvUl^-i4haV-sheetrUnstaJH^^ 
stt^dlos in its own* l>uilding, and 
[ planning— a -flbdp^of-broadcasts ..by- 
Its i ptalC m^mbiets.' 
I Jijm' Adams has be^n taken off 
I the assistant, city desk to handle all 
radio activities ftor the 4ally. 
1 which win sponsor several dozen 
br<jadcasts_a j(reck_.yla . K£«Q,._Jlke 
Hearst's "Call-Bulletin' does on 

Ikpo. 

Chester Roweil will do three 
j news periods a week, G^ofgei C; 
I Warren, theatre ed".; wlU be on oncfl 
w.eeKly,_.iiaid. .jb1M*_ jaej>«rtmen]tel 
heads win also parade their .micro 
I phonic abilities.; 

1 



CBS GETS FRIGIDAIRE 



2 Quarter Hour* Weekly Starting 
'Jiily 14-18-: 



Frigldaire, an NBC regular for 
several summers 4go^ Columbia this 
season with two weekly quarter- 
hoii^s to debut July 14-16^ Band 
und^r' Jacques Regard and at g:irl 
quartet will be ti^d on both shows. 
Jiane' Fi-oman and Howard Marsh 
will alternate as the main Warbling 

-attractiphs,- — ^ — r 

CBS sold the icebox maker on the 
idea bf following the Old Gold show 
Wedntisday nights and the Chester- 
field representation (Lou Holtz and 
Grace Moore) on the late Friday 
evening- schedule. Contract calls for 
}4 stsitlons. 



IN SONGS I 

Direction. Monisoil A Winkler,' I 
Tark Central Aotel, - I 
New York City I 



rtumart Side of the News" 

^ aO:80 P. M. 

WABO 

EDWHtC. HiU 

"THE INSIDE STORY" 

^ Friday, .M... ifl 




ON TOUR 



Direction. 
Cplambla Broadea«tlnar Syetem 



IVet ArtBt, Now Maldiig Air 

Has a Few Tlm^is to 
Say on Radio-Ireiie FrankEn 



DEALERS 

There is a possibility of Ford car 
dealers in 2i2 eastern cities gettihg 
together and providing a Joint fund 
to bankroll a program over NBC. 
Program undet consideration is the 
Xiim and Aliner sketch, .which Ford 
dealjers In Qhlo.have been- using oyer 
WTAM, Cleveland. .M the Idea goes 
thpcfught ehain-^ broadcasts— ,^aij 

originate. Irom ClCVi^Iand. 

Before the Cleveland conniection 
Lum-and Abrier, each an-ejc-yaadc- 
vlljlan, did, a series. -of . their. sn>all 
toiwp patter, for WIfS; CSiicago. 

It's Moving Day for 



strangle sort of business — ^radlo. 
Not like anything elsejnjhe .wprld- 
Something to ^end' in, it you don't 
starve to death meanwhile. Me? I'm 
Spending' this minute and expect to 
pend all summer, .ilather fun^ pend- 
ing; It keeps you close to home and 
then , there's Uie suispense. 

Next to pending Irene • 5^'anklin, 
who is fn jEi siistalniiig 6f>pt for NBC, 
finds 'You'll :hearr from. us;, the most 
. popular phrase in radio, and .she 
quite undefsta,nds. Radio ls,so per- 
I plexed itsielf, poo r jthlnjg. hpw ^cah 
it pissibly be quickly oecisivC in in- f 



cleaii American humor, yaudeVille, 
before It l&eCame a sleeper jump 
from the wings tb the-tenter ofrthe 
stage and when Aie mothers , ui^'ed to 
bring the klddiefi, to the matinees, 
proved that.' 



dlviiiual .matters. First >f all." it's 
up agrainst' that most difllcult. <f 
problems— the business inan without 
a sense of humor, the good solid 
citizen uncanny at turning . out a 
fliie' persuasive cereal, but like a 
little child when it comes to or- 
ganizing a half .hour of what is 
kndwn in show business a* cnt^.- .l 
talnment. ..Jillss. Fran Win ll^es busl- ' 
mssa men Tn their .way, and .slhe 
likes showmen in their, way but. she 
thinks, with all due respect to the ] 
buslnesd man, that showmen, really 
ought to put the radio bills together; 
fo stand between the artist and , the 
'advertiser . 

If there were more showmen-. In 
radio, she feels, there might be few 



Wohs' 52 With First 
Four Out of -ChiciE^^ 

TPny , Wons* .contract with Johh-« 
son flborwax, whi<* starts a morn- 
ing series on CBS Aug^ . prdr. 
vldes t hat his broadcasts originate 
from Chicago for the llrs^'threrjor- 
fbur weeks. IfOcated in a. ne^rbV 
Wisconsin town, the -account , made 
tHe' stipulation so. that it could 
maintain close isupervlslon x)ver the 
program during the introductory 
period., i . : ! , 

"Vyith Woris will be the piano 
team of Peggy Kcenan and Sandra 
Phillips.' Deal la for 62 broadcaato 
.ion the . basis of three a; week. 



America's Foremost 
SmgiDg Star 



NBC Lads in Chltaigo 

Chicago, June 26. 

Ofilclal confirmation of the ]|bng 
repoi-ted . Sidney Strbtz ipirombtion 
at NBC brought various other 
changes in Its wake. Sen Kaney, 
BtePPing_.out as . inanaMger of the 
program department, becomes as- 
sistant to the vice-president. Nlles 
Trammel Bill Hay Is Installed to 
succeed William \ Hedges^ as - Ghir 
caigo sales manager. 

ABtj sts b ureau offlces_and. pro^ 
granniepai^ineni .wnint>e cehlraHiea 
von the 19th floor at the Merchandize 
Mart, while thei vacated artists de- 
partment will be .tlie future home 
of-- t^e-iaales-force.- 





CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia Broadcastlog Byatcm 
PHILLIP'S DENTAL MAGNESIA 
*no8., Wed.. •Tlinrs.. 8:45 to 0 P.M. E.S.T. 

COAST-TO'.COAST 



'W A B G' 



Hiarry . Warrfin and Al Dubin 
slgncdi anothei; year's contract ivith 
Wltmark. which keeps them with 
the iflrm until August, 1934. 

SSHa Logans of the Lyman band 
at t^e Cocoanut Grove, a Paramouht 

IrVing l^ahal ,and Sammy Fain 
are i doing a number for 'Footllght 
Parade* at Wairners. aiid. Will sup- 
ply the tunes for thjree .Technicolor 
shorts, flrst-of -Which -Starts . Ii^ a 
month. . Busby Berkeley, Who was 
to have directed the two-reelers, 
will: be replaced because of his 
heavy asslernments on features. 

Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn 
Willi get in excess of IS.OOO for the 
two songs they .are doing for the 
Chevalier pic, HSuidQ to lK)ve,' at 
Par.' Kahn is also doing some work 
on the lyrics for "Flying Down To 
Rio,! with Vlricent IToumans. on the 
melodies, at Radio. 

"^uddy Morris, spends three. .more 
weekQ at the Warner studio, then 
skips east; returning ■ to Hollywood 
Sept. 1. 

So far thrieei. sets, of; songwriters 
have contributed ditties with the 
same title as the. themer fpr Metro's 
'Dancing- Lady..' 

Following - iRoman, Scandals',^ for 
Goldwyn; — WarreSi find Dubfri re- 
turn to. wamers' Aug, 1 .to tune two 
plcttires. First wiU be 'Sweethearts 
Forever,' co-starrlixg. Dick Powell 
and! Ruby Keeler. Following that 
wlllibC 'Wonder Bar,' for Al Jolson, 
Who'll, get a lineup - of t)ld-time 
•MammyV numbers. . 

Lpcal- crowd watching with Inter- 
est the outcome -; of the Fa-^ 
thoiis Music -Paramount situation, 
skedded to reach H. m&A Aflg. 1. ' " 

Qne-rilghter played In the Muny 
auditorium. San Diego, June 21, by 
the Ted FlPrltp band drew 6,000 
people. .. 

Sam Hawkins of the- Par, music 
gang on a. brief vacash. . . ' 

'Building a Home* belnig touted as 
the top tune from 'Roman Scan 
dais,' the- Cantor pic. 

Gordon and Rfevel have Sam Cos 
low's office In the Par music dept 
_,,f.it-h— t-he^©FG<Hninff--eomposer -naw- 
doubled up with Arthur Johnston. 

Jack Robblna and Tommy Rock 
"well are slated to arrive here July 
4,^-Robbins=-^Glng'-^to.-=--MctEO;=^nd. 
Rockwell here to lo'ok after various 
clients now In stUdiba. 

Orchestrations for 'Hollywood 
Party' at Metro are being done by 
: :aury De Pach, here from N; Y 
Lou Silvers will direct the music 
Al GoodhJirt, who has Jbeeri writing 
melodies for Metro, finished \si&i 
wfcek buf ."itlll remrtiti.«J .around town 
for a while.. 



Strotz, with both; program and 
artlbts depa,rtinents under his con- 
■ trol, becomes a tPp exec at NBC 
less than six months' after Joining 
the ' brganl^atloii., . . 



ei< harmony trios and male quartete. 
and a little more iroyelty or the 
wilUngiiess to gaihbra wlfhbut virhlch 
nplhlng sensational Can bc launched. 
I^Radio- feels safer,, would rather re- 
peat, than venture on one new thing 
long enough to build it, says Miss 
Franklin. Certainly if radio tries out 
something: different it does^ jsb tim- 
idly. It hasn't th^ patience to stick 
to something new. to give a hunch a 
;biiild up, to stand by and . break 
'down audience l^esistance-r^o make 
the audience like the new stunt as 
much-f or the-quaHtle» It-dlsllked as-] 
fdr those it Instantly responded to — 
for it is the veteran vaudevillian*a 
thedry that people get to like you in 
tlmft-JCor .IM^ jffiOL-.JOiUiga—they. 
thought they disliked about you at 
•first. Radio is aUrald of being 
laughed at for its mistakes. In other 
hwords, declares Miss S^ankUn, the 
I business men can't take -it.. 





Chesterfidd Program 

Each Friday 10 C^M.V WABC 



SPA'S COAST OFEIGEw 

Revival df screen musical produc- 
tion has prompted tbc Songwriteris' 
Protective Association ' to' Open a' 
branch office in Hollywood. 

pbrothy. Samson has . been placed 
in charge of thie office; J". -Wolf Gil- 
bert, a ibembet of t^ $PA council 
xtnd located on the Coast, did the 
appointing. 

. SPA Is also issuing a four-page 
monthly bulletin for ^Istribfitlon 
among the ineimbers, publishers and 
others Interested in the trade. Jay 
Gorney Is the editor. 

SOdETT'S MEETING 

Board of directors of ttie Ameri- 
can Society of Composers, Authors 
and Publishers hold their quarterly 
classification mieetlng today {2,1} 
wltl^ the way cleared for M. Wit- 
mark & Sons to be boosted up. a 
pejg to clasiB double A and for MllW 
Mu^src^ TnC7~tO. brer-advanTTed from 
BB to an A rating. 

Checks Covering the distribution 
of royalties for the current yiear's 
second quarter are. expected, to be 
in the mails by June 8. ' 



LAKE GEOBGE SSOWBOAT 

. . -Lake .GleorjTb, ti, T>,. June 26,^. 

Don Bestpr's orchestra will fur-r 
nish the entertalment aboard the 
'Show Boat,* which is to make 
nightly searchlight crulsciJ on Lake 
George beginning July 1. " — — 

Passenger steamier has been con- 
verted into a floating night club, 
with a continental grill, bar, and 
dancing deck. 



Gray For Salkin 

Chicago, ^une 2^. 
Paul Gray has made a deal to 
ireiJrescnt^ Leo- Salkln-=in-=Ghlo=and 
Keptucky. Rapid Increase in bieer 
gardens and roadhouses in that terr 
ritory has Inspired a hope that some 
musical tabs and girl acta can be 
placed. 

-Gray will opierate from pay tori, 
Ohio, where hfe has been running a 
fllm theatre. 



Artists' Paradise 

~^~Ra^io broadcasting in "Itself is 
paradise for an u>tist, she says. 
.They, take such good eare of you; 
they protect you «o lovingly. If 
you're too loud or too soft they don't 
«veh tell you, don't worry you— 
they adjust It all. In Uie sound booth. 
An the performer has 'to do ft con- 
centrate on being pleasing to the 
ear. Miss Franklin states she feels 
at home before the mike for she 
knows the nxixer*s going to take care 
of her.- 

And then there's the censoring as 
[further protection; It won't let you 
get in bad with your audience. If 
.radio doesn't seem to kiiow what tp 
do it certainly knows what not to do, 
she says. And 6he's for the censor- 
ing.,' She doesn't quite understand, it 
— conslderihg thait listeners get 
radio for nothing and . can turn it 
off instantly if they don't like— but 
Such odd words aVid phrases are 
prohibited that no one man could 
I think them up all by himself. They 
TSius£ b<f tHc 1^ 

ethics. 'Spit is a horrid word; It's 
not allowed,' she says gravely. 'You 
must not say God, gin or be^r, un- 
less the sponsor is willing to dare 
alL .You must not nientlon stocks 
and banks are sacred. They deleted 
Tel' and Tel' from one of my pro- - 
grams. Reminds me of that splendid 
nPtlce that used to be posted back 
stage In all the Kleth theatres— 
'Artists, must not say damn, hpU,' son 
of a gun, or slbb.' 

Fear Femme Coitii 

Miss Frankllir has detectcd-a^t^^ 
-of women comics on radio -but It 
doesn't make sense to herr *If. ra- 
dio Is the dissipation of the lonely, 
must lonely souls be consistently 
reminded of their loneliness With 
torch .- songsZ. Canlt — they— laugh- 
thenifielves out of It? Vaude used 
to be the most. Intimate art in the 
world — two men sitting .over a table. 
=Radio's=still-ttiore-lhtimate— singing- 
to o.ne person. In an armchair,. What 
niay be a shock to' the ear on the 
stage is ten times the shock on .the 
air; there's none of that lifted eye- 
brow to make it pass. 

But thcrc!s no need to - shock. A 
comedienne cuti be funny— and clean. 
There really 1« Huch a thing as 



THE QREEK AMBASSADOR 

^OFGOOD^ItL^ 




GIYpT 

' Sol* DiroctioW 

Herman Bemie 

1619 Broadway, Now York 





NINA 

**The Haunting 
il'. RomanHc 
Vpiee^ofRigdio" 

_ WABC 

COLUMBIA ilieAOCASTiNa SVSTEM 
TUESDAY J SATUflDAY 
7 P.M. I 7:15 ;P.M. 
Mft: €BB 




"Melody Headlines" 

SATURDAY 
<9:1S P.M. 



REGAN 

WABC 

Cpliimbia Broadcasting_Systm 

THURSDAY 



iFeatured in . 
Columbia Revue 



iinsp^M. 



<' The Lata Wha Cornea from Dixie. 
With a Bono That's Keant io Cheer, 
So Tune Jler Jn and You'll Begin 
To Find Happiness la Uetre." 



1IARTIIE1.L 

RICHFIELD 6|L PROGRAMS 

WABC 111 WEAF 
Monday 10 P.M.{|lFriday 10:30 P.M. 

WAItC NliTWOHK 
Tliursdny, 6:30 P.M. 



I>li-o<:UoD CBS ARTISf BURiiiAV 



VARIETY 



n A D I o 



Radio Directory 



WL8 



(As a convenience for reader, unfamiliar with who*s who in Radio,] 
'Variety' prints below a directory for New York, Los Angeles, 
8an Franciscd, an^ Chicago.) 



New YoA Gity 



NBC 
WaZ-WEAF) 



(Stati 

711 Fifth Ava. 
PiRza. 3rl9O0> 

.M. H. Aylesworth, President. 
Richard C. Patterson, Jr., Executive V.-P. 
O. C. McClielUnd, V,-P. on Sal . 
John Elwood. V.-P. on Opetatlona, 
A: HL.- Ashby, . V.-P. and fien... 
aeorge EnBlea. V.-P. pn Artists' Service, 
John r. Royal. V,-P. on Programs. 
Rov C • Wltmer: V.-P. on East DIv. Sales. 
.F?ank M^>"S1? V.^.P. on Public Relations, 
Lewis. MacConnach, Secretory. 
•Mark" J. W ub aa. s ecre tary. 
IcKeoW: jcuaitoK 



H. F.' Kelly, Asst. Auditor, 
•'C.- W. Horn. Oten. EnBlneer. 
■Frank Mullen. ABricultural DIr 
J. tfeJara Almonte. Evening pp^ratlona, 
iSertha Bralnairdi Program Mgr. 
'G. -W, Payne, Operations. 
< R. J. • Telohern, Asst. to Treos. 

Departmeht. Heads 

Donald a. Siiaw, Eastern Sales Mgr. 

Thbs, H. Belvlso. Music Library. 

W L>. Bloxham, Purchaalpg Agent. 

.John R; Carey, Service Supervisor. 

O B. mnson/ M^;,. Plant Operation and 
Engineering Dept. . _ 

Ruth Keeler,- Personnel Supervisor. 

Donald Withycomb, Mgr. Sta. Beia"<">6 

Paul F. Peter; Mgr. Statistical Dept. 

-of W; Jo1irislon&. Mgr.rPress Belatlopit 
Dept*- _ 

Harold Kemp, 

^ofs'; Tuthlll. sales .. Artists' Service. 
Quinton Adams, Electrical Tran- 

Bcrlptlo'n- Dept; _ ». 

- James. Sales Promotion Mgr. 



T. G. SabTn/ Eastern service Mgr. 
. Mrs. Frances Rockefeller King. Mgr, prl- 
. va'te enter tainment. 



Karl Knipe, Sales Mgr. 
William H. Englsn, Asst. Sales Mgr. 
Julius S. Secbach, Program Operations. 
Paul W. White. Publlelty. 

-^Edwln -K^ Cohan,- J^echnlcal Plr. 

Paul W. Kesten, Sales Prpmptlon. 
John J. Karol. Market Research. 
John S. Carlisle. Production Mgr. 
Frederic P. .Willis, Educational Dir. 
Jiillus Mattfeld, Music Library. 
Hugh Cowan, qontmerclal Engineer. - 
Fenin Fraser, Editor, Continuity. 
Marlon R. Parsonnett, I>famatlo|^Dir. 
Herbert Glover, News Broadcasting. 
RWph J. Wonders; Mgr.. Artists' Bureaw.. 

Peter Do- Lima, Mgr. .Q?nf?f — 
Paul Ross, Mgr. Personal Bookings. 
Saniiiel Fallow, Mgr. Club Bookings. 

WOK 

Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc. 

■ 1440 Broadway . 

Pennsylvania (>-o38ik . • [ ^ 

Alfred J. ttcCosker, Station Mgr. 
A. A. Cormier, Sales . Mgr. 
Walter J. Neff, Asst. Sales Mgr. 
Lewis Reld, Program Dir. 
George Shackley^ Musical 
Robert I. Wilder. Press. 
J, R.. Poppele, Chief Engineer. 

Wl 

American Radio News 
(14 E. -oath Sti 
Eldorado 5-0100 

Bradley Kelly, Station Mgr. 
John S; Martin, Sales Mgr. 
Xohn iicCormlck; Program .Dir. 
Harold Shubert, Production Mgr. 

Bernard- .LeYltQse;.3IUSlCBl_DlE._:_ 

George Wledsu Press. " -— • 

WMCA:WPCH 

Knickerbocker Broadcasting Co. 
roadway, at 63d St; 
Columbus 6-5000 



mo W. Wasblngton 
Hay market 7C00' 

Burrldge Butler. President. 
Glenn Snyder, - Gen. Mgr. 
George BIggar, Program Mgr. 
D. R. McDonald. Adv. Mgr. 
Tom Rowe, Chliat Engineer. 
Clementine I,eg?, Artists Mgr. 
.H&l O'Halloran, Chief Announcer. 
Harry Steele, Publicity Dir. 

WGN 

brake Hotel 
Superior 0100 

W. Er Macfarlahe, Gen. Mgr. 
Quin Ryan, Station Mgr. 
-George- Isaac, Commercial Mgiv — ■■ — ^ 
Edward Barry^ Production Mgr. 
Delos Owen, Musical Dir. . 
. Carl Myers, Chief -Engineer. 
Franic Schrelber, Publicity Dir. 

WGES 

.128 N< Crawford 
Vain Buren' 8000 

dene Dy^r, Station -Mgr. .- , 

" Charles" LffrtpKear, Production-; Mgr. - - 
Joseph Brubaker, Chief Engineer. 
John Van, Musical . Dir. 
Don Crosnor, Chief Announcer, 

WINP 

■ -20t-North-^ellfc 

S^te 6406 

Ralph Atlass, President 
Frances Kennedy, V.-P. 
•Prank Morrow, Program D| 
John Murl. Musical Director. 
T. McMurray, Chief Engineer. 
■ Art Jones, Chief Announcer. 

Advertising Agenci 

Lord & Thomas— Henry Selllnger. 
J; Walter ThOmpson^Tom Luckenblll. 
Erwin-Wasey— William Weddell. 
McCann-Erlckson— Fred Ibbett. 
N, W. Ayer— W; O. McOulro. 
Crltchfleld— Frank Steel. 
McJunkIn— Lou Hagernian. 
1 BBD&O— Qeorge ,Mny. 

Bl&ckett-SamplftrrEdwIn; Ayl-08WreU^__^ 
/Henri HUrst MCTDonald— Art .Decker. - - 
Hayes McFarland. Don Bernard. adge 
Chllds. 



PacII Underwood, Prod. Mgr. . • 

RW l^rothlngha^. Sale. Promotion Mgr. 

KYA 

pSS Market St. 
PRospect 8400 
Edward McCallum, Btatloji Mgr. 
KFRC 
(Don Lee-Columbia outlet) 
1000 Van Ness Ave, 
PRospect 0100 
Fred Pabst. Don Lee Gen. Mgr. 
Harrison Holllway. Station Mg . 
William Wright, Prpg.^ TOir. 
Walter Kelsey, Musical Dir. 

KJBS 

' 1880 Bu6h St. 
, OBdvtray 4148 
jqllus Brunton & Sons, Owners. 
— Ralph - Bruntoh, — Mgr,.^ — , 
Ralph Smith. PrcJg. Dir. 



Los Ah 



KHJ 



rColumlila. Don Lee Broadcasting .) 
1076 , west 7th - Street 

: Vandyke 7111 j- 

•Doii^Lee, President - • ' 
1^0 B. Tyson. Gen; Mgr. - ' 

C. Ellsworth Wylle. Gcn,^ Sales Mgr. . 
Raymond Paige, Musical and Tilograni 

Paul Rlckenbacher, Production Mgr. 
Kenneth Nlles. Asst. Prod. Mgn 
-_yan-Gt-Newklr k . Tr a ffic M gCi 



TuesJafv June 27^ 1933 

AGENCY-CBS ARGUE ON 
ED HILL'S CONTRACT 



After sii^aturlne Ed HiU to & 
year's contract for Its Barbasol ac- 
count, with NBC the slated releiao 
chaftnel, the Erwln Waaey afrency 
Is now trying, to strialghten out; 
with Colum)>Ia manaerement - 

a^rreement that . qlaliins bindd. 
Hlil until July,;'3'4. 
' ..ciBS' con tends that its contract 
wlth:-Hlli-re8triilna him' i icoqi ac-.^ 
ceptiher either air- or personal ap« 
pearance enffagemental without th© 
prior okay of the networte; 
• Barbaaors account With 'Sinein' 
,^airh' has been oh the CBS bobka 
ovier two yeays. ■ .' 



San Francisco 



Arthur J. Kemp, Asa t Adv. Mgr. (KHJ 

only.). * 
Leslie 

(NBC ' outlets) 
Earle C. Antbonyi ' Ino. 

1000 So.- Hope Street 

Richmond OUl 
Earle C. Anthony, President 
Arthur Kales, V.-P. and Gen. 
Glen Dolbcrg. Proigram Dlr,- 

KFWB 

.... - _WaFner.^.Rrok. -ElJStUrf S Corp. • 

Warner Theatre Bldg. 
' Hollywood. 0816 
Gerald king. Gen. Mgr. r — - 

Cheater^Mlttendorf. Commercial Mgr. _ 
"Jaclr- Joy; ProKram .Dir.- =---•- 
Johnnle Muiray. Charge Vaude J^ramB. 
Kay Van Riper. Charge Dramatic Prog. 
Les Hewett Chief Englheer.. . 
Frank Murphy. Supervising Engineer, 
deorote Fischer. Publicity. 

KNX 



Donald Plamm. President. , 

William: WelsmaUr V.-P. and General 

*^J?hn *T. Ad7mirv:*7^n^^ 
Sidney Plamm, Commercial Director, 
Robert S. Wood. Press. 
-Jack RIcker, Studio Director. : ; • 

Sred W. Dyson, Buslness^Mgr..- _ 
arry Carlson, Program Director WMCA. 
Bin Williams, Program Director 
WPCH. 

-- Arlhur.-Barton,^-EducaUonal.-Erogi:a.ias.. .. 
A. L. Alexander, Chief AnnoUiicer. ; 
Elmo Russ and Irving Selzer. Musical 
Directors. . , „ , 

Frank Marx. Chief Engineer; 
-Harry Pascoe. Continuity. - 
Bide Dudley, Dramatic Critic. 
Sam Taub, Boxing; 

Jack Fllman. Hockey. Sports. , ^, , 
---Charles Martlnr Dramatic- Preaentatlonfl.. 

WLWL 

Universal Broadcasting Corp. 
416 W. 59th St 
Columb us 6-70 30 ^ 

H. F. Riley. Dir. 
J. P. Klemai), Business Mgr. 
R. W, BJork, Sales Mgr. 
George O'Brien, Program Dir. 
Rudolph Forst Musical . Dir. 
Joseph Deppe,. Chief Engineer. 



NBC -■ 

(Stations KGO- KPO-KYA) 



ACES FUM SHOSTS 

Wariier Bros;.. has.. Mr. and Mrs, 
I doodman Ace (iEasy' Aces) for two, 
shorts to be made at the Platbush] 
Tfuttloi 7 : 

Both. shorts are two^reelers with 
Ace authoring, Morrison ind WlhTc- 
.ler aeen.ted. 



L. W. Peters." Ge«. ,Mgr; 
Harold Horton. Prod. Mgr. 
SalviB^lore Santdiella', Musical 

KGFJ: 

1417 So. Figueroa Street 

— . ■. Prospect- 7-7^0 — — - - 

Ben 3. McGlashoUi owner, 
Duk e Han cock, Mgr. 

Tlfwrae~Hrpa"dcBStr«g"X<Sr 



Western Broadcasting Co. 
Paramount Studios. Hollywood 
_aempstead-J101. 



641 South Spring' Street 
Madison 1170 

Prank Doherty, President. 
.C. 0-, Fretag, Gfert". Mgr. 
Dei Lyon, Sates Mgr. 

'- — - — KT M ■- 



CSS 

J^SLatto_n_WAJE|C) 



485 Madison- Ave;--.- 
Wlckersham 2-2000 

'William .6. Paley,. President, 
"Edward- KlAubfiT, - Executive . 

Sh^K^ bJ5c4, y of 

^Lawrence W. Lowman. .-P.' on Opera- 
-tlons ahd° Secretary. 

M. R. Ranyori, Treasurer. 



PaclAc Coast Division 
111 Sutter Street 
Sutter 1920 
DOlf IB, liminT-V;- Pr of NBe-and- Pac. 
Coast Dlv: Manager. ■ ' " . ^_ 
C. L. McCarthy. Asst Gen. Mgr. 
Lew Frost Program Dir. 
Harry Anderfion. Sales Mgr..- 

; rAr-H, Saiftpn, Chief ~EnglneeT*-^---^Tr- 

H. J. Maxwell. Office Mgr. . ^ 
Lloyd E. Toder, Publicity Dir. 
ICarl Shvllinger. Dlr, Artists Bureau. 
Jennings Pierce*.' Chief Announcer. 
Meredith Wlllson. Musical -Dir. 



Guy C- Earl, Jr.. President.. . : 
Naylor Rogers, V.-P. and Gen. Mgr. 
Carl B. Nlssen. Commercial ;M«!r. , . 
-.~I«nweth -C.;- prmleton,-;- Technical- Super 

visor. ' ■• 

Drury Lane. Program Mgr. 
Wilbur Hatch, Musical Dir. 

— -KMTR ...^ _- 



Pickwick Broadcasting Co. 
214 So. . Vermont 

-Exposiiionriaii : 



tihafles Wren; Pres. 
George*^ Martinson. Manager 
-R, -Lr-Rustr-Sales-Mgr- 



KMTR Radio Corp. 
No. -Formosa, Hollywood 
Hillside' 1101 
Reed. E. Calllster. Piesldent. 



C B. 'Juneau. Production Mgr. 

KFAC-KFVD 

Angeles Biuadcastlng Co.. 
045 Mariposa 'Ave; 
— — r-— - Fitwcy 1281-. - - 
E. L. Cord. President. 
Turn Brenneman, Gen;' 





WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. M. 

CtJeatetfieltj 



.. - -•«i<|ie. time - hfw xome." 
• ' . Walrqs Bald, 

talk of. many', things t 
Of Shoes and Ships— 
Of. Sealing- Wax— 

6f CABBAGES 
And KINGS." 

AUSTIN STRONG 



Honday v 

Wednesday 

Vrlday 



A 



t(aa r.M.' 

'.TN'.BiCi-- 
Netwbrk 




"THE DREAM SING£R" 

J. B. WILLIAMS 
PROOBAM 

SUNDAY NITE 
MGXi— NBb ABTISTS PUltEAP 



Chicago 

NBC 

Merchandise Mart 
Superior 8300 

(Stations WENR— WMAO) , 

lliles-Trammel.i-Yl.r.P.^»«» charge. , , 

p. G, Parker,. Asst Gen. Mgr. _^ 
Fred Weber, Station Relations Mgr. 
John Whalley. Office Mgr. 
Roy Shield, Chief Musical Dir. 
C. L, Menser, Production Dir. 
Sidney Strotz, Program Mgr, . 
Alex Robb. Asst Program Mgr. 
Sidney Strotz. Arttota Mg^'if*, 
John Glhon. Continuity Edltdr. 
PM^nk Mullen, Dir. of Agriculture. 
Judith Waller, Educational Dir. 
Kenneth Carpenter, Sales Mgr. 
Bill Hay, Local Sales Mbt. • 
1. E. Showerman,' Sales Service Mgr. 
E. C. Carlson, Sales Promotion Mgr. 
Howard Luugens, Chief Engineer. 
M, W. Rife, Chief Field Engineer. 
B. X. Donges, Maintenance .Mgr.. 
Ben-' Pratt, - public Relations Counsel. 
Al Williamson, • publicity Mgr.- 

CBS 

Wrlgley JBldg. 
Whitehall, 0000 

(Station WBBM) 

-turtle- 'AtlaiiS^-V.^P/^^^ „ ■ - 

Leonard Erickson, Western Sales Mgr. 

Walter .Preston, Program Dlr. - 

Bobby Brown, Gen. Production Mgr. 

Jeff King, Traffic and Office Mgr. 

Harold Fair, Asst Program. Dir. 

Howard Neumlller, Musical Dir. 

Wlir.am Cooper, Continuity Editor. 

Larry Flsk, Chief Engineer, - 

Kelly Smith,. WBBM Sales Mgr. 
; Stevi Trumbull, CBS Publicity Mgr^ 

Ruth Betz, WBBM Publicity Mgr. 

Harlow Wilcox. Chief Announcer. 

Richard Elpers, Sales Promotion Mgr. 

Arthur ■WesnCti Community Concert Mgr. 
• McClu re -Bellows, CBS Concert Msr. 

KYW 

Strauss Bldg. 

W-abash 14p40,^; J 

Homer Hbgan, Gen. . Mgr. 
Parker Wheatley, Production Mgr. 
Harold E< Bean, Asst.. Production Mgr. 
Rex Maupln, Musical Director, 
H. E. Randall, Chief Engineer. 
U Tjer Turner, ^Publicity Dir. 

WCFL 

Furniture Mnrt 
Delaware 9000 
John Fltzpatrlck, ' President. 
Edward N. Nockles, Gen. tAgr. 
""FfjniKlin'=Lund(iulst,-^^Bus.^ Msr.-=~^= 
Mourlce Lj^nch, Treasurer. 
Phillip FrIedlanOer, Production .Dir. 
Eddie Hanson,' Musical Dir. 
Howard Keegan, Chief Announcer. 
Maynard Marqiinrdt, Chief Bnglneer. 
Pat Murphy, I'ublielty Dir. 

WJJD 

Lalce nnd Well.s .Sts. 

suae r>m 

■ nilph Alias!?. .Cion.' MKr. ' 
Art Tiiiilck. . Commcrclrtl Mkp. 
Joe AU.iI)OUCh, Chlot Announcer- 



" (Continued "from pag^^^ " 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldkino) (Russian) <^Wdl8hi. Comedy. 

ShplsB and MUman. 72 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 25. 
Rhapsody of Love. (Capttal) (Polish). Hardships of an art career. Aatnes 
' Petersen. MosJijklne. Time, 89 mIns. Rel. Aug. 2B. tm 

Scampolo (Klnematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Dir. Hans 
Stelnhoft. 93 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 

I SchutzenkoeniflV Der (Ger.) (Ge>i'«r*?? « ^^'l^ mIII"^^^^ ^'^^ Thelmer. Ir, 

Franz Seitz. 90 mlns. Rel. April IB. Rev. May 9. 
Shame (Amklno) (Russ) ;Problems of new Russia. 

Sergei" YUtkevltch. 75 mlns. Rel. Mardi 1. Rev. Maren i*. 
sniper (Russ.) (Amklno). The war terrors. Bir. Timoshenko.. 61 mlns. Kei, 

Aug. 25. Rev. Aug. 30. , ^ ^ ^ 

-Sona-of-Ufel(Ger>)._tdul>ked_EnglLsh)_iEm^^^ 

dominant. Dir. Granowsky. 70 mlns. Ttcl. APTin. _ 
Soviets on Parade; (Russ.) (Klnematrade). Historic record of current Rus- 

sla. 55 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 
Storm Over Zakopane. The. ^(Capital) (PoHsh^ Danger In 

the mountains. Time, 89 mlns. Rel. Aug. 2B. 
Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General) . Historical draipa. Dorothea Wlecke. 

Dir. K4rl Boese. 80 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Traum von Schonbi-unn (Ger.) (General). MusIpal. Mw^^^^ Eggerth. Dir. 

Johannes Meyer. 85 mlns. Rel. May 15. Rev. June 6. 
trols M ousquetalres, " Les- (General) (French)^ Duma^s - classic -w4th songs. 

Dir. Henri Dlafnont-Berger. 1158 rtlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 
Ulani, UlanI, Chlopcy MalowanI o (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical cpmedy. m 
I ^ mins. - Rel. -Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. Dir. 

., 73 mlns. Rel. Aug. 26. . Rev. Jan, 31. 
Unknovwn Heroes. (Capital) (Polisli). Polish police activity. Mary Bogda, 

Adam- Brodzlcz. Time, 89 mins. Rel. Aug. 25. 
Victoria und Ihr Hustar (Klnematrade) (Ger), Viennese operetta. Michael 

Bohnen. Dir. Ricbard Oswald. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 
Voce Dei Sahgue (Synchroart) (Italian-German). Dubbed Into German. 70 

-mlns. Rel. AprlUlS. Rev^ April 25^. .. . , .. _. 

Viiica of the Desert, the. (Capital) (Polish), Algerian story ^In authentic 
I locales! Adam-Brodzfcz, Jfary Bpgda. Time. 89 mins. Rel. Aug. 25. 
Walzerparadies. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Suea. 

Frledrick Zelnick. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7. 
Weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger). Farce. Otto Wallburg, Elsie Elster, 

Trude Berirner. Dir. Robt. Land. 81 minsw Rel. Nov. 1. 
Wenn dem Esel zu Wolil 1st (Ger.) (Germania). Comedy. Charlotte Ander. 

Dir. Franz Seitz. 85 tnlns. Rel. April 15. 
Wenh die Soldaten (Schneider) (Ger). Military musical. Otto Wallburg, Paul 

Heidermann" Ida Wuest, Dir. J. Fleck. .85 mlns. ^el; Oct 27. 
Whither Germany?- (Klnematrade) (Geriiiari)., cuUies . of life. . Hertha 

Thiele. Dir. S. T, Dudov. .71 mlng. , April 15. Rev. April 25; 
Yidishe iTochter (Yiddish) (Quality). Old-fasliioned Yiddish drama. Yiddish 

Art and Vilna Troupes; 7r mlns. Rev;: M^ 
Ylskor (Yiddish) <Gloria). Revamp of silent, Maurice Schwartz. Dir. Sidney 

Yorck (German) (Prdtex), Historical drama. Werner Krauss. Rudolf Forstcr, 
I Dir Gustav Uclcky. 9Vmina. Rel. Nov: 1. Rev. Nov. 27, " 
Zapfenrtrelch Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger.).. Musical farce. Charlotte Susa, 
' Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb; 7. 

ZlrVua Leben. (German) (FAF). Circus drama. Llane Hald. Dir. Heinz 

Paul. 70 mins. Rel. Dec. 15. Rev; 3ah; 3. 
iwei Herren und Eln Schlag (German) (Protex). Operetta. Lilian Harvey. 
Dir. Wllhelm Thiele. 90 mlns. Rel, Sept..!. Rev, Sept 13. 



SINGS 

and 
PLAYS 
PIANO 
J!!ANLD HOWi" . 



With. PA1 




WHITEMAir 



EN TOUR 

NBC NETWORK 
VICTOR RECORDS 



LEONi 



BELASCO 



N.B*C. 



MOB.t 

. .Taes,.: .■ 
- 12:80-1 A.II. 
Sat.t 
8:30-9 P.M. 



Wed. 
9:30, E.D.T. 

Woodbury 
i Hour 

. NIGHtL-S 
ST. MORITZ HOTEli, NEW lOBK 
Sole Direction HiBBMAN BERiNliB 
iei9 Broadway, Mew irork 



There IS Something 
New Under/the SunJ 

THREE 
ROBERTS 



" I N M O sic A N iir^N e, 

vvrvi a r> SsUirdsy, '6:45 P.' JJ- 
iVF A P Monday, 7:15 P. 
-.yy. . . .ThurHliy,^6i45-E-^ll; 

iferioiiMl . -|(rwiM«insipt : PAf M^*>T i 



Key to 

Amkino. 723 Seventh Ave. 
lfsS(JcTalea=em6m«rl54"^Wt^^6^ 
Bavaria Film, 146 W, .48th. 
Capital Film, 630 Ninth Ave, .. 
.Embassy Plcts., 729 Seventh. Ave. 
European Film, 154 West 55th/ 
Fllmcholce, 33 WCgt 42d. . 
Foreign AHierifcan, 111 Wiest 57th. . 
Foremco, 1580 Broadway.^ 
Garrison Fllmd, 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign SaleS, .729 7th Ave. 
Oermanla. i22-33 I9th St., Astoria. 
CleorRo: Schneider, 575 Riverside Dr. 
Gloria Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 



Address 

Harold Auten, 1560 Broadway. 
-IntePnat-l==einema-,--1499-First-Ave.- 
Intcrworld Filmg, 1540 Broadway. 
..T. H, Hoffbcrg, 729 Seventh Ave, 
J. H. Whitney, 350 East 72d. 
Klnematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Picts., Ill West 57th. 
New Era, 680 Ninth Ave. 
T'ortale Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
ProtcK Trading, 42 E. 58th, 
Quality Picts,, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Syncho.Art, 630 Ninth Ave, 
WorTdkino, 1501 "Broadway. 
Zbyszico Film, 274 Madison Ave. 



b6st foods 

MUSICAL 

jSROCEiri^ StOR^ 

HARRY SALTER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 

WEAF 



M U S I C 



VARmrY 



45 



AustraKiis Squawk 

No PayoflF Till U. S- Rep Arrives for Investi-j 
gation of Royalty Ta,vigle 



5-Day Week 



MtiiBlc Publishers Protective As- 
sociation is eOntemplsiting seAdiatr 
a representatiye to Australia to 
straighten out the tangle existing 
oyer rdJrttlty"teeB claimed— bjr-rthe 
xnemhers ot the perfomiinir rights 
society on synchronized films re- 
leased In .that cduntrr by /American 
producers. All American pictwr^. 
-flirms doing- buslness^there Ji:re_d«>-. 
manding that j'the M.j P. A. do. 
vBoinethinlf- Inniedi^^ 
the situation. 

Complaint, from Australia ' ^haa 
'been to tb© effect that the local 
trius lp men had prevailed upon the 
government to hold Tip-nhtrrelease 
of American product on the ground 
that American publishers have been 
delinquent in paying therii their 
share of tho'synehronissatlon money 
received froin, the American, pro- 
ducers. 

John Q. . Paine, chairman of the 
MPPA board, in a - left«B|rV eeyerjU. 
weeks agrb urged his membership to 

-help- nintanjfeief-the , Jain by paying 
their AWtraliah publisher agents 

"wfiaSTviPSiSVTr^^ 

-fllm^Hiiniliere^haye^^ 
that the quickest way to solve the 
situation would lie by dispatching 
an MPPA representative to the 
scene. 

This rep, they say, could make a 
survey of the Australian music 
■ men's demands and squawks and 
directly effect a settlement from this 
end. 



Philly Bootleg Case 

On Trial This Week] 

.'Large representation .of I^ew Tork 
pubiiahers^Tid— authorS^has- been-| 
summoned.\for,jte8timony in the trial 
of "the hootleg sphgisheet case 
against; Mi. L.- Fisher; described as 
a printer and dlatrlbutor of the con-, 
Uuband, Which opens in the U. S. 
iplstflcV' ^CouflT " in Philadelphia; 
jchyrsday _.C29) 



Members 6t the Music Pub- 
llsherd Protective Association 
have agreed to make it a five- 
day week during July and 
August. Saturday closing is. 
to apply only to the pop Hone 
division.'; 

Standard publishers haye 
expressed themselves in favor 
of the moye but say that the 
fact , that most of them also 
operat ie ret ail-- -stor es .would — 
tnake Saturday shutdown in- 
convenient. 




to Probe Dance Bands 
AHeged Under-Scaling on Air 





It's been thb contention of the 
American Society of Composers, 
Authors & Publishers that next to 
Niew York, Philly rates as; the 6ity 
Where, the sbngsheet evlL prevails at 
lis WorstTTM PhillyraccDrding to the | 
society's findings, the l:>ric peddlers 
have regular stands i . fronit of the 
primary and high schools with the 
sales from such sources estimated 
to run anywhere from 2P,Q00 to 30,- 
ODD copies a-Week. 





a nog or a 
Run, So the Plnggers 



Chieago, June 26. 
Pulse^r.eaders think- thie. nite - club 
^^tuatloh has markedly Improved in 
the past week, .Early June patron- 
age 'Was poor" but . the increase in 
tourists already noted by the thea- 
tres and ballroMns has brought in- 
creased btisiaess^and; a more op^ 



Klein Goes From v^an 

Back to the Fire 

Pittsburgh, June . 26. 
i^etting away from, the night club 
-business -fo r -th et^flrst.. ilroa_in__iP; 
yeaTs,"EddTOn^eIn~fotJfnd~it~:^ 
use w»d he's back in the couyert 
charge, trade again after a short 
fling at the Wholesale beer. biz. He's 
opening the. Mayf air hotel jfoof tot 
the .sumirteri^lnstallihg .a band__and_ 
floor^ show on a inihimiim check ppl 



Last summer Klein operated the 
Patio, an outdoor garden- spot with 
Fred Sanders, but tliey came to a 
pay?ting of the ways at the end of 
thfi Hftgisnn fliTid ganders is oper atin 
the roadhpuse spot himself this 
year. 



ri f. .,-.-. . «r U I timistic tone to toe ca^es. 

uaYO^-tyinBiis^^ tne'^iiiin 

^ (24) With, qiift WihehlU and I)on 
.Fernardo orchestra underlined. Wheji 
Hollywood, June 26. I this spot closed a couple of Weeks 
As usual, the Sluggy Songpluggers tj^^ world 'was on the 

have an airtight alibi for the trounc- yerge of panlb fearing they had 





eement 






Songwriters' - PrPtective Assodar 
tion is demanding from the picture 
jproducers .'a iatahdard'basic cohtracti 
claiming a document of this nature 
is necessary in, order to safeguard, 
the Interest of writers for screen 
musicals who are without publisher 
afilllations. Preliminary discus- 
sions tcward the working of 
some uniform agreement have 
.already been lieM with the Hays 
. ' office. 1 

. It^is SPA-s -Gontention_that-jDQiL- 
• tracts under which. .._tLe screen 
musical writers are now bound to 
producers are too haphazard and 
vague In scope and that there 
should be a basic set of conditions 
to cover the author's rights to the 
manuscripts' outside of their screen 
usages. 

" Wiriiers -Want'Surprus" 

Among the ang'tes that SPA seeks 
to make clear is Whether the writer 
isn't entitled to the Surplus compo 
sltions' after he has written, say, 
.10 songs for a* picture aiid only 
three are used; Another question 
to be determined is whether a copi 
poser is entitled to dpiibie Cpmpeh 
saypn.'in' the -event-a -manuscript- Is 
used as a production sonV nuJ^^ 
in One picture and as a musical 
background in another - put of the 
same' studio. 

But the main concern of the SPA, 
say ; its- pilots. Is to set' up some 
/working agreement whereby the 
writer has some authority over dis- 
posal, of the publication rights so 
.-that -hiS: manuscripts see the rink, of , 
the printing preiss .and eventually 
reach the music counters. It's ah 
extra - compensatfph' that "he's en- 
tltlcd to, says his o: ^ahlzatioh, re- 
ga'rcliess of^wHatever cPln'IHe fe-T 
ceives from the producef whlld on 
the -Job turning them out at the 
studio.. 



let" go "a blast "©f~inaignation-:BO 
scorching that the publishers de 
elded it was a matter of not count 



ing they took from the Atoe j-.yman over-rguessed the -value of the 
band in a hotiy contested ball g ame world's iFair . to t he dine - dance 
Monday which wound~up 14—13, piapes. 

with the tune pushers behind the jg entirely certain that all 

eight-ball as expected. — — Uhe cafes will prosper- but at-least- 

The losers claim' that lOiey^^^ tide is now running the other 

been on top fexcept for the un- ^^y again. There is still the ques- 
gehtl emanly c onduct of Monsi Ly- tion of sp enders whose nunabers are 
man who said he^d take bis team j^jj Yoontew and "whose patronage 
home if he didri't have his own way. goes to three or four favorite haunts 
The big light occurred when Clar- ^^oBt of the cafes are geared for 
ence Freed, coaching the Pluggers .^argo crowds and nominal per cap t 
at third, yelled for a Lymanite to Lta expenditures, 
peg the. ball down , to the sack al 



SPIER HARMS' G. M., SO 
KERN-DREYFUS B(PAND 



Immediately folio wing their return, 
from the annual cpnvention of the 
American Federation of Musicians 
in Chicago, the board of governorii 
of New Tfork Local 802 purpose 
-ipiuFting-^ P -into— wage scale- 

cdnditlons prevailing among dance 
bandi holding down chain cpmmer- 
CiiaJis. Reports that Undetscaling has 
becoinel commph, particularly where 
units- doubling ..from hotel or cafe 
Stfinds ~ : invQlyed, prompted the 
deeist^n-tdicall^he^^^^ 
iUg. 

• Info received by tlie union has. 
been to the effect that advertising 
agiencles have, made a practice Pf 
o ffering one price to bands fil ling a 
regular dance job and another to 
those without similar mooring. The 
bargain rhunting agencies prefer! so" 
the Ipcal has learned, to do business 
With the former element since the 
difference Ah..statUs, the;a^^ fig- 
ure; aliows for a WideTdifference in 
salary offer; . ' 

. According, to the agency point of .. 
vieW) the band, with a regular dine 
and dance, connection should. look 
Upon air money as so 'much velvet. 



IB^e" b'fficW^f "Tiafffis; lnc".,"^lt3"Song 
siieet distributing agent, and sets 
up; his own. quarters for the latter 
purpose. 

Controlling the stpck in T. B; 
Harms— ar.e—Jerom PI Kftrh nnd MffT 



Larry Spier leaves Fwnous Music 
Corp., Aug, IB, to take over general 
management of the T; p. Harms 

Co.- WitH-lnciUsion-of-Spier^i^^^ ..ly^j, 
company T^ Harm s-mav-ea.oul.nf. 



Dreyfus. What they have in mind 
JsJtOLjMpandJthe-jaifiEfttlQns^ 
cprhpany SO ' thait It - will' npt oiily 
take oyer the distribution of the 
if ern- - wprksr- but pubiishingrT-the- 
works of other writers. 

Spier's contract as general .man- 
ager of Famous Musi c had ano ther 
year'to go but !a release was amic- 
ably obtained. Title of g.m. will 
be taken over by Abe Fr-ankl, 
Spier's, present . assistant, when the 
shift in jobs taices place 



cording to the uhldn's info, have 
made a practice of overlooking not 
only the matter of special arrange- 
ments costs but the minimum, wage 
levels for Local 802 members. 

^Sever al o f th e ad agencies gi v en ' 
to this type of approach are. known 
ln--Tthelr.-.-own--buslhess--^lor — their- 



thoUgh no :1)andsman ^as--covering-| - — 

it.; 

When the other complied and a | 
songplugger romped home, Abe rcr 

j»jKafi.dr^be=;iBjgag^jic<^ and 



hside Stuff-Music 



Muslp publishers have cpi^Pleted their draf t • of the new synchPonlza 
tion agreement and submitted' -It to the jpicture producers' committee; 
ing the run or else not getting any j Copyright bwper element faypi^s "making It a three-year deal .and prO: 
future 'plugs. So business won out ] poses that the J^ettlng of . Coiaipbsitipn fees, clearCnce of cync rights, etc., 
oyer pleasure. And With the hearts] be left to a. board, of three men representing the Music Publishers Pro- 
cUt out of them this-a,way, tlie pto- I tective Association, the ' Songwriters Protective - Asispciatlon and the 
CQpy distributors curled up. putting] producers, 
oii.thelr bedroom slippers. The ones Negotiations pn the contract, replacing the ERPi agreement which 
With the. nfcei round heels." expired lait Septembeif, istrucic a snag iseveral Weeics ago when tlie prp- 

JBatterles for the game were : , Ly- ducers wanted to.. knoW how their interests would be protected . In the 
man Orch.: Lyman, p, Herman, .c; event the American Socl;?ty . of Composers, Authors & .I^ublisheirs;. went 
Son gplu ggers; C. Freed*- p. Jack out of existence Dec. 8li 1935, and- the copyright- owners- were- left to 
Mass, e. ~EJEfCTi team^ scored four^^^^t^^ 

runs apiece in the fourth round. j Agreements between the society and its members expire Pn that date 
Pluggers are thirsting for re- J Producers, since the question Was first brought up diedded to drop the 
venge but each will probably be point altogether and take a chance on the continued existence of . the 
glad to settle, for a tune on the present performing tights combine. 
Lucky Strike hour. Anyhow, .they'll 

have a return try at the Lyman | sigmund Romberg is slated to leave New York the end of August for 
Lions on Wednesday (28) if they I p^ris to supeiyise the unyeUlng of the score of his neW pjperctti^^^^ 
can persuade the kiCj at La Clenega|-pr*inceV at the Theatre du Ghatelet. Two- Frisnchmen, Mouezy 'Bom aind 
PlaygrpUnd, BevCrly Hills, to scram ^^i lletz, are Jesponsible for the book and lyMcs. 'Hose of .France' 



from the ball ground.. 



1 will replace Romberg's 'Nina, Rose*, which has been playing the same 
iiouse for three cpnsecutive years. Last Saturday's was -'Nina's' 1,067th 
performance at the -.Chatelet,. 

Romberg is due. back Oct 10 for the rehearsals of anothennew one 'he's 
written fbr thb Sbuberts and Which will star Maria Jerltza 



methods -pf sellitig , tiiemselves to 
clients as especially possessed of the 
knack pf"-buying.- talent at- .^rock- 
bottom' prices. Advertising placers 
themselves have nothing to lose here 
in- the^way- -of —commissions Bince^ — 
what is 'saved' in entertainnient Is, 
as a. rule, applied to. the purchase 
of additional stf^^^ for 'the hook- 
up. V 

To either expenditure the agency 
adds- the custpmary-cbmmlsh- billlng^ 
of 15%, but the fact thac the per- 
formers on the program have been 
knuckled :dbWn a few hundred ddl- 
lars from 'thPlr previous air sala ries 



V. 



BaiAd *BiiHle' Off 

Chicago, June 26 
Leo Reisman orchestra leaves the 
"Hawaiian Room pf the Congress I Members of the. Los Angeles musicians' union are publishing a monthly 
hotel Juiie 30. Carlos Mollno tango four-page paper on the coast under the title of 'Tempp'f First issue, 
ensemble^^^rwiil 'foilDw; ' datctl" JunTB~l57JComprIses;jnostiy news p£. iacti-vity , of junlpn^^anda, and 

, Hptel realized that twp competing individtial musicians. AlfiiduEi^ Priced at lOC, first was a throw- 

name bands Side by side Was poor away aroUnd the film studios and radio stations, 

tactics. ' For -a time both Reisman Charlie Brnge Is managing edl'tPr and Ward Humphrey busIncM m^ 

ager. In the editorial Column It Is denied that the paper Intends to direct 
a. barrage of criticism at the officials of Local 47 (the, li,. A. Musicians' 
Union). 



QTTAIIE MABK, ADVISEE 

Ottaile Mark, former superVlso:* 
of music rights for ERPI, has 
opened jm pfflce tp -a^yice pictu"o 



produceirs, broadcasters and music 
publishers on the means and 
methods of acquiring the copyright 
to a composition In any or all coun- 
tries^ She's calling. her .organization 
of experts in this field Itie Music 
Copyright Research Bureau, Inc. 

Associated as head of the legpl 
department is Biernard Katzen. 



and Lopez were Pn notice and it 
wasn't certain which would be re-- 
tairied. 'Lopez is better known In 
Chicago'. 

Reported Reisman could have con- 
tinued but terms offered by H. L. 
Kaufman weren't attractive. 



SOAt'S ACTS AND OBKS 

^ ^ , _ • Albany, June 26, 
'* Sifowbpatn^Hew^'Xeba 
Which opened last, week, is booKlng 
local and barnstorming orchestras 
for one night engagements. 

It's also playing acts, from Sta- 
tion WGY, Schenectady, and else- 
where, on week ends. 



jlha males' Green M^X 

"ighiCago7"Jun^""?C^ 
Green MJH, which w^s completely 
demolished by fire three months 
ago, is to be rebuilt by Tom Cha- 
maies, cafe and theatre operator, 
Whp ^las the lease pn the Law- 
rence-Broadway corner, 

New cafe not expcctetl to be 
ready before fall, 



Members of the Songwriters Protective Association now have at their 
disposal an. attorney to help straighten put any tangles with the pub - 
lishei'lS pn their pld contracts. - - Legalite is- Pauline Mr Berkp. - Slip's Under- 
retainer to the SPA and the writers who consiilt -her do not make indi- 
vidual payment .fp.r her s.eryices. 

Principal purpose for attaching Miss Berko to the SPA. staff is. to 
-have_heE_servj3..as .AuiiaSAn ofricpr be tween the wri t ers and publ ishers in 
cases of disputed provisions of agreements made prior to the a'doptipn 
of the uniform standard popular sPngwriters'con^ 



Reps from the Songwriters Protective Association and the Muslp Pui>- 
llshers Protective Asspciatlon are currently engaged Jn drawing up a 
uniform contract covering the publication of standard works. It is'exr 
pected that the document will be ready for use among the members of 
both organizations in about two months. ' . 

Covenant will be tlie first of Its kind in the standard field. Standard. 
=nfiifom==CDntract^for-popuiar=songfl;-agpeed-^ 

in joint conferences, was introduced into the trade several months ago. 



Ed Perkins, in signing the pianist, Janet Olcott, pdopted daughter of 
the late ChaUncey Olcott, figures on .Sponding $5,0p0 to put the girl over 
in New York, believing ^he key cities,. -vyhioh were Chaunccy's .money, 
towns, will carry 10 to 20 concerts her first year. If the New York debut 
clicks. 

Miss Olcott is 17 and a looker^ 



or the pre.vailing levels, the agencies 
figure, should tickle the bargain pro- 
pensities of the advertiser. Two 
agencies that have garnered a repu- 
tation in this way each rat^ high in 
the radio fietd in the matter of ex- 
penditures for time. * 

This buying at 'rockbottoni prices^ 
has raised havoc with, band salaries 
the past several months. Average 
figure for a . broadcast i^eceived by 
clas^' lB bands in the fall was |750. 
Now it averages ground $400. No 
band fcanr^vere the Tinldn; out^^^^ 
this money iii.ay its cPminlssions, the 
union scale and for the special ar- 
rangements expected of it. With the 
average ,unlt composed of 12 men, 
this item alone figured at (24 per 
man comes to $288. 

For a half hour's ptb^ram at least 
six i arrangements, are -expected an.d. 
even -at $2S per arrangement, a cut- 
rate quotation for this phase of the 
business,... there Is another $150 .to 
come out of , the leader's pocket. Un- 
less' the bdnd 'directoi: looks to the 
music publishers to shoulder the 
cost of these arrangements his only 
other recourse Is a kickback, avers 
the union, f I'orii the men in- his Unit, 



Witmark Lands Songs 
From Tlim 



Hollywood,- June 26. 

In addition to pubilshing all of 
the Warner -First National tunes, 
Wltniarlt " will " fclc^ the" Songd 
frorn thfee' pictures made by other 
producers. Bjeala were closed here 
by. Buddy Morris, and Were hinged 
.oiv^tho_loan...of^ Witmark - writers .for: . 
thp. other assignments, 

Plx are 'Roman Scandals;'. (Gpld- 
Wyn) ;■ 'Flying Down tp Rip'. (Radio), 
arid two songs from * A Guide to 
Love' (Para), which Gus Kahn and 
Walter Donaldson are writing for 
Maurice Chevalier. RCnialnlrig Jium- 
bers from the latter, production, by 
Lep Robin arid Ralph Rainger, will 
=^be=publi.shed--by--lCamo:Ufl.=^^=-^^.=~^ 

Wilriiark ' hals Warren and Dubln 
■oh 'Scandals/ tlie Eddie Cantor pic- 
ture, and Harms has Vincent You- 
mans doing the melodies on .'Rio,' 
■with Kahn .aiding Edward Eliscu. 
with the lyrics. While Harrris has 
the latter pic, Witmark will prob- 
ably publish the songs. 



VARierr 



MUSIC 



' ¥uie9diiy, June 




Bands knd Orchestras 

Week: of June 26 

Permanent: addresr of bands ! 6r orchestra* ' Will" be published 
without eharge. 

No churflo is miide for listing; ■ is department. 

For i-efereneo gtiidance, initials represent: H— hotel, J— theatre, 
P— park* C— cafe, P H-rdance hjall, B— bi^llroom, R-^restaurant. 



'iheiuded. 



Pa. 



Kabs, Harry, 5210 'Ctalnor Road. Fblla., 



daivin, J, X, Plaza T.. Worcester, Mawi. 
Oarber, Sa,n, MCA,- Cblcaso. 
Qanlnor, C. C, 1627 N» 24tb St., Mnooln. 
Neb. 

Qatei, Hal, ItOBR. l-on» Beacb. Callt. 
Gates, Maqny, Alcazar U.. Miami' 
daiil," Geo.r Waablngtbn, D. C, ; 
Qaylord, Cbaa.j- ta poheihe, Hollywood. 
Geldt, AI., m S. K. J. Aye., AHanllc I pj|^ 
|C»ty. . _w o Kfty. Hertle. l-o^ery H., St. Paul, 

GervJn. Hat, l«S5;QouB*t. St., B. y. Kayaer, Joe. iiualc Box, Chlioago, 

Gerun. Tom. Pabst Oaiidenli. Cjilcago. .Kayser, Kay. IJal Tabarln. S. F. 
°"*'''£'",iSl»l.'?*-'^ • 7 " Keegafi. Rom B . 22 Qold St., Fireeport. 

Gilbert, Peggy, TivoU C, li. A. Klefw, Bfert. 44T rTr. Ave., P^niAiiyre, 

Gin. Sumlt C Baltdnore. 



^abn, Henoan. Capitol T., Newark. N.J. 
Kabn. Roger W., 1007 B'way, N. T. €• 
Kalla, H., Lido Venice c; Boston. 
Kamaa, AI. Swaneik B..R., Washington. • 
Kardos, Gene, Roseland B. R., M. T. 0. 
Kasisel, Art. M. C. A., Cbl. . ' " 
ICatzntan, I.puiBi 1780 B? way, N. X C* 
Kaufman, W., 28 10th St., Labanon. 



, Pi. ( 

■S -I; j V CMsteijden. PftMn^WiCT, Pk petr*»lt Tacht C;V Detroit^ Keller, Wm. B., Woodalde. 

r.| _phrl8tlan, ^ommy,-.-?aHfladw ,Amus .. |- GlnaberifrRalpBrPalra^^ ~ I tj. T.; N.' Y." '■ " 

" " dlazer. Ben;^ AstM H.i W. T.:C. I Kennedy, C|e KTAB,. :6. 

aort. . Mark. Briinra R., .JDetroItv | 'Kennet* Larry. iBOl Keeiiaa Bldg.v 



"fBlJury tr; - , "C: f Pallaadea'. - N. J. 
Xg«W^hiirr^care/SennaTMy.lChlcagq^ 1831 N. Ornisby Av... 

.:pbi«S!':Rps.:_ Buck: 
ders Lake. N,.Xt ■ ■ ;'|«ve T.ake O •• — i""- 

AU«J*«rf. U. . J. 'Clarke. ^Bob; IWO Rortury . Co- 

Amiaon. > .nW E;^eihBt; Flint. q 

AntobarB Cubans,. Manaon Roj-al. P. Wd. .^^^^ ^ 3^^^ 

.,•( V i. -Beach. Cal.' 

-.<«Ai|dr^ui,:,:BM. ^•'"''^A^^^ ' I , Coakley. Tom. Athens C, Oakland, Calif. 

Arand, .,Henty^ W Broad .S.t;,t^ewark. ,-^1 i;jol¥flS«irrBmilr^lvlert«-.-Bnglewood, 
Ari8t(Kri<B <wm. HugHes)i : 40* Bl^^^^ T. 

St.. Utlca, N. . - ; ^ . . . ' ' Cole, . King, Solomon's D; ., L. A. 

Arkeii; Lefe. KVLrTacoma, Wa^ih^ i ' Cole. Rrebard, Palmer, Houfle,^^C^^ 

Armbrostor. J. :L.. B". ^uftalo. j ; coni#y. Ralpbi llW Grand St.; Wheeling, I " GQweil. Ray, 404 Madison T. Bldg., De- 

Arhhel ' St. ttdnc >. San' Fran- w. va;, trolt; 

.:iAacac ^--:\. I > Graham, Paul. ln«m Pt. 

.. . Ash; -Taul, care Wm. ^Iprrld.-.Cb'oaM. , • ■ cook, • Arthur, WXTZ, I)etrolt. - Pleasant, N. J. . 

Atklixs. A. P.. «614 0th Ave... , V . Cooley. FrJ(tz, Maple -View. PIttsfleld, drkss. ' Cliet, 20M'S. Corona, 

-AvertU, Bud. -Boos . Brpa;. L; ;A. , Ufasft _ . OrMn, O. P., 101 W. 66th St.. N. t. 

Axtv' Dr." Wm.. M-d.-M. gtudlo. . Culvei; Cooney. Bernafd, KWG, Stockton, Calif. Green. Jl " V Beach View Gardens C. 
..City, .Cat.. I . Cot't,. Frank,' .Edgewater Beach \H., Point' chlcag^^ 

Clalrt, Quebec. . ; . - " Oreehougli. Frank, lltmore H., SanU 

Coyle, L. H., 210 .Easton. Pa. Barbara. Calif. 

^'TBacltmm Tiewr#i:^^^^^ ;;|^. C)ftt'tg.' Francis; HermU^ Grods.'Preritls, -McBlroy B., Portland, Ore'. 



dbldbM*. aiW.7 C^iesUal R^^^ Bay Shore i'Urtbf w 
Pfttlc,' BaltlmoWj: Md. . Kentner, ., BenJ. Franklin H., 

Golden iNeal, WOR, N. T, C r Kerr, ChaS.^Aiieliihltt rt^^^^^^ 

doldkette, Jean. tiook 'Towar. -Deitroit, ] Kibbler Recreation Pier, Long 

Gonzaies. AaroS. c-d David Hlllman.- Beach, Cat. „ ' ^, 

Hollywood. Calif. I . Koestner. Jos.* N. B. C. Merchandise 

Gonzales; S. 'N.. Santa Mart, 222 North Bank Dr., Chicago. 

Ana; Cat.: ' I King, Dan. and His Radio Scandals, Four 

G5odH5H~' Bllvertowa. ito- WdiworthlTo^ra^^ N, Y. 

Ave., N. T. C. I King's Melody, 6$ Mueiller St., . Blngbam- 

Goodwln, Hop, 20 8, Church St., West ton. .N-<Y. 



Mills. Floyd, 7M Fayette St.. Cumber* 
laild^ . Md. 

Mllla* -Musical Playboys. Cotton Club. 

Mllne. Del. 870 B. Washington „ Port- 
lahd, Ore. 

^ Mlncr-Doyle, 1102 Middlesex 6t,. LowelL 
Maje, ....... 

Mlnlch, Bd.. 11,01 Prospect Ave., 
tohr'Pia.' • ■-. ' ' " ' 

Mintz. Herble, Granada Club, Chicago. 

MlBhelQlT,.Sol, Commodore H., M.. Y..:c. 

Mitchell, AI, 4 Reed St., Bo. Norwal 
Conn. V 

Mohrman, Mabel, KJR, Seattle. 

Morton. F^an., Italian Gardens. Spoka.i 
Wash. 

Mollho. Carlos. Dells. Chicago. 

Moore. Carl, care . Kennaway. Cht. 

Moore's, Dlrity, Washington Arms, 
maroncck. -N..-3t:.;:_~.zJi_ ' 

Moore. Pryor, Schaber'a .C..:L. A. 

Moorc; Tom, Cinderella B.;, Long Deav 
Cat, ■. . ' 

_:M<»tt!yi_ . Worth T,. Ft. .Worth. 

Morris. TBllv^lf- Slipper. :-B^urin5ore. 

'MpsKer, ■ .. 9187 ' lOtb ' AVe, — S, ', ."Mia- 
neai)bliii.' ■ ^ . ' .• 

Moana,^' H,> Walkkl 
HawalU'-r — t= — r 



. NappI, TUtwlJler Ih'ghom. 

Ala* '" — " 

Nash, I«h, Loii Nash's Bam, 

cai: ■ ■. • , ■■ 

Naylor. Oliver. Waltph: H., Phlla. 
Neff. Art, 0228 Spruce St.; Philadelphia. 
NBlrbauerr-:Eddle5— FrolloB-Grr— Gh*.- 



Chester, Pa< 



King. Wayne. Aragon B. ., Chi. 
Kline. M., 6430 Spru'cia. St., Philadelphia. 
Knapp. Qrvllle. Cafe de Paree, L. A. 
Knelsel; B., .Blltmore H„ Atlanta. 
; KhutsoA.-Erllng. Prsaldent. H.; K. c. 
Kogan, Harry. NBC,:'Chlcago.. 
kozals, Jim,. Station WLF^ phtcagoi: 
Kratzlnger. Bd, World's Fair. Cbl. 
Krausgrlll. Walt; 347 Claromont Bldg., 

S,.F.- , : 



Krueger. Art, WlSN. Milwaukee. 

==P^gltd,_Sto3u^ N Y.J Ore<er.. Billy, 1002 Main St., Davenport. la. I -^^J'%*'*''*' t:,0. Box 404. New Bed 

' ■Bk'rnira. BT. 8i0^ 

Wlcl' . ' ; Ckwford . '.'BUZZ,/' i 21W Pennsylvania iGrlseUe. Tom. WBAP. N. T. C. ^ .Renpjv-Stanptt-WJRFDetrpll 

Barangoes. Pan. 0 Alabam. .Chi. . . Ay*.. N. W., Washlngtoh. Qumlck, Ed.. Reynolds Ave., Prpvu] L 
Barton, Herbert. 646 6th Ave;. N. Ti a [ Crawford, Coney - dence, ■ j 

Beislie. Job., 66 N^. Hth St.. Newarltr I ■ , Gutterson.' M., La Ferara; Vlnton.^ 1821 Grant Ave„ 3; F, 

W; J;. • .; , ^ . ; ■ :UT*^'J?*i; XavW. Waldorf-Astorla ttoof, . v Lagasse. F., BIS Merrlmac St.. LQWelt. 

Hniifir. r ' , tyf-i^rHnnX-S U Rnrhfflter.. N. Y. C. : \ || | Mafia, 

Nk Y. .• • ■ - I Cullen; S. E.. 314 E.. 0th St., botath BOS- — ■ . . ■ »>ttiJ a,. — ».» -p. n 

. ki,lm.-Bafee^?20 bose SW Reading, V tori^ \ I Haas. Alexander. 264 W. TBtl, St.. N.Y.C. 

Baxter;' Phil. -"li^bAF^^ T^~\:-;-.; i h—Cummlngs,: Johnnie... Webster H.. Canari- 

iBeaslek^ Sherwood. aub,BaHyh<>o, . dalgua, N. Y. 
-w^T-CaSlt" V. - i - ' I' Bernle, MCA, Cbl 

■ iebah. Walter, ^BQrs.F. 

Becklijr. T.'. 102 E. • 8tlr St., Wll 
Del ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ' 



i^nipe, |l>el, MyA,,.N. :T. 



Haefely. Geo.. Lona Park, Coney Island, 
-N. . -Y. ■ ■ 
^Haines, , *Whltey.* Tavepi Inn; 183 N, 

Tl ' ^Cummlnsf-iebz-^IG, Hartford.:-Ct. I Bend St., Pawtucket, R. 1. 

|- Ha:ll, Geqrge; . Taft .H.rN. 
Hall.: Sleepy. MCA. Chicago, 

.!iBelascj>.. Leon, ; Morltz H., N» . I _ . i _ _ .,- . . I Halstead. Henry, Muefhlebach B., K. C, 

— ^io^ TTOconateS^'Bo^^ I^lg fato" » Arcade. L. A. . 1 . 

IWm Beactr. FlaT . • : . - .' '.. - Damskl, Henri. KJR. Seattle. I ... Hamilton. 'Geo., Airport Gardens.^^ 

Bennett Dave.. Station WJJD; Palmer. .Dantzlg, Ell. St. Ge6rge H„ rooklyn, 1 Hammond, Jean. Sky Room; Milwaukee. 

.1I<>«»ft-\pWcagp. ,. L \ . m ™. . ;, TT xr T>K.^ Hammond. Chestlne, KIT. Yakima. Wa* 

Bentley; Blliy. "KXC. •El''Centro.v . Dantzler. T.. Westward .Ho H.. Phoenix. « • " 

B^iiowltz; Abe.-k0W. •PpHiAnd' : | .D'Artrl'8 61 .14th St.. Norwlcli. 



Hamp. .Jahnn^, ,La Salle R<K>f, Chicago. 
, cotiA' ' ' - I Hancock, Hbgan, Jett<>nion H., Blrmtng 

^^'^ _ . • Ht."waahlnj^^^^ 

bt«|?*'' , ./^ . " J ."Dayl9. . Meyer; 18 B. 48th St.. N. -TT. C. ^^Hare^s,;- Phil. Hollywood Gardens. Galves- 

Berlta, Paul. 425? Arilwr A7V <*»- . i 4«?K*t't' n'^Y- ^ * "SarknAsa. Eddie. 2610 Van - Ne-s Ave.. 

Bernlp:, Ben.. WQrld>, Fair and College S, p. 

^.rtllr^hW.^--:-,-^.^.-^^ Toeng'B R., 1007 B'way. 

;.' Berreiii). Freddie. CBS;. ^- C- .' Ttl- ^y^j^;: ^i^.'^FiSi^fS^-'^^lF^ 

'BaslSpti Don. Ne«r Yorktt Hiv N* ' . '| ^^1*! " ^5,.-.. I Hatch^ Nelson;^ Old Mill Tea Garden. To- | I" 



Lampham, Clayton. Lima Park, Coney 
Island.:. N. Y. . 

lianiield. Sl,,^ BBS's 'Oelian JEIblly wood.! - 
Laitg, Sid. Paramount. - Chi. . 
Lange, j/t y., 2^. A^b^tt. St., Lowell. Mass. 
.Lantn. Sam; care CBS. 486 Madtsbn' Ave;» 
N. Y. .C. 
Lanln. Howard CBS. N.. T. C. 
Large,- -Rolptr.- Rlchleau 'H.°, Quebec. Can. 
Lawe. Berhle. Pattia C, 'Des Moliies, la. 

Lefcourt. Horry; 27-10 Newtown Ave.. 
Astoria. L. I. 



Nelson, OzzlOi CBS 'Artists Bureau. 
N.. Y. .C. ■•• ' ■ 

Nelson. Tom.' Roosevelt H.. N. Y, C. 

Npiyman, , Alfred, U. A^ Studio;, Holljra 
wood. 

Nichols. R«d, Golden Pheasant, Cleve., 
Nolan. Bob,' Fisher T>. Detroit. 
Noonani Jlmmy« Lido C.' Chi; 
T^brihan," " JesB,- , 1770 • GreeW|-^t;, 



O'Brien, 'roiii. 3aranac tiakb H.,' 
I^ake. Nl. Y. ■ , •' . 

..O'CoAhell, Mark, 310 W. H^V St.,. N.Y.C. 
O'Harev Hu'sk. OaUton Tea Gardens,' Chi, 
0'Hear|i. Travo, LeClalr H.. Mollnb. 111. 
Olsen, -George, lOlO- B'way. N, Y. .C' - 
MOlsbn. Guy, Eagles Aud.', Seattle, Wastu 
i^0lBenr-4<iiev=C!nnmrofdoiSL_e.-;. JCancQumr^ - . 

O. ^ "" ■"' ■ 

Oppenhetm, W.,, BenJ^^Fiianklln H-. PhUa. 
'OWglnat George 8. DanCeland. Jamaica, 

L.-.I. I' • 

-.Ortglnajl Yellow- Jackets. 
B.each^ .Buckeye Lake. O. 
OsbPrne, Wllf. Post Lodge. Larchmbnt« 

'. Y. ' f ■ — — — ■ ■ _ -j-i. 



Lefkowlta. Harry. Casley H.-, Scrantoh, 
Pa. 



Leftwicb. Jolly, Oceanic 
Beachr N. C. 



WrlghtsvlUe 



LeRoy, .Howard, Vanity Fair, Chicago. 
Levant, Phil., MCA, "Chicago. 
Levin. AI. 470 Whalley Ave.. New Haven. 
Lqvlt.Ow, Bernards Commodore H.; N.Y.C. 
•Lewlii,~Te.d.~-The- DellSr-^o.ttonnjBrttVfi; 



DePorest, pon, 171 Ing. St., Portland, ponfo.. .Can. 

« . , . ol J.I -nr I Hatcii, Wilbur. KNX, Bollywood. 

De Fxanclspo, Louis. .Fox Studio. West-' 

wood. Calif. 



Iienfbrd. .Jitck. Jack ft. -Jill. Tavern. 

. land. Ore. ... 
. Blddlck^ Jimmy. Santa! 

^sfe; ''nV. L«. Chateau. LUf^inerln-ll -5?*'*"^ '^^^^J^ p^: °*^'*?^'^*'*"*' „ 
Queb^. • • ' - ' ll Delbrl^g^ .D^l.^ 404 . Madlsoti . T. Bldg.. 

Black. Ted. 1010 Broidway. N,. Y. C. > ; J?etroll't. _ ' " ; : 
-;BiaufUBB. Walter; N.B.C.; Chicago. I ' i 1^'T 

^BoVa Sunnyslders. SO" E. Hayvhlll StJ Dttmars. Ivan, KOL. Seattle 
ICawrence. MaB.B. ' ^1 D6fbl(fr., Geo., Cafe d* Paree.. L. A, 

•Borfi :,,J*t8cha, Bna.,' "Waldorf -Astbria.' Domlne Orch., 22 4th-St;. "r^roy. N. Y, 

— •-■ -. ^~ . . 'I Donnelly; W. H„ 285! GienwopdAve., B 

,B<)iilMig«rr . .. Oceaa View Park, Not- 1 Orange. N. J. ; 
.fblk, Va. - . 'Dbrab^rgelr.' Chas.. 

Bowley. Ray. 21 Beacon. St.; Byde Park,;! real.. . 
IfiMa.: % ' . - Dougherty. Doc,, Adelphla H.. Phlla. 

febyd. Tommy. Sacramento H,. Sacra-. I powcll; Boots. Cotton Ci, San Diego, 
mentcv Calif. . .: .< Dwrr, Dalph. 1140* Orvllle. Ave.. Cleve, 

Boyle,, Billy. - Copiey-Plaza H..! Boston-. ' 

Boyl9. Marian, ' ItlHQ, ' Spokane,- Wash. 
Rrandy's Singing Bd„ Palmer's Park, 
Lansing. Mich. ji ^^^j^ Charlie, Hotel 

6lrasfilh; Ab9. KJR, Seattle. j 1 " Eddy^Biirtsori; M^ple 
Breeskln. Daniel. Earie T.. Washington. ; Coney Island. N". Y 
_ Brigade Aipe. Merry ,Garden,B,. R..'. Chi. i| Edmunds, Glen, Elk's C. X. A 
' .B'way Collegians. ■Walled Lake B,. ^: Edson, Eda. Lelghtoa's'. , 7th & B'way, 
troli. JL. A ' 

Brpudv, ipave. Qratit T:.'Plliab.Urglr;- :j EJIlngton, Duke, 790 7th Ave.. N. X-.C 
Broiv Murray, Foillea and Club Royaie, | Elm wood Band, 872 Van Nostrand Ave., 
Cbl.- ;[ Jeiscjr City. 

Srownagle, T.. 02S| 0th. Harrlsburg.; ^English, 
" -..Calif. 

•terrfe-l EppeJ. 673(1 N/ .7th St.. Philadelphia. 

. Epplnolf, Ivan, College , Inn^ Chicago, 

. -i.. II ErlckBon, Hawy.:.-ialta 
Main : St.-. !| Lake City, 

, EsUck, J., 



.Lido Orch, Siilte O^.Lpew Bldg.. Wajih 
ton. D. C, 



^-Haney,..Ad.^.4W.:;Capltol.'.St, ...Bawtucket.. . ..iJippman.._Sl^ 

« ^ : I Lofner. > Carol. Gtahd B.. Santa Monici^ 

Hays. BUI, Cathay Tea Garden. Phlla. I Calif,- ' > '■■ . 

ileldt. ikorac'e. illilstreet T.. L. A. . | Lombardb. Guy. Pavilion - Royaie. Lyn- 
Henderson. Fletcher. Hollywood Beer I brook, L. I 



1!}20 S. 



.'B., Santa Ana, 

Pa. ■ 
• Bryant, W. 
Hauta. Ind. 

- "-Buckeye. Jo4,' .liflwuel.JC. 

Buckeye' Wonders. .04S 
Akron, O. 
Buiichuk, Yaaha, CaPltol .T>, ^ 
Burk.. lillo. . Brockton, Mass.. 
I ' BuricQ,' Chick, Atnesbury. Ma^a, 

DUrice'B Canadians. Nfew' Cbna'tant Spring 
H.: Kingston, Jamaica. . ', "* '1 

Burtiiett, Eari, Giintlier- ;, Sain Antonio, ij I^eeney, J. ;M<. 220 E. lltb St.. .Oakland, 
Lido Venice H., Saiid-J ' Wbenoi Phil,.! Albc'e 'T., Brboklyn. 



Gardens. Pelham;' N; Y. 

Henry, Tat., care NBC, 711 6tb Ave., 
N. .Y.' C " ■ ■ 

Hewitt; At., NBC, Boston, 

Hill. Geol«l«, 'l!'lvott.T., B'klyh. N. .Y." 

Himher, Richard, Essex Bouse,' N. "i. C. 

Bljies. Earl,' ?ara Bd Fox, OranA Terrace; • 
Chicago. \, 

Hirabak, A.. 1128 Gottmaii 

burgh. _ 

Hlte, Les, Cotton C, Culver .City.', Calif. 

Hobbs, Frank. St Catherine H... CatA'.lna 
Island. • - 

BOftman, Earl,' Casa de Alex, Chi. 

Hoffman, L; O., 78 Brniit St., Buffsilo. 

Bogan,; Bill, MCA; L. A: 

Hpganj .Tweet, • Chanel Lake, .ill. 

Hoaglahd, Everett, ' Rendezvous', B. R., 
Balboa. Calif, 

Bolden. CalUe, Laguna Beach, Calif. 

Holman. Bob. /Tlyoll' C. tii A: 

Bolmeti. Wright, Martlnl<i.ue Bi. N. Y. C'. 

Hopkins, Claude. Roseland B. B'way and 
BOth St.. N. Y.' C... 

Bornlck, Joe, NBC-'S. F. 

Huestoh. .Billy, 1668 B'way,. N. Y. C. 

Hyde. Alex, care 'Wm. Morris^ Mayfatr 
T. Bldg.. N. Y. C, 



iiopez, Vincent, Congress B.. Cbl.. 

Lorraine. Carroll. Flaygroiind. Chi. 

Lowd. Howard G'., 4106 8rd St., ' N. W.. 
Washington, D. C. 

Lowe. Bemle. Nanking Cafe; Des Moines. 

Lowe, Sol, Manchester T.', L. A. 

Loini, :BeTt>:. Park' Central, B., Ni^ T. C. 

. Laury, . Paul, Sch'tiler's GrosvQnbr B.~ 
Mahsfleld, O. 



Ludeke. Frank, Davenport 
Wash." 



.Spokaqe. 



' Vanity Fair, ,. IfunUngton^ 



Fay, Bernard, Fay's, Providence. 
Parreli, F.. Inn," 4 Sheridan ;Sq;,' 



. C. 



'I ' ° Innis, 
.W. vVa. 

Irwin.. Dott. Terrace Garden, Chi. 
Isemlnger, ili. Bager^tpwn,. Md. 
'isitt,' Doug.. Biitte. -Mont 
luia,,. Pbllce. RIvoil.T,,- Baltimore; 



Burns, Jl 
„ Ich, prit. 
""Riirson;- 
Callf, 



lulo,/ .^uftlno, ity Park Bd.; Baltliobre. VoungstojVji, Ohio. 



Lund, O. M., Coliseum B.-R., Tacoma. 
Luse. Barley. Wllsbn'a B. R:, L. -A. 
Lyman, Abe,- Ambassador .B.j L; A. 
Lynn. Sammy, 2009 Wichita. St. Dallas 

M 

Macdonald, Rex. Peters- 
burg., 

Mace. Art,- Santa 
Monica. CaU . • 

Mack, Dave, Paris Inn, -L, A. ^ ^ 

Macic.Ted, Mueble^ach, K. ,C., Mo, , 
Madireguera, Enrlc, c-b Variety, N. Y. C, 

Major. F. J.. 3007 3d St.. Ocean Park. 
Cal. 

Malbney. R. B., 800 Elinor St.,' KhoXvlUe, 
Tenn. 

•Manlher AI.. .307 - N. Fjancisi itfadlsbn 
Wie. ■■• : • ■ ••• I , .i • •■.•> - • , 

Marbtirger. B.'; Roseland B. ..--Ni 

Ma):sh41l, Red, Hdclenda ia Ii*ainbl^. . Wli" 
mlngton, Calif. . ... 

Martin, Freddy,, Bosa'art B.. B'klyn. N. Y* 
Martin. Slim. Edgemoni Club, Bollywood 
Masllm. -Satn,':'. Seneca B., ' Rochester. 
Ma!<on, -Bobble (Ml ), New China R 



cFaddcn'a.B...^. Oakland 



Jyjackpp.nVJa.zZi; 13 CheatOUt_.at.. 
vllle, "N. • Y. ./ 



Calloway.. Cab, 70O. 7t.h .Aye.. N. Y. C. 
.^^Gapetbbh. .Fi:edj_49ij3^wai% N.J.' 
Cappo. Jos., Lakeside Riirit, Dayton,"; 0. " ' 
Carlln, Hei-b, dflyon^a B." R;. Chlcagb. -: 
-;';:.'. J -Cirbecry.': Duke,. Walpple. Moss. 

(Jdrpenter, Earl. BbUy wood Beer GardehsV 
» Pelham. N. Y, 

• Carper^ Gordon, Lighthouse B., . Compton, 
Callf- 

Cosa Loma, Glenn Gray, '709 7th Ave,, 
Ni'-T. -G. " 
Casa i^oya. Greenwich Village.- Doytpni' O;. 
Casiale, M„ 1-10 :Plne St.. WllHamspdrt, 

=T-=P.ai=T===--'==^=^--^=?'^^ 

Cassldy, D. ii., 'Vftbcouver H.'.' Vancouver. 

B.' C : - . 

Cavallave, . New 
Ha vert, Conii. 

Cayiato, Eta, Flotilla Club. Pittsburgh. 
. Cave, Don, Knlckerboeker H., Bblly- 
'.wood. Calif. • 

Cervone. Izzy. 602 Blackstpne Dldg., 
Pittsburgh. 

.Charles,.: Boy, .Golden -Pumpkin C.;. Cbl. 

Chllds. Reggie, Roosevelt H., N. Y-.iC. 
. Ca>itfiE/.BevelerB. Station WJBO. New Or- 
.'ifiAns. 



X'agan, It&y, Sagamor6 B., Rochester. 

- Parr( -AarPn, Miami . Beachr. Couatry -C, 
Miami Beach.' 

Feldman, Joe, lOCi3 E." land, j ' Jaffy, Cllbcrt, Leightbn's Arcade. L 

Ohio. ' 

Ferico, Job. 6(li0 W. Glenwood 
Phlla., Pd. 

rldgppott, 



"Feyron,' 
Conii.: 

.Feyl, J. W., 878 River. St.; Troy, 

Pio-RltOi Ted, M. C: A.. L. A. / 

Fischer, Carl, lilajes.tlc . H., Detroit. 

Fischer, C, L.. 2122 Waits Ave., Kala- 
mojibp,. Ich. . 

Fisher, Hollywood' Ddrn, HoUy-f 

wood.. 

Fisher, Mark, iSdgewattr Beach H., - 
Flnstoh. Nat, Par: Studio, Hollywood. 

i^FUzjpa^kjc^ .E<W [0^ , ^1 fif 



Jartsen, Edward, KVI, Tacoma, Wash, 
Jehle, John, 76 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn, 
^gclns, Polly,. and Ber. Playboys, WCAV,|«^^ j,^,^^^^ 

/Johnson, .; Small's Paradise, N. Y 

Jphnson,! ladys, ktm. l. 

'Johhsbn,' Johnny. M. C^ a7.~NV Yl , 

Johnston, Merle,. 151 W. 40th St.. N.Y.C 

: Johnston, O. W;> 4tS Grove Ave,. Otta-7t. 

Jolly Joyce's Syh;, 015-17 Walnut St.. 
Philadelphia 

.Jordan, Art, 6241 orwpod St. Phlla. 
Jones, 



Maupln, Rex. KYW,. Chi., 
Mauf Ice. Jack, KGFj, L. A. 
. McCarthy." Huey,. Like .ArroWhe'ad.' Calif. 
.:. McCloud, Mac. care PaUl Cohen. ;|54V.-W.eflt 
RanaolRh,-^'" Chi." ., -. ''■• '. " : 
■McCoyr -Clyde; Drake H.. LChlcago, 
McDowell. Adrian. - Town & Country 6., 

McEnelly, E-. J., 00 Sylvan St., Sprlhg- 



„ „ - Country Club. D^UpJt, 

McOowan, Loos, care R. W. Kabn, 1007 
B'way, -N; Y^ C- " ' 
cin 



Foard, Doii. l-llO Ilcpd. Ave., Kalamazoo, 
MIoh. 

Fogg, A. M., Portland, 
Me. 

Forb.steln, Loo, Bur- 
bnnk. Calif. 
Friary, ;Gcoree, Roclti.and, Mass. 

Freeman, Jtrry, Paradise 40th & 

n'way, N. y; C. 
Frle.sb, J.. i'., Strand T.,' tamford. Conn. 

FrPsti' Jnek, fltiitlon WJAli,. Providence, 
.n..I. . 

•Furllelt, Frank, Vanity Fair. Chi. 



Mclntyrp, James, 

ta-wa. • ' :" . ... .... 

McVeas. L. S.. 1221 E. 33d St. L,"A. 
Meeker, Bobby, Bldmarck Hotel. Chicago, 
Mella. Wm., 01 Edwin Kt., RIdgcfleld 
Pfirk, ,N- Jv 
Mempfflsntilans. 02 S. Malh St, emphls 
Meroft, Ben, MCA; Chicago. 
Meyer, Abe; MctropolUan Studio, Hdllti- 

.r Nashold's B., San Diego. ,^ „ „„a, 

■ Meyer, M. F.. 02(r Broadway, Brooklyn, 

Meyer, 



Jones, Rbgan,. KVpS,""Bell|ngham7^ Wash , 
.tones, tshfim, Ambassador H.. Atlantic I delphla 



aearr .. 4320 Cam»a . St. Phlla 



City. N. J, 

Jorgcnsen, Ruth, 1236 Sheldon St., Jack- 
son, Mk-h. 

JosUn, Chas.. Lpnit 
Deaoh,. Calif. 

Joy, Jlmmle, Variety. Hollywood. 

Joy, Jack, KFWB. Bollywood. 



^K.Uin.^ Art. Cbitee dUfC's. 701 7lh Ave.. 



Meyerlnch, Herb. States Hotbrau. S. F, 
Meyers, Al. C20O GIrard AVe., Phlla. 
Meyers, Louis, Zenda B,, L. A. 
MeyerSj Vie, c-o Dave Trepp.' Seattle. 
Mites. Dusty, The RoPf, Kenosha, Wis 
MUps. Jack, Granada C, Chicago. 
Mllholland. H. I., KGA, Spokane. 
. Miller, Gladys, KOMO, Seattle. ' 
MlUer, Jack, PrPsS Club, Mont 
iMUle.r, N,,-. 121. WllUams St, 
Mass. 

. Miller, Vic, Locw's State, Syrh.cu.se. 
Milan, -Uert, l-lastwood Phrk, Detroit. 



Orlandd, Nick. Plaza B.. N. Y. C. 
Owens, Harry, Authors B.. Colorad* 
Spijnga; Colp. -j L-; 
Owflh.-^ iDelbs..^ WON.- Chi. 



Paige, Ray, Station KHJ; L; A. 

Parisian Red Beads, 22 W. North St^i 
Indianapolis. 

Parker. Dud, 280 Bart'St..-^ B'klyn. N. T. 

Parker. Ray, Jeffery Tavern.- Chi. 

Parnell, Chas.. Bartford B. R., San BeH 
nardlnn.' Cat.' 

Paso, George . C Rosevlllc. O. 

Pearl, Lou, Club Shallmar, Chicago. . 

Pearl. Morey. 2U3 Hunflng Ave., Boston. 

P^dro; Don; -Morrison B.. Chicago. 

Peerless Orch.. Monmouth Stv, Newport 
Ky. . [ , . 

PPlnberthy, Geo., Venice- B., Venice. CaUfc 

Pendarvls, Paul, Jonathan ,.C., L. A., -,' 

'Pettis. ! Jack. Wm. Pebn B..' Pittsburgh. 

Peyton.! Doc, Syrdcuse H., Syracusaw- 
N. Y. : 

Peterson. B., ., Ichlgan Clty.- 

Pfelffer^s-di«hMr^lS"42--Palmetto-Av«,,--™^-r 
ledd. ' J. . ■ 

PhllbrlPk'8 Orch;, Ybunker'a Dept. Storsk 
DCS Mplnes,' la.. 
Plcclnoj A., 800 N. 8th St.. Reading. Pa. 
Tierce; 'Chaa.^ — Mid way— Gardens. -.-Ceda^- 
X^ke, Ind. . 
Plpp's Orch.. ' Sullivan's, Edmonton, .Can* 
'Pollack! Ben, Chez Paree. Chi. - 
P.ontrelll, Nick, Palace B. R., Ocean 

Powell, Waiter ft Rudy Btindy, care 
Leddy .ft Smith, 220 W. 47tb St, N. Y. C. 

Prado, Fred.. American -Bbiise; Boatoh. 

Price, Larry, ^116 N. New Jersey St., 
Indianapolis, -. . 



- Quaw; 
Ark. 



- a.: BptL Sprlng% _ _ 



Ralston, Jack. Station WOL. WaBhlng> 
ton, D. C. 
Radlh. OsCar. M-G-M Studio. Culver City, 

Cat - ■'- ■ 

...Rodriguez. ~Jba..- K.FI..,L.: A. 

. Rapee. Emb,. Radio .City. Mtfslc BalL 

N. Y. C. 

RaMnudscn, .;' 148 Grhham AVe:, Cpunbll 
SluffB,: lav.': ^ -.- - - - 

Ray, Alvlno, NBC. S. F. 

Read. Kenip. 630 Ashley .Blvd.. New Bed* 
ford, Mas^' .,•' 

Red Dordlnos; care of E. K. Nadel. 119 
W. 47th St.. N. Y, C. 
..Redman,- Don, 7p0 7th Ave., N.Y.C, 

Redlnond, deorge, Ship C; Venice, CaUC 
. Reese; Gardner. 1010 'Broadway. N. Y; 

Relsman, Leo, Congress B., Cht 

Relyea.. Al .'Buddy,' New Barmopy 
Cohoes/ N. Y. / . . - . 

Rendleihan. Dunk; 
ham. -'Ala.- - ' ' 
: Reynolds, Lou, .000 

Tpeda-, . Cal, ''.■"-. ,-'- ■-- - .'.'-- ......^ 

Rich. PTcd, , CBS.; N.'Y. .. 
Rfcklttd, J. C.. ' Kosciusko, Miss. 
Rlnes,' Job.. Elks B.. Bbston.'. 
. RJttenbaud; J;, U; Artiste >T.. Detroit 
Rlzzo, Vihqertf. .Sylvanla Bi; Phlla. 
Roanes' Penn., Commodore B.; -LbwelU 

Mass.- '"' ■ : ■ . 

Roberts. Joe. AtldtlorlatH Hotel. Cui<:arica., 
...Robbins, Sammy. McAlpln B,, Ni 1. 
..Rpjbertq, Miles, 8 Sheldon St. Prov.. R. L' 
. Robinson. Johnny; Olympic, p.. Seattle. . 
RoiCy; : L^oP. syrabuse B„ Syracuse. .- 
Rolfe, B. A,, 111 W. ^7th St; N. Y. C, 
" Rbma'HeHi; -!;; 'King, Edward •H.-. TorotttOk.- 

Rose. Irv.. iBotel. Pierre, N.: Y.- . 

Rosenthal, Harry, lODO Broadway, N.YitV 
. .Rossman,. Harold, Bagdad C; Mlaml^,. 

Rothchlld; Irving. Follies Beriarere; -(SiU 

RuhU Warney. :-Mlchfgan -a'ech.. Hough- 
ton. M-lch... .-- 
- "Russell, GreensbPrw ' 



Sampletro, Joe; KOIN; Tortlafid, 
Sanders, Joe, MCA; Chicago.. 
Sansi, P.. 215 Rldgewood Ave... B'klyn;^ 
Santaella, Salvatore, KMTB, Hollywood, 
Schara, C. F., 024 B'way, Buffalo,. N, i. 

, ( SchiU, J.. Arcadia B. R.. N. Y, C. 
Schubert Ed., 34 Arthur St, Lawrence, 

Mass. 

SchumJ'akI, Joe, Station WCFL. Chicago. 
,^^cm!if.art^ M:i-U>^J.. 8j9_Court .St , IfVcmout 
Ohlp. •' . • .. ■ ' ~^ — 

Scott 'L. W,', '000 Dllbart Ave., Spring- 
lleld, O. 

Scott, Frahk, 254 President St., 
lyn.' N. Y. ■ . -.' ;. " „, ^ 

Seldenmm, Sid; Mayflower H., Wash. 
I SeJvln, Ben,, care. Col. .. tecordlng, 55 Cin 
'Aye.. • 

• Setaro, A.. Paramount Studio. 
' SfVe^t, 'GlnoV.-K-lM.'.L. A. 

Shaw, Russell, Vajpis Cotfntry 
Vrilols, .Quebec.-. 
' Shays, .Budd. Shubert 
'.rH»o(leli>hla, Pa. » 
Sh&parU; Chas.. 



Toesday, June 27, 1933 



kiU S IC-^M I T E C I. II n s 



VARMETT 



47 






THIS TA^LE 8HOW8 THE LEADING 8IX SELLERS IN SHEET MUStC AND PHONOGRAPH RECORDS GATHERED FRDM THE REPORTS 
OF SALES MADE DURING MAY BY THE LEADING MUSIC JOBBERS AND DISC DISTRIBUTORS IN THE TERRITORIES 



6 B«st Sellers in Sheet Music 
Ref>oi^«d. by. Leading Jobbers 



»■ '1 



— - . . . ^ 


NEW YCflitlC 


, CHICAGO ^ " 




fiONG— No. 1 — 


>ln the Valloy of the Moon' 


Mn the Valley of the Moon' 


'Stormy Weather* 


j&ONQ^Ne. 2 < 


/Stormy . Weather* 


^Shuffle.Off to Buffafo' 


'Adorable' 


eONG^No. a 


>Hord Me'. 


"'Hold Me' 


^Have You Ever Been Lonely?' 


SONG— No. 4 ^ 


*Shuflle,Off to Buffalo'; : : ; ^ 


'Stbriny Weather' ~ : J - 


*An Orchid to Your 


SONG^Me^ S 


*Have. Yob Ever Been Lonely?' : ' 


'Have 'You Ever Been Lonely?' 


'Shuffle Off to Buffalo' 


aONG^No. 6 


fAdoral^le' ' 


Must an Echo in the Valley' 


"Lover';' 











liny-^Phonbgraplr-CQmpwiies^ — ^ — ^ 

Side responsible for the mltjoir sales onlsr arci reported. Where it is iinposiiible to determine the sid^ responsible for thej 

.slile>» t>otb sides arie^ 



BRU NSWICK-^Np. T 



BRUNSWICK— No; Z 



BRUNS>yiCK— No. 8 
BRUNSWICK^No. 4 



BRUNSWICK— -No. B 



BRUNSWICKr-No.:6 



^Stormy; Weather? :^'Slay^.:0^ 
Dreams* (Guy Lombai'dQ -Orcli.)- 



'Stormy Weather,' 'Sophisticated Lad>r' 
(Duke ElHngton O'rch.) 

'Shuffle Off to Buffalo.' '42d Street' 
. (Hal ^ Kemp .Qrch.): -..i - " • • . 



'You're' Getting to' Be - a Habit WitH 
Me,* i 'YouBoI^^and ' ^Healthy V (Bin g 
. - . Crosbyy <3uy--liotnl>a:f ^ — lu^-. 



fButterflies iii : the. Riain,' 'Bom-Ba'^ 
Diddy 'Bom ^Bom' . (Ambrose Mayfalf 
Hotel Ofcli.) ' . n. r : • i • : ' • 



'It. Was a Night in June/ 'lt's Sundiay 
Down' in Caroline' ' (Anebn Weeka' 
Qrch,). ~ jT" 



'Sformy " 'Weather* - (Guy liOrobaMO 
Orch.) ■ '■ ■ 



'Stormy Weather* (Ethel Waters) 



•Stormy Weather^ (Puke Ellington 

Orch.) . •, . ■ 



'Hiawatha's Lullaby' (Hial Kemp Orch.) 



'Happ:^ 'as the Day Is Long' (Diike El- 
llhgtori Orc>.')" ■ 



'L Can't - RemembeK (Wayne; King 
-Orch.) 



^Stormy Weather' (Guy Lombardo; 
Orch.) 



'Trees,' 'The Rosary' (Donald NOVis) 



i'Lover,? 'Maybe It's Because I Lov^. 
You Too Much? {Guy Lombardo) 



'Lover,' 'Maybe It's Because I Love, 
;:You Too Much' (Greta Keller) 



'Drop Me Off at Harlem' (DUke Elling- 
ton Orch,).. ' ■• 



'Silk Stockings,' :'Dim Liighte' (Flori- 
:dans Orch.) , 



Bimcliiiig of Sock 
Tunes Opened Up 
New May Outlets 



isheet counters In May saw . * 
slight fj^Mi Ti g ftff for the gen eral list. - 
but the pace of the top seller group 
as the month is&ve way to 
dicated any thing but i dull " outlook 
for. the early part of the summer 
gtretcli. 'Stormy Weath'^r' skyrocket- 
|-ed-suddenls^outof-ncwhere4o-the-No^: 
3 slot, under *ln the Valley of tho 
Moon/ 'while anbthor picture tune, 
'Adorable* <!Fo»),' inade its advent in 
the' bluerlbbon set. * 

Recent, profu sion o f click com- 
posltions may be' held accountable 
for the increase of reopened couh.. 
ters- among the syndlcateia; Ther^e 
hasn't' been as 'many socjc tunes 
bunched ' at ' one time in >6ver two 
years and with the success of each 
refurbished music sheet rack the 
chain has been encouraged to dust 
l off a (Sbunter in somfe other stores 
More indie dealers are also giving; 
this source- of income another try. 
, For the second month .'Have Tou 
iSver ieen Lonely* (Shapiro, Bern- 
stein) held a ppot ir. the flrst sextet, 
bobbins' 'Hold Me* hafd a li£U9 
difficulty ca;i*ving out the third niche 
for; Itsolf* Runneifrup quartet for 
May Included t'wo more picture 
melodies, 'Sweetheart Darlih' and 
'T^vA ftftnpr ftf^ thft Nile.' both in^the 



COLUMBIA-rjNb. 1 



COLUMBIA^No. 2 



COLUMBrA~No. 3 



COLUMBIA— No. 4 



COLUMBIA— No. 5 



COLUMBIA— No. 0 



'lii the Park rh Paree,» 'Look What iVo 

• Gby^(Hotel B0Siaert"O!rjeh;)v - ^ 



'Let's Call It a Day/ 'Hold Me' (Hotel 
; '. GoniifaQdbrej.Ojrch;). - :. 



'In- the' Valley of ihe Moon,' ^Remem- 
- ber Me^ (Joe Green Orch.) - 



*We'i^ Together ^gain,' 'When the Sun 
Bids the Moon Goodnight' (Freddy 
Majtin Grch.) 



'i Can't Remember,' .'I - Lay. Me Down 
' to Sleep' (Rudy Vallee) ■ . 

>Stbrmy Weather/ 'Moonlight Miliroh- 
aire* <Ted Liewis Orch.) .... 



'Stormy Woathir'' (T«?d Lewis Orch;) ' 



'We're in the Money' (Ted Lewis Oirch.) 



.'Shadow Waltx' (Rudy Vallee Orch.) . 



'We're! Together Atfairt' (Freddie Mar- 
. .. tin Orch.) ' ' 



'Stay Out of My .DreamsV (Joe Green 

Orch.)...- ■ V ■■ ' 



Can't 

Orch.) 



Remember* (Rudy Vallee 



'How's About It/ 'Was My Face Red"" 

: (Phil Harrig lOroh.) 



Robbins - library: Remaining: two- 
some in the next bes.t class were 

'Hiawatha's Lullaby! (Donaldson) 

'Let's Call It a Day/ 'Hold Me' (Hotel 'Sunday in Cai^oline.' 
' Commodo re Orch;) ■ ' .In the mechanical field the pick- 

Park in Pare'e/ 'Look What I've Got' I up- ;^^^ small but ohcoufdglh^ 
(Hotel R ossert Orch.) j | -stormy Weather* had a prominent 



'What Have We Got to Lose' (Phil Ujjotting on the best seller lists of 



Harris Orch.) 



all three leading companies... 



'Have You Ever Been Lonely?' (Tedj 
■r Lewis. .Orch.) . . . , ; . 



'Ifarewell to Arms' (Charles Carlisle) 



VJCTOR— No. 1 

=VlCTOR=NbT^ 



yiCTOR-^Nb. 4 
VICTOR— No. 6 



VICTOR— No. 6 



'Stormy Weather,'^Maybe- 1 Love You 
■ Too Much' (Leo Retsman, Orch.)"- '. 



'42d : Street/ 'Shuffle Off to 

(Don ": Bestor Orch.) 



Buffalo' 



'l^e-Song-bf^tlw^^r*-,'^ 
tibn* •<Lco''Reisniia,rt 'Orchi)" 



'r Can't Remember/ ^'Hold Me' (Eddie 

■ ■ Diichin Orch.) , , , . . ■'■ 



^Bliie Prelude/ 'Just Bprn to Be Lone- 
. some': (Isham -Jones •Orch.) 



'Have Ybii Ever Bpen Lonely/ 'Lovb 
Talest (Ray Noblo CXfch.) . . 



'Stormy Weather^ (Leo Reisman Orch.) 
'42d Street' (Don Bestbr Orch;) • 



=?- tiJVei Sow x)f :the - Nile' (Leo KWihan 
Orch.) I . • .' . . 



'Drinking SOhg Medley' (High Haitter 
, Orch.) - ■ 
'Lying in the Hay' (Ray Noble Orch.). 



'Roll Along, Kentucky 

Noble Orch.) 



Moon' (Ray 



'Lover'- (Paul Whiteman Orch.) 
'Hold Me'. (Eddie Duchin Orch.) 



'Lyi 




BENTORPlN*S,fRISqd',t^^^^ 

tiihenial Castillan music than .the 
present irace-horise stufiC; which' 
won't Jerk" the , tears liked so ■well 
by thosO 'who .cbnie. to a night 'oltib 
mainly , to Inhale drugstore or other- 
wise bourbon; and mebbe gush over 
the aides a little. 

The show works hard^ doing three 
a night for the 11.25 dinner custoih 
ers and those who go for gingerale 
and ice, aiid 'ohe in the, afternoons 
'for the BOcilunpKers^^ • Bock. 
>- i 

Eddie Jackson's Place 

, Debiding that the probability of 
a_reuhion of the Clayton, Jack son 
and^"D"uran't<^ .trio' Is" remoTeTTEddie" 
Jackson, one; of the originators of 
that ffimous, stage bunch, has gone 
in ior it himself aig entertainer, 
ma!nag6r and proprietor of a thr^e- 
story cabaret. .The cdbaret, called 
-Eddie Jacksbtf s Rendezvbusi '. and 
Tavern, is at <46 St. John's plfice, 
Brbbklyn. It*S Just off the- corner 
ot Nostrand avenue. Well lighted, 
■it can't be missed, and being Just 
' off '^:th^ •~born'er":1nstead---- of on the 
corner, the rent, difference is a big 
item. 

Eddie is. on his home lot ih 
Brobklyh. He claims to know per- 
sbriaUy . 90% -of all his patrons in- 
the -residential section- where he 
has located hia entertainment, amV 
without opposition In the neighbor- 
hood, Operating on- a moderate 
overhead and with the . Jackson 
popularity; it's pretty safe to say 
that Eddie i^ going to make a go 
of it if the. summer doesn't grow 
too heatied. Even so thcrie's a bar 
on the ground floor that does busi- 
=neBS-=night--and='dayr=and-=the--res-=u 

taurant' also ' iser'veiB lunch in the 
booths around the bar. Cliff John- 
ston is the -i-estaur^ateur and Jack- 
son's- only partner. " 

Second floor is the cabaret. It'ia 
about 100 by 20 and nicely laid out, 
Floor show goes- On the dancing 
space a:t the head of the room. 
With the Smiling Jaclc Murray ot 
chestra playing for both " " 



' San Fi[ahciBcp, June 20. 

Couple of local boys named Eiseh- 
1>erg and Rose- decided they -saw 
p'rpsperity arourid ' - the cbrner ' i.«i,nd 
would open. a .lUght club.' Remem- 
bering^ .a. good, j)lcturej name of a 
decade ago, they- prb'positlohed Ben 
Turplh, who. is in ' on a percentage 
deal and fronting for the. money 
inen; 

, It's' auite -/apparent that the 'oper- 
ators are ..experimehting with the 
place. .They have a-h array of tal- 
ent and a flock of employees thM., 
cOita.bined, present a more imposihg 
group than the . customers. A 10- 
plece band, eight girls, three sing- 
ers,-=a;-trlOf and a - hoof ingr act totals 
up as a, pretty heavy load to carry» 
But then nniaybe iifesisrs. Eisehberg 
and .Rose don't expect to be here 
long. Best indication of that is 
that the spot hasti't even an elecr 
trie. sigTi out' front, . but . is more ..or 
less anonymous, depending, .upon a 
etrlng of colored bulbs . running 
from the door to the curb, for its 
lighting effects: 

, - As- «n - m.-Ci -Tiirpin is -far-'from 
the ideal night club jtype. His , per- 
sonality is hegliglble, his appear- 

.ance ditto, his name so what-ish, 
and the fact that he waves a dummy 

.stick .in .front of,th§ band, appears 
to fool no one. The place is called 
'Hollywood Jungles' and that sur- 
pame is. just as poison up. here ais 
•Frisco* would be down there. The 
Jungle motif comes from' the scenery 
stuck aripund the rOom. 
. Earlv-Sapiro ha.s ian oke band at 
^hich Turpin waves the stick. 
Moni White, blonde with a .cellar 
Voice, warbles an occasional t-une, 

.i?*Ji!^>n6Ll^'St.__ Louis 1 Blues.l :Pat 

^Buckihan froni .ItJBS chants 
throughout the evening and is okay. 
Pay Chllds is 'a little lady singing 
Irish songs.' 

Three Ebony Steppers, colored 
hoys, do a fast routine. Best of all 
'8 the line of eight gals, all look- 
ers who can hoof and whb have 
«ome swell routines as taught by 
I'eegy O'Neill. The Argentine Tifib, 
stringed instrumentalists, troiiba- 



ofC night last week. the. ground . and 
second floors were "well patronized. 
Foi* the cabAret shoV the . ritgiime 
style is ' adbpted;' , led by .Eddie 
Jackson himself . .and his , ^sopg^. 
There's ho'dbubt'^the "hbuse ^iked' 
the . . singing . and ■ Jackson's .espe- * 
cially. For the -more Intimate .cab::.; 
aret b? the fbirmer kThd that- iiow'" 
gbes better .with, beer . than any 
other style, -.the old. ragtime song 
cycle may return as at preseht be- 
ing promote^ . by ,^die.. 

In the show, are Jose 'and. Peppy, 
Loia Reese, . Betty; . Cireenwooa,. 
Miaibel Cliflbrd.and Wilma Kobaick. 
TWO' or- three performances nightly 
are given. 

No bouv^ert or minimum charge. 
There's J the it^ble d'hote lunch .and 
table d'hote dinner. Oh the top 
floor the • rpom . js set aside for 
bridge parties .or ba.nquets. 

Eddie says he's put his bankroll 
into this new place and even had 
to go -^^intp hock to relatives to 
-flhish-it off.- - Eddie^hiid a~ibngnBpen 
of big salaries when a member . of 
the,, trio for he split evenly wlth- 
the other , tvpo; Jimmy Durante aind 
Lou Clayton. With Eddie having 
a little something oh his partners 
In ' those days "because Eddie isaved 
his- sugar. Eddie -says he'd now be 
satisflied 'with a modest amount 
weekly and thinks - there . might be 
a modest amount In^ such a place 
'as h'e'-ii3-operatingw ■ - -' -r~- '- 

Eddie, may.have a surpriise com-^. 
Ing. Let'is hope so. in such a 
pliace..as he- is now operating and 
if}, it. goes over strong, as . it - will 
next fall if .everything breaks . aU- 
rlght during the summer, Eddie's 
place eouid" net from $2,000 to 
$3,000 a week. That's its possitlill- 
ties. But. neither Eddie nor his 
partner seems to have Vet figured 
this out, for they" are still counting 
in . the, hundreds. So don't tell 
Cddle. if you see him the probable 
fortune that . stainds Just ahead of 
him. 



IV« the Song 

Los Angeles June 26." 

Reversing the usual order that It'ti 
it's the artist, not thc numbter. Whfch 
is bought ambng the discs, '^toriny 
Weather" ;appe4rs to have been, ;the 
selling ^.argumont .hen in ^.e<ceni 
— . — r, — ^. ^ ^ weeks. ! jJnlque .situation o,n ..the 
in the Hay' (Ray NoWe Orch.))] Brunswick llst.brings that^sohg In 

.,1, 2, 3,^ with Lombard©, EJthel Waters 

'One More Night' (Greta Keller) l and Duke Ellington certainly havWe 

. i little point's bf re^temblahcei other- 

'Teir Me ToWight' (Ambrose Oi-cl).) liaise. : , \ 

,, isame song also leads the- best 

^Remember Mo' (Eddie Duchin Orch.) rUeUers: on the Victor and Columbia 

)| lists but oddly .enough i^. only, nuna- 
ber four' among the sheet - muslo 
HERE AND THERE 1 ^ellers. However, this .failure of the 

mechanicals and the paper copies 
to? agree ia hot witiiout plenty of- 
E. Z. Nutting, fonnerly chief sheet jl p<*ecedence. 
music buyer for the Pv W. Wool-;| • Month of. May fah^Lwed eQnje.lm 



LEE IN AIR 

Monte Carlo trip, for the Baron 
Lee has. been called off, du<e to dif- 
ferences over coin. 

What next for Lee is. up in the 
air until Irving .Mills gets back from 
Europe, wherb he's touring with 
Oni "an puke Ellington. 



worth Btpres, has several songs of; p^ovement,. generally in the mld- 
his own composition that hie is plac-ik^restern music outlook foir which the' 
ing for-publication. • ■ i|world*s Fair can be given credit as 

„ easily as any other guess. 

Sonny Thompson no'w a.t the Cres 
cent Casino on th'b Albany- Saratoga 
road outside of Cohoes, N. Y. 



Good .Tunes, Good Times 

.Los Angeles, June < 17. 

ij lie.: Griffin now at -Powell -Inn, I - Good tunes,, are bringing . .good 
Cblbnie, N.' Y. | timeri to Cbaat m^sib counters with 

an optimistic outlook for the sum-^ 
Geerde. Gibson's. Embassy ClHb | mer.jnojithi?.-.Peflplt? .<a late start, 



orchestra playing at the Brauhaus, 
buti^ide Albany, N. Y. 



Henry .King replaces Irving Rose 
biA the Hbter Pierre, N. Y., band< 
stand Thursday (29). 



~A b«~LymaTr-lcaveH-the-coast~ATLigr: 
1, for New' York to be on hand. for 
an -Allied ' Drug program a week 
later. ■ • * 



Paul 'Sabih unit doing .duty at 
Vivian Johnson's place near Long 
Branch, N. J« 



Joe Furst and the missus sail for 
^ vacation iniEiirope Friday (30).- ■ 



.Enrique adrPguepa and his combo 
are .Monte Carloing for .a.ri>>nimum 
.Qf ^our weeks. . . .. .... . 



Kial Katz, graduate from the old 
Rbxy usher ranks, doubling as ni.c. 
when pot. beating time before a band 
at the Nassau Hotel, Long Beach, 
L. L 



Lombardo^s Promise 

L' <G.uy_Lom>ardo^ passed, up^a,-^^^ 



holdover .'bid fro.m S^m Hare at The 
Dells, Morton Grove, 111., in order to 
itecp his promise to play for Phil 
Steinberg at the lattcr's Pavilion 
Rbyale, "Valley . Stream, L. 1„ start- 
injf? July 11, 

Lombardo had .made it an oral 
agrcemoht. . St<^inbcrg in p.iying 
him $a,Q00, 



Stormy Weather* clicked solidly as 
the season's outfltander for mush- 
room popularity. 

Three picture i>roduction numbers, 
•Adorable,' 'Shuffle Off' and liover^ 
were in the top sextet for May- 
Two more, . /Tell Me .Ton ight'. and /I 
'Cbv<s^the~Wa;t€rfr?mt' arrive^^^ 
late Xo register . but look gobd for 
June. Last month*^' runners- Up In- 
cluded 'Farewell to Arms,' 'Gypsy 
Fiddleis,' 'I Wake tJp Smiling/ and 
•Hold Me * 

In discs; vocals took a turn lor 
the better, with Greta; Keller riegls- 
tering on both Brunswick and Vic- 
tor; Biz on recordings .liot so bad, 
with " Brunswrbk" and' Vlb 
Columbia still in the doldriini^ with 
its pop. catalogs 



Wo Dow to 'tVanlilherton 
and ttT' 

'BARNEE' 

featured -with Maxim 
I.owe'» Hotel. Sliorelifim 
Orclientra and broadeas.tlng 
via NBC. .The dlscrlmlnat- 
Ink thoice of melodlcH 
makes him the top favbrlto 
In the Nation's Capitol. P.or 
Inntaiicc:. 
"Hold M«" ^ 



"Lovfl Songi of the Nik" 
"HoW Your Man" 
"Left Mako Up" 
"I'm Thru Saying I'm Thru" 

ItOBBlNS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
■III 199 SEVENTH AVENUE nil 
III • NEW YORK • nil 



48 



VASwrr 



VA a D 



EVIL 1. i 



Tuesday, Jun« 27, 193S 



Heat Just htenmssion in Up-Trendy 
Sez Qii; but Eastern Acts Scram 



Chicago, June 26. 
Popkers and agents concur in es- 
timate a made by w cll-i aformed.per.-. 
forxners that.. tKererTare^iraraiy'"lB' 
'eastern'.' acts in Chicago right now. 
A . canvass of the a>ctors hotels on: 
the near north sidb, Berkshire, St. 
' ReglSt Revere» also tends to con- 
-iflnn this :a^er.tioja and to explode 
reports ctirreht In "New York of 
■ — many-strandings- put-here, 

Eastern acts who came west to 
take advantage of the -late spring 
increase in Chicago-booked dates 
traveled in their own automobiles. 

mO-Stl y; a fact that also weakens. 

the probabilities that any large 
number of them are stranded. One 
fact is.admitted. Whether the east-' 
em acts left town by motor, bus, 
rail or on foot, they all left 
. BloodleM Skirniish 
There are probably, plenty of 
performers Iri the hotels around 
town t^ho are on the cuff so far as 
meeting the rent is concerned. But 
loce^ vaudeville circles are inclined, 
to' classify these as the regular 
bomie guards. At: all events,:^e iacts. 
that^came galloping Jn at the first 
fili^ Of tt^aude^^^^ 
aii they arrived. Theire is no evi- 
dence Of a casualty list directly at- 
tributable to that particular inva- 
sion. \, 

-3ooket.«MiirJll be desperate^c-i 



ent later in the summer some .ob- 
servers .believe. Meanwhile the 
saidtern abui have given ^Randolph 
street ozohe with the seune celerity 

--^that.j»de^^ 
scbiooner. ' . - ~ 



Goitfrey's Latest Job 



George Godfrey is booking the-in^. 
die Pastime, an utitown New York, 
picture housiB that plays stage shows 
on - Saturdays, and - Sundays. - It 
wends tl2& tot the two days. 

For the 1120 the house wants dv«^ 
acts and a tour^piece orchestra. 

Same Godfrey who used to be 
Martin ^eckfs-^iide^^^lMM 
of the RKQ circuit. 



AGNES AYRES IN PENNA. 

Comerford Trying Vaude in Some of 

— Him^-Houaes-^ — - ~~ 



Sayr^, Pa;, June 2$. 
' Sihce. M.' S. CbmerfOrd. reassumed 
froni Publix the theatres which bear! 
his name, he has beeii trying to 
pep' Up ~his former holdings with 
am£u:ter- shows-and-the . conxebAck of 
stage acts. Even this valley« which| 
includes in addition to Sayre. Wav- 
eriy, N. Y., and Athens, Pa., has 
been getting a taste of the 'in per- 
S6n' idea with gratifying b. 0. re- 
sults. Total population is aroinsa' 

.I/ast week the Capitol in Waver- 
ly had a four-act show for two days: 
to 'better business, showing Monday' 
and .Tuesday, with the Sayre thea-' 
tre here giving Webb's 'Hot Cha'; 
revue. 

Today and tomorrow (28-127) Ag- 
nes Ajrres; star from the silent days,, 
la' doing a personal with, the report' 
current She is building up her voice; 
to tackle the' tklkers. 



Gilda Gray and Band iii 
Sticks on t'ercentage 



i nan'a b anti 



Gilda Gray and Whitey Kaiit- 
idjr-as-a-eonibinatlon-road- 
attraction alrran'ged by Jerry Gar- 
jsilt go out into the sticks early in 
July for' ohe-iiiteira In 'dancV halls 
and beer gardens. - 
^—They'll play on percentage,, with 
^MisB Gray getting the star billing.. 
. CarsiU will alternate between' 
New Yortc and the road ais bpoker' 
and -advance ^man. . Bert Adter Is 
laying out the advance stuff. 



'Scaiidab^ 



Cleveland, June 2S. 
White's ^^tabbed 'Scandals^ com 
pany disbanded after the Hippo 
dr gmo: .Ae re. rEugeiie 'Howard 're- 
turaea-to=m^^Y^i^^with 



BERLE GIVEN RELEASE 

Throws Up Remainder 40 Weeks 
Loew Contract— Going with Show' 

lioew bias agreed to cancel Mil- 
ton Berle's blanket stage contract, 
which has 29 weeks - to go on an: 
original 40-week deal. In return, 
Berle will play two liOew weeks in 
the future at cut Salary, 

Berle previously req,uested time 
off from Loew when ordered to rest, 
-by-the-doctori — He-later-aaked for, 
a release to accept one of severail 
legit show offers in prospect. 

Under the -settlement liOeyr, can 
play Berle fbr the two weeks at any 
of its theatres but the Capitol, New 
York* 



Pearce Air Gang Set in 
Sf • Orpheum on 



liOS AngeleS, June 28. 

Al Piearce and his gang of 21 radio 
entertainers have bieen booked by 
Cliff Work for the Golden Gate, San 
Francisco, w^ek July f, on straight 
percentage. First time on the coast 
under .this urrpmgement and more 
or .less of an experiment. 

In addition to the Pearce gang, 
house will use two or 'three ' other , 
acts. Percentage. share from the 
first dollar, with no i;iiarantee/ Work 
isetnrned^ to .*Erisco~£^idayr ..(^^ 
two weeks In Ii. A., getting the new 
ttand- vaude. policy installed .at the 
ilKO Hillstreet. 

' Pearce will make a .dally broad- 
cast from the Golden G ate, stage 
five afternoons weeidy. ' iutdlo act 
is . being released by Fanchoh and 
Marco for-the^'-^riscojdate,: with sev-' 
Oral other dates Ini the^ northwest 
expected to follow. 



RnssianV Baniaroptcy 



Bertha Makarenko, Russian sing 
er iahd wife of Daniel. Makarenko,- 
producer of vaude acts; took the^ 
banlvuptcy bath with a petition 
ioied last wedc in the 11.' S. Court, 
New York. 

Schedule attached to the petition 
gave her iiabittties as 130,308 and 
assets-non^f 



But Que Vaude Rouse iu Canada 

At Toronto and May Fold^ Too — ^Montreal 
Fades Out of Variety Field 



HELLINGERS 6G TOO MUCH 



Mark -•nd-Glady«r Be8t-Staae_(iff<lil|i0£ 
86 Far $2,000 Weekly 



Mark Hellinger and Gladys Glad's 
askin&price of 18,000 for theiinselves 
as a two^act for vaudeville was too 
much for R KO, so the deal is .off. 
Nate Blumbei« 

'Mirror' columnist and his wife for 
the Palace,. Chicago,.. and the rest. 
Of the middle west, but wouldn't bid 
higher than |2,D00. 
' Hellinger aira Mrs. Hellinger, 
separated for "some time, recpneiled 
after, the former's return from a trip 
around the world. Teaming Up .for! 
on -the stage as well as off is part 
of the recOnclIiaition. 



More B&K Spots; Vaude 
Outlook for Fall Good 

Chicago, June 28. 
Biedaban & Katz Tower theatre 
will start week-end Yaudeyllle July 
9. Nan. Mliott of the William Morris 
ofhcebocdeing. 

Norshore, Congress, Senate, Ter- 
minal, and Belmont theatres, all 
B&K, are usifig vaudeville booked 



by Miss Klllott Ot h er pros pecttvcr|-^o^wi8, 
B&K '.recruits to vaude. only await 
the ^brea.k in the - weather. It Is ex-- 
pected that upwards to a dozen B&K 
houses- may use vaude' next fall. 



Inclty' widi Vande Co; 



Joe Woods and Max liandau are 
staging a musical entitled fliucky,' 
with a .cast of. yaude. people, for 
percentage on one-niters. It's a 
book. show. Oj^ens July 1? in Hart 
f ordi 

Company includes Valerie Ber 
gere, Frank: Mfu-lno, Collette Ells- 
worth, -Hal Reg^i and Lew Sauber. 
jl:il=jumps^will..be -made- byrbuSi— -- 



Montreal, June 26. 
Montreal is -without Vaudeville 
the^rst time iii 17 years as the 



result pf Loew'B shift this week to 
straight pictures for the summer. 
While all local theatres changed 
policy at various times Q,nd droppei 
from the vaude column there was 
alwasrs at least .one variety stand 

open* ' 

Loew's iswitcii . was sudden but 
not unexpected, blosing notice was 
posted a month ago, but rescinded 
when business tennpOrarlly picked, 
up and the hoiise ' continued ' on a 
week-to-week basis. 

RKO-bpoked Imperial, Toronto, Is 
now the only remaining vaude the- 
atre in the whole Pominion of Can* • 
ada. And that's on a week-to-weefc • 
basis,' too, likeily to fold early iti- 
July. 



NVest's Mown Route 



Seattle^ June 26. 
Addition of tilberfy (Bvergreeh). 
to Keighley-Boscoe vaude circuit, 
five acts playing solid week there^. 
brings this circuit to nine , towns,, 
extending from the Oregon to Uti^hc 
I, with Montana time to come 
in later. 

Towns in the circuit now follow: 
Bellingham, Portland, Spokane, 
Kellogg, Ida.; Wallace, lAa.; Mis- 
soula, Mont.; Focatello, Ida., and^ 
Ogden and LiOgan, both in Utah. 



Sam Tisliman Better 

Chicago, June 26. V 
Sam Tishinan recovered sutfl- 
ciently from a. bladder opeiation 
be sent home the other day from 
iPost Graduate hospital, .to recuper- , 
ate." 

Former RKO booker will be at 
the Croyden until returning to 
Wheaton, Hi., where he now oper- 
ates-a. picture house; 





Is Mawy iaLAniiioiin^ 
the dpMBniii^ToI 1^ 




OSTERMAN 



THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUn.T 

151 WEST 54tli ST., NEW TQRK 



WEDNESDAT. JUNE 2Sth 

I 

oKetine 





Witii His 



COLUMBIA BRQAbCASTING aRCHESTRA 

Headed f»y MIKE DUR80 

(gnOADCASTUXG^^O^ E¥EHINGS) 



Our Own Cooling 
Sjrstem Keeps Temperature 
Never Over 70° 



Peflfsonal Dlreetionp^ HARRY DEIXGH 

P. S.— While others rush to the couiitry>-«the World's Fair and other spots*-* 
Jackie remains true to Broadway-«h oping Broadway remains trne to him. 



NO COUVERT 
AT ANY TIME 



Tuesday, June 27; 1933 



VARIETY 



49 




SALARY DEAL GOES 




Ifow RKO KiDed Vaudeville 



Irv any cqhveraatlon 'with an BKO. eitecuilve over, what happened to 
vaudeville on the BKO chain, the . executive will answer the people erew 
tired of vaudeville in the RKO houaes and that the houctes went Into the 
t^. Even the- eaecutives who hnow . better make this silly explanation. 



R kb killed vaudeville. Fot;^ itself and for poor Vaudeville. From 70 
weeks on the RKO circuit playing vaudeville wheii H. B. Franklin as- 
sumed charge of' the BKO theiatree^, and Martin Beck of the RKO vaude-r 
vlll^ bidokliig otRce, the RKO vaudeville now- plays In hut eight or nine of 
it)» houses/ ' 



A year before FrankUn and Beck iassumed charge of the RKO theatres 
and shows, RKO. had made a net profit pf 91|200,000 in Its theatre opera- 
tion. Since Franklin and £|eck operated the RKO theatres and shows 
and ruined 4tB vaudeville as well as the vaudeville of the country, the 
RKO theatres haven't "made, .a 'dollttr'net-profltr • 



If vaudeville and pictures can . make $1,200,000' In one year and just 
the year before^ why should the lUCO theatres and vaudeville be shot to 
hell in the next year, or the next year, or until now, with Beck out of 
RKO and vaudeville ruined? RKP is playing vaudeville in but eight or 

._ nine houses and losing money. Of course the theatre executives won't 
adqilt the RKO tb^tre operation Is losing money, that l8 those executives 
who are operating. They reduced the rent of the theatres In the winter 
and seem to take it off in the summer, all with the idea of fooling the 
figures until the figures become as dizzy as everything else. It needs a 
pretty omielrt auditor ■ Vrith a good Idea of the show businesis to follow 

^HoiA^ ipf-thft Hfl theatre figures in chain operation^- There are more tricks 
to them than a magician carries in his trunk. 



P UB LIl KICKS IT|No Merence in Any Vaud Now; 

Same Salary Paid by All Variety 




One Act Paid Double ef| 
Amount Set by Major 
Circuited ^ Engaged for 
Paramount, N. Y^— Otber 
Cbaim Mfliy Stfl^rt Bidding 



New Name for Acis 



DIDN'T WORK OUT 



The real reatson patrons stopped going to the RKO vaudeville and pic 
ture shows was that the vaudevilie shows were bad and badly booked. 
H9ua<e managers wrote Into the home office and told the head men that 
the Beck-booked shows were terrible; that they were driving people away. 
^These reports may have remained a secret. They weren't in line with the 
desire of some of the executives that they coUldv show- the RKO downtown 
easy believers that they would save five or 10 million doH^M In RKO 
theatre operation the first year. So they threw out the bad vaudeville and 
charged up- Its' cost as a savlnir., Eveii an RKO accountant couldn't 
stand for that and added, according to the same theory. If they threw 
out the pictures too a:nd give no s! :iw at all, the theatres would then 
show a profit. 



The four major variety circuits' 
salary and bookino agi^onen^ 
which lasted three months and had 
been on the verge practically since 
the day after it was made, was de> 
dared off yesterday (Monday). Late 
lasi week Publix defied the com- 
mittee's other three members by 
bookino Burns aiid AHert for the 
Paramount, New York, week of 
Jiily 14 at dbuble that $1,750 

salary set for the act under the 

agreement. 

Yesterday Publlx received 
ultimatum toi eCtect that if 



Chicago, June, 26. 

Showmen who like to spread 
a|iecd6tei» at the epipense of the 
engineers at the World's Fair 
are telling about the vaude- 
vlilo iMtoker Invited to discuss 
acts with an expo ofllcial. 

Opening questlQii of the en- 
gineer was the t^pbiri on whiat 
he. knew about show business. 

He asked: 
♦What events have you got?' 



m CHANGE W 
POLICY FOR 





Bums and Allen booking at $3,5i00 policy for the eighth time in a year 



But some at RKO, and those most responsible for its vaudeville, main- 
tained badly boolced shows were not the reason why. the patrons stopped 
"going to the RKO theatres and shows, but that the patrons 'just, didn't 
want vaudeville.' It was more "probable the patrons didn't want bad 
vaudeville, which was the RKO vaudeville as it was booked: RKO'e vaude- 
ville up to then had . become known and liked and patronized in about 
every key' city in the country. So the Just-dbn't-Want-vaudeviUe alibi 
spread nationally from the lUKO h<mie efllce to the RKO managers on 
the road, and from these managers to the independent managers In their 
territories. And they all commenced to believe It, until it seeped out 
even to the patrbhs. But the patrons would have thoiught so anyway 
after seeing some of the shows. 



Beck must have told the easy believers In RKO downtown a lot of 
things. Probably Franklin sold himself the same way. Except that Beck 
must have made threats. He would sue as a stock and bond holder, 
examine books and so forth, .^Ith Beck kissing himself In for a $60,000 
Jbb that any ofllce boy in the RKO booking department could have better 
handled. Beck's big ace to the easy believers was that he knew the graft 
In the RKO booking office ahead of him, that he could stop that atad 
would' stop It. thereby saving at least, $500,000 a year to RKO. Beck, an 
^tpert on outiside and easy money- in the show business, especially from 
his Orpheum days made the easy believers go for that graft stuff. Maybe 
they wanted to. Now.Mik« Meehan would like to sell RKO, his 20,000 
bonds of Kelth-Orpheum-Albee. They cost Meehaii over $2,000,000. So 
far out of it all Meehan has got have been five directors on the RKO 
board and one vice-president. He may yet sell the bonds though. Per 
haps he doesn't holler as loud as Beck. 



It's implausible that Beck's badly booked vaudeville shows in the RKO 
theatres could have gone on from week to week, unless other higher ups 
were agreeable that they do so. And within that and the reasons in 
between, besides the easy believers and the many RKO people who 
appar ently try to do thlnga without knowing what; they are talking about, 
It wasn't hard for the Beck kind, of booking to klil RKO vaudevnTe and 
almost slaughter RKO, as well as to reduce vaudeville in Its leading 
circuit of America (RKO, formerly Keith's), down to nothing, where it is 
at present. 



All the ali is in the world can't change this. 



an; 
the 



RKO's Palace, New- York, changes 



goes through, the agreement is off 
At Publlx It was stated the contract 
for the booking had been signed. 

The most strenuous objection to 
the Burns and Alleia deal was made 
by Harold B, Franklin of RKO. 
After learning the booking would 
stand he stated: 'Publlx made an 
agreement. If you can't take them 
at their word, there's no use fooling, 
around.' 

After- informed of the situation, 
the various circuit bookers, declar- 
ing theyre glad It's off, commenced 
to look around for .inohey acts. It's 
likely that with the mufHer turned 
off they'll all go on a salary spend 
Ing bender for the next couple* of 
week's. There -was talk of - big coin 
around the circuit booking offices 
yesterday afternoon for the first 
time In three mbnthia. 

Limping 

Although the Burns and Allen in- 
cident brought the matter to a head, 
it was the Immediate but not the 
direct cause of the break-up. 
AgfeiBmient liad been limping along 
in groggy fashion for over a month, 
with th\e participating circuits all 
trying to figure out ways and 
means of getting around the rules 
without actually breaking them. It 
was reported at least two of the 
four , circuits had been- looking for 
ari opportunity to walk anyway. 

False contracts, with acts appar- 
ently getting the cut salaries but 
later paid oft In full under the 
bridge and other booking subter- 
fuges designed to get around the 
agreement, were said to have be-, 
come common during the past few 
weeks. Until this started the agree- 
ment had tid the booking buslnes? 
of Its former highly competitive na- 
ture and the circuit bookers were 
booking each other's theatres in ad- 
dition, to their own. One result was 
that all shows started to look iaiike, 
(Continued on page 61) 



hy again going straight pictures 
July 14. Current combination try 
of cheap five-act vaude bills and 
second and third run pictures on a 
full week basis has been a flop. 
Same policy died once before within 
the past year. 

Vaudfllm weekly overhead of 
about $.9,000 wi)l be eut In half or 
thereabouts with titralght filma 
Four- wall cost of the PaJace opera- 
tion for rent and taxes amounts to 
about $2,000 a week. 

RKO's attemipt to dispose of the 
Palace for burlesaue had fallen 
through. 



Grand Opera -House and-the other, 
indie nieighb. va;udfllmers in New 
York and the rjcst of the country 
hav« lately become abput as big 
time as anything running under a 
circuit name, as a result of the cir- 
cuit's salary and booking a.gt'ee- 
ments on all actfs. . Circuits haying 
beaten down the isajaries to the Inr 
die level, while standard turns have 
been accepting Indie dates that they 
wouldn't play before becausie there 
was no longer any difterence. in a 
money way. The recent break - in 
the big four may now change this. 

Consequently the indie bookers 
a:nd houses are getting, indirectly,, 
the most benefit out Of the circiilti^ 
get-together. Wlien they make their, 
small offers to •acts,' the mone!^ 
doesn't sound ias stingy as it did 
In the past. 

Reaction on part of the actor Is 
also a break for the indies. Acts 
that win not take the depresh 
money trom the circuits for fear 
of setting a bad precedent for 
themselves bii the salary records,; 
will now play indie dates 'for the 
same coin In preference. 

Another result Is that except for 
the . big name there Is now little or 
no difCet-enCe. in the quality of Indie 
and circuit stage bills around town; 
Especially In New York, where, ex- 
cept for the deluxe variety and pic- 
ture house bills downtown, the cir- 
cuit theatres are presenting the 
Aafne grade of shows that the Indies - 
are sening, and the indies are eell<ii<^ 
Ing them for less admlsh, plus 
double featuresi on the screen. 



BECK COULDN'T MAKE 
RIGHT PEOnE BEUEVE 



Geiie OBror Free 



Chicago, June 26. 
Gene .Oliver, one time viaudeville 
agent, and act producer, wais released 
last week from the Federal peniten- 
tiary at lieavenworth, Kansas: Gqod 
behavior cut his J^S-inonth. sentence 
for. income tax evasion to 14 months. 

After quitting show: biz Oliver 
amaBsed a fortune In politics. 



Charfie Stewart Ckared 



KnoXvllle, Tehn., June 26. 

Charlie Stewart (Stewart and 
Lash) was cleared of the man- 
slaughter chttl'ge lodged against, him 
here when the car which, he was 
driving from New Orleans to New 
York struck and killed an R. F. C; 
road worker near this city. Vaudc 
actor absolved of .blame. _ _ 

Stewart was detained for three 
days and then permitted to continue 
on \o New York. With him In the 
car. owned by Irving Yates, were 
his partner, Harry Lash;' Mrs. Liash 
and Stewart's brother. 



Those 60 theatres about which 
the -little robin redbreast on the. 
Martin Beck theatre canopy chirped 
were Just an echo. There- weren't 
:ahy 60 theatres in the first place. 
There weren't any. 

When Martin Beck started to 
talk about 60 theatres which he and 
(Seorge Godfrey would operate and 
bookj Beck figured a lot of people 
would hear about him. A lot of 
people did, but they were the wrong 
people. His story failed to touch 
any theatre owners' hearts. 

After the lumber was ordered 
and the carpenters had commenced 
to earp. Beck cancelled that pro- 
posed B^ck-(3odfrey booking office 
in the Palace theatre- building. ~ The 
lumber is due for a long layoff. 

Beck and Godfrey each had their 
own,- explanations, although both 
agreed that it was Beck's own idea 
to call the whole thing off. 



Anna Chandler, i^ent 



Going into the agency business, 
Anna Chandler le through with the 
stage, she says. 

The former , singing single has 
opened an. office In .New York to 
handle talent. 



GANJOU BROTHERS 



WITH 



.111^ 



JUANITA 

MEYEEL GOIJDEN^ JT^ 



Created an unprecedented record for any American act by playing 14 Consecutive 
Weeks at the London Palladium, including the appearance before Their Majesties 
the King and Queen of England in the Royal Performance at the Palladium, May 22, 1933 



American Representatives: 
WILLIAM. MORRIS OFFICE 



Many Thanks to George Black and Val ParneU 



Europeah Representatives: 
FOSTERS' AGENCY 



80 



VARIETY 



y A ■ D E y I L L E 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 




LENNIE HAYTON QRCH. (14) 
16 Mins.; Full 
State, New York 

Thi'9 is .the vaude.viil* debut 6£ 
Lennie . Hayton; formerly piaillst 
With Paul ^Whiteman, and it took 
the biggest frame the house had 
to accommodate the telegrams of 
good wishes, from the show world. 
Frame is tiie feature of the lobby 
-display. 

, Haytoh; standard ' musician for 
some years 'in vaudeville, starting 
with Bee Palmer some time back. 
Recently he returned to the band 
assignment ' on the. Chestei^iieid cig-- 
gle hdur on Columbia network, one 
of the plums of the air Unies. He I 
plays for Grace Moore and Lou 
.Holtz, and by virtue of the ' place- 
.meht promptly becomes, a •I'adib 
, pei*sonality. 

•Haytbn's Insihuatirig rhythmic 
Btylei of melody -is his great asset, 
. tpgjether-.'With the distinction .of his 
" arrangements., 'Jnstrumentatloh is 
out . of the liaual, with four violins; 
lii the iSiaTte iip', which ^glve a spe^ 
cial quality to his song treeitn^enits. 
E(rass6s are muted for. the - most 
, part. With the Wght: kind of . nurs-l' 
ing, Haytoh '.could 'becQn^e the top , 
; figure in a- special ijiuical vogue. , 

Present set upi has J.ean. Sargent,- 
'musical conjediy -prima, 'ana' Red- 
-McK^hzie,' barit.onel. ', forme.rjy.with 
■Wthltemart 'alsb. ? Botri' wbtk entirely 
straight? with' the 'uriiti' ure^rVing 
-its class atmosphere.- Hay ton's' 
pm. - .'ihg - ■ is . modest.. and<- subdued,' 
Jida^. |i!rih(;li>al. '.contribution bein^..: a: 
_ ;pl^po ,. solo AWith the - i)arid ■ accoxn..r; 
■ pisLniment; done in" his "most brilliant' 
'style". \ ' " ■ .. , T ■ , ■ 

.^.."Stafee "'Interlude' dfr ml.n'utP3 
lleaves'^ them asklnig 'for" m'ore •and, 
'makes an attractive niiimb*)!.; 'for. Its- 
.musical class, for any- program. 

Rush. 



EL CHICO SPANISH REVUE (12) 

Flash with Band 

15 Mins.; F'ull (Special) 

Palacip, N. Y. 

This Is an exploitation act, staged 
just .for this week at the Palace, 
New York, through a tle'-up between 
RKQ aiid the S{>a;nish language 
dally, -La Pirensa.' Title , derived 
from; the Spaniish c^fe. El Chico, 
wh0re :the act's ; stage ba'hd plays 
regularly.,- Act wis staged by the 
palace house manager. Harry Weiss, 
and, considering the background, It 
isn't ap' terWble; 'though it can't 
compete witb the average, vaude 
flash aqt, which . will eliminate it 
from "Other dates that haven't the 
benefit.,of- a .newspaper tie-up; 

Consuelo Moreno, • a' :• . ^{lanish 
lobkelr ' whO siniers " 'and' daincea' and 
who 'irrived''blut recently from Ma- 
dridj is -'.thei act's -ifeaturgd . member. 
She was. the winner of a ra.dio cort- 
lest stage.d; recently' by - 'L^-; Prjensa,'. 
and. ah,e -wbin U itbr'^er sih^ The 
judgeig must' have . d.one' tnelf judg- 
ing - whiie .-watchlriij: Mias Moreno 
instead -d'f listefling' to 'he?--\>n the 
air, because. Miss Mor^l^o.as.a sing- 
ed' . bul^ i»f-',slgiiit,' according to; her 
singing at tlie Palace, '-couldn't win 
a ■sl«e'llrt&' 60Yit^t"itf thfe'^at'ytlsfltis 



SIX DE CARDQS 
-Barrel -Jumpers 
•7 'Mins.; Three 
■Palaeer N. Y* 

-■Fivfe-men and a woman with for- 
eign appeiirance in -a bafret-jump- 

.Ing turn of a sort- that hasn't vbeen 
seen around i n. a lo ng, ^whiie. : They 
jump . In and" out on>arrels~Instead' 
of oyer .'em, and can thank the barr 
fels for the' added, punch and inter-, 
edt that make some routine acro- 
batic' trim look difficult and' dif- 
fwent.' ■ ^ . 

The act Is the type- that tan play 
anywhere^ a-hd for American .bill 
opening --' Spots ..doesn't --..-have- to,' 
c,bange> Uniform apparel of orange 

"^port phirts, with black pants and 
berfets is neat. " The woman j jiist 
catrjrihg the prbps^.l^ made Up like 
the iitoverbial -pahtbmlme coniediari 
that goes with all such acts. When 
she lets her hair 'down during the 
buildrup for the closing trick,- it's 
the, .only eycuse. for the . sustained 

..ii^jtroduction of a. stunt that isn't 
worthy. Biit through the woman's 
surprise hat pulling and" other trim-; 
mln^s^ the advance" business' makes 
the trick lOok like the turn's legiti- 
mate ' topper. 

Turn, carries about 10 barrels, 
painted white^ several tables and 
.other, .trappings. The jumps are 
from the . floor, table or a teeter 
board, but all Into the barrelsi and 
then out; Bige. 



LATIMER and HUDSON 
Triok. Cyclists 
6 Min9-; Full 
Orpheu,m, N^ Y, 

Man and woman in for-,.single .and 
dquble routines with the .^irl doing; 
more than merely dressing. ui^ the 
stage.' Travelers' open, to disclose 
her Vbsed on a bike f Or a tkble^tu 
She" OOnies. out of that for a brief 
slplh arid pK to change costume for 
the return. Meanwhile, the man on 
for a comedy bit and to the wheel 
Shows a number of clever dismounts 
and remounts that are not standard, 
but .does do, a brief bit of the baggy 
.sujti getting: caught. Mostly fresh 
Stuff, /however, with the riding bet 
ter' than tl\e. comedy. . 

As a diio they tak6 turns on tricks 
ahd, both . show results. (GSoOd opener 
aiitt c'bVple can close in some houses, 
thoii'gii" turn lacks a strong finishing 
trick. .Chic, 



ward • ot- BistleyAie' ^^o«>l.tal. . ' .She 
iiooHj?; ^liioje^ and,,'she.'r$.ttjres.:'an .okay 
caata,n^>' .which ;makes>' her -datlsfoits- 
tbry ' for .stag^-vpuripoSes. 'But the 
rddio mJ^'stery. la still ,unj?olved«-Arid' 
the editor of 'lia Prens* gave RKO 
his .word;, siys RkO,--:that- the con- 
test, was . oh. the up- and - up..' ' ; 

Others 'in the act, .Unbilled, are 
two-': other- Spanish:' dancing iadies,. 
both'- Capable" Jri their cori veritibhal i 
SpatlisK ;''d^thcing 'wky,, arid 'a 'man, 
who':' wayes; a • cape .a'nd ; gives- tbrea-i 
dor im.itatiohs. The. El Chico -band'S> 
fine nuniber, including^a 'megaphone; 
solo by the' leader, isn't at aU bad; 
bri the.-edrs. • . - ,' . ' ; 

Stagihg not bad, .'either, consider- 
ing ..the 'hand-me-down r materials 
the stager had to work. with. Va- 
nessl's old shawl backdroP looked: 
: ust like Vanessi's. old shawl back- 
drop. , ■ ' Bige,^ 

ANAtdL ^RIEbLAND REV.UE'(22) 
}ance Flash 
-3S MrnsV; -Full (Special) 
Albee, Brooklyn 

' Frledlar.'Jl.^ hie west -Vaude ac.t has 
biudself . , ii^' it. as: - , star* He liash't 
shown- for '>&om°e years and' doesn't 
do so vfety jjhtich nbw Iriilt; h6 docs 
appear. He in,q,;s . the,- turn,.-; Sbmie 
pretty: good^ material ;and. .it' ca-n be 
whipped -Irttb a -good' . _ ".yet'. i-'Biit 
he's done better, "much "better; be 
fore. 

,Tr,oUble . ,w,ith . the .current turn 
largely is a i niatter - of- Ihsufflolent 
variety^. It's pretty 'liearly all danp 
Ing.:' Twelve girls In a' iliie> about 
half of them- soloing also, Alan 
Sterlin to sing,-' Rose Kessner as' a 
sort. of., seml'-cbmic danb'^r 'and an 
unbiiie.d and', urime.ntioned. . ma^ie 

dancerl' -Not enough; A girl singer 
or two ■ Is; called for- and; ,a ^ cOniiic 
wou|d help. A^so Sterling was -So 
nervous when caught that he made 
a bad appearance. He needs some 
stag'e . presence and., perhaps :a first 
step. 'towards^ thiat is :keeping .hlm 
offstage -until his number hia's .been 
fully ariiloUnced'.' He, can^, slnfef.. 

Miss ,]^68sn^r 'starts., as ah aiidl 
ence pliant, which Is honci . to6' good 
these days. -It's. 'been done too ^rp- 
quently to mean ! any thing . ah.d not 
s6'funhy''ahy" longeri She turns out 
to -be a fine dancer w'ith a ' plea'Saht 
personality. Maybe G|he cah develop 
info a . good' ' cbme'dll^nne bn-stagei 
wher^e . she's. -lokay.-:. 

Frledland, beyond m.c.'ing, sits at 
the piano for .a medi^V • 0^ 1?> sbng 
w;i;lting .Mis, ; At Upt, it's a tern 
porary rest from the almost -con 
staht dancing- ot the. turn. . ..' '.. .: 
' Sldveriil . Of the" girl's .are. very . gpbd 
dancers but "are lost in' the general 
shuffle. ■ Staging gObd. • ' 'Kauf. 



Add Stage Bands to Sliows 
To foiat Heat Opposish; 



iios: Angeles,. June .2$. 
Stage shows and, . .some nanie 
bands'^are •prospepts\,fo^ . Fpx. W«s 
C'bast hbiiseet' In,;. Sov^thejt'n California: 
dijirlh^ 'ttie. s'if'mmer in t ah . e.f^ort to; 
ovleroome ■ hot \lr6ather "opposition^ 
Pblicy not 'b^ecbme-f fixed Iti ahy 
of the houses, :buit wijl 'be tesbVted 
tb' . afe"^ h^i^saitjr 'd'eihands; ' 

"Axticing itie' band-stage show pros - 
pect^''.;af«i' the .'daUfornlit; or. Balboa, - 
In S.an p|egp;;F^i; P.omohai,;::bnft.p3f' 
the clVcu)t'.'|i6t)gie$| 'i^^^^ San Rernar- 
diho,. . liohg' ' -]3each* and possibly 
Glehdalij. ' » !=■ 



MICKIE 
KING 

WEEK ' (j.UNiS 23) 
..Balance Loew Time to Follow 
BAILING JULY 28 
to open at. 
BRIGHTON^ ENGLAND, 
AuQ. 7 
Irectlon J.iCk HANDEIiL 



RENTS UP FOR EXPO 

Theatrical Hotels .Grow Hoggish: — 
, , Foraetting Regular : Patrons 



Chicago; JUnie 26 
t*erformers are resentful over the 
tactics of a - number .of so-called 
theatrical hotels here who are cap- 
Italizihg on the growing scarcity of 
hotel accomodations because of the 
World's Fair.. Actors feel It's 
poor returh for loyalty, and patron- 
age to start raising rates. £spe 
daily during summer layoffs. 

■ One hotel .with $12 a week pretty 
standard for actors for the past 



three or four years"'1s " nb'w ""asltliiF: 
$20. 



Prof. Tryouts Again 

Los Angeles, JTune 26. 

With the return of yaude. to the 
RKO here, Monday night -profiss- 
sional tryouts have been resumed. 

Four trybut acts will be added to 
the vaude bill at these perform 
ances. 



WniOR' HOUWVER 
SIflFIS PAR ACTS 



liOd AngeliBSr, June 261, 
Lewis and Ames and Al Qordon|s, 
DOgs replaced Barto and Mann and 
Art Jarrett In the current Fanchon 
& Marco holdover staere show, in 
conjunction with 'a second stanza of 
College Humor/ - Jarrett» after thriee 
weeks at' the house, had to leave to 
go into 'Bird of Prey* iat Radio stu- 
dio. Bartp and -Mann were pre- 
viously booked for the Warfleid, 
Frisco, this tveek, 

F&M's pwh-produced 'Kiddle Re- 
vue' goes Into th'e Par fOr .ihe week 
startinef Friday (3p), With 'Jennie; 
Gerhardt' on the screen. Following- 
week Marge, of. Myrt-;aUd Marge 
(radio) - . begins her belated ' apjpear- 
ahce at th6 'E&M downtown acer. 



Hoofer 1^ yyi^ it Uii: 



San Francisco,.. 
One month,' and the' io. acts of 
Vaude 'sit the 'Fulton, Oakland, are 

put. ; 

First ' and .probably the last .try at. 
straight' yaude since the oldv Orph 
day's 'wound ui> 'behind the eight ball. 
Win Cowan ran the^house for an un- 
named angel. Cowan w;aa tortnerly^ 
a Fanchon '& Marco hoofe^. 

per|t Levey bool;ed the if cts, .which 
did three shows a day. ' i^rices were 

10-20-36: : ■ "' 

Padre,. >San Jose, on Ken Dalley's 
books, through after two.. ^eeks. 



Stool Pigeonii^ by Indie Bookers 

Writing Annpnymou8 Letters Against Each 
Other to Authorities- — For Waste Baskets 



A flock Of anonymous' letters 
charging several New York indie 
vaude bookers with gypping, '. op-^ 
eratlng without licenses, "etc., have 
been received at the o'Alces of Dis- 
trict Attorney 'C^aln and .Llcensie 
Commissioner Geraghty duHne^ the 
past . two weeks, 

According to the D,A.|8 ojfllce, 
they seem to have been written by 
comjpeting .indie bookers, who, find- 
ing it tbugh; to steal each other's 



houses in any other way, are re^-. 
sorting to the stool pigeon stuff.' 
Two' of the letters - are thought to 
havei been written by two bookers,' 
against each other, both, charging 
everything but murder. 

Another letter clalnis one booker 
lO buying actors- for 60o a nighti 

Both the I>vA. and License: Com-; 
misiaibner'^ pfHc^s are ftling the let- 
ters, all of which a,re unsigned, ' 
the- waste basket. 



Bookers Agettts Ma^nagers 




Bacii lioiit^ f ifoiii lliondon, England 
AFTER M 

Ihi61«(dlng 

TWO MONTHS IN THVi 'CRAZY' SHdW 
AT THE LOND0N PAiXADIUM. 

1fitll<oiit a doubt oine oS the greatest 
aettt In ^e ^Crazy' show.^ 



Statrliy Op^ 23 



Chicago,. June 26, 
Foliowlhg Aaron Jones' return 
from New; York lauat week , policy 
and opening, date of the State-. 
Lake' ^ere dednitely ^ fiked. Billy 
Diamond' . wlU book tha. , hioiiae. , 

First .bill, ^cbmes in .July 23.. it 
will jconslat of; a ^rst >' piart. of 
straight vaudeville, probably four, 
acts, followed by a second, t>art 
geared ' along presentation stage 
bahd..llnes. : "Verne Buck orchestra' 
win moye frOtai pit to stage for this 
interlude with, t additloh&l acts to 
play in front of musicians. 

For the first week Cliff Nazarro! 
will a<!t as 'hA.p*. 'ilf the idea clicks 
Nazarro. may be held ove^ or a se- 
ries of guest m.c.'s used.. 



Open fdr all Independent Bfoohings 

LOTS OP LUCK EVERVEODY. 



- ^— AmerJcan_ 

NAT KALCHEIM (WILLIAM MORRIS OFflCE) 



WEBER-SIMON AGENCY 





General (Sxecuiipe 

LOEW MIILMNC 

EX 

BRyaQt 9-786e NEW YORK CITY 



Rita Polities 

... ^Continued f^om^page 5). 
further disbahded'^t^^^ 
divisioii >ihd also took over the pur- 
chasing end," the political situation 
betwfe'en iiie accbWntlner^en'd and the.' 
operating department ,re4ch.ed , Ita 
: highest pitch.*. t>Owh to, cases it's 
jvtst a d|^fferenc.e of oplhio'n between 
cha:in ' openitlon as exemplified by.' 
the accountants and actual theatre 
operatlnjg -knowledge as enylisibned 
by experienced theatre operators. > 
What. I has yexed these ■ matters 
was the entriaince of W.. F. BrOwn 
into th^ picture^ getting opinions' 
all the way around and inferring 
things that he never put through 
himself. This way everybody got 
talking along different paths. Ad- 
ditionally, certain of the legal end. 
both on. the receivership staff and 
the home pifice division betook 
themselves into actual operation 
instead Of sticking to giving legal 
advice. only. Some even whispered. 
Tint' Of "turn ' in ' ^ -personal - wayi 
against certain execs. 



Carson Out 

Paris, June J7. 

Harry Carson is out of .the book- 
ing agency of Lartigiie & Fisbher 
a^nd 'Mr Nairn has been engaged to 
take his place. 

Nalm was formerly ah employee 
of Carson when ' the latter ran an 
agency of his own. 



QKNKRAL mIaNAOKB 



"He's the sort that builds up a, followitig quickly*'— says 
Variety. 

TED KING 

and his Musical Jesters 
LOEWS ORPHEUM ($6th St) Indefintely 



lETV^p June 20th 

=^Pit ^haa .a..aew-. coiiducAQr Jij.^^^ 



person of Teddy King, who was 
with the Skour'ases for sOme tlm'e^ 
He's the. sort that builds up a fol- 
lowing quickly, and up here ought 
to And the folks following him 
pretty well. On thii half he has the 
orchestra giving an Idea oil fii vlc- 
trola record that has a crack in it 
and eventually runs downi It's 
novel, 

Char. 



Tue^aay, June 27, 1933 



VARIETY 



51 



Vairietv Bills 

NEXT week: (June 29) 
THIS WEEK (June 22) 

Nurrierals in eonnectlon with billa bielew Ind.ciate, epenCna oii2f off 
show, whether full or spHt week 




VIEW TORK CITY 

Mii«io Hall my 

.Oomez & Winona. 
Patricia Bowman 

Palace (1) 
VljEtor OUvpr 
Kilea Kover Rv 
(Throe to flU) 

(24) 
• De Catdop 
carl Shaw Co ^ 
Vehita Qould 



HEMPSTEAD 
Rlvoll 

T lBrhali " 
Hot Harlem; . 

let half 
Arthur I<eFleur. 
Roy Lee & Dunn: 
Chas McNally 
Mllo 

Naro . LiOckf ord Co 
KANSAS CITT 
MalnRtrcet (iM) 



PAUBADES PABX 

Xoew'B'(SO) 
Klu.tlng's- Animals 
Orahtgs 
(Two to fill), . 
PROVIDENCE 
(30)H 

Gruber OdaiCies 
Honan & Arden 



At the STATE, 
NEW YORK CITY— NOW 

JOE MAT and DOTTIE 

PLACED 

By LEDDY £ $MITH 



Jfay .C FUppen . 
Don Alberto OrHh. 
Academy 
1st half <l-4) 
Steve Evaha 
Snooka Orch 
<Three to All) . 

2d half (6-7) 
ije CariUb - 
<Four to.fljn 
. id half. (28-30) 
9 Lordens . . 
Arrien &r Broderlck 
Donald' Novls. 
Joe Phillips Co. 
Jaick Shea Orch ■ 
CoIlBflum (1> 
.dene Dennis 
BROOKLYN 
All>ee (1) 
<To mi) 

(24) 

Carlton Emmy Co 
Bellit &^X«mb 
A Frledland Rev 

Madison (24) 
Oene Dennis 
AXDANT 
. Palace 
iBt half (1-4) 
Aussie & Czeck 
Aaron & Broderlck • 
Donald Novls 

. <TW9 tfl flU) ^ 

2d half (6-7) 
;<To. DID 

^d half (28-30) 
Carl Free4 Orch 
COthers to All) 
BOSTON 
Kfllth'a (I) 
llusslan Canines 
.Xe'e Fort &. .Dotty . 
.Al .Trahan 
X'arlter''& Sandlncr 
(24) 

Mann Roblns'o & .M 
Bam & Struin 
Polly Moran 
Helen Greenwood' 
fitan Kavanaugh 
CHICAGO 
Palace (80) 
Jack Benny . 
Prances 'WII11a;ms 
Jaiis & Whalen 
(23) 

Harris 2 Sc. Loretta 

Bert Walton 

fiiplth. & Dale 

Harld & Laz^rln 

Kan Halperln 

lilmac's Orch 
DAVENPORT 
Orpheam (1) 

^larcus, . Rev. 



Cab Calloway'.Bd 
NEWARK 
Proctiw'a (80) 
Larimer & Hudson 
Freda & Falaice 
M & A Skelly 
Leon Navara 
Lee 2 Co . 

.: .;; (23).. _ 
Dean & Meyers 
Fred Zlmbaltst 
Angus. & . Searle 
Nell Kelly 
Lester Cole Co 

KEW ORLEANS 
Orplienm (22) 

Serge Flash 
Stone & Lee 
Brent & Fox. 
George McQueen 
Karre IjeBaron Co 
PROVIDENCE 
Aliwe (1) 
6 Buccaneers 
Hum & Strum 
Chester- Fredericks 
Geoi'ge Beatty 
Living Jewelry 
(24) 

Connie's Hot Choc 

(Sioux CITY 
Orpheam 

2 weeks (28-J 14) 
Harry Rogers Re.y 
Lewis M.B^cli 
• ST. P'Att. 
Keith's (24) 
Marcus Rev 

TORONTO 
Imperial (80) 

'6 Blgliifl/ 
George Glvot 
Henry Santrey Bd 
(23) 

AuHsle & Czeck 
4 Franks 

Walter Dare Wahl 
Kitty Doner 
Herman Tlmherg. 

, TRENTON 

' Capitol 
, ist half. (1.-4) 
T Fr6d Cobta & 1 
Jay C Fllppea 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt (6-7) 
(To fill) 

2d half (28 -CO) 
Jack Pepper 
Pearce & Collins 
(Two to fill) 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TC) THE N. V. A, 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1660 Broadway 
•this Week: Harry De Mntta, Chas. Stone 



Smith & Haiit 
Shaw & Lee 
Kitchen Pirates . 
WASHINGTON 
Fox (30) 
Paul Remos' Co 
Medley & Dupree 
Joe Morris Co 
Pat Rooney & Jr 



WARNER 



NEW YORK CITY 

Paramount ' (22) 
Jane 'Froman 
Roy Atwell 
Jack Powell 
Hal Le Roy 
'College Humor* 

Boxy (28) 
Berry Bros ' 
Ortanos 

Dolores Andre ft D 
Bdwln' George 
Roy Wallen 
Dave Sishooler 
Cowboy Tom Co 
'Emergency Call' 

BOSTON 
Metixwolltan (23) 
Irene Franklin 
Jerry Jarnengan- 
Pops & Louie 
RenofC & Renova 
Funnyboners 
Jennie Gerhardt' 
CHICAGO 
Chicago (23) 
Ray Bolger 
Frances Langford 
Cardlnl 



ELIZABETH 
Rltz 

1st half (30-3) 
Huber '. . 
(Four to nil)' , 

2d half (4-6) 
(Td All) 

2d half (27-29) 
6 Hickory Nuts 
Heller & Riley 
Hall & Deiinlson 
Mazzone.ft Keene 
PHILADELPHIA 
Earle (80) 

Hollywood Rev 
Sibyl Bowan . ' 
Owen McQivney 



Milton Berle 
(23) 

Manning ft Class 
Alleen Stanley 
Harry J Cpnley 
Ann I'rltchard 
Al Trahan 

WASHINGTON 
Earle (80) . 
Perkins . & Petty 
HoKmah Ens 
Arna,ut Bros 
T ft B Wonder 

(23) 
4 Hearts 
3 swifts 

Keller Sis ft Lynch 
Walter. O'Keefe 



Fanchon & Marco 



NIW YORK CITY 

Roxy (80) 

Pops ft LoUle 
Vaughn de Leath ■ 
(Others to fill) - 

.BROOKLYN 

Fox (SO) 

Edwin ' George 
Roy Wallen ' 
(Three to fill) 

ATLANTA 
Fox (80) 

Jerome Mann 
Mel Ruick 
(Three to iBli) 



BOSTON 
MetropoUtan <80) 
Dave ApoUbn Co 
(Four to fill) 
XOtDISVlLLE 
Rialto. (80) 
Max Co . 
(Others to fill) 
PHILADELPHIA 
~ox (80) 
Phli Spitlany Orch 
(Others ;t* flli) 
ST. 0>VIS 
. Fox (80) 
Balabanow. 6 ' 
Smith strong ft L 
.Red .. Donahue . & . U 
Pablo 



London 



Week of June 26 



Oanterbnry M. H. 

let half ( 26-28) 



Lee~Donn- 
Conrad's Pigeons 
2d half (29-1) 
Chas Graham 
Penslow Co 

.' Dominion 
Beams' 24 Babies 
Peggy Bayfield 

Kit Kat Best. 
T Singing Sis 
Penslow Co 

New Victoria 
Martel ft Boys 
Clapham & Dwyer 
Grahiam Payne 
B ft D Waters 
Rale Da Costa 
Palladlnm 
Layton ft Johnst'ne 
Harry Savoy 
B Wells ft. 4 Fays 
BRIXTON 
Astoria 
Sonla & Vernon" 
Andree & Curtis 
4 Foolles 
Horace Kenny . 
FINSBVRY PARK 

Astoria ' ' 
Sonla ft Vernon 
Andree ft Curtis 
4 Foolies 
Horace Kenny 
Empire 
Jack Hylton Bd 
Co as booked 
BAMMERSUITH 
Palace' 
Roy Fox Bd 



HOLBORN 
Em pire 



Nervo ft Knox 
Naiighton ft Gold 
Eddie Gray 
3 Emeralds- 
Bower ft Rutherf'rd 
Rich Hayes 
Karlna 
Bulgar 4 
WiUlnors 
H ft K Mortimer 
Sherman Fisher' Is 

ISLINGTON 
Bl^ Ball 

Ist half (26-28) 
Chas Graham 
Penslow. Co . 

2d half (29-1) 
Lee' Donn .' 
Conrad's Pigeons 

LEITH 
Cfwltol 

Musical Mortons 
Bd Brooks ft Ted 

9LD KENT ROAD 
Astoria 

Morris & Cowlejr 
Vedras 

Racquelle Dorn 

SHEPHERDS B'SH 
. PavlUon 
Grafton Girls . 

8TREATHAM 
Astoria 

Yost ft Ptnr 
Morris ft Cowley 
Vedras 




>IEW YORK CITY 

- Capitol (80) 
Benny Davis Co 
(To, All) 

• BOnlevard 
1st half (70-3) 
Mack ft LaRue 
Friid Zlmbalist Co 
Job Kelso Co' 
Nell Kelly 
Bernico ft Emily 

2d. half. (4r6) . 
Bally Joy ft C 
8 Miller Bros 
Nerd ft Jeannle 
Mae Usher 
D(tve Hnrrls Co 

Orplienm 
-. 1st half (30-3) 
DeLong. Sis 
Tom Fullmer Co 
Harmon ft Claxton 
Art Frank 
Ann Ptitchard Co 

2d half (4-6) 
Frank. Reckless 
Cieprge prentice 
Don Lee ft T 
Nell kelly 
B.Ob Hope Co 

Paradise (SO) 
Rector & Dorecn 
Cookie Bowers 
BacHett ft Carthay 
Rdna ft Edwards 
Am Landi'y 'Orch 
~ 8tiBt«=-(30)^^^^ 
France & LttPell 
Chilton & Thpmas 
ReJs Irving > R 
Keller Sis ft Lyhch 
Sen Blue 
Ramon & Roitlt.i 
BROOKLYN 

^ Gates Ave 
^Ist half (30-3) 
Roberts & Diane 
mnrcy Bros & 
i'eorue Prentice 
•Wora & Jcanle 
Dave- Harris Co 

2a halt (4-<!) 
Mwcahua 



Morgan ft Stone 
Harmon ft Claxton 
Joe Kelso Co 
Bernlce. .ft Emily 

Metropolitan (80) 

Andressens 
Slim Timblln Co 
Stuart ft Lash 
Samuels Bros Rev 
(One to All) 

Valencia (80) 
Burno W . ft A 
Buste'r'^Shaver Co 
Stratford ft M'yb'ry 
Mills. Kirk -ft M 
Thomas 6 

BALTIMORE 

Century (80) 
Case Bros & Marie 
Sid Gary 
Harry Sa'voy 
Stoopnsigle ft Bud 
Carrie Eddy ft B 
BOSTON 

Orpheom (30). 
Fuller Bros ft Sis 
Wiltftn Crawley 
O'Neill ft. Manners 
Betty Jane Cooper 
Chas Foy Co' 
Alex Morrison 

JERSEY CITY . 
Loew'S (30) 
3 St John Bros 
C & J Prelsser '. . 

HePij^eTt=-rHy^co^-=^ 

Tito Gutiiar 
Rita. Rbyce Co 

NEWARK 

State (30) 
3 Victor Co 
Vincent O'Dontiell 
Fred- 'AVeber Co 
ColHhs- & Peterson 
Bert Nagle .Co 
NEW ORLEANS 

State (30) 
Boyd & WalUn 
Ed Blum ft Sis 
Gene DeQuIncy & L 
Mllo 

Roxy Ebb 



Week of Jime 26 



BOSCOMBB 
Hippodrome 

LIngia Singh 
Co as booked . 

GLASGOW 

. Empire 
Alexander ft Mose 
New I'rlx Sis 
Billy.. Bennett 
Albert Whelan 
Charladies 
Shamvas 
Bobby Olr^ 



Damselle ft Boy 
Karo ft Ptnr- 

.. LEEDS . 

. Paramonnt 
Jesse Crawford 

LTVEXPQOL 
Empire . 
Duke Ellington Bd 
Co -as booked 
PORTSMOUTH 

Hippodrome 
Jack pay^ie Bd 
Co as booked. 



Pictnre Theatres 



4. Trojans 
Iva KItchell 
Cherniavsky 
Pay Kennedy 
Bvaha Ballet 
•Loved You W'd'y' 
DETROIT 
Fox (23) 
'Chinese Revels* 
Pickard's Co 
Sanami ft Michl 
Tee Wah. Tr 
4 Flushers . 
L6o)fnis ft' Reniiy 
Sally Osn^an ' 
Sam Jack Kaufniap 
'Hold Mei Tight' 

ST. LOVIS 
Ambdssiadbr (23) 
Joe Peniier 
Ernie Stanton 
Grace Johnson 
Romeo DuClay 4' 
'Detective 62' 
. Fox (23) 
Bert Frohman 
Dault 'ft Le Marx 
Kanakawana Tr 
T Loved Tbu W'd'y' 



Blumberg s 4 Name Bills in Row 

Playing Palace, Chi, aiid Middle-West^ 
Mostly on Percentage 



and O* Routes 



(Continuied from page, 46) 



. ;H6ily-; 



Chas 

Hotel Lexington 
Ernie Hoist Oro 

Hotel Hon'tcl r 
Charley' Eckels Or . 
Hotel New Yorker 
Don Bestor Orch' 
Hotel Pennsylvania 
Rudy. Vallee Oro 
Alice Faye 

Hotel BooBevcIt . 
Reggy Child's Ore 

King's Terrace. 

Al Shayne , /-- 
Rita Rinaud -"^ 
Bdlth. .Murray. 
Owen Milne 
Gladys Bentley 
Uarden'a -Rlvlcra 

Joey Ray . 

Ritz Bros 
Martha Raye 
Franiees Hunt.-'^ 
Bmll Coleman ■ Ore 

Nut Clnb. 
F ft M Brltton Bd 
Paradise 

N T G Rev 

Jerry Freeman Ore 

Park Central Hotel 

Rachel Carlez 
Bert Lown Ore 
Royal Box 
Gloria Grbfton 
Lorctta Sayres 
Nightingales 
Polly Walters 
Ben Olazer Orch 



Rnsslan Arte 

J6e Mora htz. Orch 
Renee ft Laura 
NIckolas Hadarlcb 
Barra Blrs 
Miifha Usanoff 

Simplon Clob 

Yacht Club Boys 
Larry Slry's Orch 
St. Horlta Hotel 
Leon Belasco Orch. 
Alfredo's Orch 
Gypsy Nln^ 

St. Reglii Hotel 
Meyer Davis Orch 
Smalf-e Paradise., 
•Black. Rhythm' R 
Nyra"~JohnBon ■ ■ 
Meers & Norton 
3 Speed. Demons 
Geo Walker 
Wro Spellman 
3 Palmer Btoa 
May Alex ' 
Chas Johnson Orch 

Taft Omi 

Geo Hall Orch 

The Tavern 

Eddie Jackson 
Jack Murray Ore 

Vanity Fair 

Mickey Alport 
Dorothy Justin. 

John Donahue 

3 .Bachelors 
Gertrude Nlesen 
Waldorf-Astoria 

Nina Laughlln 
Jack Denny Orch 



cmcAGp 

Blackhavk . Hotel. Harding 
(Tbe Tavern) 



Wade Booth 
-Ruth-Bryor 



Cabarets 



jjEw TOEE cnrz 



Bal Musette 
Anita ft. Millard 
Leonard Keller 
George Pierrot. 
Madam DeFerbault 
L' Apache Orch 

DUtmore Hotel . 

Harold Stern Orch 
Ann Pennington 
Stone & Vernon 
HerhiaiioB Bros 
Caperton ft Blddle 
Tito Coi'al 

"Balanda — ^ - ^'^^^ — ■ 
Barry DeVlne 
Hermandez Bros 
jamesworth Bd. 

.Central. P'k Casino 

Pancho Orch. 

Cotton ClDb 

Ethel Waters 
G'D Washington- ' 
Henri Wessei 
Swan ft Lee 
An)se Boyer 
Roy Atkins 
Nicholas Bros 
Leitha Hill 
Elmer Turner 



Norman^ Astwood- 
4 Flash Devils.. 
Necodem'us 
Alma Smith- 
Little Bits 
Bobby Sawyer 
JImmte Baskette 
Mills Mas Playboys 

El Chlco's 

Durah "ft Moreno 
Lorenzo 'Herrera 

EI Garron 
B B B 

=MaxW€l 1"=^-^ ' '• — 
Otto Malde 
Kenny' & Lewis 
Bernlce ppe 
Buddy Waghe.r Or 

Embassy Club 

Henry King Orch 
Goday's Bd 

Helen Morgan 
Jane - Vance 
H'lyw'd R'^vtaurhnt 

Collette Sis 
Frank Hazzard 
Blanche Bow 
Marquerlte ft Letoy 



Diana ft DeMar 
Deane Janls 
Hal Kemp Orcb 

Beach View 

Rolando ft Verdltta 
CheSseh Twins 
Rltzle Ramblers 
Maurle Moret Orch, 

Blsmarek 

Bob Bohannon 
Notm Sherr 
Verne Buck Oircli 

Cafe DeAlex 

Irene Georgia 
Mary Stone 
'Bvelyn Hoffman 
Enrico Clausl 
B Hoffman Orch. 

_<*e«.]Paree 
Helen Morgan 
Georgle Price" 
Collette Sis 
4 Albee Sis 
Rose Deertng 
Florence ft Alvarez 
Tom Gerun Orch 

Club DeWItt 

Dorothy Harris 
Sally Joyce . 
Morey Carter 
•Cookie' Sldell 
Dorothy Han ford 
Al Mandel's Orch 

Clnb Boyale 

Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelson 
FiA D'Orsay 
Julia Gerrlty 
Marie ft Elliott 
Bennett ft Grieen 
Killap ft Dupree 
Bddle Court Bns 

Clnb Leliiare 

Jean ft' Delia 
Desoree Alexander 
Lawrence ft Walls 
.Irene Wilson Orch 

Clnb Sballmar 

Ann Hammohd 
Helen Nafe 
DeRonda ft Barry 
Al Lestng 
Buddy Lake 
L'oii Pearl Orcb 

College .Inn 

Jackie Heller.. 
Ben Bernle 
Abbotteerfl 
Buddy Rogers 

Congress otel 
(Joe Clrban ' Room) 
Vincent Lopez 
Robert Roy CO 

Club Alabam 

Evelyn I^esblt 

Don BarangQB' Ore ■ 

Clnb Lido 

V^glnia Washington 
Eliz Kelly 
Gaines ft Bell 
jimmie Noonan Ore 

"^-^-eiob "Masqne^^ 

Al Garbell 
Art West 
Billy Russell 
Buddy Beryl 
Edna Leonard. 
Drake Hotel 

Fowler & Tamara 
Jane Carpenter , 
Clyde McCoy Orch 
Edi^water Beach 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Todd 
DeRonda ft Barry 
Art Carroll 



■EdnerMffy'TIorHi 
Mona ft Marino 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylis Rae 
Bddle M'eaklns Ore 
Hangar 
(Hotel LaSalle) 

Chasi Kaley. . 
Szlta ft ' Ann'lB 
Helen O'Shea 
Pauline Balieau 
Paul DeWees 
Aber Twins 
Johnny Hamp Orcn 

Hl-Hsit Clnb 
Dick Hughes 
LRoy ft Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
BUml ft Ash 
Bffle Burton 

^effcry Tkvem 

Sammy Clark 
6 Saccoetts 
Babe Payne 
Ray 'Parker Orch 

K-9 

O ft F Durand 
Frankie & Johpnte 
Billy Brennen* 
Jean ft Bob LeMar 

Lincoln Tavern 
Ted Weems Orch 
Andrea Marsh 
•Red' Jrtgle 
Parker Glbbs 
C Washburn 
Dick Cunllfle 
6 Maxellos 
Baron ft Blair 
Sammy Walsh 
6 Lucky Girls 
Haronl'a 

Rolando ft Verdltta 
Gwen Gordon 
Neecee Shannon 
Virginia -Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt 
Maurle Moret Orch 
Hetropole. Hotel 

(EmplriS Room) 

Lolo Ba.rtram 
The Tnter'n'I Dades 
Annette- Andre 
Jack Tunick 

Minaet Clnb 

Frank )9her 
Art Buckley 
Phylis Noble 
Margaret Lawrence 
Joe Biickley Orch . 

Old HeidelberK - 
(World's Fair) 

E Kratzinger Orch 
Heidelberg 'Male 8. 
Roy Deitrlch 
Herr Louie 
Hungry Fiye Bd 

Pabst Casino 
(World's Fair) 

Ben Bernle 
Buddy Rogers 
Tom Gerun • 
Carter Fashion. Sho 
Dale ft Meyers 
Buddy Howe. , 
Bpody. ft Dele van 
3 Thrlller.q ~ 
Bee Hee & Rubylatt 

Pabellon Espanol 
(World's Fair) 

GarcIa'S R'l S'h Bd 

Painier oose 

Veloz ft Tolonda 
Sally Sweet 
Mildred OccA 
Lorraine Santachl-- 
Josephlne Buckley 
Abbot Daiicere 
Richard Cole Orcb 
Paul Cadleuz 



Shield, LeRby, NBCi . Chlcaigo; 

Sl<iell, Curtis, Hollywood A. . 
wood. ■ ■,- 

Sleft, Solly, Palace H., 9. F, 

Slmmonds, ' Arllc, P|aylai|Ld. Park, South 
Bend, Ind: 

Simmons, Seymour, 130-1 B'way,: 

Sergcr, Lou, S. S. Panoima, Santa 
Calif. 

Singing Sherwoods, KFAC, L. A. 
Siry, Larry, SImplon C; N, C. . 
Smith, Beasley, Rosemont B., B'klyn. 
SmeliUi S„ 100 W. Buchtel Ave., Akron, 
Ohio. 

Sorey, Vincent. CBS, 485 Madl 
N. y. O. 
Sosnlck, Harry, MCA, Chicago. 
Sp^ctor, Irving. WOKO, Albany, N. Y. 
Spitalny, Phil; Park Central H.. N. Y. C. 
Spor, Paul, Paxton Hotel, Onnaha. Neb: 
Springer, Leon, 134 Livingston St„ Bklyn. 
St. Clair Jesters, Prince Edward H.^ 
Windsor, Canada. 
St. George, Geo., 2160 Belmont Ave,, N.Y. 
Stafford, Jesse. Sweets B.. Oakland, Calif. 
Stein, Jules. 225 C, Chicago. - 
Steiner, Max,. Radio Studio, Hollywood. 
Steed, Hy., Station WMBC, Detroit^ 
Stern, Harold, Blltmore H., N. Y. 
Stone, Marty, Radissori H., Minneapolis. 
Story. Geo., Wong's C, London, Ont. 
Straub, Herb, Buffalo: Broadcasting Corp., 
I^uffalo. : ■ 

StrlSBoff, Vanderbllt ., N. Y. C. 
\' — Swecti Al, -29 <Juincy St;,- Chicagjr. 
Sweeten, Claude. KFRC. S. F. 



Tellier, Ray, Falrmount H.,. S. F* 
Teppas, J. J., 533 Glenwood AvS;, Buffalo. 
Teeven, Roy, Regent . T.,. Grand .Rapids, 
Mich. 

Th6mpsbn"s 'Virginians.' Venter T.. At- 
llantic City. N. J. 

TIlofT, Andre, Surf C, Miami Beach, Fla. 
Tobias, Henry, Totem Lodge. Averlll, 
N. Y. 

Tobler, Ben, Rosemont B., B'klyn. 
Tolland, Ray, Detroit Leiand H.. Detroit. 
Trace, Al, Hyde Park C„ Chicago. 
Traveler, Lou, Casino O.. Ocean Park, 
Calif. 

Tremalne, Paul, CTBS, N. Y.-C. 
Trevor, Frank, KOIN, Portland,- Ore. 
Trlni, Anthony. Roseiand B. R., N. T. C. 
■ Turcotte, Geo., 00 Orange iSt., Man- 
chester, N. H. 

Turhham, Edith, Topsey's ROost, South 
gate, Calif. 



Vailce, Rudy. Ill W. B7th St., N. Y. C. 
Van Cleef, Jimmyi 41 Paterson St., New 

l-Brunawicki. N.._J.-- . . .; ; 

Venutl, Joe, Blossom Heath Inn, Detroit. 
Victor, James B.. 522 Fifth Ave., N. -Yl C. 
.Vls'an, Rob, 6211 Llowood Ave., Cleve- 
land. ' . 
Vlto, King, Rose Room D. H., L. A. 
Vogel, Ralph, 2502 Coral. St., Phlla. 
Voorhees. Don, NBC, N. Y. C. 



Nate Blumbqrg set four name bills 
|fn a- row for the Palace, Chicago, and 
the Qther .Orijheum houses . .In. th.e 
Middle : west' while in New Tork on 
a bbbkihe trip last week. First of 
the qiiArtet, opening Juhe 30 ini Chi, 
1 <com prises Jack Benny, Frances Wil- 
liamls aiid Jans and Whaleii, , 

Helen A4[orgah and Beiihy - Rubin 
as another combination will follow 
July 7, -Next show will be composed 
of Hal LeRoy, Al Trahan and Irene 
Bordoni. A bill headed by Milton 
Berle and to be laid out mean- 
while follows. 

lumbcrg. booked all the shows 
as linits with New Yoik agents, 
Ihrdugli the RKp uobking pfllce. 
Dates are straight ■ salary in Chi- 
cago and percentage for the rest of 
the time. 



Salary Deal 



w 

Warlng'3 Penha., care J. O'Connor, 
ineratein T. Bldg., N. Y. C; 

Watters, Lou, 1907 . 104th Ave., Oakland. 

Walker, Ray, 201 St J^mes PI., Brook 
lyn^ N. Y. 

Weber, Thos., Breakfast C L. A. 

Weeks, Anson. Mark Hopkins H.. S. t".- 

Weems, Ted, Lincoln Tavern, Chicago. 

Weidner, Art, 44. Wawona St.. S. F..-- 

Welch, Roy, Fulton-Royal, Brooklyn. 

Werner, Ed., Michigan T.. Detroit. 

Wesley. Jos., 817 12tb Ave,. Milwapkee. 

•West* -. Ray, -Roosevelt- -H. , Hollywood. 

Weston, ' Don, Richmond H.. North 
Adams, Mass. 

Wetter, Jos., 617 Adams Ave.. Bcrantoh, 
Pa. 

Whldden, Bd., 126 Dlkeman St., B'klyn 
'Whidden, Jay, Mlramar H., Santa Monl 
ca, Cal. 

Whitemah, Paul, NBC, N, Y. C. - 
Whityre, Everett, New Hartford, N.. Y, 
Wilkinson, Raul, Dupont BlUmore H., 

Wilmington,. Del, 
Williamson, Ted., Isle of Pahns E 

Charleston, 8. C. 
Wilson, Clare, Madison Gardens, Toledo 
Wilson, Meredith, NBC. S. F. 
Winebrenner, W. S., 267 Frederick St., 

Hanover, Pa. 
Wineland, Metropolitan Studio, 

Hollywood. 
Wlttenbrock, ., 1808 T St., 

Cal. 

Wittstein, Eddie, New -Haven; 
Wolf, Leo, Sky High Club. Chicago. 
Wolf, Rube, care Fanchon ft Marco, 
Hollywood. 
Wplohan, Johnny, El Patio B, R , F *\ 
Woodworth, Jullian. Phials D'Or, N.Y.C. 
Wray, Roily. KFOX, Long Beach. Cal. 
Wright, Joe,. 410 MHIs Bldg., S, F. 
Wunderllch, P., 1587 E. 10th. St.* B'klyn. 



. Yaw, Ralph, KERN. BiakersAeld/ Ctkl. 
Young, Marty, 4300 Pershing Dr., 

Paso; 



Zahler. Lee, Darmour Studio, Hollywood. 
Zooper's Arabian Knights, KeegO Harbor, 
Cass Lake, Mlcb. 



m( Continued from page 49) 
all opppsish regulations having t een 
abandoned, along With competish. 
"'Inside 

Burns and Allen's former full sal- 
ary was $2,500. Under .the agree- 
ment the circuits cut the. team down 
25% to $1,750. Loew held si, two- 
week commitment on the act at the 
$2,500 figufe. Before tiaking the 
Paramount week at $3,500, Burns 
and Allen offered themselves to 
Loew for the two weeks due at $2,^ 
600: lioew said $1,750 would be all 
it would pay. ' The Par offer was 
then accepted* 

RKO's burn- up, as voiced through 
Franklin, ivas over Its failure t6 
obtain Burns and Allen for the Mu- 
sic Hall about two months ago. -At . 
that time the team was under . & <yr 
blanket Paramount-Publix contract 
for $2,500. Franklin threatened .to 
break up the agreement at. that time 
-|jaJflO_lt-RKO could not get the act 
for $1,750, but the act pleaded ill- 
ness when turning down' -the date^ 
and RKO let It pass. 

When they made the agreement 
the four circuits; under leadership.. 
«f Ed Schiller of Loew's, requested 
ail variety act's to accept cuts of at 
.least '25%; :with the provision .the 
old salaries would be restored In 
September. Later it 'was announced 
the old salaries would be returned 
in September 'if conditions improve 
by then;' but the 'cuts, would cohr 
tlnue if conditions did npt improve. 
Loew's .ali$o . announced in, a press 
statement to the. New. York da,ily 
newspapers, that', lii returii tQt'ihe 
acts' general acceptance of- the cut, 
the Lioew circuit would substantially 
Increase its yaude playing time. 
Since then, instead of increasing, 
the. Loew time' has decreased. 
Acts Wouldn't ' Aiiree , 
The cut agreement never did at- 
tain its original, purpose of Just re- - 
ducing the high and allegedly. dis- 
proportionate salaries of the ntlme 
acts. .The acts at whom the agree- 
ment was really aimed meirely re- 
fused to play at the' cut figures, de- 
ciding to wait until the agreement 
would be, called off. The smaller 
and moderate salaried acts, whose 
wages had already been reduced to 
rock- bottom levels, . ttgaln took the 
rap. 

In order -to" get certain acts that 
weren't otherwise available; the cir- 
cuit bookers devised a system, later 
generally adopted, of paying' rail- 
road fares or transportation- costs 
for the long .jump dates, whose cut 
salaries precluded acceptance by 
most acts. In many lnsta,nce& the . 
cut' salaries plus railrbad fares re- 
sulted in the circuits paying more 
.for acts under the- 'cut' than iprevi- 



Rlchard Bennett 

ParflDionnt 

Nan Blackstone 
Billy Cai-r 
Aurlole Craven 
Sid Lang Orch 

. Playground 

Bernle Green. 
Al Trace. Orch 

Pirate Ship 
(World's Fair) 

Texas Gulnan Gaiig 

Sky High Club 

Junior .Small 
Bdwlna^Mershon--^^ 
Francetta' Mally 
Morgan ft Lowe 
Leo Wolf Or ah 

Terrace Oardens 
Ltilu Batien- 
Loma Ruth 
Connie Bee 
Roy Rita & Tliriule 
Lamberts Uall.ct 
Don Irwin Orch 

The DellH 

Ted Lewis Orch' 
'Tho Brewery 

Ralmondl Orch 



Vanity Fair 

curt WlnehlU 

Don Fernando Orch 

Victor Vienna 

(World's Fall;)' 
Eddie Sheasby Ore. 

. VId Lago 

Bebe .Sherman 
.Stefano & Serena 
Wiki Bird 
Wanda Kay 
Al Handler Bd 

^ 100 Cliib 

'A'hi " 
Eth.cl Norfls 
Yvonne Morrow 
Eddie South Orch 
DJlly Gray Rev 

22S Club 

.Sophie Tucker 
Tod 'Shapiro 
Hilly ScQtt 
Jimmy Rogers 
The Se)by.«< 
Mildred TolJe 
Sunny O'Dra 
(i & fi Herbe rt 
J.uies Stein Orch 



oUsly 
force. 



■when full salaries were in 



VandeNowS^t 



Bakersfield, Cal., June 26. 
The Fox, which has been playing 
stage flhoWs intermittently. Is now 
committed to the policy for Frlday.s- 
Satiirdays. Vlnce.Sllk has been en- 
gaged as c.^ toappear tvith- 
^ocal""'Fa:IU^^'°^ ^ " '■- T ''" 

Sidney Schallmah of the F&M of- 
ftce. Is hook.infi'. 



3d loew Trip 

eis and Dunn. are .set to make 
tiielr tlilrd .swing of the . ^oew tlmd 
within a year. 

Team ha.s been booked through 
the CUf? Artists Bureau, to open at 
Locw's Boul<ivard, Bronx, July; 7. 



VARIETY 



EHiTliBI AL 



Tue^doff June 27, 1933 




'Trade ttark ttegtstered' 
VabllBhAd 1Ve«kly bj VARIETX,. Ine. 

8id Sllverinan. President 
16« wrea t «6ttt Street New York City 

SUBSCRIPTION • 
Annual. ..... ,> Forelen.... . ... .$7 

.Single .Copies. . .'. '; . .'. . .v. » .16 Centa 



hade M-^PktiKs 



Vol. Ill 



No. 3 



15 YEARS AGO 

iFrom yAKtwY and 'CUpper'y 

Universal and, George Creel jain- 
mlng: over U'e 'The Yanka Are Cona- 
Ing.' Creel as head of the Public In- 
forinE^tlon committee, riefused to al- 
low the picture to be shown. H. 
Cochrane declared, thiat It. was 
Hearst . who . had quashed the pic- 
ture. . plenty p£ heat both sides. 



Empty troop train telescopied Ha:- 
gehbecK- Wallace train near lyanboe, 
Ind. ./circus train was stalled. 
Deadhead train went through four 
circus sleepers, killing 75 outright 
and fatally injuring .several, more. 

War Dept. censoring yaude dia- 
log. Particularly peeved at the lines 
which suggested thie . home; stayers 
were" 'oh the inake for soldiCfs' 
wiv^s. jEield it affected the draft. 



(Continued from page 21) 

the house thanagement. Through his efforts the action was hatted, but 
hot .until there had been considerable disturbance In the house lobby and 
plenty of hard feeling aroused. 



Radio Pictures, which Is endeavprlrig to make royalty, deals with al-^ 
most all its talent in 'lieu of contract' renewals, has probably the most 
radical percentage d^al with ICing Vidor, sb far as the production end is 
concerned." Under the terms of the agreement, Vldor will hot receive re 
nuiueratlbn for his directofiU services on his proposed; RK0 picture until 
the gross has reached double the negative, cost. Then he will flgtire. for 
a 50-60 split. 

Other directors/and writers have been offered similar deals, but have 
turned them down. Vidor, was prompted to take a Chance through his 
experience with 'Big Parade.' He nlade a percentage arrangement on 
this old Metro picture, but sold out for $26,000 beford it was released to 
one of the biggest grbssers of all time. 



■. Re-signing of foregn.male star by a nia;jor' studio is currently In the 
air! because' the studio does not desire to place the player's ciiirent liear't 
interest, also, foreign, under contract.: Star has signified his wllllng;hess 
'to affix his sig on the paper oh ternis similar to his bid contract, but 
insists the studio sign the . girl and has .gone as far as .to select her first 
assignment. 

Everyone connected with. the picture, in which the star' wants his girl 
friend to work, has protested, against her. inclusion in the cast, particu-. 
larly the lead, and director. letter has refused to te8t..h^r for the part^ 



England, lifted ; embargo on Amer- 
ican 'filihs.. Needed 'em. 



Frank Keeney disputed At Jol- 
son's "Claim 'o being top winner at 
the tracks. He had taken $150,000 
froih the bookies slnc'e .,the season 
opened with Jolson |7(),000 in the 
rear. 



Dickinson and Deagon obtathed a 
Chicago divorce, but the former 
Mrs. Dickinson signed a five years' 
contract to play in her ex-husband's 
act 



Zicgfeld's 11th .'Follies' was. a 
ieleanup in spite of heavy expense. 

'^yroU was $12,000 "with the show 
girls :getting $40 or more. One drew 

. $16(K a yireek, several collected $100 
and plenty at $75. 



T. M. C. Ai prepared a list of 
don'ts.. for overseas showd. Short 
skirts . and. low necks out. and. no 
'fight for home and,cQuntry* stutL 
Also., to . remidmber the Red Cross 
and T girls were sitting down: front. 
No .stag. gags. 



Current burn was a suggestion 
that .theatres were not. essential, in- 
dustries, At ,same time, actors were 
asked- to .t>uiid: Liberty Ixtoan drive. 
^ Flnaliy' siiraightened put. 



SO YEARS AGO 

XFrom 'CM«»per') 



Coney Island had a new ride, 'Sea 
on' liandi'- Device witii- from-four to 
eight small yabhtS" mounted on off 
center hubs revolvied by engine. 



Zazel, one of -the first to do the 
human projectile stunt, was hurt in 
a 50-foot, dive in a small clrctis in 
Boston, Net had not .been properly 
strung. 



F. N: Crouch, who wrote ^Kath- 
leen Mavourneen'. ahd... other Irish 
ballads, was . living . |n poverty in 
Baltimore. He wrote the. 'Clipper* of 
a benefactor who had .adopted him 
aa his father, legally changing his 
name. to. Crouch. 



Cleveland, park was .arranging for 
a inarriage in a balloon as the July 
4 attraction. 



T. E. Allen was arrested in Bos 
ton on complaint of Portland police, 
who charged he skipped without 
giving a pierformance or refunding 
admissions. lAter in. the day word 
came to release- him, as the janitor 
had been -given .60c for the single 
paid ticket 



. Minnie Palmer was a hit. in Lbn^ 
don in 'My Sweetheart! under the 
adroit management of John R. 

=Jtogers.^^.,JJ;:^_^- 



Millie Chrlstihe, the Negro Sia 
mese twin, ' bought ispace to tell she 
was her o\yn boss and her manager 
worked for a salary. ' 



Omin Bros, had cldded their Mex- 
ico City p'etmatient circus st^ason, 
but vi^Cre up for .New Acts for the 
fall; 



N*i^ railroad llrie, to. CjQney Island 
was looked to biake biisihess. They 
needed it. 



On tbe Notre Dame Glee Club's current 14r week tour of theatres in 
the east, and middle west, . there is an agreement between the . club and 
i\ouse managements Calling 'for approval, by "Nptrie Cpathe 9fflClkli8' of: pilc- 
tures to 1)6 showii on supporting bills. The films must. be okiayed befoi'e 
ilie college singers axe allowed to appear pn the stage. 

There are 32 Notra Darners In the group; .directed l>y/ Professor Joseph 
J. Casananta. They opened their Jaunt: with an appeariance on. the Flelsch- 
mahn Radio Hour, following wihlch they played a New York theaitre date 
aiid at the same time made a picture Ishort' ** '. 



iOppositioh of lioew- Metro execs balked Fox . 'West GOast in its an- 
nounced intention, tc boo^t admish prices at liOew's ^tate, Ij. A., ^or the 
current two-'week engagement of Ted Fioritb. and his band. Circuit, 
which operates the. State on a 60-60 basis >with I^ew's, . had arranged to 
tilt its 40p top to 65o for the Fiorlto date, but MOM studio ..execs figured 
he boost might prove a boomerang to the take of 'Reunion In Vienna' 
([MO), current screen feature. 

As a result State, with its stage band policy/ Is' iaow on an . even keel 
with the Paraniount, using F&M stage shows and the RKO, with Horace 
Heidt band and vaude acts, all a|t a 26c gate afternoons and 40o nights. 



RKO Is counting its passes to distributors whose' pictures are playing 
the Music Hail, holding dbWn; stbtitly if, in the opinion of RKOites, the 
explol^tipn possibilities, on attractions do not look very meritbrious. 
7" Tbis hiardly squares .w.ith. the booking of such pictures In the first place^ 
; ret a distributor was .recently tumeid down flatly on passes for expldltar 
Ion .Work,., plstrib .wfi9,ib)d'Ii^ is holding down on them hereafter. 
When the picture. did,t nothing at the Music HaULi explblteer oC the out 
side distrlb ^ust ppinteii out that with no passes to give away, his: hands 
'wei^e 'Virtually tied.. 



To . stop the flood of Idea* stealing, Coast studios haVei l>ee.h leaving 
their stories untitled, 'until -script .is alreaidy ' for 'castiiigi 'Virhen story 
hasn't a give-away 'handle, .it can only -be referred to as aii 'idea' b^r 
writerii,'. directors and supervisors. 

Studios figure there, is plenty of unconscious tipping off . bjr employees 
in every day conversation and at social affairs 'wliere workers from other 
lots are present Some time ago producers tried to. stop plot lifting, hy 
putting:tem>orary titles on' Bc^^ This 4idh't jhelp 'and resulted 

in confusion. ~ . — 



hside Stuff— Leiot 



Billie Burke-ZIegfeld Is reported holding agreement frpm the Shuberta 
under which she will receive 3% of , the net profit the Shtiberts may make 
out pf their production of the Zegfeld 'iB'ollies' in the fall. The report 
distinctly says Miss Burke's rpyalty will be 8.% of the net profit a,nd not 
the gross receipts, as is customary. 
' IVb a standing coniment of showmen that after the aged feud exlstlhg 
t>etween A, JL. Erlanger and Fib ziegfeld who were co-owners of the- 
I'Fbllies', with the .Shuberts, that the cheriished 'Follies' title with the 
Zlegfeld naine attached, after the death of both Erlanger: and Zlegfeld 
should pass to their arch business enemy,' Uee Shubert. 



Schooling of an Apprentice Grolip will, again be part of the summer 
season of repertoi/e offered at the Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, 
MaisB., beginning July 3. Apprentices will number 25. and their . training 
Will range from building scenery to playing ihlncK* roles- in. the eight pro-' 
ductions, with Broadway casts on the list. 

F, Theodore .Cloak, head of the drama, department at jSt, Lawrenco 
College, Appleton, Wis., will handle coaching. Among f primer Berkshire 
Playhouse apprentices are: Eirlc Linden, now in ' jplcturesr Franceses. 
Brunlng, playing a lead in 'One Sunday Afternoon', and Jaiie "VVyatt. 



The Rev. Culver B. Alford, former assistant at the Little Church 
Around the Corner and former chaplain of the Episcopal Actors' Guild, 
was recently ordained a priest of -the Roman Catholic Church at Albany, , 
He resigned: his post as pastor of an Episcopai Church at White plains 
in 1930 to jjtudy fpr the priesthood. 

The late. Rev. Francis A. Kelly, 'Fighting Chaplain' of the 27th Dlyisloh,. 
was Father Alford's teacher and sponsor. The Rev. Alfoed's father is 
pastor of an Episcopal Church at Stot,tville, N;: T.' 

Alfred 'Wilkes, who was associated jwith his brother^ Thpmas, in the 
bperatipn of a number of western stock companies until eight years ago* 
is the principal defeudant in the government's prosecution of Italio Pe^i 
trbleuni. Go.'s officials bn charges' of using the mailS: to\defraud. 
. O^lal has been, going on fpr over a inonth: in U. ^. District. Court at 
"iibs Angeles,' with several more, weeks to go. Wilkes, who Mas general 
manager of. the 'company, is accused '.of causing, losses, of $10,000,000 to 
investors by dlvertingr the company's funds to proyi4e secret profits for 
officers, of the concerni- 



Theatre .Guild apparently in back -of the- showing - of 'Peace Palace' 
under Herbert .J« Biberman'S' direction at White Plains, N, Guild stilt 
has the production rights to the Eniil Ludwig play which attracted 
Broadway reviewers to the suburban tryout. Understood, the. Guild pro- 
vided at least part of the production money. 

Biberman's summer season came to. a sudden lialt after' two weeks, as 
his second presentation, 'Iron Flowers', offended the civic group in control 
of the Westchester .County Center Playhouse. Mrs. Eugene Meyer spoke 
for the group and what she told the stager w.as plenty. 

th-thfl: birth of a grand daught er in the French hospital, Los Angeles, 
Lucille La Verne and her daughter, Fre"deflktt,TtreTe9oncIledj — — — - 
- 'The latter, about a year: ago, disappeared, and ttie mother, though 
employing detectives, could find no trace of her. I Several' wb'ei<^ they 
located the girl and found she had married a man named Malralyes, a 
Spaniard, and was about to bec.ome a moiiier. 

This softened the heart of Mies La' Verne, .and she and the daughter 
are reported again living in the same domicile. 



Presence ot .J. E. Otterson at two recent sessions .of the Hays director- 
ate 'Would indicate tkat ERPI's status as a Hays member .'has changed. 

There are several membership classes. When the electrics were ad- 
mitted it. was into' that department which did not function at meetings 
of the board of directors «xcept by. special inyitation^ 

Haysltes; in maintaining that-ERPFs- status has hot changed, .decUtred 
that Otterson had been invited to sit in iethd make suggestions on the 
Roosevelt code formula. 



'Moss -Hart - before : leaving the. Metro studio on two months! leave of 
absence to work on 'As Thousands Cheer'r tried , to buy the six weeks 
left on his contract for $6,000, biit his offer was . refused. 

"When his leave expire^, he was summoned t>aqk.to the coast This 
time he refused. Then the Metro New Tork offices got into action, to 
press his return to the coast and when he remained, a^mant canceled 
his contract as: disclpliife. Now Hart figures he is ln $Q,006.: 



; Fox is again rigidly enforcing Its rule that no one except -the scenario 

heais at the Western avenue studio In iHoUyw'obd and at Movietone City 

shall receive or handle any submitted story manuscript from- outside 

sources'. • 

. Reason for recent posting of the order by WllUam -Crawford is that 

'lawsuits,' claims and general confusion' have resulted '.fr<mi. laxity in this 

respect 



Sam Goldwyn has withdrawn his intention of loaning Frank Tuttle be- 
fore the director g:oes. into production with the Eddie Cantor picture, 
'Roman Scandals,' hot expected to sart until after July 15. 

Differences pf opinion as to interpretation of the director's coiitract had 
the producer trying to cash-in on the megger during the waiting period, 
but the differences have now been patched off and Tiittlc will stay on 
and help in the preparation of the script. 



Conceding that, there are a nuxnl>er of ways in which the report of the 
New York State Publisiiers Association oh advertising can be interpreted, 
the film industry prefens to adopt this general slant: 
. That there is a certain amount pf grime in film advertising but that 
there is more dirt In cbnimerclal advortlslng. In that respect picture 
authorItIeS:^maIntaln.J|jOid$PMden^ that n film .company, would dare to 
write copy in the vein now exploiting certaln^aj^pS^^ 

Paying an extra on the set $100 for a directorial suggestion ha^ netted 
E. H.: Griffith, mcgglng 'Another Language' for Metro, more publicity 
than any recent stunt pf a similar nature, although Griffith did not 'make 
the gesture with publicity In mind. Even after the initial break in the 
Lbs Angeles papers, dailes all oyer the country picked the occurrence 
]>roducer on the lot Latter, who was formerly a writer hlmself< is ac- 
cused 6f cutting In on thie credit for stories, despite he' does no actual 
work on them himself. 



i Advent of hot weather on the coast, particularly In Southern California, 
two weeks ago, hit theatre grosses a heavy wallop. Attend(tnce over the 



'jezebel'. the latest Owen Davis play which . liQ completed al>out , a 
month ago, may or may hot find Katharine Cornell, in the lead, Mlsa 
Cornell hWi the production rights. Agreement calls for her. appearing 
in the play between October and January . first next' She has three 
ihpnths in whlCh to make up her mind whether, to star herself in 'je^ebel' 
or .produce it with another actress in' the part ' ~ ~ 

Latest plans- announced for Miss- Cornell is for a season in: 
peare aimed for the .road. 



Regardless <^ his squawks about stage hands, MorriS' SdhlesNinger is 
■given a clean ejlate by Newark, N. liocal No. 21; Referring to his clos- 
i'hg df the ssasbn ut the Shubert and the Broad Street ' (disiiosseBsed - 
from the -latter) Thomas V.. Green president of the Esses! County stage, 
employees, said: 

.He has met all the union requirements and paid all the members . * ■ 
we are in hopes that We WUI again have him in our midst'. 



•Madman,' a play based on recent events in Germany, to ha've started 
■rehearsals last week. Is off Indefinitely. Understood th3 shelving was 
due to reception of 'New biCtatbr*, also an anti-Nazi play* in lios Angeles. 

Leon De Costa had slated the show for production. It was written by 
a Detroit reporter. . 



Inside Stitf-Vaude 



blsen and Johnson itrhb stepped ihtb~'Talre~ a C Apollo, N* T., 

replacing Jack Haley and Sid Silvers, can't get used to the legit routine, 
of six nights and two matinees weekly instead of four or five shows . 
every day as in vaudeville. They haven't found out what to. do on oif- 
tnatinee afternoons. 

Strangest of all to them is when washed \ip Saturday, they don't have 
to clown on the,, stagp until Monday night 



Burns M. Kattenberg, of 273Q Johnson street, N. E., Minneapolis, Is 
cpmplltng the history of contortion.. He would like tp obtain photos an^ 
biographical material about benders of the past and present, wltti a 'view 
to producing a bppk. , 

Contortionists have seldom figured prominently in vaudeville, and little.; 
has been written about them. He has acquired the names of 216 pos- 
turers, but very little Information otherwise. 



. RKO's New Tork vaude booking office showed a net operating' loss of 
$24,000 fpr the first f pur months of 1933, Instead of the "ll.OOo previously 
reported. 

Fox West Coast circuit dropped more than 200,000 persons during" the 
week ending June 17, to a little better than 800,000 people, 

-^Brooklyn JTimes-UnIonUis=^^ injwith RKO on 

that contest to pick a 'Miss New York', being hooked wltff' the "Albee^ 
Brooklyn. 

, About all. the other 71 sheets are foreign language, the 'Standard Union' 
claiming to be in English and not bothering with a Brooklyn dialect 



Regardless of the outcome of the present reorganization work, at Para- 
mount and the changes In personnel that may be affected later or as the 
work progresses. It seems well established that Adolph Zukor will remain 
as titular heid of the company. 

; New York 'Evening Journal' was the only paper in town to turn down 
the Cameo theatre's house .ad on 'What Price Innocence' last week. 



Tneflday, Janei 27, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



53 



NEW DEAL AS 





Famous-Canada to Open Dark Houses 
To Road Shows Coast to Coast 



Toronto, 

A. revival of trans-Canada one- 
night legit stands Is in prospect- fol- 
lowing the appointment of N, Ti. 
iNathanson as president of PP-Can. 
Controlling approximately 200 thea- 
tres across the: Dominion, the policy 
of the' fornier i/^nierlcan-controlled 
chain was bluntly: 'Let the leglti- 
inate drama play at its own ,rlsk.' 
"Where otherwise dark FP^Cah. had 
to he taken, the terms were; almost 
prohibitive iCbr roadshow companies, 

'We watat to "open- thceise houses to 
all worthwhile road shows,' says 
Kathanson*' 'Stage and screen are 
part of the same business/ 
. This bears out the . Nathansori 
theory on absolute Canadian ha- 
tilbnalization and the further premise 
that production and distribution in 
Canada ishouid be kept apart. 

Within a few days a general con- 
vention of FP-Can. workers Will be 
held here, men and women from 
coast to coast converging on the 
head office. They will discuss many 
factors, policies, stage presentations 
and house orchestrais; 

Wants Music 

Nathansoh is partial to putting 
Imnds back in the theatres. He said : 
•I. trust we shall be able to make 
some arrangements whereby we can 
engage men to the limit of our ap- 
propriation for this, purpose. I still 
believe in the lorche&tra as a living 
irmi Tjetween-qHcreen-and-audiericet^ 

Most radical of all the Nathanson' 
shuifflings has been the appointment 
of Jack Arthur ais naaestro at the 
Imperial, the chain's ace deluzer. 
Beveral of the boys expected this 
plum and . there are heartaches. 
When the Par-Pub-FP-Can amalga- 
mation took placie. Arthur became a 
mah without' a country. Previously 
In charge of stage presentations, he 
was relegated to an office in the de- 
funict Regent, a cemetery of house 
props In which he' h^d nothing to do: 
.Two year^ later, he took over a de- 
cimated orchestra at the Imperial 
and Wielded the baton. Latest 
news was that- he was- leaving show 
I>usines3 to concentrate on radio 
"program assemblings - Now the Scot 
gets another chance at theatre 
managership and show produ'ction 
work. 



GEO. KAtZ, HE BLOWS 



And With 



Him" Goes 
Nevy Shdvv 



of 



Departure of the bankroller, 
George Katz, cancelled the proposed 
musical stock- vaude-pictures policy 
almost set for the Cohan oh Broad- 
way. 

Jack Dempsey, former Keith and 
ilKO bopicer; his. brother,. Paui; and 
Lee Scott' were in. oh the venture. 
Last ihey heard irprt their money 
maiii Was that he was in Montreal. 
Katz is a former rooklyri burles- 
que operator. ■ 




Ml Theatre Groups in Ac- 
cord Save Drama Guild- 
Stage Brwich to Await 

^ Digest of Film Trader- 
Show Biz Recognized as 
Nat'l Iniduatiy hy Admin* 
istratbr's Aide 




PASTURES' 4TH SEASON 

Booked to May '34^May travel 
Circus Trains 



in 



MINIMUM WAGE UP 



AUTHOR'S nCKET SALES 
PRICE OF PLAY TRYOUT 



Cleveland, 26. 
Producing, new plays by ?(vould- 
be young playwrights, who are wiilr 
Ing to finance own shows, lis a new 
wrinkle ..developed here by Sam 
Manheim: and Ben Truesdale, who 
had a piece of the Ohio's stock last 
season. 

Theatrical studio and scenic 
storehouse has b<6en organized by 
proniiotbrs who undertake to doctor 
up the script, supply director, ac- 
tors and produce piece. Important 
proyislQn_iiS-_that_Jtfefij.l!^j£wJght 



must sell at least |300 of tickets. 

Flrist production of the . flrm» la- 
beled 'See You in Church,' Is by 
Merle Livingstone and Ruth Epstein, 
two local librarians. Premiere was 
slated for Jun6 17 but postponed a 
week when producers claimed' au- 
thors hadn't sold their .quota of 
tlcketa. Opening at Public Little 
Theatre drew b6-bo blurbs from 
cricks and half a house of claquere. 



EQUITY MTENDS T1ME 
ON BARRYMORE PAY-OFF 



Ethel Barrymore ie to appear in 
"An Amazing Career in .the stocks 
iftt Greenwich, Conn., ani Atlantic 
City. It is the play in which she 
starred iand produced. Show toured 
for about 11 weeks, closing suddenly 
In Chicago with salaries due the 
supporting . players. 

Mliss Barrymore's stock appear 
ances are with the assent of Equity. 
Ifi considering claims of players 
amounting to approximately $5,000, 
the Eiiiuity Council issued a, special 
order, permitting settlement next 
.oeason; The star agreed to pay a 
percentage of her salary at that 
time, to be turned over to Equity 
Weekly until; the claims are satisfied 

Play was originally 'Encore',, tried 
out by Arthur Hopkins. After the 
show was forced off at New Haven 
through illness of Miss Barrymore^ 
he turned the. show over to her. 



*MusicV Loss Quickly 
Puts It ill Warehouse 

Hollywood, June 26. 
Belasco and. Curran's op^eretta, 
JS!fuBlc.^.J n^the^A ir^^Wjent:JEEi^ 
Belaeco into the storehouse J une 24, 
after a two -week stay and a loss of 
around $25,000 to the producers 
■Air' could hot cUbk . here at $2.60 
*op, with a .$11,0|00 weekly nut. with 
.final week's takfe around $6,500. 

^Dinner at Eight' kept "Air' from 
hooking In at the Currah, 'Frisco 
Bc'.asco goes , dark for two weeks 
halting for 'Show Boat' t<? get un 



Puck Comedy Will Give 
Sunday 3:15 Matinees 



Chicago, June 26. 
Harry Puck's first venture as a 
producer, 'Hired Husbands,' will 
present Sunday matinees during its 
engagement at the Studebaker. This 
idea is Inspired by Horace Sistare, 
who started the Sabbatrlan 3:15 
matinees during the winter for 
•Family. Jlpatalrs; at ,the Cort. Sis 
tare is 'general nianager for I^uby 
Productions, Inc., the corporate 
sponsorship for 'Hired Husbands.' 

Cast besides Puck Includes Rei 
Terry, Phillip Lord, John Gallaudete, 
Joye Stevens, Verona Sampson 
James Blaine,- Beatrice Leiblee 
Charleis Seel. 



Dumbbell Troup .Ex^Star 
Convicted of Forgery 

London, Can., juhe 26. 
Charles Jeeves, of Toronto^ former 
star .with the Dumbbells Troupe was 
convicted of forgery by a jury at a 
Stratford, Ontario court and was 
remanded, to Jail for sentence- 
He was . found guilty of. having 
forged the liame of J. js. Ferguson 
of the McLagan Furniture Co. to ia, 
check on April 13. Jeeves and Betty 
Davenport who is now serving a 
term In Mercer Reformatory for 
utterlnig forged documents went to 
Stratford and presented a number 
of cheques made out to Irene Mc- 
Kenzle' for wages, supposedly by 
the manager of the furniture com 
:pany, Davenport girl Was found 
guilty of cashing the cheques some 
weeks ago. 

Jeeves Was formerly one of the 
most-.pbpulanjentextajji£ES^witl]^^ 
Dumbbell's when they toured tb« 
Dominion. 



MOBMOK SHOW SET BACK 

Los .Angeles, June 26 
Premiere pf 'Corinthian,' Mormon 

religious spectacle at the Maison, has 

been set back from July 4 to July 8 
Mormon church workers here are 

gelling tickets for the Ralph Clon- 

inger production. 



Twit) conferences of the various 
groups of the. legitimate, theatre last 
week pointed 'toward crystalliiflition 
of the ills of show buti and 
raised 'hope that; with the guidance 

of directors of President Roosevelt's 
National Industrial Recdyery Ad- 
nnii istration, unfair practices will 
)e corrected. 

View that . Brigadier General 
Hugh S. Johnson, in charge of the 
President's economic program, may 
recognize the theatre as one. of. the 
country's' industries, Was voiced by 
William A. Brady who was present 
at Congr^^Blonal hearings before 
the bill was. enacted. Mr. Brady ex- 
plained a clause in the Recovery 
Act itself, which eUininates tax on 
free legist atdmissions (story elee- 



Tour of 'The Green Pastures' for 
its fourth season schedules the show 
for appearaiiices In ,25 states and 
two Cana.dian provinces. Colored 
drama opend in Norfolk, Va; in Sep- 
tember, swinging through tbe South 
and mid-.westi thence Eastward. 
Closing date is slated ior May , 24 
next at Rutland, Vtv 

Management is considering the 
leasing of a circus Pullman train to 
house the conipany during the tour. 
Size of cast has generally neces- 
sitated spiBClal trains in making, 
movements last season. 



N.Y. STATE PLAYS ANGEL 
FOR U BARNSTORMERS 



where in this issiie). actually rec- 
ognizes show business, which has 
the' further support of the late 
President Wilson's, war tinie ruling 
that the theatre was an essential 
industry. 

Basic idea in the Recovery pro- 
gram is that each phase of each in- 
dustry must establish, a code. The 
codes are to be parsed on by front 
one to three co-ordlnators named 
by the industry as a w;hole and 
then .transmitted to Washington 
for approval. The President or the 
federal co-ordinators on Gen. 
Johnson's staff have the . authority 
to regulate any industry or any 
part of it. The fact that the Re- 
covery- . Act . . elinriinatefl the . anti r 
triist restrictions for a period of 
two years, permits various Indus- 
tries to effecf combinations for the 
general good. 

Authors Hold Aloof 

At the meetings in the Theatre 
League oflQces, theatre owners, pro- 
ducerd, actors,. .. stagehands, and 
scenic artists agreed to formulate 
codes which will probably be mold 
ed together Thursday (29). 
The only group within the National 
Alliance of the Theatre, which en- 
compasses all legit organizations 
and unions, cold to the. idea was 
the Dramatists' Guild of the Au 
thors League of America. One 
prominent shpwmwi later^ charged 
that the reason the authors de- 
murred was the possibility that it 
might interfere with the Basic 
Minimum Agreement with the 
managers. The Guild and the man 
agers . have - held a.- number., of ses 
sions over proposed changes to 
(Continued on page 66 



roup of professidnalig,. all Tesl- 
dents of Nassau county. New York, 
have banded together as Playground 
Players and will put on a play, and 
possibly a Bierles of plays, for unem- 
ployment relief purposes. Actors, 
management and evierybbdy con- 
cerned in the project are on salary 
of $3.20 dally, money being paid 
from the N. T. State Emergency 
Relief funds. 

Tdear^ls "for~the^group— ta -amb)e 
around the county and put on per- 
formances in the varlouis communi- 
ties. Money thus raised will go to 
local funds for unfemployment relief, 
Coinpany is rehearsing at the Nas- 
sau Collegiate. Centre, Garden City, 
Long Island, and will open In about 
two weeks, play being a revival of 
'Family Upstairs.' 

Henry W. Pemberton of Freeport 
Is directing the show, cast including 
Walter Jones, Justina Wayne, Kath 
crine Mtilqueen, Zenla" Powell, Win 
If red Young, Johnnie Le Fevre and 
Arnold Braren. Charles Cartmell is 
advance men, and Equity and Stage 
Relief Fund both have promised to 
help wherever possible. 



RnledOiit; 



Federal tax on free admissions to 
legit theatres was legislated , «ut- 
when the National Industrial Re- 
covery Act became a law. Con- 
gress had been asked to drop all 'ad - 
missions taxes, with William A. 
Brady appearing before the comniit- 
tee for that purpose. His plea was; 
'denied ' but when;- showman 
pointed oiit, that th6 Revenue Act's; 
levy on passes was in efCect a tax on 
revenue that: actually was hot re- 
ceived, the cominittee recognized 
thb point. 

Section 219 of the 'regulation. Ip 
specific- in applying, tlie exemption, 
only to the legitimate theatre. The 
clause which abends the Revenue' 
Act .of 1926 which was amende4 last 
year, placing a 10% tax- on all ad- 
mission's Where tiiie box office price 
Is 'more than 40c, reads:. 

Except that' no tax', shall be 
imposed In the case of persons 
admitted free to any sipoken 
play (not a mechanical repro- 
duction). Whether or not set to 
music or with musical parts 
accompaniments, which is a. 
consecutive narrative Inter- 
preted by a single set of char- 
acters, all necessary to the de- 
velopment of the t>lot, in two 
or more acts, the performance 
consuming more than one hour 
and 45 minutes of time. 

^ ^ Brady' s Plea 

the 



No Lazy Summering for 
Dramatic Cridcs 



WOMEN ANGEL SHOW 



Mother, Daughter Put Up |6,000 
Guarantee . in Chi 



Chicago, June 26. 
'To-Morrow Turns Back,' by a lo- 
cal amateur playwright, Marcelite 
Englander, will give the iSelwyn 
theatre its first tenant in over a year 
on July 2. This play Js a new pro- 
duction of .'Cementum,' which was 
given at the Woman's Club audi- 
torlum^ for :one^ perf^^ 



two months ago. 

Understood playwright and her 
mother are acting as their own an 7 
gels and have put up |5,000 to guar- 
antee the Selwyn two weeks. Both 
.women are unfamiliar, with show 
business. For the Women's Club 
single performance they brought 
several actors from New York pay- 
ing their expenses and a week's sa- 
lary. 



Chicago, June 26. 

Dramatic critics in Chicago will 
work through the siimmer because 
of the World's Fair and the in 
create in legit bookings. It now 
looks as if six Or seven shows will 
come into the loop within the next 
four weeks. 

In view of their long vacations of 
the past several years with nothing 
t V do practically from May to Octo 
ber, this summer gives the review 
Ing Vriga^e a chance to square 
things with their publishers. 

AeT. far as known neither Ashton 
Stevens, Charles Collins, Lloyd 
Lewis, <3arol Frirtk, Gail Borden or 
CHaudla cassldy will take, time" off: 



Booking Setups Seek 

Loop Representation 

Chicago, June 2i. 

Billy Diamond has received offers 
to act as Chicago representative for 
two eastern vaude promotional com 
bines but has accepted neither; 

GiBorge Godfrey-Martin Beck of 
fice. sounded out Diamond. Fisher 
Pantages . hook-up also has queried 
the local jndle booker. 



'VANITIES' TITLE EOW 

Earl Carroll Is- exercised over the 
use of 'Vanities' In connection with 
"ST imid - wesle^rnla 

Earl Taylor. Threatening proceed 
ings, Carroll complains that he 
never authorized the use of 'Vani- 
ties.' 

Carroll's charges that TaJ^lor's 
billing Is misleading, the 'words 
'Earl' and 'Vanities' appearing in 
large type, lending th6 Impression 
that it might be his (Carroll's) 
show.- 



Brady told, the Congressional 
Committiee that the law in forcin)? 
the. payment of a tax on free ad- 
missions, removed the right of a 
Showmen, .to invite guestd to thcJr 
theatres without payings tribute anif 
.tie: pointed .out that' Congressmen 
themsel'ves had.. to pay tax wiien 
asked' to attend shows which played 
Washington. 

Brady eistimated that a manager 
had to pay as high as $100 nightly 
on free adihiss.lbns. Such "ihstahcerr 
were those In which a show -was 
kept running regardless of adverss 
notices, or with the idea of continu- 
ing an (engagement for the picture 
rights. He explained that although 
persons iadmltted free were supposed 
to pay the tax, the management 
frequently assumed the payments. 

The admissions section of the 
revenue law, which became effective 
last July, is regarded as one of the 
worst of the nuisance taxes. Regu- 
lations go into the matter of free 
'admissions, in detail, 'the wording 
making it clear that the framers of 
the bill intended the tax to be col- 
lected even from critics. At the 
start of the 1932-33 season managers 
sent tickets to the reviewers in the 
regular way but prepared to assume 
the tax themselvies. 

In Aui^st, last, the Treasury De- 
partment ruled that newspaper peo- 
ple admitted free for the purpd$es 
of reporting the evients, should not 
pay tax. The ruling was taken to 
cover all admissions of a businefiia 
or official nature. 

Despite the faict that the pass tac 
Is out, it Is expected that theatres 
will continue to collect on fr<ee ad- 
missions. Some houses have been 
charging in excess of the 10% called 
for on passes but the 'N. T.' (no 
tax) order is no'w expected to be 
more- prevalent on the pass lists. 



CORNELL'S ROAD BUILD-UP 



star 



Will Introduce Herself to 
Western Tanks 



Chicago, June. 26. 

Katharine Cornell has extended 
until July 1 her Harris theatre en - 
gagein.entf..*of L'AjLen .^^^ 
makes four wieeks tot2u oii^an orig- 
inal two-week booking. Business has 
been tremendous with heavy profits 
for the actress-manager; 

. Meanwhile star announces a Pa- 
cific Coast , tour next season touch- 
ing towns in which she is just a 
name. 

Extension of her provincial audi- 
ence iis said to be part of the star's 
ambition. ■ 



C«»te AdtoBwt VAteBwy^ ;M»NP0N; a»tophen« Tampto Bm Wl-WMW ■ VPP-tB^r^ ^■■V:yT 1^*- ▼▼ W rue dea flalato F<wf« Cbble Agdm-f ♦YA«m]yw9> f^SS 



Eydyn bye's New Musical Promises 
Mt Results; Hocldiig Birir Weak 



>-i .. . Liondpn, 

'Give Me a -Rin^r' new miisical 
' at the; Hlppodrdme/ Is a sugary, af' 
fair featurlner Bveljm Laye.' ProU- 
ably will ienjpy a Uinlted Jsuccesa oii 
/tH^; , 6frehg:th' Miss Laye'sl dra,w 
'as much as ii,hythlne. . / 
; • ' . Mpck^ne Birct' . , Saint 
..Martin's, on' the bthei' hind, doesh't 
ibok lilce standing mtich Pf 
chance. It has ah interesttngr idea 
that la never followed through and 
. is ijpt well developed. 



imij Ground Skli 
Csihe^llatidn in idndtni 



' ' DidhdQft; J'tfnei ft, 

'I'hie iapLfe 
' iigaiiist^4^ayilipn. . dnanagement, tw 
.t,,a^]egepl (.wrpngfHl. dlsmls^at r.Tli^y 
; were-- engaged for" two .weeks- .aiid 
.i^diiixnissed afti^f. the.- first -day, tt^e 
■^■ defeh£/e allegihg " vuIg(U-ity« ^he 
. [. <si»!se:;-hihg_ed' •; ,;the ^iudge'A..cha'r^e 

i^ty ttf 'dcterinine;" "v^^ 
. ,' ^Jie.,;' jperf o^m^ any' ojt. .^lie 

, V.tKtitigrs .mentipned.i.n the .contract)^ 
Mtenderlng them liable - to .Instant 
■I >di0mlssal, and vthe' Jury found -iti 
'the 'afflrmatlve. / ! 

'li': is- uUdetstbod' b^f or^ ' th^ ; daije, 
^(^iii^ \, J'ttlal,'' t!hatt'' the'f^'itliefttore 
'■i\'irfiB^aeeiaeiiLti^' oftereci ' pay ,tA6 
:,, performers.. ^ fortnight's- salary, bikt 
the boys demanded - 'damages in 
' ildditibn..' They get: ntiOhing; aiijd 
'"^are' Itable 'fpr bourt eosUi; 

"Jewish: Ace Condo^or 
k^usted from Berlm 



?t"'j.. , '"'iferlln, June 16,! 

Otto Klemperer bas teen d$fl-^ 
.nltely c dismissed from the Berlin. 
: State Opiara. He ha;^ left the .coun- 
try, retlrlncr to Fieaole, Italy, wheifei- 

'ilNt id wrltiiilg a blblicail openu i ! 
' ' ifcleiM^ireri laip^^ Berlin e^- 

„,fq|rt, .i^is. mucb praised new''Tanii«^. 
.t^'user^, ; production (less tban ;ai 
year ;old)» has been shelved! and 

:-the>- old '' 'Tannhauser' production 
dug out once more. 

Some', of tbe papeirs are burned! 
Vip about thia what is called unr 
necessary spite. Beiddes Klemper- 
er, Fritz Zweig.. another Jewlafh 
conductor, has also been .dismissed 
from the State' Opera, and so have 
tbe singers liOtte Schoene. Tilly de 
Garnb and. Marcel Noe. 



Pavlova's Life Bared in 
B^einhardt Production 

Hollywood, June 20. ! ' 

Max. Reinhardt will produce 'The 
White Peacock,' operetta based- on 
Pavlova's life. In Paris, Vienna, 
Budapest and London this fall, ac- 
cprding' tp adVices received here. 

Paul Abraham composed .the 
iTcore, and the book and Isrrics are 
by Fritz Lioehner Bela and Alfred 
Ortienwald. 



Sayag: to Stage -New 

Savoir Play in Fall 

Paris, June 17. 

Sayagrhas been anf'ing for .decile 
^orel ati thtf nbzt attraction at the 
Ainbas'sadeurs to follow the French 
version ot 'Dinner at Eight,' but 
since Varna beat-. him to it and 
signed. Sprel for -the fall 'Casino re 
vue, Sayag has decided bn a new 
play by Alfred Savoir for Septend 
ber production. 

Piebe Is' cajled Dormeuse! 
'('The Sleejper'). and .will mark the 
sf aire' debut in' Paris of the Viennese 
jsictress ^yhille Binder, -who attract 
bd attentiofl .oh the rBcreen ' in 
Mae^heh^ iiii Uniform.* Others id- 
reOidy engaged fpr the. cast: are: 
Mme.' Tvonnb. de Bray -ah4 Jules 
Berry. 



Jap Singer inm America 
Cradles Hemelaiid Fame 



Tokyo, June 10. 
Fumlko Kawabata, thlrd-genera- 
i;t6n American 'bbni Japanese girl, 
ha«''b'eeh a taoderate sensation here. 
StjifrtM flgbl^ wlth 'a p. iai. who ap- 
jdrbntiy knew hid business. Bitz<^ 
he ' hbme-^own talent irom the 
'start T6ok. an important theaire 
for a' diety at' the bnd of a month 
'!i^it hbtisfes here' ^idneitillsr 'lay olT 
for the Ictst fivb' d'airs of eabh iHontfai) 
ani) gave a .^aiice concert ^at five yeii 
top and nbthlng mubh' below that. 
Attraction didn^ draw so well and 
even the paper with which -the- 
house was plastered aigreed she had 
pl^tjr nerye^ though the dancing 
was gdoa.~~But~the^ publicity-helped. 
Sbochlkii' sighed her up for reviie 
work and featured her last month. 

For ^bchiku, so' far, she has 
sung^ only in English, but her 
platters for -Columbia mix the two 
aiignages, iOrst a chorus In one, then 
a Chorus in the other. Nbt much 
voice and,wbat there is bf it \a 
female taritone, btft her torrid 
Btiiel Waters style fs a itoyblty and 
the discs are selling. ' 



WUniE HARCT KILLED 

Paris June IT. 
Knocked down by a taxi cab 
which collided with a touring car, 
Mmo. Jeanne Boch, known on the 
stage as . Jeanne Darcy, was killed 
nstantly. The accident happened at 
Blvd Gouvion St Cyr and the rue 
Guersant 

Several years ago, Mile Darcy was 
the victim of a bad smash-up of 
her pwn car. She suffered such 'dis- 
figurement that she had to quit the 
stage. She had enjoyed a notable 
success In French, productions es- 
pecially at the Varieties; 



Ellils Says 

(Continued from page 17) 

films there,, Australjia may never 
again be -the hapy hunting . ground 
for foreign pictures as- formerly. 
After all, he .explains, there are 
only so many theatres in Australia, 
and with , many of them lately 
gone pVbr to the exclusive. presen 
tation of ^British filnvs-^ii Sydney 
alone now three theatres show bniy 
British pictures. The Australian 
market for foreign .films has dlmih 
ished. appreciably!' 

Duly on Dupe* 
To help the cause ot British and 
Australian film, Australia today -has 
the highest duty on. foreign films — . 
one shilling per foot^-ot any couti 
try ill the world, and, says Mr. El 
lis, it may go higher.- Before this 
'high.' duty w^as'- levied, forelern dis 
tributors brought ih eight cbpies-of 
each picture: 'Now -they bring in 
'ohly one' and diipe -the 'seven others 
in Australia. >- -Even - this^ Ibophoie 
is likely to be denied 'them ' sooh, 
for- the. Australian government has 
already ,ejcpressed .it/self .. as .regard- 
ing the locally made dupes as . of 
foreign, .-.brigin an4 • cpn^equently 
^dutiable. , . . , 

Tb|e A-iistrallan, , picture, -situation 
has been, greatljr. benefited by ,1tb|C 
amal^matibn on January ,1 of all 
its phasiEis ' into ' one ' large fioldlng 
comany, The General' Theatre Cor- 
poratloh," " W|iich cbhirbls ' ^alt thte- 
firdt ruli hbuses, bilt two in AUs^ 
tralia. Sine Sound Productibhs, 
subsidiary ot Greater Union' Thej- 
atres, is the studio group, and. 
Greater 'Union Theatres.; Is a auty-- 
sldiary< of General: Theatres Cprpor- 
ation,: as ,is'>AssbcIated JPicturei Dis-- 
tributors, :the-! distributing organi'- 
zationi '; 

First goal, for . the amalgamation 
was. the -..ab.blitipn of block booking - 
on^ tbe part of' the maJpr American, 
distributors, J .Wh^n ,the Americajn 
distributora,, countered wi^h. a 
l>Iockade, it permitted a wedge i^or 
British product^ says Mr. Ellis. Al- 
though a few theatres, were forced 
\:t> close, .during .the .-blockade's 
duratl9n,7 tor-lack- of vproduGt-Tl;helr 
closing was actually benbflclal ' to 
the others. While today the block 
looking system Is stiH iia effect, the 
Sritish distributors have been, al- 
lowed wider latitude, states Ellis. 

American box office hits are 
Australian b^ox office hits, EU^s 
finds. Musicals are popular. All/ 
the time that musicals were dead 
in America the British- 'kept right 
on cashing in With them in Aus- 
tralia. 

And as for show, business in Aus- 
tralia, It waa the first to feel the 
depression there. That ought to 
give it first chance to get out, hopes 
Ellis. 



TOB,CH 6IBL TARIS HIT 

Paris, June 17.. 
The most talked about new stage 
personality in Paris at the moment 
Is Marianne Oswald^ a flamingly 
tbd-haired, hoarse- voiced . German 
tor9h singer, who" is featured at the 
febeuf-sUr-lef-Tpit Her destiny is 
:. |n the hands; of -Lbuis Moyses and 
Herbert Jacpby, who started Yvonne 
Georg on the road to fame at the 
Boeuf in a like manner; 
'.Miss Oswald is not beautiful, but 
bas personality plus artistry.' iSer 
.songs especially written for her by 
such, dlstlngulsiied bomposers as 
Honneger; . Darius Mllhaud, Flssler 
and Kurt Weill, are all of a dra- 
matic character, at which- she ex- 
cels. She sings in both French and 
German, 



Missed , a Plum. 

When he was in New- York- sbmb „ _ 

time -ago Bert Feldmah was ofCereldj is located ln .Capetown for a season, 
and declined the -JSnglidh publishinjpr ] There are two circus shows around 
rights to 'Stormy Weather/ Which South Afrlca^Pagel-S' and Bos- 
has ftro^ed a natural.' liEiwrenbe. wpH^* 



Mex. Likeii Russian* 

Mexico City, June 28. 

Jobless Russian thespians, chiefly 
hoofers and warblers, hailing f roni^ 
the Ukraine, have prospects of proei- 
perlty here this summer. 

Troup is a hit with the local pub- 
lic in repertoire of Ukrainian light 
operas and musical comedies at the 
Teatro Hidalgo, here... Company .Is 
managed by' Serge O. Granowsky. 



Enroi^ap Agents Confer on Economy 
As London Bids for Awerjcan Acts 



Il^pndon, June 17.; land Empire, Ardwick. suburb ad- 
Harry Foster's office looks like polning Manchester, from Sir Os- 
the sanctum of the World Economic wald StoU. 

Conference; ivith jack Curtis aftd I ^J^ease calls for Joint rental of 
Dick Henry representing America; | f8j>»000 per annum. Manchester 
Julius Marx representing Ger- Hlppbdrome is pne of the best prop- 
many; Clifford Fischer .France aiid ] ertif^s of the StoU circuit, 
the Fosters' England. , , , ;' , — ~- 

Like the other conference^ the I Banks,- Uupinb Tieup? 

main subject, for dlscnsslpn is ecbn- Monty Banks and Stanley LuDlho 
omy. With suggestions that if I are discussing a producing alliance 
Amerrcatfs want to plscy most of The idea is for Monty to dig un the 
the European capitals they wHl scripts of the numeroui? ^ents ih 
have out, cut, and then cut. which he appeared in the pld Holly- 

Meanwhile, encouraged by. the I wbpd Jlays and have Ltipino write 
success of Duke Ellington, even be- the. dialpg and be starred in them 
yond their expectation, the Palla^ with l^bnty dlreotihg. * 
dium management are more.dcteif- ' ' 
mined .tban ever to go in jrpr...Amer 

lean 'names.' ' I CI »l e 

Besides the . Boswell Sisters, the 
Wires arb'= hbW burning up to get 
Frances Williams,. Bing Crosby , and- 
Buth . Ettinjg, with George Black 
even prepared t'b ' guaranteie fbur 
weeks to importations. It is practi^ 

cjilly settled that Marion Harris i- ranfttnwn t..,.^ o 

will -make her . apearance at this Capetown^ June 2, 

Kbuab •pii 'July' 3 or I'd. ' Tl-?^ V\.-1??Jv,r**"J7*^^_^^^^ 





H. Hanson: 



heavy rainfalls, cold . snaps, winter 
has finally . set in throughout the 
country. • 
Bos-well's circus and- menagerie 



Wright ■ secured • ■the plum. 



Agent ^is.si 

Tom 3urns« ,adyan<^e agent , of 
.Pagel's. circus, has' created a mys- 
tery by disappearing. He arrived 
at . Maritzburg <I>iratal) to arrange 
for. the 0bpw play|ng there. .Left 



Prpiectin0..Air .R^p. 

Harry -LeRoy- and> band of 1$, 
which made a-hit at. the Cafe AnS- 

f^n supppsed to have, gone to another 

♦« W ?f2Sl^?i«« L^^^ t«>wn. Since then' nothing has been 

Jhix m^^^^vnViS IaISs heard of him. Ppllce are searching. 

fl«tr?^^f.oh^^r.S hi«^iS R«P*^ed that Burris, wlthlh recent 

?SSd "^rutr thrKSd-rren^tauS months, lost both his' wife and child. 

nn"thA ^ir reputauoh This may have preyed on his mind, 

on the air. I. ■ p^u| Robeson Tour 



It is likely Boy will take his 
bunch ov.er to Grosvenor House, 
yrlXh terma practically settled. 



:Pavlii 



Announced that -Paul' Robeson 
may tour this: country. Says he 
wants to study Bantu music. Claims 
relationship with the Bantu tribes. 
Statesjhat the intended tour would 
need-carefuL.cblislderation; and he 



Australia 

By Eric Gorrick 



Paris June 17. 

Richard Tauber has brought his 
entire Viennese operatic Company 
to Paris and will open here in a feW 
days at the Theatre de la Porte 
Saint-Martin in Shubert's 'I^reim- 
aderlhaus'. 

Irene Elsinger, the film actress. 
Will be his leading lady. Tauber is 
in great demand With the French 
and has been approached by the 
Casino de Paris, the Alhambra and 
revue producers. 



Fox's - Cavalcade' has done more 
fpr pictures: in AVdtralia. than bne 
Would imagine. It has silenced in 
dividuals Who Were continuously 
slinging^ mud at American pictures 
and American' producers. 

biplomatib dtuff 

Now that Par and RKO have 
Signed with General Theatres the 
Inside story bn the deal can be told 

Firstly, Par and . RKO decided to 
fight the cbmbine and went into the 
Empire, Sydney, With Ron Shafto. 
This, at the time, was the only out- 
let for their pictures. Ekcept for 
Par's Melbourne house, the two dis- 
tributors had no bther theatre in 
the various states to screen their 
pictures. 

' But even the opposition offered 
by the Sydney house hurt G. T. and 
a move was then decided upon to 
split the two distributors. Diplo- 
matic overtures were made to rep- 
resentatives of Par and RKO sepr 
aratelyi ^^th an oflCer made to 
screen tftelr •prbductloma ^ln=^Mel» 
bourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Tas- 
mania. An offer was alsp made by 
Hoyts to play the pictures over their 
Victorian and New South Wales 
nabe circuit. Certain figures were 
offered by G. .T. and a right of re-. 
Jectloh on a certain quota. The big 
move behind the scheme was to get 
Par and RKO out of the Empire, 
Sydney, and prevent opposition in 
the main State, 

Both Par and RKO decided to link 
with G. T. and contracts were made 
on the same day each unknown to 



the other. It appears also that both 
distributors will have to pay com- 
pensation ^o Ron Shafto f br with- 
drawing from his theatre. Anyway, 
Empire, Sydney^ will revert to sec- 
ond release in the. very near future, 
Tariff Burden 
Despite strong protests the Min- 
ister for Customs has declined to 
modify the' tariff slug. 
^ NeWsreels, scenics and educational 
shorts under 2,000 feet woUld be 
charged four pence per foot, while 
all other ffim brought In would be 
hit up to one shilling per foot; This 
slug applies to all foreign pictures 
coming into Australia. 

The one shilling slug will pretty 
well mean the death of the horse 
opera in Australia. This type of pic- 
ture,, carrying such a slug, cannot 
hope to return a profit' either to the 
distributor or exhibitor. 

State of Biz 

Outside of 'Cavalcade,' ho other 
outstanding . trade- being. .puUei jtp 
the film houses. 'Rasputin,' not so 
good, will be replaced by 'Today We 
Live.' 'King's Vacation' wiU also 
come in for a try. 

'Madame Butterfly' does not look 
like staying long. 'Rio Rita' is be- 
ing revived for a couple of weeks. 

Best business pulled at weekly- 
change houses with 'Red Headed 
Woman,' 'Walking Down Broadway,' 
'Secrets of French Police' and 'Half 
Naked Truth/ 'After the Ball' is the 
only British picture copping any 
dough.. ' 



■ Kbndon Pavilibn, week la, not only , ... 

lacka novelty^ but has too many ^9^** P*^<>^*Wy an^nf^ special pro- 
talking acts. Stafton and Stett Inj eframs for native andlences. 
comedy flirtation, have an ideji . The projected visit has aroused 
which gets lost. liily Moore telling M[£$,""fif over here, with a letter In 
the same yams she has been unfold- * strongly re 

ing for years. A. J. Ppwers. Scottish 1^^®"**"* 
comedian, the first hlg laUgh on tbe I 

bill, five Marywards, cbntinentall MTL.^ —^IL ■ li AM 
acrobats, are much too low down oh 1 Jt rCFlCit IfOVCOtt 

ih'e bllU A good act, 'Worthy of No. ;2 ..•^ 
apot. (Continued from page 17) 

Cabaret part of the bill has Reilly erabiv thA'~HtFAne'fh «> *t,^ i^*i,iKt 
and Comfort, in second week and f'S L„^trtfw^^ exhlbl, 
great favorites. Frpderrque, singer to^g'. PPPosltipn. , 
of semi-ballads, gradually getting Natan is seemingly bitter on the 
experience in' stage deportment, matter of foreign product HIa 
Sonia and Vernon, xylophone play- company is the biggest French pro< 
ers, pleasing. Marihl aftd Andy, dUdn^r unit and has a considerable 
usual type of Spanish burlesque theatre chain besides. Juist com- 
dancers, and Clifford and Rhode, .pi©jted is a Paramount deal taking 
comedy couple. | ig pictures for the Pithe-Natai 

chain for the coniing season. That 
Leicester Sq. wpuld. give this chain sufficient 

Trying to cash in on the World product to get by, despite the fact 
Economic Conference, Harry Foster that almost all other exhibs in 
is presenUng an International Week France are short of films.. Paths- 

^u^\^«ail^^^^^^^^^ r'iired^f ^^'ts 

the . bill, with, most pf the acts allbwed to come Into 

standards. Newcomers are Fred being that 

Duprez, American, who has been S^e»ch pictures can't get much, of 
here so long his nationality is prac- show In the U. S. 
tic:*lly forgotten. Duprez is doing a Government is in a peculiar po- 
compere here, and is welcome. . sltlbn^n the matter because of the 

R^i^ii.?;* 7S'o^\L«^*™^i ^* «ay, Gaumpnt-IYancoFilm-Aubertmess. 
i£t^fs"^'iSd"^»Ll?"*^Mi^>^^^^^ bompany owes the govern- 
Frenchman, with many Voices, who P^®*** ""^^^ millions of . francs, bor- 
was a favorite here, and has played *'*>^*d from the government bant 
America, mild. Has been suggested several times 

Omar, herb alter irev weeks at that the French gpvernment offi- 
ce Palladium, is putstanding; Rolf cially take over this company and 
?nv?i a handle it with a subsidy as an pf- 

SeJ lsSov;r ^'^^ concern. Politicians don't 

ney is held over. | especiaUy relish the thought, but 

HbhmpiI ' rc<*h"hue doling out money bit by 

Massard .Short Sailing - 1 1,,^ j^^^ the concern, afloat. AUd. 



l^t^^^^^^^Sr!^^^^^^ WOO put 

and Cheers/ at the Music Box P ® ^^"^o"^**' . 

New York' for Sam Harris. ■ Alsp there is some hesitation la 

Show is due in the fall, with Marl- governmental circles to proceed un- 
lyn Miller, Cllftbn Webb and Edna tbe outcome of" the Economic 
Y[*.^*^v"*^®^?. be the stars. Conference in London is more cer- 
After thls^show, Short will produce tain. 

sSged^for 111? oXwSr,f''«s*'^?*''5^ Meantime the film proposal has 

AiSb^a! SJnSZm fa "^h?h1'^«- 

ran for nearly a year. " * ernmental finance committee, with 

a decision due at any mpment. 



Musicians' Home' 



Co-iricldent had Pathe-Natan last 



^i.Q^**n??J^^i*^"^^*^**^^' ^o*''®*^ ^"^s we got its first hreak in New 
aM„V».^°^JfS^^ ft .bout th. .am, time a. 

Chased 26 acres. ''"^-^ci-y pur- t^j^t company wasL steam-rolling 

mpve through 

British & Dominion Film Co will [ French ChSmbre^'Syildtcale.------ 

endeavor to show America how tot l^'irst iPathe-Natan picture eVer 

MoA?* pictures over here, Jeanette to get any sort of play in New Tork, 

as «Sra cf^^** i^^^^^l^ Marshall is 'Poll de Carbtte,' currently in Its 

Phallson dl^ct^^fl 1.^ Qo^*" week at the Europa. for a new 

pnaeison, directed by Sam Taylor. Ueebrd fh«f hm,«A. Picture do- 



Voss Leases theatres 



record at that house. Picture do- 
ing so nicely that the .exhlb, Max 



Albert Voq« -arhn ^„cJ. 1 ^ TGoldberg, last week contracted for 
the court ^heat^e.^LIvtpUl^1^ '"o^^ Pathe-Natan's which he 
operate as vaudeville house ' has distribute through the U. S. 

formed a syndicate to purchase or Pictures ar^ 'Arlanne' '^^^^ 
lease the Hippodrome, Manchester, Orphellns.' 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



L E C I T I M AT E 



VAStETY 



SS 



'Musk' Is Bad 
But 'Centuiry' In 
For L A. Break 



Los Ahgeles, June 26 

Two opehlhes, on© closing and 
fummer hit town last week. .Re- 
sults were poor at the b. 6. with 
one exception, '20th Century,' -with 
Eugene Leontovich and Gregory 
jiatoff, which openied at the El Cap- 
ttan Thursday evening to near ca- 
pacity. Henry Duffy went over- 
board on advertising, but came up 
emiling with close to $6,d00 In the 
till for the first four performances. 

Fifth revival of 'Sun Up,' Lucille 
LaVerne'B perennial, started at the 
Mirror Friday. Miss La Verne fooled 
the wisies by getting n.OOO for her 
first three ishows. Piece is in for 
two weeks, with a t)Ossible third if 
it gets off the nut. Everything 
thrown in, she'll budget $1,150 w eek- 
ly. Qver that is profit. 'Nine 
o'clock Revue,' Eddie Lambert's co- 
ot) musical at the Music Box, got 
J2,700, sufBcient to clear the nut 
and give the cast living money. 
♦Androcles and the Lion/ with Shaw 
fans^fevir and schools and colleges 
closed, staggered to $1,400. With a 
nut Of around $2,300, and closing 
iato -last Saturday. 

•Music in the Air' folded Saturday 
to $iS,S0O after a second bad week, 
Sfusical never caught on, with locals 
Waming similarity between It and 
the Belasco's last musical, 'Cat and 
the Fiddle.' Then the Warm weather 
coming on didn't help anyonp. 
'Show Boat' is In rehearsal set 
to follow; with ho opening date an- 
npunced. 

. Estimate* for Laet Week 

'Androclea and the Li Holly- 
•wood Playhouse (2d weeky (C- 
1,152-$1.10>. Talky Shaw, offering 
i»ot attracting. Strictly a theatre 
party show, with no parties In 
sight. 

'Music in the Air,' Belasco (2d and 
final -week) (M-l,103-$2.75). Re- 

--^ained deep-ln-the-red for the lort^. 

" ilgfit's riin, clb8ih|r to $6,600.:-House 
vlll remain dark until 'Show Beat' 
opens, with date not set. Play re- 
kearsing. 

'Nine oXIock Revue,' Muslt Box 
t4th week) (R-965-$l,6B). None of 
the c6-opers getting more than their 
■haire at $2,700, but everybody's 
•ating. 

'Sun Up,* Mirror (1st three days) 
•CD-1,034-$1.6B). An even $1,000. 
Strong for this one, which three 
years ago had a 26 weeks' run- at 
the Egan and twov yejirs' ago did 
three weeks at the Mirror. 

'20th Century,' El Capitan (1st thfee 
days) (C-l,571-$1.65). Strong get- 
away at $6,000 for the first three 
days. Looks Uke Duffy has a strong 
attraction to follow 'Counsellor-at 
Law.' . 

'AIR' STAR'S FURLOUGH 
FOR GHOST TOWN ROLE I 

Although 'Music In the Air" Is 
ifliatVd "f or another month at the 44th" 
, Street (N. T.), Natalie Hall, show's 
prima donna, will withdraw at the 
end of the week. She contracted to 
«lng in 'The Merry Widow,' which 
Is to be revived for two weeks at 
Central City, Col. Miss Hall Is ex- 
pected to rejoin 'Air' when It goes 
to Chicago. 

Early this week it was planned 
to bring^ back Vivian Segal from the 
cbast company to replace Miss Hall 
for the balance of the " Broadway 
min. Kathleen Edwards, the under- 
study. Is also a possibility. 'Air' 
drew favorable notices on. its .Los 
Angeles debut, but it was taken off 
Saturday (24) after two weeks. 
Poor business. 



Blind Players Stage 

Operetta with Credit 

Toronto, June 26. 

Overcoming the handicap. of sight- 
lessness, pupils of the Brantford In- 
stitute for the Blind presented 
Cuthbert Nunn's operetta from the 
'Arabian Nights.' 'Prince Kamaral- 
Zamiih.' Action was carried out 
with the same grace aiid assurance 
iof people who had their full facul- 
ties of sight. 

Stage sets and costumes that left 
nothing to be desired were designed 
and conceived by Anne and Vera 
Kellett, both blind. The major thrill 
came from the voices of the. chorus. 
Bernlce Wood, a blind soprano, could 
by- prOper exploitation be developed 
into a concert sinerer. W. B. Donkin, 
supervisor. Is totally blind. 



Their Great Chance 



PAY OFF UNION BOYS 
BEFORE EVERY SHOW 



'Dinner' Sees $15,000 
In Ch^ 3 Dramas, 2 
Hnacals Cmni 



Chicago, June 26. 
Three .shows, debuted, over the 
week-end and three more' are 'In 
sight for. next week. ^Hlred Hus-^ 
bands' .bpened Sunday matinee (25) 
at the Studebaker and the same 
evening 'The Man Who Regained 
His Head' started at the Illinois. 
Both are locally produced, the first 
with Harry Puck, the second with 
James Hall as the headlined per- 
sonalities. Pauline Frederick's 'Her 
Majesty the Widow' opens tonight 
(Monday) at the Cort. 

'Tomorrow Turns Back' a change 
of title from 'Cementum' will fill 
the Selwyn from July 2 for two 
weeks. It's locally written and an- 
geled by' an amateur lady dramatist, 
On July 3 the Apollo relights -with 
'Qay Divorce,' and on . July 10, 'Take 
a Chance' unfolds its hokom at the 
Erlang^r. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Alien Com,' Harris (D-1,084: 
$2.76) (4th week). Still practically 
capacity. In general has enjoyed 
weather break. Katharine Cornell's 
following here large and loyal. Near 
$17,000 for beaucoup pr ofits. Sta ys 
another week. ' ' ^ 

'Dinner at Eight/ Grand (D-1,207; 
$2.20) (2d week). Excellent notices 
and ought to have nice engagement. 
Chicago cast Includes Constance 
Collier, Crane Wilbur, Ann An- 
drews, Judith Wood, Jane Wyatt, 
Margaret Dale. First week quoted 
around $15,000. . . ^ 

'On the iViake,' Garrick (F-li276; 
$2.20) (10th week). This onie has 
adhesive qualities; has given Ralph 
Kettering group nice little profit. 
Looking for another show to follow. 
Edna Hibbard-Jeft cast; replaced by 
Joan Peers. ^ 

SUMMER SPOTS DOWN 
EAST AU SET TO GO 



Hollywood, June 26. 
Lucille La Verne has six 
usherettes -working In the re- 
vival of 'Sun Up' at the Mir- 
ror, 

Girls are not getting paid— 
they're understudies ifor the 
Ingenue. 



iBroadway Legit list at 9 or 6, 
Depending on State of Weather 



San Francisco, June 26. 
For his eighth change of pplicy 
In .three months Dan Markowitz 
opened another new one at the 
Embassy, Friday (23). This time 
It's a ffu'ce comedy with pop tunes 
interpolated, 40c top, ladies ac^ 
companled by inaie etfcorts ad 
mitted free. 

Unions have bad trouble! with 
Markowitz before so .he's running 
under the ultimatum that he play 
out old contracts with various, or 
chiestra leaders and men. As a re 
suit, Uzia Bermanl Is in for" 10 
days, with anoiher then following, 
Another union dictum Is thikt 
Markowitz pay all .the craifts be^ 
fore each show, handing cash to 
eight musicians, .five deckhands, 
.operators, and Janitors. 

The CASt is to be. paid every 
three days. 

The Show footlights* Is from a 
script owned by John Cameron, 
who Is producing. Cameron just 
bowed out as stager of 'Only Girl' 
at the Columbia, where he sued 
Herbert HeWecker for $100 weekly 
back salary. 'Footlights' cast is 
composed of those wlio were In Ec 
bassy*s last attempt^ 'Ballyhoo,' 
which busted up when Glen Knight, 
producer, stager and director, took 
a powder with $75 of the orches 
tra'S. pay, and owing the St. Fran- 
cis hotel a healthy bill. Several 
from 'Only Girl' are also In. 



[Seattle Stock Op Get^ 

$5,500 with Widow' 

Seattle, June 26. 
'Merry Widow' with Ruth Altman 
in title roie and James Liddy op- 
posite, grossed between . $5,500 and: 
$6,000 at the Metropolitan, - just 
about breaking even. This encour- 
ages, following some profit the week 
before on 'Student Prince,' final 
check-up Showing estimated $7,500 
I in the till. 

Ncxt,'Vagabond King,' this to. be 
follow:ed by 'Chocolate Soldier,' and 
If It holds^ 'New Moon' to follow. 

Kent Thomas' light opera, stock, 
with players Imported, chorus and 
some principals recruited from best 
local talent, seiems the answer to 
keeping the Met, former Erlanger 
house, in lights, at least part of this 
summer. - 



Corran and Doftr 



'Shady La^r' Id Belated 
Philiy Start Tonigbt 



Stock for Worcester 



. Worcester, June 26. 
A ten-week stock session Is slated 
to ;open July 10 at the Poll Elm 
(Street house with tbe Thatcher 
Players, guided by James Thatcher, 
holding forth. 

Thatcher for ihany; years was S. 
35. Poll's : stock manager, and is no 
fetranger to Worcester, having di- 
rected .companies here, in years gone 
by at the^rand and Worcester. 
^0"srnTrig~hiil~"wili'^T)e^ 
fiisters* with Frances Williams 
Other members of the company, 
Which will come here from the Pal- 
ace in Hartford, ate Arthur Howard 
and Barbara Weeks, leadsi; Foster 
Williams, John Wlnthrop, Vera 
Saturn, Melba Palmer and Doris 
Eaton. 

. City Is still without fiesh show of 
any Bort, save for an occasional 
vaudovillo not at rnpitol. 



New Haven, June 26. 
Within the next week Connecti- 
cut's summier playhouses will be In 
full swing. 

Summer stands near here . Include 
the Parish Players who operate at 
Stony Creek under direction of 
Edwin H. Morse. Charles Brokaw 
has' lead In opening play, July 6. 
Alice Keating Cheney will tour New 
Eingland and the Middle West with 
her Jitney Players until August 
when, troupe returns to Madison for 
four weeks, David Elliott will direct 
and company Includes Douglas Row 
land, Helen Morrow, Barbara Bene- 
dict, Lee Crowe, J. Maroney. David 
Escher, .Hannibal Towle, W. Sharon, 
Wm. Eckert and Jereniey Bowmaii. 

Larry Anhalt opens his Ivoryton 
theatre July 30 and has Katharine 
Hepburn pencilled in for some stock 
work later in season. Lawrence 
Languor's Country Playhouse gets 
going in Westport July 3 with Otis 
Skinner In 'Nobel Prize.' 

Guilford, on the shore line near 
here, will attempt a ten-week sea 
son under direction of Lou Tellegen- 
I Company, kno wn as New Tork-Guil 
ford Players, will be made up of 
B'way professionals arid will open 
in Chapel Playhouse July 30. Com- 
pany Includes Nina Walker, Eva 
Casanova, Gordon Richards, Ann 
Deighton, George Pembroke, Sally 
Washington, Charles Beery and Ed- 
ward^Wittg.^ Sidney--Redi3h- and 

Anson Van Alsten, Tale Drama 
Dept., in charge of technical end. 

Other Conn, summer spots include 
BroOkflield Players, directed by Vir 
gil G6ddes • at Brookfield Center; 
Sharon Playhouse, Elizabeth Mack 
director, a:nd Redding Theatre 
League, headed by Stephen Sanford. 
Greek Evans offers musical produc- 
tions only at. the Theatre in the 
Woods at Norwalk. 



Philadelphia, June . 26. 
After two postponements, Harry 
Meyers' musical comedy, 'Shady 
Lady,' starring Helen Kane, will 
open here tomorrow (Tuesday) 
night. Engagement now announced 
as limited to five days, but that 
may be extended. 

House la thei Forrest, which was 
first mentioned. Booking was 
switched to the Chestnut and re- 
cently the Garrick was definitely re 
ported. Understood that Sam Nird 
linger, managing director of Garrick 
as an Indie, had the show tied up 
only to have to cancel It because 
owners (the Welghtmanh estate 
represented by thie Fidelity com- 
pany) refused to allow the booking 
This gives rise to a. rumor that 
the house Is going to be rented to 
some' big film company. At any 
rate, it has been definitely an- 
nounced that the owners are en 
tertalning no bids for rental as legit 
theatre. 



Brackett as Umon 
Trouble Develops 

Hollywood, June 26' 
Claiming that union conditions 
caused San Francisco to be over- 
burdened with, legit houses Hemy 
Dufry has given up theatre opera- 
tion in the Bay City and is joining 
firces with Homer Ciinran In play- 
ing his attractions. In the latter's 
Geary and Curran and Is also eliml- 
rating the stock or popular priced 
productions for the future; 

In dropping the Alcazar and Pres- 
ident, San Francisco, Duffy Is, sev- 
ering a long association with the 
WInship estate which financed his 
productions after he went into bank- 
ruptcy several years ago. Both 
houses are now dark. ' 
; . -Thbugli jCurrari at~preBent: .has._a 
production and operation deal with 
Edward Belasco, -who operates the 
Belasco here, for the present there 
will be no Interruptions of these ar- 
rangements as a result of the Dufty 
deal. 

Duffy, will In the future sqale his 
shows at $2 top for San Francisco 
and besides using the Curran houses 
therei will stage them here at his lo- 
cal El Capitan where the $1.50 scale 
will prevail. Following 'One Sunday 
Afternoon,* which succeeds " '20th 
Century" at the El Capitan that 
house -will start Its big production 
policy with 'Strike Me Pink,' after 
which will come 'The Late Chris 
topher Bean,' with Ina Claire. 

Curran will join Dufty in the fl 
nancing .of all shows the latter will 
produce in the future. First show 
going north under new deal wH> be 
'20th Century' at the Geary around 
Aug. 1. 

NEW PiflLLY STOCK SEES 
HARD GOING AT OUTSET 



Cnrrait Road Slows 



'Alien Corn7 Harris, Chicago. 
'Dinner at EighV G. O. H-, Ghi- 
caigo. J . 

'Her Majesty, Widow,* Cort, 

'NineVciock Reyue/. Music Box, 
Los' Angeles. 

'8un Up/ Mirror, Los Angeles. 

'20th Century/ 1 Capitan, Los 
Angeles. 



Fotnre Piays 



'John Fergusori/. drama by St. 
John Eryine, London critic, has been 
revived by Wee &' Leventhal for 
early B'way production. 

'Chicago Expose/ purporting to 
give the lowdown .oh the Century of 
Progress, authored by iRowland 
Blair, has been bought by Leigh 
Dahenberg and G. J. Dlfenbach, 
who will use the book rights and 
iSeekr^to.Jdisposeu.Q£.JtheJplay.^„.;=.^^-. 

'Under Glass/ comedy by Eva Kay 
Flint and Geo. Bradshaw, has been 
acquired by Wm. B- Friedlancler, 
who will try It out in Peterborough, 
N.-H. this summer. Maybe N. Y. 
in the fall. 

'The Mighty Weak/ a. political 
play, to be produced by .Al Woods 
next season. The play will require 
18 scenes, and a cast of 40, Sim 
Rhlpman, author, iwiyfl. 



Philadelphia, June 26. 

Manhattan Players, new stock- 
which relighted the Broad Street 
last week, announcing a summer 
season arid probable continuarice in 
the fall and winter, have already 
experienced trouble,. Up to late 
Sunday night future company 
was .uncertain, with chances In fa?- 
vbr of their scramming, after thtlir 
one week. 

First offering was 'Church Mouse,' 
never previously preserited here. 
Some notices, let the production and 
players down easy, b^t the 'News,' 
tab, and '-the 'Record' gave It vlg 
orous pannings. Result was man 
ageriient sending letters ..to editors 
and withdrawing ads. Jeff Kieane, 
drama critic of the 'News/ printed 
the letter and kidded. Result was 
he was officially barred from the 
Broad. 

- Laugii • on the iid-rembvals was 
that 'Ledger' ordered all copy out 
at eniJ^of the -^eek due to unpaid 
bill. Accordingly ho mention of the 
seco nd .week's ; a ttractIon. _ in. ^a ny^ 
■the papers. Wiliiam Brooker Is im- 
presario. 

Leads, Leonard Lord arid Gladys 
Griswald, ..unknown here. Best 
break in eo-so notices was given 
Harry McKee, diriector. Brookcr 
madC' a speech opening night and 
instituted old custom of asking 
audience to vote for future offer 
Jngs; 'Man Who Came Back* got 
bigpr^-Kt numb<?r.of ballots. 



As Broadway's legita continue to 
diminish in number, indications are 
that (Chicago will be In the unprece- 
dented position of offering more 
shows than New York. . Threes of 
this week's scheduled withdrawals 
are- aimed for the Loop. Three 
shows slated to fold this week rioay 
hold over. Weather will :he the der 
ciding factor, so that Broadw^ay'p 
list may have nine shows next, week 
Or there may be but six. 

Sbniiething likie 40 new iplays are 
listed for tryout In. the numerous 
summer playhouses. Rroadway and 
picture scouts will hav-e their work 
cut out this summer attempting to 
keep up with the rural tryouts. Tb© 
hideaway show places are scattered 
from Cape May, N. J., to Skowhe- 
gah. Me. Legit producers appear to 
be undecided oh schedules for thci 
new season, and, niore atteritloh will 
be paid the summer spots. An In- 
stance is - the selection of Dennis^ 
Mass., for the tr^rout of four new 
plays by John Golden. 

Run shows listed to exit, this week 
are: 'The Gay DIvorce,'--Shubert;— - 
'Biography,' Avon: 'Goodbye AgalV 
Plymouth, and 'Take a Chanee/ 
Apollo. Latter may hold over, as It 
did this week (carded to close . last 
Saturday) . Another 'final weiek' is 
marked up for 'Both YOur Houses/ 
Guild,- but It,- too, may Jstay—Eullt--. 
zer prize show played nine* weeks 
originally and Is In the Sixth week 
of a repeat datei, which wais . an- 
nounced to be ifor oriie :week only. 

Abrupt closing last Saturday: 
'Tattle Tales,' Eroadhurst: . revival 
of 'The Climax/ Bijou; revival of 
'June Moon/ Ambassador, and 
'Shooting Star/ Selwyn. 

•The Ghost Writer/ last week's 
sole entry, was mildly erreeted at the 
Mosque,- but may have a chanee for 
moderate money and picture rights. 
'Shady Lady/ a musical which opens 
In Phila. tonight. Is a possibiUty for 
next week at the Shiibiert. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Biography/ Avon .(29th week 
(G-830-$3.30). Final week; one-set 
I play; good money maker from^ 
jstart;: ojii:twjr_.ai»mdtI«bQr_I^ 
around $7^000 last week.. 

'Gay Divorce/ Shubert (Slst 
week) (M-1,395; $3.30). Final week; 
moderate gross-musical made profit; 
with Joseph Santley replacing Fred 
Astaire opens Chicago next week; 
about $12.0P0 again, last week. 

'Goodbye Again/ Plymouth (d7th 
week) (C-1,042-$3.8Q). Final week; 
low^ josser able* to opierate through 
percentago to players; due In -Chi- 
cago July 8. 

'Music in Air/ 44th St (32nd 
week) (M-i,395-$3.d0). Slated , to 
stay another' month, but . riot cer- ' 
tain; about even break at $12,000 
gross last ' week. 

'One Sunday Afternoon/ 48th 
St. (19fh week) (F-969-$3.30),, Up_ 
recently and averaging aroupd $7,r 
600; good for modest cost and sum- 
mer stay intended. 

'Shooting Star/ Selwyft. Ott Sat- 
urday (24); two weeks. 

'Take a Chance/ Apofio (3lst 
week) (Mrl,720; $3^30). Announced 
to close Saturday but held oyer; 
may stick further; approximated 
$14,000. 

'Tattle Tales/ Broadhurst. Off 
Saturday;. .31/^ weeks;. far In red lor 
Frank Fay. Barbara! Stariivyck Co- 

'The Ghost Writer/ Masque (2nd 
week) (CD-700-$3.30). No break 
from reviewers; light takings; ini- 
tial week around $4,000; may stick 
for pictures. 

Repeats and Revivals 
'A Church Mouse/ Mansfield; 
vival; opened Monday. 

'Both Your Houses/ Guild; re- 
-I>eat-;— announcied final week again; 
' may hold over. ' '. ' 

'The Climax/ ijou; 
Saturday. . 

'June Moon/ Ambassador; 
val; closed Saturday. 
. 'Another Language/ Waldorf; 
vival, ' ' 

Grand Opera, Hlppodronie; excel-, 
lent; tours after another week* 



DONATIONS SLOWER FOR 
STAGE REUEF FUND 



Although' few additional' donations 
are in sight, the Stage Relief Fund 
will be able to function until Aug. 
1, mOrith. longer than, first .figured. 
Cash ori hand Friday "(23) was $3,911 
but $4,000. or more will be turned 
I into the fund when needed.- This 
money "was gathered in a campaign 
•aimcdi.to=£ollect:=L$iieach=froiiouR 
sons (Outside the profession. 

Dollar Drive had the objective of 
collecting* $10,000 but the fund is 
skeptical of reaching that figure. 
Weekly statement: 

Prcvloufl ooTltrJbUtlonB. , . . . .. . . . • 

MnuOc ITartwiKi ...... .. ••• 

Othc^ cohlrlbUti 



|58,7fi2 
JO 
46 



$58,819 



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VARIETY 



LECITIM A¥E 



Tuesdftj, June 27^ 1933 



Plays Abroad 



EVA ODER YVONNE 

Berlin, May Iv 

Produced In Kur^urstendainm thentre, 
after protracted road ehow; written, by 
Paul Anders. (Felix Joskjr) . .as a fi.tA,rrtnR 
vehicle for Henry^ Porten. Featuring Paul 
Zesch-Ballbt, Hubert V. Meyrink, Ilae 
liaat, E. Becknlann. 

This play, Bpeclally . written for 
Henny Porten, was tried out oh the 
road before they brought It to .Ber- 
lin, thus givlhgr the star a chance: to 
'And her stage feet'; for, in spit? of 
her enormolus popularity as a screen 
player, Hehny is as good as a debu- 
tante in legit. This is her second 
part only, but she has made a very 
good job of it, result being that this 
is one of the Very few b.o. attrac- 
tions here, howa.days. 

Basic ideii of the play is adaptable 
for U. S. A. Anyway, it's a juicy 
femme star vehicle, with the double 
role of ah aotress, a nice, if some-: 
what -bourgeois,' woman and a dip- 
lomat's French wife, rather vicious, 
-piquant -and-so. similar In. looks she 
might almost be the actress' doiililci. 

A. young attache who has ah affair 
with Madam . 1? seen about, witlx her- 
by the lady's very jealous husbahd. 
Who, incidentally. Is his boss in- the 
diplomatic service. In order to get 
-oii; of the mess,lthe-yQung.iiiftn 
seeches the actress (so far unknown 
to blm) to play the part of hls.jnis- 
tress and thus help convince the. old 
gentleman of , his wife's l;inocence. 
Obvious ending, with' a real love af^ 
fair , starting between the actrests 
^nd the young man. 

.Thd play has some good dialog 
and very good situations. Miss Por- 
ten gives ah excellent performaince. 
Paul Zesch-^Ballot is fine Ibolcing and 
111^6 'Nast made the- most of her one 
very good scene, and Hubert v. Mey- 
rink came very near stealing the 
show, with his somewhat too farcical 
but *ery Clever comedy role. 



PROSGENIUM 



Play ty Ivor Novello, presented by How- 
ard & Wyndhatn'B Tours in conjuncllon 
.,'wUh Ivor NoveUo. At the Olobe tbeatre, 
fune 14. 

Anselmo , Andrea Malandrlnoa 

Norma' Mattbewa. > .V&y CQOipton 

Miss Kilter.... ......Lena Maltland 

Eunice Manners .......Joan Barry 

Henry Jarvlce....,- Henry Crocker 

Oray Raynor Ivor NoveUo 

Lady Raynor Zona Dare 

Lady GUUan Mesuret. . . .Hai«oi iSlevelcinff 

Beasle, .Uargaret Watson 

Vaugban t .' . Harold Chesblre 

Mr. Hyman .Keneth Kent 



Ivor-.-NovellOj the actor, has a 
vogue here as a play\vrlght One 
of his earlier plays was produced 
as a talker by MGM in the States. 
Novello Is not a good, playwright, 
although he has a. sound sense Of 
the theatre. * 

'Proscenium* is ostensibly his first 
effort to write a serious, jplay, if by 
serious you can accept; a. senti- 
mental story of a mlddle-ajged ac- 
tress who marries the son of her 
dead lover, only to find the boy be- 
comes the great star, while her own 
name dwindles. 

Plenty of opportunity for sac- 
. charine Jaehtlnient, of which the cast 
takes adviantage. ' " ~ 

. Fay Gompton's performance Is 
oustanding in a long cast. Heir 
work as the actress who finds the 



years wiearlng away her fame is 
really searching and has the pop-' 
ular viiilues which make for a run. 
Novello himself, having improved 
considerably as an actor during the 
last few years, was the right man 
for his part. 

Joan Barry's performance was 
possibly her best yet, but this ac- 
tress should, rid herself, of man- 
nerJsitis which give her work such 
lukewarm critical receptions. Rest 
of the cast was good- 

Within the limits of the writer's 
type of stuff, 'Proscenium', is up 
to standard. That it will, f un for 
a. long time Is unquestionable. 
'Fresh Fields,' his last play but one. 
is still running, .it shows, that one 
man knows his London audience. 



BROADWAY REVIEW 



BOOTLEGGERS 

Paris, June 15. 

Operetta iii three acts . .by Nino, With 
music by Manuel Rosenthal. Caist Includes 
Laure DJana, Benglta, Max Moutla, Mar- 
vlnf. MartlnoU'i, MaUpI, Cariel and others. 
At the Plgalle theatre. 



If accepted as a parody, this light 
and convientionally tuneful little 
operetta is amusing locally. 

A theatrical conapahy from Havre 
find it 'more profitable to transport 
alcoholic .beyerd|res_ to the U. S. than 
to continue behind the footlights; so 
captalhed by their star, Lina Paris 
<Laure Diana), and with the chorus 
for sailor boys, tliey take to the- 
ihlgh seas; Their boat is captured 
by an American coast guard cutter, 
and the. Yankee lieutenant has a 
hard time to resist Lina's charms. 
That's the substance of the book. 

Ther^ are two or three good 
sOngs that have caught on rapidly 
and' are being sung on street cor- 
ners. . 'Vn Whisky Blanc ' pour 
Caroline' and .'La Femme. Tatoiiee' 
will doubtless find their way to New 
York, though the show will hot. The 
biguine, more hotcha than the 
rumba, is paHicularly popular here 
this year. As Lina Paris, Laiire 
Diane wears some jaunty sailor 
-Suits and^ has a couple (^ scenes 
Where she is •revealiBd--ln^-ira:;llttle 
as the liberal French law allows. 



OUT OF TOWN REVIEW 



Night of August Sixth 

Hollywood, June 20. 

Aratna In three acts, five scenes by Sada 
Cowan. I'roduced at this Spotlight theatre, 
Hollywood, by Edward Barle Kay. Direc- 
tor, Ben Bard. ' Cast: Luclle WIdman, 
Uerald Fielding, Karl Eriand, Rita Le Roy, 
Anna Oordon. Mildred Gover< Daniel Maka- 
renko, Ruth Ollette, Johnstonie White, .Don 
Morrison, Lloyd Whitlock, Howard Brooks^ 
Bob Maurice, Bmlly Pinter. Cbarlea Hess 
ler, Robert Strong, Hugh Hessler. 



THE GHOST WRITER 

Farce comedy In three adts presented at 
the Masque June 10 by F. Richard Hopkins 
and Walter Heyer; written by Martin 
Mooney; staged by Jo Qroham; Hal 
Skelly starred; William Frawley and Ara 
Gerald featured. 

Mike. ►Tom Fadden 

Kitty., . , i. ... .Mary Arden 

Mrs. Klein • . . .Clare • Woodbury 

Peggy WJnston......... Peggy Conklin 

Bill Hftrklns.....; ........Hal Skelly 

Joe Gordon .............. . wniiam Frawley- 

Jlmmle Hlggljns...,.,........aeorge Sweet 

Claire Castell. .................. .Ara Gerald 

Burke. . . ; ... ..... ..... . . . ..Arthur J.. .Wood 

Edwin Preece.^.. ..Louis Morrell 

Mrs. Doris Winston. ... .. . .Madeline Grey 

A. K-'MoGee;... ...... .Frederick Q. Lewis 

Dan Clayton....../.. ...Robert fltkln 

Duffy. ... ...... . , . . . . . ; . . .... . .Anthony Blair 

Betty. . ; .Lynn Eswood 

Jay Barnes............... .;..Grlffln Crafts 



New Deai 



ORIGINAL 

and 

k\yNkyS A STEP 
AHEAD 




CAPPS 

HOLLYWOOD 
RESTAURANT 

and 

HOLLYWOOD 
GARDENS 

PELHAM, NEW YORK 

DOUBLING INDEFINITELY 



Produced in this 50-8eater on a 
10 by eight-foot stage, 'The Night 
o£. August Sixth' looks bad, but de- 
spite this it has sufficient origin- 
ality of i)lot and enough good the- 
atre to warrant a regular produc- 
tion. . . 

Sada Cowan's story is filled with 
action, holds enoueh twists and 
suspense to keep- the audiencie on 
edge. 

Stot-y is that of-a'bralh specialist 
and his young man ward, latter 
also a surgeon. Doctor marries a 
woman many years his Junior. 
Wife is a former attorney. Their 
marriage is one of convenience, 
but despite this, the wife is faith- 
ful. Doctor, however, is a cheater. 
Wife and the ward fail for each 
other. Both respecting the doctor, 
the ybflnger man plans to leave for 
Paris with a dancer. Wife discov- 
ers this and goes . to the dancer to 
plead that she give up the boy. 
Dancer is a Mae West type, a moll 
strictly on the take. After the, wife 
leaves, the dancer's husband ap-r 
pears, demands riioriey. Wife 
hustles him out of the house. IJater, 
while phoning, she Is .murdered. 
Because of a letter' she has written, 
but not riiailed to the ybdrtg doc- 
tor, he is held for the murder. 

The wife confesses her love for 
the young, doctor to her husband^, 
and tells the husband that he Could 
hot have committed the rnurder 
since the young doctor was in her 
bedroom with her. Her husband 
accuses ' her, Which she denies. She 
tells the yOung doctor she W^ill ap- 
. pear as an alibi witness at the hear- 
ing. 

At the hcarinig, played with the 
audience as the jury, wife testifies 
as she's promised. She is inter" 
.riipted by her husband^ who in- 
fprngs the court that his wife is 
uhbaTaHce9,"^liat:"lreir testimony^ 
worthless, and requests that ishe 
be committed to an asylum. •, 

Wife produces licr certiiioate of 
bar admission and requeists that 
she be allowed to defend the boy. 
As she Is presumed sane until 
proven mentally unsound, court 
must concur.. With her husband 
on tho stand, she weaves a web 
around him which points to him 
as the dancer's lover and murderer. 
Before recess can bo called; the 
doctor commits Suicide. 

Rita Lelloy, ns the doctor's wife, 
gave a deliberate performance, too 



With the summer production out- 
look very, skimpy, two hox office 
lads, F. Richard Hopkins, and .Wai- 
ter. Heyer Xformer also house man- 
ager, of the Majestic) of the Masque 
decided they'd do a show them- 
selves. 'The jQhost Writer' Is a 
pretty good firist. try, but despite 
th(Q fact that Broadway will have 
f.etv attraictions In the next month 
or two,, its. indicated chances are 

"witlfTeiit rates. 

Martin Mooney. authored It. As 
a press agent and a ghost writer at 
tithes^ he knows what it is, about, 
but rather than biasing the play on 
fact he made It Actional.: The re- 
sult is qver-wrltliig. There are 16 
characters; of whom .at least six are 
on . stage one time momentarily,' 
with the result that instead of pro- 
vidihg a chancre of pace as intended, 
the perfonhahcejs- jerky: 

Hal Skelly' as Bill Harktns the 
ghpster ' and William Frawley ais 
JoC:, Gordon, : his friend,, a promoter 
with ideas and . rowdy language, 
about divide the honors. 

Bill Is up against it He writes- 
good _enpugh stuff, but It Is all re- 
jected. Hlis" fiancee, Pieggy Win- 
ston, however,, has faith he'll suc- 
ceed, while: Gordon has a better 
ideia, that he ghost^' write for a worn 
out, populiEir novelist who lives up- 
stairs. " 

Bill squawks against such work, 
but he finally assents, assured of a 
yard. we5kly._ .That's just whiat his 
alimony -ir'and-end-6f-~acr-'6he~fllids 
the ghost writer off to the Jug be- 
cause he owes his former wife 
11,800. 

The ghoster returns to find, his 
quarters all dolled up and. It looks 
like the sllvei* llnlng-^xhade into a 
gaig. But McOee, thet novelist, who 
has promised ta divulge Bill's writ 
Ihgs to his publisher, . passes away^ 
McGee's married sweetie, .Claire 
Castell, is stewed and while .Bill is 
working all lilght finishing' a ghost 
ed novel, she sleeps It off in his 
bedroom. Peggy t>ops in- and can't 
believe there was pothihg wrong, Sb 
pops out. With McGee dead tho 
writing job is over and things Took 
bad for Bill again. Joe, however, 
comes along with a new Idea. He 
is going to market iodine pills, 
which, will' give Vim and vigor to 
a.k.'s^ In a farcical, flncle Bill learns 
that one of his stories is out as a 
book in another fellow's name and 
kayos the guy he thinks' stole his 
story. Turns out his little Peggy 
went , and had the book published 
and that about lOO G's are due himu 
And so off to the marriage bureau. 

Sk;elly, and Frawley work well as 
a team, with the latter having most 
of the laugh lines. Ai^ Gerald, as 
the vampish Claire; also featured, 
Is not hard to take. Peggy Conklin 
plays the fiancee, a 'good girl who 
can't think straight.' 

'The Ghost Writer' Is a compli 
Cated . pjtory, .. providing some fun, 
weakened by too miich plot. J6cc. 



ixon's.Film-Vaud Stock 

Burlington, -la., June 26, 
Don and Mazie Dixon, eistablished 
stock people In the tall corn state, 
introducing pictures and specialties. 

Will revamp their own stock 
company: for summer spots;, here.r 
abouts, probably at the Spensley, 
Dubuque. 



cold for the emotion called for. As 
the doctor, Karl Erland looks the 
-typical, professional man, and gives 
a good account of himself. Gerald 
Fielding, as: the doctor's ward, was 
too miich of the ingenue. Ruth 
Gillette, the dancer, either through 
direction Or her own' idea, gave a 
poor, imitation of Mae West, and 
in this respect the script went 
overboard on blue language. Daniel 
Makarenkb, as a night club pro- 
prietor, and Mildred Gover, the col- 
ored maid, furnished what little 
laughs there were in the script. 
-Latter-=came^fiaE:_CQnpiog^lhe act- 
ing honors. Lloyd Witlock, as the 
district attorney; Emily Pinter, a 
witness and: Don Morrison, defense 
attorney, contributed good support. 
Others are walk-throughs. 

With all hahdicaps considered, 
•Ben Bard's direction is okay. 

Story needs rewriting for situ- 
ation buildup and spotting of 
laughs, also 'a speeding up of the 
first two acts. With this done, it 
should stand a good chance of 
regular production or pictures. In 
the latter case, story runs like 
okay picture material. Call. 



(Continued from page 63) 
the Agreement, but hay^ failed as 
yet to arrive at a compromise. 

Certain organized writer^ are not 
in accord with . Guild's stAnd. The 
Screen Writers' Guild, a. Coast 
group, telegraphed the Theatre 
League demanding that they be'ln-^ 
eluded In the code. It Is set foHh 
in the regulations issued under the 
title of 'Industrial Reicovery,' that 
any minority must be heard by the 
co~-ordinators and the . likelihood. Is 
that the Dramatists' Guild will 
eventually figure In the general the- 
atre code to be adopted. 

Equity Minimum 

In urging the theatre groups to 
get. together Frank Glllmor6, 
Equity's he^d, told the assemblage 
that the plight of actors was fright^^ 
ful. His remarks were pointed ~to 
the managers, when .he .said some 
players were paid as low as- fio 
weekly. 

Indicattohs are that Equity will 
seek ta establish a minimum wage 
in its code. The question will be 
decided at the next Council meet- 
fng. With mahjr actors being paid 
much less than stage hands and 
musicians, the matter of setting a 
minimum ha^ been considered . by 
Equity for some time, Choristers 
have a minimum, |30 weekly. 

The meetings did not indicate 
whether show business would, seek 
financial support under the RtBcov- 
ery Act.. Money advanced from 
that source' must be in th'e nature 
of a loan, with security posted by 
the borrower. Only owners of the- 
atres which might be pCtered as 
collateral, appear qualified to ask 
f6r money from the government. 

Mal^ object among the assembled 
show people was to draw, up a code 
of fair practices. The matter will 
not be rushed because the. theatre. 
If it is recperhized as an industry;' 
will have to awatt action. General 
Johnson statlnig |hat his attention 
will first be centered on 10 basic 
industries^ ^The legit _ P.eople,_ to6^ 
Will await action on the part of the- 
plcture interests and may not de- 
cide finally upon a code until the 
fijin iside Issues its digest. 

Suggests Nominee 

That show- business qualifies as 
an industry Was Indicated in a mes- 
sage received..by Equity from Les- 
ter G. Wilson, identified as being 
of the informaion division of the 
National Industrial Recovery Ad 
mlnistratloni. In answer to Bquity's 
tellgram. asking that the theatre .be 
so included, . the following message 
was received from Wilson: 

"Referring to your telegram of 
June 16, addressed to President 
Roosevelt, yr& wish to advise that 
any organiised enterprise, such as 
the theatre business, dealing with 
labor, comes under the provisions 
of the National Industrial Recovery 
administration, and It is our sug 
gestion that at the proper time 
your organization nominaite some 
one to present himself on behalf of 
your- -assoolatibn .before .the .com 
mlttee dealing with conditions such 
as face your organization mem 
bers.' 

The musicians did not put in an 
appearance because- of a. convention, 
but will be represented Thursday 
(29). 



Ann Arbor '33 Festival 
Ends wiA Ulad Hopes' 



Ann Ajrbor, June 26. 
With capacity houses the rule, 
Violet Kemble-Cooper gave several 
performances during the past week, 
of Rbmney Breiit's 'The Mad Hopes* 
as the closing play in the success- 
ful fspring festival which, has now 
been featured for several years. 
Recalling - her fine work in 'The 
Vinegar Tree* In the 1932 
Miss Cooper Was given a warm re- 
ception. 

With ._her ; were Tom Powers , and 
her brothier Anthony, I>orls Rich, 
Robert Henderson, Peggy Hoven- 
den, all of whom have become 
popula,r with Ann Axbor audiences. 

With the close of this fourth sea- 
son, playgoers of southeastern 
Michigan have displayed .increasing 
interest in the work pt Robert 
Henderson who . directed the ac« 
tivlty again this year. An unusually 
fine list of Stars was presented inr 
eluding Jane Cowl, Violet Hemlhg, 
Walter Klngsfotd, Angna .Entera 

Arrangements for the 5th annual 
festival ate. now under way. 



Radio Orders Boom 

(Continued from page 89) 
pated. CBS sales department has 
had few reservations for full hour 
shows, tinlike the situation at NBC, 
but whereas the quarter- hour af- 
fairs- dominated the Columbia' last 
season, the chain, assumes, from the 
number of bids for 30-mlnute 
stretches for fall, that the half -hour 
commercial program is Coming 
back. . 

Another pertinent sidelight on the 
autumn outlook Is that many com- 
mercials have .put in reservations 
for six 16-mlnute periods a week. 
There hasn't been a single one of 
these schedules on either national 
web since Pepsodent, last winter, 
put both the Amos 'n' Andy and 
The Goldbergs stanzas, because of 
economy , reasons,- -oh a five times' a 
week basis. 

With neither big trellis has there 
JiSJ^n^nMh .=pf .^a jcaLL fgr^ay- tinie 
niches to take fall starting^ Jatesf 
Sales departments expect no appre- 
ciable activity in this direction Un- 
til the choice evening time has been 
disposed of and the smaller na- 
tional advertisers find out what the 
leaders In their respective Indus- 
tries are doing as to air ballyhoo. 
Broadcasting's mainstay of Income 
on the daytime and in previous 
seasons has been the national dls- 
trib who can't afford night time 
rates. 



2 dAYTON TBXPUTS 

Summer Civic Playhouse, Clay- 
ton, N. T., opened Its sumnier sea^ 
son with George M. Cohan's 'Whis- 
pering Friends.' Will present at 
least two tryouts during its sea-, 
son, 'Tronipernlck' and 'Sight Un- 
seen.* 

Company includes Edward Emer- 
son, l^ith Broden, Jo. Wallace^ 
William Franklin, Leie Evans, Aus* 
tin Coghlan, Walter Walden, Elinor 
Hawkins, Margaret Hamiltoit,. 
Frederick Forresterw Kent McKin- 
ley Is business directdr, In addition 
to playing, and Jack Daniels play 
director. 

May Irwin, who has a summer 
home in the vicinity. Is oh the hon- 
orary board of. governors. 



NUDITT 



an in^'i 



gredient of stagci 
fare has its pro-l 
tagonists and de- 



tractors. But 
even a Tor- 
quemada oit 
a Sale m 
Witch Bum 
ei* would notj 
cavil at 
NAKED 
TICKET 
RAQKS. 
This is what 
hiappens to 
Theatres that 
Play the 

Creaier 

MARCUS 

SHOW 

of 1933 

The One and 
Sovereign Rem 
edxf for Box- 
Office Apqlh}). 



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MGM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



Tuesday, June 27, 1933 



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Envious of Exploitation 
In an «ppv:ent attempt to build 
up a ploture house dally attraction 
directory for Its cpluniins, similar to 
one that has been Buccessfully run- 
nine In .the Los .Angeles 'Tlines'. for 
the past, year, the Jj. A. 'Examiner' 
< Hearst) Is duplicating many of the 
three agate line displays gratuit- 
ously. Sole payment to 'Times* for 
this daily and Sunday listing of cur- 
rent plx Is In flcreen trailer adver- 
tising, shown In all houses at each 
pdiYormance. 'Examiner' In most 
cases Is unable to secure this 
screen copy, due. to exclusive con- 
tracts held\by the 'Times.' 

Other local Eiearst daily, evening 
'Herald and Express/ also has In- 
vaded the directdry field, tying up 
jnoStly with FOX West Coast houses, 
on a nomliiial. cash charge and 
screen advertising.^ 'Times' list 
covers practically all downtown, 
naborhood and sub\irban plc houses 
for a total of 103 (currently), while 
'Examiner* Is passing lip the down 
town theatres, and confining Its dl 
rectory to nabes and houses in 
nearby towns. 

'Times' asstinies all finiaftcial cost 
for .the trailers, which are changed 
weekly, and figures the 20 to 30 
seconds^ of screen advertising, de 
voted to some subject. In, Its forth 
coming Sunday Issue, more than 
remunerates . It for the 144.10 
monthly book charge which Is made 
a part of all contracts. 

The Chandler publication has one 
inan assierned to this directory ad 
vertlslng, who personally compiles 
all bookings,; with theatri^ men re- 
porting that thiB' service as a gen- 
eral thing is .most reliable. Also, 
'Times' confines its diriectory ads to 
reputable plc houses, passing up' the 
sb-calied 'dumps,' and It also elim- 
inates colored and foreign language 
houses from its Hst^ 
' •'Examiner' takes iri considerable 
outside territory In . its directory ad 
vertlslng. Including numerous houses 
In Orange county, as well as two 
..houses (P-WO .Jn .Bakersfield^. 3.00 
miles liorth of Tj. A< 



.Both Brentanos Out 
Both Lowell aiid August Brentan.o 
.have turned-dojrn. invitations from 
the new owners^of the Brentono coh' 
cerh to continue with the firm, and 
have severed their connection with 
the book bouse that has borne their 
name for over half a century. Leaves 
Brentano's without An actual Bren 
tano in its management. 

First act .of the two Brentanos 
upon quitting was to- individually 
Incorporate themselves.. Move was 
for a possible future utilization of 
their names for business purposes, 
and which might . otherwise have 
been contested In view of thd fact 
that the Brentano name went to the 
new owners of the book concern. 

Future plans of the two Bren- 
tahos not yet certain. Lowell Bren' 
tano,' who has had no little success 
as a p1a3rwi:ight and picture scenar; 
1st, will continue his scribbling ac 
tivltles for the time being. He re 
cently sold Paramount an origlna 
for Mae West and Is at work on 
some more stories. However, he Is 
understood to have the publishing 
bee in back of hls-head and may re 
tum'to~bo6k publishing later.' As 
first vice-president of the Brentano 
firm he was in charge of its pub 
lishlng branch. 

August Brentano was the retail 
book man of the firm and more than 
likely that he wlU opei; another 
bookshop and be the first of the two 
Brentanos to get back Into the book 
biz. 



of 



iveright's Credltora 

The Creditor's Committee _ 
Liverlght. Inc., are sending oiit ap 
plications for proof of debt to 
Liverlght authors, accompanied . - 
a letter promising that a dividend 
Will be paid. 

Rumor has it that Dreiser 
owed seventeen grand in advances 
on unpublished books. 

The literary world decries that 
a man who did Sucb a fine class 
of publishing as Horace Liverlght 
should have given up his interest 
in Urm four years ago and gone 
into other things. It was Live- 
Wght's personality and his live 
J>romotlon of books that gave the 
Ann its prestige and success. He 
was responsible for the discovery 
*>f such authors aa Eugene O'Neill, 
Sherwood Anderson and William 
Faulkner. 



Soft for 'News* 

The Democratic National 

tainistratlon is appointing political 
by-line writers on -New York C"" 
dalHes to big-t)aying jobs. Just 
the state Administration, ^ 
^nder Alfred B. Smith's, 
under Franklin D. Roosevelt, — ^ 
then under Herbert H. Lehman's 
tenure, has done. Louis Ruppel, 



Ad 
Ilea 
City 
as 
first 
later 
and 



Best Sellers 



Best Sellers for the week ending June 24, as reported by the 
American New« Co., Inc. 

Ficti 

'Zest': ($2.00) .... ... . . , . . . . . . . i . . By • Charles :G. Norrls 

Sleepers East' ($2.00) ............... .By Frederic Nebel 

'Album, The (|2.00)' ....... .r.... ...I... By Mary Roberts Rinehart 

'As the Earth Turns' ($2.50). k..,.By Gladys Hasty Carroll 

'Grand Canary* ($2.60) ....,......,,.;..;.By A. J. Cronin 

'Little M4n What Now' (12.50). ....By Hans Fallada 



'Marie Antoinibtte' ($3.50) V. ..... ... . . .By Stefan Zweig 

'100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2,00) By Arthur Kallet and P. J. Schlink 
'House of Exile' ($13.00). ... , . . . . . . . ; , i . ; . . . . . ; . . : . .By Nora Wain 

'British Agent' ($2,76) . .!By Bruce Lockhart 

'Life Begins at Forty' ($1.60) ....By Walter B. Pitkin 

'Arches of the .Tears* ($1.60) .... . . . . . . . . . . .By Halltday Sutherland. 



former legislative correspondent of 
the 'Daily News' and director of its 
straw vote 'caravan,' is the latest 
to land a berth in the fiederal 
service, being named deputy coih- 
missioner of narcotics. 

Another former Albany cor- 
respondent for a New York tab, 
^IToseph L. Cohn, of the how-de- 
funct 'Evening Graphic* recently 
was appointed assistant executive 
officer of the State Beer Control 
Commission, at a salary of $6,000 a 
year. 

Howard E. Silbersteinj editor of 
the Catskill 'Mall,' last week waii 
named editor of publications 
(which includes p.a.'ing) In the 
State Depiartm6nt 'of Tiaxaf ion and 
Finance, at a yearly Salary of 
$3,000. A gra,duate of Rutgers- 
School of Joulrnalism, he is the son 
of the daily's owner. 



Sharing the Pool 

As part of President Roosevelt's 
.'new deal,' the White House tennis 
[ courts and swimming pool have been 
thrown open to correspondents. 
Writers, at an informal conference 

_ with the President and Mrs. Roose 

iiithough 'carryine t^^^ nanTe of | ^elt. asked the latter for permission 
the VUlage In its masthead, the Uo ^^^^eld their racquets on the White 
'Chat* covets a wide iarea; from this tlouse courts; 
Battery to 23rd street,- and from " 
river to river. 



Charley Mathison Gone 

Charles F. Maihison, sports writer, 
died at his home in Coney Island, 
June 22, of heart failure, from which 
tie had sUfEered for several years. 
He was 77. 

In recent years he has acted as 
Judge f or the N. Y. Boiing Commis- 
sion. He ha,d served as sports writer 
having covered practically all of the 
fights of John L. Sullivan. He had 
Written for the Detroit 'Free Press' 
and- waa brought.: to. N^w JCotk -m: 
sport editor of the 'Morning Tele 

He got into a Jam with William 
E, Lewis over his questioning of a 
referee deolslon by Bat Mastersen. 
He was by no . means the only Sport 
writer to criticize the decision, but 
Masterson was a close friend of 
Lewis, and when Mathisbh refused 
to soft -pedal, Blakely Hall, then 
owner, transferred hixd to editorship 
of the 'Metropolitan Magazine.* one 
of his string of publications. Master 
son was not happy away from the 
ring and soon broke Idose to go back 
to sports, writing for the 'Commer 
clal,* 'Press,* 'Sun/ 'Herald' and 'The 
Ring,' the latter a boxing magazine. 

He was one of the revisers of the 
Marquis of Qiieensb'ury ring code, 
as embodied In the N. Y. State box 
ing law, and author of 'No foul' 
clause. 



Diec as Sample 

Somethings new In book reviewing 
is offered by the Chatham press in 
connection with Dwight Fiske's 
'Without Music* Book is a collec 
tion of the lyrical recitations given 
by Fiske at the Mayfair Yacht Club. 
These he recites to miusic rather 
than singing them, using a skillfully 
built up tonal background not only 
for emphasis but to accentuate the 
phrasing.- His style Is decidedly in- 
dividual and for the benefit ef those 
reviewers who- are not night club 
berS one of the selections has been 
recorded on a disc which goes along 
with the book. It's a swell idea, 
slnee the stuff gains infinitely in its 
vocal form, and, oncO: heard, the. re 
viewer can . use hls; imagination on 
the Others. 

The book includes 26 poems which 
have scored with the Yacht Club 
crowd and which should now reach 
a far wider audience, v They are 
genuinely clever in thelt twist of 
phrase, sophisticated and delicately 
suggestive without the usual smut. 
It's well worth while for content and 
it does not hurt aiiy tha,t it is a nice 
example of book manufacturing as 
well. 



est the whole truth must be told. 
A sample' of the Gimbel . campaign 
in one of the New York dailies last 
week: 

•The Truth at Any Price. We've 
spent a young fortune, in the past, 
having our merchandise examined 
by chemical, engineers* . a 

laboratory in ho way connected 
with Glml>els; in no way partial. 
We've spent a lot hniore in telling 
the world thie commercial truths the 
laboratory discovered. Yet we might 
have spent more! ..In addition to 
telling ■the customary' 'essential 
facts,' ' we might, have leanied over 
backwards to tell you that oil- 
painted . spearhead awnings will 
fade in a couple .of seasons ; that at 
little toy engine will break if 
dropped to the floor; that tlie fold- 
ing beacli chairs won't support 300- 
pouhderS; and that almost every 
group of ties contains some outland- 
ish lemons. We might have told 
more, we tell you how. In the future 



Wide Village 

Greenwich Village has been re 
discovered as a^ publishing center, I you ~read"the adVerTlsel^ente 

with nearly a half-dozen publica- Ljf this firm— remember that Gim 
tlons of aU types springing up. L,els tells the truth! Which Is cer- 
.J^%r»?^ faithfully serving tifled by the Industrial By-Products 

the VUlage, however, is ^a new corp. of Philadelphia, 
weekly, 'Greenwich Village Chat.' ' *^ ■ ^ ■ 

'Chat' is published by John W. 
Dillon, and Is turned out by an old- 
time newspaperman, Edgar Miels. 
Selling, the VUlage small-town 
newspaper stuff and they like It 
Plenty of names of locals, from- 
obits to . social activities, and they 
all like to see themselves mentioned 



More Bonfils Trouble 

Mrs. May Bonfils Berryman, 
daughter of the late .F. G. Bonfils, 
Denver 'Post' publisher, caused, her 
husband, Clyde V. Berryman, to be 
arrested and held in city jail over- 
night on charges of drunkenness and 
disturbance^ Mrs. Berryman said 
her husband, had threatened her 
with a gun, and that she would be 
afraid to go home unless' Berryman 
was detained. 

At police . headquarters Berryman 
declared sC'veral times it would be 
worth $13,000 to his wife .to have 
him out Of the way. Under terms of 
Bonfils wUI Mrs. Berrymah is to 
receive $12,000 a year if she rehialns 
married, or $25,000 a year in case 
she ceased to be the.. wife or became 
the widow of Berrymah. 

The next morning Mrs. Berryman 
went to the station and tOok' her 
husband home, refusing to file 
charges against him. 



That 'Nudi 

responsible for 



Person responsible for ^putting 
The Nudist' on the stands is Paul 

N. ROthe, with the mag's sales jus- , _ , , , ... 
tifying his action. Rothe found the ^^e^**! adding, with a smile, 

mag an unpretentious little house I ^^^^ correspondents also could use 



hen a riervy scribe, told the Presi- 
dent that the new pool, built from 
funds raised in a drive conducted 
by the New York" 'Daily News,' 
would be a fine place for the type- 
writer punchers' to cool oft on warm 
summer ..afternoons. The President 



'Redbook' Steps Out 

Making a play for the book trade, 
Redbook,' the class mag, will print 
a book-length . novel In each Issue, 
beginning with the August nuhiber. 
Fact tha,t the 'Redbook' novels ^ilt 
subsequently make their appearsmce 
in book form, not alarming '^he 
booksellers, however; They claim 
that books are things to keep, and 
magazines something to be thrown 
away after reading, and readers will 
always pay $2. or more for the book 
they want to read and keep In thelf 
Ibraryw^— — — -r- 



organ f or a Scarsdale nudist ^colony. 
He Sold the sheet's backers on the 
Idea of a buUd-up, as hot only fur- 
thering the' nudist' iao-vemeh.t but 
also to bring in some coin. 

Rothe has renovated the original 
'Nudist' to the extent of a larger 



the sand piles placed around the 
pool for the enjoyment of the Roose- 
velt youngsters. 



Why lt*a 'Hype' 

They thre'W' a dinner on tiie occa 
sion of his 26th anniversary for 
page size, smooth paper and colored I Hype Igoe, former 'Morning World 
cOver. --And, of- coursCr. more nudes.-- (N»Y.) sportia.^ -writer and now of 
The mag, which waa Wlfierfo "dlf- the 'JourhaV a 
ficult to procure, was thrown on. the in New . York. AbOut 600 people, 
newsstands, and -^the demahd-is-onf- j mostly- menr-attended.— Also -a- flock 

Although reported that the orig- of politicians, ~foo many. 
Inal 'Nudist' could not go through Many speeches about the honored 
the mails, the new Nudist' can. Lest guest, but no explanation of the 
any BensibiUties be Jarred, Rothe monicker Hype, whose rightful set 
sends the mag In a plain wrapper. | of niames are Herbert Anthony 

[Aloyslous Igoe. He's a native son 
and about the time he made the 
griade "out there lie "was"" so narrow 
that a flght manager described him 
as remindful of a hypo (hypo 
dermic) needle. Hvpe weighed 90 
pounds then but get a look at him 
now". 



More Love Stuff 

A new mag publishing house, call 
ing itself Graham Publications, en 
terlng the field 'with the first of 
what is planned to be a chain of 
pulps. Opener Is called 'Romantic 
Love Secrets Magazine,' and is in 
tended as a sort of test , of fiction 
policy to be pursued. 

Understood to be a publishing 
connection between the new- Graham 
Publications and Newsstand Pub 
licationS, which gets out a number 
of periodicals. Mary Gnaedlnger, 



Off the Routi 

For the first time in^ its history, 
Samuel French & Co. will publish a 
book having to do with other than 
the theatre. The publishing house. 



which has hitherto specialized In 
nominally down as the Graham I printed plays and works on the the 
Publications head. Is also editing atre, is bringing out shortly a book 
'Romantic Love Secrets Magazine,' | on American Indian life, called 



which- uses new prose and poetry 
only. 



'Around America with the Indian, 
M. Jagendorf, stager of children'; 
plays, and who has had many plays 
Stearns Comeback I for juveniles published by French, 

July number of 'Atlantic Monthly* is co-author of the Indian. book, and 
carries an article by "Howard hence its publication by French 
Stearhs. It means a literary come- I Other author Is Nina B. Lamkin. 
back for .one of the brUliant minds 

in American letters. Stearns some I New Style Sex 

years ago had a book of essays As soon as a few difficulties are 
published by Knopf. It was hailed ironed out, a new type of sex mag 
on all Bides as quite sonie book and Uyin'make its aji^p^ 



E. E. Behr Di 

Edmund E. Behr, 39, former day 
^ity editor of^L. X. 'Examiner,* died 
June 24 in the Hollywood hospital 
of heart trouble, complicated by 
bronchitis. 

Behr was a- world war veteran 
after iserving as tinlyersal Service's 
^correspondent with the Pershing 
expedition in Mexico, going over- 
seas as a lieutenant with "the 86th 
division. He -was wounded in ac- . 
tion and received the French Croix 
de Guerre -with gold star, with cita- 
tion for bravery. 
A widow survives. 



— For^MehOhTy 
A pretentious mag for stag read- 
.ers, something_alQng_ihe-UseiLJi2^f_ 
Spur* except that it will be Issued 
quarterly, ,Is in the making; 'Es- 
quire* Is to be the mag's title, with . 
the first Issue tentatively scheduled 
for September. 

Arnold Gingrich wUI edit, and al- 
ready Uning up top'^noteh haaterlal. 
contributors will be selected for the 
virility of their scribbling, is 'Es- 
quire' wiU look to the male angle 
only. 

Over to E"0'3"(l . " 
Grayson & Grayson of- London 
have taken the English publishing 
rights to Alnsworth Morgan's 'Man. 
of Two Worlds,' novel of the Arctic 
published here by Bobbs JHerrlll,. In 
England the yarn will go out as 
'North Is North.* Morgan is now 
on the . Radio film payroll on. the 
Coast, working on the. picture adap- 
tation of his book with Howard J. 
Green. 



.'s Order* 

Nevvs service men from the coast 
haW^eeindu^KIHi^^TrepJa 
of late when invited on trips by 
picture producers. They have al- 
ways insisted on going via auto-, 
mobile. 

Recently an A.p. man was asked 
the' reason for his air fright. He 
said it was not himself, . but that 
A..P. absolutely prohibited its men 
taking flights unless under special 
orders from iiw district chief. 



Hank Mencken was one of the lad's 
first rank buieleers. Then Stearns, 
out of sheer boredom, put literary 
mistletoe on his coat tails, and "went 
to Paris. There he got to be quite 
a character in the- Latin Quartier; 
He did nothing at all good deal of 
the tiihe; the rest of the time he 
worked for one of the Paris Ameri- 
can papers, For that writing he 
chose a column on horse racing. 
He named himself Peter Pickem 
and -waiB amazingly good at doping 
the ponies. He was about the best 
handicapper In the city, but did 
nothing at aU in a literary vein or 
of literary Importance. Now he's 
suddenly back In New Yorlc and 
back at work. The 'Atlantic' piece 
is jJist the beginning of a parkd^ by 
Stearns. A book and several . other 
pieces follow; 



telling the Truth 

GimbeisT 'departm^ 
"Tork, has been on an advertising, 
campaign of late about telUng the 
whole truth In their merchandise 
sales talks, in the newspapers. This 
advertising is handled by Kenneth 
Collins, formerly the advertising 
manager for Macy's. Glmbels now 
gays that to tell the commercial, 
truth in advert '.sing may be trade 
or jpublic approved-, biit to be hon- 



dlfferent from the customary sex 
thing In that It lis a serious, techni- 
cal review of the sui>Ject, much like 
some of the (Serman mags that used 
to flourish In the pre-Hltler days; 
First issue of the inag is' already oft 
the press, and may be out at .this 
printing date. 

Mag is called 'Sexology,* and. will 
come alohg monthly. The mag's 
sponsor. Sexology Publications, also 
plans to issue a number of books 
alohg the same lines. 



Two More 

The outdoor book stall on Madi- 
son Square has proven suqh a suc- 
cess that two other stalls (for 
books not horses) will be- opened, 
one located in Bryant; Park, the 
other* down on Washington Square. 
Maybie it's the books that are sell- 
ing. 'Maybe, it's the draw of the 
attpactivo=:=^gals-'-=that=are==^selling 
them. 



Ropes Finishes Contract 

'Time Step,' Bradford Ropes' last 
novel on his three -novel contract 
with, Alfred H, King, will be pub- 
lished in " September., Possibilities 
are that the writer will make an- 
other contract with the publisher 
for an additional trio of books. 



Forced In 

Despite Bennett Cerf 's denial, upon 
the acquisition by his Random House 
of the publication rights of the 
Eugene O'NeUI plays from Liverlght, 
that he. intends to go In for general, 
publishing, lt*s khowii that Cerf has. 
taken a few more scribblers from 
the Liverlght list. 

— ^Until now Cerf has avoided gen- 
eral publishing, but his contact of 
those new scribblers can mean, but 
one thing. 



Now ItV Cards 

Although nominally book puttlish- 
ers, Simon ft Schuster will tiUte a 
chance on Variations of the printed 
word.. Now they. are plottlrig Christ- 
mas cards for the coming Yuletlde. 
An Idea of what they will be like is 
Indicated by the fact thait Peter 
Arnow and O. Soglow, among others 
of their kind, wlH do the Illustra- 
tions. 



Eastern Circulation 
Chicago 'Herald-Bxamiher* Is In- 
tehsively canvassing eastern terri- 
tory for suijscriptlons at this time. 
Sales argument . is that easterners 
should get the on the spot lowdowniJr 
on the World's Pair , and, second, 
kecp.^i n_tou.chJw ;iih_ c.omplet e_,gr ain: 
and feed reports. Most eastern 
papers carry this later data in ab- 
stract! if at all. 



Hustling Home 
Writers who have been working 
abroad and living palatially on ten 
bucks per week ore coming back 
to the states .in a rush. The Amer- 
(Continued on page 63)i 



58 



VARIETY 



TIMES S <m A B E 



Tuesday* June 27, 1933 



East 



Michael Saks, mgr. oi the Second 
Ave. theatrer guesjt; at a testlin<>nlal 
dinner at Sea GMe last' week in 
recosmltlon of hia service to the 
Jewish theatre. 



Jed Harris back front Europe 
with scripts of 'The Green Bay 
Tree' and 'The Lake.' Says he'll 
risk them next ' season. Katherlhe | 
iEIepburn ' may have the lead in the 
latter. 



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News From the Dailies 

This department contains retoritten ihe9trical neips ilemt as published during the week in the 
daily papers of Net» Vor^, Chicago, San Francisco, HoUjfiPdod and London, Vmetyf takes no 
credit lor these nei»s item; each has been rewritten from a dtnly pdpen 



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shot early Thursday morning (2^) 
in front of his Brony home.^ He 
had recently returned from Chicago 



Condition describe^ as 'gener&lljr 
fair.' Hel arrived on the Bremen 
Friday with a -cold which- became 



Wais' unpaid on a $45,000 purchase of 
furnituce. ' 



Arthur Hopklhig said to be inter- 
ested iiD 'A Gentleman of Affiairis/ 
written by OBCar M. Sheridan. 



and it is believed that his killing rapidly worse.^ Cut short hla vapa 
followed his attempt to break into' ■ 
Chicago night club afflliations. 



Theatre- Guild takes. John Howard 
Lawson's 'Gentlewoman' •' for pro- 
duction next season. He did 'Pro- 
cessional.' 



Saul Abranis will be g. m. 
'Shady Lady' if it ever jells. 



for 



Celia Person; Jewish actress; has 
leased -the Lyric theatre, Brooklyij, 



Picture theatre under cprtstruc- 
tiort in Far Rockaway bombed 
Thursday (22). Much noise, but 1 
little damage. 



, Dee Allbright, tlcltet seller for a , 

and wiir be bothvstar and director gide show with a circus, arrested at and Charlotte Plckford, a gratiid 



tion to play , in the film production 
of 'D6sign for Living,' but that's 
probably out. 

Probate pt the will of the late 
Charlotte Smith, mother of Mary 
Pickf ord, in N. T. Surrogate's court, 
reveals an estatel of $1;144,972^ the 
bulk of which is devised to the film 
star. Trust funds of |200,00p each 
were erected for the benefit of Lot- 
tie Plckford. the late Jack Fickford 



investigation of allciged flxer$ 
started ..aftei* a traffic violator as- 
serted in L. A. Municipal court that 
he-4iad paid |10 to a man to fix the 
ticket.- 



Will of the late Xlrnest Tprrence 
bequeaths his entire estate of value 
lekiB than $10,000 to 'his wife. 



next seaisoh. Will alternate drama 
With musicals. 



Mineola, Long Island,. Thursday 
(22), on request of the police ot\ 
Cedar Rapids, la., where he is I 
wanted Ih connection with bank 
robbery. 



daughter. 



LoU' DeRae, 21, but standing over 
seven feet, and a piicture aspirant 
ivlng In Los Angeles, picked vp by 
police on an alleged charge of lift- 
ing $17^- Professional name, Tiny 
Melvin. 



J. Irving Walsh, realtor, who was titig y^^^ 



Maude Adams' part in the. play 
in which she expects to return to 
Broadway in the. fall will be that of 
a mother sUperioir of a convents -No 



Katharine. Cornell to do . ^omeo 
and .Jtilief ilext season. Will spend 
most o£- her season touring, with 

this, 'Candida^ and 'Barretts.' Will . . 

start in November, and not come divorced by Margaret Quimby, pic- 

Into New York until springr. - ture actress about a year ago, killed 

■ ■ " himself Thursday (22). He called | 

N. ir. hotel men form a committee an" undertaker and then shot him- 

to bring conventions to town. Too self, with a rifle. He tried suicide 

late /for this season, but the time to once before. 

-mor^'^SM^"- N^i^°rfaf^^^ 6r3^clal opinion on I Maurice. ^"Wj; 



Charging that her husband was 
film struck iand had a theatre com- 
plex, Imbgene : -(Scfigg Brown has 
filed suit for divorce against Fred- 
erick Charles. Brown, Jr. 



Press 9tunt for 'One' Sunday 
Afternoon' has cast in their old- 
fashioned costume's riding an equally, 
old-fashioned horse car. 



the leaders. , -r — ^ . _ , „ , . 

what goes at Malibu and Palm 
Playeirs Eeatgue, comprising Geo. 1 Beach goes at. Con,ey Island. Others 
W. Gatts. Edwiii Holland, Robert I slap on fines for trunks alone or 
Mintz and Louis Weiss, have taken I rolled down jerseys. 

over ; the Mansfield theatre for: 19 , , . „ , . 

months. Memorial seriyes for the late Can- 

tor Rosenblatt will be held this| 



who disapi^eared from home. Be 
li^ved to have gone in search of a 
stage career. . 



A 'Welcdme-.out-Dinner,' honor- 
ing Sam Hardy, actor and retiring 
president of the Masquers, Holly- 
wood actors', club, held Thut^- 
day (22). 

A ChinesiB. mystic, and. Southern 
California's iinofflcial weiather pro- 
phet, Gin Chow, died In his 76th 
year, as he i>redict'ed. when struck 
by a ttuck,. 



Prof. Livingston B. Morse retires 
from the faculty of N.. T. <31ty col- 
lege where he had been for 33 years. 



Return of MrT^^^ise Crawford to (Tuesday) evening in Carnegie Hall. Hj^put In thr^ j^rsjn dramatic 
^o, -D.;.h.~^...4. *i 1- Tanrfah MlnicitAra' Cantors Assn. siocK loiiowmg graauation. 



the Paramount theatre console Jewish Ministers' Cantors Assn 

Wed. (21) delayed when she was will conduct and 200 cantors will | 

In a taxi crash Tuesday. Leg sing a. memoria l hym n. 

sprained, requiring a rest of a week. „ ^ ^ „ dt,i^„fao. 

• : - ■ ■ ■ - ■ . Supreme Court Justice Shientag, 

Divorce granted to third wife of who heard the Downes-Culbertson 

Don Dickerson, former owner of the controversy in which- the former 

t>irate's Den In the Village. She sought, to enjoin Culbertson from 



Fritzt Scheie, in a Connecticut 
court, obtains a . stay - against the 
foreclosure of a third mortgage on 
her estate there. Gets until Sept. 

Courtney Burr spots two for next 



>told the* referee her husband' had a allegedly using the Downs system season. 'Mt as a Fiddle' wiU come 



blonde to be thanldul 
5Jianksglving^ 



for last 



Hugh O'Connell; now of radio, to | game. 
;=..jMay-A • speakfiflaxJieunceiLI^^ new 
)4day at Red Bank> next month. New 
'~ style df part for. him. 



as his own, has reserved decision. 
Wanta to consult with bridge ex-' I 
perts'r Jie- knowsi:_nothihg-- of the 



in around Labor Day. It's by Ken 
yon Nicholson and Chas. Robinson. 
A month later he'U launch *A11 Good 
Americans,' by" the -Perlemans. " . ■ - — 



Lowell Thomas, radio news com- 
inentatpr, ' ordered to pay part of 



"French-cinema-makers-tp_petIt4on . has. written a 

the govt, to bar all imports for a piay, 'Jordan.' It witt be Irled-ttt- 
year to strengthen native cos. | Pelham Manor during the bummer. 

Her husband has done the inci 



, ,^ ^ Joseph Paccini, projectionist, who I dental music 

11,000 damages tO' (Shltiffes'DayidSon I put out a fire in the projection- room 



Qf the Comet theatre Wed>*esA*y'| Telephoned tip that a woman had 
died of burns in Belleyue hospital j y^qqh shot in Owney Madden's Em 
the following. day (22),^ 1 b^sy club brought a score of po 

— — i ^ '"llice to th^ spot Priday-night. r After 

Wee & Leventhal drop intended fl^g combing the place they decided 
revival of 'When Ladies Meet. Wiu it my^st have been a disgruhdled 
produce instead St, John Ervine s | patron, 
•John Ferguson.' 



for taxi which Thomas and a friend,] 
Sherman Shalley, crashed last Jan. 

National Alliance , of the Theatre ! 
held meeting last Wed. (21). Will 
meet again Thursday (29) to con- 
sider a ' code, to be .'offered under | 
the National Recovery bill. 

■ — *l ■ . ^ ~I — T j» 4«i«» tKal Harold Whalen, of Jans and 

. It having been held that the re- Jennie, 18-foot giraffe, joins in® Whalen, back $2,300 in his alimony, 
ceivership , for . Local 306 last winter Hagenbeck- Wallace show. She nas ordered to resume payment of $50 
was Illegal, the receivers and their ^>een on loan to the N. x, "^f o *ne ^ ^^^^ to the ex and tack on $70 
attorneys will receive no pay for Past 10. years, but is the property- oi g,gj^lj,gt the arrears. He says he's 
services. They must also make good RinK"ns Bros. Picked up whue ine ^^0,^^ g^e's living high. 
$000 spent during their tenure of | show played N. T. 
office. 



Playland, Westchester, . 

Frarik W. Darling as director. Only 
a part-^time job this year, a^ he is 
developing an amusement set-up on 
the top fioots of the RCA building, 
but It will .pay him $12,000. 



Shepard Traube will direct 'Fig 
retains 1 I^eaves,' second production by the ] 
Red Bank summer players. 



After chasing roller, skater^ off 
the Central Park Mall to a .section 
of j^he central drive, police now' 
close, thieit/four nights a week be- 
cause the noise, interferes . with the 
Goldman- band concerts. 



Hope Hampton sails for Italy to 
make appearances with "Venetian 
op. CO. May also sing in Paris. 
I Jules Brulatour accompanied her. 

Old Roxy slipping 5,000 steam- 
boat tickets to Coney Island to kid 
patrons at the rate of 750 a day. 
To advertise the line. 



John Adair, former M-G-M 
scripter, sent a scenario to the 
coast. Mentioned it at the Shu 
berts so. it will. be. a play first 
Titled 'He Killed a Woman.' ' 



Hipp opera again raided Sunday 
(26); Summonses returnable .to 
morrow (Wed.). 



Alice Kerwln, nite clubber, after 
a. divorce from Eidward Doyle whom 
she married two months ago. He's 
too fond of blondes, she alleges. 



Sometime Keene's chophouse on 
W. 44th St. now a penny restaurant. 



Tallulah Bankhead has read or 
listened to more than 100 plays In 
the last few months, but can't get 
interested. 



Back In 1928 'Lucky,' a policia 
dog. Swam from Albany to New 
York... breaking Into the newsreels. 
His owner, John Schwighort, was in 
court last week asking recovery of 



Atlantic City fighting to keep 
beer. ofiC the boardwalk. 



Meredith Howwd, show girl 
seeks split from Albert Spurlock, 
grid coach. Of different faiths, he 
refused^ a religious ceremony. Mar- 
ried by an alderman- In Lancaster, 
Pa. 



Copy of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' 



$2,167 from Clarence Thomas for [ Passed the customs last week 
screen tests designed to make the h»"<^er the new ruling that , banned 
i)ooch the successor to Rln-Tin-Tih. pooka^ of ^authentic literary value 
Thomas kays deal is still hot. admit ted. 

Short-lived Ale Rail, B'way, near Word from Paris that Florence 

46th St.. to be operated by the White Walton dancer^ will marry Pierre 

Way Grill. Will decorate with sil- S^^^^^Ji®"^' magnate, Thurs- 

yer dollars. 

Walter Damrosch gets another , ^a^io City thea^^^^^^ the 
Mus. Doc; degree. Dartmouth this P'«00,000th tick et Thu rsday, 
time. 



Mary Sobelewsky, club dancer, 
held on a . grand larceny charge In 
volving $260 worth of clothing and 
jewelry. 



Coast 



Mrs. 
merly 



Now it's 'Biography.' Exit of I 
'£>inner at Eight' leaves it deaa of 
B'way productions. But it. closes | 
Sat. 



Plan to tax dance teachers $6 to 
$26 after a test upheld by proposer 
on the' ground it would eliminate 
=the--=incompetentg,-While_ yielding 
^ome $250,000 yearly. ' 
even the hostesses. 



Jack Sharkey quit his training 
camp at Orangeburg, N. Y., to rush 
to his home on telephone informa- 
tion that jone of his children . wa^- 
desperately ill. Wife says the mes- 
saj^e wais phoney. Generally dis- 
credited as a press gag. Later said 
to concern kidnap threat. 



C. I. Chester, . reported for 
of 'Follies,^ has become 
Buddhist nun in Los Angeles. She 
is the second American woman ire 
cently to adopt the Oriental faith. 



American motor tourists allowed 
to bring cars into Mexico for three! 
months without tax or fee: by decree 
of President Rodriguez of the 
southern republic. Former limit wias 
for 10 days. 



,^ . , ^ „ > I Police guard placed around the 

_ Molly Picon back from Russia. Los Angeles home of Emmelin 
Would rhitt Says the a.ctors-eat-regulatay..oxeiLLweU 



Hutton,. has severed all connection 
with Aiigeles Temple. Hutton says 
he^.is al0o closing a deal -with a 
national broadcasting chain for 
radio work. 



Ben Turpin, filmi comedian,, was 
named defendant In a $11,600 suit 
filed. In Sah Francisco by Grbver C. 
Relnkens and Harold Morris^ Com- 
plainants allege defendant -lnc6r> 
porated a nIte club In Frisco under 
nanne of Ben Turpin Hollywood 
Jungle Instead of Ben Turpin Inn 
company. Plaintiffs also assert that 
by change, of-. names they wei;e left 
out of the enterprise, in which they 
were to have received 29% of any 
profit' 



Dr. Thomas JP. Joyce appointed by 
Governor Rolph as . superintendent 
of the state narcotic-Pacific colony 
-instltutlpn hear Los Angeles, 



Freeman Lusk, newspaperman^ 
acquitted Ii),Li A...SuperIor court on 
charges pf manslaughter Ih c6nnec< 
CContinuea on page 62)- 

Eej^l Quickeits Road 

Sppts in Com Belt 

Duhuqua, June 26. ) 
There's to' be. plenty of a,cti6n in 
consequence of the 3. to 2 ratifica- 
tion of repeal. 

First effect , is an avalanche of 
applications for permission to sell 
3.2. in addition not less than 15 
crossrpads sjpots have ihcorporated,' 
some not, haying - populations over: 
50, to do a dine anid dance bilslness 
with, beeir the ifeature. 



Appearing in L. A. Municipal 
Pourt pn charges ot Issuing checks, 
without sufficient funds, Dorothy 
Bell, film actors' : agent, was ar- 
raigned on two more similar 
charges, all growing but of the al- 
leged issuance of paper for about 
100. She posted bail Pf $100. 



Fire damaged the Gambrinus and 
Climax resorts In Mexican, Mex„ to 
the extent of $100,000. 

Caught In a riptide while swim- 
ming at Playa del Rey beach hear 
Los J^njgeles,- Eay..>yray, . actress, 
was .Baved .lrom - probabTo drowning 
by George Hill, film director. Lat 
J.er_hear d Miss Wr ay's. screetms as 
she was being carried" out— from 
shore by tides. 

Oliver Hardy, screen comedian, 
filed suit for divorce in L.-A. agaihst 
Myrtle. Lee Hardy, charging mpntal 
cruelty.. 



~ A movement "to -rid the state ..of 
Calif ornia . of undesirables, partlcu 
ktrly easy money boys, was set in 
motion following a meeting in the 
office of Police Chief William J. 
Quinn of San Francisco. 



Bandits held up Harry Welnstein, 
sec to Abe Lyma.n, orchestra leader, 
and. his girl Comptmlon, In front, of 
the latter's Los Angeles home and 
stole jewelry, valued: at several hun 
dred dollars, and $40 in cash. A 
custom-built auto, owned by Lyman, 
in which the two were riding, also 
taken. ' 



Los Angeles authorities have 
started a search 'for S'uzanne\ Lewis 
following a report by the former film 
actress' 'mother that she has been 
missing since June 12. 



Warrant Issued in Los Angeles for 
J. Elmer Tepoorten, film cutter, 
after Mrs. E. C. Rose filed complaint 
the former had allegedly attempted 
to extort $750 on threats of expos 
ing secrets about her to relatives. 



Bench warrant Issued to Doris 
Whitney, 'Nine o'clock Revue- 
singer, for arrest of her divorced 
husband, George Whitney. All be- 
cause of tardy alimony. 

i(omer Grey, son of the author, Is 
defendant In .a suit for $75,260 illed 
by Volney L. White, artisti in l>asa- 
dena . superior court. White claims 
Grey misrepresented facts In ob- 
taining picture rights oh three 
animated cartoons drawn by the 
cartoonist. 



Charles ickford, who several 
months ago -instigated a search for 
some person deserving of his $10,0Q0 
gasoline station In Culver City, has 
given It to the Assistance League 
In Hollywood because it would 
benefit more people. 



MARRIAGES 

Rtiby Neifion to Ray i^ruth' Ih liPB' 
Angeles, June 18. Both. are. blind 
musicians. 

Elizabeth Gatley to Chatles A. 
Frisbie In Hollywood, June 19; 
Bride Is mother, of Ann Harding. 

Dedication of . her new novel, 'To 
my husband, C^aradoc Eyans' reveals 
the recent , secret marriage of Baxon* 
ess Barcynska. to the Welsh play- 
wright. _^ 

Lottie Plckford to John Wliiiani 
]iaxd5e.r:3if arrlage .saM. tor^ 
place some time ago, but they are 
not teliihg. where. Grroom Is hon-' 

pro." .'~ ' — V ... 

Alyce Frazer to James Deny, Port 
of Spain, Trinidad, June 20. Brido 
is an internationally known, singer. 
. Loma Velie, non-piro, to George 
Hearst. In San Simeon, Calif., June ' 
26. Bridegroom is eldest son of 
William Ratidolph.Hearst. 

Mary Elsie Hiines, rion-proV • to 
laord Cbwley,. In ■Reno,'^ N«v.7 Juno 
20, Bridegrpom Is known tp. the 
American stage as Arthur Wellesley. 

Marcia M. Wall, nPhrPro, and Ivan 
.3t. Johns, filed intentions to wed in 
Los Angeles. Gropm-to-be is west 
coast editor fpr 'Photpplay.' 

John Wayne, fo^jmer footballer 
and film playei", to Josephine .$a.enz» 
daughter of the Panamanian, couii* 
sul In Los Angeles, in that city 
June 24. 

Vlda L. Smith, musician, and 
Sylvanus H. Kellogg filed Intentions 
to wed in Los Angeles, 



11 

Ipjew York Tfieatm|l 



CT/teni ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW^^RKO! 



RKO PALACE ^ 

Ann Carver's Profession 
Fair Wrajr* Gene Baymoniil 
pins BKO VandeTUIe 



RKO e6thST.i(/W 

Wed,-., to FrI., to 30 

''SUPERNATURAL" 

and 

"GHEATINO BLONDES" 

Wed. to FrI., JuAe 28. to 30 
CAROLE LOMBARD 
In "SVFiiBNATinBAX" 



Homer Curran> pf Beliasco & Cur- 
ran, after the western rights to 
'Shooting Star.' 



there but get small pay. Tells of a 
company of mutes who tour, giving 
plays in the sign language. 



Default judgment for $2,323.20 
against former Mayor Walker for 
Wliiiani Morris agency has sold I lingerie and wearing apparel. Som- 
to Warners the screen rights to ners, . Inc., ' told court efforts to 
'Miss Benton,' R." N.,' an unproduced serve him and the former Mrs. 
play by Frances Johns and Wilton Walker brought no result, so sum 
Lackaye, Jr. . | mons by mail decreed. 



Wellington, writer, as a result of 
repeated visits to her house by 
prowlers who, police report, may be 
seeking vengeance for the prosecu- 
tion of a robber who burglarized 
the Wellington residence. 



( Harry Lyons, night club pro- 
moter and floor show stager; was| 



Cancellation made of a sheriCE's 
sale of the furniture of Gloria 
Swanson, following an agreement 
by attorneys for the actress and 
the W. Jay Saylor, Corp. Latter 
Doug Fairbanks, Jr., in Doctors* | had Obtained judgment against Miss 
hospital. New York, with laryngitis, Swanson after a balance ot $9,429 



Mrs. Belle Bbnflls, widow of the 
publisher of the Denver 'Post,' [filed 
notice in court of her decision to 
take one-half of his estate In lieu 
of the $60,000 life annuity provided 
her=ln=the-will; 



Home and household furnishings 
of Pauline Starke, actress, and her 
former husband, Jack "White, film 
producer, placed on the auction 
block in "Los Angeles by order of 
court receiver. ' 



Announcing that he is negotiating 
With two major film Companies for 
the purchase of a scenario that he 
has written, David L. Hutton, hus- 
band pf Aimee Semple McPherson 



Ann HARDING. Rob't. ITONTGOMEJIY 

"WHEIJ LABIES MEET" 

iBWJtt AMCC BRADY 

' im On Stew — Pat Rooney, 

lei* ■ ^ P«t«r Higglni— & othert 
l-H'Sm IW*. Co'O-HARLOW 
GABLE^iiaold 
Your Mm" 




LOEIVS 0WAYr.45"U. 

CUTE 



ftlON.^FRl. 

^OA«jgJ|C 

-M)n the Screen— 

, "EAGLE and 
the HAWK" 

BUgc: Street Singer; Lennle H»yten 
Or*. -with Jean Sargent; »»««••*«' ,1 
Friday; Cagney. "Picture snatoher 



Tae«d*y* jiine 27, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE— SPORTS 



59 



Tm TelEng 

By Jack Ost^rman 



Tomorrow Night'o the /flight 
Well, here am I the eve of 
^itintr! iny own nlfht duh and ru 
aonfese^rin as netv<)tis a^? a wlse^ 
era<i1iln|? iaict ppeiilner tit the Pal- 
lodlunif. More nervous iii fact, fojr 
after all yo^ can; sail back from 
London but where can you sail to 
froia Broadway? 

Inside Stuff 

I^earhed a lot In the past two 
weeks froni my partner, Harry 
Deiteh, as to what a night club- pro- 
prietor goes through. Yesterday we. 
priced -menus and I. thought of the 
maiiy times I've sat ;in' a <iafe and: 
ouarked them- / up. and torn them 
' apart. I'll never do that again, the 
nut is too big and the printer won't 
take a check. 

Tablecloths, never. , bothered me, 
either. ' At the Astor; fortunes were 
won and; 16$t:, on the linen. , (Oh, 
those .laui>ary; bills! ). X remember, 
one time I tasked , Nick, the cstptain^ 
ihow business was and he answ^ered, 
.^t's iaropped cljC. vjter^ibly ail , oyeri.. 
•How do you knoV ?' %. <iu6^;iedi *The 
jigures on,;the' tai^lecloths; are much 
lower/ ' ' ; 



Congress iSotel, Chicago, 
Mitt-Readkig Limchers 

Chicago, June. 26> ■ 
Congress- hotel has borrowed^ a 
;ea-leaf from'; the second, floor cafe- 
terias and hks installed a mitt- 
reader In its ritzy Hawaiian Room 
during the luiichebri period, Mme. 
Voegtll-StaiT is the physic and 
the readings are f iree. 

SeereiSs employs a . pretty girl to 
contact lunchers at the table and 
entire them.; Into the divining 
charaber. • Men' baahful but wom- 
en-- g»' to it. 



Manufacturefl Applause 

Many a ni^ht I'd! sit. restless whilf^ 
someone was introducing someone 
else m a iate fipoti aria hreak from 
three to fotir. 'claCkeriB'' in a half 
hour. I used to get . quite a kick out 
of bending' the littfe 'wooden deVide 
back until it snapped off and then 
.Td sta.rt ori a new one. I vow to all 
opposition cafe men tbla will never 
happen again wWtt ' t -Ylsit them. I 
just received 8,000 of them," C.O.D, 



Talertt 

Engaging talent is my Weakness. 
Auditions leave me cold and I hatei 
to say-^'jib?-,to , any act- Anyway 
there's one advantage In bpeniini^ in 
"Juiie; A least lican'say, I'U. take 
this kind of dough just for the sum 
nier.' Then, In j^eptember, I can tell 
them to takie ar^ut for lndlan Sum- 
mer. When winter comes along, 
With cold nights, who wants to go 
out? In this way i eventually work 
my. way back to June again. But 
salary, where axe yoii? 



. T .Come Into M/ Kitchen 

.-Inst W . of learnlne.Iiew songs for 
the opening I've been in conferences 
with Harry as to Whiat tollk is the 
best for the dear.public.~ A fellow 
grabbed me by the coUar the other 
day and said, 'Billy liaHifC sent me 
here.* And then throwing a itack 
age of coffee In ' my hand said, 
'This is the same .jd.va' they Use at 
the Tavern, iiy it will you?' A 
bit dazed I asked him If he had 
perculator in his poclcet. This was 
the fourth sample I'd received and 
it's awfully nice, my mother loves 
cofCee. But I figured if the last one 
Is good enough for .LiaHifl It's gooc 
enough for me. (Note to salesmen 
I'm crazy about orange pekoe tea. 



And $0 to .Work 
And while you're reading this 
confession of a boss who may Unish 
up a bus. boy in hig bwn place, I'm 
about to go to work. 1 hope the 
newly painted bandstands are dry 
eo they won't ruin Mike Durso's 
White pants; The Cblumbla;^ wire is 
Installed so if the -worst comes to 
the worst, the music publishers will 
at least , drop in. teverythingr's. all 
Bet. Turn jon the lights; waiters, 
your posts, and cigarette girls ra 
member— don't stall at the ta:ble 
Waiting for a tip; if it doesn't coriie 
tast you know the guy ha;sn't got it; 
,Ahd the customer is always right, 
which is more than most coluriinists, 
ARB YOU READING 7 



Corporate Haven 

ias Vegas, N. M., June 26 
lexlbility of Nevada's corpora 
Hon laws make It the Delaware of 
the west for the organization of cor 
Povations. 

Headquarters of Ham & Taylor, 
lawyers in the desert -town, aire, the 
home office for .285 separate corp- 
orations. To-wn's population is less 
=tnan-=6;000.""^ 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Malralyses, • daugh 
at French, hospital,' Los Ah 
ecics, June. 16. Mother ia dapghter 
" Lucille. La Verne. 

A daughter was born: to Mr. and 
«»rs. Harry Berman" in New Haven 
''utie 9. Father has been Poli or 
^'icstra loader for 20 years. 






JUSTBEAUTS 



Several Contest* in Bight— Parfs 
( Promises Something Anyway 



No one has .the same version for 
the beiaut promotion craze ao] far as 
tile ipubllc is concerned. It just got 
underway lintil now it ha^s exceeded 
proportions .of any year in contest 
histpry. 

Interniational Beauty Faigeant. the 
oldest but now under new manage- 
ment, win name its Miss Universe 
and runners-upipers in the Madison 
Square Garden. Atlaritic City will 
stick to the boardwalk In selecting 
its Miss Anierlca and lesser beauts. 

Paramount, calling; Its campaign 
.'Search for Beauty,* a, name tliait 
hooits with the picture. Is letting a^ 
group of Its production, directprs 
yiew tests, Th$ 90 Far winners arei 
the only ones; in all of the contests 
certain of getting, out to and back 
from Hollywood. 

Aside .from carfare for the -win- 
ners' ihe. mialn Paxamount .bout is 
.costing thiet^conipiany .cbmparati-vely 
little. Theatres in on the deal must 
pay 'for the tests which are being 
miade chiefly by Paramount new$- 
nien.' The 15 'fortunate* couples. iter> 
leiied by the' directors will be in the 
background of 'Search for Beauty.' 
ijVhlle on ;the Coast :they will get |60 
I)er .yreeV and mayb^h--maabee, Par- 
iteif (Concede—^ regular , job. 



Baddies, Gamii^ 
Hie Wicked lifde 



Dayton, O., June 26. 
Appearance of Max: Baer In a 
three-rbund exhibition bout here 
June 16 in the University of Dayton 
stadium was A bust, grossing, only 
1 1860 frona the 1,000 customers, half 
of whom entered on paper, hardly 
covering the guiarantee. 

Jack Dempsby acted as referee. 
Dempsey grbs)sed more than $7,000 
when he boxed here himiself little 
inore than a year ago. 



Lbs Angeles, June 26. 

'Campaign being waged locally .by 
theatre .interests, in. conjunction 
withil WQmeri's clubs iaind,., ci-vic or- 
ganizations, against . a. tbrciateried 
wholiesale Invasion.Into Los Angeles: 
proper • of ■ tarigb 'and other "bean' 
gam<^s with which the .beabh re- 
Borti^ are flooded,' ; has,;, brought, a 
complete about ...fa^ce . by . the . L..- A. 
Police commission. Heretofore, 
When, permits, for operating such 
games were rejected by the com- 
mission, it was expri^ssly stipulated 
without prejudice.' 

Tiie past week members of the 
police-board, following <a'fiessibn be- 
hind- cloi^ed doors .a^; wlLich^tlme..W.. 
H;-(BudVL^^ 

and Dr. Clinton Wunder addressed 
|hem^_the cothmissibn, when It took 
up.^ aiibthof^batcix of tango permit 
requests, denied the application 
Without reservation, .j. , 

A. resolution wsis also a^dopted tha,t 
hereafter the commission would 
consider no permits for. the opera- 
tion :of these gamblihg^ .'concessions 
Unless . sam'e ■ are ac^bmpariied by . a 
petltibn signed- by ^2%. of all prop 
ertyi-ownbrs. and .tenants within a 
rddius of 300 feet in all: directions 
frpra the proposed site of the game, 
iPetltlbns signed by approximately 
84'%.; of tiie business " m,cn of Holly- 
wood, asking, the commission to re 
Bcind and revoke a permit which it 
grarited aeyeral weeks, ago. .for - bp- 
eratibn of a-'tango ga,ihe on Cau 
henga blvd. was filed, as -were simi 
lar petitions protesting against per- 
mits granted for. similar games In 
San Pedro .and on Beverly boule 
vard in Hollywood^ 



Foitane TeHer Wafe 
Along Jersey Sliore 
Bni^s Ck^-Up Uw 

Long Branch, N. J., June 26. 
The spiritualist thing Is on In a 
big way along: the Jersey coast. 
Palm readings^ crystal gazing, spirlr 
tual seance and all the rest of the 
hoke is getting a big play from the 
summer colohy. 

The prices range all th6 way from 
a quarter-to. whatever :the 'trafflc WJIL 
iiear. One Bfaft~^aier adks |20: 

Pollcb are investigating the report 
-thatLa spiritualist-ls-puitlng on^stag: 
shows for the boys. It's also said 
that, spirits of the pre-Volstead type 
is, available in. some places.. 

One town, Little Silver/ has passed 
an ordinance that bans all kinds of 
spiritual stuflf. 

ATLANTIC Cmr EKBANK 
BECOMES A BEER Sl^ 



EXPECT $280,000 GATE 
FOR SHARfXY-CARNERA 



Gate for the Jack Sharkey-Primo 
darnera battle, for thp world's 
heavyweight championship, Thurs 
day (29) - at. the Madlso.n Square 
Garden- bowl, 'Long Island City, 
should approximate |28pi000. ' That 
is the guess of William P. Carey, the 
Garden h(ea,d, .Whofo ptevious pre 
dlitions bri fight stipw 'grosses -werb 
faiirly cibse. 

TOjP admission IS' I15 for ringside, 
which is' -made up of the first 85 
rows. Price' th<Sn dlropd to $7.76/ all 
priccis being inclusive of the federal 
and iState tax, Capacity would be 
around $400,000. Monday agencies 
were getting $35 and $40 each fbr 
seats within the first eight rows. 

PIght will not be broadcast 

Claimed ai substantial sum was of 

fered fbr the radio rights, the Gar 

den rejecting the proposal beoause 

of. the. percentage demanded by both 

Sharkey and Camera. Betting odds 

eairly this week favored Sharkey to 

retain the title eight to five. 

Pdllowihg the event Carey will 
"ttiSlr^doWirira^-WeslSent-ofi^he-Gar.. 

den corporation. He will be suc- 
ceeded by John Kilpatrick, former 
Tale athlete, who was placed in the 
Garden by the Prudence Bond inter- 
ests,, latter carrying the underlying 
moTteag'e. Gairdien wa9 operated 
under direction . of the. Hayclen- Stone 
Interests, Prudence .taking control 
under a refinancing program. Carey 
will ireniain as a director of the cor- 
poration. 



Atlantib City, June 26; 
Summer season will be. in full 
swing next week with Aower. prices 
and aidded entertainment features. 

Buck Taylor of Philadelphia has 
taken over the Million Dollar Pier, 
where he will stage a three-ring 
circus In addition^ to the minstrels, 
vaude d.nd picture shows.- Garden 
Pier, under Billy Fennan, redeem 
orated to give It the appearance of 
a show boat, will open with'a'vaude 
show heacled by Ralph Klrberiry of 
radio and entertainment fefitures 
somewhat like the old Steeplechase 
with' which Fennan was formerly 
connected. . These two : places will 
charge .25c admission, but the Steel 
Pier has given no indication of re 
ducing admisslonSi 

^Beer. gardens which have sprung 
up all; over town have received, a 
blbw wiien the city fathers decided 
on ai $600 -license and banned .sales 
over' bars f rbm the Boardwalk. 
This, has prompted niany of .the big 
fabteis to place beer. ^rd«na.-on -the 
Boardwalk level. George ■ Olsen and 
his band and Ethel Shutta will be 
featured at the Rltz now under 
tlalph Hltz management. One of the 
novelties of tiie resort Is the coh 
version of _a bank building Into a 
cafe. The lobby Is a dance iJoiir and 
on the steps leading to the huge 
vault sits the Orohestra. 

The Beauty Pageant is being re 
vived this, year, but under private 
management the Chamber of Coni- 
merce and the - Hotelmen's Assn., 
still carrying a $15,000 deficit from 
the last one,_ refusing to- back the 
newi' contest. 

The Brown Players are holding 
forth at the Apollo, featuring Mitzi 
in"''Parls''-^this=Weekr-and^hrihgirig 
Nance O'Nell In 'Lyslstrata' next 
week. George "White hopes to get 
two weeks of August for his new 
'Scandals.' The Globe is running 
burlesque und^r Max Rudnick from 
the Eltinge, New ■. York. 

Fifty thousand- shrlnefs are" ex 
pected next month fbr their' annual 
convention and promls'. that Presi- 
dent Roo^pvpU .wJll, l}e bere to ad^ 
clrefis them. 




as, 
of Reno 



BAER $550 BUST 

Maxie Misled ' In Akrofi Where 
Dempsey Drew $7,000 




Leave Most, in 




Bollywood, June 26. 
After many years as a road show 
agent and .-' manager William M. 
(Bill), koddy, who has become more 
or less of a, coast defehdeif, tecbntly 
opened a beer garden and cafe In the 
heart of Hollywood, where he. \b 
learning a lot of thingi^ he never 
knew before; 

Take it from" Roddy, his brief ex 
periehce as a cafe keeper has en- 
lightbhed him to the fact that 
women are the best patrons, drink 
the inost tieer and stay the latest. 
In many instances, Roddy has found 
xiut, they become very affectionate, 
with : the bartender^ . But._ here.'^ :a 
rub: They lea-ve lip. rouge /on the 
glasses, and . it's work washing the 
-stltlns^-ofC. 

Purely as a precautionary mea- 
sure, Roddy is . buUding a private 
calaboose in the. 'ba<jc room, con- 
sti^ucted of sturdy itworby-fo^iir 
lumber, in which to stack the stews. 
The way he explains I^ . they surge 
in around nildnlght, all crocked up 
bn gin-hoblbh, and try to put but the 
fire with beer. 

Aside from the beer profitSt Roddy: 
has already acauired a pair- of satin 
4)ump8, a compact, two men^ hats; 
arid a suit case, ioll forgotten by the 
night h'a-wks. ' ' - 

But It- beats present-day tro'uping, 
Roddy maintains, imd with Holly- 
wbbd liiiits i^hout be^, It's got a. 
route of one and twb^nlghters bea,t 
forty ways. 



; lAS Vegaa, . N. M., June 26. , 
Feeilng that a -wide open town is 
not attractive to manufacturers and... 
hoping to get rid of the rum-diini 
eleinent, citizens of this 'town, 
Reno's bad Uttle brother, are plan- 
ning to c&mpaign for the repeal b' 
the gambling law at a special elec- 
tion. Accbrding to state law, gambl- 
ing can be voted out at any time,, 
with bnly a 30-day notlcef being 
necessary for a speciar election. 

There are several reasons for the 
switch In . attitude against a wide 
open .staite, at one. time figured to 
be thb panacea for. all. the Ills that 
Nevada Is heir to. 

First place, Bbulder Dam, is a 
bloomer for Las Vegas. Originally 
tt w;a)9 figured that' some 10,tlOO'men 
would be eniployed . In constructing' 
the ; big; puddle, and that. It wquld 
take 10 years to bvilld. Now It seems . 
that the employ merit peak will never 
go above ;2,.6Q0, and the dam- will bi^ 
.finished In tw« yearft 

Sonie Frownihiei'! ^, 
Stjc compainies. corporfltloris -formed . 
to build the dam near . :Boulder City,- 
f rbwn on employees not Uvlngr In 
the ' community^ Located 26 miles 
ioxA Las "Vegas, latter town gets lit- 
tle benefit from; the diuri employees 
wiio after heaving, a . hainmer . for 
eight hours In a llSTdegree teriaper- 
(Contlnued oh page 62). 



Beer IB Los An^ 

h Poor Man V Reach 



Los Angeles, June 26/' 

. Beer prices continue to slip bere« " 
abouts, with several dbwntoWri. cafes 
and' numerous . naborhood drive-Ii| ' 
eateries . now servirig^dniught «,m.« l. 
ber at a~nlckel: . a~ mug; and I«, Ai - 
brew at a dime by tiie bottle. . 
' Noirthem .(CalKornta and Wi^hr 
Ington) |t>rew .by 'th^ caM^:t6ki^^ 
her^ than th.ei beer made in i^B; .-^n«:4_ 
geles.'. l%e' ' jpb-calied Korthern. 
htafida- retail at |2.8& to. 12^46. for- 2>4V' 
pints,- as'compared with |2.80 for the 
,loca|l''attifL . ' ■' 

JiBkstern arid Impbrted brewift cop'> 
tinue to vary Ih pribOi ranging from. 
i$3,26 to $<l.2& for tb?. two doveii lQ.t«.- 
Most expensive brews on the local 
market are JapAnese and' Hexlcafi 
bra^ids, both at the t6p flgrirei' ' 



LOUGHRAN MAKES IT 
EVEN WITH STEPHEN 



By JACK PULASKI 

Tommy Loughran came up from 
PhlUy Wednesday (21) to convince 
Steve Hamas, iformer Penn State 
footballer, that the knockout he 
(Loughran) suffered when they first 
met was Just a mistake; He was 
awarded the decTsibri In a 10- 
rounder at. the; Yankee Stadium arid 
tiie point sco;-o . gave the graceful 
.Quaker about seven, rounds^ 

It was the first of a series of bi- 
monthly fight shows carded, for: the 
ball ; parks by Tlrii Ma,ra, who -was 
Jack Denipsey's partner In i>romotr 
Ing the Baer-Schmeling nielee: Adr 
mission was: $3.30 top, with attend- 
ance about ^,006, fair considering 
thb way the card sized up. There 
lyas opposition close by, the Hagen- 
tteck-'Wallace circus being parked 
on the lot across the .street. 

The odds were 7 to 6. on Hamas 
but. were reported at evens at rlng-^ 
side, not that there was much bet- 
ting except by Tommy's fans who 
.ca.me over with him. Former light- 
heavyweight champ, who aimed for 
contendership among the heavies, 
had lost two riiatches with Hamas, 
getting one decision; Liist week's 
afissifin=waa-:thelr^iQurJ*i;mejBl^ 
the. score ief now two-all, 

Loughran isn't goings anywhere 
when it comes to title aspirations. 
He's jiist Philly's favorite boxen 
Tommy ia 31, not that that takes 
him out of the picture', Jbut he has 
never found the trick Of isnapplng 
his punches ' and when he trios to, 
generally hurt.g his brittle hands. 

Scml-.flnal bctvyccn Abe peldmap 
on pa BO 62) 



(irapplers' 2|50& Seats 



IndKanapbli$, June 'i^p. 
LiO<ciQ '^promoters 'oi;' the ^ancient 
Qreei^ pastiine aire attempting to 
'add a few more wrinkles to tbe"^ 
corrugated brows of '-theatre- rioan- 
'a'gefs by erecting a 2,50p-8etff 
.wrestling arena where boUts.iQirid to - 
be staged twico w.bekly. ^hls Is the. 
first big time open Air atientf Itt'tbe 
city. It .has been c^structed Just 
a few blocks from the center of the- 
town on the site of the old Short- 
rldige HIgli School. 

Last week the first '"series of 
bouts Ijbrought . near ■ capacity, In^. 
fiuenjced, no doubt, by , the blister- 
Irii^ jieat and a good card. But -the- 
p^rbnibters' have 

for aiili surrbundlrig buildings arf? 
lighted from the thltd floor to the. 
roof as eriiployees retu.rn' to oflicee ' 
to witness . the srapplers . through- 
field- glasses.- 



Loop Casualties 

. Larry .Benner, employed .at .Bp^y 
Daley's "World's. Fair concession, at 
American Hospital for minor' operd-.. 
tionl 

Mike Nathan, outdoor showman, 
a.t Frances "Williams Hospital, re- - 
covering from auto accident neces;^ 
sitatlrig 26 stitches. 

Dan France, circus oldtlmer, serl* 
ously 111 at Pleasant Valley Hos- 
pital, isath, N. T. 
. Sophie Pollock, dancer with Rosle 
Ritz .Revue, in Auierlcan hospital. 

"William Hart, performer, isuffered 
narAlytic stroke.- JjQw.at^Am.e^^ 
Hospital, Chicago, r 

Bill Zeno of Zeno, Carl and Zeno, 
vaude had a tumor taken off lip at 
American Hospital, Chicago. 

' William McCauley, outdoor show- 
man, ill. In Chicago. 

Virginia. Dawn; stunt ' rider with , 
Llori, motordrome at "World's Fair, 
ifuff^r^d skull and hip fiaoture-. in 
mi.shap. Now in Chicago Memorial' 
ilf).«pitj(]. 



60 



VARIETY 



TIMES sail ARC 



tSiesdayv June 27, 19311 



Broadway 



Jack ]Vi;ahleir. llk'^^ script peddling. 

Marc Lachirian motoring to. coast 
With yrlte. 

William A. abed with in- 

flamed foot. <N 

Joe Grlften out of French hos 
itaU Had fracttired hip,' 

Jack Campbell moved, and keep 
Ing his phohe number secret. , 

Chick Wergeles p. a. for Tim 
Mara^s outdoor . boxing shows. 

.Nat .Afctramson at Rockaway 
home with stomach, trouble. 
'. Eddie Bryiher in J^ew York for 
costume designing of -Moonltght 
. and Pretzels.' 

Joe GrlfHh out of French hos- 
pital where he wajs treated ,for 
fractured hip.. 

. . Pave RubinofC and orch will make 
a Vitaphorie short at the Brooklyn, 
'N. Y., studios. 

' Jeane Cohen receiving threaten- 
ing lettfers. Ptobably somebody's 
Idea of ia. gag. 

Seymour Felix, musical number 
producer, is back in Holly Wood> this 
time; with Paramount. 

Some of those, touch messages 
sent players with, engagements are 
accompanied' by threats. 

Doyle and Dohnelly's new billing 
is ?New Deal of 1933— New Songs, 
New Scenery— But Old" Jokes.' 

'B:' Bloomberg of Brooks, and Joe 
Paley, former dick, jw>ined hole In 
one club on Joe. Cook's trick course. 

The 46th street curbstone boys 
are jyovf teaching their former 
inehacfer the traffic copj-how- to do a 
time step, 

] OVer.lOO applications. from doctors 
and ' lawyers .are among the thou- 1 
sands . .wanting to bocome members, 
o'f the. New York police forc6, 
• Walter K. Hill back from Florida 
b0ca,use one summer down th6re is' 
enough. He'll dii> dfown again in the" 
fall.unless something tuins up. 

Ben Mai'den gave Mack Millar, his 
p, a., an automobile as a gift. Now 
Mack din get oiit to the Riviera/ 
Xiltery, on .time,, without alibis. 

Milton hcroy took screen test on 
day he was to, appear In a 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels' scene (stage of 
Casino). And so he loist 'the $50. 

Emmanuel Goldstein has taken 
over distribution for - 'Ljubav i 
.Stjaat/ Jugoslavian talker., iplcture 
-:was3nade^in N6w Yorfc4n the-Yugor 
Slav tongue/" " '~ — 

Roy Char tier ('VawetiT') picked 
up\ a cinder in the eyeball .when 
starting" on his vacation. ' After 18 
hours suffering the cinder was re- 
moved, with Chartier left iia a dark 
foofii for final recovery. 

Thing'that wprried George Canty 
most about his current U.S. visit 
la that he will have to; iscram. bacif 
to Berlih the iky befoi.e the flght. 
He's one Of Jack Connolly's co- 
bean-eaters and all for Sharkey. 

Joe jind Lew. Caites (Caites Bros.) 
are celebrating their :25th anniver- 
sary as a vaude team with an 
engagement this week at Loew's 
State, New York. Younger brother/ 
Le>!«r, now- 32, with . the. act since 
seven. 

.. Harry Jans'' new wagon looked like 
Joe Jackson's bike after another car 
gave it a, sideswipe. He was oh the 
way to the . Hamas-Laughran flight 
when it happened. Jack Benny And 
tioodman Ace were passengers, but 
nobody hurt. 

When Martin Beck Walked into 
the Picture Club one day at lunch 
and slapped Joe Plunkett on the 
back,. Plunkett . jumped up • and 
slipped a slap back 6n 'the Beck 
face. Not .hard, but just hard 
enough to make Beck doubt "Whether 
Plunkett was kidding. 

A Sanaitarlum in Connecticut, spe- 
cializing on nervous people, charges 
$60 a:n hoUr for arguing with thb 
patients. Patients are invited to 
think, up questions they can talk 
about, with the doctors answering 
at the rate of $1' a minute. If any 
patient can get away in the sana- 
,tarium for less than $300. week 
the faculty wants to know what's 
the. trouble. One day's arguing 
would ruin .BtUy Jackson. 




4TTE 




Jew. But he. has had many . Jewish 
friends. 

: Paul Kohner and Luplta Tovar 
(.Mrs, ^ Kohner),' spent the week-end 
at Em'll.V Jennings' country p>lace. 
iPossibility that Emll will appear at 
Universal City Soon. 

The (jSerman Vaiide: Managers As- 
sociation has .definitely electOd a 
new board; Robert Lindemith, 
president; Gruss (Munich) and 
Miehlke (Leipslc), vice-presidents. 

Heinz Gordon ■ and Kurt . Goetz 
writing a farce titled 'The Midnight 
Poet' and doing most oi their co- 
authoring by long distance phone, 
(Sordon in Berlin and Goetz in 
Switzeriiind. 



Paris 



London 



Berlm 



ihrich Fraehkel 



Martin Qulgley expected in to.wn. 

Franz Eckardt, a new man, takr 
Ing over the Metropoltheater next 
season. 

Anny Ohdra, future Mrs. 

Schmellng, going Hamburg to 
meet Ma^ie. 

.^Leo .Blech is the only Jewish ar- 
tist who will stay with the .Serlin 
State Opera. 

Augsburg girl fan hiding in 
Werner Futterer's auto trunk. When 
fotihd, she was nearly; suffocated. 

All the boys, at Fox awaiting- 
Clayton She6han's arrival, with inay- 
be important decisions oh Gernian 
.-priid.u.cUlQii,^,,^_J^_l^ . . . 

Ijengyel's 'Taifun^'^'^^l'^'gOlnr 
strong and moving from the 
Renaissance theatre to the Kuen- 
stlertheatre. 

Ijiidwlg Roseilus has completed a 
new opera, 'Lady Godlva.' . Will be 
started in the fall, in Nuremberg and 
Bremen simultaneously. 

Hitler, Goebbels and other Cab- 
inet Ministers attehdiig Ufa Piilast 
Premiere of 'S. A. Man Brand,' first 
big picture of Nazi movement. 

Curt J. Braun, one of the scenar- 
Istr- -taken off the screen credits, 
he happens not to be a 



Harry Avers leaving the Ti»ree 
Whirlwinds. 

Morton ' Downey three 
broadcasting dates. 

Harry Cohh throwing .a party ' at 
the Cafe, de Paris. 

Irene Vanburgh on a picture for 
Twickenhani Films. ' 

Bfetty Astell to wed Louis - Hayr 
ward, both film folic, 

Blnnie .Barnes likely to go to 
America bii a Radio contract, , 

Ernest" Betts; "Evening -Standard 
Aim critic, honeymooning in' Italy. 

Peggy, Moro and Naldl splitting, 
latter forihing another dance act. 

Argentina took $2,000 per per- 
formance in, recitals at the Savoy. 

R<>se "Perfect signed for Tommy 
Arnold revue with. 40 Weeks, on tour. 

Leon Kimberley wins $1,000, on' 
the 'Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot for 
$60. 

Phyllis MOnkmaii being escorted 
around the West End by Ivor No- 
vello. 

Jimmy 'W'alker relaxing at the 
Cafe de Papls after conference re- 
porf i^ig: ■ 

Bucky Taylor reminiscing, about 
the days he represented Varibtt in 
England. 

Phil Hyams giving away 60 
bl(Jy<ilea:.;iJiL_ jveek; ' - Stunt., for. .his 
Trocadero. '"" - - ~ 

' Whitley Bay, northern English 
coast resort^ first- to turn down Sun- 
day pictures.. 

Roy FOX running around town 
with new Rolls Royce, with lights, 
full on inside. 

Wimbledon ' theatre, for many 
years suburban legit house, now 
gone vaudeville. 

Harry Buxton .off to America in 
July to line up acts for hla circuit 
in the pi*ovlnces. . 

'jimmiy,' the blind terrier, and in- 
separable companion of. Gordon 
Harker; drowned.' 

Captain 'Vivian taking his Cos- 
sacks over from the Kasbeck Res- 
taurant to Romano's. 

John Stafford- Victor ...McLaglen 
picture, 'Dick turpih,' 'to be super- 
vise.d - by Clyde Cookfe.' " 
. • "'Harry Welchnian to- play opposite 
Beb& Daniels in 'Southern' Maid,' her 
next for' British international; 

George Grossmith' In 'As. You Like 
It' on the open-air stage in Regent's 
Park, his' first Shakespearean roie. 

Bobby Connolly coming over to 
stage dances for the new Dr^iry 
Lane.sho.Wt due first week in Aug. 

Wallace " Pariiell' deceiving- a 
'plaster' for leaving his car unat 
tended outside the Coventry Court 
hotel. 

John Thorpe, general manager 
Gaumont-Brltlsh foreign sales, fin 
:ished June 10, replaced by David 
.Ostrer. 

. Leslie Claire, composer as side, 
line, just passed law 'examination 
qualifying him for barrister in six 
months. . _ 

Jack de Leon doing new musical; 
also straight play, 'Little Earth- 
tiuake.l, in conjunction with Edward 
Lauriliard. 

Louis Preager band - from Giro's^ 
and now at Romano/S, playing. a.t 
Prince of Wales', hOui^e party during 
Ascot week. 

Jessica Tandy 'to . play lead in 
:'COnstant Nympli' filmization which 
Basil Dean is to produce for „Gau- 
moht- British. 

Cha.rles Cochrari writing David 
Burns not to take any other en- 
gagements as "he wants him for 
•Nymph Erranti' . 

Lee Ephraim threatening to re- 
strain Poulseh, Stocco and Morton 
Downey from si ing JNight and 
Day' at cafe deiParis. 

Sixty famous music' hail stars 
have lined up a route of one-night 
.stahdsi calling ttiemselvfes Town 
Hall Tonight Limited. 

H, M. Martin Harvey, son of Sir 
John Martin Harvey, the actor, to 
operate the Boar's Hill theatre, 
^Iginajlybuilt by John Masefleld. 

Willie "1t!aror''GWdner-'"was--doing- 
good work at the Theatrical Gar- 
den Party her apartment, was 
robbed of jewelry and furs valued 
at $4,000. 

Mana,gement of prury; Lane ask- 
ing Oscar Hammersteiri to keep cost 
of new musical down, to $40,000, with 
p.^'car claiming he cannot possibly 
do it under $50,000. ^ 

Wulthamstow P.llace, suburban, 
playing vaudeville, has a string of 
Daimler cars outside, taking pa- 
tron.s to their homes in the district 
after the .show for 10 conts fare. 



,By .Boulah L,ivin0ston» 

Alice Diier Miller here on vaca- 
tion. 

ditbert Millers back from Deau- 
vllle. \ • 

John J. Donnelly. N. .Y. ucer, 
hunting for plays. 

. Marlene Dietrich . and family off 
to the Midi for 10 day9. 

Barbara Behnett has joined her 
husbuhdr Morton Dtowneyt- 

.Grace Palptta; ' Australian. 
tress|. here for the .summer.' 

' Pola Negri has gone ta Holland 
to malce concert appearanceq.' 

Earl. Howe, British racing motor- 
ist, still In. the American hospital. 

Dorothy .I^rnum . Is writing an 
original flim: story for Evelyn Lay»* 

Marc«lle Chantal ta > Cannes to 
appear at the Casino with Marchat. 

NIkita BaliefT^ 'Chauve-Souris* 
going: from here to iSouth America: 

Bea Lillle . back to London, where 
she is appearing at tliie Cafe 'de 
Paris. 

Harry ..d'Arrast and Eleanor 
Bbardman seen constantly to'r 
gether.i 

Leslie "Stisriingr singing with-LUd 
GludsWln's orchestra at the Mbnt- 
martr^. 

' Lupe Rlvas Cacho'a.'' Mexican 
troupe doubling at the Montmartre 
cabaret. 

Marlgnv and Elysees, Gaumont 
nim theatres have folded for the 
summer. 

Yvonne ' Georgi has been engaged 
to dance at the Kursaal concerts 
in Schevenihgen. 

Latest indoor cafe sport of the 
Parlsiens is. Russian billiards, re- 
sembling bagatelle. 

Jeri.ny Dolly undergoing a serious 
operation this week as result of re- 
cent auto accident. 

The celebrated clowns, Charlie 
Riv'els and .. Rene Andreucel, are 
booked for the Rex. ■. 

Champialn Jirin^, Ernest - SchelL<. 
ing and his wife, who wlineaver 
shortly for Switzerland. 

Serge Llfar, dancer of the opera, 
will be one of the ushers at. the 
Hutton-Mdlvani wedding. 

Ambassador. Straus has .accepted 
the honorary presidency^, of "the An- 
glo-American Press Ass'n. 

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sheehan 
took an apt at the Q^rge Y for 
10 .days. Then.lHusk to London. 
, Marcel Pagrnol's ever popular 
play about MarsOiUes,. 'Mavlus,' be- 
ing. revived at the Theatre de;, Paris. 

Jean jGrUltton. is working on the 
scenario .and dialog of 'Rothschild,' 
to 'be produced by Marco de Gais- 
tyne. 

Regina , Crewe and Herb Crulk- 
' shank hav gone to Munich and 
Switzerland, but return here next 
week. 

Freiich Line -has ^ jiist ■' installed 
talking picture apparatus in all : its 
.<!hips on the Morocco and Algiers 
Services. 

The season's cabaret sensation Is 
Gloria Gill>ert, red-haired American, 
in her human top dance at. the Am- 
bassadeurs. 

Kenneth Ward, Atlantic City 
music publisher, arrived on.' the 
'Washington' and is staying at the 
Continental. 

Georgette LeBlanc anid Margaret 
Anderson are departing . th^ end of 
this month for a; 10-weeks' visit 
to Germany. . 

Cole Porter wants . Elizabeth 
Welsh, now. singing at Chez Flor- 
ence, for a principal role.ih his new 
musical play. 

• -Between scenes Of her rltish 
Internatlohal. film* 'I Spy,' Sally 
Eilers flew from London to speiid a 
week-end here; 

Lily Damlta, hoine again from the 
aouth. Of .France, where the sun 
-painted the Lily a deep , bronze- 
very becoming. .. 

Zaide6. Jacksoiil> 'colori^d singer, 
now featured at Zelli's Ch^fez les 
Nudistes cabaret, where 16 naked 
beauties parade. 

Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Godowsky 
Called for New York. Dagmar de- 
parted bh a motor tour through 
Italy with friends. 

Rickie Luers back from. .London 
with a lot of new songs, and opens 
in July at Louis Moyses' Boeuf-sur- 
le-Toit in Cannes. 

Princes David and Serge Mdivani, 
applying for American citizenship, 
are. having beaucoup difficulties 
about their papers. ' 

Jane Grant remaining her for tlie 
summer to study singing, has rent- 
ed her N. Y. aip't to the Ben Throops 
(.Rubye de ■Remuf), 
^Mme^i^Sch umann-H eink^ ^ranijl 
son, At H. Sendrey, songwriter, lias" 
settled on thie Left Bank for a year 
and is composing like mad. 

For her elaborate wedding trous- 
seau made by Jean Patou, Barbara 
Huttoh ordered . one model to be 
copied in eight different colors. 

Marlene Dietrich, back from the 
Riviera, was the big attraction at 
the Paris Police Benefit Gala held 
this week at the Aihbassadeurs. 

Newest Parisian femme fad is the 
Golly wog. wig-cap. Made of 
stringy, silky material, giving the. 



effect of fluffy, unruly looks of hair. 

Hotel Normandy starts something 
by converting its lobby ihto a nite 
club. Gw Re4(nie, fllm . actqir . find, 
ex-football 'player fi^om 'lowai. Is 
tn^ is.. '>-*■■. ■■■ " 

Despite' his 76 years. Sir BdWard 
Eigar, . British composer, conducted 
his - own concerto . with the -i^arl? 
orchestra at the Yehudi Mehuhlii 
recital. 

Ettore PetrOlinl. famous Italian 
actor, taking In all the .French 
shows between, reli^arsals of hts 
Pirandello plays coming to the 
Potiniere.- 

Dr. Albert Shaw, ed of 'Review of 
R^vieiWS' is "showing his young 
bride, formerly his secretary, Vir- 
ginia McCall,' all the plapes of his- 
toricjal interest, 

Icecovered f rom her recent llliiiess, 
Harriet Burke, iCormer musical coih-f 
iedy actress,, made her postponed 
Paris cohoert debut at , the saile 
Chopin June 20. " 

'Via. Film has engaged. Suzy Ver- 
non. P.*erre. Richard, FAsquali, Wil- 
liam Aguet and Marguerite Moreno 
for a < screen -musical comedy by 
Jacques' Celerler. 

Back . Jrom a visit With, Alice 
Terry and Rex Ingram, Ramon No- 
varro reports the director has taken 
to wearing turbans, and. knows all 
the Mohammedan prayers by heart 
.The -Prague Group of the Art 
Theatre of Moscow with Pavlow, 
Khmara, Vera Gretch and Mme. 
Kryjanovsky, is. In season of lius- 
slan plays here at the Moncey the- 
atre, 

-Herr . JOOs has taken his! 23 bailet 
members to . London for a two 
weeks' run at the Savoy. Company 
includes French,. Swiss, Roumanians 
and Germans, but not a single Rus- 
slaui 

Gloria Swansoh and Michael Far- 
mer, vehemently denying rumorsr of 
a split have gone to Switzerland for 
two months to spend the summer 
with the children, now at school 
there.' 

Ida Blanc, recent winner of a con-, 
test held yearly by the French the- 
atrical profession to unearth new 
talent has been engaged as leading 
entertainer -at Cnjgfoghe'S Jn- jaont- 
parnasse.. . 

Anne Lltt escaped the present 
Paris' hot spell, becoming hostess 
of the new Hollywood cafe-cabaret 
at Juan-Les-Pains. where Billy 
Arnold and HoUsrwbod Boys sup- 
ply music. 

Hava Yoalit and David Vardi of 
the Habima theatre,' Moscow, are 
giving a series of humor and poetry 
recitals in Tiddish, Hebrew and 
Russian for the ediflcation of 
French audiences. 

Henri' Bernstein, . reputed to be 
the champion tango dancer of Paris, 
was challenged 'tother night at 
Amenonville, in the Bols, by Jules 
Glaenzer. Gilbert Miller, acting as 
judge, declared a draw. 

If 6 seats left for Cecile Sorel's 
farewell performance at the Come- 
dle-Francalse June 23< when she 
will present one act frOm three of 
her greatest successes, to be fol- 
lowed by a grand ball at the theatre 
in her honor. 

Memorial week for Isadora Dun- 
can being celebrated at Raymond 
Duncan's Akademia by an exhibi- 
tion' of books, pictures and auto- 
graph-letters pertainirig . to the 
dancer's life and work, and recitals 
by Vivien Gressen of the Elisabeth 
Duncan School at Salzbourg. 

Georges PltoefB and ~ Mme. Ber- 
nard have made a French transla- 
tion of 'Les Juifs,' .from the Rus- 
sian play by Tchlrikoff, which will 
open shortly at the ^leux Colom- 
bler with a percentage going to 
Jewish refugees from Germany 
who wish to go to Palestine. 



Prague 



Jewish company from Wilna Po- 
land, presented play 'Dignity Speaks' 
by Scholom.Asch at Prague Osvo- 
bozeni (Free theatre). 

Karel Anton, Czech film reglsseur,: 
now at work on Czech film version 
of Prehch comedy 'La Petite Femme 
dans le Train,' in the Barrandow 
atelier. 

Prague police siezed poster ad- 
vertising film, 'Le Dame de Chez 
Maxim' running at Alfa, on account 
of nude figure of French actress. 
Florella. : 

Following American and English 
films now running in Prague: 
'Que^fen of Brigands,' 'Carnival,' 'The 
Iron Mask' (Douglas Fairbanks), 
•Anna Christie' (Garbo), 'Inspira- 
tion' (Garbo), 'The Opera Phantom.' 

Czech film trade journals express 
indignation- that-^Jespite= desire -j>t 
Czechoslovak government to pro- 
mote film relations with Poland, 
that government has Increased its 
custonn duties on Czech, films from 
16 to 80 crowns. 

Hans Welhelm Stelnberg,^ musical 
director of the Frankfurt opera, a 
refugee from Germany, directed a 
performance of Wagner's 'Flying 
Dutchman; at the Prague German 
theatre. Sternberg at one time was 
the musical leader of the same the- 
atre. 



Ausbrafia 

By Erie Qorriek 

Sclhn Nolan okay how. 

'Jack's the Vtoy* in. 20th week. 

' Sir Ben Fuller gtying nteiholrtf 
over radio; ■ 

• 'A Bit of a Test' proved a flob'ia' 
Melboui'ne;. *^ 

Cresson^mlth of RKO .leaves foil 
the ipast' this week. *r 
; 'Brihg.'Em Back Alive' is play ins 
a repeat season in 0ydney. . 

Her Majesty's, Sydney, shut4 
dowiti next week for good. 

The life, history- of Al CapOne U 
being put ovor by local air stations. 

Ernest Rolls will present a new' 
reirue to Sydney. . Local performers 
only. . 

( Government reports that a 46%! 

drop In .amusenient ^taxation was 
|iotic6d In 1931^ ..' . , . . 

. Sir Ben : Fuller is still didcering 
with the .Idea of l^rlnging. ah Italian 
opera company here. Cost is the 
worry,* . 

Sudden drop in* popularity of Bri-*! 
tish picturtes has hianagerS' puzzled. 
JHo rtolly big British attractions 
have hit the screens here for a 
while. > 

, W-T, announce that, it may 
>uild a modern legit 'h6use In-Syd-' 
ney .soon. ' It' all dependiSj whethe^ 
government -will reduce . the very 
bigh taxation eh. amusements. ^' 
.'Cavalcade' took 23.000 pounds in 
six weeks in Sydney. Picture will 
play two further Sydney houses on 
second- release dejites. 'Jack's tho 
Boy' has grossed 16,000' pounds on 
a 20- weeks' run in Melbourne. 



The Hague 

By M. W. Etty-Leal 

Charlotte KOehler, Dutch actress/ 
off to Java on tour. 

Rod la Roq.he'and his wife, Vllma. 
Banky, paid a siiort visit to the 
Hague. 

The Hague gets cheap taxis, 
hew service costs only 4c per. 
ride, cheaper than trams. 

Kursaal season open, at Scheven- 
ingen. First concert Oonducted by 
the German director, Schurlcht. 
' Special •xhibltion of works by tho. 
late. Louis Couperus, one -of Hoi-* 
land's-, few successful novelists. 

Netherlands - Artists' "Assbciatiow 
appealing' to clqema trade to give 
Dutch artists preference oyer for- 
eigners. 

Queer jubilee in concert hall of 
F. D. van Dyk, piano tuner, who for 
half a century ha^^ tuned the grand 
pianos in the Concertgebouw at Am- 
isterdam. Tuned instruments for 
Rubinstein, faderewskl and ^usonl.. 
and when Mengelberg travels, goes 
with hint to take care of his jclave- 
cymbal. 



Toronto 



Nlckle-a-dance joints cleaning 
up. 

TlvoU will drop all-British pol« 
icy* ^ >•- 

Shea's '-^Hipp closes for the sum- 
mer. 

The Jacques Bros, bicycling in 
Belgium. 

Local, sheets will declare ban on 
free radio plugs. 

Mairl Fraser, fashion chatterer, 
sails for Paris in July^. 

Town goes all' piclureiS< when' Im- 
perial tosses RKO vaude. - 

Local lads are plottli)g to bring 
Italian films to the Standard. 

Jack Hammell, mining magnate, 
win back that Schiller-Gray Atlan- 
tic flight. 

Gorgeous girl in those Canada 
Dry and Buckingham ciggie ada 
Is Mary Cornell. 

Yellow-clad girl who drives the 
sporty- yellow roadster Is Blllle 
Bell, blneS singer. 

Blonde ■ eyeful ' who accompanies 
Jack Arthur to some of the nlte- 
spots Is his daughter Helen. 

This year the FP-Cari lads and 
lassies . will take t'wo wefeks' vaca- . 
tlon with pay iristead of without 

'New York Press' miay go all- 
Canuck with Frank Arm.str6hg, ex- 
edltor Of 'Radio Guide' in the chair. 

There's a new spot in the Bloor- 
Bay district where a lass docs a 
hot Salomei while patrons sip beer. 

Crooning ' troubadour at the 
Thorncllffe races was Nick Lucas, 
who claims the Instrument brings 
him luck. 

Howard Knevels to .Hamilton to 
supervise southwest Ontario link* 
in FP-Can chain. His beat goes as 
far as Windsor. 

Nate Nathanson, hew FP-Can 
mogul, strolls into his ace dfeluxdr 
here with hot a seat in the house 
and has to take a chair. . 

Flo McGee of Theatre Guild wedS 
Dick Thomas, Baltimore artist. 
with"-Mary--Arbenz«as^hilcle?m^^^ 
and Don Blackwell, best man. 

Cliff McCormick. who used to 
finger the organ at the Uptown ana 
Tlvoli, has moved to Ottawa <w 
official organist for the federal ra- 
dio commission, . ^ 

The technical, direction of 'Eagw 
and Hawk' was in the hand.q vi 
Capt. Boots Boutellier; who wa»' 
come-on for Richthofen whon tno 
German ace was shot down by i*^ 
Brown who keeps a .shoo 
hero. 



Toeedaf, Jm^ 27, 1933 



TIMES SliaARE 



VARIETY 



61 



Cbllflr<sn free «.t expo Flower 

^Mctd^ Bcott' pwducln^ "floor show 
for Wlilte'. City beer garden. 

lieelie Atla3B9 off' on his 76-foot 
cruiser for a week In Georgian Bay. 

Ptail Stewart, acting as m. c. at 
HollywoOd-at-Falr for the vaude- 
^le flbow. , . . : 
■Dorothy Gwlman . publlcleing 
Blurry BlohzniMi'a local cafe apd 
ilieatre career. 

. Pauline Froderlolt In 'Her Majesty 
tbe Widow' at the Cort. Her first 
Chicago date in years. ., ^ 

Aunt Jemima pancake flour , has a 
ringing- negro flapjack cook In the 
Fbbd$ Bldg. at the Fair. 

Ulderfco Marcelll, former musical 
conductor for B&K, now a cartoon- 
to for. the -Herald-Bxiaihlner.' 
^Helen Iforgan and Benny . Rubin 
headline Palacb July ^7. Al Trahah 
^d Hal XeRoy the following week. 
TVlTom Gerun n^oyed. to Chez Piaree 
and Maurice Sherman replaced hljtn 
^li,;the lobster shift at Pabfit Ca- 

^'Soliy . Pbck; Jeahette Kimball, 
Elsie MiUer, jiUdred Bean got jobs 
at the 'Streets of Paris' through 
Milt Schuster. , 

Loop learned; there was a J. J- 
Garrlty other than the Shiibert 
r, m. when a brigadier-general of 
that name retired. \^ 

. Charley Nlggemeyer and his wife 
will do the producing and handle 
the line of girls vthen the State- 
lieike opens July 23. . : 
.,^111 McGowan, Aow a practitioner, 
will serve as volunteer In the Chris- 
tian Sclenee 'MonltoV rest pavilion 
at the Fiilr July B-10. 

New dance hall at 23d street and 
South Parkway calls Itself 'The 
Brewery' and music is provided by 
Baimondi's Brewmasters. . . 

Joe N. Weber and a hunch of dele- 
gates to the musicians' convention 
were honorary luncheoned at Pabst 
Casino, at the World's Fair. 

ivy Lee and Edward Bern«ys, big 
shot commercial press agentsj at- 
tending Uiiiversity of Chicago con- 
ference on political propaganda. 

-Neil Caward connected with the 
Bollywood - Urilverigal personality 
contest, newly organized and in 
new olflces outside the fair grounds. 

College boys who push wheel 
chairs at World'?. Fair get 30 cents 
of. the $l-an-hour tarllX and need 
neyr soles- on their shoes once, a 

. • -r '■ — •■ 

I^zaffha Smith 
and DaJe In Chicago, as the old 
Avon Comedy' Four again, wero 
. bent on an . operatic .career until the. 
Ralace, Chi , booking. . . 
f; ,v'Jiomance of a People' pageant at 
the fair. .July 3 will. be. scaled from 
I2..60 . to $5.60, Inclusive of admltf- 
•ion to grounds. . (Spectaple is .a 
gloriflcation bf.th,e history of the 
Jewish, race. . - 



C H ATT E 




Hoflywood 



.Vogt, In town. Comedian goes Into 
Ambassador week June 23. The. 
wife iia former St. liouis girl. 
, Golf writers and other news- 
papermen guests ol^ Central thea- 
tres at screening ' of . Bobby Jopes' 
^Ow tpi Break 90.' Local golf pros 
alfib there. 

Stagb show situation for the sum- 
mer still up In the air. Fox using 
Fanchon and Marco hooked vauder 
Ville and Ambassador sticking to 
regular presiehtatibns. 

Many and varied, i^umors around 
town about Skouras Brothers tak- 
Inig over nabbrhoOd houses they, 
formerly controlled. Chain now be- 
ing operated by receiver. 
■ Thursday (22) Missouri permitted 
smoking in balcony. First St. 
Louis' house outside of biirly to 
permit thiis. If pblicy clicks, It will 
be. extended to' Grand Central and 
Ambassador. 



cay 



By Les Rees 



University of Minnesota theatre 
presenting Jbsen's 'Ghosts.' 

Hottest June weather . in history 
does crop damage that's going to 
hurt later 

Newsreels. sought all pictures ob- 
tainable in xsonnectlon with H&mm 
kidnaping case. 

.Sph Rosen, Paramount salesman, 
joins RkO sales staff iEind Will cover 
northern Minnesota. 

Malerlch-Madesen band, local ag- 
gregation, a hit at State and set for 
ihdeflnlte engagement. 

Another big brewery, the Minne- 
apolis, to. open July 1, making two- 
St. Paul also has two; 

Minneapolis Film Bpard reported 
five theatres closed and one re- 
opened In territory last week. 



Ameflcah style quick lunch Idea 
catching oh here. 

Wet goods store featuring 12- 
ye;ar-oId ryei whisky at 45 .cents 
the pint. •' 

Largest- local Turkish bath and 
swimming tank closed by a bath- 
men's strike. 

Thousands of jbbless making ]lv> 
Ing working placer gold strikes oi: 
the west coast. 

Prolonged : droughts damaged- 
bananas $1,500,000 and put crimp 
in this season's expbrts of the fruit. 

Cool here, but 100 in the shade 
temperatures prevail in other piarts. 
lialny season more Hion month 
late. 

Palace of Fine Arts* 'has' been 
carved in - gold letters over the 
main entrance to the National th«- 
atrei. 

Tom shows, with alV old-time 
traditioniEil trappings, still welcome. 
A company Is cleaning up in the 
provinces. 

American girls ' ' competing In 
Mexico City Country Club'^ beauty 
contest. Victress last year -was a 
niece of Uncle Sam. 

Several jobless Hollywood . screen 
players to be brought her<^ for per- 
sonal appearances In cinemas, 
through Buster Keaton, 

Rents continue downward. For 
$40. a month dwellings of islx rooms, 
big enough for three elephants m 
central parts of town cry; modern 
apartments, close In, may be had 
for $26 per moon. 



operate muny poola and t<E>nnis 
courts. Alternative is slight ad- 
mission charges. 

Joe Marlon players left town to 
db a few weeks on small circuit 
west of Omaha, including lilncoln, 
Hastings, Kearney, Columbus, Fre- 
mont, Nbrfolk and Beatrice, and 
may become, a. .small vaudb circuit 
soon. 



fauEanapofis 

By Bill Kiley 



By Frank Scully 

Raimu resting at Cannes. 
Dorothy Farnum coming in July. 
Leg competish at Juan -Les -Pins. 
Benn Litt back from Vichy and 
better. 

Pola Negri visiting Ma at Cap 
Ferrat. 

Jack Buchanan taking his com- 
pany home. 

May Reeves, Chaplin's 1932 'fian- 
cee,' back in .Cannefl. • 

Mercedes Monnler, all dressed up, 
Is the 'Revelation of 1933.' 

Mlramar Bar in Cannes the cock 
tail club of picture people. 

Billy Arnold maestro of Hollywood 
nltery. With Ann Litt as hostess. 

Syd Chaplin iseelng off He de 
Beaute for a 40-mile crUlse along 
the coast, but nbt joining it 

Nemirovltch Dahchenko back to 
San Remo and then, to Moscow to 
join Laurence Stallings, Leiyls .Mile- 
stone and Harry Cohen. 

Laurence Stallings gave Michael 
Arleh the first 20-franc silver piece 
either ever saw .ais royalties for a 
copy of a book Mike gave him. 

Ethel Levey, under another billing 
entered screen test oompetlsh staged 



Sidney Lahdfield's white coats. 
Paul Trebitsch has shaved hto 
head. 

I>udley 'Nichols back from that 
vacation. 

Ka,tharine Hepburn shoots golf In 
the tipper eighties. 

Ralph Morgian planning .to go east 
for a play this fall. 

Kalmar and Ruby have gonie for 
the bicycling racket. 

I^arry Rapf spent the week end 
fishing .,6fe' San DlegO. 

Dorothy Jordan taking time out at 
June Lake in the High Sierras. 

The David Selznicks ha,ve rented 
the Colleen Moore home at Bel-Air. 

Al Goodwin, manager of the RKO.. 
Boston, hotne here for the summer. 

David Landaji going by way of 
the canal for vacation in New York^ 
One Warner chorister Is driving 
a Rolls Royce to work daily. , but 
it's not her own. 

Frank Biitier spendinig his spare 
time biiildlng a sunken garden at 
his hillside home. 

It costs ;$40 a mile to paint that 
white stripe down, the middle of 
California highways. 

WUliam K. Howard without an 
office at. Metro, so holds story. c6n« 
ferehce.B in the alley... 

Wariier Baxter presented with a 
loving cup for his work .In the L. A. 
County fire prevention service. 

Ruth Morris figures Hollywood 
okay, for at. least a month a year. 
She is e^oing back In two weeks. - 

Sid Silvers in town all set to be 
featured in the Buddy De Sylya 
niusical for FoX, starting July 10. 

Dudley Nichols back after a 
month's vacation oh his farm In 
New England. Did a bit of plant- 
ing. 

Ernie Orsattl, former double for 
Buster Keaton, having a great sea^ 
son as centerflelder with the St. 
Louis Cards. 
Welcome party tendered Harry 



by Palm Beach Casino of Cannes. , .,,, ^ -i., i. , « d 

i Put on a gorgeous performance. But Mllsteln, new National Screen Serv- 



didn't get the prize. . 



Chief Deputy Sheirlft Hitch has 
I added another ten pounds to his 



C. A. Roeder, Paramount exchange ^^Yk 
manager, taking first vacation in six pj^^ Queens take sun baths on 
years— motor trip to Chicago wlth Uj^^ ^^^^ j^^^^^ between aft 

family. ernoon tap dance sessions. 

Bob La Manager Swlger of the shuttered 

alty supporter and Publlx executW^^ Bleeves rolled up 

mentioned for post of muni audi- K„ ^ promotional stunt.i 

W heayywelghfcl^^^ ilfSbg?^>vS 

Sn^r^SJu^sfl?;" ^^^^^^ SSSse haSVe^^'^Sr* p^^Sl for 
in the workhouse for socking * near deaf In the state. 

^'^Jk^'^SbSg. veteran «i™ I Ace Berry and A. J. Kalberer put 
salesman aiid now, . . 
Screen Service, blf with family to 



Jersey Shore 

By yie* Nolte 

The Sunday films will go to the 
polls soon in Freehold. 

Joan Larkin, 'Of Thee I Sing,' 
giving the town.Of Matavran' a look 
see. 

Applejack, rye orr scotch at two 
bits a shot over the. bar In most of 
the speaks. . 
Walter Reade, Jr., in. as assistant 



now with National] o)™ ^ half fun, whole earnest ribbing manager of Reade's boardwalk the 
now wixn .«^.V9". I contest about their houses, Clrclfe | ^tre, Ajsl>UFy Park. 



Pittsbiirgh 

By l^iail Cohen 



■y Ted • Lewis' = and ' Hollywood - floor ; 
show did well In one-night stand 
at. the Willows. < 

tHasy Lange. Northslde miss 
Clbrlfied by.Zlggy in 1931, In 'Moon- 
light and PretzeM.* 
,, Vlnce Bamett home from coast 
for a visit with his pappy. Luke 
Barnett, famous rlbber. 

Hairy Mervls In town for a few 
days visiting his mother after clos- 
ing in 'Counsellor-.at-Law.' . 

Now. .that. he's naaklng..a name for 
himself on the coast, the home folk 
'{are discovering Arthur Hohl. > 

One of the burg's assistant the- 
atre managers. has an orchestra of 
his own and - plays dance engage- 
ments after hours. 
■ Half dozen of the Stanley's exr 
.-chorines are , serving \as waitresses 
and entertainers at Brian McDon- 
ald's barbecue stand. 
' Pittsburgh : Summer • Playhouse 
opened "its' seaBon:- 'this .week with 
.I'Bprlngtime for. Henry,' flrst- time 
for-the Benn Levy hit here.. 

Mother of Benny ■ Kalmenson, 
*ead of the WB exchange, died. 
Victor Rigamont, theatre arc hitect, 
and Gladys Silverberg, of WB book- 
ing office, alBt> lost their mothers 
recently. 



New York for summer 

Fifty tho.usand buckS; raised as. a 
reward for apprehension of kid- 
napers of WiUlam Hamm, Twin City 
theatrical man and brewer. 

John Dilson, stage, director, to 
operate Bainbrldge dramatic stock 
at Shubert for 'Buzz' Bainbrldge 
while latter attend^ to , mayoralty 
duties. 



land Lyrics for the Klwahls when 
[lioth were inltlated.- 

Town's baseball cliib has '^one on 
the road, but there's greyhound 
I riacing, wrestling In the. new out- 
door arena, and boxing besides 
I beaches, dahcehalls and beer clubs. 

Harry Singer's duties |is divi- 
sional director- for 'Fanchon & 



The politicians are . scrapping ^ ^.^ 

ampng thempelVies, and the cl%mp is]! gcbre^'chorl^r^ 



Ice branch manager here, at the 
company's Hollywood studio. 

Blng Crosby photipgraphed as a: 
westerner, riding a horse, so Gary 
Cooper got niugged in front of a 
mike. Both trying to muscle in. 

Myrtle Zwetow and Jim Tully, 
author, ; filed intentions to wed In 
Ventura, Calif. Bride-to-be Is sec. 
to Al Lewin, associate producer at 
Metro. 

C-.B. DeMille-'wrltlng-an. .article- 
on picture produetloii for the 'Ihter- 
natlonai. .Review of EducaUbnal 
Cinematography,* published by the 
League of Nations. 

Jack -Woolridge doing an 'Ameri- 
can Weekly' feature, on George T, 
Goet^, accused of soft-soapini^.two-i 



down on .gambling. 

City of Long Branch will, handle 
the s^wim cbncession this year. . Last: 
season it was leased... 

The old New Tfbrk Club at West 
E^d, f famous gambling eaisino .dur 
ing the.'90's,- is being razed.. 
Gussle Addison and- .Joe Living 



^ Marco brlngr him' here every other 

'Siix bought -Gold Diggers of I week. I^t,.,y«a^j;^",,^as^^f^^"f 

1933' from Warners after long ne- ana, now It s the rival house, the i^n^ wintering In Red Bank, 

gotiations for Its State, Paramount LVric-.; v • ^^jt Huston Brown, m.e. of 'The Dally,* 

Sd Lyceum in Minneapollsrst. Paul Burley shot^s a^fff*^ Long Branch, brpther of Bob Brown,,, 
and Duluth. jevee <>n Bllnols street we^ 

Booking of 'Crazy Quilt' at. RKO ing to ^^0**^8% Ward Wilson's father Is district' 

Orpheuro announced *ln celebration: gets »^«*'J'^»y,S^5Pt;?^ court clerk of Aabury Park. - Wflda 

oflncumbency of Mayor A. G. Bain- nite show ^SaturdayU. Between Bonnet's pappy is building Inspector 



work for. nothlner.but promises.! 

Tom .Cljeary, who .has been spllt> 
tlnjg his time as auditor between the 
Fbx. exchanges here ^hd In 'Frisco, 
.transferred to Australia for .sbc 
HjlpnthB, leavlpg June/27,- acG.6m<! 
panledl by his wlfel * 



banned, the show. 



St Louis 

By H. L. Monk 



Chick Evans and Mrs^ Evans bff 
lor vacation. . 

Rainless Weather great break for 
Muny Opera. 

. Bill Zeilor new manager Of the 
■Ainbassadbr. From Pittsburgh. 

Ambassador sign men out. Unibn 
had been prbpoisitioned for salary 
eut and refused. 

Raymond L. Jones pinch-hitting 
manager of . LOew's for 'Chick' 
^^yaxus,. pn-:vacatlonr=-;-=- 

Questionable what first-runs are 
|oing to do - about summer prices- 
Majority feel the fees are too low. 

Cullen Espy, George Tyson, Bill 
Bentley and Milt Slosser make up a 
ejunday foursome. Slosser usually 
t^kes. the boys.. " 
- After One-day walkout that also 
resultea in thie Missouri man being 
-xakon off the Job, Ambassador sign 
snop c^rew back to. work. 

Joe Penner and wife, Eleanor 



hrtWe-P showman.' Previous mayor I times It's brutial. . 
bridge, snowman, x-rvyiuw 9 | jj^a,rles Metzger, attorney for the 

state theatre owners' association, 
organizes a matrimonial course at 
Butler University. Charlie clalms he 
ought to be a good teacher in the. 
wedlock class, because he's a two- 
time loser at -marriage. . ' .. 

John N. Gamer, the silent /Vice- 
.pre:^., ttras In town' fo^.a.few hours, 
last week. He said to the gathered 
news ha,wki^ "Don't ask me any- 
thing about the government, boys. 
I am deaf, dumb, and blind, politi- 
cally.' At which one of the scribes 



Qeyeland 

lenn G. Pulten 



Joe Wadowick. of "Peedee' latest 
to turn columnist. . 

Phil Selznlck trying to crash out 
of nitery biz into beer mug manu 

factu^ing. ' *^,,>»«„«^ w<ih I caiiy.' ax wmca one vi 

J. J. FrankUn, nQ^.^e^J^K^J*^ retorted, 'You're telling us? 
cricks, due tp leave for Manhattan" 

Katharine Wick Kelly and Irene; 
Ted.row of Ray House's staff join- 
ing Hanna's .stock. 

Joe Brooks angeling Manhattan's 
new burly try, with 'art' mag con- 
cession on the side. 

iFrederic McConnell, director of 
Play House, - back froni Pasadena 
with 'a sun-burht schnozzle. 



Qmalia 



Rain breaks heat briefly. 
Four nabes lyow admit two-for.- 
ohe with 'coupbns any . night. 

Lou Golden goes to take charge 
of Main Street In Kansas Cityr 

College Club, local band, moved 

Scandals' closed tour here after j^iq xriig Park, 18, for six weeks. 

-rwimt^ -a^^fxr-iK -n-vincr I -^eBteni League 'Packers' began 

18-game home stanid Tuesday (20). 

John Goodman, open golf champ, 
played two free-gate exhibitions 

New ordinance changing require- 
ments; on machine OPC'^-^brs tabled 
three weeks more. 
Broadway, Council Bluffs' ace 
Al Jolson's I bousiB, reopened, 17, after being 
closed nearly a year. ■ 

Gate at air races clicked to 
nearly $11,000.' Sponsors did little 
more than break even. 

Lionel Wasson leaves Strand, 
Council Bluffs, to be boss at World 



Hipp date. Willie Howard flying 
to World's Fair; Eugene to New 

York. ^ , , 

Jack Essick, whose dad is angel- 
ing Hanna's summer stock, learn 
ing biz as Harland Fend's 

Mitzi Mitchell, WJAY juv singer, 
took WB screen test In New York 
and copped a role In r«i<=«" « 
'Wonder Bar.' ^ 

P:aul Hughes, head of Penthouse 
Players,- and Juanlta Hbrnbrook 
staged real wedding act and now 
honeymooning, 



in the same city. 

Guy Hevla, of the Ocean theatre, 
Asbury Park Indie house, a son of 
Harold Hevla, who revived. ,^The 
Cillmax,' at the Bijou. 

Kay Rellly, the Dave Gould girl 
who Injured her back some time ago 
while dancing; passes Fair Haven, 
and lives In Plalnfield< 

The West End Caislnp (beach 
cliib) has a. press agent, a master of 
ceremonies and a weekly publica- 
tion tagged 'Tlie Tattler.' . It even 
has a swimming pool. 

Harry , Reijpher's Colony Beach 
Club at Long Branch, formerly the 
Hollywood, opens: July 1 with! Ben 
Rocks, Stoopnagle and Budd and 
Baby Rose-Marie, as .guests, ^e 
Colony has a large theatrical ineiff- 
bership. ^ 
Showfolk drifting In and out of 
Pair Haven Include Henry Chester- 
field, Tom Keiinedy, lilurray Wood, 
Jack Frost, Eddie Clifford, Harry 
Shannon, Gus • Mulcahey, Billy and 
Elsa Newall, Barry and Whitledge, 
Harry Welch, Harry Hills, Connie 
and Ben Smith, Evelyn Poole, Ro- 
berta McNlght and Marlon Jeffries. 



Long Island 

By Joe Wagner 



Although he Just got bis dentist s j^^^^ Stanley Brown. 

^^-.^.tiinr. I ^y^gg stopped over on way 

to New_^ork_to greet local girls 
who flocked to gnmpse Jilm; 

State goes dark fdr summer, 
George Bannon,. manager, trips to 
New York on leave of absence. 

Joy SUtphen, veteran shoWinan 
who has handled Brandels for 
PIfi Dbrsay closed tour with [years, takes Town theatre in hand 



diploma. Jack Landers is forgetting 
blcuspjds, _t"o pound ^. drum In 
brothePi tijathdr^' - 

Ralph Kettering, jr.,. son of Chi 
cago theatre owner and producer, 
new assistant manager at Audi- 
torium: Hotel and expecting family 
heir. 



Freddie Carlone's band at Conneaut 
lAke Park. Flew to Chicago for 
four weeks at Club Royal. and due 
in Hollywood Aug. 1 for Ramon 
Novarro's 'Cat and Fiddle.' 



, Merchants canipaignlhg for park- 
ing ban on downtown streets. 
Might leave much needed, space 
near theatres. 
City ofliclals short jof funds to 



Soothsayers are being nabbed at 
the Rockaways. ' 

Suds being sold from trucks In 
the Rockaways. 

Loads of beer gtirdens ' and beer 
wars in. Queens. - 

Harry Miner . -will be missed at 
Rockaway Beach. 

Hans Klein back again as head 
man at Playland in Rockaway. 

Renting good this year at thie re- 
sortsTbut M^iOTChnbtrerT'ewtttif^ 

Much beach peddling at the re- 
sorts and are . the merchants burn- 
ing? 

North Shore Players- opened 26 at 
$1 top. Hope to last ten weeks at 
their waterfront house. 

Manhattan Isle Ih Port Washing- 
ton will be Coney.-like when the 
ROyal Italian Flying corps stops 
there for several weeks, enroute to 
the World'is Fair. 



Pordani Ore. 



Andy Saso- to manage the Rialto 
and Oriental for Hamrlck. 

Homer Gill doubling In brads with 
the Liberty and Hollywood- 
Bill McCurdy oft to L. A. to join 
Joe BroWn's new road show. 

NoHhwest Association of Radio 
Technicians fonhed In the biirg. ' 

Bill Hanley managing both the 
United Artists and the Broadway. ' 

Railroads putting .crews to' work 
pulling grass from between tracks 
disused for months. Grabs' 'between 
b. o.'s comes out next. 

KGW's . 'Covered Wagon Days' 
radio troupe mopping - up on the 
tank circuit. It's a new angle.'' 

Tom Chatterton quit show biz to 
opeii a restaurant In this dorp. Then 
connected for emergency part with 
Pauline Frederick's road shbw. 
Restaurant running by remote £bn- 
troL ^ ■ - ^ 



SanFrancisco 

By Harold Bock 



Jeahnette Loff vacationing here. 
The Clark Gables enroute to Can- 
ada. 

Clarence Freed here for Keit- 
EngeL 

Bill Pine's Hollywoodish white 
shbes stunned the natives. 

Grover C^ Parsons off to Kansas 
City and the MGM conve.ntloh. 

Bennie Walker feels as chipper, 
as a chorine with his new teeth, 
. Rufe Blair's wife, Helen Pachaud, 
recovering after serious bperatibn. 

Benay Venuta enroute via the 
Canal to New York, thence to Chi. 

Chariot races are thie hopeful pro- 
motion ' for Kezar stadium of Al 
.Dawson. 

As Hank Goldenburg scramS for 
Los Angeles, Joe Leo checks *' In 
.from=thcr.c. 



Larry Blake off Standard Oil pro- 
gram after first broadca.st; no 
comedian on now. 
. .Charlie .Leonard, expects the . wife 
and babe back here early in JUly, 
now that he's not going to N. Y. 

Gen Welch cliaimB she's again 
blgtlme now that i?he's inspecting 
for Pepgy O'Neill at Kl Capitan. 
Ben Jierman got ribbed so badj 

(Gontiriued on page C2): 



62 



VARIETY 



BUR L ESQ HE 



Tufsdaj, Ju^e 27, 1933 



OBITUARY 



PAUL K ESTER 

Paul Kester, 62, adaptor of 'When 
Kniffhthood Was In Flower/ 'Sw^et 
' Nell, of Old-Drury-'- :and, similar plays, 
di^d at his ho'nie at liake MohegSin. 
N; T;, June 2h Interment wlH 
Alexandria, 

' He prepared dramatizations of 
some .30 or . 40 other plaiys, niany of 
which were proven, sucd^ssei^. ' Some 
Of them were written in cpllabpra- 
.tlph with his brother, Vaughn Kes- 
ter. His original plaiys were seMom 
marked successes,' but his adapta- 
tions were anibng thie standards. He 
also wrote a number of books, dealr 
ing chiefly with gypsy llf^f his 
favorite study. 

He .iiever. married^ and a ~ cousin, 
^loi;*9nce Wiskhain -Liuders, is his 
nearest surviving .relative. 



GEbUGE BRAUNPOGtE 

George Praunfogl6, 62, circus pa- 
rade wagon builder, died at his 
Konie iii Los Aiigeles June 12, folr 
.lowing a, long^ illness. Burial yrds 
arrangi^d by the Pacific .Ooast ShoW- 
iiiah^s' Assoclatfoni . 

Braunfogle, a natiye of Germany, 
liesigned. .and. built most, of the par 



Harris, and retired from the stage 
when that manager was lost on the 
Titanic. 



WALTER MARVI 

Walter Marvin, 62,' once treas-. 
urer. of the I4th St. theatre, I^^w 
York ,and many years with 
Charles Frohmah . as road nianager, 
died in Matamoras, Pa., June 21. 

FpllowJng his theatrical work he 
engaged' in thining ienterprises in 
Alaska. 

Survived by three brothers and a 
sister. 



BELFORD. G. ROYAL 

Belford G, Royal, , retirdd vice- 
president of the Victor Talking Ma- 
chine Co. and. one of the pioheers of 
the phonograph, died at Wenonah, 
N. J., June. 25, 



JOHN J. PAFF 

3o\ih j. Paf¥, 80, well known thea- 
tre man, builder of the Regent thea- 
tre in Beaver Falls, Pa., died Frl- 
day^ June 1$, following a brief ill- 
ness. . He 'was born in Pittsburg:h, 




Chatter 



(Continued from Page 61) 

by Kay Kyser and Frank Martln- 
elll. that even his mustache turned 
green. . 

Mel' Hertz, El Capitan organist 
and Audrey Chettle; El Cap danc- 
er, have taken out bhe of thdse 
licenses. 



By Rex McConnell 

Walter Radtke ne.w manager at 
Lake Brady park, JEls^venna. . 

Plenty of percentage bands herer 
-abouts, but mid-week takings allm. 

Few unemployed musicians now^ 
with half hundred new beer gardens 
and dine and dance spots in this 
district 

Silber Gardens, Tommy William- 
son's new spot; taking it on the chin 
through the week, but getting good 
week ends. 

George Delis, manager Pali^ce, 
transferred to East. Liverpool as city 
manager, and also, supervisor of 
Palace here. 

Dick Cruslger, formez' manager 
Warners' Alhambra, back, in charge 
of house, relieving Johniiy Manuel, 
who returns tj State, Lima. 

Central States Magicians' annual 
outing July 30 at Lake Coshocton, 
Ohio. 

E. E,. Bair, managet* State and 
American, ,East Liverpool, leases 
State in Uhrichsville. 



radC' wagons uded .by '-circtisea in 
ti)l8 jcountiry during th.e past 30 
^^airs; 'Hia last job was'to biiUd ne^ 
anina'f^l wagons, for the Barnes Cir- 
cus, .which he . CQinpleted ,in winter 
^giuarters laist winter. 
No relatives survive- him. 



u-^ .Clifford jsriERW 

I "cliiPfora Sherwood; :4ft; writer and 
chess player,^ committed suicide,, 
June 20 in Lois Angeles a day after 
allegedly killing, his asiserted sweet- 
hea,vt, dabrie}l6' Andrie^x^ in her 
Hollywood . apartment . D.epeascid is 
believed to be a nephew ot th(^ late 
^}iinefi9.C. Lbunsbury and George E. 
Lpun^ury, both former Cpniiecticiit 
jgpvernors. 



. .EDNA a JEFFERSON 

. Mra.-. Edna ' Carey ' JefEeirson^^ 74, 
widow of d. B. Jefferson and daugh- 
• ter-in'lalw of ;the late Joseph JeflEer.- 
son, died' in West Palm Beach June 
22, af teib a month's illness. She was 
the last surViypr of the Immediate 
family.of the famous 'Rip,' and had 
layed with him -In. that, -drama. ., 



Pa., and went to Beaver Falls 60 
years agOi 



MADGE KEATING X 

Madge kekting, 32, died in Sara- 
nac Lake Juh^ 21. after illness of 
siz-mbhths. Shb had been .employed 
in the Strand' and Capitol theatres. 
New York, as 'cashier. Body was 
brought here for interment. 
'XT&ifblKer~suf Vives.' ~ 



iSADORE H. LICHTENSTEIN : 

Isadore H; Lichtekistein, ' 69, ad- 
vertising man, died June 18 in Los 
Angeles, following & heart attack. 
Deceased was president of the 
Wefstdrri Poster Co., San Franciscb, 
and former' ekchahgeman.. Sur- 
vived bir his widow. 



Mrs. KaithApine Cabantss Haliss, 

76; - lecturer, 'writer. ahd.'(ibmpos.er. 
died June 22 of injuries sustained in 
accidental. fall at Los Angeles. Sur- 
vived by five daughters. - 



MINNA AOELMAN 

l^inna AdeliTian, 60, former actress 
and 'Wife of Joseph, Adelman,. of the 
A^eri(ian Academy of Dramatic 
Art, died , suddenly in her New York 
home> June 22, of heart disease. 

She. had appeared in. a liilinber of 
productions for the late Henry B. 



.'•Mother, 74; of Alan .D wan, died 
in Holly Wobd June 25, after a lin- 
gering,- illness.'. A ., son . is_:.npw . In 
England. 



Son (5) of James R. Kelts, man- 
ager .of the Denver branch of the 
Sheffield Exchange - System, died in 
Denver shortly after having been 
pinned against a wall in a crowd at 
a neighborhood theatre, ■ Death, was 
due to heart failure. 



News of the Dailies 



(Continued from page 58) 

tlon with the death ..of Edna Bor- 
reson in a traffic accident. 



' C, . Foerster^ actor, awat-ded 
$2,600 damages, from Joe'E. Bruii- 
ton and Travis Banton. Foerster 
filed suit for $40,420, allejslng that 
injuries received wheh; the defen- 
daAf a auto collided- with .his, cauS'- 
ing him to suffer loss of film work. 



Helen Lee Worthing, former ac- 
'tress, awarded. $12,000. as a finan- 
cial settlement . from her former 
Negro= husband! Dr: Eugene C. Nel- 
son, according to announcement by 
attorneys for the latter' in New 
York. 



Midwest 



Joe N. Weber^ hatiPnal president 
of the Musicians Union, ' told 800 
delegates to the Chicago conventioh 
last week that the repeal of the 18th 
Amendment would result in a still 
further Improvement in working 

=conditiQn§.^Begr^^^ardens had al- 
ready nabsbrbed" many~m'usiciJtirajrKe 
stated. In the . speakeasies of the 
prohibition era few. union musicians 

. found, .employment and no effort 
was made; to "encourage such .vOUt^ 
lets. 



There were 60 passengers in mid 
air iOO feet over the World's Fair 
lagoon, for IB minutes when rocket 
cars on the Skyrlde stalled. A 
miechanic crawled out on the wires 
and qqir'ried a fuse tb' start the cars, 

Omaha was agitated las.t' week 



by a proposed new ordinance that 
the Motion Picture Operators 
Union .didn't, want and the exhibs 
did. Exhibs talked about . F.D.R.'s 
'new deal' . and said the old system 
they sought tb abplish gave the 
union a stranglehold on operators' 
licenses. 



Failure to comply with fire regu 
lS,tions was allegedly ,fhe cause for 
the World's Fair ordering the Cot- 
ton Blossom show boat to stop sell- 
ing tickets. Denial was made that 
L. D. Cook, the manager, had been 
arrested, although he was detained 
by the .expo police force for an hour 



Described as an^ artist's model 
and former showgirl, Jeari Evans 
25, hit the dailies and the Danish- 
American . hospital, Chicago, when 
taking 10. poison tablets. Unhappy 
in love she told the cops who took 
her to . the stomach pump. 

World's Fair announced its pub- 
lic address system has been used 
neiarly 100 times to page visitors 
for .the sad pUriibse of announcing 
deaths, in their families, at home 
Same system is much employed to 
return lost children to. their' panicky 
parents. 



Daniel Henrlcl of the family that 
founded the famed Randolph street 
restaurant in Chicago, was acquited 
of- a forgery charge.- It- was in cph-. 
inectlon with a cbmpany in wliich 
Ilenrici was secretary. 

James Reynolds Carlisle of ' Cin 
Ginnati, after 25 years of experi 
meutlng, thinks he has discoverec 
the formula of the famous varnish 
for violins that died with the 
master flddlo-'maker, Stradivarius 
That was in 17.90. 



Discipline 



At one of the New York bur- 
lesque' stbcks recently the 
principal comic piiicheid one of 
" the strip women in a' highly 
objectionable manner during a 
comedy scene. The girl turned: 
around and slapped the funiiy 
man in the .face. 
The girl was -fired. 



BirndDgham 

By Bob Brown 

Tom Daly had a birthday. 
Bull Connor , gestures like a bull- 
fighter whien broadcasting. 

Well, if it isn't Joe Ford back in 
tbwn and at WKBC aga,in. 

TUtwiler lias opened a new ter- 
riace for dining .and. dancingl 

Jefferson has trouble finding acts 
for' stage show that goes with pic- 
tures'. 

The 'Birmingham Broadway' that 
Vernon . Reaver made ain't what it 
used to be. 

Nell McFarland is due back to her 
-Underwbod.from the hospital, where 
Sh'e left her appendix.'--' "r 

Three' point two, '' although out- 
lawed in this state, ' is iseulng all 
over the town attWo bits a liottle. 

Phil Coty, .WKBC announcer, 
nursing a fractured arm and hip 
from arguing with a bridge 'While 
driving. 

Dunk Hendlemaii, besides playing, 
at Highland Casino and- doing two 
a day at the Del Monte,, does a Ibt 
of. visiting, ' 

Washington 

^ By Don Craig 

Al Reck through with *Nbws.' 
Carter Barrens' to Atlanta. 
Maxine Doyle riding in new road- 
ster.. 

' Earle Wright here- with 'Water- 
front.' 

Eddie Gilmore's in' towii for two 
waeks. 

Hardie Meaklns celebrate 20 years 
as one. 

Hal Oliver around to bally Gene 
Dennis. 

Beer not replacing Scotch so 
you^d nottce. it. 

Freddie Clarke going in for classi- 
cal overtures. 

Rossdhu Castle flops again as 
snooty nitery. 

'Sun' flops and 'Post' goes under 
management 'Of Eugene Meyer. 



Seattle 

By~ DaveTrepp ' 

Alma Roscoe back from vacation 
in. Spokane. 

Flock of new night clubs came in 
with beer but patronage is divided 
thinly. No pai^ic anywhere. 

Twilight baseball getting better 
crowds here, with daylight until 
nearly 10 p.m. helping along. 

Alonzb Price here from N.T. as 
director of light opera company, 
with Harry Phell, production super- 
visor. 

F. J. McFarland, formerly with 
F-WC here, now exploitation man 
for Metropolitan (University The- 
atres Co.). 

With five local, clubs, and smaller 
towns also holding shows, wrestlers 
getting plenty of work, so eveh if 
p.ay Ijs light, boys Working three or 
four nights weekly, means- ham an'i 



Des Moines 

"By Rv^Wr-Mftorhead" 



Candy, Mag &les Get 
Cleye. Co-Qp Backiiig 



Cleveland, J'iihe 26. 

Another corop burley company 
has popped up in the suburban Msin^ 
haittan, close on the hjEiels of AT 
Wilson's blticlc-and-wbite burlesqvi^ 
troupe that fs^llbd. Wilson's troupe, 
originally located in a . Harlein 
house, started its finale -' When it 
moved, to the largeifrseated Man- 
hattan which, proved too far pfC the 
beaten path for its old' clientele. 

Lia.test bUrley prbiect, partly 
back'ed by 'Joseph Brooks, is bally 
hooed as ^musical revue's' to pacify 
neighborhood merchants. Brooks 
put iip some dough tb get hawking 
concession for' candy and 'art' mags'. 

Besides a line, of blglit' chorines^ 
company includes Harry L'eyine. 
Ruth Decker; Harry Savoy, Frank 
Smith, with Leyine direcji;ing. 

Loughrdn — Stephen 

(Continued frbni page 69) 

of the East Sideband the Grermah. 
Adolf Heliser provided much in- 
terest as the main event. Fight was 
stopped at the , end of the fourth 
round by orders of the doctor, Feld- 
man getting the match on. a technl-. 
cal knockouti He opened f|. severe 
cut over Heuser's left! eye, in the 
third round. The "Teuton's, short 
blows peppered 'Abe's midsection 
but Feldman showed he cpuld hit 
hardeCc Had the match gone. lurtho.r 
the forfeigner Tnlght haVb'.'been; 
dropped.' As it Was, the result was 
quite satisfactory to the Bronxltes. 

Next, show on Mara's 'schedule 
with Al Weil the match -maker is 
dated, for July 12 at the Polo 
Grounds, whe|;i Billy Petrolte meets 
Bep yan KlaVern. The Fargo Ex- 
press has not been In action in.Ne^ 
'Tofic fpr som0 time and a, much bet4 
ter gate is expected. 

Thursday C29) Jack Sharkey 'will 
^defend his title against Prime Can- 
nera at the 6arden's bowl in Long 
Island City. It will probably be the 
last hea'vyweight headliner until 
fall, 'When the winner will met Max 
Baer. 



ment,' so pa and ma had to leave 
the kids at home. 

Lionel Wasson managing World, 
Omaha, 

Georgia Minstrels for pld home 
week at Paraxnount. The three 
Nay brothers and Thos. Harris old 
timers here. 



The Ev^rt Cummins both suffer 
from rose fever. 

Gambling raids conti princi- 
pally, in cigar stores. ' 

The Omer J. Kenyons back after 
a year in California. - 

• Al Mprey trying to lease Green- 
wood pafk pavilion for summer. 

Al Rosenberg of Chicago to open 
Cafe de Paree night club about 
June 25. . 

The Family had '7th Command- 



Galmton 

By George A. Seel 

Talking about big horse racing 
plant between here and Houston. 

Mallory line 8-hour cruises a new 
feature. Beer, eats and dancing. 

Toklo, once ace dancery of Texas, 
still hanging oh despite night , club 
opposish. 

Early mbrnlng' beach exercises 
with music; Robt. I. Cohen, 'Jr*, 
sppnsoring/ ... 

Slot machines more plentiful. In 
greater variety and doing more biz 
than ever *fef ore in hlstpry. 

Houston alm.ost went into pub- 
lic mourning When Will Horowitz 
left for federal prison to dp his 
stretch. '. 

And now it, bicycles. 

Kansas City 

By Wnr R. Hughes 



Tom Sharkey, old-time battler, is 
guard over the money at Riverside.- 

Walton Hall Smith, local writer, 
has sold ah original screen play to 
Paramount; 

LaMae and Alice Louise at the 
Muehlebach griil with Paul Pen- 
dafvis band.. 

Ray Whittaker, manager of the 

=Shubert-and=Missourir^east- for- -the. 
summer.. 

Children under IC barred at Rlv 



4STRIPSP0TS 
Di MOLE EAST 



, Mfi^'RudniQk's stock at the Glob^ 
Atlantic City. . which .opened -Friday 
jt231 incjfeased'ft ifUmber of east* 
erh burlesque 'sppta . to-' " Tliiil. 
looks like tops for the rest df the 
Summer,, with, chances the number 
will decrease. ' ' 

Tlie. entire east's oth^r three bur^ ' 
leybues are all in Times Squats 
aiid the cbmpetish f 6r them is tpugbj 
That the number .; will . reimaln 
foiir depend^ on whether the closely, 
bunched three New "Siprk stands can 
-last out over the isummer months. 

Nearest burlesque post to the east 
quartet Is :'BuffalOi There's one there^ 
two in . Detroit, one in Clevelanii 
two in Chicagol and that's all thef^ 
is to. the burlesque business from th4 
Atlantic to the Mississippi just now^ 



Reno V Bad Brother 



(Continued frpm page 59) 

ature .don't feel much like making 
a, 56-niile trip; for laughs. 

: Gambling: in town .has taken .& 
severe licking in the post year. It*fl, 
so tough now that the Northera 
club', one of the . three remaining 
gambling Joints, is talcing 5c pl&y^ 
on all. games. . Other two, the Laa 
yegais and the . Boulder,, liave a 10 
and. 25c minimum, presumably to 
retain class. A year ago there were^ 
a dozen gambling Joints on the main 
stem. 

' Segregated district Used to hoiisd 
150 women, who pajLd |3 per day foe 
their crib. Only 25 are in the dist 
trict now and pickings are lean. , 

.Meadows, class roadhouse, burned 
do wa- six months ' ago and has nQt< 
been rebuilt. Willows and Rel^ 
Rooster, fw6 remaining .road^spotf^' 
.tfre": drdggingjaldng/ • ■ 

Bums Will Come 

Otherwise the town is little 
changed. City PiEtrk, opposite thift 
depots is ' still fllled with do.wiif 
and-oUterS who Spend their di%|r 
arguing,: their nights, sleeping .lin^ 
der the trees. City .has tried- to dis« 
co.urage thieir coming into. town,. but 
has- been unable to check the Influx* 
Boys won't move for anything eici» 
cept word that some mug' is mak- 
Ing a cleaning , at one of the gara« ) 
bling joints. When this happens^ .'^ 
they mob him for a handout. . In 
paying oft winners It Is customarK 
to give them a handful of thel*. 
winnings In small change which is 
scattered on the street with the 
vagrants ..making a grand riish fojl^ 
fh& chiciken feed^ v /. 

' Local merchants and Chamber ol! 
Conimerce will try to get manufac* 
turers to locate here to take ad- 
vantage of cheap power when thei 
dam is completed. To this eiiid It 
has been decided that a full dinner I 
.^U.cke.t is more profitable than ganii^ 
bling and that manufacturers ' will 
not locate in a sm.all community 
such as Las Vegas as long as the 
prospect pf their employees getting 
taken by. the gamblers is -held in 
front of them. 



erside racing park on extra days 
and. holidays.^ 

Wiien Federal Jud&e Pollock re*- 
f used to enjoin Kansas officials from 
interfering with the sale of beer in 
the Sunflower State, trucks lined up 
at the §tate line returned their loads 
to the warehouses,. ' ' 



DORdtHEA ANTEL 

«26 VI. 32d St., NeW Vork Clt7 ' 
-My New ABBftrtmeiiit of OBBBTlNO 
CARDS In Now nesdy. »1 n«aBHful' 
CABPS. and ^OJLDERS, Boxed, Post- 
P9td, for ,; 

One Dollar 




BOOKLET ON hOV/ 
• TO MAKE UP • 



C TEI 



m UMAKE 



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I N S T I T U T 1 O N @^ INTERN ATlON ALf 

Shoes for the Stage and Street 

^'SHOWFOLK'S SHOESHOPr-15S2 BROADVA.y 



Tuesday, Jiine 27, 



VARIETY 




Outdoor Shpw Reviews 



Na Camera Tax 



THE MERRYMAKERS 

Tpronto, June 22. 
Eighth Annual season tt the 
Merrymakets '< opened here to^ ne^r 
!capacUy„ houBcs ..for hath Bhows, 
this In spite .o£ chilly weather. Jt 



Hagenbeck^Wallace 

(Second Review) 

TVhen thlp outfit stajpt«4 the. sea- 
fton at the <3oliseuin, Chlcajso, it Vas ! 
Mbubtless not' in stride. Undef • can"- 

«o«ui*«o=.« Brora 1in>s spue .oi cniiiy weaiper. 

^^iS*^15e*1iM'?h^^ tnJ^^i,^, 

btiS^rated seSndJ^^^ a hew hiph last.se^- 

*i- **feV«^?W ^r«»m setSn^^^ * 39 - weeks' tfans-Canada 

the RlngJlng-Barnum set-up. ^^^^ ^^^^ natives don't kflow that 

Manner in which the pei .or- ^j,gy,,g the clihical suhjects tor 
joam'os are i??'^ inipresaed, and^n^ Kj^jj^lgncQ response in the coining 
fstaVifl-out^tiirns stood out. "The j5o„j„io„, ^op. . . 
•Wallace . show go^s in for staging j^^.g captaiii Morley Plunkett's 
=i»irlth its oMored Jlghts. There is an kj^^^^ hut brother Al Plunkett 
air of youth with .th^. outfit that steals the works oh choice of songs 
counts. Show is speedy throughout. U^nd good delivery. . This lad had 

Answer is ihe tiusiniess, iiot that I tho.pfttiroh's joining . In oh the . so^ 
It wars "hot here. ' Outfit was rjeport- in broad d<iyiight. Audrey Car- 
^ being told, by; . Sam Gompertz line, a blonde comedienne, special - 
that it would have< to operate on its liing in baby-talk^" had the cus 
own and if it, coyW no* pay Its WW^t tomers^ : Hocking in » back for^ i 
back to vpln^r quarters. ; Show . Is glimpse. Alfred Darbys, 
reputed to hav6 piled up somethirig ventriloquist, ^.har ed - reception 
of a hankrbli 'and \clalms' to riay^ . 
tiad' ' but seven i&tatteried " Baid days, Company carries., aji eight-girl 
principally in Pennsylvania during line for. three_appearttnces and, no 
the heat wave. [ skirttinir in ^costuiftThg. • Tliere are 

The I6t was not the right jciea. ! chariges, gre^n silk Panamas; 



Chicago, June 26. 
Complaints about the World'o 
Fair b^ing excessively conimer- 
ciallTiedil ,a9 i>or, the' i^oiniort 
i^tatiOn mrstew of; taxation,, 
have resulted |n. Bome retro'- 
spectlon to other day^ and 
other ' expositions. , 

John Josejph, who worked at 
the' SAti Frailcl6o6:'exp0 tn I916r 
recalls ' tUiat ; ; toiiristif , were 
charged SO' cents a, -day^ for the 
prlvlle$re, of^carrytng their o^. 
caqieinis ihio the gfouijds.; .Thfs. 
fee iB" not al^sised'At 'the Cen- 
.tury'o.f Progress Expo>- 



600 OUo Fanners See' Expo for $10.56 
Apiece, Pliis Hainburger Sandwiches 



HOT 'CUBAN NIGHTS' 



Poesi 



"Expo .Gonceseion'. 
Floppo Pavili 



Tor 



Literaii 



(Continued from page 66) 



Chicago, June 29. 
So-called Polish Pa.ViliOn which 
stands ompty and tenantless hear 
the Adler "' Planetarium at the 
World's Fair was mentioned last 
-week as. the bite of a new cOrtcea- 
sibh of gingery character. . Barnes- 
Carruthers agency was' said to 
have a • ; 'Cuban . Nights' <■ arrange, 
ment , of . . sporting, attractions in 



Chicago; June 26. 

.At e. total outlay of |ip.56 each, 
600 farmers from Montgomery and 
Preble .<iountles, OhiOr visited the 
World's J>ir iaatweek^ This eiscorted 
tour, via the Pennsylvania railroad, 
is typical , of hundreds of siroilar 
trips, arid ^ the idott^IIs seemi worth, 
recording &b Illustrative 'Of the 
(spending hud^ets. of thousands of 
visitors doming to ^^he . expo. 

If it proves anything, the lesson of 
the fiarmers* ,! Junket ia that the 
chumps of the .Word's Fair are not 
the so-called hicK.s« They are ielther 
too poor or - too - smart to be taken 
for anything beyond .'that $10.56 



tie, charwoman 
with eyery. ineal.' 



and riedv wl^e 



mind.. 



n irsmalilsh hack of the Yankee , „ . . . _ 

iiii irovidlnk no flash^at ill land^kllts for.fin^^^ Don Bpmain? Howard itall^in Hollywood* , pi;in^ 

Hi^Tbeennffirn frS^^ Bijtterfly: ex- cipaUy^a^ a .4ig(98t of picture 

-sifdi&^SgThive be^^ S?*i\4^i*i,?2nrr'' I t-w/ r,^^ ^ .„«„e„ded. i 

First tlTrie^a tirctis has ^e«ri sta^oa J'^f^f,"^?^^^^^ ,„ Pnm*»flv of 

on the lot.wlthln the city 1" long Lgfl^la l advances on subscriptions with the 

time, exceptingv Brooklyn, .and, or that , the jpaper might 



Polish pavilion 1^ incomplete in- 
inema; ige»t Foldi-: ; \' '»9>^)^--!MK}^'^^ ^toj 

inerrij: " l^Jge^W jPubllghedil^^bjr 1^^^ rtady, ^ u^der^ 



:*«ourse, the.-*aadteon S<iuareiOnrden , . . ^ fair comedian 
dates (Riri^ling), But the lOOfttlon j! mSloS? „ „ 

was not weli]g«)^«^ 

^way from.r^qidences, meaning; that I „ jtnl^eMa are nerH 

it is a trip to e^t. there. Puhlicftv I «ne-girls are pers 

rather good, but 'concentrated Jn the 

j^ronx, which Wself cover* plenty " of 

territory;--'-- -I.. ' 
'H^W show was' unde^, ausptces; 

«therv/iBe. :it might, no.t; have . eh* 

camped within the limits of Man.r: 

halttah or . the Bronx. Knightss of 
. ^blumbus ^participcited for itis :pii»ldr- 
; j^g .fuhd and pr^^dicted 'Bellihg:.|20, 



but niaterial 
Jt's nice .en- 
how- 
personable. 
McBtay. 



resume again in the- fall. 



No Cdalsteif ' Cas^^ 



Novelty Peal. 

Under deal: made with King 
iFei^tures : Syndicate . . tbrouKh ..ihe 
Morris' ofll'ce,' Paramount will .noake 
I a Tiovelty ' ftottre called 



Sd 'iS?°^?"^' ^ I mSgS^he^U.^ing value.-They 

th«„o SiW i.«v« ifrinSL tinee b<>a»-^^d an all-coaCh train iit Day- 
whose thrills h^ve ^in indigo tinge.|^^^ biinging box lunches. The run 

tb'.' Chi<jago WAS acfcbmplished In 
igoorf time with only two stops, Hieh- 
mondjxhd Fort Wayrtfe. Arriving at 
the- Union 'depot -iiere, thoy were'iSet 
and piled" into spicltvl busses whifch 
took them to the AUerton hotel, 
where they w-ere doubled up, twO td 
a room with rvinning water but no 
private bath. - . Accilimmodatlons are ' 
sintilai^' to those'lh al^ 
c; A." ; Two day$ ajid. two nights 
were spent -in Chicago.. 

Hamburger Patrons 

Each day admlsslo.i to the Fair 



&Lpo traffic Jams 



: -.J-^ _• . Icago... 

Congestion within- the exposi- 
tion., grounds and -traffic 'tdrigles 
■'getting to a;nd from the entrances 
I -has started to; become acute. This 
'With attendance running short of 



1MB Ahgelfes, June 26;. I page,'' uisinig characters, from six o' I tendlncV davs are exneOted 
mi ^ }}^^. I the,former:B nrof^^^o:^y^, \ *"^eS ^^^^f SJ^-e bur 



J50,0Q0, ^dally «f f ? . ^^J^^J . "'^^^^ was proVld<;d. ' That's' 50 

July and W'*^^ ^ each ordinarfly. In addttibn 

a problem when 300^000 at-' 



as 



•^out"bf the death of John Li;;0'Brieni, I p^. reserves the right ; to interpo 
19, OA'the 'Hl iBoy CJoaster/ Ocean I liate animated cartoon - Befluehces, 
400 in' ticket's. Understood' the K. of J park,' in 1927, has been- dismissed tut Intend tO use actors to im' 
C. failed: to get any distributlonw atihh' '. Superior' ' . ;court because- the personate the funny page charac 
^}ttV^y.ZV^ Plairitilf fl. Michael and _ Elizab^h ters riiostly. 



deh'some than helpful in 'ihe thick 
crowds as t'h* occupant Ofn't help 
worrying about ! bumping: Into .peo- 
pie. And yet putting "I«" over; -two 
hours at the expo 'makes . some con- 
servation Of energy. ..aimost. nec- 



,the' 110:66 coupon inc'lMded .fr«e tiA^ 
mission' to the Fort ]6edrbo.rh ' and 
the 'ijlama .Temi>l6':90ricessionB. First 
night the entire iiarty wais taken for 
a two-hour cruise 'along -lAkb MiOtti- 
gan and" ju§it before •ti'Aih tiine .rub.- 
berneck busses took thb delegation 
for a round- the-plty.... tour fi,'nd 



Ffa^l^SrtS *bJd"^Ihd^^IiteiS^^^^^^^ Pi?''*"*^ boy,.faUed | The six King Feature strips 

SSpaSly.'iteht^ in the allotted Ave UludW iWthe l^uy; «^e '^^^^ 

week: . Thursday .evoning the..tient4 yeaW. — .'• lT.«<.lr.» .. 'l*An«ve/ :. «filondift.» ifiobh- r ^^^i^'y -"^ 1 return with box lunr.h»!i *n Tifl^vf 

was -about 65%. ckpacity^ there, being f ^^ . jyiibndant 
about 8,600'^e««f.' "T^ 



•was - '-the^ Hi 



jw^.for.the Ringllng showv Some 
douht whether the K. of C. would 
g^t much coin, on the split-up,.: if 
anything., Show.did hot go into .the 
Ma, howevei*.' 



Cos&teif "Trust." 



A.CI emeus BIVALS i To. Broadcast If 

, ;:An indoor circus WiU.be Bta^re^ The American. Fictioil Guild tS to 

IndiVidua! hit' of the performance oti the nights . Of July 10-11 in th.e on the air for Ed Wynnes hew 
waB. Poodles HannafOrdi The'Conie- Convehtibh Hall, iAitlantlc City, the Llr chain, thb Amalgamated' Broad 
4ian.-rid6r^went -to an entrande= ontie Xv^<^aBtnn -=hA4n(>>''tTiA 'ShHne^ con- _ j_-_'>.*._^-. 



d*an-ridOr^went^o;ari^^ con- i casting System, with a dramatized 

?er^rSn?e loXd ?S to^Sa^^ bopfted for^the ^tory each week. Selection of 



h.uck.- --.fPopeye,' .; ^lbndie,v 'Bopb-^!^^^^ ^er -Se tha^^^ ***y*o"- 

Boy McNutiVv.'PolIy W Her-Paltf aiid **^^^-^^*^vPf?^^^^.^^^^^ -Excopt foi- . meal^^ -mostly^ ham^ 

' 'K^iz^iiiimi^m^ T^V Sf/S Kn- ^^^^^^^ the larmers :saw the" 

A taxicab trip^from ^« J^rdU^ p had 'a once- ai^Ound 

street ep^r^nco ^^^'^^^ of. Chicago Itsejf and returned to 

ook 3a in^nutjs ? f^^^l^^. th acres at the total expense oi 

jam, ,<?oi?t ,$145 instead <>« f the same $10,66 each. - Observers re. 

normally. . ^xpo^^ha^ P<>»"' that vei-y few of them patron- 

changes m.an effort to »P««^ I Ized any exhibits or concession other 

than the.; two included or those to 



C^nts 
some 

traflHc, but changes appearied to I 
have made,;thO conditions .worse | 
rather jthai^ /otherwise, j.j 



V.hlch adnjiission^ is gratis. 



Clyde peatty:.who:rejoined the out- |'..^P wj," ^*^tv$^i^*;°' 
flft after, opening with the Ringling Admiesion will be $1 tOP. 
iSftow In Ijew York and Boston. t'rahk Wirth, ; HaiuidlB . former 
Beatty looks better ' undir carvsls partner,, will' alsO'.hav6 a circus at 
:and his perforhianco 'id better. The resort. -ShoiB^' is to be "a three-ring 



hig cats were much -more lively -than 
<£n the -Garden, and the solo' tiger 
trickS: were, worked i mor/e smoo-ihly | 
Ijeatty, first, .a. showman ■ and , sec- 
ondly a trainer,' c^me out .of the 
cage dripping wi'th . persplrifition'. 
His- is the most' publiclzt!d:ahd s^Ur 
sational- act< unde'r'-canvas. 

-Example. in selling other features 
fs the -manlier in which Bombay o, the 



affair, elated' for ' the iseasoh '^t the 
Million Dollar Pier. 



a committee 6f lit:6rary lights, in- 
cluding Viola . Irene Cooper, Erie 
Stanley Gardner, Everett H. Clark, 
Tom Davin, i Frank Parker , StOck- 
bridge and-Otheri^., 



.11 



IOWA PMtK BAZED 



N}oh6la^ Young Dead 

Nicholas . ,To^g. dran at; itor 
fbf the BOston evening 'Aiherlcahj' 
died In ^Newton; Mass., June 10. He 



Coii>s Eii4 Boiible 

For Iow9 AutO; Events 

Port Dodgb, lia;, June 26. 
Prohi'olers -"of auto races at the 



- . lies: Moines,' lowai June '26 

Fire b'rbilght damage estiniated at I . ^ t*.^ ^* Af^-nxa nHtin 

$100,000 to Rivervlew park early ^f^,J»^^f^ J^^} ^"^^f, 
W morning of June lO.^the origin of the 'American^ since 192J. He 
Iflndoo on the bounding rqpe, en- of which is boihg .investfgated. in- previously had been city editor of 
trances. Ho., is all dollied UP on top surance on the destroyed property the 'Traveler;' publisher of 



Deep' . fame,, wen^^^ to Boston ; year i 
or so ago . as broke as the Ten .1 
Commandments. ^ She-- - worked on 
a- newspaper :and brought, homo the I 
bacon.' , Farrar and R-inehart :are 

publishing her 'Gal Reportier.f 'It'fi fali' grounds wer^. taking, the ciis- 
fact this time> Not 'fiction. toniers' two bits f^t the outer gate 

Floyd -Dell has JUst deilvered the .then making . ah additional 

manuiscript Of his autobiography ^J),^*;* *i ^^^^^ a .buck for adnais- 
'Home'coihlng'- to. his publishers; n " ♦'^ **** 



Is a tremendous work, re-vlewlhg ' in 
essence the entire literary jiahora- 
the j iha . of trie past' twenty years. 



slon- to - the r^co track proper and 
the ampitheatre. 

Plenty being tak6n for the ' two- 
way admission until jseveral ob- 



•f an elephant, preceded by, a f?cora 
of girls' whO .trooj), b>hlhd .^i, fellow" 
c.irrying two shake's. ' AnoUier 
BhowmAnly bit Is . - exhibiting, i 
'giraf|[e-neck . wohiah,' who is toted 
around the track on a cart drav^n 
by two elephants^ The Burma 
woma.i is one of three. which joined 
the lUngling show after it opened- at 
-the-Gqrdcn- She has a native escort 
The elephant act, about niidway 
in the-show, is at feature that is all 
H-W. The fiash of 49 animals on 
the track in formations ■ provides .a 
hick. Early aerial flash is the fly 
ing ladders with 17 girls aloft. Fpr 
a finale ' the trap swings of the 
Misses Wilson anifl- ' Doss, looked 
faster thin the stunt worked by 
Luclta Leers of the -Ringling outfit. 
The fillletti troupe OH the high wire 
is a copy' of. the Wallehdos. . minus 
the four-high finishing trick, mak- 
ing, it an.^alsp ran. The Canestrellys 
stood out in a juggling display, and 
although sonie other performances 
looked ordinary, the features make 
this show well worth while. 

Lot ;was so .liniitied that some of 
.the people dressed, iii. a garage on 
on.; corner.. The cook tent was some 
dlatarice away and the stable far 
ther .off, near the cars. Side show 
^yas oh a gHnd policy, romaihihig 
<ipen until two a, m. Jbee. 



amounted to $34,000. 

Twelve -.buildings, or. devices,., in- 
cluding the ballroom apd fun house, 
were demolished, and - several 
nionkeys ' on monkey island were 
burned to death in attempting to 
escape. 



Holybke-Wd' and busings inan;- johnny Farrar may not ittend g^H'^.r^L*^.*?,!,!?'!'.*^^^^ 



ager of .th^ l5'ulidih .^e^^rtlribune;; J.ti^e Bread LoAf .confereiioe in Ver- 

ntont because < he ^is -expecting. 



Carnival Routes 



rowd* Not Air-Minded? 

Chicago, June 26 
Pal-waukee airport at the World's 
Fair, has--becn^ doings -little or ^-no 
business: since the air tragedy that 
killed nine persons in one Of their 
airplanes. Only two loads , were rO 
ported taken up in the week follow 
Ing the accident. 

Meanwhile expo oi'dered the cap 
tWe balloon, another concession, 
moved from the Midway to the 39th 
J'.ti'eet end becfause the rope nearly 
touchiDd live wires a couple of times 
the original site. 



(For current week-r-Week June 26) 

Alamo Expo.; Flbrenpe, Colo. 
Bach, O.- J.: Rouse's .Point. 
Barker, J.' Ii.: Mexico City. 
Bendlxon - iMtdWsy: .-Marsball. 
Big CHy: JacH^onvllle. 
BockuS, Ciirtls L[.: Plymouth. 
Castle. Ehrlleh & H. ; Devil's Lake. N. D. 
. Oohklfn All Can-; : Carman.- ; 
■ Coppiltti;, -flarty: Huntlpgton; 
Cratts 20 Big t .Stockton. 
Crescent Am. Co.: Union City, 
Diamond Sis.: Mt.. Sterling, 
Gibba, W. A. : Yates Center; 
Golden Gate; Xenia. 
Greater Amer. : Murfrecsboro, 
Gulf Coast; F&ragouldt 
, I^andes, J. L.:- Parsons. 
McFarland, Ed: Dallas. 
Monarch Expo.: Roogc.velt, 
Mighty .Sheesley Midway: 
New Deal: Somerset. 
Paclflc States: Twin Falls. 
Pearisoni C. E.; Mt. Pulaski... 
Roberta &. Bohertfl:. Cumberland.. 
Sol'a Liberty: tlpton. 
Sunset Amer. : XaHarpe.. 
■West Coast Am.; Sparks, ,Nev. 
West's Worfd Wonder: :Nbi-Wich. • 



Circuis Routes 



idjewalk Bookis 

And 1 now the -apple - boys- . are 
meeting with . 'competition.' Book 
salesmen carrying their- wares In 
suitcases are conducting Open shop 
side by side with ' iapples and 
oranges, hawking, tonxes at twenty 
five cents apiece^ And they have 
the nerve;, t© bite the coin to see 
if it's the real McCby. 



Pardon — we mean Mrs. Farrar is* 

TItCany . Tliiayer'B fall ;, book will 
.be , published : by , 'William Morrow, 
The .-bellieve it- or not fact about 
this item is that the ' president of 
'William Morrow lis also named 
Thayer. Thayer HObson, 

WillbUghby Sharp, the noted 
magazine author; 



He found, ias iiS usual with Ovents 
of the.Mnd, that the" lipase' provides 
free ' ' adniisslon' into grounds' arid 
,that .the only charge to be made 
was for ampitheatre and race track. 



CAN'T SUE FAntS 

Des Moines, la., June 26. 
Tho supreme court of Iowa has 
ruled that the state fair board is an 
ha,s turned his l agehcy of the Bttfte g^eriSfiienr^ 



hand to -mysteries. 'Murder in as- such cannot be made' a defendant 
Bermuda' will- be' his first. 'Claude in a suit for d^niages. 



Here's-. Smith Again 

Fawcett publibatiohs is entering 
the fan mj*" liptfl ; With, a iiew one 
I dubbed l^dioland.l Frederick, James 
I Smithi former picture critic for 'Lib- 
erty,' ill • do the ■ editing - and asso- 
I dated with him will be 'Miriam Gib- 
son: 



(For current vyeek— Week June 26) 
At G. Barnes 

June 26-27, Portland; 29. Tacoma, Wash.;. 
'20, Billlngham; 30-July 1, VSncouver; 3, 
Burlington, W^ash, 

Hageh beck -Wallace 
June 20. Stamrord; 27, New. London: 2S, 
Pawtucketi 2», I^owelM 30, Manchester; 
July 1, Laconla^ 

. Ringling Bros.-B. & B. 
June 26-27, Montreal; 2fl, Mnlone, K. 'V.; 
30, Utlca: ao, . Roohestej ; July 1, Buffalft. 



Chatter 

Sam Kemp, 64, author^ died June 
20 at his hoine in Reidlands, Calif., 
following a protracted illness. De- 
|cea,sed, writer, of adventure stories, 
is survived by hlis widow and three 
brothers. 

Charles A. Selden, London cor 
respondent of the New York 
'Times,' returned to the TJnltcd 
States t o r eceive,., last^^eek the 
" hbVrbrafy^ degfe^oir 
from Brown University, trom 



Kendall publishing in the fall .and 
brea'klng into • the mystery field 
with baby number one. 

August il, A. S. M. Hutch- 
inson^ author of -it "Winter Comes,' 
cOmes out with .a new volume. 'The 
Soft Spot.': 

"Walter Hartman and Hy Rubin- 
collabing and will call their joint 
effort 'Ginema;' Danny- Ahearn arid" 
I Nick Kenny reported afl jointly doing 
a yarn, too. 



Ruling came, in the suit of R. G. 
Devotle as admlnistriEitor for the ea- 
tate of .Vernon Devotle „ who wafB 
fcitally Injured during the 1931 fair 
when two stunting airplanes crashed 
in midair and one fell into a tent 
on the gro'ihds. 



ADD^OTHEB EAI£ 

Atlantic, la., June 26. 
DifOctors of the Gasa County Fair 
Association, have reconsidered ac- 



That 'Hans Duffy,' -whose novel, L, .. .. , ...w t. 

I 'Seven by Seven.-: comes ;out next .f ^" ^^^^^^ 

month. Is a woman. was voted not to holt a fair. Dates 

■, ^ ^. of Sept, 4-7 were selected. 

Floyd Dell doing his autobiog. 

Gilbert Gabriel doing another 
novel. This one about Broadway 
and its environs.. 

Dolly G^inn -will slap back at her 
=tornicntpra=in:'a- book bfcing^ghost==| 
written tor her. "With, her brother. 



which he graduated in the class of the former Vice-President, no longer 
1893,-. He -thus - missed- '.coveEine^ . in .9f"cj^^I.,..''ff... c^ri talk back 
tho opening sesislons of the "World "°W' 
Economic Conference, the -biggest Mel-viJle- Be.st -, Anderson;- «2,. poet, 
thing, from the newspaper view- died June 22 at hiin La Jolla,. Calif., 
point, that has taken place in Lon- home, following a brief iMnCfis 
don since th^ Naval .Disarmament Deceased, professor of English lit- 
Conference, erature at" Stanford University, in 

Joan Lowell, of 'Cradle of thclsurvivod by a brothf-r and son. 



LETTERS 



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V.^KI ETV Addrcfls Mail Clerks 

CIHCUKAH I.ETTKKS WILI. NOT 
BK AUVJSKTISKD 

LETTERS ADVERTIMED IN 
ONW.lSiSlJE , ONI>X_ 



DavlB Joan 

Hill joo 
Hooper Clydo 

kv.ilc Alfred • 

LcHtcr I^illUii 



McDcvItt Barney 

riirdo Elddle 
Parker Robert 

Ityan Jimmy 

Swinobcrt 



64, 



VARtETY 



l^iesilar* Jane 27f 1933 



HELD OVER 



3-IN-A'ROW! 



three PARAMOUNT PiaURB In succession 
held over for a second week at the 
NEW YORK PARAMOUNT tHEATRE. 




with PtflSy Hoplclni Joyct, W.CFItlds^ Rudy V«U#e. SUiMtCf^ 

Allen. DfrttUd by tdw«rd SnHi^rUiid. 

- ■ ■■- > 




JENNIE GERHARDT 

from Iht novel by Theodore Dreiser, starring Sylvit Sldhty# with Donald 
Cook. A B. P. Schulberg Production. Directed bt Marlon Girtng. 



ondHOW! 



tollEGE HUMOR 

with Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle 
GeorgVBurns a^^^ 





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